The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-30 00:00:00

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THE --EXPAESS,
_THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 30,.; 4.867.

THE LEVEE.
• Among the presentations yesterday way- Ow
following:

Mr. William Thompeon, Mayor of Bath, by Mr. The, M.P.
Mr. Barrow, on his appointment as Recorder of Rochester, by
Mr. Secretary Hardy.
Major-General Orfeur Covenant; on promotion, and return
from the government of the Straits Settlement, by the Secretary
of Stets for India.

Lord Clinton, on to the title, by the Earl of Derby.
Mr. Henry Thomas Cole, Q. ~ en appointment as one of her
Majesty's counsel, by the Lord Chancellor.
Captain Cowper Coles, R. 1.1., on receiving the C Li., by Sir John
Pakington.
The Earl of Eldon, by Lard Eustace
Mr Benjamin Lee Guinness, Bart, of Dublin, on being created
a baronet, by the Bed of Derby.
Mu nuis of Htuitly, by Earl Granville.
Mr. Thomas Jones, on appointment as one of her Majesty's
counsel, by the Lord Chancellor.
Lord Na
The Ma
M.P.
of Limerick (Mr. Peter Tait:, by the Right Hon.
as,
The Mayor of Liverpool (Mr. John Grant Morris), by the
Bight Hon. Gehorne Hardy.
Right Hon. GatTo
Mr. HeorzeCharles Lopes, appointmentHardy.
as Recorder of
ExTherilTd Baron, on his ainnpeointanylit, by the Lord Chan-
cellor.

-111. J. R. Longden, Lientenant-Governor of Dominica, by the
Doke of Bueldngham and Mande..
Rev. Henry Louguerille Hansel, D D., Regius Profeleor of
Ecclesiastical History, Orford, by the Earl of Derby.
The Earl of Mulgrare, by the Marquis of Normanby.
The Nihon of Nelson, New Zealand, by the Duke of Bucking-
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111.. John Bkhard Quain, on appointment as one of her Ma-
jeaty's counsel, by the Lord Chancellor.
The Mayor of Word 1)1r. Patin), by Mr. Cheetham.
The Mayor of Scarborough. by Sir John Johnstone.
Bari of Strathmore. by Sari of Bradford.

The Princess Mary Adelaide is programing
favourably, and the inhatt Princess continues well

Lord and Lady Otho Fitzgerald entertained at
dinner last evening at their residence on Carlton-booze-
terrace—His Excellency the Prussian Ambaaaaclor and the
Countess Bernstorff, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland,
the Duke of Leinster, the Earl and Countess Russell, the
Earl of Zetland, Viscount and Viscountess Halifax, the
Marquis Canmont de la Force, Lord and Lady Edward
Cavendish, Lord Houghton, Lady Molesworth, Mr. Bernal
Osborne, M.P., Mr. Gregory, M.P., Ice.

Francea Countess Waldegrave and the Right
Hon. Chichester Fortesons' M.P., entertained his Excel-
lency the Spanish Minister and the Countess de Vistaher.
moss, the Earl and Countess of Kimberley, Lord and Lady
Clermont, Lord and Lady Egerton of Tatton, the Right
Hon. the Speaker and Lady Charlotte Denison, the Right
Hon. General Peel, and Lady Alice Peel, the Right
Hon. Charles P. Villiers, M.P., Sir John Simeon, Hart.,
M.P., Mr. and Hon. Mrs. Vernon, Mr. W. Harcourt,
Mr. R. S. Holford, M.P., and Mrs. Holford, Mr. Hayward,
&c., at dinner last evening, at their residence in Carlton-
gardens.

- The Duke of Devonshire gave his second assem-
bly this season last evening at Devonshire House, which
was attended by over 700 of the airy of society.

The Right Hon. Sir John Pakington, Bart.,
M.P., and Lady Pakington, received Lord and Lady Begot,
the Right Hon. Charles I3owyer Adderley, M.P., and Hon.
Mrs. Adderley, Mr. and Hon. Mrs. J. Talbot, Mr. and
Lady Mazy Berton, Sir Thomas Edward Winnington,
Bart., M.P., and Lady and Miss Wilmington, Col. Taylor,
M.P., and Mrs. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Walter, Mr. Byana
Davies, lee., at dinner yesterday evening, at their reaidance
in the Admiralty, Whitehall.
Lord Brougham has arrived at his residence in
Berkeley-square from his villa at Cannes. The noble and
learned lord is in excellent health.

Lady Dufferin was confined yesterday of a son,
who lived only a few hours.

THE BEANE, TESTIMONIAL.—We are requested
to state that the presentation of this testimonial, origi-
nally announced for the 19th of June, has been nnavoid.
ablyjpostponed till the commencement of next session, Mr.
Brand being about to leave England for a time under
medical advice. The subscription list, amounting to up.
wards of 1,5001., is now closed ; it comprises 364 names, of
whom 308 belong to the present and 56 to former parlia-
ments. The testimonial is being prepared by Messrs.
Garrard, of the Haymarket, and will be ready for the in-
spection of subscribers by the middle of July.
ASCENSION DAY. —This festival of the church
was observed to-day with marked solemnity in many parts
of London. At St. Paul's Cathedral and Westminster
Abbey there ware full morning services. At the Chapel
Royal, Savoy, there was a full choral communion service
at 8 o'clock, the Rev. Henry White being the celebrant ;
and it was announced that there will be a special service,
with sermon, at 8 o'clock this evening. At St. Saviour's
Church, Hoxton, there was communiou service at 8 o'clock,
and at 11 o'clock a second service, at which a sermon was
preached by the Very Rev. Dr. Stanley, Dean of West-
minster; a third service will be held at 8 o'clock this
evening, at which Dr. Irons, vicar of Brompton, will preach.
At St. Lawrence Jewry there was early communion service
by the Rev. Foster S. Barry, head master of Mercers'
School. At St. Bartholomew's, Cripplegate, there have
been continuous services by the Rev. W. Denton
and Father 'veins, late of the Norwich Monastery.
At St. Albana, Holborn ; St. Philip's Clerkenwell ; St.
Andrew's, Wall's-street ; and All Saints', Margaret-street,
the services have been of an extremely jubilant character.
The ceremony of " beating the bounds was also observed
to-day,

ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY OF LONDON.—Although
the weather yesterday was rather unfavourable, the Royal
Botanic* Society's first grand floral flee for the season was
a great success. The company was both fashionable and
numerous, and the show itself was a splendid one, the
flowers being so artistically arranged in the grand mar-
quee that although the general appearance was dazzling
there was no harshness, the brighter tinted flowers being
flanked by collections of roses, ferns, collections of stove
and greenhouse plants, and plants with fine and variegated
foliage. The principal features of the exhibition were
roses, azaleas, pelargoniums' cinerariss, and orchids,
which were numerous and particularly fine. The
azaleas were very large plants and petfectly flowered, as
also were the pelargoniums. Caiceolarias appear to grow
larger every year; those exhibited yesterday were very fine,
and the colours bright and clear. The roses were more
beautiful than ever, the plants being full, and the flowers
perfect and unusually large, many of them being full six
inches across. " The President," " Leslie," " Madame
Villermoz" and " Madame St. Joseph" appeared to attract
most attention. Those curious and beautiful plants, the
orchids, were as usual much admired, there was a bugs
collection and many good plants. There ware a large
number of rare and curious plants too numerous to men-
tion in detail. The bands of the Royal Horse Guards
Blue, and Ind Life Guards, were in attendance. Their
Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg visited the gardens early
in the day, and were received by the manager, Mr. Mar-
cock , and by Mr. W. Sowerby, the under-secretary,
who had the honour of conducting them round the tents.
The company also included the Duke and Duchess of
Somerset, the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, the Coun-
tess of Stratford, Viscouutessee Boyne and Kilcouraie,
Lords Sheffield, Alfred Hervey, Kellie and Kildare ; the
Dowager ladies Willoughby de Broke and Buxton, and
the American, Danish and Portuguese ambassadors.

THE FESTIVALS OF THE THREE CHOIRIL—BERE-
FOED, Vranegarur.--1114prelindnary ansnr.mmits my
I now made for the holding the next festival of the three
choirs of Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester, which
takes place this year on August 20, 21,72, and 22, at Here-
ford. The engsg-ments of principals include Madame
Lind Goldschmidt, Miss Edith Wynne, and Mdlle. Tiet-
jens, Madame Pato.y-Whytock. and Miss Julia Elton ; Mr.
Sims Reeves, Mr. Montem Smith, Mr. Bentley, and Mr.
Weiss. There will be a novelty this year in the produc-
tion of a new sacred pastoral, composed by Mr. Otto Gold-
schmidt for this festival, and which will be conducted by
the composer in peison. There will be sacred performances
at the cathedral on Tuesday. Wednesday, and Thursday
mornings. Madame Goldschmidt will sing on three of the
mornings. There will be, as usual, early cathedral ser-
vices, at the first of which the sermon will be preached by
the new Dean of Hereford, the Hon. and Very Rev. G.
Herbert, who has always taken an interest in these fe.-
tivals. There will be a chamber concert on Friday even-
ing (peculiar to the Hereford festivals, and introduced by
the indefatigable conductor, Mr. G. Townahend Smith),
and a ball the same night.

A grand evening concert will be given to-morrow
evening at St. George's Han, Longhorn-place, in aid
of the fund. for rescuing the homeless boys of Loudon
from a life of crime. The
.special object is to raise funds
for the purpose of increasing the accommodation of the
training ship Chichester, in which 75 boys are at present
being trained for naval service, but funds are greatly
needed to extend the accommodation, and enable them to

receive the full ship's complement of 125 boys.- Ticket.
for the concert can be obtained of all the music publishers,
and at the Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-
fields. We trust that our readers will most in this good
work.

A meeting of the Neutrality Laws Commissioners
was held yesterday. Present—Lord Cranwortb, Lord
Houghton, Lord Cairns, Right Hon. Stephen Loahington,
Right Ron. Sir William Ede, Sir George W. W. Bram-
well, Sir R. J. Philßetort, Q.C., Mr. Tracers Twills,
Q.C., Mr. W. V. Vernon Harcourt, Q.C., Mr. Thomas
Baring, M.P., Mr. W. H. Gregory, M. and Mr. W. E.
Forster, M.P. ; Mr. C. S. A. Abbott (attached to the com-
mission), and Mr. F. P. Onslow, the secretary, were also
present.

ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL Socrm.—Tbe paper to
be read at the evening meeting on Monday, June 3, will be
"On Dr. Livingitone's last journey in relation to the
sources of the Nile," by Mr. A. G. Findlay.

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