The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-22 00:00:00

THE CALEDOBTAN BALL.

This bell will, in all probability, be the most
fathionable and best attended event of the season. Alnedy
newly 100 of the noble ladies of Scotland have commuted
to act as ladies patronesses ; and through the exertions of
the hon. secretary, Mr. J. H. E. Wemyes, there is no doubt
th►t the list will be greatly extended.
The ladies patrolman had a meeting at Willis'. Rooms
yesterday, when the following were present :—The Dunham
of Roxburgh., the Countess of Sesfield, the Countess of
Camperdown, the Countess of Fife, the Viscountem Streth-
ellen. Lady Gordon Cumming, Lay Henrietta Allen,
lady Anne Mackenzie, Lady Louie.. Moncrieffe, Lady Jane
Diodes, Lady SWIM Grant Suttie, Lady Elizabeth Drum-
mond, the Hoe. Mn. Erahleigh, Mrs. Baillie Cochrane, and
Mn. Hope of Wring'.
The Countess of Fife will undertake the management of
the Highland quadrille, while the Duchess of Roxburghe
and the Countess of Scofield are arranging another quad-
rille, to be called the " Four Serous.'—Post.

Tai PRUSSIAN EMBASSY.—Let night intelligence
Ina received of the death of the father of the Counties
Bernetorff, Baron Koements. The deceased diplomatist
at an earlier period of his career Med the post of Saxon
Minister at Paris, and bad enjoyed his appointment of
Great Chamberlain to We Hiegel /Saxony up to his death.

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BRITISH Home roa facussaiss.—Her Royal
Highness the Princess of Wales has graciously eeneented to
become the patroness o/ this institution.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess MarySlicaciared Mr. Henry
Greville with their company at a musical party on Wed-
nesday evening, at his residence in Queen-street, May-
fair. A West party were invited to meet their royal
higboassom

Their Royal Highnesses thelDuchess of Cam-
bridge and the P. looms Wary, attend( 1 by Colonel Home
Forme and Laly Geraldine Smerset, honoured Maria
Marchioneri of Ailesbury with their company at dinner
last evening. The following were invited to meet their
royal highnemes :—His S4llOllO Highness the Prince of Saxe
Wenner, the Marquis of Ailesbury, the Marquis and Maz
chkniess of Bath, the Earl Granville, the Earl of Wilton,
the Earl of Sandwich, Count and Countess de Plebeian and
Mdlle. Elphinstone de Plahault, Viscount and Viszoluitess
Newport, Loud and Lady Charles Bruce, Mr. and Lady
Augusta Stott, Mr. °mills, do. Later in the evening bar
ladyship "re: loved."
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston will leave
Cambridge House to-morrow for Beocket Hall, Herta, for
a week or tea days.

The Countess of Derby held a reception last
seeming is St. danses'e-.quare. Previously to the reception
the noble earl and counter entertained at dinner his Excel-
lency the French Ambassador, his Excellency the Belgian
Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, the Marquis and
Marchioness Cadore, the Marchioness of Ely, the Countess
of Malmeabary, Viscount and Visoonotem Walden,
Vissoast tad Viscountess Costliness, Viscount Hamil-
ton, Hon. Eduard Stanhope, and Lord Stanley.
The Right Hoo. B. Disraeli, M.P., and Mrs.
Disraeli have left Grosvenor Geis for Haghteden Manor,
Books.

Mr. R. 8. Holford, M.P., and Mrs. Holford
entertained at dinner last evening the Earl and Countess
Somers, Dowager Lady Truro, Lord and Lady Elam, Sir
Edward and Lady Caroline Kertisou, Mr. Ferdinand de
Rothschild, Sir Omits Lindasy, Mrs. General Lindsay, Mr.
Cherrey, Am. Later in the evening Mrs. Holford
" received." Oa Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Holford enter.
tamed at dinner the Earl and Countess Stanhope, Viscount
and Viscountess Bury, Count Straleold, Lord and Lady
Harry Vane, Mr. W. linuruont, M.P., and Lady Margaret
Beaumont, Mrs. Lindsay, &e.

The Right Hon. Sir George Grey left town yaw
tord i for his mat, Fallodoo, NorthomberlAod.

Lord Lyndhurst completed his 91st year yester-
day. He is in the enjoyment of expellent health, both
metal and phreeel, bet his intellectual faculties surplus
his physical. Yesterday being the Debi* and learned lord's
birthday, a family circle assembled to the number of 18.

In viewer to inquiries yesterday afternoon it was
stated that Lord Clyde was much better, sad •u ittiprerhse
very madly._

Captain J. H. Speke, the discoverer of tliesonree
of the Nile, belocgs to the 48th Bengal Native lefantry. He
is about forty years of age, six feet io stature, and peewee
peat bodily strength. He is the son of W. Spate, Peg., of
Jordans, Dear Ilminster, in Somersetabire. The captain
bebop to an ancient Devonshire family who le Henry If.'.
time spelt their name &nth, and owned Branford Spike,
sew Exeter.

The Corporation of the City of London have
greeted the use of their Guildhall, with all the wasaniikent
fittings end decorations of the hell to be givers on the Bth
of June to their Royal Higboesses the Prince and Princess
of Wiles, for the purpose of a grand bazaar for the benefit
of the building food of the British Orphan Amylase, Slough
Beaks (formerly at Clepheak-ree).