The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-19 00:00:00

CONVERSAZIONE AT THE ATHEN.HrIN CLUB.

The members of the Athenaeum Club held their
second conomeszesse last evening in honour of the distin-
guished foreigners now in London, which was most nume-
rously attended. The company bllglln to arrive at 10
o'clock, and carriages continued to set down guests until
midnight.
Amongst the company present were —Hie Serene High-
ness Prince Frederick of Holstein, the Earl Stanhope, the
Earl of Harrowby, his Excellency the Asterism Minister and
Mrs. Adams, the Archbishop of York, the Bishop of Nova
Scotia, theßishop of Ripoo, the Deana St. Peas, the Bishop
of Liandaff, Lord Nerthwiek, the Earl& Gmy, Levi Henni-
ker, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir B. Murchison,
Seems Don Cipnini Mostesieo, JesePho Reambelli, Sew,
Cini,andCsatellaai; ProkeeorsGottriedltffiler, Plucker,Lis-
sajons, Cserreak, E. Sums, E. von Melberg, and Cori ;
Monsieur§ Bobert,Wolowski, Telamitcheff,ffirjott, J. Stehot,
J. Duval, Bps, De Blumer, Bolard, A. We:Menke, J.
M. de Poott-Harts. Nicholas Tolimasylo, Monty
IA Comte Dukes( de Homey, G. Pim, G. Win,
Jordan, C. F. Wears, S. Mamma, Gemmel de Gala,
Count MONA de Piet, Viscount de Vila ldaior, Le
Comte Auguste Lieukowski, the Boron and Baroness
Tweak Font Taurean ; Drs. Von Stearbeie, Schlehmer, Ciuson,
Hermann Wedding. Schlesnager, Hoensan.
Van Eyck, Itiiiinem, C. Karmarack ; Herr C. Badman,
A. Hattgell, Koch, Doetor ; Revs. B. Hawkins, F. Berns,
B. Haley, A. Clive, E. Eyre ; Honourable R. Carideo,
Alderman Salomon' ; Sirs Stuart Donaldson, L Ryan,
H. Parkes, W. Jones, J. Wibon, G. Puny, G. Bask, B.
Griffiths, Bern., W. Clay, T. Madden, Wentwoith Dlffie,
J. Clarke, J. Fraser, E. Colebrook., F. Goldsestd, J. Be-
wail. A- Waugh, B. Bony, G. Everett, P.O. Egettos, T.
Philippa, D. Brewster, V. Cortes, Bowiend 1151, J. Shaw
Leferre, &ed.'. Bowfin ; Doctors Sharpey, Femme, Hunt,
Falconer, Pony, Rept, Wbewell, T. Twin, Rooth, F. Haw-
kins, Carpenter, H. Salter, Rote, Barrett, Perm Black,
B. Jones ; MAIRO. 8.. W. E. Forster, T. Entine May,
C.R, Joseph Clarke, Falstairn, S. R. Silly, F. Noah,
M.P., R. Chambers, Bowman. Chem, Gonad, G. Meadows,
White, Claude Webster, Heywood, Weetnissott, Gould,
Mylne, Arnett, Curling, L. Barrett, Marshall, Hokisworth,
B. Botfield, E. H. Banbury. Bask, and G. K. Rickards ;
Rev. A. aim, Archdeacon Musgrave • espial= Pianos,
Gamliam, sad Twopenny ; Colossi' AMlerson and Lefroy ;
Proteasors Wheetmone, Williamson, Rymer Jones, Part-
ridge, J. B. Jukes. Sylvester, Meakelyps, sad Ansted.
•
Tbe company separated shortly before 1 o'clock.
The refreshments were served by Gunter, of Holcomb-
street.

The following government notice has been issued
at Malta:—" His Excellency the Governor has received the
comma& of the Prince of Wales to communicate to the
people of Malta how deeply sensible his royal highness bas
been of the affectionate manner in which he was received I
by them—bow great has been the greacation he expo-
'limed from their Weeterfe...ins and Illallimons demonstra-
tion of loyalty—and how much pleasure it will afford him
to take the wheat opportunity, on his arrivalin England, to
convey personally to her Majesty the Queen the &141111111011
of their deep attachment to her person, and their devotion
to the crown of England•—By command, Vicrox Booms,
Chief Secretary to Government.—ralace, Valetta, June 9,

1862."
His Royal Highness the General Commanding-
in•Obief will hold a levee at 1 o'clock, on Tuesday, the
24th instant.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Donegall enter-
Weed at dinner hot evening, at their residence in
Greevenorequaris, his Excellency the Dalian Minister, the
Duke of New the Earl sad Countess of Shaftesbury
and Lady Victoria Ashley, the Earl and Countess de Grey
sad Ripon, Viscous' and Viscountess Palmerston, Lord
and Lady Harriet Ashley, ac. •
Lady Leigh's evening party, fixed for the 20th

of June, is unavoidably prevented hem taking place,
owing to a domestic atlicaioa.
Lady Molesworth entertained at dinner lint
evening their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
d'Aumale, the Right Hoe. Sir Charles and Lady Mary
Wood, Lord and lady Sicelmendals, Lord sod Lady
Rivers, the Right Hon. Sir George and Lady Theresa
Lewis, Lord and Lady Overdose, Lord Taunton, the
Right Hoe. Win. Gladstone, M.P., and Mrs. Gladstone,
Yr. Belford, M.P., sed Mrs. HoLford, the Hon. Frederick
Daewoo Gower, DIP., and Sir Charles Russell. Later in
the evening her ladyship bad an assembly.
" Mountaineer" sake why England should call
011 her beet men to die in harness at Calcutta when
they might pass the summer in the Himalaya. "
thatched cottage in these mountains, with its hedges of
the wild white rose and scarlet geranium, its ruagniticeot
pines, its morning view of the snowy range, with its pretty
English women and rosy children, with English birds sing-
ing in the woods—is it not a happier summer home
than the steam bath of Calcutta, where all Europeans
look pale and ghastly, talk of cholera, smallpox, and
11 dysentery as habitually as in Ragland we look to the
I glees for wet weather, and where our ablest statesmen die
lea early death! Wilson, Ritchie, and Lord Ceasing are
bad, Mr. Lang is ill, Mr. Bead= has been isdieposed.
Colonel Baird Smith is dead, Lady Owning is dead, Lady
Wells is dead. Lord and Lady Dalhousie are dead. Lad
Auckland and `Sir Henry Hardinge
lived at Mullah, after-
wards enjoying life, whoa, after a thousand cares, they
,dried home. Sir George Clerk still lives. Lord Gough,
Yard Clyde, and now Sir Hugh Rine, all have passed
seammen in Simla. Sir Jails Lawrence and Sir Henry
Lemma habitually lived en the hills, and the writer of
ham is alive only because, whenever he might, he took
a holiday au those much loved motiotaiss."
Sir George Bowyer's motion for a select com-
mittee to inquire into the grievances complained of by the
persons employed in the Post-glios Department, now stands
for the Ist of Jelly.
Ou Monday Mr. William Ewart will ask the
VW Commissioner of Public Works, w the he public
are to be aecommodated by the restoration of old, and
by a greater number of new mats in Hyde-park and Kea-
elegton-gardeas, especially round the larger trees therein.
On the 27th Mr. William Ewart is to ask the
DIONIRWIT of State for the Huse Department, whether con-
slismadoe will be given to the expediency of establishing
bee trade in the hiring of cabs ; allowing the proprietors
W charge what they please ; the price of their hire being
legibly painted outside their vehicles.
A letter from Rome of the 13th says :—" I omit-
' tad to speak of the impressice produced on Monday by the
intelligeoes of the ministerial triumph. Here great bops.
were eutertained that a Derby ministry weld shortly have
been seated in power, sad the miaow telegram fell like
thunderbolt at the aerial party. Pity it did set arrive
a day War, for on Monday his Roamer waived the bishop%
sad mug a digestion, I fear, was epoPked. It is well that all
political waverers—who, however, are attached to Protes-
Wt principles—should mark this fact; the Papalini place
all their hopes in a Derby ministry, while they dread Lords
Palmentos sad Russell."