The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY

signed, to show the public how enellek the Quin?! f
throws herself upon their confidence} It is phis
that her chief pleasure lies in the possession od*S
sympathy and affection of he; suWects. This sen-
timent has come in room of "at sigginet of whisk
an All-wise PROVIDENCE has Inuit her. Instinite
ively she appeals to the nation to mourn with her,
to pity her, to strengthen her. The loneliness of
a throne oppresses her spirit beyond endurance,
and she turns to the people to take her into their
hearts. None can refuse to respond to so touching
a call. There may be some who would wish her
stronger, more self-sufficing, more reserved.
Such a character might be greater, it would
not be more loveable. If there is a weakness in
the craving for sympathy, it is a weakness natural
in a woman. Who shall say at what point the
QuEss should bid the woman suffer in silence
When at least her uttering' are only the memorials
of a departed happiness--when they tell only of
the calm enjoyments of domestic affection—when
they are full of grateful recognition of every act
of willing service by the humblest--when they
teach how far nature is above art, and how GOD is
to be blessed in all His works, we may be glad
that among the Sovereigns of the earth it is our
fortune to have for the head of the State a vir-
tuous and true-hearted woman, and that the
utmost fault which detraction can find in her is
that she craves our love yet more than our homage.

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Damatehes were melted yesterday at the Oelecisl-
office from the Governors of Gibraltar, the Mauritius, and
Heligoland. Despatcher were sent to the Governors of
Malta, Ceylon, Hoag Hong, Libman, and the Straits Settle-
meats.
A deputation from the Society of Friends, oemisting of
Josiah Forster, John Hodgkin, J. B. Braithwaite, and
others, had an interview with Lord Stanley at the Foreign-
Mhos yesterday, on the subject of the slave trade and
slavery.
A deputation from the board of &overawe, directory and
vestry of St. James, Westminster, bad an interview with
the Poor•law Board, at their office Whitehall, yesterday.

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.—It is
expected thet the West Norfolk hounds will meet at Sand-
tingles= on Wednesday. Prince Leiningen arrived at
Sandi:nghain-home on Thursday, on • visit to the Prince
and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wake baa been
absent from Sandringham during part of this week, but
his royal highness returned on Wednesday evening.
THE ROYAL VISITORS AT KNOWSLICY.—Prince•
Christian went out shooting yesterday in the Knowsley
preserves, accompanied by Lord Walden, Lord Wham.
eliffe, the Hon. Mr. Stanley, Lord Bradford, and Mr. Doi
Grey. The Primrose Christian and Henrietta and Prince
Arthur, with the whole of the lady visitors now staying at
Knowsley, paid a visit to the glass works of Mr. Sullivan,
at St. Helen's. In the evening there was a dinner party
at the hall, and the band of the Grenadier Guards, under
the conductorship of Mr. Dan Godfrey, played at intervals
• selection of choice music. The royal and other visitors
will leave Huyton for London this morning bj the 11.30
train.
Tux ROYAL BALL AT lawitaPoox.—At the ball
given by the Mayer of Liverpool on Thursday night,
Princess Christian was dressed in • white satin robe with
• short skirt, and deep fringes of Honiton lace, the skirt
having • long train and being richly trimmed with lace.
Over her shoulders was thrown a white sash with pink
edges, denoting the Order of Schleswig-Holstein ; upon
the right shoulder she wore a large cameo, set in diamonds
(the gift of the Queen) ; she had • necklace of diamonds,
from which was suspended the Maltese cross in brilliants
and the Order of Victoria and Albert, and her head was
crowned with • tiara of diamonds. Princess Henrietta
was attired in a white moire antique drew, trimmed with
point lace, and on her head she wore a triple band of
diamonds. The Countess of Derby wore a black satin
robe, covered with white Moulton lace, and adorned
with diamonds. Rinse Arthur and Prince Christian
each wore the riband of the Garter. The Mayor, Mr.
Edward Whitley, appeared in court dress; and Miss
Whitley assisted him in the reception of the visitors.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has
been detained in town for the last fortnight owing to ex-
cessive pressure of business at the Horse Guards.
Lord Londesborough's intended shooting party
in Yorkshire this week, to meet Prince Teak, was put off
in consequence of the death of Lord Londesborough's inti-
mate personal friend, Sir Henry W. des VOMX.
His Excellency Mr. Edward Thornton, the re-
cently-appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington,
in place of the late Hon. Sir Frederick Bruce, left town
yesterday for Liverpool, to embark for New York, on his
way to Washington, to enter on his diplomatic functions.
The Right Hon. Sir Robert J. Phillimore, Judge
of the Admiralty Court, will preside at • meeting of the
Law Amendment Society on Monday evening next, at 8
o'clock, when a paper will be read by Mr. John Westlake
" Naturalisation and Expatriation, or a Change of Na-

tionality."
The honour of knighthood is about to be con-
ferred upon Professor Wheatstone, in consideration of his
valuable servioes in the science of telegraphy.