The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONPA

the design of the Minister v not controverted. It is
pretty well known what t7ie Bill is to be. Well,
two months have come and gine, and wises have
been the large and unanimous Fblic amesubkagea in
its favour? We do not selt thOse who wesidconfiscate
the heritage of the middb okras of three islands,
AVhere are your mobs? we are content to ask the
inventors and abettors of this new scheme of aristo- '
vatic patronage and power, Where are your public
meetings? The only assemblage of the kind that we
can call to mind at this moment was one held at
the London Tavern eon's weeks ago, at which the
principal speaker was Mr. ERNEST JON Ce, and of
which the chairman was the most noble the Mar-
quis of CLA MR IC MDR. Persons of an inquiring
turn of mind have frequently asked of late why
was that accomplished individual made Lord Privy
Seal. May it not have been as reward for his having
led that forlorn hope in the City ? Two thousand
a year is not a bad " good service pension." It is
not ileal to the merits of the man, perhaps ; but it is
something in hand, sod is a pledge of further bene-
ficent intentions. Besides, it has always been held
that desperate actions must be signally rewarded ;
and so far no man, however daring or desperate, of
Lord CLAMLICARDICS mark or character, has had the
hardihood to face a public meeting on behalf of
Lord PALMERATON'S India BilL In the fable the
fox was hung up by the tail pour encourager les
metres. In this case the Privy Seal has been con-
ferred with apparently like motive upon a nobleman
with whom others of his order when they compare
themselves will be tempted to say, without any
excess of vanity—" Surely we are not leas deserving
" than he."

Or Court.
ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN'S GUESTS.
The Duke of Saii.Cobarg Gotha arrived at
Backhigtuun rams at 20 minutes past 10 o'clock on Friday
night on a Ail to the Queen. His Royal Minnow was re.
mired at the London-bridge *don by Colonel Francis
Seyrivittr, C. 8., Groom-in-waiting to the Prince Consort.
Baron R. d'rolterman was in attendance on his Royal
Highness.

The Princess of Prussia arrired at Buckingham Palace at
20 minutes paw 2 o'clock on Saturday &Reno= from the
Contiamet, on a visit to her Majesty.
Yom-General the Hon. Charles Grey, Equerry to the
Qom, received the Priacem upon ber arrival at Doves, and
attended bar Royal Highness to town. Thai Prince Consort
received the Prisms at the Bricklayers' Areas station of the
South-Beatena Railway, sad accompanied her la one of the
Queen's carriages to Buckingham Palace—a detachment of
the Life Guards forming the escort. A guard of honour of
the Foot Guards was on duty at the railway station when
the Primers of Prussia arrived.

The Queen, socompanied by the Princess Royal and the
Primer Alice, sad attended by the ladies in waiting, the
great officers of state, and the officers of the court, received
the Princess in the grand hall and accompanied her Royal
Highness to her suite of apartments. The Princess was
attended by Counter Hacks, Counter Orions, and Count
Boos.

Prince Frederick Choler, Prince Frederick Albert, and
Prince Adalbert of Prussia, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Ca-
vendish, paid visits on Saturday to the Duchess of Kent, the
Duchess of Cambridge, and the Duke of Cambridge, at their
respective residences. Their Royal Highnesses in the morning
visited the Mansion-hone, the Bank of England, and
Guildhall.

Prince Alfred, attended by Lieut. Cowell, arrived at Buck-
ingham Palace on Saturday from Alverbank.
The Queen had a dinner party in the evening. The coca-
piny included the Princes of Prussia, the Prince of Wales,
the Princess Royal, the Decheas of Kent, the Duchess of
Cambridge, and Princess Mary, the Duke of Cambridge,
Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia, Prince Frederick
Albert of Pram* and Prince Adeline of Prussia, the Prince
of Hohencollern Sigmaringen, the Duke of Saxe Coburg, the
Prince of Leininges, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the
Duchess of Sutherland, Countess Hacks,Connteem 0 riolla,Lady
Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Geraldine Somerset, Lady Caro-
line Barrington, Earl of Se. Germans, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of &sedate's'', the Deka d Wellington, the Marquis
of Abereorn, the Premien Minister and Countess Berusterff,
the Earl of Clarendon, Viscount and Viscountess Palmer-
ston, Lord and Lady Bokaby, Colonel the Flon.C. B. Phipps,
the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Sir Clans Cooper, Count
sad Countess Perpottcher, Countess Wally von Hohenthalt
Comtism Marie cu Lynar, Earl of Malgrave, Count Boos,
Msjoe-Geasral Hon. C. Grey, Hama d'Uchennen, Holmars-
del van Meyerinck, Captain fie Carl, Captain Hoe. D. de
Roe, Captain von Maseow, Captain Dn Plat, Lieutenant
Chuden, Lieutenant von Richthofen, Lieutenant-Colonel
Cavendish, Lieutenant Osten, Hon. M. &arils West,
Ms* Hems Purees, Colonel Tyrwhitt, and Viscount
Tairriagen.
The bend of the Grenadier Guards was in attendance, and
played during dinner :
Overture, " La Lac de Flies"
Walt; " The Roes of Castille" D. Godfrey.
Poloaaim Militaire (Fackeltang)
Evening Prayer, Chorus of Angela (Rh) Costa.
Her Majesty's private band performed in the saloon the
following selection

Overtnre (Oberon) Weber.
Psoket-Term
Panto* planeferte, Mr. Wall.
Allegeetie (Safonia Bo 7)
Airs At Bast (Maseniallo)
Auber.

The Dachau of Sam Coburg, easedsel by Madame de
Wmagembeing and Berra 46 Treakow, arrived at Beckenham
Poises from the Continent, as a risk to her Majesty, at tan
o'clock on Saturday night. Her Royal Highness was at-
tended from Dover by Calomel Francis Seymour, C. 8..
Yesterday her Majesty the Queen, the Prlmot Consort, the
Priam of Wales, Pray Alfred, the Princess Royal, sad
the Princesses Alice sod Helena, attended divine service In
the Chspi of the Palace. The Bishop of Chester preached
the imam

Tb Prisons of Prude, the Duchies of Saxe Coburg, the
IMAMS Frederiek Charles, Frederick Albert, and Adalbert
of Pros* were siso present at the service,
The Duke of Saxe Coburg and the Duke de Nemours
visited the Duchess of Heat on Saturday at Clarence House,
fie. James.

The War Committee of the Cebbiet met on Saturday, at
haf-peat 12 o'clock, at the office of the Souretary of State (or
Wa►, fa ; present, Lord Penman, the Duke of
Cambridge, Lord Paimeriton, Earl Grenville, Sir George
Grey, Sir Charles Wood, and the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer.