The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-26 00:00:00

Abe Court.

OSBORNE, Aram 25.
The Queen, Princess Helena, and Princess
&atria% took an airing yesterday afternoon.
Prime Alfred went over to Portentonth, attended by
Major Cowell and Dr. Bernhardt.
To-day is the birthday of the Princess Louts of His...

COURT MOURNING. —• LORD CEAKBIRLAIN'R
0771011, APIUL 24.—Orders for the court's going into
usenruing on Thursday next, the 27th instant, for her
We Royal Uighur the Grand Duchess of Mackisebarg
Schwerin ; vit. :—The ladies to wear black dresses, whits
gloves, black or white shoes, feathers, and fans, parts.
diamoods, or plain gold or silver ornaments. The gentle.
men to wear black court dims, with black swords and
bookies. The court to ohmage the mourning on &today
next, the 30th inst. ; via :—The ladies to wear black
dreams, with coloured ribbons, flowers, feathers, sad orna-
ments, or grey or white dresses, with black ribbons, Bowers.
feathers, and ornaments. The gentlemen to continue the
same mourning. Arid on Thursday, the 4th of May next,
the court to go out of mournieg.—Gazette.
Yesterday being the birthday of her Royal High-
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sees Pekoes Alice, the customary
jokes took place.
The Count and Countess d'Eu on F3sturthy left
Brussels for Antwerp, when they visited the placements
of the city, and then took their departure for Germany by
way a Liege. They will first vial thr Hereditary Princes
of Hobeccollem.Sigraminps (deter to the King of Portu-
gal), and afterwards Gotha, Dresden, sod Vienna.
•

w—Tlll LORD CHANCELLOR. —lt WWI commonly
rumoured yesterday. and very geeerally believed, that
Lord Palmerston had Imelda the Lord Chancellor's reeir
nation.

MUSIC.

THE MUSICLL UNION.

The twenty-first season of this flourishing insti-
tution began yesterday. The Musical Union, under the
direction of ira founder, Mr. Ella, is more flourishing than
ever. The subscription of this year is greater than it has
been at any former period, and the members form a large
body of amateurs of both sexes, dtatinguished u
much for musical tart' and attainment as for
social position. The affairs of the society are ad-
ministered by • committee of gentlemen of rank, of
which the right hon. Bit George Click is the chairman ; but
the engagements of the performers and everything belonging
to the management of the concerts are wholly (and wisely)
committed to the judgment of Mr. Ella. This gentleman
uses his powers with spirit as well u disaretioo. He pro-
vide. the greatest amount of talent that is to be found in
Europe, and many of the greatest celebrities of the day
have been made known to the English public by appearing
at the concert. of the Musical Union, having
visited this country for the first time with that single object-
Among the great performers engaged for the season now
begun are Joachim, Madame Bahamans, Halle, Jaell, and
Brassie, • pianist said to be of the highest order, new as
I yet to the English public. Mesas. Ries, Webb, and Piatti
are engaged to form the permanent basis of the instrumen-
tal quartet. It is • peculiar and unique feature of the
Musical Union that it is entirely devoted to instru-
mental music of the most refined and classical duet's,-
tun. Vocal music does not fall within its scope ;
and yet this severity of plan is so obstacle to the favour it
has gained among the most fashionable dames of society.

Enures HALL—The last performance of the
Creation this season will take place on Monday, May 1, by
the National Choral Society, with a band and thorns of
700 performer. Miss Louisa Pya• .and Mr. Sunday will be
among the principal Nag.% and Mr. G. W. Martin will
°Deduct.

The first representation of M. Emile de Girar-
dln's comedy Le Hupplice duel Female is announced for
Saturday next.
ROYAL COLLEGE Or SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.
The following gentlemen having undergone the neces-
sary examinations for the diploma were admitted
members of the College, at a meeting of the
wart of examiners on the 25th blatant, via :
Xmas. Alfred Court_ y. BaiWs MsOutdo, Bafizatirrit;
Alexander ]'lvor esedal, Fahmigrove, near Scar
Pool Quiet Bartssk, Postreve, Truro - George Jones,
L S.A., Loughborough-road, Bruton ; sad Francis Bate-
man, Canterbury, etudente of St. Bartholomew's Hospital ;
Jar Gill, Weston-coder-Bedeastle, Salop ; Richard David
MANY strong and painful suspicions will he 0011- Rionelde, Hameardwist ; Jobs: Thanes, Swansea ; and
firmed as the proceedings at Bow-street Police- Henry B°2thie:ll, E.'''. Gs7'. HcePitti ;
Wekbpool, M,oesery.
court yesterday are read to-day throughout the' shire ; Jobe Oakley, Shrewsbery ; Franklin Goal B.A.
land. CONSTANCE EMILY Krxr has confessed Lond, sad LR.C.P., Charlotte.vtreet, Bedford-equare, and
I Richard Marshall Hickman, Loden near Strewsbury, of
herself guilty of the murder of her half-brother, gine. cow. ; Richard soutt: Moho , Dever ; Ben
FRANCIS SAVILLE KENT, at Road-hill House, ILlemillvs,itaerswva, Breeenabiro, and Edward
f or Seymour
Wiltshire, in June, 1860. The evidence will be C7brilit'Gitril,t'FiCambriti;Hria'ndotsth.
eahw
found at length in another column, and upon that John Swindale, L.S.A., Appledere, Deo°. ; salvAlbsi
we shall make no comment. The circumstances ' .40.11,,Cterttow at the Middlesex Hospital ; Jae
Wash-
under which the confesaion is made, however, an ft,:x:„, • Eva,„, sear Reading, :turn:* Wall':
of a kind to deserve some notice. Consmsca BENT kin ; Henry John Pallid; DIRT and Thomas Stretch
is an orphan, end was received into St. Mary's Dsood';', Bil
am.. lditirstomn-tZae.am.tbDe.Cronriv.H:VitlaQbse.;
Hospital, Brighton, in the summer of 1863, be- Lowy Oasada.