The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-10 00:00:00

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO ASHBORNHAM-PARS,

CREMORNB.

The unique and unprecedented collection of floral
novelties now on view It Ashbarehent-perk, adjoining Cr..

none, his attracted the notice of the Qsesti, and yesterday
her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Albert, the Princess
Royal, and the Prince of Prussia, honoured Mr. Simpson
with their prunes. The royal party arrived, at about six
o'clock, at the liing'e-road entrance of the 'edema, and
won soadueted by the proprietor and Mr. Godfrey slang
the stain walk through the Castle of Bulletin entrance to
the exhibition, the gallery of which war first Tinted to
allow the royal party am opportunity of judging of the eff.ct
of the whole collection, which cam here be obtained at one
view. Of this magnificent sight her Majesty was plasma
to express her gnat admiration. From this paint the royal
Tinton were conducted up the mutts of the grosad to lb.
gem of the show, a rhododendron of upwards of 40 years'

growth, covered with more then a thoorad blossom, which
elicited naked prase, sad troa there to the pad IMMO

of sized asslites awl

0; that return

thrash the gardens the general visitor fell re-
gainfully ate two lines to pay homage to their sovereign—
an attention whir woe repeatedly aekoowledged by the
Prince Albert and the Priam of Prude. Before entering
their wrier, her latsjeel and the Priam ezpreard the
pleasure they bad felt in their visit. Os the marbling of
the general visitors around the orebeetra, a general demand
for the National Anthem was made, which woe immediately
responded to, and verse uS chorus most effectively given.
This exhibition bids fair to be one of the feehinable resorts
of the sewn. Since the private show, the visite of the aris-
tocracy have daily incressed, and no doubt wiU continue to
do so all the real merit of the chow become. more genially
known.

Of the least visitors easy be mentioned :—The Earl and
Countess of Canspordown, the Countess of °Word, the
Countess of Month, Lady Ashbro)k, Lady D. Lady H.
Allen, Lady Campbell, Lady Elisabeth Daum, Lady
Ease% Lady W. Warneford, Dowager Lady Aelsbrook,
Dowager Lady Langford, Duty Edith Acheson, Lady de
Lisle, the Hon. Mrs. Walpole, the Hon. Mn. Dandle, Lord
Stafford, Bir High Dalrymple, Sir B. Clasps, his Excel-
leney the French Ambassador sad Lady, his Excellency
the Sudinian Ambassador, his Eseellency the Danish
Aabassadi r and 15a1,17, Six E. Ryan, Major Wan, CoL
Armitage, Col. Hueourt.

We Wendish Gazette) have received intelligence
frost reliable authority, that it is in every respect probable
that her Mijesty will visit Canterbury ; bat that it will not
take plies this week, as sows had supposed, in consequence
of the Asset Hares attracting royal attention. Her
Ita)esty's visit hare, It Is stated, tt for the purples of dia-
-1 tribating medals to the trooptjust returned frost the Cringes.
We trust our eitisens will be op and stirring to welcome
her Majesty's gracious visit, sad still further to carry out
the suggestion of entertaining the troops on their tale re-
turn to their native land.

The Doke and Duchess of Beaufort, accompanied
by the youthful Marquis of Motown, left Badminater
yesterday be tows.
The Doke and Duchess of Northumberland have
left Northumberland Hoare for Bina Hoses, Isleworth, far
the mama.

The Counter Helene Kielmansegge has left the
residence of the Hanoverian Legation, in Groevenor place,
ona vis.t to the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford for
the Ascot roes week.

Loyd and Lady Bt. Leonardo and the Hon. Char-
lotte Sag(lea have left Grafton-street, for Boyle Farms.

Lady Welby has issued cards for a ball to take
rhos oil Thursday, the 28th fast.

The ladies patronesses of the Caledonian Fancy
Dress 8.11 east in committee, yesterday, at WlMee-rooms,
—the Dashers of Athol!, the Dodoes of Roxburgh*, the
Countess of Morton, the Countess of Perth, the Countess
of Cusperdown, the Countess of Bradford, the Burm-
ese Eitrethedaa and Campbell, Lady Aveland, Lady
Anne blacken* Viscountess Iltrathal, an, Lady Clerk, and
tiro Hon. Mrs. Pergolas, being among the distin-
guished phoneys present. It was arranged that several
fancy qaadrillos should be longed, and the Dllol.sll of
Rozbarghe aid Lady Aims Mackie& ban sank taken an.
seder thole direction. lavitatione haws been issued to the
=ambers of the Royal farally, and to the corps d3plo.
eastlgarr, and with a view to render the ball more attrac-
tive, it is undentood that more than one of the qasdrilles
darnel at the Royal Academy of Rule ball will be
re-formed.

Yesterday stoning Viscount and Viscountess Pal-
wadi estettaised • select sad fashionable party to dinner
at the family nestles ;la St. Janes's-nun. The guests
iseleded the Berl sad Countess of Dusky, Visonat sad
Ifilecantine Torriegtos, Lord sad Lady Wept, Lady De
Desatansille, Lady Anne Beckett, Sir Edward sad Lady
Daring, Sir Walter Riddell, the Hos. Mr. and Mn.
Tslbot,the Hoe. Mr. Palominos, Mr. Gerard Neel, Mr.
Toady's, Mr. Jul, Banks, M.P., sad Mm. Inaba, Mr.
gspenear, bliss atsplstoo, as. Liter in the tinning the
noble eimennteie gm a grad reception, whir* was
besotted by a 011MITOU attsadsace of the mobility and
beer monde.

The Hon. Mr. Wentworth, from the Conservative
Cab, Bt. Janes's-street, is in the field at Leicester on the
Conservative interest.

The Hon. and Right Rev. Dr. Montagu Villiers,
measly appoieted Bishop of Carlisle, will tam his seat is
the House of Lords, in analogises of the death of the
Biebo2 of Gloucester sad Bristol. The new Bishop of
Gloseestor will not be gentled to a wet vigil another n-
Mae, OCCIUIP.

Mr. Disraeli leat night voted with the Ayes, and
against Bir Fred. naivee aseadmoat to the Oath of Ab-
jaratioa Bill. The ouly other somber of hie pasty who
appear to have gone fats the mule tabby with bin were
Mr. Edward Ball, Mr. C. It Cohile, sod t►e Hes. H. G.
Liddell. Lord &Isley petard naiad the aaudiaan with
Lord &realm

Rossini bas resolved au ovation at Strasbourg. All
the poofonnoro of tbo theatre, rooraltol by a number of ma-
skits', soiemblod sa4or his wiadowo by torehligas, sad
vivo bin a oorosodo.