The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-12 00:00:00

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Shortly after eight ;'ciock tirlatieen sad Primo Consort,
with the Duchene' Kent, the Daohese of Cambridge, the
Prince of Wales, Princess Alice, Prises Arthur PAWNS
Helena, Preen' Louisa, and Prince Leopold, attended by
the ladiessed gmtlrmen in waiting, and accompanied by the
dinner company, entered the theatrein St. George's Hall,
when the performsees immediately commenced.
The orosestrn wee composed of her Majesty's prints bend.
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Thu following bed the honour of reotivili invitations to be
'newt :—Th• Belgian Dilatator and Madams Van do
Weyer, Mr. B. and Miss Van de Weyer, Lord sad Lady
Oessoys and the Hon. Miss &altar' Mr. and Mies Wards,
the Countess of Ftfs, the Hos. Mrs. B. Brno% Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Mills, Miss Mills, Mr. H. Co; Mier Car, Mr. F.
Ca; Mr. and Kra. Roberts, Was Robert., Xt. sad
Nisi Riley, Mr. and Mrs. H. Bernour, Miss G.
Boyneesur, two Miaow Codringtos, Colonel Parker,
oommasdlai ofbasr lot Lite Guards; Captain Baler
son and Lientonant Viscount Posamicoart (lot Life
Guards), Ltant.-Colmol Bradford, Commanding Mose lad
Battalion Grenadier Guards, sod Mrs. Staab:oli sirs.
Hamilton, Dad Battakun Gret:adlor Guards, sad Mrs. Ha-
stilton ; Captain and Adjutant Smith, and Liwat. the Ham
C. G. C. Eliot (tad Battalion Grenadier GuardspLairalry
Caroline Barnagtos, Lady Badly Seymour, Miss
Major-General the Hon. C. and Mrs. Grey, the Hon. Mrs:
Gray, Colonel and Lady Katherina Vinson Harcourt, Colonel
Ma Hon. Mr C. and Lady Fhiffs, Mist Phipps, Mr. end
Mrs. Hugh Mallet, Colawl the Han. A. N. Hood, the Doan
of Windsor and the Has. Mrs. Wellesley, the Hon. Mrs.
T. M. Biddalph, Mr George and Lady Cowper, Mr. It. sad
Mir Coupe:, Mal n Blphinstone, , sad Mr. Gloom.
The Prism Common visited the Biltibition of the Photo-
'regalia &Moly, in Pa-ma Bast, on Tuesday last.

The Duke of New-Amin returned to Ms seat, Clamber
park, Notts, on Tuonday evealug.
Despatches from the Governors of the settlements cm the
Writ Coma of Africa were received yertallay at the Coked&
dice.

Tin MEETING OF PAELTAKENT.—Her Majesty
will, according to present arraspeasata, open parliament in
peraoa.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince
Consort are expected to leave Windsor Castle on the 23rd
instant for Buridnghaat Palsar, on whien day a Privy
Council will be bald by the Queen. Her Majesty and the
Prises Consort return to Windsor Cited* on the afternoon of
the 24th.

His Rope Highness the Prince Consort visited
the lzhibitioa of the Photographic Society la Pall-mall
La es Tuesday lent.

Lord John Russell comes to town to-day to attend
a* meeting of the ministers at the Cabinet Council. TIN
Noble bid, with Lay John Rummell mad family, cotes to
Chastiam-place on the 20th last., from rimbtoks Lodge,
Richmond, for the season.

The kart of Morniogton arrived at Orillion's
Cloned= Hotel lost evening Irons Pert, so roots for Dray-
ere Roan, Chippeuturo.

His 6nertiaocl the Atnbareador of France and
the Contains de Petrigny will return to Albert-tete Name
en-day from visiting the Dabs and Durham of Beaufset at
Badminton Rona,.

liie Excellency Admiral von Doekam left town
Isat evenieg for Copenhagen, es far a short period.

The Duke of Cleveland has been entertaining, at
Ray Casale, daring the Christmas holidays, a large circle
of kis easily cad friends, including the Cosa of Klanotal
and Miss noway, lend and Lady William Poeta*, Lord
end Lady George Qain, Lady alvaaley, Lady Charles
Bcasereot sad Mee ii.aaennt, Lady Bolls, Mr. cad Mrs.
Frederick Mamba, Kr. Heavy Idlibealoa Mr. Buren
Milbank*, Hoe. Mr. and Mrs. Tana, 81r John Hippealry,
Colonel and Mies Merrick, 81r Henry Willoughby, &c.
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The Earl of Derby will give s baociaet oa the
23rd inst., et his restiestos la B*. Jscoee'requare, to a Liege
circle of his political Mende in the House of Lords.

The Earl of Carlisle, who came to town from the
Doke of Satherlead's met is StaLordakirs, la order to attend
the funeral of Lord Meowley, left Stafford House, St.
James, yesterday, for Trentham, and at the end of the
week proceeds to resume his dudes as lord lieutenant of
Ireland.

The Bari and Countess Granville are expected in
tows ta a low days from Brlslaton.

The Earl of Durham 12as gone to visit the Marquis
of Mentors and Visoonat Hamilton et Eierawoart, county
Ty►ee.. ma ceauteee remiss with the Marehleeteee of
Minors, at Beeches Hell, Herts.

The Viscountess Ebrington gave birth to a son, at
Madeira, oa the 23sh ult.

The Haw. Mr. Justine Keating and family have
left the OWblade Perk Hotel, for London.
Mr. Newton, Mr. Freeborn's successor in the
British sastalass, ILAN arrived in Room, sad 'stand span
the dads' of him oaks.

Mr. 0. Whitelock Llod,of Straucally Cantle, Imo
emomes4 W Miaow% dooming foroard at the neat To-
omey, or gookerol elertioo, a• a oentbdat• for the roommate-
ties of the county of Waterford in parliament, on the Libetal
Coseareative Interest.

The incembency of Christchurch, Cheltenham,
bee been filed up by the appointment of the Rev. I. F.
Fenn, formerly a Fellow el Tnnity College, Cambridge,
and at the prment time vicar of StolfoW, Bedfordahlra

We (Cheitothans Examiner) hear that it ie is
ecutessyletioa by tee liberal perty Is Gloucester to present
• testimonial to Mr. Prim let. M.P. fur the city, in recog-
nition of the eminent orrice he rendered daring the time he
repneented it in pediment. lilitheeriptione ere now being
raised for this purpose.