The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-08 00:00:00

Ills royal highness the Prince of Wales has eon•

seated to pateneim as exhibitim sadists of maul sad orna-
mental articles in the pounds of the Home of the National
Society for the Protection of Veen, Ghia. to be held during
the eoeulog summer, the object being to limddete the reunite-
d& of the purchase messy (8001.) of the society's freehold
estate, Wood House, Weenie .8. The Duke and Duchess of
Newcastle, and the Earl end Countess of Yarborough, with
other distinguished personages, have also ceneented to
patronise the undertaking.
THE 00172711/11 RUISZLL'B ABIIIIMBLY:-.1Aft night
the Countess Russell resumed her assembles at the noble
premier's official residence, in Downing-street. A very
numerous company responded to her ladyship's Invitation',
including all the leading member. of the diplomatic corps
a large number of the aristocracy, without any dietisetioa
of party, sad many members of the House of Commons.
By half•past eleven the mimes VIM thronged by a large
sod brilliant chola The Right Hoe. Charles P.
Van", the Right Hoe. Themes Milner
the Right Hon. J. G. Coimbra, Mr. Hughes, Mr.
Forster, Sir Edwd. Buller, Mr. Arthur Russel', Mr.
White, Mr. Morley, Mr. Moore, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Wyse,
end a host of Earl Ru►sell's political friends having sate
is the House of Commons were present. On the other
bend =soy conservative member. paid their respects to
the noble boatels, moms her visitors being Lord Stanley,
Mr. Butler Johnstone, Lord Chad Hamilton, and others.
The mummy, which exceeded 400 visitors, did not 'emi-
rate until shortly before 1 o'clock.
The Duke and Duchess of Newcastle and family
left town yesterday for Clamber Park, Notts. The
christening of their infant moo took place on Tuesday. He
was named Hoary Francis.
The Earl and Countess of Clarendon received at
dinner last evening, at their residence in Grosvenor-
crescent, bis Eseelleocy the Roseau Ambamador and
Baroaseue Brnnoow, the Marquis of Hartington, the Earl
Granville, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, and Lady
Victoria Ashley, the Earl of Breeknock, Viscount sod
Viscountess Royston, Hon. Fred.riek A. Stanley, M.P.,
and Lady Constance Stanley, Hoe. Charles Edgcumbe,
Mr. Rose, ke.
Sir Stafford Northcote, M.P., and Lady North-
cote received the Marquis red Marchioseas of Salisbury and
a select party at dinner yesterday evening at their residesee
in Harlev-etreet, Cavend;shaquere.
The Hon. Anberon Herbert appeals for aid hob
English ladies towards a bazaar which is to be bald at
Baltimore on the 3rd of April for the relief of the dieter
in the Southern States.

On the 20th Hr. Henry B. Sheridan will move
the folloviog resolution :—" That, in the *nice of this
house, a further reduction of the duty ea fire immunise
would have a tendency to bring within the rote:Ake of
batman a large amount of the pretest unbowed property
of the reentry, and at the wee thee urberislly improve the
chance ci the repsyasent is the Milani of the asneuat lost
by the predate reduettoes of tie duty ; aad that therefore
it is expedient that a farther sefectios of the dirty should
be made at the earliest opportueity."
At the court-martial held at Oork yesterday
Dram-majar Butler made • very effective defence, sad
prof need troy witeesses, offitery end civilise, who bred-
god b his abhorrence of Feni seism. The ewe will elan to-
day after the summing up of the Misery Jag •-Advsester
Civilian meets still coat' sue. A whew* eglow and tea
others were arrested in Kilketury yesterday.