The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-26 00:00:00

Vic Court.

OSBOILNTR, Arum 25.
To-day was the birthday of the Prinoris Alice.
Ia consequence of the deep mourning no kind of festivities
took place.

We are authorized to elate that the Queen will hold
Dnwing•rooma at St. Jantee's Palace on Wednesday, June
the 19th, and on Thursday, June the 27th.
All parsons attending the Drawiog•room upon the 19th
el June will be =peeled to appear to warning.
Her Majesty's birthday will be kept on Wedneedayt
July the 10th, but there.will be no birthday Drawing.
MOM

RETURN OP THE COURT TO BUCKINGHAM
PALACE.
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To-morrow her Majesty the Quoen, the Prince
°mat, the Prima Alice, and other members of the
Royal Family and suite, will return to Buckingham Palace
from the bile of Wight. The Court will remain in town
three days, after which time, according to the present at.
reagements, her Majesty and the Prince Consort will go
to the White House, Richmond, where they intend to
remain far ten days. The Court will then either return to
Osborne or go to Windsor Castle, but to which it la cot at
present decided, although preparations are being made for
the reception of her Majesty at the latter royal residence.

The Earl and Countess of Ellesmere have arrived
at Bridgwater House for the assaoa.

The Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam have arrived
at thew residence in Grosvenor-square for the wason.ll
The Earl of Nortnantou has arrived in Lismore-
Place from Somor flowtv.l6.lllll vs, 111111111111111111
ilThe Countess of Dunmore and family are expected
In tows early neat week from Dunmore Park, N. 8., for
the wasoa.

Viscountess Palmerston will have an ass= y
to-morrow evening and on Satereley, the nth proximo.
Lord and Lady 'Vain, of Harrowden, have
arrived at Rawlings' Hotel. Jersiyestreet, for the sown.
Count M. G. de Wegele has arrived at the
Cloned= Hotel for theorem.

The Marquis Caracciolo has arrived at the
Clarendon Hotel from Pixie.

"The approaching removal of the Earl and
Coaster of Marley from Sa/tram," says the Plymouth
Jownsal, "will be regarded with the deepest regret by all
who have known them during the many years they have
resided amongst as. We regret that Earl Morley's state of
health makes the change to a warmer climate necessary,
sad that the hope of any speedy return to this locality is
Sir prmiaded."

Le;rd Cowley transmit. to Cia/ignani the letter
adenosine him by the Lard Mayor of London, on behalf
of the unfortunate sufferers by the famine in India. "I
seed not sok you," says his lordship, "to allow a sub'
seription list to be opened at your office in favour of those
se sorely-visited subjects of the Queen, for with your
used heeevolesee you have soticipated that request. In-
deed, the readiness which you ever evince to forward
works of charity entitles you to the warmest thanks of the
British community residing la !rune." His excellency
has taken steps for convening a meeting, to be held on
Mosday nest at the Britiak Embassy.

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Two vacancies in the trust of the British Museum
kw, ham Iliad ep by the election of the Duke of Nor.
thiunberleal and Sir Thomas Phi Wpm of Middle hill.

A return just presented to .par—liament regarding
every joint-clock ccoapsey wound op or winding up under
the acta of 1848 and 1849, gives the title of each concern,
and show■ the amount which the shareholders, apart from
the km of all that they may have invested, have been com-
pelled So costributs to the liquidation. Is some cum the
meta woes nil, sad is one instance Ma official manager bail
peen unable to recover even the cash expeaded for the
requisite advertisementa of the loading-up. The most
startling 1/411/111 in the list are those of the Northumberland
and Durham District Bask* Company, the North of
111pisod Joint-stock Banking Company, the Newcastle
Vika Joint-stock Banking Compaay, the Liverpool Borough
Doak, the Monmouthshire and Ulsmorganshire Banking
Company, the Royal British Beak, sad the Loodoo and
Suter° Kicking Corporates% the rue extracted from the
italiappy shareholder of than seven oonserm having reached
as surezate of 2,200,0001. beyond the loss of their first
sapital Amos mining maceras the Neliollll and South
American Company occupies the wont place, the contribu-
tions that Mathew having ranched 77,289 f.
A collection of modern French pictures was mold
dr day Ulm, yesterday at the public sale rooms in the Rue
Dem* Pmts. The following were Amos( the number :
"The Necropolis of Cairo," by Marilhat, fetched 18,6001 r.;
"Joshua Stopping the Sun," by Demme", 15,0001,.; "Tim
Hay liarres:," by Rom Boobeur, 8,030 fr.; "The Naas,"
by Icareld Robert, MOW.; " Animal Crossing a Pond,"
by Trepan. 4,680 fr.; "A Turkish Town," by Ziem, 3,1130 fr.;
"A NOM treat (hats of Rerlichlages." by Eugene Dila-
'raiz, 3,1100:r.; "A Tips Hunt," by the rune, 2,590 fr.;
"Clisseplayer," a sepia drawing by Ysiaeoenier, 3,9301 r.;
" Yams as a Hewers's.' by pis; 241001 c.; "A Walk on the
Demi." by buds* Isabel", %Mr.; and "Bethsabio," by
Robert Flinty, 1,f406.