The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-16 00:00:00

ROYAL VISIT TO THE FLORAL HALL.

Her hisjesty.the Queen and his Royal Highness
the Prince Consort honoured the new Floral Hall, adjoining
the. Royal Italian Opera-home, with a visit last evening.
The Queen having signified her intention of being present
at the performance of Fro Diarolo last night, arrangements
were made to enable her Majesty to enter the theatre
through the Floral Hall—illuminated as upon the occasion
of the late Volunteer Ball. The royal party arrived about
9 o'clock, and alighted at the Piazza entrance of the new
building, where Mr. (lye was ie attendance to receive her
Majesty. The Queen, on entering, appeared much inte-
rested with the beautiful proportions of the hall, and, after
promenading for several minutes. her Majesty expressed
mepuilified admiration of the building, which, it was
ozpihied, was about to be opened as a vast metropolitan
lower market. The Queen left the hall by the staircase
lending to the crush-room, and thence proceeded to the
royal box, where her Majesty, with the Prince Consort and
the Princess Alice, remained until the close of the opera.

The Duchess of Marlborough was confined with
a daughter on Monday evening.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland en-
tertained the Earl and Countess Amherst, Lord 'laded&le,
the Hon. Mies Mitford, and • select party at dinner, last
evening, at Northumberland House.
The Duke of Somerset, as First Lord of the
Admiralty, will give • fall•dror banquet on Friday next in
oelebration of her Majerar's birthday, to the heads of the
several departments ed the navy.
The Marquis of Aileabury,as Master of the Horse,
has lamed cards for a full-drees dinner on Friday next, in
honour of the Queen's birthday.
The Marchioness of Londonderry has issued cards
for an assembly on Thursday neat, at the family mansion in

The Earl and Countess of Derby will be honoured
with the company of their Royal Highnesees the Duchess
of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, at dinner, on the 25th
instant. The noble earl and countess have cm& out for
dinner parties on the 18th and 23rd instant.
The Earl of Donoughmore has taken a mansion
in South Audley-street for a term of years.
The Earl and Countess of Cork will leave town
to-morrow for Brighton for a few day*.
The Earl and Countess of Galloway have arrived
at their residence in Baton-place.
Viscountess Palmerston has issued cards for an
assembly on Friday next.
Viscountess Boyle gave birth to a son yesterday
in Upper Brookatreet. Her ladyship and the infant are
doing well.
Lady Emily Hesketh's ball, announced for the
30th inst., is unavoidably postponed until Monday, the 11th
proximo.
Lord and Lady Overstone entertained a select
circle at dinner last evening, at their residence in earliest-
, gardens.
Lady Sondes's ball is fixed for Monday, June 11.
The funeral of the late Sir Charles Barry will
take place at Norwood Cemetery on Friday next, at 3 p.m.
The procession will leers Clapham at half-pad 1.
The last letters from Jerusalem mention that the
Count de Paris and his brother the Duke de Chartres, after
attending the religious ceremonies of Baster week, visited
the environs of the city, and that the two princes then left
for Mount Cannel red the Libanue.

.ATEST INTELLIGENCE.
GARIBALDI'S •
EXPEDITION.

TURIN, TUDIDAT.
No news has been received repenting Garibaldi

An "official despatch" from Rome repeats the
statement made in the Naples telegram relative to
the capture of the two steamers which were aban-
doned by the volunteers. It adds, "Many of
Garibaldi's volunteers were killed by the royal
troops. Rome is tranquil."
Galignani remarks that the attack on Marsala
indicates the plan conceived by Garibaldi. "He
carries the struggle on the north coast of the island,
where all the strong places are situated, and
approaches those positions which, if seized on by
him, will give decisive results. On the other hand,
the Neapolitan army seems to be prepared for an
energetic defence. It had received information of
the attack, and a good road had been formed to
unite the towns on the coast, so that the con-
centration of troops might be readily and promptly
effected."

The oonfidential friends of Garibaldi in this
country have received, through the committee at
Genoa, the following despatch from Garibaldi's
head-quarters :
" We have disembarked at Marsala, in Sicily.
We had great dangers to surmount."