The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-18 00:00:00

TEE BELGIAN VOLUNTEERS.

About 1,500 of the Belgian volunteers visited
the Crystal Palace yesterday, but although the event was
one set down in the programme, no organised movement
with regard to it seems to have been made or at least car-
ried out. In addition to the band of the Crystal Palace
Company, that of the Guard Civique performed at inter-
vals on the terrace, and the band of the Hoye! Artillery in
the orehestra. There was • display of fountains at six
e'clook and again later in the evening, and the fireworks
were repeated on much the same scale as on the previous
evening. Many of the Belgians are said to complain
loudly of the exorbitant charges to which they had to sub-
mit for refreshments. Mies Burdett Coutts is carrying
out her al fresco entertainment at her beautiful grounds
at Holly-lodge, Highgate, with the most princely libe•
relay, and should the weather prove propitious, this
fête will be • most pleasant one. The arrangements
are that the Belgians shall parade in the grand quadrangle
of the cavalry barracks, Albany-street, at 12.30 to-morrow,
and will be received by • guard of honour of 100 men of
the 211th North Middlesex Rifles, under the command of
Lieut.-Colonel Whitehead, who, with their band, will
escort them to Holly Lodge. The route will be up Albany-
street to Gloucester-gate, down Park-street, across to the
Kentish-town-road, aid so on to Highgate, reaching the
gates of Holly-lodge not later than • quarter past three.
Miss °mitts has entruetei the Messrs. Gunter with the
supply of the banquet, and spacious marquees and tents
have been erected. A large marquee, capable of dining
1,228, is flanked by others of semicircular form, which
will seat altogether 2,204 ; should, however, over 2,700
crop up, as they did at Windsor, there will be ample
provision made for them. In a position commanding a
view of all the guests the pavilion in which her Majesty
fired the first shot at Wimbledon has been erected,
in which will be seated the Prince of Wales and
other distinguished friends of the hospitable hostess.
All joints, as well as poultry, are to be carved before being
placed on the tables, although they will appear to be in
the same form as when they leave the hands of the 000 k.
The severance of a ribbon will be all the carving neces-
sary. To-day Captain Mediated, of the 4th Beds, who is
a member of the Reception Committee, entertains • large
contingent, including the Burgomasters Bruges and
other towns, at his seat near Dunstable, and will bring
them up to town in the evening by the Great Northern
Railway in time for the ball. Most of the principal guests
were last night invited to partake of the hospitality of the
Clothworkers' Company, and invitations have been timed
for banquets by other companies, by the late Lord Mayor,
and by several of the nobility.

RISPRIMSNTATION OF CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.—
CAMBRIDOI, JULY 17.—The official declaration of a
vacancy in the representation of this university took
dace. hers this morning, when the Vioe-Chancellor (the
v. Dr. Carmen, Master of Christ's College) issued •
notice that there would be • congregation at 12 o'clock,
when • day would be appointed for the election of • bur-
gem to represent the university in parliament " in place of
Mr. Charles Jasper Selwyn, who has been appointed her
Majesty's Solicitor-GenemL" The oongregation took place
accordingly, the Vice-Chancellor presiding. The atten-
dance, however, was but small, in consequence of its
being vacation time, and therefore but few members of
the university in resident*. The undermentioned
comprised •11 who were present:—The Vioe-Chancellor;
Rev. E. H. Perewne, Corpus Christi College,
deputy proctor; Mr. Bradshaw, King's College,
deputy registrary ; the Rev. Dr. Okes, provost of King's
College; the Rev. Dr. Cookson, master of St. Peter's
College ; Professor Lightfoot, Trinity College ; Mr. Clay,
Trinity College ; and Mr. Clark, of Queens' College. Mr.
Godfrey, of Corpus College, and Mr. Besant, of St. John's
Esquire Bedell, were also in attendance. The
Colwritierun derstood to have been received here yesterday/
was read by the deputy proctor, and the Vice-Chancellor
having appointed Monday neat, at ten o'clock, for the
election, the proceedings, which were of a purely formal
character, as indeed they will be on Monday, there being
no prospect of opposition, terminated.

The nomination for Birmingham is fixed for
Wedgy next.