The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-12 00:00:00

Dispatches were received yesterday at the Ooloidded

from the Governor of the Bahamas ;rid the Lord High Gen.
miuioner of the lonian Islands. Despatches were seat to
the Governors of Gibraltar and Malta.

We are authorised to state that invitations will
be lamed by the Lord Chamberlain, by command
of the Queen for an evening party at St. James's
Palace, on Friday, the 20th of March, in honour
of the Prince and Princess of Wales, at which
their royal highnesses will be preeent. A aeoond
evening party will take place after gaiter.

Notice is given that St. George's Chapel, with
the temporary state rooms at Windsor Castle used
at the marriage of the Prince and Prinoess of Wales,
will be open to the public from 10 to 5 o'clock
every day this week, and on Monday and Tuesday
next week. After that time the chapel must be
closed, in order to prepare it for the usual services
of the church in Easter week. No tickets of ad-
mission are required.

THZ @MC AT TEI MARNIAGI. —The Adver-
tiser asp :—"lt was stated in several of the mining
journals yesterday, that during the time the Queen
was seated in the mil closet Wore and daring the per-
formance of the carriage ceremony, she frequently shed
tears, buried her face in her handkerchief, and otherwise
showed that she wee profoundly affected. We can state
on the authority of one who wen present, and sew her
Majesty from the time she entered until she left, that she
did not shed a single tear, nor once bury bur face in her
handkerchief, nor in any other way betray any unusual
emotion. On the contrary, as we stated yesterday, and u
all her subjects will be delighted to hear, she seemed
exceedingly cheerful from beginning to end, and, as was
remarked by everyone present, looked u well in regard to
health as she ever did at any previous period of her life."

Their Royal Highnesses the Prime sad Princess
of Wales will remain about ten days at Osborne, at the
expiration of which time they will come to town for • short
stay, on their way to pies the Fester holidays at Sandring-
ham, the Prince's mat in Norfolk.
. .

Their Royal Highness the Prinoe and Princess
Christian of Denmark will dine with her Royal Highoesa
the Dachau of Cambridge to-morrow souther at Bt.
James's Palace. _ _

The Duke of Wellington and the Duchess of
Wellington (as Mistress of the Robes) will have the
honour of entertaining at dinner their Royal Highnesses
the Prince and PriDOSIN Christian of Denmark, at Apeley
House, on Tuesday next. A distinguished circle will be
invited to meet the illustrious parents et the Princess of
Wales. _ _

..
The Premier and Viscountess Palmerston will,
it is understood, give a grand dinner oa Saturday evening,
at Cambridge How, to their Royal Highness.. the Prince
and Printer Ohrietian of Denmark. The noble visoountess
will bold a " reception" the same evening. The noble vis-
count returned to town on Tuesday evening from Windsor
Culls.
The Countess Spencer held au assembly last
evening at Spencer House, St. James's-place. The noble
earl and countess will be honoured with the company of
their Royal Highnesses the Priem and Princess °lutetium of
Denmark and an illustrious circle this evenieg.
Lord and Lady Taunton have been entertaining
the following company at Stoke Park :—The Marquis and
Marehionse. of Carmarthen, Earl Granville, the Earl of
Harrowby, the Bishop of Oxford, Lard Frederick Cavendish,
Hon. Charles Howard, Admiral Howard, Hon. Larsson
Gower, Hoe. Mn. William Cavendish, Hon. Edward and
Mn. Coke, Mist B. Lasoolks, Mime Gladdens., Mr. Javoise
Smith, fee.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Whitmore entertained at
dinner yesterday evening, in Eaton-plume, Colonel Edward
Taylor, M.P., and Mrs. E. Taylor, Lord Henry Gordon
Lennox, M.P., Lord William Graham, M.P., the Bight
Hon. General Forester, M.P., the Wight Hon. Sir John
p„ki„gtoa, M.P., the Bight Hon. C. B. Adderley, M.P.,
the Right Hon. J. R. Mowbray, M.P., the Hon. Frederic,
Lygon, M.P., the Hon. Gerard Noel, M.P., the Hon.
Captain Windsor Clive, ILP., the Hon. Charles Banbury
Lennox, M.P., end Mr. Bailie Cochrane, M.P.
The Earl of Derby was rather better yesterday
and the previous day, but is still oonfined to his room.
Owing to his illness the noble earl MY unable to aramtpsay
the Countess of Derby to Windsor on Tuesday to witness
the marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales, although
honoured by her Majesty's commands.

His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame
Van de Weyer have taken possemion of their new residence
in Grosvenor-square. His excellency, who has been suffer-
ing from an attack of gout, is now much better.
His Royal Highness the Count de Flandre, at-
tended by Major Burnell, has twined at the Clarendon
Hotel from Windsor Castle.

The British Embassy at Paris was illuminated
on Tuesday Right in honour of the Prince of Wales's mer-
rier.. The residence of the Minister of the Interior, Ommt
de Pereira, was also lighted up.
The Constitute/mei, in announcing that the
Hotel of the lOniater of the Interior was illuminated is
honour of the Prince of Wales's marriage, adds :—" Count
sad the Counter 44 railway testified in that swum to
the royal family of Ragland their grateful reenembranes of
the Madness with which they were honoured during their
sishisty at Loam"