The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-05 00:00:00

VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES TO

THE WEST END.

The Haymarket and Regent-street yesterday
afternoon were particularly thronged, the Prince of Wales
visiting some of the establishments at which the various
costly gifts preparing for the royal wedding are mow on
view.

At the coach warehouse of Mums. Hooper, in the Hay-
market, his royal highness called to see three of his psi--
Hips now remaining there. The state coach, which has
been on view for some days, and which has been seen and
admired by great numbers of persona of all degrees, was sent
to the stables of Buckingham Palace yesterday morning; but
• park barouche, destined for the use of the Princes
Alexandra. occupied much of the attention of the Prince,
who personally toned the construction of the carriage by
taking • mat in it. His royal highness was pleased to ex-
press his satisfaction with the appearance of the carriage,
and at the manner in which it had been built. During the
Prince's stay here he was joined by the Crown Prince and
Crown Princess of Prussia, who had paid a visit to Messrs.
Mortlock's, in Regent-street, and also to Messrs. Garrard's,
in the Haymarket, to inspect at the latter establishment
the jewels ordered by the Prince of Wales, and which we
described is few days since. On leaving Messrs. Hooper's
the crowd had enormously increased, and the royal party
were warmly and repeatedly greeted.
Their royal highnesses spent an hour at this establish-
ment inspecting the carriages and drawings. This firm had
the honour of building the first carriage ever used by his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales; also the carriage pre-
sented by the town of Konipberg to the Crown Princess
of Prussia on her arrival in Berlin after her marriage—and,
we understand, have been now honoured with her royal
highness's further commands.
The number of persona who called at Messrs. Garrard's
was so great as to entirely pot a stop to all business, as the
services of all the persons engaged there were required to
comply with the constant demands made upon them by the
eager visitors. On the arrival of the Crown Prince and
Crown Princess (who were attended by Count Ftirstenburg
and Captain Grey), the crowd around the doors increased
tenfold, and much seems, was displayed to catch •
glimpse of the Princess Royal and her husband.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the
Crown Princess of Prussia (the Primer Royal), and the
Crowe Prince of Prussia, honoured the Haymarket Theatre
with their presence last night.
The Crown Princess of Prussia honoured Miss
Darant's studio with a visit on Wednesday, and inspected
Baron de Triqueti's works.
Some members of the Prince of Wales's house-
hold have visited Stokes Bay, with the view, it is supposed,
of making arrangement' for the Prince and Princess of
Wales reaching Osborne,vil the Stokes Bay Railway, on the
day of the marriage.

The Right Hon. the Speaker gave bin fourth
parliamentary full dress dinner lest evening, at his official
residence at the New Palace, Westminster. There were
present Lord George Gordon Lennox, Lord Dunkellin,
Viscount Ingestre, Lord Henley, Hon. Hy. F. Berkeley,
Colonel the Hon. Hugh Anneeley, Hon. Major Amoo,
Hon. Ralph Dutton, Hoe. C. P. F. Berkeley, Sir Andrew
Agnew, Sir J. D. Acton, Sir Minto Farquhar, Sir Thomas
Heaketh, Sir Arthur W. Buller, Colonel Pane, Mr. C. C.
Clifford, Mr. E. C. Egerton, Mr. A. Bathurst, Mr. H. B.
Baring, Mr. Aston, Mr. W. E. Baxter, Mr. Beech, Mr.
Beal:nib, Mr. Run, Mr. Childers, Mr. G. Cubitt, Colonel
Ferguson Davie, Mr. Dillwyo, Mr. Divett, Mr. Gurney,
Mr. W. J. Garnett, Mr. Hardcaatle, Mr. King King,
Mr. Lawson, and the Rev. C. Merivale, Chaplain, and
Mr. Alfred Denison, Private Secretary to the Speaker.

The Right Hon. the Speaker will hold his first
pouiisametary levee on Wednesday, March 11, at ten o'clock
P.M.

The Right Hon. B. Disraeli gave a parliamentary
dinner yesterday at his residents, Groevenoriate. There
were present the Earl of Yount Edgcumbe, Lord Stanley,
Viscount Curzon, Viscount Holmesdale, the Hon. E. Doug-
las Peement, the Hoe. Charles 'henna, the Hoe. Breast
Duserenbs, the Hon. Godfrey Morgan, Sir William Heath-
en* Sir John Dalrymple Hay, Sir John Walsh, Mr. Thomas
Baring, Mr. Holford, Colonel Poulett Somerset, Mr. Bee-
croft, Mr. Laird, and Mr. George Oubitt. The Earl of
Derby was prevented by indisposition from dining with the
right hon. gentleman.

The Duchess of Somerset will give her first
mean* this evening at the Admiralty.

Lady Margaret Beaumont held an assembly last
evening at her mansion, on the Terrace, in Piccadilly.
Viscountess Palmerston had a soiree d,ansante
Let evening at Cambridge Home.

Lady Colchester held an assembly last night at
her ladyship's residence in Berkeley-square, at which a nu-
merous and brilliant circle assembled. Previously to the
reception the noble lord and her ladyship had a dinner
party, the guests at which included—His Excellency the
Count Lavradio, the E►rl and Countess of Cork, the Earl
of Breekooek, Lord and Lady Burghley, Lord and Lady
Creinorne, Colonel the Hon. W. P. Talbot, Dowager Lady
Shelley, Mr. Hastings and Lady E. Russell, Sir Robert
Dallas and 3Cws Dal as, Mr. and Mrs. Murray, to.
Above 400 non-resident graduates and members
of the university of Oxford have now signed the protest
against the prosecution of Professor Jowett by Dr Pussy
and his oolleagura. The psotest, amongst other eminent
names, contains those of Dr. Temple, of Rugby ; Mr. F. D.
Maurice; Mr. Spottlswoode, the Queen's printer; Sir
Edmund Head, Mr. Grant Duff, M.P., Mr. Chichester
F061111C116, ALP., Hon. Adolphus Liddell, Mr. Godfrey
Lushiuglon, Mr. Wyksham Martin, ILP., Mr. Herman
Merivale, Professor Charles Neste, Dr. Dames; Mr. Win-
grove Cooke, and =ay others.

The following appears in the Times :—" As my
mass does net appear among the signatures to the address
to the Bishop of Natal published in the Timm of pater.
day, will you permit me to explain that I wee obliged to
withhold it, not because I dissented from the substance of
that document, but because I felt unable to agree with
the construction there put upon the passage cited from
Part L, page xii. ? I was prevented by Moms from at-
tending the meeting of the bishops at which the address
was agreed ow, and had not the opportunity of seeing it till
t wee finally digested into its present form.—l am, Sir,
year obedient servant, W. Ku.L.sum. Claristord House,
=Alm March 3."

On going into committee of supply on the 19th,
Mr. Suter will move the following resolatioos :—" 1.
That, in the opinion of this house, in oases when ordinary
Wale supports several line. of steamers, the parent system
of granting subsidies for carrying the trans-osetaio mails
weed to be dispensed with. 2. That this bones is not pre-
pared to grant a sum of money to the Atlantis Royal Mail
Oempany for conveying the mails betimes Galway sad
North America."