The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-31 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1859,

ft low it ought to be constituted. The members of
ths Cabinet are members of the Legislature, respon-
sible to its opinion, and removable by its votes
at pleasure. The members of a Commission
would necessarily be officially beyond its
1 cognisance or control. The members of the

Administration have to prove their case in presence
of the House of Commons; and if they manifest
ignorance, incompetency, or a wrens, bias, they
are forthwith made amenable; while the public,
through the ears and lips of the press, inexorably
hears and reveals all. But a Commission of Inquiry
must be left to its own discretion, and in the exer-
cise of that discretion it must of necessity work
without regard to, and free from interruption or
question by Parliament or the people. Into ques-
tions of local comparison, or casual abuse, or physical
suffering, the intervention of such a mechanism may
be unfit ; but in the moral, social, and political con-
stitution of the State, its intrusion would be the
most intolerable and insolent of usurpations.

Ausriadi IN ITALY.

(From Ms Saturday Review.)

Austria in Italy is in an incurably false position,
mil area from which she will one day tied it in her
ewe interest to recede. The Union of Ireland with Nyland
end tkotleed, and the British &opine in India, which have
h quoted so jeatilicationa of the Austrian dominion in
Losolbudy, afford no parallel whatever. Since Catholic
imancipation, Ireland and England have been rapidly be-
anie; toe ; and though the embers of former honed of
ems, Mill smoulder, the lin is out, and the repeal nin-
ths ban died a natural death. India to not a nation, but a
of hostile races, incapable of teaming or of
~aWwi"g • regular government; and our abandonment
of eras Mestere empire, though it would probably be no
try moilorial Ins to us, would make my at ones for
anereby and iatcrneene war. In Italy, Austria is holding
dews a &need nation, alien to her in me and language,
and aspens at eelf-government it her yoke were removed.
Not any se; abs Is courpelkd by the moral necessities of
Our position is be the tyrant of all the rest of Italy, as well
M at Lombardy, and to bring upon her head the guilt and
sham of enamel= at Home and Naples OA well u at Milan.
This I. spinal all justice and all law; and, whet ia more, it
cannot pomibly pay. A province like Lonibudy, which la
one van bast end one vast garrison—which is the universal
cothaby of all comneron, menden, and propagandists, and
reclaim gnat reinforcements to be always et hand—moot
more than absorb Its own reveLnee in military eupenees.
Austria reaps nothing but chronic bankruptcy from one of
the ricking countries in the world.

Zbe court.

WINDSOR, JAN. 29.
Her Majesty received the following telegram this
swift :
"Berlin, Jan. 29.
" From Sir James Clark 10 the Queen, Windsor Cagle.
"The rtilloollB has had an excellent night ; the niece
also. Both are u well aa can be."

Her Majesty's dimes party yesterday included the Earl
and Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria Ashley,
Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, the Dean of Windsor,
and the lion. Mrs. Wellesley and Colonel Wetherell, C.D.
The band of the Grenadier Guards played during dinner:

Overture, Son an I Sir nun.
Wan:, canal...ol 1.. r Una Poona Blrab.lo of Ge
Prince.. Frederick WJWa. Mbe Duthie. of
Kum
Peleetha, Guillaume ?ell"
Pravalau National QUM, llama.
Use Majesty's private band aftcrwarda perforroad in the
Drawieg-room the following aelectiona

Overture, L. Chapenn• Nance
( ~netrte, Tl(4ll—Mr. J.ha Day .
&mums.. ...........

Auber.
lla Ikriot.
Bart

Her Majesty and the Priam Consort, accompanied by
Princess Allot and Prince Arthur, left Windsor Coati° this
morning at 11 o'clock, for the Wellington College, near
Sandhurst. The suite consisted of the Comatose of Desert,
the Hon. Leatrice Byng, the Hon. Emily Cathcart, Lord
Crofton, Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell, the Dean of Windsor
and the Hoc. Mrs. Wellesley, Major-General the Hon. C.
Grey, Lad Colville, Lieut.-Colonel H. l'onsonby, Major
Elphinatone, and the Master of the Household.
Iler Majesty was mewled by detachments et the 2nd
Regiment of Life Guards.

lire Majesty, on arriving at the college, was received by
the governors end euthorties of the institution, and re-
ceived an addrem, which was read by the Earl of Derby, and
to which her Majesty returned a gracious amine.
The Queen went over the building, and having inspected
the arrangements, formally approve.' of the regulations sub-
mitted for her Majesty's sanction.
The Queen and royal party left; the college about 2 o'clock,
and returned to Windsor Castle.

AU the visitors left the Castle in the forenoon, viz., the
Earl end Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria
Ashley, Viscotutt and Viscountess Sydney, and Colonel
Wetherell, C.B.

The Duchess of Kent dined with her Majeety (attended by
Lady Fanny Howard end Mite Victoria Wortley). Major-
Gesural the Ron. C. and Ilre. Grey had the honour of being
invited.

The band of tho 2nd Life Guards psellained at dinner
_ . .

Cleftimisd Marrh ..... .... Wlcorecbt.
wake. " 119agsale" I Annul
anWatiall." Ludo. 411 Liaminseer . Pouttettl.
1./Jup
Her Majesty's private bead afterwards plsyed la the
Drawing roots Ike following pieces:
2vortnre." Oberon• .

" isobtku"
Cbour du Numb!. ••

utenibuil

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kw. 30.

The Queen sad Prince Consort, Prince's Alioe,Trie;ses
lielena, and the Duchess of Kent, the ladies and gentlemen
of the Court, and the domestic hosehold, attended Divine ser-
vice this morning in the private chapel. Tho lion. end Very
lie►, the Dean of Windier efilciated.

Her Majesty rroeired the following telegram this morning
" Berlin, 10.20 a.m.
" From Sir J. Clark to the Qncen, Wmtbor Caine.
" The Princess has had another excellent night, and her
Ito* Highness and the young Prince are quite well."

Governor Kortright had an Inteniew with Sir E. Daiwa
Lytton on Saturday, M that Colonial -office.
A deputation from the City of London Union, coasisting
of Mr. Heath, Mr. Sibley, and Mr. Warwick (Guardians),
Mr. Baylis (Solicitor), and Mr. Bowring (Clerk to the Union),
had an interview with that Right Hon. T. Sotheron Eatcourt
on Saturday, at the aloe of the Poor-law Board, in White-
hall.

The Marquis of Salisbury, Lord President, gave s dinner
to the Ministers and Onicers of State on Saturday, at his re-
sidence in Arlington-street. Ths 11.011 of Sheri& for the
present year was settled at the meeting.
Despatcher from the Governor of British Columbia were
received on &tardily at the Colonlal-office.

The Indipwndente of Turin states that the ring
presented by the Empress of the French to the Princoes
Clotilde was scompanied by the following autograph letter:
—" It is customary in Spain when a young mum takes •
husband, for her beat friend to offer her • ring. A Spaniard
by birth, I wish to observe towards you the tradition of my
country. Will you then, receive this ring, and permit me,
while waiting to embrace you u • cousin, to call myself your
Ent friend."

A letter in the Nord, from Berlin, dated Friday,
says:—" Early this morning Prince Frederick William
assembled the servants of his household, and showed them
W infant son, whom he held in his arms. I
have seen workmen and poor women hurrying from
the moat distant quarters of the city, and even the
peasants from the neighbouring villages, to learn how the
prince,' is progressing. The bulletins signed by the doctors,
Schoculein, Wegner, ant Martin, are read and copied with
incredible eigessees. In fast the Berliner, so cold by nature,
are giving way to tbe meet ardent enthusiasm. A committee
it is said will to farmed to secure for all poor children born
yesterday is Prude the sum of 260 thalers on reaching
their 24th yew. There will be another grand illumination
and a serenade, with torches, when the Thumbing of the
euguet prioress' takes place. There are alas to be court
we., modal far, and, In fact, everything is a Mte—end
for the moment politics are forgotten."

His Excellency the Ambassador of France and
the Dachas of Malakoff h►ve arrived at Albert-gate Howie,
from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Wellington at
ithethfleldsaye.
His Excellency the Prussian Minister and tho
Countess Berne/lord entertained at dinner lan evening, at
their resilencs on Carlton House-terrace, his Excellency
the Bavaria Minister and the B►ronets daCetto, hie Excel-
lency the Ilenoverian Minister, his Excellency the Minister
for the Netherland., hie Excellency the Swedish Minister
and the Comte,. Platen, hie Excellency the Danish Kintner
and M.dams Deckum, the Duchies of Inverness, Count
Blucher M. and Madame Conti, Mr. Cowell Stepney, &c.
excinancy and the connotes will leave town to-day on a
nett to her Majesty at Windsor Cantle.

The Marchiooese of Salisbury has issued cards for
assemblies nu each Saba/day In February, at her mansion in

The Earl of Ellenhorough has arrived in town for
thermion. Rig lotdpnip 124 a taken a mansion is &dna-
square, the residence of Sir Richard &Miele,.

The Earl and Countess of ].anesborough will
arrive st their residents in Great Stanhope-street, on Wed-
nesday, front Snit!:land 11.11, Lelosstarsbire.

Viscount Eversley and the lion. Misses Shaw
Lama ha,. arrived at their residence is Eaton-place, from
Hackield Place, Haat&

Sir James Graham comes to town today from
Netberby Park, Carlisle.

Sir Robert Peel will arrive in town on Wednesday
from Drayton Manor. Lady Emily Peal will ritual' in the
country for 'be praeont.

Sir Michael sad Lady Shaw Stewart hate arrived
at their residence in Beltran-square from the Continent for
the ...moo.

Sir Anthony and Lady de Rothchild have arrived
at thrir mansion infiroovenor-plare horn Aston Clinton.

The Queen's Advocate and Lady Harding enter
tained at dinner, en Thursday last, the lewd Chancellor
and LeJy Chelmsford, the Right Hoe. Sir John and Lvly
Pakington, the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole and Um.
Walpole, the Solicitor-Genetsl and Lady Cairns, Sir Henry
Storks, &c.

Lord Campbell, the Chief Justice, accompanied by
some of the members of his family, was present at the
special service at Bt. Paul'. Cathedral last evening, occupy-
ing wale peas those of the Dean and Chapter. Marine
Goldsmidt (Jenny Lind) was also in attendance, with her
husband. The distinguished lady, of whom so many pl•'se-
iag recollections linger in the popular mind, was the cynoeure
of all ilea as Abe left the cathedral at the time of the *orrice.

The evening meetings of the members of the Royal
Institution commenced for the season as Friday owning. It
Etas boa customary 1,1 Professor Faraday to deliver the drat
lecture, but on tale occasion Mr. Grove, Q C., one of the
vice residents of the institmloo, was the lecturer, and his
subject was, " The Electrical Ditcher., sad its Strat:Bed
Appearance to Rarefied Media.•

On Saturday afternoon the first stone of the pro-
posed Notional Gallery for Ireland woo laid by ht. Excel-
-4WI tbo Pavlof Eglintoun on :he ground of, and adjoining,
the Royal D tblin Society. Tho weather having bees
exceedingly inclement all day, the attendoare was not very
numerous.

LATEST IN TELLIGEN CE.

MARRIAGE OF PRLNCE NAPOLEON AND
THE PRINCESS CLOTILDA.

TURIN, SUNDAY.
Yesterday, at 3 p.m., Count Cavour, in his cha-
racter of notary of the crown, drew up the matri-
monial contract between the Princess Clotilda and
Prince Napoleon, in the presence of General Niel,
the French ambessailer, Prince do la Tour
d'Ausergne-Lanragais, and the grand dignitaries of
the state. In the evening a deputation of the
National Guard was presented to the Princess at a
monster banquet. Later in the evening a serenade
took place on the Place Royale, by the band of the
National Guard, in honour of the betrothed couple,
which was accompanied by enthusiastic shouts of
the people: " Viva il Re !" " Viva i Sposi !" The
town celebrated the interesting event by a general
illumination.

To-day, at 10 s.m., the marriage was celebrated.
The benediction was pronounced by Archbishop
Verceil, assisted by the Bishops Casalce, Pignerol,
Savone, and hielle. At 1.30 p.m. the married
couple departed for Genoa, accompanied by the
Bing and the royal family.
The Mvuit.qtr of this morning contains the
following messages

"GENOA, JAN. 30, 7.30 r.w.

, -
"The King and their Imperial Ilighliesses Prince
Napoleon and his bride have just arrived. They
everywhere met with the most enthusiastic reception
from the populace. Their imperial highnesses will
arrive at Marseilles on Wednesday morning, and will
depart from thence the same day at 3 P.M. They
will stop at Fontainebleau, where the Princess
Matilda will be awaiting their arrival to receive the
Princess Clotilde. Their imperial highnesses will
arrive at Paris in the course of the afternoon."

" GENOA, SUNDAY.

" The young ladies of the palace presented a large
bouquet to her Imperial Highness the Princess
Clotilde on her arrival. The whole town and the
port were splendidly illuminated."

Last evening the royal and imperial party were
expected to appear at the Carlo Felice Theatre,
Genoa, splendidly illuminated a yiorrio. To-day
(Monday) there is to be a grand review of the gar-
rison of Genoa by the King, accompanied by Prince
Napoleon and General Niel, and in the eveniog there
will be a ball in the state apartments.

A Turin letter of the 28th states that the Arch-
bishop of Vercelli, decorated with the St. Helena
medal and the cross of the Legion of Honour, had
arrived in Turin to perform the marriage ceremony.
He was to be assisted by four bishops. The
Prince Carignan and the senior Knight of the
Supreme Order of the Annunciation were to hold
the nuptial veil over the heads of the august couple,
pursuant to a very ancient custom.
Last evening the Strada Nuova and the Piazza
San Carlo of Turin were illuminated by Signor
Ottino, a pyrotechnic artist of celebrity.
On Friday Prince Napoleon was present at a de-
bate in the Chamber of Deputies. lie had been
rather looked for there before, but it is surmised
that he deferred his visit out of delicacy until the
dotation bill of his bride had been voted. As it was
he heard rather a dry discussion on the law regu-
lating the profession of an attorney. Count Cavour
left his scat to pay his respects to the prince in the
ambassador's tribune.

In a congratulatory address presentedz.by the
municipality of Turin to Princo Napoleon these
words occur:" May our respectful and sincere con-
gratulations be so many happy presages of the real-
isation of the hopes which at this moment fill the
heart of all men who are proud to call themselves
Italians."

The Prince, in his reply, echoed the word " hopes,"
and expressed his sincere wishes for the happiness
and " future prospects of the country."
The significance of the interchange of compliments
cannot fail to be remarked.

THE PRINCESS FREDERICK WILLIAM OF