The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-12 00:00:00

THE CROWN PRINCE OP PRUSSIA!.

In reply to the congratulatory addreseee presented
by the civic authorities of Berlin to the King and the Crown
Prince oo the birth of hie royal highness's son, the follow-
log answers ►eve been zest :

'• Whilst I sincerely thank you for the congratulations
addressed to me ou the birth of my youngest grandchild,
the third am of the Crows Prince, I hope that it may
please Ood to graciously hear the prayers offeredap to Him
for the welfare of the young prima, and to preserve him
for the joy of his parent, and for the welfare al the
oorintry. " WILLUX.

" &Weber( Castle, September 22, 1864.•
" I return to the, civic authorities of Berlin the thanks
of the Crown Princess, my meson., and my own, for the
cordial wish expressed to►erds an on the birth of oar third
son. In the joy over the possession which heaven has
graciously granted to oar house we cannot forget the
fathom and mothers from wham the struggle of the pre-
sent year bas torn hopeful goes. Mast conscientionaly do
we feel the duty to educate this our yeoman son with his
older brothers in devoted love and true devoika to the
country. May God bless this oar endeavour I
"Fame= WILLIAL Crows Prism
" New Palace et Potsdam, Sept. 20, 1864."

The Times publishes the following :—" His Royal
Highome the Prime of Wales, having completed his incog-
nito visit to Deems* cad Sweden, will rotors direct to
Eogland. At some latent time it is possible' that his
royal highness, as Prime of Wales, may pay a visit to the
Emperor of the Fremeh."

ilia Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
left town on Monday evening on a visit to Coma! Hall,
at his seat Dear Newmarket. A shooting party ham been
expressly Invited to meet the royal duke.

Hie Excellency Prince de Is Tour d'Auvergne,
Free& Ambassador at London, bas arrived in Paris from
Nancy.

The Duke and Duchess of Buckingham are
staying at Southern
Viecotuit and Viscountess Palmerston return to
Broadlands, Haat., tomorrow as tee following day.
Viscountess Jocelyn will leave town to-morrow
far Balmoral, to succeed the Marchicsaw of Ely, as lady in
waiting to tlie guess.

Lord and Lady Lindsay leave town to-morrow
for Italy. The sable lard and lady same to lowa at the
elope of the past week, and their family will reside at
Brighton during the absence of his lordship on the Con-
tinent.

The Right Hon. Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer is
staying as Brown's Hotel, Dovenntrost.

Mr. Layard, Urder•Secretary for the
Foniga Dapartmant, after a tour is Italy tad Switzerland,
has arrived is Paris oe his way Loin►

The Duke of Somerset's yacht Enchantress sailed
from Toulon on Thursday Lot for ViWraps', where the
duke and the other Lords of the Admiralty propose to visit
the French ships of wer in that port, and especially the iron.
cased ship of the line Solferino. On quitting TiSatrap.= the
duke, it is mid, will visit La Spezzia, Naples, and the
several government dockyards on the comt of Italy. He
proposes to return by Malta. The Enchantress has proved
her superior speed by making the passage from Marseilles
to Toulon in three hours. The weather had become more
moderate is the Mediterranean previous to the sailing of
the Enchantress, and it was impacted she would make the
passage to Villafrsom in *even boars.

The royal yacht Osborne is now close upon 20
years in existence, and the changes worked by time in that
interval are recalled to miod very for ibly when one see in
the same ship the nursery, with four doors opening off it,
which belonged to the rooms occupied by the Princess Royal,
the Prince of Wales, Prince.. Alice, and Prince Alfred,
whoa ell four respectively ware of tender yeses, sad again
upon • different deck the sleeping apartment belonging to
the Prince and Princess of Wales, in which they rested on
their journey from Sweden the other day. The yacht is
still, with the exception of the Victoria and Albert, the
best yacht possessed by the royal &mill" and many per
who have sailed in both declare that as • good sea
boat they would still prefer to be on board the Osborne.
DISSAT•II.LeO ON DEMllDA—Capital sport MILS
got b) the Inviwcanld party last week. On Mooday
Colonel Farquharson of lovercauld was demetaking is Glen
Beg, bringing down two fine slags, ape of which weighed
clean 16st 71b., avoirdupois. Both possessed flashy heeds
of 10 and Bpoints respectively. Os Tuesday, Lard Lis-
towel brought down • beautiful and heavy stag is the
Balloch-buie. On Wednesday, Lieutenant-Colonel Far-
quhassoe had • very superior deerstelk in the
Flalloeh-baie forest, when he was again successful is
bringing down two splendid stags, right and left. Lord
LiItOWSI and Mr. Chaplain, who were of the party, also
had excellent sport, the former killing one, and the latter
two stags. On the same day, Lord Claude Hamilton and'
Captain Knox IMO out for • few hours' ptarmigan shooting
oo the Glencallater Hills, near the Mt Loth, bagging five
brace and • few hares. Os Thursday, at a grand deer drive
io Craig Leigach, Lientesant-Colatel Farquharson brought
down one stag, and Captain Knox who was of the party,
killed • beautiful roebuck. On Friday his Hoye' Highness
Prince Alfred was out in Invercatild Forest, when
two grand deer drives took place—ace out of
Bullock-buie, and the other on Craig Cluny, oppo-
site to the family mansion. His highoess reached the
ground at 11 a.m., and was received and welcomed by the
chief of Invercankl—Lientmiaat-Colonel Farquharson—who
was accompanied by Lord Listowel, Lord Claude Hamiltoe,
Captain Knox, and Mr. Johnstone. Prince Alfred was
nomuccesidal is both driven not having received very good
chances, but Lieutenant-Colonel Farquhanon singled out
and brought down • fine stag. A sumptuous luncheon was
partaken of by the party at the base of Craig Leigach, im-
mediately subsequent to rive first drive. The Prince returned
to Balmoral at about 7 p.m. Colonel de Roe, from Bal-
moral, on Saturday, was oat deerstalking in the Belloch-brie
forest. killing one stag.—Dundee Advertiser.
Foaziow-orrice, Ocr. 7.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Mr. Daniel Wienbolt as consul at
Brisbane Moreton Bay, and Ipswich, Australis, for his
Majesty the King of Hanover. The Queen has NAPO been
pleased to approve of Mr. Armand Repairer as Consul at
I Brisbane for his Royal Highness the Grand Doke of Olden.
burg. The Queen has also been pleated to approve of Don
Guillermo Crolekshank as coral at Glasgow for the Re-
public of toils.—Gagette.

FORMION-OTFICE, Bsrr. 27.—The Queen bas
been graciously pleased to appoint Edwin Henry Egerton,
EN., now attacU to ber Majesty's erobasey at Berlin, to be
a third secretiuy in bet Yejesty's diplomatic minim—
Gazette.

JALYORA !I DCII. —FORRION-07FICI, Ocr. 8. —The
signature of the acting vicia-coosal at Taunus, attached to
the Formosa Trade Returns which were published in the
London Gazetie of the 7th instant, should have bees Oeo.
C. P. Braves, and sob Goo. C. P. Blew.