The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-12 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 12, 1867.

Elie Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, .7171.7 11.
The Queen, accompanied by Prince and Princess
Louie of Hesse and Prince's Beatrice, drove in the
ground' yesterday afternoon ; and her Majesty, with
Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, Princess Louise,

Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, went out in the
Homne.purk this morning.
Princess Louise returned to Windsor Castle last even-
ing, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington and Lord
Alfred Paget.
Prince and Princess Louis of Besse,

Princess Louise,

Prince Leopold, and Princess Victoria of Hesse, drove
down to the Home-park this afternoon, and distributed
the prizes at the annual meeting of the Prince Consort's
Association. In attendance were the Baroness Schenck,
Lord Alfred Paget, and Captain Von Westerweller.
Prince Arthur. attended by Mujor Elphinstone and
Lieutenant Pickard, has arrived at the Castle.
The Duke of Richmond, President of the Board of Trade,
and the Earl of Tanterville, Lord Steward, arrived at the
Castle yesterday, and had the honour of dining with the
queen and the royal family.
Messrs. Howell, James, and Co., of Regent-street, have
had the honour of submitting for her Majesty's inspec-
tion the gold and enamelled jewels (49 in number) to
be worn by the members of the committee for the enter-
tainment to his Majesty the Sultan at Guildhall on the
18th inst.

Messrs. Howell, Jaynes, and Co. have also had the
honour of exhibiting the design of the gold casket which
they have been commissioned by the corporation of the
City to execute for presentation to his Majesty the Sultan.

The Princess of Wales, attended by the Hon. Mrs. W.
Grey, took a carriage drive yesterday.
In the evening, the Prince of Wales, attended by
Viscount Hamilton, General Sir W. Knollya, and
Captain Ellis, dined with the Lord Mayor at the Man-
sion-hones.

THE ARRIVAL OF THE SULTAN.
(THIS DAY.)

The Sultan arrived at Boulogne at 11.20 last
night, haring left Paris by a special train. Be is attended
by a suite of 100 persons. Great preparations had been
made at Boulogne by decorators specially sent from Paris
for the purpose. The town was gaily adorned with flags,
and the fort was illuminated.

After pawing the night at the Pavilion Hotel, the
Sultan embarked between 7 and N o'clock, a.m., this
morning, and breakfasted on board the imperial yacht, La
Relate Hortense, which then proceeded to Dover escorted
by several vessels of the French navy, including three
ironclad', and also by two English frigates.
A telegram from Dover, received at noon to-day through
Reuter'■ agency, says :—" The Sultan arrived here in the
Imperial yacht La Reins Hortense, at a quarter to 11 this
morning, and was received by his Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, the
Viceroy of Egypt and staff. The fleet in the bay saluted
and manned yards. His Majesty proceeded to the Lord
Warden Hotel, where an address was presented by the
Mayor and corporation. The train with the illustrious
party left for London at half-past 12."
The Turkish ambassador and hie officials arrived yester-
day at the Lord Warden Hotel, Where the l'rince of Wales
also stopped, having left the Charing.cross station at
11.45 p.m. last night after the Mansion House dinner.
Workmen have been employed during the last three
weeks in so preparing the apartments appropriated to his
Majesty at Buckingham Palace that, whilst calculated to
uphold the character of the nation for hospitality, they
shall afford such accommodation as an Oriental potentate
requires and expects. The rooms which have been ret
apart for his Majesty are generally designated the Belgian
suite, and it would appear that they have not been occu-
pied in any state form since about the year 1853. They
are connected together by communicating doors, and as
they are accessible from the marble entrance-hall,
they are conveniently situated in regard to the terrace
gardens, which the windows overlook. The entire suite
of rooms have been altogether restored and redecorated.
All the curtains, hangings, and ornamentations are en.
tircly new, and the experience of the artificers has been so
directed that the result is not so much calculated to show
that a sudden transformation has been effected as to con-
vey the impression that the Sultan will be received in
apartments which have little more than their ordinary
attractions to recommend them. While the bath-room
and lobbies are hung with chintz, and the bed-room is
coloured with deep rose, and green silk hangings, the bow'
windowed drawing-mom is tinted with French grey,
white, and gold. The furniture in the drawing-room is for
the most part of polished wood and gold, and the curtains
are of deep crimson. The prevailing characteristic through-
out is that of extreme delicacy and aerial lightness, and
this result is, in a great measure, contributed to by the
tasteful ornamentation of the ceilings, which, being some-
what low, have been dealt with in such a manner as to
suggest increased height as well as additional cheerfulness.
Several thousand flowers have been brought from Kew
Gardens, and these have been banked all along the garden
terrace, on the grand staircase (which has been completely
restored for the occasion), and in the fire-places, in such
profusion and with such regard to pictorial effect that the
result is one of the most animated beauty and luxuriance.
The pavilion in the garden bas been renovated,
the conservatory has been rearranged, and by the
side of the lake two large marquees have been
erected, in which the Sultan will find many of those
evidences of refinement and elegance whi,l an Oriental
prince may be accustomed to. The facilities afforded for
an agreeable communication between the Sultan'. apart-
ments and the arrangements in the garden form a very
interesting feature in the general plan, and it may be
especially remarked that his Majesty will have it in his
power to enjoy the strictest privacy both within the royal
palace and without. Independently of the more tem-
porary decorations of the rooms, it should be stated that
the walls are adorned with portraits of the various reigning
families in Europe and persons illustrious in history.
The Sultan will visit her Majesty at Windsor Castle to-
' morrow morning, and will stay to luncheon. In the even-
ing his Majesty will be entertained by the Prince of Wales
at Marlborough House. The Duke of Cambridge will give
a grand entertainment to hislmperial Majesty on the 19th
inst. at Gloucester House.

The royal paddle-yacht Osborne, Commander
John d'Arcy, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning
from Cherbourg with his Royal Highness Prince Arthur
on board. The Prince landed immediately after the yacht's
arrival, and proceeded by mid-day train to London.
The Duchess of Cambridge, and Princess Mary
Adelaide of Teck, attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset
and Lord Frederick Paulet, C. 8., honoured M. and
Madame Van de Weyer with their company at dinner last
evening. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond and Lady
Caroline Lennox, Lord Henry Lennox, M.P., Lord aed
Lady Ehury and the Hon. Miss Grosvenor, Lord and Ludy
Moho, Viscount loscelles, Colonel and the Hon. Mrs. Loyd
Lindsay, the Prince Alphonse de Chimay and Mr. and
Mrs. Farquhar, and Mr. M. Holtzmann were invited to
meet their royal highnesses.

The 'Count and Countess de Path received at
dinner at York House, Twickenham, on Wednesday even-
ing, the Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe•Weimar, the
Italian Minister, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanri-
card., the Earl of Clamadon, the Earl and Countess of
Besaborough, the Earl and Countess of Cork, the Right
Hon. Chichester Forteacue, M.P., and Frances. Couutess
Wahlegrave, Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Rad-
cliffe and Hon. Miss Canning, the Right Hon. Sir Hamil-
ton and Lady Seymour, the Very Rev, the Dean of
Westminster, and Lady Augusta Stanley, Sir Roderick
Murchison, Madame Graham, Mr. P. Graham, Captain
Hosier, Ice.

The marriage of the Prince de Teano and Mir
Wilbraham, eldest daughter of Colonel Hon. Edward and
Mrs. Wilbraham, and niece of the Countess of Derby, took
place yesterday forenoon at the Spanish Chapel, Spanish.
place, Manchester-square. The party arrived jolt before
half-past eleven, at which time the ceremony commenced,
the &v. Edward Tay'er officiating. The church was
crowded with the friends of both families. The bride,
who was accompanied by her father, was attended to the
altar by six bridesmaids, the Hon. Roes B. Wilbraham
(cousin to the bride), Miss Emily and Miss Evelyn Wilbra-
ham (sisters to the bride), Miss Blanche Herbert, Miss
Ethel Lennox, and Mir Blanche Pringle. After the cere-
mony the prince and princess with their friends adjourned
to Colonel the Hon. Edward and Mrs. Wilbraham's resi-
dence.