The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 17, 1861.

Sin Cour'.

The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Alice,
the Prince of Wales, and Prince Louis of Hew, hit Buck-
ingham Palace at 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon in a
carriage and four for White Lodge, Richmond-park. Lady
Augusta Bruce, the HOD. Flora Macdonald, and Colonel the
lion. A. N. Hood followed in a second carriage and tour.
Her Majesty returned about 8 o'clock.
The Prince Consort presided at a meeting of the Pine Arts
Committee of the Horticultural Society, at the society's
gardens, on Saturday afternoon. There were also present
Lord Llanover, Sir Caine Lindsey, He 11. T Hope, Professor
Westmacott, and Mr. Sydney Smirk..
The Prince of Wales, attended by Captain Grey,
honoured Mr. Nichols, on Saturday, by inspecting, at the
French Gallery, the picture, by Mr. George Brown, of tho
" Bay and City of New York," presented to his Royal
Highness by the citizens of New York.

The Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louise, attended by
Lady Augusta Bruce, ies Hildyard, sod Colonel the Hon.
A. Liddell, went on Saturday morning to the Grind Fancy
Bazaar in aid of the Building Fund of the Feintle School of
Art, at the new rooms adjoining South Kensington Museum.
Prince Leopold is so far recovered from the measles as to
have taken an airing on Friday. Princess Beatrice is conva-
lescent.

Prince Louis of Hesse paid visits on Saturday to the
National Gallery ■nd Westminster Abbey.
The Prince Consort, accompanied by the Prince of
Wales and Prince Louis of Hesse, honoured Mr. Thorny-
croft with a visit at his studio in Wilton place on Friday
afternoon. _ _

I;;liiiertert- and the Right Roc. W. E. Gladstone bed
the honour of dining with the Queen at Buckingham Palace
on Saturday evening.
Major l)u Plat lass relieved Lieut.. Colonel the lion.
D. de Ito; in his duties u the Equerry in Waiting to the
Prioce Comore.

Yesterday the Queen and Prince Consort, the Princess
Alice, the Prince of Wales. the Princess Helena, the
Pekoes,' Louise, the ladies and gentlemen of the court and
the domestic household, attended divine service in the
private chapel, Buckingham Palace. This Rev. W. It
Brookfield preached the sermon.
The King of the Belgians and Prince Louis of Haase were
present at the service.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury,
in Downing-street. The ministers present were Vis-
count Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Gran-
ville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir G. Coruewall
Lewis, the Duke of Newcastle, Lord Herbert,
Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon.
T. Milner Gibson, Sir George Grey, Lord Stanley
of Alderley, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, and
the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell.

A deputation respecting the Salmon and Tmut Fisheries
fill had an .ntervvew on Saturday with the Right Hon. T.
51,10ur Gibson, at the office of the Board of Trade.
Don Antonio Flores, Chag6 d'Affaires of Ecuador, trans-
acted business at the Foreign-office on hatunlay. Don
Flores had had previously an interview with Lord John
R

Despatches were rewired on Saturday at the Colonial-
office, from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian
lolanda. Dean:ache+ were merit to the governors of the North
American Proviocea, Bermuda, the NI, eat India Island+, and
Briteili Columbia.

The Queen will give a concert on Friday, the 28th
instant, at Buckingham Palace.

The Prince of Wale* visited the French Gallery
oa Saturday, to view George Bruwn's picture of New York,
presented to his Royal Highoess by the citizens of that
place. The Prince also inspected the French picture* on
view in the same gallery.

Thu Lid Initi Countess of Dorby givo a grand
entertainment to their Royel Highnesses the Duchess of
Cambridge, and the Princess llary, on Wednesday nest,
when the countess has a select assembly to meet their
royal highnesses.

Sir Henry Straoey, M.P., entertained a largo
patty of conservative members of the Rouse of Commons
at dinner, on Saturday List, at his residence in Dover-
Amt.

The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli
remised at dinner, on Saturdty, at their residence, Gros-
venor-zeta, the Moguls and Marchioness of Exeter and
Lady Mary Cecil, the Marquis and Marchioness of Nor-
inanby, the Earl and Countess of Warwick, Countess
Brownlow, Viscount Hamilton, Lord Jermyn, the Vis-
countess Stranzford, Lord sod Lady Tredegar, the Ilon.
Henry Wyndham, Baron Rothschild, and Colonel Hervey
Bathurst

Viscountess Palmerston bad an assembly on
Saturday evening at Cambridge House, which was most
numerously attended, there being over 50t) of the nobility
present. Previously to the assembly Viscount and Vis-
countess Palmerstou entertained a select party at dinner.

Lady Colchester "received" on Saturday even-
ing in Berkeley-square. Previously to the assembly Lord
and Lady Colchester received at dinner the March losses of
Drogheda, the Earl of Sheffield, the Earl and Countess of
Erne and Lady Lonna Crichton, the Earl and Countess of
lanesborough, Viscount Hood, Viscount Newry, Visa mates'
Newry, Lord and Lade Egerton (of Tattoo) and Hun. Mims
Egerton, and a select party.
_

. -
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs.
Gladstone and family have removed from the right hon.
gentleman's official residence, in Downing-street, to their
Private mansion on Carlton House-terrace. Mrs. Glad-
stone will have an evening party on the 21st imit.,and a ball
on the 2nd proximo, instead of the 4th of July, as already
announced.

The marriage of Lord Pelham, eldest son of the
Foil of Chichester, with Miss Bligh, daughter of the Right
Hon. Sir John Duncan Bligh, K.C.8., is to be solemnised
to-morrow.

With regard to the health of Mr. Laing, it ap-
pears from a telegram to Poiut de Galls, dated the 14th of
May, that although the dysentery had not quite so:Aided,
lie soil his sou were gulag on tho followiug Thundery for
change of air to Rangoon. This was by medical airier).

Lord &Wiry, unpaid attachd to her )lajesty's
ethnics at ristuttgardt. ia appointed unpaid attache, at Listion.
Mr. E. C. N. Phipps, now at Brussels, is appointed unpaid
attache at fituttganli. Nr. Perry Mitionl, now at Berlin,
if appointed unpaid attache at Brusaels.

The officers of the Brigade of Guards gate a very
agreeable musical entertainment, at the \Wellington Bar-
racks, no Saturday afternoon. Au orchestra wax erected in
the parade ground, fronting the burracha, flanked by larp
tent., under which chairs were provided for the amnia/no-

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cktion of visitors, the officers themselves performing the
duties of attendants in receiving their guests s rid ushering
them to seats. The attendance, by special invitation, was
numerous and fashionable.

Several influential gentlemen are organiging an
Artillery Volunteer corps in the metropolis, whieh will
consist of colonists who are natives of the West Indies, the
Cape of Good llore, Australia, New Zealand, British North
America, sod other dependencies of the crown.

Efforts are liciu4 made to raise a Volunteer
Marine Battalion of sir companies, the licad.quarten of
which are to be io London, the First Lord of the Admiralty
for the time being to be ex ogbio honorary colonel. It is
proposed to rinse one company for the in,trrpolis, and the
remainder on the seaboard of (:,rest I:ritain, or at a dis-
tance nut exceeding 12 miles intend. In the event of in.
vaaion, or urgent circumstances, iu the opinion of the
government, requiring the assistance of the battalion°, they
wiU be liable to be called upon to serve in marine fortresses,
or on board of guard or block ships ; lm: should their ser-
vices be further requirod they will be allowed to volunteer
to do duty ss Marine, on board any of hoe Majesty's ships
at a distance of not more than tru miles from the coast of
Great Britain.

A letter from Goths& Mates that much public
spirit prevails there respeking n gym! German ride 1111110-
eiat ion now being organisal, end a shooting match which is
about to take place. The reiguing duke, the ladies of
Gotha, and the authorities of the town have given hood.
some prises to be contended for, atul the Prince Consort of
England has sent a silver goblet, and a Whitworth ride
complete in a handsome ease.
M. do Montalombert is al Munich, on a visit
to his friend the Abbe Dollinger, "hose lectures on the
temporal power of the papacy nude some noise • few
weeks ago.
CALEDONIAN FANCY DEEM B.tgathering of heLL..— This
Loll
vow. to attract a very brilliant
tocnicy this evening to Willis's Room,. Tiro minge.nwnts
are all fully completed, and two bands are engaged—m„....
Coote's for the ipmilrillea, and it special Scotch band for the
buor"e,:lisiisa.PatTimhemee•".44:4lns.isywanailiftsr'l woothe:hr
.b.7l:7atewliiiibeglaluala°witteuLbelid:plTi,hledOe
with the fancy quadrilles. There are only • few tickets left
usdisposed of.