The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-12 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY.

A notification appears in last night's Gazette that
it is the Queen's wish that no celebration of her
Majesty's birthday should take place this year.

Hie Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, as
Geaeral Commanding-in•Chiet, held a levee yesterday
afternoon at the Horse Guards, when a large number of
officers attended. . . .

The Earl and Countess of Stanhope entertained
a select party at dinner last evening, at their residence in
Grosvenor-place. The noble earl and her ladyship will
leave town on Monday for Chevening Park, Kent, for the
holidays..
Viscount Chelsea has left town to jail the circle
assembled at Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire.
Mr. and Lady Mary Craven have arrived in
town from Melton Mashes".
Mr. Adeane, M.P., and Lady Elisabeth Adeane
have left town on a visit to the Earl and Counter of Hard-
winke, at Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire.
Sir Frederick, Lady, and Miss Hervey Bathurst
have arrived at Maurigy's Hotel, from Norton Priory, Pres-
ton Brooke.
The Right Hon. W. Hutt has left London for
Gibside.
Mrs. Washington Hibbert's first ball will take
pimal. on Monday, Bth May, at her residenoe, 34, Dover-
street.
Mr. Jones of PantglAs, M.P., and Mrs. Jones
entertained at dinner on Thursday evening hi Excellency
the Turkish Ambassador and Madams Musing, the Mar-
quis of Lansdowne, the Earl and Counter of anthems,
the Earl and Countess of Arran, Viscount and Viscountess
Bury, lord Campbell and the Hon. Mien Campbell, Lord
Edward St. Maur, Lord and lady Truro, Hon. General Sir
James Yorke Scarlett, General Martyr, Mr. and Mrs.
Henriques, &c. In the evening Mrs. Jones had a comsat,
which was *Deeded by a numerous circle.
The marriage between Lady Louisa Thynne,
sister of the Marquis of Bath, and Colonel the Hon. P. B.
B. Fending, son of the Earl of Denbigh, is axed to take
place on the 28th inst.
The mournful news of the death of Lady Elisa-
beth Clifford, wife of Sir Laguna Clifford, Usher of the
Black Rod, was received yesterday by telegram from Nice,
where her ladyship expired on Thursday last, after a short
but severe illness. The lamented lady was eldest daughter
of Lord John Townshend, second son of George, first
Marquis Townsheed, and sister of the present peer. She
was born August 2,1788, and married, Oct. 20, 1813, Vice.
Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford, by whom she leaves issue
novena sons. - - - . . . _

Mr. Adams, the United States Minister to Lon-
don, is still in Paris. He is accompanied by Mrs. and Kies
Adams. Mr. Thurlow Weed also has not loft Paris, but re-
mains at the Hotel de Lille et d'Albion. He will proceed
next Saturday to Brussels, and leave that city in the course
of another week for Rome. The attitude taken by the
Frenchadministration in respect to American affairs giros the
greatest satisfaction to the uoionists in Paris. The now
&Mats are very much dispirited in the tone shown in the
French journals sad in general society on the slavery
question.
Amongst the probable successors to the late
Bear-Admiral Sir W. F. Carroll, at Greenwich Hoepild,
are named Vice-Admiral Sir J. H. Plumridge,
Vice-Admiral Sir H. D. Chads, H.C.Fi, and Rear•Aff,
egret Sir Stephen Lushiogton, KC. B.
Mr. Christy, formerly member of parliament for
1 Newcastle, has (says the Staffordshire Adrertiser) lately
succeeded to the English and Scotch estates of his relative,
the late Mr. William Henry Miller, who she for many
years represented the borough. With the estates Mr.
Christy, by virtue of letters patent of her Majesty, takes
the name and arms of Mr. Miller, in addition to his own.
A confirmation was held on Thursday at the
English church, Rae d'Agameran, Paris, by the Blest Her.
the Bishop of Ohio, who confirmed for the Americans, and
also under the seal of the Bishop of Loudest for the Englik.
One hundred and fifty young persons presented themselves.
Deeply impressive addresses were delivered by the bishop
to them, mad ia mellowing oonpegatios.