The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-23 00:00:00

eararAz OP THE KING OP ENE BELGIANS.

DOVER, WIEDIRPDAY.

His Majesty the King of the Belgians, arrived at
Dover this 1001111 W, at half past 12 o'clock, is the Belgian
government steamer Emerald, Captain Hoed, and escorted
by the Topes.; Captain Picard. Oa Lending, Ma Majesty
was received by Lord Raglan and Omer.' Viyide, of the
Queen's household. His Brodie:lcy M. Van de Weyer, the
Belgian Ambassador, and M. Delfosre, Chargri d'Affaires,
were Rho In attendance. A guard of honour of the 3hd
Regt. wart drawn up on the landing-place to receive hie
Majesty on his debercation. Msjnr.Oeneral Craufard, com-
mandant of the g mime, end Major Barnard, Oren eller
Guard., together with Captain Trnecott, R.N., the naval
asperintendent of the pert, end S. IL Latham, E.q., the
Weiss Consul, were likewise present His Diejeaty dimd
at Birmingham's Imperial Lord Warden Hotel, and
lilt p•r South Easearn Railway, for Buckingham
Pelee., at 9.30. The Royal train was in charge cf Mr,
J. P. Knight, superintendent of the SouthaEostern
Railway, and the arrangements at the Dover sta-
tion, which were of the usually efficient character,
were under the direction of the superintendent of the station,
Mr. E. J. Way. MA Majesty was accompanied by his
Royal Mightiest the Count de Flandree, Colonel Count cis
Moerkeske, General Lahore, Minister of Marine, and Colonel
Bernell, aide-de-camp to the Count de Mandrel% A royal
salute wee fired from the Heights Battery on his Majesty
etcpping on shore, end again upon the train leaving for tie
Bricklayer.' Arms. The royal train arrived at the Brickiayere
Arms at 5.45, and his Majesty was there received by the
Hon. Jsmea Byng, chairman of the South East= Railway
Company, several of the directors, and Mr. C. W. Elms%
general manager.

The Marquis of Lansdowne has issued cards for an
aosetubly on Ow 6th of July at Laoedowae noon.

The Countess of Craven and the Ladies Craven
have left town fur Cashiobury Park, Watford.
Viscountess Palmerston has issued cards for assem-
blies on Saturday atat, and Saturday, the 2nd and 9th of
nest month, at Cambridge Mum

Lord and I.ady Lyndhurst entertained a select
circle at dinner, last evening, at their midair:. la George-
Street, Honorer-wroare.

Lord Lendeeborough and family are staying at
the Wilms& Park Hen', Waken-aa-Tharaer.

Lady Rolle entertained a select party at dinner
lav evening, at her residence In Upper Groevenor-street.
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We (Worcester Chronick) are happy to say that
Mr. UAW, M.P., Is progressing famonbly and regaining
strength; but his is sot yet in a oon !Rion to resume his
parliamentary darks.
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General Sir John Slade Bnt., the gallant and
venerable Lather of the late coaservadve candidate for
Bristol, is at present staying at Weeks-super-Mare. S!r
Joh°, though la Ids 96th year, is atilt able to tab Ide
walk. by the seaside.

Among the recent arrivals at Malvern, are Lsdy
Tollanache, Ltantonant-Colonel Sir IEL U. Havelock, Lady
Havelock, Lady Beaumont, Lady Scudamore Stanhope, Lord
nonmetal, &o.

A letter from Berlin of the 18th says:—" The I
Queen arrived to-day from fians-Sonci and paid a I hit to the
Grand Duchess Helen at the hotel of the Russian Legation
The Prince Regent gave • dinner to-dry in honour of bee
imperial highness, to which the princes and princesses of the
royal faintly were invited, as well as Prince Augustus of
Weitemberg, Prince William of Baden, the Prime of Hass
Darsentadt, the Prince of "lobate Were, end the Baton and
Barone de Hedberg."
It is stated that the testimonial to the Dean of
cLichmter (which masts of 3,000 guinee• to the demo, and
1,000 guineas to Mrs. Hook) is to be presented to the desnat
the Town Hell, Leeds, on the Feast of Se. Peter. a
The Morning Chronicle says :—" are glad to
bear it rumoured that • distingubbed member of tto inde-
pendent liberal party leteade to bring the general question of
the f- reign policy of the Derby administration beforo the
Moues of Commas, with • slew to obtaining fur Lord
Malmewbury the justice be merits, but which hart been with-
Rld from him, in ordee to were the temporary purposes of
party."

Without reckoning to-morrow—which is pretty
sum to bring the largest atteadasee of the four—the sum-
bee of riaitors to the Handel Festival at the Crgetal Palace
is already more than (1,000 In exert. of Ste sum total of
1567. The total number this week has bass 64,789.