The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-25 00:00:00

of the Children's Infirmary, ix Myrtle-street, in which

proceeding the Bishop of Chester took part. In reply
to the introductory speeches, his Royal Highness re-
plied as follows :—" My Lord Bishop and Gentlemen,—Of
all the interesting works in which I have been engaged
since my arrival in Liverpool, the one I am now about
to commence I deem to be of the greatest benefit to
the welfare of the poor of this populous town. It is, there-
fore, a great satisfaction to me to be enabled to devote
a portion of my time by attending here to-clay for the
purpose of laying the foundation-stone of the new in-
firmary, which I trust will prove a constant blessing to
the poor of Liverpool, by affording their children gra-
tuitous advice and assistance, and be the means of saving
many of them from premature and untimely death. It
is a lamentable fact to hear that fifty per cent. of the
children born in Liverpool die in their infancy ; and if
this be so, I cannot but hope that, by largely increas-
ing the facilities for relief, you will be enabled to
diminish the number of those who perish by erecting a
building capable of accommodating 160 patients. I con-
gratulate Dr. Stephens on having been the first person
to introduce an infirmary for children into this town, and
I am clad to find that the ladies of Liverpool, by their
zealous co-operation, have brought it to its present state of
efficiency and usefulness. I therefore hope that the
building you are about to raise will meet the increasing
wants of the poor of this industrious and important town.
The foundation-stone of the Infirmary h►ving been laid,
the Prince next visited St. George's-hall, where be de.
livered the prizes to the successful competitors in the
Lancashire Rifle Association contests. Lime-street and
the thoroughfare leading to St. George's-hallwere literally
packed with spectators, and the most hearty cheering was
indulged in on the appearance of the Prince, who took his
departure from the Edgehill station about six o'clock.
The Prince and Princess of Wales intend to
honour Lis Excellency the Turkish Ambassador and
Madame Musurus with their presence at a ball at the
Turkish Embassy early in the ensuing month.
The Duke of Cambridge dined with the Earl and
Countess of Cork on Saturday evening at their residence
in Grafton-street. A distinguished party had the honour
to meet the duke.
The Duchess of Cambridge honoured Colonel
North, JI.P., and Baroness North with her company at
dinner on Saturday at the fancily mansion in Arlington-
street, Piccadilly. There were present to meet her royal
highness— His Excellency the Saxon Minister, the Mar-
chioness of nrmonde, the Earl of Sheffield, Lord and Lady
Egerton of Tatton, Lord Frederick Paulet, Lady Caroline
Cust, I;cneral the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, the Bishop of
Oxford, General Sir William and Lady Gomm, General Sir
Hugh Rose, the Right lion. General and Lady Alice Peel,
and Lady Geraldine Somerset in waiting on the Duchess
of Cambridge. Baroness North had an evening party after
dinner to meet her royal highness.
The Countess of Derby will have an evening
party on Wednesday, the 11th of next month, in addition
to that announced for Saturday next.
The Marquis of Salisbury, as Lord-Lieutenant
of Middlesex. gave a grand entertainment at Hatfield-
house, his fine old family seat in Hertfordshire, on
Saturday, to the officers of the several regiments of
county militia and the county magistrates. The invita-
tions were for from four to eight o'clock. A special train
from King's-cross to Hatfield conveyed a large number of
the guests. The full band of the South Herta Militia,
of which regiment the noble marquis is Colonel, performed
a varied selection of music on the lawn during the enter-
tainment.

The Archbishop of York and Mrs. Thomson
entertained at dinner on Saturday night, at their residence
in Minsfield-street—His Excellency the Italian Minister,
the Earl end Countess De Grey, the Countess (Dowager) of
Westmorland and Lady Rose Fans, Lord Overtone, Lord
and Lady Dufferin, Sir H. Hervey Bruce, M.P., and Lady
Hervey Bruce, Captain Thomson, Mr. Liddell, &a.
The honour of baronetcy is (says the Sunday
aa:ctic) about to be conferred on Mr. John Ennis, formerly
member for Athlone.
A deputation of friends of Mr. Samuel Morley has
waited upon him for the purpose of urging upon him the de-
sirability of his allowing them to propose him for the City
of London on the retirement of either of the present mem-
bers, and he has consented to place himself entirely in
their hands.
The very prosperous yachting season of the Royal
Thames Yacht Club was closed on Saturday by a race
among yachts of the third class for a 301. prize. The die-
, taoce was from the buoy moored off Erith to the Nore
Light and back. There were only three entries—the Vam-
pire, 21 tons, Mr. T. Cuthbert ; the Satanella, 15 tons,
Captain Bennett ; and the Queen, 14 tons, Captain W.
Whitbread. The day was beautiful throughout, and there
was just enough wind to enable the yachts to show their
sailing qualities.
The Lyceum closes at the end of next week, to
reopen on the Ist September with • new play by Mr.
I Boucicault, in which be and Mrs. Boucicault will perform.
The new theatre in Holborn, under the management of
Mr. Sefton Parry, will open about the same time, also with
a new play by Mr. Bonacanit.