The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIV.

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BALMORAL, MAY 30.
The Queen and Princes Louise drove out in the
moroing.
In the afternoon the Qom west out, acoompluiied by
Prince Arthur lied Prisons Beatrice.
The Duke of Atoll had the honour of dining with the
Qnsen sad the royal family.

The Prince of Wales rode on horsebsek yesterday, at-
tended by ILateosot•Oolowel Kappa.
The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive.
The Prince of Wales want to the House of Lords in the
afternoon.
The Prima and Prisms of Wales went to St. James's
Theatre in the evening.
Mr. G. P. Harvey, late Clommiedeser at Agra, presented
a chews and a °ousels table of inlaid work as olferinp to her
Royal Highs's; the Prism@ of Wales, from the European
and petite inhabitants of Agra.
Dispatches were reoeived yesterday at the Colonial-offiee
rom the Gameness, of Ceylon. Hong Kong, and Melte.
Despatches were sent to the Governors of the West India
Isleade, Canada, sad British Columbia.
Mr. Fidowier, from Dominica, lad an interview with the
Right Hon. El.rrd Cardwell, at the Oolonial-office,
yesterday.

The Prince of Wales was in the House of Loeda
lag night, and voted with the "contents" ie the diviloa on
the Metropolitan Sewage and Freer Reclamation Bill.

His EXcelleuey the Marquis diAseglio is ex-
pected at the Italian Legation on Monday er Tot Sty next,
in ardor to resume his diplomatic duties.

The Count and Countees de Flahault are daily
expected to arrive at their bonne in Piccadilly. from Perin
for the ammoo.

Lord Brougham is expected to ai.iye in toe a to-
day, from Canoes for the meson.

His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and
the Countess Beruslorff gave a grand entertainment last
evening, at Prismia Hoses, to the Duke of Cambridge. The
following had the honour to meet Ks Royal Highness:—
The Prime and Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar, the
Bavarian Yintatee. the Duke of Earlbovough and Lady 0.
Churchill, the Comtism or Derby, the Idarqu4 and
Marchioness of Bath, the Earl and Counts.' of Wilton,
Vimount Caatlerosse, Viscount Hamilton, Mre. Fredst:ek
Peel, Baron Holstein, Baron Los, Baron de Hubner, Re.
Late in the evening the Comtism Bunatorff ha I en as.
sembly.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury gave
an afternoon fête yesterday at liatdold Hones, Herta, to
the roagletrates, clergy, and gently of the county. Up-
wards of fire hundred rarpondsel to the noble tomer es fort.

His Excellency Prince de la Tour d'Auveri, is
gars& vied ball last evening at the »eidetic* of the Em-
bassy, Albert•gate House, which wet numerously smd
fashionably attended.
Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe
entertained at dinner last 'realm, at their residence is
Graivenor-equare, his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador
and the Counten Appoayi, the Marquis and Matehimmise of
Olanrieude, the Bishop of Oxfortf,Lord and Lady Lafferty.
Lady Marian Alcird, Lady Moleewo—k, Lod Stanley,
Boa Julien Flee, &o.

TLe Hon. C. C. Leigh and family have arrived in
Loodoo from New York.

The Department of Science and Art, with the aid
of a committee of noblemen sod gentlemen, known ea the
hereditary poinemore of works in miniature or u eonnonesurs
end oolleeliors, have got together a remarkable collection of
miniatures. The collection was timbal for private view
yesterday. It includes more than 3,003 examples of the
highest interest, in enamel, oil, and watercolour, chalk
and pencil, by the lending miciataTisis from the o:Meath
century down to the present day.
The Roman catholic members of the Dublin
corporatios have, it is aid, selected Aldermen Mackey to
the office of Lord Mayor for the year 1866.

On Wednesday Judge Keogh delivered the sixth
d the "Afternoon Lachine at the Museum of Irish In-
dustry, Dablie, on "Milton's Prose,' the Lord Chancellor
presidieg. Chief Judie,. Monahan, Mr. Justice O'Hara.,
and the Ailicruey-Genersl were amoog the andienos, which
was oramereue and fashionable. The lecturer treated the
subject In a masterly manner, referring at length to the
services which Milton had rendered to civil and religious
liberty. He adverted to the eventful period in wbieh the
poet lived, and quoted ...vend extrude to exemplify his
*wow style. The lecture was delivered is so impressive
manner, the seatimente expressed eliciting very general
approbation from an audience embracing men of all shades
of politic..

Dr. Manning, the titular Roman catholic arch-
bishop elect of Westminster, is now at St. Joseph's Monas-
tery, near Highgate, a bones belonging to the Fassionin
Fa►hers, where be is making his " rennet" preparatory to
being consecrated on the Bth inst. The ceremony will take
pleas at Moorlields Chapel, the 000secratiog bishop being
Dr. Ullathorne, of Birmingham, assisted by Dr. Grant, e 1
Southwark, sad Dr. Turner, of Salford. The senior Roman
catholic' bishop is England, sines the death of Cardisal
Wiestnae, is Dr. Brows, of Newport, South Wales ; hat as he
is not in very good health, the next on the HA, Bishop
Ullathonte, takes his place. It was at first determined t►at
Dr. Meaning's consemstion should take place at Rams,
bat, owing to the great beat there at this season, the plea
has been changed. The Bth of June has hose selected for
the osrationy, as being the anniversary of the eseseerstion
of Cardinal Whimsy, and also es being the Thursday in
Whitens week. It is now said at Rome that Dr. Manning
will be named cardinal shortly after he has bees raised to
the rank of bishop, sad that the chief poster of the Ro-
sman char& in England will in future always be invested
with " the hat,' in the same way that the Archbishop el
?brie fevarlably has that dignity conferred upon him.
At Shipten George Church, in the county of Dor-
setaise, last Sunday, a swarm of bees took possession of the
seams!, and Q. ollicialing clergymen was usable to nod
the 011111M11110D earths at the altar in oosarmseaos.