The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-25 00:00:00

Cbt Coun.

The Prince Consort, attended by Lieutenant-
Coleus! the Hon. 1). de Rae, bewared Mr. Durham with a
visit, at his Audio in Devenabireetreet, en Saturday.
The Princesses Helena and Ladse rode on horseback in
the ricLag.house of Buckingham Pa/ace.
The Pnneese Mary of Oambridge visited the Duchess of
Kent ea Saturday, at Buckingham Palace.
The Marquia of Breacialkem had an audience of the
guess, oe proceeding on a special missies to Berlin, to in.
vest hie Majesty the King of Prussia with the insignia of
the Most Noble (tier of the Carter. The noble marquis
was presented by Lad Jobs Russell, Principal Seavtary of
State for Foreign ASain.
Her Majemy's dinner party in the evening included the
Primes Alice, the Marquis and Marchioness of Bresdalbana,
Lady Fanny Howard, the Earl of Malassalinry, Lad George
Lennox, Viscount and Vissonstees Newport, Bit Charles
Wood, the Right Hon. Biz O p andeor Led :Wit James
and Miss Graham, aad •
Yesterday the Queen and Prises Commet, the Princess
Alice, Prince Arthur, Prime Leopold. the Primmer Helena
and Lonnie, the ladies sad gentleness of the mark and the
domestic household, attended dirks service to the private
shoed, Beekingbain Palace. The Bishop if Louden preached
the sermon.

The Comonasionere for the Exhibition of 1862 met, at the
Conacil-olke, as natarday. Present Earl Granville, the
Iferquie of Chaodos, Mr. T. Baring. 3LP., lb. C. W. Dilke,
and Yr. Thome Fairtairo.

Ihtepatelace were sent oa Saturday from the Colonial-
eyes to the Governor of the settlemeute ou the West Coen
d Africa.

A Cabinet Council wan held on Saturday at the
• residence of the Ana Lord of the Treasury,
in Downing-street. The ministers present were Vis-
count Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl
Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir G. Cornwall
Lewis, Lord John Rummell, the Duke of Newcastle,
Lord Herbert, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, Lord
Stanley of Alderley, Sir George Grey, the Right
Hon. C. P. Villiers, and the Right Hon. Edward
Cardwell.

It is said to be the intention of Prince Louis of
Heise to pay $ visit to our Court daring its sojourn at
Oehoree is the issuing moot►. Hie mod-decal highness
is expected to arrive very shortly, mid will acoompaoy her
Majesty tad the royal family back to town.

The Duke of Rutland is entertaining a select
(*els st Balvoir CUatla, Leicastmahim.
The Duke of Montrose has left town on a visit
to Lady Emily Foley, at Stoke Edith Park, Herefordshim.

ml ditcher, with Leidy Asses Murray rod lady Violet
Graham, is at Geom.

T 66 Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury enter-
tained at dialer on Saturday even*, at their mansion in

DarMagteeetrest, kis Excellency Us; Prussian Minister mid
tie commas Bernetorff, Lord West, Lord and Lady Eustace
Ossll, Mr. Haatiop Russell, 11. P.. and Lady Elizabeth
Ressea, Mr John and Lady Pakingtou, Captain Walter
Wet. Kr. Seymour Fitzgerald, ko.

The Zarl and Countess of Clarendon and family
expected in town in a few days, from the Grove, near
Watford, for the swum.

The Karl and Countess Spencer leave Althorp
Roll te•aq to join the circle visiting the Duke of Rutland,
at Belo.* Castle.

The Eazl of Shannon, who met with a severe
awaldest a few days mince in the hunting field, iii, we are
ham to teem recovering from the effects of hie coetasiona.

The Earl of Dunmore and Captain the Hon.
litaderic Elphinstone hare left town for his lordship's seat
in Seat and. for salmon fishing,
Lord and Lady Ebury entertained a select circle
at dinner on Saturday evening, at their residence in Put-
t street.

Mr. Harcourt, M.P., and Frances Countess Wal-
&grave entertained at dinner as Saturday evening, in
Carlton-gardecui, his Royal Highness the Duke d'Anmale,
hie Excellency the Belgian Minister and Mademoiselle Van
de Weyer, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clitaricarde,
Maria Marchionese of Ailashary, the Earl and Countess
Grey, the Right Hon. Charles P. Villiers, Sir Henry Cot.
Una, Miss Lams Mosey, and Mr. Postmen,.
Vlllooolfinilla PALMES/14011en AIisEMBLY. His
loyal Bigness the Duke of Cambridge honoured Viscount
and Viesuntese Palmerston by his company at dinner on
Saturday evening, at their mansion in Piccadilly. A dis-
dsgaidsed circle had been invited to meet the Royal Duke
at the banquet, the guests, in addition to his Royal
Highness, including the Duke and Duchess of Welling-
ton, the Duke of Newcastle, the Marquis and
Mazahioaros of Londonderry, the Marchioness of Ely, the
Earl and Countess Momera, the Earl Granville, the F.arl of
Shaftesbury and the Lady Victoria Ashley, General Lord
Clyde, Lord and Lady Wodebouse, Lord and Ind Herbert,
Lord Haskell* Viscountess Jooeiya, Co the Hon.
Arthur Harding". Hon. Mrs. William Cowper, and Colonel
the Hon. James Macdonald, in waiting on the Duke of
Cam La Pslmerstos, at a subsequest period of
the evening, had an assembly is cxnpliment to the illus-
trims duke. Of the members of the amps eliploweatiqtte
present were bid Excellency the Turkish Ambmaador, his
Excellency the Austrian Ambassador sad the Countess
(Appear, his Excellency the Bassisa Ambassador and
Harasses Brunnow, his Excellency
the Fenian Ambama.
dot his Excelleoey the Sardinian Wsitar, his Excellency
this Hanoverian Minister, his &Whiney the America
Minister, Mrs. Dallas and Miss Dallas, Coast Wirupffee,
Coast H. &tertiary, Count Kidaoky, H. Tdswry if.
Sabonsuff, M. Dutrail, Baron de Billing, Count Ruffen,
Buss Beck Friia, Count Blucher, Bums Maurice Kato-
chattl, M. Musurue, H. P. klusurus, he.