The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-05 00:00:00

for the Exhibition of 1862. The

to the Royal

comnpumy emisisted If the Crown Prince of Prussia, Prince
Omar of Sweden, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Tartish
Ambassador, the Austrian Ambaasador' the Russian Am-
bassador, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Buckingham,
Earl Granville, Earl of Derby, Fad Rummell, Viscount
Sydney, Viscount Palmerston, Count Puckler, General
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liiller-;on de Geartringen, and Lieutenant-Colonel the Bon.
Dudley de Roe, in waiting on the Crown Prince of Prussia,
Count Brandenburg, Count Waehtmeister, Sir Charles W.
Dilke, Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., Mr. Fairbairn, Mr. Sand-
ford, Count Cronstedt, Gentleman-in-Walling on Prince
Oscar of Sweden, and Colonel the Ron. James Macdonald,
Equerry-in-Waiting.
The Duke of Cambridge dined on Saturday with 41-
Royal Academy.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury
in Downing-street. The ministers present were
Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl
Granville, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, the
Duke of Newcastle, Sir G. C. Lewis, Sir Charles
Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the
Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner
Gibson, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Lord
Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hon. C. P.
Villiers.

A meeting of the Council of the Duchy of Cornwall eras
held on Saturday at the Duchpotfioe, Buckingham-gate,
St. James's-park. There were present—the Duke of New-
castle, Lord Warden of the Stanasries ; Sir William
Dunbar, Keeper of the Privy Seal; Sir William John
Alexander, Attorney-General ; Colonel the Hon. Sir C. B.
Phipps, Treasurer ; and Lord Portman.
Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial-
aloe from the Governors of Ceylon, Hong Kong, Malta,
and Gibraltar. Despatches were sent to the Governors of
the North American Provinces, the Lord High Conuairioaer
of the lonian Wands, and to the Governor of lahuan.

THE CROWN PRINCE OF PRHSSIA. —His Royal
Highness the Crown Prince of Prussia, attended by Baron
Oberoitz and by Monsieur Augustus Altgelt, acting com-
missioner for Prussia to the Exhibition, and Monsieur R.
Hoene, President of the Zollverein Commission, visited on
Saturday the trial works of the Pneumatic Despatch Com-
pany at Battersea. His Royal Highness was received by
the Duke of Buckingham, chairman of the company, and Sir
Charles Rich, a director, accompanied by the engineer and
secretary. Mr. Hammen hail the honour of explaining to
the Prince the nature of the pneumatic apparatus, and
exhibited its working by pairing several trains of carriages,
one containing • couple of passengers, through the tubs.
He also described the plans for the intended application of
the new system in London, where it is ►bout to be laid
down for practical purposes upon an extended scale.

His Royal Highness the Prince Oscar of Sweden
and Norway bee hued cards of invitation to a grand ban-
quet (to meet hia Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
end the Royal Commissioners), at the Clamadon Hotel, to-
morrow (Tuesday) evening.

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His Royal Highness the Prince de Carignan is
shortly expected to arrive at the Clareadou Hotel for the
wawa.

Viscountess Palnieaston bad a brilliant reunion
at the noble premier's mansion on Saturday night, on which
occanon her ladyship was honoured by the company of
several of the illustrious foreign visitors at present
this country for the loternational Exhibition. His Royal
Highness the Crown Prince of Prussia, attended by Count
Packler, Baron Obernits, M. Von Note, and Colonel the
Hon. Dudley de Res, Equerry in Waiting to the Queen,
arrived at a quarter to 11 o'clock. His Royal Highness
Prince Oscar of Sweden, attended by Count Cronstedt and
d'Arbln, also hanornsd the reception Ily his presence.

Their Royal Highnesses the Ducheae of Cam-
bridge, the Grand Ducheen of Meclrlenburg•Strelitz, and the
Princess Mary, have left St. James's Palace for Cambridge
Cottage, Kew.

The Duke of Somerset, as First Lord of the Ad-
miralty, will hold a levee on Thursday next, at the Admi-
ralty, Whitehall.

The Marchioness of Sligo's first dance is fixed to
take place on Friday, the 16th inst.
Lady Brougham has returued to Grattou-streas,
from a virit to Lady Moore at Cobham.

Lady Isabella Stewart's assembly will take place
at her residence, in Be!grave-square, on Wednesday, May
21, and bell on Wedeeechty. May 28.
The Hon. Richard Cavendish's ball will take
place on Friday next at his residence in Chesham-place.
The Hon. Mrs. Rowley's third ball will take
place on Wednesday, the 28th Mg., at her residence in
Berkelsy•squara.
The President of the Royal Society held his first
conversazione on Saturday night at the apartments of the
society at Burlington House, Piccadilly. There was a very
large attendance of the follows, and of many foreigners hold-
ing a high position in their respective countries.
Yesterday morning Prince Oscar of Sweden
attended Divine service at the Swedish church, where the
Rev. F. T. Carbon preached, and the Swedish and Nor.
yogis"' congregations had unanimously assembled.
Fox CLUB. —The third meeting of the Fox Club
Ude samen took place on Saturday evening at Brooks's, pre.
mat, the Earl of Albemarle, Lord Soadys, Lord Cremorno,
Edward Ayabford Sanford, EN., Edward King Tenison,
Fag., Lard Llanoves, Right Hon. Edward Ethos, M.P..
Hon. Hamilton, H. Daman, Hon. Leopold G. F. Agar
Ellis, M.P., Colonel R. A. Shaft° Adair, Marquis of Hort-
MirMs4 /LP. Weed 0. R Challoner, Viscount Eversky.
Earl of Fife:Clensral Sir H. Ferguson Davie, Bart, M.P. •
• Fad of Strafford, Frederick Dundee, Esq., M.P., Logi
Dem, Edward Elliee, jun., Esq.. Colonel How. Weis-
man C. W. IZ M.P., Hon. Edward Southwell Rums%
Annulus E SteMbenson Eaq., Right Hon. J. W.
Fitspatrisk, Hee. Stephen Lashington, Earl of Cow
ford. Siro= R. Philips, Bart., Lord Carew, Colonel
J. M. Viscount Dalrymple, Jobs SL Anima,
Fag., M.P., Fad of Ounpardown, sad Lard Marisa F. T.
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