The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-15 00:00:00

THE VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES TO

CONSTANTINOPLE.

The Levant Herald of the 7th says :—" Thin
evening the Tail ateam•frigate will proceed to the Dar-
danelles to await the Prince of Wales, and convey, or at
least accompany, him to Constantinople. In view of the
possibility of him royal highness choosing to tranship into her
from the Osborne for the voyage up, the frigate will be spe-
cially furnished and stored for the °merlon, taking with
her a numerous and choice staff of cooks and personal at-
tendants. Mustaphs, Puha, the president of the:Admiralty
Council, and who speaks English fluently, will be the bearer
of the Sultan's welcome to the royal tourist on the examine.
Sir Henry Bulwer will also take passage in the Tail to meet
the Prince, but will probably return to the capital a day
in advance of his royal highness. Here, in 'the capital,
the Palace of Emizghan has been prepared by the
Sultan's orders, and will be offered to the Prince for the
lodgment of himself and suite. The incognito of his royal
highness will, however, preclude the acceptance of this
hospitality ; and he will, as we have already announced, be
the guest of the ambassador during his visit. He is still
expected to reach the Bosphorus about the 10th or 11th
inst., letters from Syria by the last mail announcing his
snivel st Damascus on the 28th Wk."
The Malta Tinto of the Bth says :—" We hear that his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wale left Damascus on the
lit inst. for Bealbec, ►nd was expected at Beyrout on the
Bth inst. It appears to be not yet decided if the Prince will
visit Malta this year."

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Mary honoured Viscount and Via.
countess Cvtlerore with their presence at dinner on Tues-
day evening, at their reeidenoe in Eaton-place. The Duke
and Dacha* of Marlborough, the Earl and Countess of
Dalkeith, Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor, Viaconnt
and Viscountess Sydney, Earl Granville, the Duke of New.
matte, and Dr. Quin were invited to meet their royal high-
WIN& Lady Geraldine Somerset and Captain Cust were
in attendance.
The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe, and Lady
Charlotte and Lord Charles knee Ker, have arrived at the
Clarendon Hotel for the season.
The Earl and Countess of Fife entertained at
dinner on Monday evening, at their residence in Grosvenor-
place, the Earl of Dudley, Viscount Powerscourk Hon. Mrs.
Vivian, Sir Alexander and Lady Gordon Cumming, Hon.
Capt. Wyndham, Mr. George Sirens Duff, Capt. Erskine,
Mr. Milbenke, Mr. Sandford, Miss Ricardo, ho.
The Earl and Countess of Yarborough have
arrived in Portman-squnre from Brocklmby Park.
The Countess Cowper's ball will take place on
the 28th inst., and not on the 21at., as announced on
Monday.
Lady Emily Foley has arrived at the Clarendon
Hotel for the season.
Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Adeane have arrived at
the Clarendon Hotel from Babraham.
The Duchess of Northumberland's second assem-
bly last evening, at Northumberland Howie, was honoured
with a very numerous attendance of the fashionable world,
The Japanese Ambassad.rs, attended by six of the princi-
pal persons attached to the mission, were among the early
guests, Mr. J. Macdonald, of the English Legation at
Japan, being in waiting. Previous to the assembly the
duke and duchess received at dinner—His Excellency the
Russian Ambassador and Baroness Brunnow, bis Excellency
Count Kielmansegge, his Excellency Count Vitzthum, the
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, the Earl and Countess
of Derby, Lord and Lady Chelmsford, the Right Hon. Sir
John and Lady Pakiicton, the Right Hon. General and
Lady Alice Peel, Colonel and Baroness North, Colonel
Taylor, and Mr. Thomas Baring.
The Countess of Craven gave her first ball this
meson last night, at her residence in Charles-street,
Berkeley-square.
A Dublin correspondent writes :—" I under-
stand that conservative members have been questioned by
some of their influential constituents as to their agreement
with Mr. Disraeli in his views on the Italian question, and
warned that if they do not repudiate his uncertain proton-
tantism they may miss the rapport of their best friends at
the next election."