The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-28 00:00:00

Cbr Court,

The Queen and the Princess Alice visited the
Duchemi of Keet yesterday morning at Clarence Howe, St.
James's.

The Duke of Cambridge and the Princess Mary visited the
Princes Frederick William at Buckiagham Palace.
The Quote end Prince Consort, the Prisms Frederick
William, and the Princess Alias, paid a visit to the Duchess
of Kest in the afternoon. Her Majesty also took a carriage
drive. The Equerries in Welting attended on horseback.
The Queen end Prinro Consort, aorompanied by the Prin-
cess Frederick William end the Princes' Alice, honoured the
performance at the Haymarket Theatre last evening with
their presence. The Royal sults oomisted of the Duchess of
nth.,ll, the Cormier Perponeher, Lord Crofton, Count Per.
poria.r, Lord ensiles Fitzroy, and Lieut.-Colonel Pon-
sonby.

The health of the Dueller of Kent la greatly improved.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
in Downing-street. The ministers present were the
Earl of Derby, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the Lord
Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of
Hardwicke, Mr. Secretary Sotheron Eitcoart, the
Earl of Malmesbnry, General Peel, Lord Stanley, Sir
John Pakingtoo, and Lord John Manners.

Despatches were test from the
the Governor of Cartada.

yesterday to

His Excellency the Ambassador of France has
left Albzrt•gats House for Paris.

His Excellency the Danish Minister has left town
to pass a short period at the bathe of Mekern, Worcester-
shire.

The .larchionese of Salisbury has issued cards
for an assembly on Monday. the 6th of June, at the family
mansion in Arlington-street.

Viscountess Palmerston will have an assembly
Ale evening at Cambridge Hones, Piccadilly.
Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe
have arrived at their mtasioe, Grosvenor-square, from the
Continent.

Miss Coutta has arrived at her mansion in Strat-
toa•street for the season.

The eccond ball of the " original subscription" of
Almack's took place on Thursday evening at Willie's Rooms,
and was attended by • brilliant circle of fashionable com-
pany. There sere several ladies patronesses present—the
Duchess of Richmond, the Countess of Belton, Ledy
Ayala/A, and Lady Egerton, striving with large parties.
The conipany present numbered 360 persons. Cooto's fell
orchestra was io attendance, and was kept actively engaged
until nearly 4 o'clock. In consequence of the success of this
r. union, which is said to have revived the memories of the
" good old dons," Mew,. Willie have bean requested to
get up a fourth subscription before the clove of the present
season.

Vinconnteem Feilding gave birth to a eon and
heir at Donning, North Wets, on Thtusday.

The Heiti Maatership of King Edward Vl.'a
Grammar School, Norwich, has been conferred upon the
Rev. Augustaa Jessopp, M.A., of St. John's Collage, Cam-
bridge, late meter of Holston Grammar School.

and Mrs. William Longman entertained at
dinner yestenisy, in Hyde-park-square, all the contributors
to the week just brought out under the suspioes of the
Alpine Club. The introduction into the world of " Peaks,
Passes, and Oleciers," was also inaugurated bye soirie and
concert, at which upwards of 400 persons, including most
of the literary celebrities of the day, honoured Mrs. Longman
with their company. Auguste Balms, tho well-known
Chansons' guide, to whom the Royal Society have just ;To-
wered 20 guises', for the assistance he hss rendered to
scientific explorers of Mont Blanc, wee also present.
Mr. Beaumont, M.P., WU at Turin on Wednes-
day, returning from Rome.

John George Smyly, Esq., Queen's Counsel, has
been sprinted to the ollles at solicitor of excise in Ireland,
vacant by the retirement of Mark A.Baurin, Esq. The Dub-
lin •/ complains that this situation has been oonferred
upon a gentleman whose support of =sanative principles
has been of the most sparing character; and also that It has
not been given to a solicitor.

Milli Louisa Vining, formerly well kaowo as the
Infant Sappho, ins marrie4 on Monday to Mr. Sharp Hey-
wood, of Herwiagtoa Park.

Mr. Knowles, of Manchester, has purchased the
Ha Theatre Royal.

We (41theneram) understand that a private meet-
ing of members of the musket profemion has been called Ly
the Society of Arts for Friday seat, June 3, at 1 o'cl.,ck, to
consider the enbject of Pitch, and the effect of the mead
French alteration on musical art. Dr. Whewall, Master of
Trinity, will preside. Most of The eminent musical men now
in London are expected to attend and take part in the con-
ference.

English artists have declined sending pictures to
Paris in the present unsettled state of Continental affairs,
and the English public seem to have declined buying any
pictures out of the Royal Academy Exhibition. "For
years," says the Illustrata Tistn, "no sack stagnation
barn been known. It is reckoned by than knowing in
each matters that generally, on the day of the private view
of the academy, from eight to ten thousand ponds' worth
of pictures is sold ; and this year it is not imagined that me
thousand pounds was on that day invested in the purchase of
works of art." Mr. Millais has sold two out of his three—
" Tbe Vsls of Red" to Mr. Wind.., and the "Love cf
Janice the First" to Mr. Gantbirt. This last-named gat-
tkmen is also the purchaser of Mr. Rankley's Lain
Sermon."

TDB FASHIONS FOR JUNE.
(From the Laid Treasury.)

Among the most remarkable novelties in the
&shims of the present sewon we moat notion the adoption of
birds u trimmings for hats sad bonnets. On a rant
ovamion the Empress of the French wore a bonnet of white
crap, with a humming-bird placid on a spray of bloc. And
on riding-hats birds of conekterable sizs are placed u
ornaments, and none but those wha hare seen It can imagine
the pretty tercet of the cock pheasant In Its glorious plane■
at the side of a ridiag-hat.

Among feabionshie staffs printed cambric' hays many
admirers. The new fashions ia this material are remerkatle
for elegance sad dmplki y.

Many of throe are made in small checks, of various chained',
is a white ground, the the narrow striped and checked
taffetas; and it la on this account they are called penal.: mf-
forms— in plain English, centric samenet. 'him new mate-
rial has a very good effect la sea green and nankin ; it it also
very pretty in pink and blue, and in various eltedea of lilac
one white ground. To those among our readers who wish
to units elegance with economy, we pmticalarly recommend
the percale taffetal.
The actual taffctes, of coarse, itiA remain in favour. Of
these taffetas some of the newest have small Pompadour
trcchee dowers on a white ground, inclosed In checks, formed
by a very fine coloured line. Dreams of this material should
ba trimmed with bows of ribbon, matching, or at lent in
hariiciny, with the cDlour tf the stuff. Same of the Mil/mats
taffetas are in triad striped violet, green, or brown, in
two diodes.

A. relates to the make of dresses, it is s known fact that
there baa been an attemit restore the fashisn of skirts
with the breadths cut narrow at the waist, and painally
widening towards the bottom; but we shall be much sur-
prised if this faabion pins ground.

Sleeves are made dat at the top of the arm, and open
frau the bottom to the elbow, ►hoeing the full tulle or
muslin under-sleeve, or the thicker muslin one is a
wonting dress. There is another style of sleeve in vogue,
made eery wide and open, lined with ma, and trimmed
round the inner edee with quilled til.bos. This sleeve is
suitable in warm weather.

Bodies of drawee are mid. either pantel before and !m-
-aid, or round. The Own shirt Le not awarded, but it
maw be wore very full end long. In the way of trimmieg,
• .. " ' "

Tam have ditappetrelt batapplicatims of darker tae-

terial than that ottnpoeicg the erase have a very goad
tffrtt in deriening the corsage, and !naiwiog the (Eruct of the
bnepte.