The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-26 00:00:00

STATE BALL.

By command of the Queen a State Ball was
given last evening at Buckingham Palace, to which a
party of upwards of 1,700 was invited.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Louis of Hesse,
Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland, the Prince
of Wales and Prince Louis of Hesse, attended by nisi..
Ladies and Gentlemen in waiting, arrived at the garden
entrance of the Palace from Marlborough House about
10 o'clock.

Her Royal Highness Princess Louise arrived at the
Palace, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington and Colonel
Cavendith.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived,
attended by Colonel Tyrwhitt.
His Serene Highness the Prince of Teck also arrived.

The Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard
was on duty in the interior of the Palace, under the com-
mand of Lieutenant-Colonel C. D. Patterson, the Eton-
in-Waiting. Lieutenant-Colonel Cooke, the Lieutenant
of the Corps, also attended.
A Guard of Honour of the Coldstream Guards was
mounted in the court of the Palace.

Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Louis of Hesse,
Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland, the Prince of
Wales, Princess Louise, Prince Louis of Hesse, and the
other members of the royal family, conducted by the Earl
of Bradford (Lord Chamberlain), and attended by their
ladies and gentlemen in waiting, entered the ball-room at a
quarter past ten o'clock, when the dancing immediately
commenced.

Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise wore a dress of
white tulle over white glace, dotted with pink roses. Head-
dress, roses and diamonds ; diamond ornaments ; Victoria
and Albert order and order of St. Isabel.
Wears. Coote and Tinney's full orchestra was in
attendance, conducted by Mr. Coote, and performed •
selection of music.

A distinguished circle had the honour of receiving invi-
tations to the ball, but some were prevented by unavoid-
able causes from obeying her Majesty's command.

We read in the Monitenr of yesterday :—" His
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge are expected in Paris on
Raturday next. Their royal highnesses will be present at
the ceremony of the distribution of the prizes at the Uni-
versal Exhibition, and will return to London in order to
take part in a grand review, which, by order of the Queen,
is to be held on the sth of July."

Yesterday's Monitenr, under the heading Paris,
June 24, says:—" The Emperor and the Empress re-
ceived in the course of the day his Royal Highness Prince
Arthur of Great Britain and Ireland and his Excellency
Earl Cowley, ambassador extraordinary and plenipoten-
tiary of her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
England and Ireland. The Prince was accompanied by
two of his officers."

We read in the Liberfi :—" Lord Cowley will
positively quit his post as English Ambassador in Path
on the let of July. The official arrival in Path of his
successor, Lord Lyons, is not expected before the month of
Septen4bcr."

The Marquis of Salisbury, as Lord Lieutenant
of Middlesex, will receive the naagivtrates of the county at
an afternoon party on the 10th proximo, at Hatfield House,
Hero.

The Countess of Sefton gave birth to a on yes-
terday morning at an early hour, at her residence in Bel-
grave-square.

_
The marriage of the Hon. Robert Grosvenor,
M.P., to the Hon. Miss White, d►ughter of Lord Annaly,
is fixed to take place on the 20th of July.

A marriage is to tako place between the Hon.
Edward G. P. Littleton, eldest son of Lord Hatherton, and
Miss Rowley, d►ughter of Sir Charles and Lady Rowley,
of Tendring Hall, Suffolk.

Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, whose young
wife died in childbirth a few montha ago, has determined
to found a hospital to her memory. Direct action to this
end has already been taken ; and a site for the projected
building has been purchased on the east aideof Southwark-
bridge-road. The establishment will be a lying-in hos-
pital. It is the baron's intention to spend 10,000/. on the
building ; the site outs probably u much more.

It is rumoured that Rear-Admiral G. 11. Sey-
mour, C. 8., M.P., the present third Sea Lord at the
Admiralty, will succeed Rear-Admiral Charles Frederick
in the Cork command on the latter officer receiving his
promotion to Vioe-Admiral's rank, a contingency likely
soon to arise. It is also said that the present second Sea
Lord at the Board, Vice-Admiral Sir Sydney Colpoys
Dames, C. 8., will resign his seat at the Admiralty for the
command of her Majesty's fleets in the West Indies and
North America, on the promotion of the present Com-
inender-in-Chisf, Sir George Rodney Mandy, R.C.B.