The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-28 00:00:00

THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS.

The Queen of the Netherlands, accompanied by
her brother, Princb Peter of Oldenburg, and attended by her
suite, visited yesterday the Government School of Mines
and Mutton', in Jertnyn-street, where her Majesty was
received by the director, Sir Roderick !Murchison, and some
of the professors of the establishment. The Queen nest re-
' paired to the Royal College of Surgeons, and inspected the
Ilunterian Museum of Comparative Anatomy; the presi-
dent, together with Mr. Lawrence and other gentlemen, were
in attendance. After which the Queen and royal party went
over the Soane Museum, where her Majesty remained nearly
an hour. Her Majesty thence returned to Claridge's Hotel,
and took luncheon.
In the afternoon the Queen and his Imperial Ilighnets
Prince Peter of Oldenburg took a carriage drive, and subse-
quently visited the Hottso of Commons, to hear the opening
of the debate—the Countess of Jersey and other ladies bring
likewise present. In the evening her M iiristy dined with the
Duke and Duchess of Wellington at Ap.ley House, and
remained until after 12 o'clock, a concert succeeding the
banquet.
The Queen dines this evening with the Duke and Duchess
of Hamilton. .

On Monday her Majesty and guile leave town to visit the
Duke and Duchess of Richmond at Goodwood Park, and
will sleep there that night, returning to Claridge's Hotel pre-
vious to going on a tour in Scotland. His It.yal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge is °spotted to accosup.usy hor Majesty
to Goodwood.

His Royal Highness Prince Peter of Oldenburg
arrived yesterday at Clsridge'. Hotel, accompanied by
Colonel Wulf, from the Continent.
His Excellency the French Ambassador left town
last evening, for Paris, on receipt of the intelligence of
the death of the Duke de Moskowa, son of the gallant
Marshal Ney, and father of the Countess Persigny. The
Count and Countess l'eraigny were on a visit at Niusehmu
when the news of the dangerous illness of the Doke de
Motikowa reached them. The Countess for the present
remains in town. _ _ -

Count ltechbinder, Attache do S. M. l'Empercur
de Ramie, has lett tho Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for
the Manchester Exhibition. _ _ .

Sir William Maxwell, Bart., and family, have
arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyst-street, en route for
the Highlands.
Ilia Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon arrived
yesterday at the Imperial Hotel, Cork.
The officers of the Scots Fusilier Guards gave a
banquet Let evening at the Thatched-house Tavern, to
Colonel Berkeley, who has exchanged with Colonel Brook,
of the 23rd Regiment, and is about to proceed immediately
to India. Colonel Monerieff was in the chair, and the
following oflicera assembled at the entertainment :—Coloneh,
Lord A. Vane Tempest, Monerieff, Walker, Seymour, Do
Bake, Myrick, Holder, Wilkinson, and Neville; Captains
Coke, Martin, Gipps, Fletcher, Lindsay, Farquharson,
Lambert, Mure, Anneeley, Tottenham, Hay, Moncrieff,
Folkiegham, Beresford, Sharpe, Knox, Erskine, Stephenson,
and Lieutenant Daluell. _ _

Lord ltokeby, K.C.8., attended by his aide-de-
camp, arrived yr/toll:1y morning at Aldersbott, to distribute
the Sardinian medsds to tbo officers and men entitled to them
now at the camp.