The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-24 00:00:00

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF

1862.

We are happy to announce that the French
Government, which has uniformly shown the most
friendly Interest in the undertaking, has appointed
Prince Napoleon President of the Commission
which in to represent France at the ensuing
Exhibition.

If be Court.

OSBORNE, Aram 23.

The Queen awl Prince Consort, accompanied by
Princess Alice sad Princess Beatrice, drove out in an open
carriage yesterday afternoon.
Lady Macdonald and Major-General Seymour were is
Atomism*.

fer Majesty will bold a privy council on Tuesday next.
the 10th iost., at Buckingham Valera.
A deputation from the Commissioners of Shoreham Har-
bour had an interview with the Right Hoe. T. Milner Gib-
son yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade, on the
subject of the Harbours Bill.
Her Majesty's Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1562
haws nesived a communication from the government of the
Netherlands, dating that the Minister of the Interior bus
invited the Societies far the Encouragement of Industry at
Haarlem, Amsterdam, and the Hague, to nominate • eons
mrsion, which, if approved by the government, will repre-
sent the interests of exhibitors from that country. The
goverment of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Strelita
will communicate direct with her Majesty's Commissioner'

on all questions relating to the Exhibition, as will those
at Hanover, Oklenburg, Brunswick, Saxony, Saxe Coburg
Qoth•, and Saxe Meaning's.
Her Majesty's ColllllllMiosers held • meeting at tits r
oases II the strand yesterday.
A deputation on the subject of the Parochial Arses•
smet Bill had an interview yesterday with Sir G. Cam.
wail Lewis, at the Home-once.

Deepstehes were sent yeeterday from the Colonial Ocoee
to the Govimmrs of the settlement' on the west coed of
Aeries, and the Loki High Communower of the lonian
lauds.

The Marchioness of Downehire has issued cards
for amemblies ces Friday, the 26th, sod ea Monday, the
26th inst., at the family mansion in Belgraveuquare.
Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has returned to
tows from visiting Om Marquis and Marchionem of Alss•
bury at Tottenham Park, Marlborough.
We are requested to state that the Marchioness
of Sligo's daces, announced for the 24th, is postponed to
Friday, the 26th inst.
Frances Countess of Albemarle and Colonel the
Hon. Peregrine Cust have arrived at their residence in
South Audlepistreet from a tour of visits.

The sermon at the special sceviote at St. Paul's
Cathedral on Sunday neat, April 29, will be premised by
the Rev. Gbritoishrir Wordsworth, D. D., seam of West-
minster. The spacial services will close after next Stuxlay.
There was aa almost unprecedented rush to the
Philhorammie Owen at Dublin on Moodsy night, the at-
tractive lithe Madame Albosi and ICU Arabella Goddard.
The Lewd Liestesent was present. Too many tickets were
isessd, sod the place wit iieetly crowded.
_ e socever_

Lord John Russell has given Ireland her share
al all nominations for candidates to compete before the
Civil Service COM 111111600•111 for appointments as student
interpreten in China sad Japes. Three have been given
to Trinity College and three to the Queen*. University.
There was a good deal of jesloosy felt at the supposed e:•
desks of these institutions, when the Foreign Secretary
' egmenseed to the Na.. Consort hiA intention of placing
three at hie royal 'demean's disposal for Cambridge. This
loam will be now permed. Of three similar appoint.
snot■ obtained by yams ass in Imbed, en a former coos.
sten, two proved eussfilmfory. Oise gentleman was
obliged to return from 111-bedift, be* the third—an Mateo
man—sow bolds ea important position in China, with a
maw of 1,5001. a year.

A letter from Tunis of the 13th asps Dr.
N. Davis, the author of ' Carthage sod her Remiss,' has
left this city foe the ioterior oe an exploring espsditioa to
the indeed cities within earthagieiao territory. Re is se-
caupthied by the Aarriosa email and an English smile,
aad las as wort famished by the Bey."

Galignani says, "An interesting incident occurred
M s bite representation at the Odeos. During the fowth
set of Bestrix. Marshal Nervosa, Duke of Valencia, who
was present ie one of the boxes, seat to Mdme. Ristori a
magnificent China vase filled with natural flowers, which
two domestics promoted to the great artiste on the stag*,
when eh* reappeared at the =inhume call of the audience.
The marshal then rose, and, leaning forward, offered to
Maw Ristori a rich crown of the Italian colours, ores.
mental with devices. The public testified their swots.
tics by loud applause."
A correspondent of the Nazione of Florence
writes from Rome that, among the revolutionary squibs
which are being constantly stock up ar written on the walls
of the Eternal City, and which it fa the doily duty at the
police to efface, there was (me, a few days ago, repreeenting
a tomb surmounted with yellow Upon and surmounted by
the Pootiflual tiara, with the following inscription :
" Paddopiats le tale ed
oggi del Paps-re voi fate i footfall*

(Double 7n117 tapers awl torches, for to-ilay is the funeral of
the Pope• King.)