The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-09 00:00:00

Elf Court.

OSBORNE. J. 8.
The Queen walked out yesterday morning with
Primer Helena.
Earl Granville had the honour of dining with the Queen
and Royal Family.

A deputation, consisting of the Rev. J. W. Worthington,
D.D., Mr. Edmund &ales, Mr. Charles Dunlop, Mr. Wil-
liam Fayonia, and Mr. W. G. Kent, had an interview
yesterday with the Right Hon. Sir George Grey at th!
11=4-4P, mid r±"..:!:4d 4 Lim a memorial for pre-
Imitation to ber Majesty upon the Polish question.
Despatches were sent yesterday trom the ColoniaLoffice
to the Governor of the Falkland Wands, and to the Lord
High Ccaomitsioner of the lonian Wands.

THE PRINCE AND PRINCERi OF WALES.—Yesterday
was a grand day on the ice at Virginia Water. His Royal High.
DM the Prince of Wales left Frogniore Lodge at a quarter.
past eleven o'clock in the forenoon, in an open carriage and
pair, with several gentlemen of his suite, and arrived at
Virginia Water shortly before twelve o'clock ; her Royal
Highness the Princess of Wele• followed in a close carriage,
accompanied by bar ladies in attendance. Their royal
higbneeses immediately proceeded to the lake, where they
were met on the ice by about forty ladies and gentlemen,
many of the gentlemen belonging to the Loudon Skating
Club. Two sides were chose' for the game of hockey ; those
on the Prince's side were distinguished by a white ribbon'on
the left arm. The game was kept up with great animation
until two o'clock, when the Prince and his datioguisbed
11 company repaired to the Fishing Temple, where they
partook of a 42mptuoas luncheon ; afterwards they re-
, tamed to the lake and resumed the game of hockey,
which they kept up till a quarter to five o'clock, when the
Prince left for Frogman. His royal highbrow proved biz,
melt • but-rate skater and player, being es active with his
hockey stick as he was on his skatee. The Princess of
Wales, who is au ezreUent skater, seemed mach io.
tareekd in ;the game, and was occasionally driven
about in a sledge. The Princess left Virginia Water at
four o'clock. Independent of the royal visitors and suite
there were upwards of SOO people present, including a large
number ,of ladies, who displayed much AM and elegance
in the performance of several difficult figurer. This exciting
mese was much enlivened by the performances of the band
of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), who were comfortably
seated round a large charcoal fire on the banks of the lake,
near to the Fishier; Temple.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
arrived at Glinsewner Boom yesterday, from visiting the
Earl and Counties of Derby, at Knowsley, Lance/aim
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are
expected at Cambridge House in a few days from Broad-
lands, where they have been entertaining • mocession of
visitors. His lordship, who has been suffering from an
attack of govt, is now much better.

Lord and Lady Chelmsford and the Hon. Miss
Thesiger have mind in Eaton•sguare from a tour of visits.

A stone obelisk 27 feet high, with a white croes
at the top, is to mark the resting place of the late Lord
Elgin, under a Himalayan oaku Dharmsala Churehyard.

The Rev. Dr. Todd has been mentioned as likely
to be the Dew Aro%dooms of Dublin.

The election for the Deanery of St. Patrick's will
not take plain for a fortnight. It is undwatood that •
majority of votes are in favour of Archdeacon West

It is rumoured (says the Army and Nary Gazttte)
that, on the advancement to flag rank at Captain the Hon.
J. R. Drummond, the poet which he now holds, of naval
aide•deramp to the Queen, will be bestowed by the Duke
of Somerset either ea Captain John Moore, C. 8., his graoe's
late private secretary, or on Cap'. Sir John Dalrymple Hap
Bart., M.P.

The general order in which the Field-Marshal
Commanding-in-Chief promulgates the fioding of the court-
martial upon Colowel Crawley will probably be published
to the army is the early part al the ensuing week.

The will of James Brimstone Bunning, Esq.,
F.S.A., of Clonceeter•tarraos, Baaeet'a-park, was amnia is
the Leak. Court, as the 15th ult., by his relict, the sole
executrix—the pessonalty sworn tinder 70,0001. The tee-
War was for many years the architect for the city of Lon.
don, which appointment he retained until his death, in
November last. His will wee executed in April last year,
and be bnabequeathed the whole of be. property to his wife,
for her own absolute use and benefit.

The members appointed to make ingniries as to
an appropriate site for the Sheltspeare Memorial—namely,
the Duke of Manchester, the Right Roo. William Cowper,
her Majesty's Atiorney.thaerel, Slit Joseph Parton, ILP.,
William Tite, £q., aid the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of
London, have aompted the trust.

Mr. Gge has offered Covent Garden to the She:r-
eplete Committee for a owning performance ; Mr. Falconer
has proposed to give the proceeds of an evening at Drury
lane ; Mr. Webster bu proposed to give as evening at the
Adelphi ; Mr. Bookstore has offered an maim at the
Haymarket, and Mr. Georg* Yiniog roe at the Princess's.
It may he expected Hog a performance in aid of the fund
will be given by every manager of a London theatre. Mai
Ay* Fawcett, Miss Glyn, and Mr.. Charles Young have
placed their eminent talents at the unite of the muse.

Di Gonnod's Faust will shortly be presented at
Her Majesty's Theatre, with the east already announced
and the English version prepared four years ago by Mr.
Henry F. Charley.