The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-01 00:00:00

THE ROYAL CHRISTENING.

The baptism of the infant son of their Royal
Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wake is fixed for
the 10th inst. at the Royal Chapel, Buckingham Palace.
Invitations to attend the solemnity were issued yester-
day afternoon to all the cabinet ministers and great ethos=
of state.

Hie Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
honoured the Strand Theatre with his presence lest even-
ing. attended by Major Teesdale ►od Mr. Wood.

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Viscountess Palmerston will have "receptions"
at Cambridge House on Saturday next, sad Do Saturday
the 12th ion.

Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Radcliffe
and Hon. Nissen amain arrived at their residence in
Grosvemor-equire a few days back from Brighton.
The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of
Commons will hold his first levee this season to-morrow
evening, at his official residence at the New Palace, Went-
minster.

We regret to learn of the death, at Cavenham
Hall, of Harry Spencer Waddington, Eel., late IL P. for
West Suffolk. in t►e 83rd year of his age.
The Countess of Malmesbury has issued cards for
an assembly on Wednesday, the 16th hut.

Dtspatchea were received at the Colonial-office
yesterday, from the Connote( Heligoland.
The deputation from her Majesty's Commis-
sioners of Lientanaocy of the City of Loudon, which
attended with the Lord Mayor at Marlborough-house yes-
terday to present an address of congratulation to the Prince
and Princess of Wales co the birth of the infant prince,
consisted of the Right Hoo. the Lord Mayor, Mr. Ambrose
Moore (the mover), Mr. Richard Nathaniel Philippe,
E.S.A. (the seconder), Mr. Robert Benefield, Mr. Charles
Common, Mr. Jobs Kinnenley Hooper, Mr. William
Hughes Hughes, Mr. John Ridley Hunter, Mr. Jon.
than Mucklestee Key, Mr. Charles Joo, Manning, Mr.
Thomas Parker, and Mr. Edward Wilson. The deputation
from the City of Edinburgh consisted of the Right Hon.
Charles Lawson, Lord Provost of the City end Lord Lieu.
tenet of tbeCounty of the City of Edinburgh, Bailie
Johnston, Bailie duettist, Bailie Monahan, Babe Cassels,
Bailie Alexander. Charles llPCibbon (Lord Dean of Guild),
Adam Beattie (Convener), James D. Marwick (City Clerk),
H. G. Lawns, with the sword-bearer, the mare-bearer. abd
the City racer. The deputation from York consistal of
the Right Hon. Richard Welch Hello. (Lord Mayor), Mr.
J. P. Brown-Wastbeed..M.P., and Mr. Joseph Wilkinson
(Tori Clerk).

A deputation from the Schools of Art in Great
Britain and Ireland bad an interview with Bid Gnurville
and Mr. Lowe on Friday last, at the Privy Cooped-office.
It was introduced by Colonel Wilms Patten, ILP., and was
accompanied by W. Pease, M.P., Gilbert Greenman. M.P.,
W. Greven, M.P. W. Francis Powell, M.P., W. Green-
field, U. P., and W. Allen A. Bathurst. Mr. Berestord
Hope stated the wisher of the deputation is referetice to the
recent minutes of the Privy Council, which seriously affect
art schools. Earl Grenville gave btu eoessiot to the mewing
fora committee of the House of Commons to inquire into
the whole question,

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE ILESWIG INVASION.

The intelligens, from the seat of war is still
scanty, both parties being comparatively inactive
in consequence of the continued severity of the
weather. The snow fell so heavily on the 24th and
25th, in the north of Sleswig, that in front of
Duppel it is more than three feet deep. This fact
induced Marshal Wrangel to suspend the siege
operations, but on the 27th, the wind having
changed, he sent a despatch to Berlin, an-
nouncing that the weather was improving,
and that he hoped to resume the works on
the Ist or 2nd March. The batteries which are
being constructed by the Prussians are seven in
number. The largest will be mounted with eleven
rifled cannon, three will have seven guns each, and
two nine. The seventh battery will be one of mor-
tars. The works of Duppel have an outer coating
of earth more than 4 feet thick. It will be there-
fore neoesaary, after tiring for several days, to fol-
low the system adopted by the French at Malakoff,
and have recourse to an attack by main force. The
Danes have excellent soldiers and numerous re-
serves.