The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-10 00:00:00

PRINCE ALFRED.

MILFORD HAVEN.

The Channel fleet are ordered here, ao that the
Can plated 50Teui frigate, the Prince Consort, to be
launched on the Mk inst., shall be named by Prince
Alfred. The St. George, to which his royal highness is
attached, is to arrive about the 20th, and the others will
follow as speedily as pomible. Information to that &eel
has been received by the authorities of the port (so there is
no doubt of the fact), and arrangements are being made for
mooring the vessels. Considerable exertion has been made
at Pembroke to get the Prime Consort ready for launching,
in order to her being iron plated in the capacious dock of the
establishment, accessible by the largest ships afloat, whether
iron plated or otherwiee.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess d'Anmale has
issued cards of hesitation to a f4te at Orleans Homo, oo
Friday, the 11th of July, to meet her Royal Highness the
Dunham of Cambridge. The invitations are from 4 to 12
o'clock. _ _ _

Field-Marshal Bariatinaky, accompanied by his
aide-de-camp, has arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from the Caw
tirieet. _ _ .

lAdy Rivers has issued cards for a ball on Fri-
day next, at the Dowager Comatose Graavilles resides°. at
Chiswick. _ . .

Lady Edith Abney Hastings hu issued cards
for a ball at bar rosidonaa, in Grosranor.agaaro, oa the
27th but.

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The annual regimental dinner of the lit Life
Guards took piece at the London Tavern on Saturday.
The anniversary dinner of the offioers of the 11th
Human (Plinth Albert's Own) took place lad evening at the
Clarendon. Lieutenant-General the _ FAH al Cardigan,

8.C.8., colonel of the regiment, presided.
On Friday evening, at the usual weekly meeting
of the member of the Royal Institutioo, Dr. Tyndall de-
livered a lecture "On Force," for the purpose, as he said,
d explaining the principle which, in its various applica-
tions, bad produced all the objects in the International
Exhibition.

The course of the wine trade during the first
part of the present year bas not been such as to realise the
hopes entertained in official quarters of the gradual ineresee
of consumption under the reduced duties, and the propor-
tionately steady augmentation of the revenue. In 1861 the
quantity of all kinds taken into use in the Tailed Kingdom
exhibited an increase of 46 per cent., but in the first four
mouths of 1862 there has been a reaction of 23 per cent.
from the totals thus attained. This falling off has been
chiefly felt in red wince.
The trip of the iron screw steam-ship Warrior,
40, Capt. the Hon. Arthur A. Cochrane, on Friday last,
outside Plymouth Bound, was not, in respect of the speed
attained, quite so satisfactory as could be dewed. It is
expected that she will leave Plymouth shortly for Queens-
town. _ .

The Empress of Austria, who is very weak and
111, is now taking the waters at Hiseengen, where she is
likely to remain for the next six weeks. Her Majesty,
who was accompanied by the Emperor of Austria to Munich,
travelled under the name of Countess Hohenembe.

M. Lambert., the envoy of Radom& 11., King of
Madagasear, has embarked in the French .team-frigate
Eldorado to return home. He takes with him fifteen French
missionaries, who are to instruct the inhabitants of Marla-
pscar in " the principles of Christian civilisation." IL
Lambert proposes to return to France in the course of •
few months, at the heed of • numerous ambeemidorial
suite.
In the evenings (says a letter from Paris) innu-
merable multitudes sally out to enjoy the clear cool Mmes.
phere, and the countless carriers and equestrians that go
about in every direction mate a Amigo disorder that
can only be described by being also termed orderly
and peaceful. The carriages glitter like fireflies as they
par rapidly along; end everywhere the sound of music
charms the ear. The open-air concerts in the Champs
Elysiee are in full vigour. Behind the Palais de l'lndustrie
and in the Pra Catalan, Mu and does all in his power that
well-arranged jets of gas and • welleonducted orchestra can
do to retain the popular favour which he has so fairly
merited and woo. A rival maestro has set himself up in
the islands of the two large ponds which ornament the
centre of the Bois de Boulogne. Boats, illuminated with
coloured lights, and containing tends of musk, glide along
the surface of the water, reminding one of the Feast of
Lanterns, or Heath's illustrations of the latter part of
" Lalla Rookh."
The Progris of Lyons given an unfavourable de-
scription of the stets of the working climes in that city:—
"Profound distress still premiss on our manufacturers and
agriculturists. At the commencement of the fine weather
activity and confidence appeared to revive. Unfortusately
it was a mere flesh of light. The silk frames both in the
city and in the country, it is true, are occupied in a greater
proportion than during the winter, but the workmen's wages
are reduced. The weavers, moreover, sad the daily labourers
in other profeesions, have suffered a redaction of their daily
wages. In fine, all kinds of dealing are difficult as well se
limited in their amount."

A demonstration, which was at one time very
agar becoming a riot, took place at Mareelnee on the de-
parture of the lavt batch of priests for Rome. A lugs
crowd, consisting of a largo proportion of women, ametabled
on the pier, and as the packet slowly steamed out, began
shouting " Vise la Pap r counter shouts of " Vivo
Gerlbiddi" speedily followed, sad warmed by the conflicting
cries, the two parties proceeded to hostilities. The police
interfered, and quieted the tumult by taking off (very im-
partially) the ringleaders of the two parties to the station-
how.