The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-01 00:00:00

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The Prince and Princess Frederick William of
Prune received addramea of congratulation on Saturday, at
Buckingham Petro, from the Corporation of the City of
London, the Commissioners of Lieutenancy to. the City al
London, the Corporation of Birmingham, and Irma the flab-
niongere' Company.

The Lord Mayor, Sheriff, and officers of the Corporatkrz,
soootnpanied by a numerous deputation of members of the
Courts of Aldermen and Common Coon,. il, arrived at tlir
palace at half-past one o'clock, and roe soon after ushered
to the presence of the Prince and Prinoese.

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Their Royal Highnesses received the Corporation In the
I ellow Dewing-room, and were attended by the Countess
Perponchsr, the Counties Marie zn Lynn, the Countess
Wally von llohenthal, General von Schreckenatein, Comas
Perponchsr, Major-General von Moltke, Captain von
Schweinitz, Lieutenant von Zeatrow, Baron Ernest Stockman,
Dr. Wegner, and Captain von Lindero.
The Recorder then read the following *ldioms to the
Prince sad Princess. That to the Princess was ss follows :
" Madam,—We her Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects,
the Loci Meyer, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of
London, in Common Council saserubled, request permission
to of to your Royal Highness our warmest congratulations
on your aLious marriage with his Royal Highness the
Prusoe Fetick William of Prussia.
" Living, as it is our happiness to live. wader • soversiga
distinguished no less by her private than her gegott.rtre,....
we have looked forward with the most megatne en
to the results of her parental care. It is with and
gratitude that we see in your Royal Highness our gawk*
anticipations fully realised.
" We regret, indeed, the approaching &partite of year
Royal Highness from j oar native land, but we rejoice is the
thought that united to an illustrious Prince in
worthy of your attachment the happiness of yo.uvrwrto7
Highness will be complete, and that in your newly adopted
country you will receive the respectful homage of a virtuous
and enlightened people.
Be pleased, Madam, graciously to accept these our best
wishes for the happiness of your Royal Highness and your
princely consort, and be smeared that as England's eldest
daughter your Royal Highness will be remembered by the
animas of London with pride, and your future career
watched with the most affectionate solicitude."
To which address the Pi WOWS made the following gracious
-say Lord Mayor and Gentlemen,—Your very kind
shames smile for my warmest acknowledgmenn.
" I especially thank you for alluding to the heavy debt of
rattails I owe to my royal parents.
To show myself at all times worthy of their past tender
solicitude, and to emulate their example, will through Me be
the object of my ambition.
" It cannot but afford me the greatest 'attention to find
is the sentiments expressed by you an additional and bet-
=proof that an alliance formed with a view to my
and in accordance with the choice of my hurt
meets with theoyous approbation of my beloved entire
country to which j I
.belt ever remain faithfully and devotedly
attached.
" Whilst I ocedidently follow my beloved husband to a
distant country, where the mosses and love which he so de-
servedly sojoys will bs a security for my kind and cordial
reception, your assurance that you .111 sometimes' think of
sr when departed Intl lessen the pangs of separation."
The address to Prince Frederick William was ea follows:
" Sir, —We, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of
the City of London, in Common Council assembled, are de-
sirous of offering to your Royal Highness our congratula-
tions on the marriage of your Royal Highness to the Prin-
cess Royal of England,
" W• rejoice that a Printing who has won fur hermit the
sibotionet, sympathy and esteem of the people of this
toothy should be united to one whose princely birth, modal
attainatants, and firm attachment to our Protestant faith,
afford the best security for conjugal felicity.
" We earnestly pray that the Almighty may be flamed to
bless the union, and that the hoist tilme of year Royal
Hkbaress sod our beloved Primers may be fatly reelised."
To whisk the Pence mods mews :
" My Lord Mayor sad Gentlemee,—l am soot 'retold
far the empotelations, goal wishes, and affectionate feelings
conveyed your ea esrns behalf of the Corporation of
this great mstrepolie. I slossrely rejoice to find that aa
alklesee Mew to my beset mein vith the cordial sympethy
I of the aliens et Lewis., sod it is le no e mores of owl
esdefestisa te form Wong! thin Minos aMM deer els-
anion with this ealightsmil matey end kindred people."
g The members of the Cesperetko Om withdrew.
The Conuniesiouere of Lisateseney were thee Introduced,
end the following addrem misread by the Lord Mazisty.
"Mod Illustrious Prices and Prisms—We, her
wet dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lord Ma or, Aldermen:,
and the rest of her Majesty's Commissioners of Ibr
the City of London. desire to offer our sincere
upon your Royal Highnesses' auspicious marriage, and to
evince the lively satisfaction with which we bail as event
salesdated to promote the lading happiness of your Royal
Higbee...a, and to cement the alliance of two nations 63 in-
timately connected by the ties of a common interest, both re.
Stens and politioaL
"Ws humbly prey that the Almighty may blase your I
=lift with every earth), felicity, and if called upon to I
fulfil the high destiny dittoing over a mighty kingdom,
you may szont an illustrious example of every princely
virtue, end transmit to your posterity a sceptre hallowed by
the blessing. of a happy, united, and prosperous people."
To which address hie Royal Highness made the following
reply:
•' The Penmen and myself receive with the greatest plea-
sure the congratulations of the Lieutenancy of the City of
London on our happy union.
" That this unionettould further cement the mutual good
haling and alliance of the friendly nations is an aspiration
in which we both moat heartily jotn."
A deputation from the Corporation of Birmingham, and from
the manufacturers of that borough, waited aeon the Prince
and Princess Frederick William of Fronds, at Buckingham
Palace, on Saturday forenoon, to present an arldreas from the
corporation, end a gift of certain 'psalm's of the manu-
factures of that town. The deputation con.isted of the
Mayor (Job. Ratoliff, Enj ), Mr. Alderman Hodgeon (ea-
mayor), Mr. Aldermen Palmer, and the Town Clerk. The
manufactures, were represented by Messrs. Mad-lemons
Aston, Rinks, Claims, Teaks. Stella's. Simons, IE
Collie, Jeffery, Bents; Goode, and Herds. The
Mr. Spouse,, M.P., Mr.
11.P.= Bekaa, red the Rey. law Spooner.
no ankles promoted etosistoi of Nos specimens of ma-
gold beemse, silver gold mire mach., steel pees,
alliagy, redeem moms: fur., the production' of twenty-In
ummilmiteres, sod valued at 2,0001. The mayor, who origi-
nated the gift, at the same time premiered to ;heir Royal
Higher's. • riohly-411nmisolsd eeedsires of the articles.
Their Royal H *homer, Mended by the Wien and gee-
Homan of their suite. received the tiowsiotioa in the New
Roma, where the presents won diegioysi
A deputation from the Ilsitangwe Comiway mho pow
tae address to Aar SAM 1400111.11 edirfilly

ROYAL DRAWLNO-ROOM.
The Queen held a Drawing-race on Saturday demon at
IL loweire Falter, far the repot of receiving coogratula.
does mey
the hagyy wag rope nuptials. The Caul
was ver semeresay seisested.
The teta sad the Prises Comert metered the Throes-
rtiess temesereged by dr Twin sad Prisms Frederick
Wilkie of hurls, the DEANS 1 Csaltor4dge, the Primer
Mary, the Debi et Gaisheilge, lir Doke of Sate Ocher&
?tee Rimed of Sass Weiser, the Prise of Leheis.
!duce Maur et Reheedelm, and the Mationijah Dp
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the Raba; the amiss et Dime Be tositleg), the Dasher
of Welliehmh the Doehets of Atha, des Couto* of Galas
=led Fiscarielleo /eosin, Ladies of the Bed_
Res. Elreser Ileeley tie trattiaja, Hoe. Miss
UdlgH'g) ; Hen. Misses Hen Soteel. Cares.
lCs wiltinoiseald, Syne, red Calmest, Made or Haman ;
ileseemises Forbes, ray Charlotte Gap*, Vissonetees
Obese, Lady Carafes Benison, nod Leidy Gardiner.
Were el the Bedchamber ; the Nffivaie of Bnadal ha*
RT., Lad Clembereis ; the Hari al It. Geneses,
G.C.8., Lord Steward ; the Duke of Wriliagroa, hisser
of the Sane , the Morgois of Mummy, H.O,
Cies= of the Stole to the Freer Led finest Bryce;
Vise aweebelain ; Vieormat Ciethiness. Coeptroisr
of lies Household; Lard de TAM,. Lad is Wal._Atiog•
Led 0 Lennox, F. fa WAINr to hie
nohow ; Coierl the Hes. Cherie Mine, Keeper ;7Z