The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-19 00:00:00

MEETING OF HEE MAJESTY'S COMMISSIONERS.

(THIS DAY.)

SPESCH OW BM HOTAL ILIGHDISSB TES PROMS OK WALT&
Her Majesty's oommiaaioners for the Paris Exhi-
bition held a meeting this massing at the South Keeling.
ton Kamm. His Royal Highness the Priam of Wales
presided ; and there were present Earl Granville,
palm of Buckingham end Chandoe, Duhe of Sather-
laud, Marquis of Lansdoaae, MaNuis of B:l'sbury,
Bari of Derby, Earl Stanhope, Earl de Grey and Ripon,
Lord Flab*, Lord °versions, Lord Tension, Lord
Houghton, Sr George Clerk, Sr' J. S. Pak'nglcs,I
Right Hoe. Robert Lowe, Right 800. C. Bowyer Adderley,
EVA Hot). Healy Austin Banos, Sir Stafford Heavy North.
cote, Sir Alexander G. Sresrman, Sir S. Morton Polo, Sir
Rolnick 'Ropey Murchisco, SirFraacis R. Sandford, Edgar
A. Bowriog, Esq., Edward Akroyd, EN., T. Baring, Esq.,
Charles Forder, Eq., Thomas Field Gibson, Eaq., Wm
Henry Gregory, Esq., War:nst3n Smyth, Esq.,
Wirism Faq.„ Michael D. Hollins, Esq.,
Alex. J. B. Hereford Hope, Esq., Chsrles DafEn, Esq.,
John Fowler, Eel. ; John Frauds Maguire, Esq. ; Darstoe
Lupton, Esq. ' • P. W. Skynner Milei, Eaq. ; Richard Rod-
grave, Esq. ; General Sab.ue, R.A. ; Wi"i m Seholefield,
Fag. ; Fieierick Taylor, ; ferry String, Faq, ; Henry
Cole, Esq., Secretary.
The Prime of WALKS made the following address:
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" My Loris sod Gentlemeo,—l have ;mat satisfaction
in Indio& myself for the second time in the chair of
this important commissioo. Since we met here tart year
considerable progress has been roads os the other
side of the water fee the Exhibition of nest year.
Posertioa hes bees taken of the well-known Champ
de Man. Os it is now in mons of erection
perhaps the largest building that has ever been contracted,
surrounded by a lame perk with the Seise at the
north side, both to be made available for the purposes of the
Exhibition. The Imperial Commission propose to attempt
amok that has not bees tried before. Many things, although
calculated to increase the interest of the Falai-
' bttioo, will be attended with diflieWty. I venture to
state on behalf of this Commission, sod especially its
committees, that we shall be ready on thews and all
other points to give the best assistance in our power. I
will now call upon the Secret. ry to real the minutes of our
last meeting."

The long-anticipated visit of their Royal High-
nesses the Prince and Primes of Wales to lielvoir Castle
we hear, fixed for Wednesday. Great preparations are
being made at the castle for the royal visit. The Dubai of
Rutland has arrived at l3elvoir

Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cam-
bridge is .zpectei at St. JIIITISIOI Palace on We:Ntor lay
from Germany. _ _ _

The Countesa Russell will have a grand assembly
at the Prowler's Mikis' resides°. in Downing-street os
Wednesday next.
..

Lady Stanley of Alderley had an assembly on
Saturday 'wooing, at the family mansion is Dsvor-street,
Piccadilly, which was numerously and fashionably atteada.
. .

Lady Molesworth gave a grand entertainment to
the Duke de Charing oo Saturday °reales. The following
were invited to meet his royal highness :—This Duchess of
St. MlAs's, Lady Diana Benuclerke and Viscount Falkland,
the Earl and Cousteau of Cork, the Earl and Countess
Grey, Lord Eliot, the Earl of Abingdos, Lady Egerton of
Tattoo, Lord and Lady Cremorne, Lady Adelaide (Mogan,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. T. K.
Gibson, M.P., Mr. Delano, Mr. end Kra. Swinton, and Mr.
Montgomery. later in the evening her la lysbip had a
small party.
Baron and Baroness Lionel de Rothschild re-
solved the following distiegnishad company at dinner on
Saturday at their mansion in Piccadilly. His Excellency
the Spanish Minister and the Marchioness de Mob's, the
Marquis of Bowmont, the Earl and Countess of Dudley,
Lord and Lady Cecilia Bingham, Lord William Hay, M.P.,
Lady Susan Vane Tempest, Mr. and Lady Mary Craven,
the Right Hon. Charles Pelham M.P., Sir Edwin
Landarer, Colored Carleton, Mr. Gregory, M.P., Mr.
Brooke, M.P., Dr. Quiet, Mr. Montagne, kr.
The Earl and Countess of Clarendon received the
Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, Lord and Lady
Napier, and a distinguished party at dinner on Saturday
'at their hoops in Grosvenor-crooners, Balgrave-aqu•re.
Corers were lad for 18. _ _

The Marquis and Marchioness of Lothian have
retied at the Dal of Shrewebrtra mantion in Belgrave-
NQUO, from Newbattle Abbey, new Dalkeith. The mar-
quis is in very indifferent health.
The Earl and Countess de Grey had a dinner
party on Saturday evening at their f wily mansion in Carl-
ton-gardens. Covers were laid fee 20.

The Right Hon. B. Disraeli will give a parlia-
mentary dinner on Weinseday next at his residence ei
Grosyseor-gate.

The nninerons friends of the Rev. Sir John Page
Wood, Bart., will be glad to learn that the serious Mame
from which he bas beeo suffering during the past week
has taken a f.vansble tam.

Several Sue elms were blown down in Broad-
lands Park, the seat of the Ist, Lwd Palmerston, during
the storm in the south of England on the 11th inst., and
the lofty poplar tree which formsd a famous landmark at
Hythe, on Southampton Water, was also blow down
during the same storm. It is enticed 9d that 30,000 trees
were blown down on the southern coast by the storm.

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Tas Gowenwmger oe INDIA. —Sir Charles Wood
bee eonaluded his Indian admioistration by creating •
fourth High Court for the Upper Provinces. Mr. Justice
Morgan, one of the High Court judger, is chief justice. stud
Mr. Turner, of the western circuit, II the second barris.er
judge. Mr. Markby, of the Norfolk circuit. succeeds Mr.
Morns at Calcutta. Sir Charles Wood has &leo reooas-
weeded, with Sir J. Lawresoe's approval, ► wooed and •
third class of the Crier of the Star of lad* for English
and natives of ladia.—theses.

Loss or °CUM Hsu Brzeicsas.—The Jeddo,
whisk ha just been wrecked near Bombay, is the fourteenth
istesunes whioh the Peninsular cud Oriental Company have
lost, The Royal Hail Oempany have lest ten, the Montreal
Company eight, the West Coast of Africa OompAny six,
Innsan's Company four, the Cape of Goc I Hope and West
India sad Pacific companies three scab, Cutworm Oconpany
two, awl the Hamburg, Owes, cad Aftwriessa Oempany
as., The total number of steamers lost by the above-
sensed ownpanise is 51. _ _

ROYAL Fin HOSPITAL, Gitreitmur-uomi.—This
member of esthete relieved at this hospital Aeries the
week sadist( February 17, was 4,007, et whisk 1.251 was
sew mem.