The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-30 00:00:00

COI Court.

The Prince of Wales went to the House of Lords
yesterday.
The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive attended by
the Countess of Morton.

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The Prism of Waled. accompanied by the Duke de
Brabant, honoured the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland
with their oompaay at dinner at Stafford-house.
The Princess of Wales, attended by the Counties of
Morton, went to a ball at Stafford-house in the evening.

A deputation from the town amen of Bristol. consistiag
of the Mayor of Bristol, Mr. S. V. Hare, Mr. W. H. Wills,
the Hon. F. IL F. Berkeley, LP., and Mr. W. H. Gore
Langton, M.P., had an interview with the Right Hon. Sir
George Grey at the Home-offioe yesterday, to present a
memorial preying the restoration of the privilege of the
mayor's name being entered in the precepts of maize, as
enjoyed from the year 1499 up to the lamb wins.

It is stated (says the Court Journal) that the
seccuthement of the Priories' of Wales will most probably
take place in August. Her Eoyel Highness will reside at
Marlborough-house during that month.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland gave an
entertainment at Stafford House, lad night, to the Prince
and Prime's of Wales. His royal highness sod the Duke
of Brabant dined with the noble duke and duchess pre-
viously to the evening party. A select circle were invited
to meet their royal highnesses. The Duke and Duchess
&Arms!. were among the early arrivals ; and the Duchess
of Cambridge and Princes' Mary came to town from Kew
expressly to honour the duke and duchess by their pre-
seem Their royal highnesses dined with the Duke of
Cambridge at Gloucester House previously. Prince and
Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar and upwards of 400 of
the (lite of society, including most of the foreign ministers,
were present to meet the illustrious guest'.
Lady Molesworth entertained at dinner last
evening their Semite Highness's the Prince and Prisms
Edward of Saxe-Weimar, the Belgian Minister and Madame
Van de Weyer, the Doke sod Duchess of Manchester. the
Marquis of Hartiostoo, M.P., Louisa Marchioness of
Waterford, Lord Hoary Gordon Lennox, M.P., Viscount
and Viscountess Stratford de Radcliffe, Lord and Lady
I Manley of Alderley, the Bishop of Oxford, Lord Haight's.
Lord and Lady Dufferin, Sir Rainald Hoig►tley, sad Sir
Anthony de Rothschild.
The annual ball in connexion with the York-

shire flociety took place last night at Willie's Booms, and
was attended by a very numeroue party of ladies and gentle-
man connected with Yorkshire by their leaded property er
interested in the welfare of the society. The ladles, who
daooed a fancy quadrille, were attired in white tells dresses,
the under•akirte bosilloseee with white tulle, and the
upper skirts of white tarlatan sod gold spots, looped op
with a white flower and a becoming-bird. The headdress
was composed of a abort white tulle veil with gold spots,
and a white flower and a bumming-bird as ornaments.

On Friday next the Lord President will move the
ajousamot el the Howe of Lards to Itoodey the 12th et
Jane.

The late Prince de Metternich was an excessively
hard worker, sad when in the summer he retired to his
primly resides°, at Johannisberg, or to hi palaces in
Bohemia, be took hi principal sarialiants with him, end he
despatched bunnies with a. much regularity as if he were
still is 'runes His Wise hours were employed is the
writing of priest. memos*, comprehending the political
wrests with which be was identified. le this way he tol-
-1 bided many stateriale of oostessponmeoss history, which
are vow in the pommies of hi. sldsst morn, ths Ambassador
of the Emperor of Austria at Paris, who ie at tall 101,07 as
exercise Ilia own discretion as to the publication of them.