The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-26 00:00:00

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ARRIVAL OF THE QUREN OF THE BELGIANS.—Her
Majesty the Queen of the Belgians, attended Ivy La Cointess-
Vander Stratea !Dame du Palais), and Major de Mo..rkerke,
arrived at Buckingham Palace at half-past fmr o'clock yes-
ter* %Iternoon, on a shit to the Queen, and was received
by her Majesty and Prince Albert and her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent.

The Queen and Prince Albert rode out on horeelnek yes-
terday, &vended by the Countess of Desert, Lieut.-Colousl
the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Col. Bouverie.
The Queen had a dinner party yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace. The company included her Majesty the Queen of
the Belgians, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, hie
Excellency the Belgian Minister, and Madame Van de
Weyer, la Comtesse Van der &eaten (an waiting on the
Queen of the Belgians), Lady Augusta Bruce, Baronets de
Spetb, the Margot, of Breadalbane, the E irl of Deese,
Major de Moerkerke (in waiting on the Queen of the Bel
gians), and Sir George Couper. The band of the Coldstream
Guards was in attendance during dinner, and performed the
following pieces :
Overture—" Zunnetta" Aube?.
waltz The Sonnambula"
Grand Selection from " Fiparo"
Maaaniello Quadrille on sire horn Asber's ems_ Juilfen.
(Craig's Slam der Prelater —"Athalie" Xendelmohn.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended is the
palace.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester will receive
a distinguished circle on Friday next, the 29. h inst., at Glou-
cester lino., to have the honour of meeting her Majesty.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bri lee and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg
Senile:, attended by Lady Argenta Cadregan and Mr.
Eimmad Mildmay, honoured Lady Howard with their
company yesterday afternoon at Craven Lodge, Fulham.
A cabinet council was held at twelve o'clock yester-
day at the Foreign-office. The ministers present were Lord
John Russell. the Marquis of Lanniowne, the Earl of Minto,
Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, the Right
Hon. H. Labouchere, Lord Campbell, the Earl of Carlisle, Sir
John Hoblsouse, and the Marquis of Clanriearde. Tre
email set two hours
Lord and Lad
_y John Russell had a dinner party
on Saturday at Pembroke-lodge, Richmond park. The
company included the Meiquis and Marchioness of Douglas,
Lord Melgund, Lady Charlotte Elliot, and Me. Lsrvi,ecr.
Despatches were sent off yesterday ev ning tram
the C Aoniel-office for the governors of Hong-Kong and
Ceylon.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council eat
yesti relay, and heard an appeal from the High Court of
Admiralty, " Queen v. Belcher." An appeal from the
Arches Court, " Wilson v. Wilson," was commenced. The
1 reds present were the Muter of the Rolls, Lord Brougham,
the Ju"ge of the Preroga'ive Court, the Chancellor of the
Dinhy of Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court.

LUSTS NAV:RM.—We bavr tO record a blood na-
ture, of which, in modern times, the Sicilian twins Rile-
Christina and the Siamese brothers wore the mot memorable
instance,. At Berneghem, a village three leagues from the
t iwn of Bruges, forming nearly the central point between
Bruges, Thourout, and Ostend, were born, on the 28th
ultimo, two children of the female sex compactly united to
each other. The two bodies join at the sides; the ligature
union beginning a little below the right breast of the one
and the left breast of the other, and continuing as far
as the navel, so that the children do not look each
other in the face, but are turned one towards t'n oth.or
In an oblique position. Their heads, arms, thighs, and
legs are perfectly free, and they have the proper
use of all their limbs, and their position is such as t
permit their mother to nurse lank at the same time
without difficulty. The aerate of the parish baptised them
the day of their birth in the names of Marie and &This.
The parents are poor servants, working and residing in a
small farm held by an old bachelor. The husband's name
is Tanabe ; his wife, aged about 38 years, has four children.
This birth has made same conaiderahle noise in the neigh-
bourhood, and the curious already begin to besiege the far'n
bogie where it took place.—Brussels Herald.