The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-05 00:00:00

U. filar.

The Queen and the Prince Consort, accompanied
by the Primus Alias, sad Mass Leah of Hesse, took
• drive in se open carriage sad four yesterday afternoon.
Miami the Hon. A. N. Hood, sad Lienteneat-Colonel the
Hoe. L. de Roe •heeded ea horseback.

A deputation from she Boyd Agreebawd Society of Eog•
land consisting of the Earl et Bowie (president), Lord Faver-
sham, Messrs. Fisher, Hobbs, and Brandreth Gibbs,
waited upon the Prince Comet yesterday at Buckingham
Palace, and nenated hie royal highness to accept the
office of president et the society for the sassing year.
The Prince Osman was pleased to notify his acceptance
of the Aloe.

The Priam Comet, accompanied by him, Loofa of
Hass, rode an heneback in the forenoos, attended by hie
T,querry in Waiting.

The i'riattensas Helena and Lrnaise rode on horseback in
the riding-school of Buckingham Palace.
The Duke d'Aumale visited the King of the Belgians yea-
tarday at Buckingham Palace.
Purl Granville, the Belgian Minister, and M. Jules
Devatu, had the honour of joining her Majesty's dinner
party yesterday.

. - .
The Duchess of Athole has snooeeded the Con/sten 01
Cadedon u the Lady in Waiting to the Queen.

A deputation from Belisle' in reference to the Galway
eontract, memorialising the government to reconsider the
claims at the Atlantis Royal Mail Steam Navigation 'Com-
pany for the subsidy notified to be withdrawn, had an in
terview with Via:must Palmerston yesterday. The depute.
tion consisted of the Mayor of Belfast, Mr. Clarke, chair-
man of the Belfast Harbour Commissioners ; Mr. Coates,
Chairman at the Ulster Railway Company ; Mr. Danville.
and Mr. Dank and Mr. Hamilton. Harbour Commissiotiers.

The depatatice via introduced by Sir Hugh Cairns, M.P.,
A deputation from Jersey relative to Sericant Pigott's bill
bad an interview with Sir George C. Lewis yesterday at the
Hotne.office.

Her Majesty's Commissioners for the International Ezhi-
Ulla& for 1562 held a meeting at their offices in the Strand
yesterday.

The Finance Committee held a meeting at the office in the
Strand yesterday.
The Building Committee held a meeting at South Ken-
sington yesterday.

Despatcher were seat yesterday from the Colonial-office
to the Lad High Oonunissiocer of the lonian Wanda.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Mary licisorml the Marquis of
Lansdowne with their company at dinner, on Monday
evening, at Lansdowne House. Lady Geraldine Somerset
and Colonel Home Purees were in attendance on their
royal bieniums.

The Counters of Derby has hunted invitations for
receptions oa Saturday, the 22nd anat., and oa Saturday,tha
6th amnion).

The Countess of Fife lulu been confined to the
house for some dap by won iedispooitioo. _ .

The Earl and COunteas of Leicester and the
Ladies Coke bare wired at the Loudon Hotel, Albemarle•
street, from Holkhers.

Viscountess Palmerton hes issued cards for
assemblies on Saturday next, and on Saturday, the 15th
Mat.

Lord and Lady Hatherton have returned from
Tadaoley to Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square.

Lady Rivers' /satin& at Chiswick is fixed for
Friday, the 214 of Juno.

Lady Theresa Lewis will have a conoert on Mon-
day, the 17th lima, at Kest Howie.

Loral and Lady Algernon St. Maur have taken
&sir departure fres tie London Hotel, Albemarle•etreet.

The marriage of the Hon. J. C. Vivian, on of
Lord Virtu, with Yin Florence Rowley, daughter of Sir
Charles Rowley, is laid to take place oa the 18th inst.

_ .
The Dowager Lady Shelley's morning parties at
Lauda, How, Mom, will take place oa Saturdays,
the 15th, that, sad Mk of Jam

The Countess of Hinnoul gave a dance last even-
ing at her new reddest* is Rutland-gate.
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Norton entertained at
dieser co Monde/ hut, at their hones is Mansfield-struit,
the Doke of itetlawl, the ltsegais st Heisiel, the Berl
Jump, Lord Jaw Musa% Lord Orono sad Ludy
Adelina Maw" Mr. sad Lady Anima Wm, Lard
(Motley, Lady Mfaulas, Mr. Kuillis Oreerane, M.P., sad
Peehrene. Mr. and Mrs. Sherwin Gregory, Mr.
Hartopp, M.P., Mr. Welby, M.P., Mr. Brim, Captain
Maigrave Brien°, Mr. James Hall, and Mr. Lainplugh
Has Tay.

We regret to learn that Rear Admiral the Hon.
Frederick Thomas PdLr, 'se el the Lords Coromismiooree

el the Adminilty, is suffering from indisposition, which, it
is fazed, will oblige him to retire from his official duties.

The annual meeting of the National Society is to
be held to-morrow, the6th inst., at Willis's Rooms, at 2 p.ea.
It is expected that on this ocossion some discussion will
take place on the meat Report of the Royal Education
Commissioners. In conseqnstwe of the indisposition of the
president of the society, his Graze the Arclabistiop of York
wall prende.

A new quarterly review of popular science is in
scone of prepare**, the first number to appear in October.
It will be edited b Mr. Samuelson, author d the " Hooey
Bee," and other works, sad will include amongst its costal.
batons mat of the Leading popular writers co seisms.

(nom LAW women Gums)
Dow:gm-nazis, Jonn 3.—The Queen bee been
pleseed to appoint Sir George Grey, K.C.B. (now Governor
of theeolooy of the Caps of Good Hope), to be Administmtor
of the colony of New Zeeland. Her Majesty has also been
.7rto appoint Jeremiah Thomas Fitzgerald 1 Cal a
elhief magistrate of the colony of Hong Kong), to
adminiatrator of the government of the colony of Waren
during the absence of the governor.

FORLIGN-OFFICE, MAT 20. —The Queen has been
ly pleated to appoint Henry Awash's Cowper,
=.kiitniow ber Majesty's Consul at Pernambuco, to be her
4sty's Consul at Porto Rico. The Queen bas also been
.eceinvily pleased to appoint Geoem Samuel Lennon Hunt,
flay. now her Majesty s Consul at Porto Rim., to be her
ifitiZetes Cooed at Perrombucn. The Queen has also been
paetonely pleased to appoint Spencer St. John Mq., no
Mr Naivetes Consul-General in tbe Island 'of Boroeo,
to be her Majesty's Consul- General to the Republic of
~Foa
wo mem, MAY 3L —The Queen has been
tato approve of Mr. George Worlan:10 as Consul at
ller far Royal Highness the Quid Duke of Hesse.
Warrnsau, JUMII 3.—The Queen has boon
*essi to nominate the Reverend David Piper to the Pismo.
taal Curacy of the New Didriet Cliapelry Sailberge, in
the smutty end dMesese of Durham.

CALEDONIAN FANrY Dsmm BALL—The ladies
parmesans of this tall met in committee oo Monday last,
at Willies Rooms, for the purpose of completing their ar-
raagements for the fete, which it is anticipated will be eves
more sucesseful than that of last year. There will be three
fancy qsadrilles—the ant led by the Duchene of Roxburgh.,
to be called the " Highland Quadrille the secoud by the
Couotess of Fife (if her ladyship's state of health will pa--
mit the exertion) ; and the third by Lady Elelio, to be en.
titled the " Scotch Rifle Corps Quadrille." The applications
for vouchers have bees far more numerous this year than
en any previous ocessina, and a moat brilliant reunion is
folly expected.
THE FRENCH CHARITABLE AVIATION IN LON-
DeN.—At the paid fame bazaar, which will be held at
Albert-pt. Home to-moriew sad Friday for the benefit of
this excellent institution, there will be exhibited nine meg-
laced specimens from the celebrated imperial manu-
factory of gimes, all presented by their Majesties this
Emperor and Empress of the French. A great many
ale-
pat articles have aho been ant over by the proprietors
of die principal sdriblialtemots is the Fakir Royal, the
Baidaeards. the Rae de la Pair, and the Rue de Rivoli ;
and we mad hardly my that these contributions will dia.
play all the brilliaisey et hog sad perfection of tads for
which the notatifscturse of nonce enjoy so inifiepataMs •
repatstioa.