The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-21 00:00:00

tTbe Court.

OSBORNE, JOLT 20.
The Queen and Princess Helena drove out thia
:Doming.

The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at Marlborough.
home yesterday morning from Frogmore, attended by the
Marchioness of Carmarthen, Listrteunt-General Kuollys,
end Captain Grey.
The Prince of Wales presided yesterday at a meeting of
the Council of his Royal Highness, held at the office of the
Dochy of Cornwall, Buckingham-gate, St. Jamee's.perk.
There were present the Duke of Newoutle, Lord
Warden of the &ennuis, ; Sir William Dunbar, Keeper
of the Privy Seal ; Sir William John Alexander, Attorney-
General ; and Lientenaat-General Knoll" Comptroller of
the Household of his Royal Highness.
Mr. Bateman, the secretary, attended.

Mr. Vernon !loath bad the honour to submit to the
Prince and Prisms of Wales, at Marlborough-house
yesterday, a series of photographic portraits of their Royal
Highnesses, and a set of landscape photographs of Windsor
and Frogmore, taken by oommand of the Prince.
The Prince and Pi Mew of Wales, attended by the Mar-
ohiooses of Carmarthen, Lieutenant-General Knotty', and
Captain Grey, left London yesterday afternoon for Osborne
on a visit to her Majesty.

Despatches wren received yesterday at the Colonial-
Ales from the Governors of the Path American Pro►inces
and Bermuda.

THE ILLNESS OF LORD CLYDE.—We are informed
that the announcement of Lord Clyde's death by a morning
oontemporary is premature. His lordship, by the last
act:ix/eta from Chatham, was, however, to • hopeless ODD-
ditioo.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Mary left their residence in the
Ambassadors' Court, St. James's Palace, yesterday after-
noon, attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and Colonel
Purses, for Dover, ea route for Germany. Their royal
highnesses dined at Birmingham's Lord Warden Hotel, and
at 9 p.m. embarked for Calais. This day the dasher and
daughter proceed to Ituuspenksim, the duchess's seat, near
Presided.

His Excellency the Austrian Arnbaseaelox and
the Counters d'Appoeyi entertained his Emsfleecy Count
Lavradio, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Marquis and
Marchimem of Bath, the Marquis ►nd Marchioness of
Claaricarde, the Earl end Countess Russell and Lady
Georgians Rowell, the Earl of Wilton, Viscount Chelsea,
Viscount St. Ass* Lord and Lady Foley, Dowager Lady
Truro, the Right Hoa. Sir Robert Peel, Sir Ralph andlady
Howard, Count Hoary Zichy, Count G. Erdody, Count
Wimpffsa, Priem Timbers, &c., at dinner last evening at
Chandos House.

The marriage of Viscount Dangan, eldest son of
the Earl and Cautions Cowley, and Miss Owendolnte Wil-
liams, daughter of Colonel Peers W.lliams, M.P., is ap-
pointed to take place on the 30th init.

The marriage of Lord Alexander Gordon Lennox,
brother of the Duke of Richmond, to Miss Townley, daughter
of Colonel and Lady Caroline Townley, is to be solemnised
on the Bth proximo.

Mr. CO: on Friday will call the attention of the
House of Commons to the state of infanticide in England
and Wales, and ask the Secretary of State for the Horne
Department a 9nortion on the name subject.
Mr. Grant Duff intends early next session to
move a resolution with respect to the system of education
now pursued at Eton. Harrow, Winchester, Westminster,
and Rugby ; sad to oall the attention of the house to the
higher school education of Crest Britain.

Mr. Warner will on Thursday ask the Secretary
of Slate for the Home Department, whether he intends to
bring in, early nest session, a bill founded on the report of
a majority of the Commissioners on Transportation and
Penal Servitude ; and, if not, what other eine will be
taken by the government for amending the law of second-
ary puoiehmeuta, with a view to render them more certain
and efficient.

THE LATE Duca or HAMILTON.—We understand
that the late Duke of Hamilton insured his life for the large
sem of 1C3.0001. about a week before he lately left this
country for Paris. The chief part of the loss will fall upon
the Scottish offices.—DuMin &ming Moil.
THIC MEMORIAL TO THE LATE SIR OZOROZ C.
LEWUL—Upwards of 1,000/. has been raised towards this
object. It was resolved. at the last meeting of the London
committee, that. bearing in mind the probable amount of
subleriptioes, the money should be employed in the erec-
tion of a substantial and massive monument ; and it was
further suggested that it should be constructed in the
simplest form of the old red sandstone quarried near the
summit of Radnor Forest, and be placed m the mast goa-
spiemits position in the immediate vicinity of New Radnor.
Further subscriptions are invited by the London committee,
which inch:idea Sir John Walsh, Bart., M.P., Sir John
Waltham, B,rt , Sir Rulerirk I. Murehimo, K.C.R.,
R. Green Prim, Keg., M.E. O. S. Veftl4.4. Fag, Q.C.,
Henry Thomas Req., High Sheriff of Radnorshire, ha.
MRTROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL, DEVONSHIRI-
-BQUAhI, Crrr.—The aggregate number of patient.s relieved
during the week ending July 18 was—medical, 931; sur-
gical, 544 ; total, 1,475; of which 517 were new cease.