The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-05 00:00:00

A RICIPTION AT 773 TUILEME3.

The Emperor and the Empress pre on Tuesday
evening a grant dinner at the Tuileries. Among the guests
IMO the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris ; the Doke de Bee-
seas, greed ehantherlais; the Duke de Cambaceres, grand
isaaier of the careesealse; M. Mocquard, chief secretary to
the Emperor; sad the odious of the Emperor's household.
In the evening there was a grand reception. Before Was
o'clock, the members and the ladies of the diplomatic body,
who were to have the honour of paying their respect., had
essembied in the (barest ado= of the pekoe. At
nine, the Emperor ant the Empress entered the
throne-room. Their Majesties were scoompeaied
by the prints end princesses of the imperial
family; the princes and princesses of the family of the
Emperor having rank at court; preceded by the great officers
of the mown, and followed by the greed master end greed
Lines of the household of the Empress, and bye lady of
Erman. Their Majesties took their Oboes on the throne;
Prince Napoleon, Prinoe Loafs Laden Bonaparte, and
Prince ineohim Murat being on the right of the Emperor;
end the Princess Clothilde, the Primess Mathilde, the Prin-
cess Lucien Murat, the Princess Joecblm Mont, and the
Prisons Anna Murat occupying seats on the left
of the Em Neer the throne on either aide
were asseeebtd the handholds of their Majesties,
and of their —le_ttighaseese, the mioister!, the presidents
of the Senate, lakttivri Body, and Council of State; the
manhole, the admirals, the Grand Chancellor of the Legion
of Honour the Governor of the Invelidee, the Commander-
in-Chief of the National Guard, and a deputation of the
grand mosses of the Legion of Honour. Everyone was
standiog, and the Grand Chamberlain having taken the
orders of the Emperor, the reception commenced. The
name of each lady wasannounoed by the Grand Chamberlain
of the Emperor sad the Greed Mistress of the Household of
the Empress. The reception of the gentlemen took place alter
that of the ladle% the name of each being ennounoed by the
Grand Chamberlain sad the Grand Master of the Household
of the Empress. At half•past 10 their Majesties with their
cortege retired to their apartments.

THE SULTAN AT THE THEATEL—On Friday
evening, es we aneounced by anticipative in our balletic of
that day, a representation of the ewe Moro Visconti was
gives at the Imperial Theatre Dothe—batob. loon/Woos
had been toned to the foreign ambassadors and ministers,
with their rsepthdve suites' and to a few visitors of distinction,
the ladies present being her Eioellency the Hon. Lady
Balmer, Mire. Brown, Madame &diens, and =whir lady.
whose name we hen not learned. At a quarter to 8 o'clock
his Majesty the Salt= fettered the Salle is Ithoepttore, end,
after conversing with the ladies, amtheasclors, end ministers,
led the way to the theatre. The performance of the opera
thee immediately began, each act being followed by a well.
execiated ballot. Happily for the ardits sad critics, them "to
order" performanoes depend more for their moons CS the
brilliant* of the surrounding " conditions" than is the
cooellsmos of either the acting or singing. The artiste—
al.!: from N. 611.0 theatre—did their heal lot. •••••
i not for the feat lust nientiotred, we should be compelled to
o.y that between their beat and the best the difference fa
pea. F uch se the performance was, however, hit Makety
graciously testified hiaapproval of it by ram sintog till the outdo'
the opera, at nearly II o'clock, when, after Wresting the
respects to their Imperial boat in the sells de reception, the
company withdrew. The gorgeous theatre itself, It is need-
less to say, was illuminated to a pitch of fairy brilliancy ;
end, so tie as the scene that everywhere met the eye could
sentribute to high sensuous enjoyment, the ensesnblt wee
perfect. During the entra-actes, the company strolled about
through the lobbies wed other parts of the house, and par-
took of the varied ltharies which lathed the re/midmost
tables—not neglecting the properly liberal supplies of right
Imperial olgareuan—Lerant Honed, Dec. 21.
Count de Morey has just purchased font brood
mares frame Mr. Stephenson, of Newmarket—Jessamine,
Terecogeat, Gesiaag, and Malmaley. The teat two were
Leahy Mr. Batson, and Termagant is the dam of Thessa-
lia., beisagbg to Lord Stamford. which gained the two-
year-eil sinks at Newmarket in 1869.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE..
FRANCE.
RESIGNATION OF COUNT WALEWRIU.
PARIS, THURSDAY.
The Monitsur of to-day contains a decree of the
Emperor appointing M. Thonvenel Minister for
Foreign Affairs, replacing Count Walewski, whose
resignation has been accepted.
M. Baroohe is intrusted ad (Wain with the
Ministry for Foreign Affairs until the arrival at M.
Thouvenel.

GERMANY.
BERLIN, WIDINIDAY, rAN. 4.
_ _ _

According to reliable information the Conference
of the German States on the sea coasts (which was
marched by Prussia on the 14th ult., for the pur-
pose of discussing the question of fortifying the
lions) will be opened on the 9th inst. at Berlin.

INDIA.

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM OUDE.-2,000

REBELS TAKEN.

BOMBAY, Dec. 16 (per extra steamer to Adorn).
Two thousand rebels and their leaders, Mammoo
Kahn, Kahn Bandoor, Kahn Beni Mandoo, and hie
two sons, have been taken prisoners. The Begam
escaped.

Bombay journals to the 12th ult. have been re-
ceived this morning.

While the Governor-Oeneral is absent from him
capital, and journeying through the north-west in
royal state, Mr. Jam.. Wilson has landed in Cal-
cutta very quietly, and taken his ..at am a member
Id the Indian Council. The right hon. gentleman
arkved by the Nemesis on November 99, and his
first public appearance was as a geed at the dinner
given on the 30th, Bt. Andrew's-day, by the Scotch
residents of Caleatta in honour of their patron saint.
" Our latest advice.," says the Bombay Gazette,
"fully confirm the statement we were the first to give
currency to, that an expedition of 10,000 men would
leave India in the spring of next year to
settle the dispute with China. The force
will consist of an equal number of Sikhs and
Europeans. Two Queen's regiments, the 31st and
680, with a small mountain tribe, will be sent from
Bombay. Madras is to contribute, as her share, w-
onting to the Madras Thus, ' the 44th and 68th
Regiments, two batteries of Golundanse artillery,
Captain Desborough's battery of royal artillery, and
three companies of Sappers and Miners.' It is
not anticipated that the expedition will sail before
next March."

The import market during the fortnight had been
extremely dull. The stocks at market are very ex-
cessive, while the clearances have been few, owing
to a cessation of demand on the part of the up-
country dealers. Prices of piece goods have cone.
quentiy receded to several anus below the quota-
tions of one last report.
In the export market there was a steady activity,
and a fair business has been done at enhanced prices,
especially in cotton.