The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-08 00:00:00

Int Court.

The Prince of Prussia paid visits yesterday to the
Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, and the
Duchess of Cambridge, at their respective residences, and
took leave of their Royal Highnesses on his departure for
the Continent. The Prince inspected the Eabibition of the
Royal Academy yesterday.
The Duchess d'Orleans visited the Princess of Prussia
yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
The Prince and Princess of Prussia, accompanied by the
Princes. Louise, took leave of the Queen yesterdagivening
on their return to the Continent. Their Royal highnesses
were attended by the Countess von Hach., the ountese
Oriolla, Mdlle. von Sternberg, Count Fackler, Count Boos,
and Count dolts.
Her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess Royal and
the Princess Alice, and attended by the ladies and gentle-
men in waiting, took leave of her royal visitors in the
grand ball of the palace. The Prince of Hohenlohe Lan-
genbourg also took leave of the Prince and Princess.
The Prince and Princess of Prussia and suite quitted
Buckingham Palace in three of the Queen's carriages at 8
o'clock for the London-bridge terminus of the SouthEahtern
Railway en route for Calais.
The Prince of Hohenlohe Langenbourg and the Princess
Adelaide visited the different members of the royal family
yesterday at their respective residences, and took leave on
their return to the Continent.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent dined with the
Queen last evening at Buckingham Palace.
The Hon. Flora Macdonald has succeeded the Hon.
Beatrice Byng as a Maid of Honour in Waiting to her
Majesty.

A deputation appointed at the borough meeting held last
week at Sadler's Wells Theatre had an interview with the
Earl of Aberdeen yesterday at his official residence in
Downing-street, and presented a memorial respecting the
proposed park for Finsbury and the City of Londou. The
deputation was introduced by the Right Hon. Lord Robert
Grosvenor, M.P., and consisted of Mr. Roger Cunliffe. Mr.
G. W. Alexander, Mr. J. J. Downes, Mr. Wm. Tyler, Mr.
John Barnett, Mr. James Lloyd, and others.

A deputation of the Metropolitan Commissioners of
Sewers, consisting of Mr. Jebb (chairman), Lient.-Colonel
Davison, Mr. Baker, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. Hawkshaw,
Mr. G. S. Smith, and Mr. H. A. Hunt (commissioners),
and Mr. %Voolrych (secretary), had an interview with `is-
count Palmerston yesterday at the Home-ofilc.

Sir J. GRAUAM will discontinue holding Levees
after to-morrow, July 9.

THE FLEET AT SPITHEAD,

PORTSMOUTH, Juts 7.—Large numbers of persons
have visaed this port to-day in the hope of seeing a review
of the fleet now at Spithead ; but in this they wero disap-
pointed, a sudden change in the movements of the Court
having been made. A very beautiful spectacle was, how-
ever, presented by the fleet being exercised in reefing and
furling sails, &c. The Doke of Wellington adjusted
her compasses today at Spithead. The Dasher, steam
vessel, arrived to-day from the Channel Islands, and came
into harbour to have defects made good.

NIALTA.—The Augsburg Gazette publishes the no-
table intelligence that 1:,000 British troops have been dis-
embarked at Malta. It abo publishes another statement
equally worthy of credit, that the inhabitsn•s of Candle or
Crete have applied to be received under British protection.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, JrLT 7•

THE QUEEN'S VISIT.
The Lard Mayor having received an official an-
nouncement of her Majesty's intention to visit
Dublin, a special meeting of the Town Council was
held yesterday to consider what preparations should
be made for the occasion. Tho following official com-
munications were read :
Dublin Castle, sth July, IS-53.
My Lord, —I am directed by the Lord Lieutenant to
transmit for your iliformation a copy of a letter from
Viscount Palmerston, informing his Excellency that her
Majesty has been graciously pleased to signify her intention
of visiting the Industrial Exhibition next week. It affords
hi. Excellency great pleasure to make this announcement
which, he feels assured, will be gratifying rot only to your
lordship and the citizens of Dublin, but to all who are in-
terested in the Industrial Bah:intim], as evincing the feeling
with which her Majesty regards that great undertaking.
I have the honour to be, my lord, your lordship's very obc
dient servant, Titem.ss A. LAIICOM.
_ . .

Whitehall, 4th July, 1553.
My Lord,—l have the satisfaction of init.:ming your
Excellency that her Majesty has been graciously phased to
signify her intention of visiting the Industrial Exhitition
in Dublin next week. Her Majesty, accompanied by his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, wit leave Buck;ngham
Palace on Tuesday, the 12th instant, and may 1, expected
to arrive in Dublin on that evening, or the next day. I
may add, that the stay n,f her Majesty in Ire.and is not ex-
pected to be long. 1 am, with great truth sod regard, my
lord, your Excellency's obedient servant,
P.kLMERSTON.
To his Excellency the L'rd Lieutenant,
Dublin Castle.
Some diseursion took place on vinous proposition
ibmitted to the - ' -

sul. .to council,
that for a general illumina-
tion meeting with the moat decided opposition. At
length the following resolution was adopted unani-
mously, viz.:
That a committee of seven be now appointed to prepare
an whiten to the Queen, on the occasion of her visit to the
Great Exhibition of Dublin ; that the Lord Mayor be re-
quested to ascertain her Majesty's pleasure as to the time
and place of receiving it; and that his lordship be requested
humbly to suggest to her Mtiesty that it would confer
additional distinction on the Exhibition, and a gracious
favour on the corporation, if she would be pleased to receive
it in the Exhibition.

And with reference to the illumination, it was
decided that the Lord Mayor should not issue a pro-
clamation for a general illumination, and also that
the route should be altered, in order that her Majesty
might see a new part of the city, and avoid the dusty
roads so much complained of on the former occasion
of her visit to Dublin.

The committee of the Exhibition have announced
that on the 13th, 14th, and 15th inst., that is during
the period of her Majesty's visit, the admission to
the Exhibition, for persons not holding season
tickets, shall be by special tickets only, price 10s.
each, and that on those days no money shall be
taken at the doors. Some improved arrangements
have been made in the central hall, by which more
space is obtained, and it is expected that further im-
provements of this kind will bo effected. The num-
ber of visitors yesterday was 7,642.
SLIGO ELECTION.
A number of Homan Catholic priests have held a
meeting in Sligo, with the very Rev. Dr. Feeney,
P.P.' as their chairman, and passed the following
resolutions:

•
Reeolved,—Having adopted, and still faithfully adhering ,
to, the principles of Sharman Crawford's bill, securing to ,
the Irish tenant his just rights to the fruits of his labour
and expenditure upon the soil, we implore of the electors of
Sligo, in the name of our parishioners, and of the Irish
tenantry at large, to use their franchise in the coming
struggle, so that they shall effectively assist in having that
bill passed into law.
That having given our best consideration to Mr. Sad-
leir's political career, and to his pretensions to represent
Sligo, we fully and cordially concur with the Tenant
League in the following resolution, passed unanimously, on
June 28, 1863:
That, inasmuch as Mr. John Sadleir, who entered par-
liament pledged to support the tenant cause as embodied
in Sharman Crawford's bill, and to oppose any minister
who would not make the principles of that bill the basis
of a cabinet measure, is now the paid servant of the
administration which has not only rejected the bill of Mr.
Crawford, but which also proposes to renew the oppressive
and gratuitous law for the seizure of growing crops; that
therefore, we exhort the constituency of Sligo, and the sur-
rounding farmers who may have influence at that election,
to oppose the return of Mr. Sadleir, at all hazards and at
every peril.
That as members of the Catholic Defence Association,
and anxious to see religious equality successfully esta-
blished, we cannot regard Mr. Sadleir, who abandoned
that sacred cause, as fit to represent any Catholic con-
stituency.
The guardians of the Ballinasloe Union have re-
jected the proposition for the admission of the
Sisters of Mercy into the workhouse to visit the sick.
Tho question had been for a long time past agitated
iu the board, and Lord Clancarty had moved as
an amendment that if the Sisters of Mercy were ad,
witted the scripture readers should also have free
access to the inmates.

TRALEE ELECTION.
(nY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
DuDLIN, THURSDAY.
Mr. Daniel O'Connell was elected for Traleo by
en overwhelmiog majority over Mr. Fitzgerald