The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-14 00:00:00

Eke Court.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAT 13.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian
and Princess Beatrice, and attended by the Counte►s of
Gisinsborough, drove out yesterday afternoon in aearriage
and four. The equerries in waiting were in attendance
upon hot sebsck.
I ines, Leopold, attended by Mr. Duckworth and Mr.
Sabi, went out driving.

Prince and Princess Christian honoured the Earl and
Countess StAnhope with their company at dinner last
evening.

Princess Louise, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington
an 1 Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Charles Lindsay,
honoured the performance at the Royal Italian Opera,
Covent Garden, with her presence last evening.
Lady Augusta Stanley had the honour of dining with
the Queen yesterday.
The ceremony of laying the first stone of St. Thomas's
Hospital was performed this morning by the Queen.
Her Majesty the Queen held a Court to-day at Bucking-
ham Palace, to receive an address from the Corporation
of the City of London, and also an address from her
Majesty's Commission of Lieutenancy of the City of
London, on the subject of the late attempt upon the life
of his Royal llighuess the Duke of Edinburgh.
Lord Stanley arrived at the Palace this afternoon, and
had an audience of her Majesty.
His Excellency the United States Minister also arrived,
and had an audience of her Majesty to take leave.
Sir Charles SVyke, K.C.8., was afterwards introduced
to an audience, on his appointment as her Majesty's
Minister in Denmark.

The lion. William Steuart had also an audience, on
his appointment as her Majesty's Minister at Buenos
Ayres.

The Lord and Groom in Waiting were in attendance.
The Queen, Princess Louise, I'rince Leopold, and
Princess Beatrice left Buckingham Palace this afternoon,
at 4 o'clock, for Windsor Castle, attended by the Ladies
and Gentlemen in Waiting.
Her Majesty drove to Paddington station, escorted by a
detachment of the 3rd Hussars.

The Prince and Princess of Wales were present yester-
day morning at the laying of the first atone of St.
Thomas's Hospital by the Queen.
Their royal highnesses were attended by the Countess
of Macclesfield, Lord Harris, Lord Alfred Hervey,
General Sir William Knollys, the Hon. C. L. Wood, and
Major Teesdale, and were escorted from Marlborough-
house by a detachment of the Royal Horse Guards.
The Princess of Wales drove out in the afternoon, at-
tended by the Hon. Mrs. Grey.
The Prince of Wales rode out, attended by Major
Teesdale.

In the evening the Prince of Wales, attended by Lord
Alfred Hervey, General Sir William Knoll's, and Major
Teesdale, presided ►t the annual dinner of the governors of
St. Bartholomew's Hospital, of which his royal highness
is president.
Prince Christian, attended by Mr. G. D. Engleheart,
dined with the governors of St. Bartholomew's Hospital
at the annual view dinner yesterday.

Her Majesty the Queen and the royal family are
expected to leave Windsor Castle for Scotland about
Monday or Tuesday next.
His Excellency Mr. Adams, the United States
minister, yesterday afternoon had an audience of her
Majeety to take leave. Her Majeety expressed the high
appreciation which she entertained for his excellency
during the period he had been resident here as representa-
tive of the United States government. Afterwards Lord
Stanley presented Mr. B. Moran to the Queen as chargé

d'affairee of the United States. Mr. Adams left town

yesterday evening for the Continent.
The Earl and Countess of Malmeebury had a

dinner party yesterday evening et their residence in Strat-
ford-place. There were present the Earl and Countess of
Bradford, the Earl and Countess Beauchamp, Viscount

The Advertiser says that the peers and members i Canterbury, Lord and Lady Wharncliffe, Lord Colville,
Lord and Lady A. Churchill, the Right Hon. Gathorno
of the House of Commons connected with the sister
country intend meeting this week to consider the report of Hardy, M.P., and Mrs. Hardy, the Bishop of Gibraltar,
the Royal Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Mr' Cameron, of 113ehiel'
condition of the Irish railways with a view to their con- Mr. Oswald gave a grand ball last night at
solidatlon and purchase. Hampden House, Green•street, Grosvenor-square. His
In a lecture on the results of the Commercial Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived between 11
Treaty of 1860, delivered on Sunday in the rooms of the and 12 o'click.
Polytechnic Association, by M. Wolowski, of the Insti- By the death of Lord Brougham the pension
tote, there is the following allusion to the late Lord of. aiLer:stsrd Chancellor (viz., 5,0001. per annum), which
Brougham :—" At the moment I was about to enter this ICrielmsforl, asenttie laatorretinrigyailThadnOalrOdr.s "It Lord
room sad tidings reached me. One of the veterans of the be remembered that Lord Chelmsford vacated the woolsack
cause of liberty in England—one of the most energetic on the coming into office of Mr. Disraeli.
promoters of commercial liberty, Lord Brougham, has Tits CROWN PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA AND SHE
just died at the age of 90. It is the duty of those who LEEDS MiCHANICte Iscrirurioar BAZAAJL—Mr. Henry
occupy themselves with these great questions to pay LudoU, late chairman of this bazaar, has received the fol-
lowing letter, with the contributions of her royal high-
homage to the heroes of the battle-fields on which, in-
:-" New Palace, near Potsdam, May 8, 1868. Sir,—
stead of destroying life, and of causing tears to flow, they A long absence of her Royal Highness the Crown Princess,
seek to improve the condition of mankind. Lord caused by an Indisposition now fortunately removed,
Brougham was one of these heroes. Some years ago, on having prevented me sending earlier the contri.
witnessing the rapid progress which the idea of commer-
billions of her Royal Highness for your bazaar,
cial liberty had made in England, lie said, 'Thank God,
the liPoen uthey r
sewn ycooumel n tie n exte7l ehol : hilsvte
.
we shell aeon ace protectionists mar in cabinets of Two photographs of her Royal Highness in a
antiquities!' " tortoiseshell frame. 2nd. Five albums with ph
It is stated that Continental money-changers, of their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince, the Crown
Princess, children. 3rd.
rom of Four Ohre
.containiess tu
hotol.keepers, and others hays recently been defrauded by
forged cheques for small amounts purporting to be drawn Crown Princess, representing Prussian so her idiarathig:ing the
by Mr. Ingpen, manager of the Regent-street branch of the campaign of 1864. 4th. A number of different clothes
Union Bank of London. I (shirts, stockings, gloves) from Lithuania, fsbricated by
poor women, oppressed by the famine of GAS eenr.-1
The first cargo of new potatoes from the I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, (ilseed)
Channel Islands was landed at Weymouth last Thursday. Tim Noassits."

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