The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-31 00:00:00

Cbt Court,

AUGUST 27.

Yesterday was the birthday of the Prince Consort,
and the members of the Royal Family of Prussia called upon
hie Royal Rlghneee to pay their visits of congratulation.
The Duke of Haze Coburg arrived at Babelsberg to pass
the day with hie Royal Brother.
The Queen and the Prince Consort, the Prince and Prin-
cess of Prussia, the Priam and Princess Frederick William,
and the Grand Duke and Grind Duchess of Baden drove out
in the afternoon lit two aurriages and four.
The dinner puty In the evening to most the Queen and
the Prises Consort wu confined to the members of the
Prussian Royal Family, the Grand Duke and Grand
Dachau of Bader, the Duke of Sue Coburg, Prince Leo-
pold of Hohenzollero, Prince Augustus of Wartemberg, and
Prince William of Baden.

In the evening the grounds at Babelaberg were beautifully
illuminated. The inhabitanta of the city of Potsdam also
spontaneously illuminated their city, and the bridge over the
Havel wes covered with variegated lamp*, and was occa-
sionally offused with the reflected glow of lights of different
colour,. A very Hue display of fireworks took place at the
same time, and the whole exhibition, which was admirably
arranged, produoed a moat striking effect.

A (arseparty of the moot distinguished residents in Berlin,
together with the suites of her Majesty and the Prince,
the members of the royal Prussian households, and the
gentlemen belonging to the British legation at Berlin, were
invited.

The Dom Choir had the honour of singing• Wore the royal
party, and M. de Below performed several piec,a upon the
pianoforte.

A deputation, oonsirtiog of Captain Mangles, M.P.,
chairman, Mr. T. It. Tafoell, and Mr. I. E. Mathleant,
directors, accompanied by the secretary, of the Royal Mall
Stasm-packet Company, had an interview yesterday with
the Right Hon. Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, her Majesty's
Secretary of State for the Colonies, on the subject of rata-

bliehing mail communication with Vancouver's Island, and
also with New Zealand, &a., rid Panama, in extension of the
existing line of mail service.
The Right Hon. .1 W. Henley returned to town yester-
day, from the continent. The Earl of Donoughmore also
returned to town yesterday, from Buxton.
The Marquis of Salisbury arrived In town yesterday, from
Hatfield.

Despatches were received yeeterday, at the Colonial-office,
from the Gloveruors of the North American Provinces,
Heligoland, and the Lord High Commisakmer of the lonian
Islands.

HER MAJESTY'S RETURN TO ENGLAND.
(THIS DAY.)

(BY imuysto yaLsoiaPs.)

DOVER Tv =DAY.

Shortly before eleven o'clock this morning, to the
great surprised the people of Dover, the Royal Yacht was
seen far off on the sea apparently steaming towards
the harbour. Jut previously to thia the manager of the
South Eaatern Railway at Dover received a tekgruptic notice
from London that her Majesty would arrive there, and would
have immediate neormity fir a special train. The areassary
preparation. ware made without delay, and at twenty
minutes before twelve o'clock the Royal Yacht entered
the harbour. Her Majesty came on shore forthwith, being
accompanied by hie Royal Highness the Prince Consort, and
attended by the Rawl et hialsembery, Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, Lady Macdonald, the Hon. Caroline
Cavendish, Colonel the Hon. Sir C. Phipps, Colonel the
Hon. A. N. Hood, and Captain du PLR
After ►taying for a few minutes at the Royal Warden
Hotel, the mid party crossed the road and entered the ape-
dal train which was waiting at the station. It proceeded
Mesa to Hastings, end will thence proceed to Portsmouth,
I whence the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Coa-
l' sort will embark for Osborne.

Letters from Berlin state that Chevalier Bunsen
was intabir, on account of ill health, to accept the invitation
of Queen Victoria and the Prince Comore to visit them at
Babel:berg. Y. Beason will probably per the winter at
Nice.

Maria Marchioness of Aileabory has left Hinch-
iogbroks, the seat of the Earl and Countess of Sandwich,
on • visit to the Bail and Counter of Chesterfield, at
Bretbj Park.

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The Earl of Jersey arrived in town yesterday
from Cowes, Isle of Wigbt.

The Earl of Denbigh and Ladies Fielding have
returned to Ncusehiun Paddocks, near Lattarworth, boon
visiting Viso3unt and Vi coluaus Fielding, at tine soot In
Wales.

The Earl and Countess of Portarlington have
arrived at Zoo Park, Asir lest in Deland, from visiting
the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, at Blenheim
Palaoe, Oxon.

Lady Pakington has left Farrance'a Hotel, Bel-
gravia, ter Dreitwiett, Worcestershire.
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Lord Bgluatomu returns to Dublin to-clay from
hie tow la the north, and it la highly probable that hie ex-
cellency will be present to-morrow evening at the banquet to
be given by the Lord Mayor in honour of the tuccenful lay-
ing el the Atlantic cable.

The Marquis of Dalhousie, we (Xi*Gilt Gazette)
regret to say, does not improve in health as much as his
Mande amid wish, and his medial atiesdants have advised
him not to attempt to winter in England or Scotland ;
Malta, Madeira, or some of the German baths are the places
most likely to be selected. The noble martinis will take his
depethwe tram Ragland in a short time. Siam his return
home his lordship has monpied himself in devising them-
eless is Dalbemie CAWS.

Sir Irani= Boteerrille, M.P., leaves the south
al From this week, tor Ragland, sad Is axpretsd to visit
Cant/lb/try in the sows, of wit week.

Mr. Alexander T. Galt, whose name stands in the
list of the new Canadian ministry as u Inapsotar-General,"
is the youngest 03Q of the noshat, whose family hare all
for a loss time been reddest in Canada.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, MONDAY Evzierse.

It is positively announced that the Emperor and
Empress will leave St. Cloud for Biarritz on Wed-
nesday, September 1. The stay of their Majesties
there is at present limited to one fortnight. On
their return the Emperorwill proceed to the Camp at
Chilons. The Pays of this evening says that the
Imperial Prince will accompany their Majesties to
Biarritz, but according to my information, whieh I
think is correct, he will not go. It is true that Dr.
Corvisart has reported favourably of the health of
the place, but since the little Prince is in perfect
health at St. Cloud it would not perhaps be wise to
move him to a far southern latitude.

The Duke of Malakoff goes to London to-morrow.
His marriage is postponed till after the return of the
court from Biarritz.

Lord Palmerston has gone to stay with Lord
Cowley at his country seat, near Compiegne. There
is no truth in the report of his intended visit to
Count de Peraigny's chateau. The most extraor-
dinary fables about Lord Palmerston are ventilated
by the Belgian press. The Nord says :
Lord Palmerston lives in Paris in a very retired manner ;
his visit is enrrounded with deep mystery ; he does not live
in the hotels which he formerly frequented; and it Le said
that he is installed in a villa not far distant from the Palace
of St. Cloud.

The fact is that Lord Palmerston has stayed all
the time he has been in Paris at the Hotel Bristol,
in the Place Vendome, and there has been no mys-
tery whatever about his movements.
The following despatch from Turkey, confirma-
tory of the news already known, has reached Paris
to-day :

Constantinople, August 29:

. _
Ali•flhaleb Fiche is dismissed, u are the other sons-in-
law of tim Sultan. Mehemet Pasha is appointed Grand
Admiral; Mehemet Ali Puha is dismissed. The Minister
of Commerce is not yet chosen. Mehemet-Iluchdi Pacha is
appointed President of the Tassimat.
The Cherbourg journal announces that the two
divisions of the Itusaian navy which were to leave
Cronstadt for the Mediterranean, are expected at
Cherbourg very shortly. It is hoped and believed
that Cherbourg will bo thronged with visitors to
see the Russian ships. The appearance in a southern
latitude of this Russian fleet, consisting as it was
said, of no leas than fifteen vessels, was heralded in
several journals some days ago, but their informants
toast have been mistaken.

The Bourse, after opening rather heavily, became
excessively firm at tho close. The Route roes 650.
for cash, and 45c. for account, closing at 70fr. 00c.
and 79fr. 80e. Mobilier rose 12fr. 500. The
Eastern railway rose 12fr. 500., and the other lines
about sfr.