The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-17 00:00:00

THE PRINCE OF WALES'S MARRIAGE.

Tan VOLUNTEERS ON THE 7TH 07 MARca.—
The volunteers generally having expressed a desire to be
permitted to aneemble under arms daring the progress of
her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra of Denmark
through London on the 7th of March, we are authorised to
state that her Majesty has been graciously pleased to accede
to their wish, and to direct that the corm authorised to be
present on the occasion shall be drawn up in Hyde Park,
with the exception of the corps belonging to the city of
London, which will be placed at such points within the
precincts of the City. the Court of Lieutenancy may, with
the sanction of the Secretary of State, direct. Applica-
tions from corps desirous of ►ttending must be transmitk I
in the usual manner for the sanctioa of the Secretary of
State, and delivered at the War-office on or before the 2nd
proximo, after which d►te no further appl;cations eill be
reeeivect —Lient-Colonel Scott, of the 3rd Battalion Kent
Rifle Volunteers, whose bead-quarters are at Maidstone.
has received a telegraphic =asp from Vi.osurt Sydney
(Lord Lieutenant of Kent), in reply to a request that the
battalion might be allowed to be present as a guard of
honour at the landing of the Princess Alexandra, on the 7th
of March, at Gravesend. His lordship states that there can
be no objection to the attendance of the battalion on the
occasion. What had induced big lordship to change his
mind, since he refused a similes offer on the Fart of the].
Kent Battalion, does not appear.

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The lion. Society of the Middle Temple, of
which hie royal highness the Prince of Wales is a muter of
the Bench, intend to celebrate the marriage of WI royal
highness on Tuesday, the 10th day of March, 1863, by
giving a grand dinner to the members of the Inn in their
sapient hall.

The special committee of the Liverpool Town
Council, appointed to ensile the details for the local cele-
bration of the marriage of the Prime of Wales, have agreed
to grant 5004 for displays of fireworks, 1,0001. for enter-
tainments to the children of the charity schools, and 5001.
for the illumination of Eit. George's Hall. The la lies of
Liverpool are preparing an address and bridal souvenir for
presentation to the Princess Alexandra. The recommenda-
tions of the special committee will come before the town
council on Wednesday.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge is
confined to Gloooester House by on Wade of gout.

The Marquis of Abercorn arrived at Chesterfield
Howe yesterday evening from visiting the Marquis and
Marehioosse of Ailiebirry at Tottenham Park. Viscount
Hamilton comes to town to-day._ __ _

The Earl and Countess Russell entel',ained at
dinner last evening, at their residence In Cheshamplace,
his Excellency the Austrian Amberador and the Counts
Apposyi ani the Countess Panmgartes, the Marqr's and
Marchioness of Bath, the Earl and Coaatece de Grey, Vis-
count and Viscountess Enfield, Lad Frederick Cavendish,
Hon. John Stanley, Mr. Thornton, &c.

A medallion memorial of the late Prince Consort
by Maroehetti will shortly be erected in St. Thomas's
Um* at Newport, in the Isle of Wight.
Mr. B. Cochrane has postponed his speech upon
ow relations with Greece, from Friday next to Friday the
27th.

On going into committee of supply on Friday,
Lear will call the attention of the house to the great
number of railway schemed affecting the metropolis (op.
wards of thirty) introduced in the present session, and to
ask the president of the Board of Trade what protection is
citadel to the public interest in this matter by the depart-
meat over whisk he presidcs • and akamove for copies of
any reports made to the Metropolitan Baird of Works by
their engineer or other officers, upon the railway and other
private bills affecting the metropolis, introduced during
the present session.

Mr. Scholefield will move in committee of the
whole hones on Thursday, that the Chairman be directed to
move the house that leave be given to bring in a bill to
amend the law relating to partnenhipe.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean have just terminated
an engagement in Edinburgh, and opened Lot night in the
Prince's Theatre, Glasgow.

The Peabody trustees have purchased from the
mown a piece of land in Commercial-street, Spitalfielda, and
are properly to seed dwellings for the poor thereon. The
architect is Mr. Derbyshire. The trustees are in negotia-
tion for other properties in verb= parte of London, which
will be applied to a similar purpose.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company are build-
ing seven new steamers, some of them of large sine. Two
of them are expected be series at Southampton next mouth.
A private letter from Point de Galle states the
steam-packet Malta, with the China mail on board, went
ashore at flingapere. Fortunately it was fine weather, and
the divan who ermined her bottom reported that no
damage wee done.

Captain Farquhar and the officers of the Colombo,
which mu; wracked of Minicoy, have arrived in England.

The Duke and Duchess of Modena have arrived
at veake.

The marriage of Prince William of Baden with
the PAWNS Maria Miudzoilionoons of Lonektoaberg was

eeleheated at the 11th hot. at the Wioter Palms is St.
Petersburg.

The Italian journals publish the following letter
addressed by the Empress of the French to Chevalier
Nips, Italian Ambassador to the court of France Tel.
larks, February 9. Sir,—l accept with pleraire the
marble poop which you have delivered to me in the same
of the ladies of Milan. I prim it es the teethamay of the
sentiments with which they are animated, and a eguigin.
branoe of a common glory. The thought they have bad
of offering it to me affects me deeply, and the talent of the
artist whose remarkable work realises their intention so
well, gives it additional value. I request you, sir, to ex.
press my sincere thanks to those ladies, and accept my
kindest wishes.—Ecomm"

The fancy-dress ball given on Saturday night by
the Minister of State and the 001U1k01111 Wahnrska, in their
splendid apartments at the Louvre, was of extraordinary
megnificence. The want, according to the mode of the
present year, wore a Venetian mantle, whilst the countess
was in a most ingssions costume representing the ye. of
the Fine Arts. Their majesties honoured the fits with
their presence. but remained generally masked. Among
the persons whine dresses were most remarked were Mme.
Korlimhaff as fidaininb6 ; the Mantra de Persigny as
Firs ; the Primness' Troubstakoi sad Dolgorosiki. ss Fos-
niss.tellen; Mille. Valentino Hausman, as a Clipey ;
Oonstant Bay, as Esther; the Viscountess do Brimont was
• Forest, her dress bearing birds, butterflies, lizards, and
even squirrels. M. Meyer represented a looking.glass ;Y.
Hsntorff, a Finlander; M. Lotroth, a Devil; nand the
Marquis de (kin: an Imp in crimson.

A;:mording to the National Zeilung, the passport
marshes is again is fall fore* at the Prussia& frontier, at
Aix-la-Chapelle. and &tamed& (Dutch frontier).
Notwithstanding the number of new bonus
bailt is Paris, knitter& sue still raising their ran* whisk
vary from 2,500 fr. (10014 for the half of a fourth Isar.
divided into two sets of rooms, to B,ooofr. (m.) for the drat
door.