The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-17 00:00:00

fbe Court.

The Duke of Cambridge visited the King of the
Belgians, yesterday, at Buckingham Pekoe.
A deputation from the ASIOCiatiOS of Paper Makers of
Great Brindle end Ireland, comisting of Meows. Evans,
Muter, Bpkor, Ibbotson, Wisdom, Barlow, sad Phipps,
had as Interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson
yesterday, at thocalos of the Boned of Trade.
Mee Majesty's Commissioners for the International
Exhibition of 1862 held a meeting at the building yesterday.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the GOVINVOt of Canada. Despatches were sent to the

Governor of Ono* the Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian Islands, sad to the Governors of the West India
colonies, sod British Cobimbis.

THE MANCHIfff= ME.MORTAI TO THE PRINCH
Comiorr.—lt has been decided that this memorial shall
resist of a statue, in the first instance ; but considerable
difference of opinion exists as to the disposal of any surplus
funds. A meeting of the general committee was held yes-
terday, when some discussion took place on the various
proposals which have been made, and which would include
the establishment of a convalescent hospital, the purchase
of the Botanical-ganlens as a public park, the opening of •
pleasure-ground to bo called the Prince's-walk, or the
erection of model cottages. The Bishop of Manchester,
who was present, said be fully approved of the erection of a
statue, but none of the other proposals seemed to him so
appropriate as • plan he was not then prepared to speak of,
but as to which be should be glad toconfer with any small
eommittee specially appointed to consider how the funds
should be applied ; and the plan in question was one for
supplying what he personally knew to hove been felt by hi
hoe Hoye! Highness himself to be a great want of the
people of Manchester. Some information as to the plan
referred to by his lordship will doubtless be offered on a
future occasion.

His Excellency the French Arnhem/W(3r and the
Countess de Flattenit eatertained a select party at dinner
on Wednesday evening at Coventry House.
The Duchess of Montrose and Lady Violet
Graham are on a tour is Italy. Her grace will not return
to England until April.
. . .

The Marquis an Marchioness of Bath have ar-
rived at Tottenham Park on a visit to the Marquis and
Marchioness of Ailesbury. . .

Viscount Canterbury has left town on a visit to
the Maninia and Marchioness of Allesbury ►t Tottenham
Park.

Sir George C. and Lady Theresa Lewis enter-
tabbed a select party at dinner last evening at Kent House.

A marriage is stated to be arranged between Mr.
Charlie Maitland and the How. Eleanor Stanley, daughter
I Mr. and Lady Mary Stanley, and niece of the Earl of
Lauderdale. Mies Stanley is one of the maids of honour to
her Majesty.
"The high estimation, " says the Stainfiffd
Heronry, "in which the late Earl of Yarborough, Lord.
Lieutenant of the county, was held by all to whom his
character was known, is likely to receive durable recog-
nition. It is proposed to raise a subscription for a memorial
window in the cathedral and a portrait of his lordship is
the grant jury.rt om a.. the castle. The suggestion bur
berm warmly eurationed by several of his lordship's lat.
mate frieads, who are williog to set as a committee to
carry out the obj, w, a oisto 1 by Mr. Tweed as honorary
seeniary. The maxi num amount of subscription is to
be limited to onv guine

The Right Hon. Lord Fevershatn has consented
to take the their at the annual festival of the Load=
Society for the Protection of Young Females, in Ray mkt.
The Roman catholice (says the Critic) are about
to start a shilling monthly, on the model of the Cnrahill
Maga:int. It is to be called " The Correspondent," and
Cardinal Wiseman is antionneed as a contributor.
The Rev. Charles Kingsley's sermon on the
death of his B •yal Militant the Pr:noe Consort, preached
at Eversley Church, 02 the 224 December but, will be
published in a few day..
The Kilkenny Moderator records the death of the
Bay. Sir Richard Langrishe, in the 80th year of his age.
His father was one of the leading orators of the Irish
House of Commons. Be earnestly advocated the mitiga-
tion' of the penal code. The deceased baronet is succeeded
by his eldest son, a captain in the Kilkenny Fusiliers. He
was born in 1823, and married in 1857 the only daughter of
the late Mr. T. Blois Eccles, of Clarentoet, Staffordshire.
The directors of the City of Dublin Steam-packet
Company have receivel from the Postreaster-General a
complimentary letter bearing testimony to the rapidity sad
accuracy with which they carried out the arrangements for
the rapid transmission of the import►nt despatches from
America on the 'abject of the Treat

A Washington letter, of the 28th ult., says :
"General M'Clellan is slowly recovering from an attack of
fever of a mild typhoid type, which has been treated
homoeopathically, and war; probably much exasperated is
eowaeuuenoe. General Marcy, his father-in-law aril Maid
of his staff, has also been undergoing homoeopathy and as
attack of some other Llama, from which lbe im gritting
better, but seiner is fit at present to direct ernstionn"
The Swiss Federal Tribunal has pronounced nun-
hues in a snit Umlauted by Mr. Brassy against the admit-
nistration or the Central Railway Company, sad has do-
odad :-1, That the Csatral Railway shall pay Mr. Drams,
bakaas due to him alder the agreement ; 2, that the
subsidiary dam of I,Mo,ooofr. made by Mr. Brassey is dis-
mimed ; and, 3, that the IMO course shall be adopted ea
to the claim of the Central Company, requiring of Mr.
Brawny as indemnity of 690,0013 tr.