The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-03 00:00:00

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.

HOLKIIAM PARK, THERRDAT:

The royal and distinguished sportsmen had a
good day's partridge shooting yesterday on the Warham
fields and marshes, the sport terminating at the toll-bar
near Wells. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales
and several other ladies from the ball drove out in the
afternoon and witnessed the shooting. The royal party
returned in carriages to the ball.
A dance was given in the evening by the Earl and Conn•
tees of Leicester, at which the company keying at the
ball were present, and several of the neighbouring gentry
and clergy.
This morning the Prince of Wales, accompanied by his
Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, the Earl
of Leicester, Earl Vane, Earl of Dunmore, Lord Powers-
court, Lord Methuen, Hon. Henry Coke, Hon. T. De Grey,
M.P., Major Teesdale, Captain liateson, Captain Seymour,
and Mr. Powell, went out in a snow-storm, which has con-
tinued all day, and shot through the park preserves next
the town of Wells.

The Earl of Monntcharles has left town for
Elvsston Castle, Derby, in order to be present at the fune-
ral of the late Dowager Countess of Harrington.
The Duke of Rutland is entertaining a succession
of visitors at Belvoir Castle, Grantham.
The Earl and Countess Vane will receive a large
party of distinguished guests at Wynyard Park, Durham,
during next week.
Sir John and Lady Gwenilolin Ramaden are
entertaining. at Byrom, Lord and Lady Hawks, Lord
Houghton, Lord and Lady George Quin, Mr. C. and Lady
Harriet Ramsden, Hon. Mrs. Ramsden, the Right Hon.
E. Hors:nen, M.P., and Mrs. Herman, and Miss Tufnell.
The Hon. Mrs. Sackville West on Wednesday
gave birth to a son, who is the future heir to the Knole
estates and to the Barony of Buckhurst.
The marriage of Miss Louisa Milbank, daughter
of Mr. and the late Lady Margaret Milbank, grandniece
of the Duke of Cleveland and Earl of Wemyas, and niece
of the Earl of Stamford and Warrington, with Mr. Freed,
Arkwright, eldest eon of the late Mr. Arkwright, of Slit-
I ton Scarsdale, was solemnised yesterday at St. Paul's,
Knightsbridge. The Archbishop of Canterbury officiated,
assisted by the Rev. H. Langhorne. The acme. was
choral.
The marriage of Lady Eleanor Moreton, daughter
of the late Earl of Docie, to Hugh Fife Ashley Brodie,
Esq., second son of William Douglas Brodie, Esq., of
Brodie Castle, Roseshire, was celebrated yesterday morn-
ing at the Old Church, Tortworth.
The following letter has been addressed by the
King of Sweden to the President of the International
Society for Succouring the Wounded:—" Stockholm, 20th
October. Count Sernrier—l accept with pleasure and I
regard with lively interest the medal which your honour-
able body has decreed me. I shall preser►e that mark of
diatinotien as much in the light of a memorial of one of
the finest enterprises conceived in our time for the noble
development of humanity, as a (mutant reminder for me
to always support end pretest your inatttution, for which
I desire en existence as robust as extended ; remaining, of
41 the members of your sodety and of yourself, in par-
ticular, Monsieur le Comte, your affectionate Cuanza."
Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-
oaks to the Oarernor-Oeneral of Canada and to the
Governor of St. Relent