The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1862.

QC court.

A deputation from theAtlantie Royal Mail Steam
Packet Company consisting of Mr. John Chapman (chair.
man), Captain Mangles (depnty.chairman), •nd Mr. Ed-
warda, director, and Mr. Henry Valiance, solicitor, had an
interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday.

A deputation respecting the Zollvemin had yesterday an
interview with the Hight. Hon. T. Milner Gibson and the
Right Hon. William Hutt, at the Mice of the Board of
Trade. The deputation consisted of Mr. Henry Ashworth,
Preeident of the Manchester Chamber of Commeree ; Mr.
Thomas Healey, M.P., Director of the Manchester Chamber
of Commerce ; Mr. J. A. Turner, Ms P.,Director of the

Manchester Chamber of Commerce ; Mr. Edward Potter,
Director of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce ;
31r. Pilkingion, M.P., Director of the Manchester Chamber
of Commerce; Mr. John Stagg, Director of the thinchester
Chamber of Commerce ; Mr. H. J. Leppoc, Director of the

Manchester Chamber of Conuneree; anclMi Hugh Fleming,
sew'• _ _

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A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Royal Com-
Weldon for the Exhibition et 1861 was held yesterday, at
the Privy Council-office. There were present—Earl Grau
will° (chairman), the Right lion. 8.. Lowe, M.P., Sir A.
Spearman, Bart., Sir C. W. Bilks, But., Mr. T. F. Gibson,
and Mr. Edgar Bowting, C.B. (Secretary).

It has been intimated to her Majesty's Commissioners for
the Exhibition of 1862 that a sab•committee hu been ap-

pointed in Hoghold, with the view of collecting for enhi-
bitiou productions of Italian art, cousisting of the following
gentlemen:—The Marquis d'Azeglio, President; J. C. Ito-
Eaq., M. Digby Wyatt, Esq., R. Redgrave, Fsq.,
E. Outfield, Eaq., D. Colns;;lii, Req., J. B. Heath, EN.,
Cansul-General far Italy ; the Baron Idarochetti, the Ceunt
Corti, and the Prime Setae.

The Jwlici►l Committee of the Privy Council eat yester-
day. An appeal from New South wales, " Lang r. Puma
and others," me commeoced. The Lords present were—
Lord Kinpdown, the Master of the Rolla, and Sir J.
Coleridge.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Prim:cern Mary have &nivel at St. James's
Palace from Kew.

The Duke of Newcastle has taken the Countess
at CaWon's mansion on Carlton House-terrace for the
SMOG.

The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort intend to
leave Gibraltar early in the ensuing month on their return
home, it being the intention of his grace to close the hunt-
ing season at Badminton. The health of the noble duke has
materially improved by his sojourn during the winter at
" the Rock." His grace's hounds have afforded good sport
to the officers of the garrison.

The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and
family purpose to kayo Blenheim Palace, near Woodstock,
to-day, for town, for the season.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn have
left Chesterfield House for Brocket Hall, Herta.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury left
town on Saturday for Paris, on • visit to the Berl and
Countess Cowley. The noble marquis and marchioness are
expected in tows at the latter end of this weea.

The Earl and Countess of Bective have arrived at
Thoma►'s Hotel, Berkeley-square, from the Lodge, Vir-
ginia Water.

Frances Countess WaMegrims arrived at her
residence is Carlton-gardens, yesterday, from Dadbrook
House, Eases.

Lord Lyndhurst has quite recovered from his
matt illness, and is only suffering from a slight weakness
consequent on his indisposition.

A marriage is arranged to take place shortly
between the lady Mary &chews, wooed daughter of the
Earl and Countess of Goeford, and the Hon. Leopold W.
H. Powys, second son of the late Lord Li ford.

It is stated that the Governorship of the Presi-
dency of Bombay has been offered to Lord Dufferin, and
declined by that nobleman.

Mr. Collier on Friday will ask if her Majesty's
government intend to Introduce say IDOSAUII3 altering the
law on the subject of iognisiticas of lunacy.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean will not appear at
Druzydane Theatre during the remainder of this week, in
consequence of the death of Mrs. Bradshaw, tinter of Mrs.
Kean. Mn. Bradshaw warn the original Clari at Covent
Garden, and la that character sang for the first time the
celebrated " Home, sweet home." She married Mr.
Bradshaw' M.P. hit Canterbury, who died 13 years ego.
Of this merriege one daughter waa the result, and that
young lady is married to Mr. Langley, late of the 2nd
Life Guards.

To Liberia belongs the honour of being first in
the field at the Great Exhibition, for on Saturday her
mow' iment of goods was delivered at the building sad
stowed away pro tem. in the Preach court. It was a
modest beginning of the future glories of the great show,
inasmuch es thin first portion of it only consisted of oar.
Min grew boxes filled with palm and other vegetable
oils, some lop of bard and dye woods, and other rough
samples of raw colonial produce. Today a general
delivery from various plans begins, including Russia,
Norway, Belgium, Austria, and from serial town of the
United

The arrangements which have been made by the
Exhibition Commissioners with Messrs. Morrisis and

Saunders are, that there is to be a third-claw dinner at Bd.,
a superior third-claw dinner at Is. fld., a second-elms
dinner at 2a. 6d., and ► ant-elar at 15e. The sightpenny
dinner will, of course, only consist of a substantial meal of
bread and cold meat. That at Is. 6d. will be cold mate,
with hot vegetables, salad, bread and cheese, and beer. The
half-crown repast will consist of a choice of two soup% with
meats, lobster salad, hot vegetables, bread, cheese, beer,
sod sweets ; while that for be. will be a regular dinner of
three courses, entries, dessert, kn. As a matter of course,
all these charges will be exclusive of wines or spirits of
any kind. In addition to all these dining facilities, visitors
I may lunch or dine st /a carte, or order party dinners in the
private dining-rooms, at any expense they please.
The Emperor Napoleon, on Saturday, paid a
visit to the Zoological Garden is the Bois de Bonlogne.
The aquarium, and the fine collection of camellias in flower
in the greenhouses, particularly excited his Majesty's ad-
miration. Hs also viewed with great satisfaction the
different foreign animals which are being there acclimatised.
A letter from Cassel of the 10th says :—" The
Elector la still obliged to keep his bed the greater part of
the day (in ooneequenee of the fall already mentioned).
The dignitaries all daily at the palace, but are not admitted
to we him. The first =what of the court haa ordered the
domestics of the p►laoe to preserve silence on all that takes
place in the palace, under pain of dismiasal."
The Grand Duke Constantine, who has been for
the last two years abeeet from Russia, successively staying
in Germany, Franca, Portugal, Italy, and England, is ex-
pected immediately at St. Petersburg.
It is much remarked that at the sitting of the
Assembly of Nobles at St. Petersburg there is always a
numerous suditory,consistiug principally of ladies and mem-
bers of the diplomatic corps. Lord Napier, the English
ambassador, is generally amongst the latter, and is attended
by a short-hand writer and translator, whose reports are
forwarded to England.
The Conrrier de la Gironde relates the following

singular incident :—An actor named Baguet was singing at
the theatre of Bordeaux the part of Bartholo in the Barbie►,
when, finding the blood suddenly rise to his head iu a way
so as almost to stile him, he said to the leader of
the orchestra, " I moot proceed, I am choking...
The commissary of police on duty thought this remark an
infraction of the regulations, and drew up a prods-m. 604
which brought the singer before the Correctional Pollee.
The tribunal, however, viewed the case in a different light,
and dismissed the charge, accompanying its Judgment with
a flattering compliment to the artiste.
Marshal Randoo, French Minister of War, gave,
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on Saturday night, a second grand ball, which surpanied in
magnificence all its predecinecns. " Everywhere," says
Gatignani, "exotic dowels of all countries, and trophies of
arms of all periods, attracted attention. A panoply of
Persian arms of great richness was much admired, a. also,
in the rime saloon, the colossal beads of two superb
lions a the Atlas, appearing to lame from a collection of
tropical pinata, His excellency had caused to be fitted up
in one of the roonw an Arab cafe, with all the draperies and
utensils of the cesoitry, and .sewed by a young negro in ap-
propriate eanense. No one fatted to Mete the mocha pre-
pored in the Orionis] manner, although the punch and ober•
bete soma to be generally preferred."
PENLIIIROin YARD.—Orden have been received
here to dew the name of the iron•plated steam-screw
vend Triumph to that of the Prince Consort. The
Triumph wig originally intended to be g ankh.. limed.
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