The Express.
London, England, 1857-01-28 00:00:00

NIB LATE PRINCESS DB LIEVEY.

It is now more than eighteen years ago since the
husband of !dram De Lieven died at Here, and it is army
a quarter of a century ego einem he ceased, is 1834, to be
Reran Minister is this capital. The father of Madame De
Linea was one of the German coterie be which the Caw
Alexander delighted ; her brother was the Imperial Aide-
de-Camp, sad mon after hie chows Minister of Polio', re-
mora( his tan» madam sad carrying ea the Csar's
secret cerremeadeace with his own empire sad foreign 00111 U.
Seerneetelareeparcaised, the Livers obtained the Prus-
sian Embry at the dose of or the beginning of 1806,
at which they remeised warned from 1808 to 1812.
When the Preacklandea of Hands pat ea end to nearly all
interims, hawses the courts of St. Petersburg sad
Bertha, Merry and Madame de Liens were sent to
Lanka to report the court of the Czar, somewhere towards
the close of 11112. Lord Liverpool was the First Lord of the
Treasury ; the paint of Principal Secretary of State
for Forage Airs was had by Timmer Coale/wash ;
end the Hoene Mister was Viscount Stdmouth.
Modems Linen soon made hindf agreeable in London
wary at this period by her talents and &com-
plainers, sad not • lials aided her hadmad and Peso
di Berge sad time, who cams on a special genie' from
Arra between 1812 sad 1614. In this latter year the lady
bed se fa ingratiated henelf with the srietocrar7 of rank
and Mika ia Lorca that obm was reaped (van the rest)
• gard faveurite and • greet acquisition to the corp d4clo-
sootier*. With the peer, however, come the conflict of
intoner and intrigues, end from 1618 to 1634 Madame Ds
Lana was much too nemerefe and intriguing to be re-
paled with favour by English staterea and politicians of
Busy as Madams De Linea made bora fa theGreak sad
Raman Catholie qmsetions, she was still more active and in-
. airbag in the discussions touching the Redeem Bill and
ter establieherat of Belgium as a kingdom. Soon after the
brows of the Corneae* of Lora', Monsieur end Madame
LW= were recalled to St Vetcreburet. Maurer De Linen

vas aggebbi gamarst ad bier si De Omeirbek (sew
Fament), eel vilb Set bowed Mee Erie Se tar et •
roe pet et seethes Itessee• Al Demo be ow NW&
Ida imelba Ilm—an Dom delft be Mel ea tie
lab et lemor. Mt
Aloft Moe et laic larebmA, aim D• leremorbe
briplopedisbeisebst • primal agesmia WU Here..

Ueda' Awed, in Pude pplitsadlidl,lstbipatiW
ses, masks, ad amempaiel int birds did WNW
ad Wawa shields etreenst. Is kr Iselin the pi-
*el him Ole Niesles aelmafalas asse. eh. YON
411=Vs= sew we et Evros', end
dies ma forwarded either to
beheads, Is Makin d the Ileris Polk*, the General
tig dkeetly to the Czar himeclf.
Wm* Ds he irk mime as much of the coa-
tings endebetss es ler las mether-th-law, who was made
Omer ts NA sod sedireed, by order of Nicholas,
EP -all . rut a short period during the cen-
Ms, sif MI. Welt Nam, de Lieu= returned to this
allanihy le WI figirprvetipe In that austere Calvinist, whom
tasl4sa • iliplonslist was Nom recta brerissimis. How
alaimma ma prated by RUMll•llfroaale teaching
b posed by Ids sem 4 the Iran i& marriages. After the
MA Maio Nam Maims De Limn removed hes:di-
ploma* elks le Itmeals, to which thy H. Guiana, by
way ef reelpretsileg limisme Ds Littmes London journey,
rid a visit. Dot ter the lei-Fromie sintrusader nor the
ea-Baliala anlamaima oald sasompla Wiz respective
dedsme; Ned vs de set Ism list Os VIM is stub the

woes; 6r their respective failures.
The system of employing women in affair* of State,
(observe. our eotemporary) is en exclusively Russian system,
and it is in every way pregnant with the worst result&
Female. of the German hews. of Wntemburg•&relits and
Oldenburg, and daughters of the Cam Nicholas himself,
hero been all engaged In these equivocal beassetiona, in
which they can reap no credit or honaer—inwhich the grace,
sad bloom, sad lamocome of the kiwis cheracter is entirely
destroyed. We bust we have seen the bat of these female
diplomatists. Apart from her political Intrigues, Madams
De Liman was a woman of accomplishment, attainment, and
esprit; a good linguist, an excellent musician, a good hist°.
rises--ehe possessed talents and attainments which, in the
humblest station, meat have raised her to importance,

Prince Albert has remitted, through Dr. Robert-
son, Indent; the sum of 2a, as a donstion to the funds of
the Royal Northern Agricultural Society, of which his royal

highne. te patron.
His Excellency the Russian Minister and the
Countess Creptowitch left town yestenisy, on a visit toLtur
Majeety, at Windsor Cutle.
The Countess Granville has iasued cards for an
anuably on Monday nest, the 22nd proximo.

The Earl of FAD= has kft Cashiobury Pork for
lleallsnd. We regret to learn that the noble earl i. in indif-
ferent health. The Coaster is expected in town to-morrow
Gam Caehlebury Park.
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The Earl and Counter of Verulam have passed
through town, from Brighton, ea mete to their meat, Oar-
hamburg, in Hertfordiddre. We regret to hear her ladyship

is in delicate health.

The Earl of Liman has arrived in town from Paris.
Lord Crewe has arrived in town from Crewe Hall,
Claeohire.

Major-Grneral Sir Henry Barnard, C.A., Lady
Barnard, sad family, have arrived at their hour, in

Loundiu-street, from novaelitto camp, near Sandiate.
The gallant general and Lady Barnard leavo neat month
far Cakutta, where the general is about to assume his 1:0111-

Her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlohe
arrived at Dover .t Fil o'clock lost evening from the Con-
tinent. The prince,. on. received on landing by Sir George
Cooper, who had =rived from London on the previews day.
Her serene highness armee to town this morning, sod is
expected to arrive at Clarence Ileum before mid-day.
Massiott-nest:.—Yesterday the Lord Mayor and
the Lady Mayoress entertained et dinner the members of the
Cowt of Aldermen and their ladies, sad a number of private
Mende. - _ _ _ _ _

WHITERALL, JAN. 26.—The Queen has been
pleaerd to prercst the Rev. George Rogers, M.A., to the
vicarage of Gedney, to the meaty mid diorites of Liscole,
void by the death of the Rev. Thomas Steal Eetcott.—
Oeretts. . _

The Bishop of London has promised to preside

Saturday next at the public openiig of a schooLchumb, la
the midst of the labouring population of St. Peter's,
Stepney, the Rev. T. J. Rowell, incumbent. Mr. Glad-
stone, the Dean of Westminster, end the Rev. F. D. Maurice,
Inv also to be present.

By the caking vote of the Lord Provost of Glas-
gow, the Caeprestioa have purchased grad Ihr a park ea
the meth irk of the elver, tt the euaa of WNW

On Monday night Mr. Vandenholt made Ma drat
appausnoe at the Queen's Thane, Pliktlrergh, after a very
king absence. His reception . 11101 i toad and sn-
thasisatie.
Mr. Pastgate, of Birmingham, bas recited a letter
hues W. Scholeflehl, Eari , M.P., iambi his that ha b
preparing a bill on the Adulteration of Food, which be bolas
to introduce at the coaasenoonsat of the lanai; salsa.