The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-20 00:00:00

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The Counter de Nedlli, the Prim:eau de Joinville,
and the Duke de Nemours, visited the Queen yesterday at
Buckingham Palace.
The Prince Contort presided yesterday morning at a
meeting of the Governors of the Wellington College. Hie
Royal Highness, attended by Captain Du Plat, arrived at
11 o'clock at the Pelsoe of Westminster. The Governors
present were the Duke of Northumberland, the Margola of
Salisbury, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Bail of
Viscount Gough, Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Eight Hon'.
Spencer H. Walpole, Sir Howard Douglas, Sir James W.
Hogg, Mr. Cox, and the Rev. G. R. Gleig. Colonel the
Hon. W. P. Talbot, and Mr. Chaim,
secretary, were presejr trlern. Benson was also
In attendance. The meeting broke up boon after one o'clock.
Prince Arthur and the Princess Louisa took a drive in an
open carria,e.and-four, and the Princesses Alice and Helena
rode in the Riding School.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princesses Alice and
Helena, took a drive in the afternoon in an open carriages
and-four. Lady Churchill, Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood,
and Lieutenant Colonel F. Cavendish, were in attendance.
The Prince Consort rode on horseback, attended by his
gl.t.y in wai.
ier Majesty and the Prince Consort honoured the Fors
Ihrmanos at the Princess's Theatre with their presence in
the evening. The royal suite consisted of Lady Churchill,
Hon. Lucy Kerr, Hon. Mary Bulled, the Earl of Sheffield,
Colonel the Hon. A. E. 14?0,t, and Captain Da

The Countess de Nattily, the Pride Joinville, and
the Duke de Nemours, visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday
at Clarence House, Bt. James's.

A deputation from the But Kent Railway, consisting of
Lord Bonder (chairman), Mr. Loshington (deputy chair-
man), and Mr. liolroyd (cemetery), had an interview with
the Right Hon. J. W. Henley and the Harlot Donovan-
more yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade.
Captain Charles Robinson, R.N., had en interview yester-
day with the Earl of Donottglunore.;
Mr. Alrroyd and Mr. Beecroft had an interview with the
Right Hon. J. W. Henley and the Earl of Donovalunore
yesterday.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governors of Malta and Heligoland, and the Lord
High CommiMioner of the lonian Islands.

TIM PRINCE OP WALES IN IRELAND.

CORK, APRIL 17.

The royal yacht Osborne returned from Bantry to
her Moorings off Ilawlboline Island, near Queenstown, on
the morning of the 16th. Since then she has mated, and is
now waiting the return of his Royal Highness and party
from Killarney.

THE KING OP PORTUGAL'S MARRIAGE.

QUEENSTOWN, Aram 17.
Yesterday Admiral Sir Henry Clads, K.C.8.,
soddenly left for England to take command of the squadron
ordered to Lisbon for the King's marriap. He will hoist
his Sag in the screw ship Renown, 91, Captain Forbes, now
lying at Portsmouth.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THISATIM—Her Majesty and
the Prince Consort honoured the Prinoesee Theatre with
their presence last evening, to whams Mr. C. Kesa's great
performance in the revived tragedy of Yiry Leer.
_ _

- His Excellency Earl Cowley, the British ambas-
sador at the court of the Tuileries, sooompsnied by the
countens, arrived in town yesterda,, from Paris. The noble
seal wowed over from Calais to Dover, yesterday afternoon,
in the Royal Mall packet Prince Frederick William, in one
hear and 39 minutes. Captain Luke Smlthett was in atten-
dance on his excellency on this special service.
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort come to town
to-morrow from Badminton House, Olonoestershire, kw the
season.

The Marchioness of Bath and Lady Louisa Thynne
hays mind at their residence in Halkin-street West, from
their seat sear Worthing, for the mason.

The Earl and dountees of Portarliogton are
expected at Holden:note Howe on the let proximo, from
Rome.

Viscountess Newry and family will leave town to.
day for Eastbourne.

Lord and Lady Aveland arrived at their residence
in Belgram-square, yesterday, from Normanton Park, Rut-
landahire, for the sewn.

Lady Chelmsford will hold assemblies on Thursday
mit and Thtuwlsy the 29th inst.

Lord and L;dy Arthur Hay come to town to-
morrow from visiting the Duke and Duchess at Beaufort, at
Badmhaton Bowe, Oloucesterahira

Lord and Lady Edward Fitzgan-Howard have
returned to town for the Beeson.

Lord Henry Bentinck has arrived at Claridge's
Hotel from Lincoln.

Sir Robert and Lady Emily Peel arrived in town
yesterday from Drayton Manor for the season.

Mr. and Lady Charlotte Watson Taylor have
strived at their residence in Oremenornquare for the season.
Colonel Sir Archibald Bogle, K.C.8., has arrived
at the Brunswick Hotel (St. James's) from India.
The Countess of hfalmesbury had an assembly last
evening at the family mansion in Carlton-gardens.
The second reading of the Oaths Bill will be
proposed by Lord Lyndhurst in the House of Ler& on
Thursday evening.

In the House of Commons on Thursday even-
ing next, Mr. Serjeant Kinglake will ask the Secre-
tary fur the Home Department, " whether the late prosecu-
tion of the Queen v. Simon Bernard, charging him as an
accessory before the fact, and also as a principal, to the
murder of Nichols, Bettie, was instituted in pursuance of
advice given by the law officers of the crown, to the effect
that, assuming the alleged facts to be true, the offence
charged was punishable as a felony tinder the existing law of
the realm ;" and also, " whether the Seorstery for the Howie
Department will lay any opinion which may have been given
by the law officers of the crown relative to the said dame ea
the table of the ,hones."

Tue UNITED Berme CLon.—The dinner to be
gives by the ambers of the United ilerwice Club to Ms
Ezesilseey Pleid-Marsisal Potholer, Duke of Malakoff, will
take place on Thursday next, nortl 22, ate quarter before
eight o'clock. His Heys! Highness the Duke of Cambridge
will preside on the oeceadon.
GREAT UNITED STATES CIRCUS.—Upon the in-
vitation of Mow= Howes and Cuahkg, Colonel Clark, K.H.,
Commandant of the Royal Military Asylum, kaa given hie
comsat to the hays of the Duke of York's School =mediae
the wrid-lay peferaoscs to-morrow.
The Cologne Gazette announces that the cele-
brated pianist LW waa ply received an the 11th Into
the order of haeoleceee at Pisa.