The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-06 00:00:00

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BALMORAL, Ocr. 4.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
went out driving yesterday morning.
la the afternoon her Majesty, accompanied by Princes,
Helena, proceeded up Glen Gelder to Lochoagar, and re-
turned by Alt-na-Onithamok. Prince Alfrod went out
deer stalking io Mar Forest.
The Earl and Countess De la Warr had the boom/ of
dining with the Queen and Royal Family.

Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colosial-offue
to the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, aad St.
Helena.

The baptism of the son of the Princess Royal of
Primal& will take place on the 18th, the anniversary of the
birthday of the Prime Royal, his father. After the sere-
mooy, the Primer, it unsaid, will proceed to the booth of
France, a residence there being considered necessary foe her
health.

The Duke of Newcastle has no intention for the
;motet to remove from Clamber Park, Notts, to Brighton,
es stated. His grace i., if anything, better in health than
when he left town for his country scat ; bat no great im-
provement has taken place.
The Earl of Carlisle continues in much the same
state of health as when be left Dahlia. No change for the
wens has taken place, and there are hopes that, with retire.
meat., bin health may yet be restored.

The Earl of Dudley, who is at present at his
estates in Scotland, surrounded by a select circle, to wind
up the shooting seamy is expected to leave the north for
Willey Court, Worcestershire, the week after next.

The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and
Ladies Ashley have been inning several days in Paris on
their way home from Switzerland. The mob's earl cod
COUOillea, after a brief sojourn in London, go to St. Giles.,
Dorset.

Viecounteas Jocelyn and the Hon. Mimes Jocelyn
have arrived in Paris from a lour in Italy.

Lord Conrtenay, M.P., has left town for Hugh-
soden Manor, on a visit to the Right Ron. B. Nina,
M.P., and Mrs. Disraeli.

The Right Ron. Chichester Forteecue, M.P.,
sod Frances Countess Wa'degrees are still v'.ition in Ire-
land, endue not expected to return home before the end of
the month.

The Hants Independent says that the collector of
the Broadlands district at the List census received the fol.
lowing /stun in Lord Palmeneton's handwriting, viz.,
"Henry John Temple, bead of the house, born at Broad-
lands, in the parish of Bonney Extra, Oct. 30, 1784."
A circular memorandum from the Home Guards
was yesterday issued ►t Woolwich, informing the brigades
and divisions in garrison of the Duke of Cambridge's appro-
val of the promptitude and energy displayed by the officers
and men in 'misting at the scene of the recent disaster at
Belvedere. The Commaoder•io-Cbief also express's bin
gratification at the successful endeavours of the troops in
arresting the calamity of an inundation with which the
country around was so imminently threatened, and which,
but for their ready and untiring labours, would have un-
doubtedly been a prey to it.

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Several fine horses, one of them a superb stallion
of the Suffolk breed, were sent out is the Alexandra's' mail
packet Bored. on Tuesday for the Paeha of Egypt. HU
highness has about 200 'tallow sad brood mares of the
above-owned breed. One stallion, isssodsd for the Pachis,
worth 1201., sent out a short time ago, died oo the voyage.
He broke a blood vessel, and died a frightful death, hank-
ies an immensely strong hone-box to pieces in has agony.
Eight valuable horses for the Peeka's stables, which were
seat out in the Ripon a short tiros sine., died on board in
000etvluence of bad weather, and had to be thrown over-
board.

A silver cradle, worth 501., has been presented
to the Mayor of Beemeratohe, in eossequsece of the mayoress
hawks given birth to s so. during his mayoralty.
Lord Chief Justice Erie has presented two mag-
salamis slat candlseticlis of solid Weer to Winchester
College.

Mr. Archibald John Stephens, Q .C., LL. D.,
has been appointed chancellor of the dioeese of Bangor.
Mr. King, of Avignon, says a French paper,
lately lost a portfolio containing 100,0001 r. A poor man, a
father of a large famil►. picked it ap, and returned it to
him. Mr. King offered him, s reward, a life annuit► If
300 fr. or 3,000 fr. down. The man chose the latter, sod in-
vested it in a small estate, sufficient for his and his family'.
support.

A doctor's certificate releases MdUe. Patti from
her engagement at the Italiaa Opera, Pals. She was to
have appeared on the opening night in La Sonaamiada,
but as an inferior singer is to replace her, the season will
be inaugurated with Ripolefte.

! Tug INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL &MICE ASSOuIATION
♦:ND THE AMERICAN STIVOGLE.-013 the let inst. the fol.
lowing address, bearing the signatures of 160 members of
the International Association for the Advancement of
Social Science, was p►esented to the United States coeval
at Amsterdam, for traosmiesion to Mr. Lincoln :—'• To
Abraham Lincoln, President of the Veiled Staten—We
bare followed with profound interest, from its origin, the
struggle between the energetic citizens of the North and
the slayebolders of the South. Wilde regretting the blood-
shed and the evils resulting from war, we congratulate you
upon the constant firmness with which you and the great
nation which elected you have defended justice and he.
moody. Convinced that the United States nation will
issue from this trial stronger than ever, sod with a totem
definitively separated from every servile institutioo, we
awsit the speedy triumph of the holy cause of liberty. We
are sure that the destinies of the great republic will never
be compromised by yon."

HASTINOP ELUTION.—The poll yesterday re-
sulted io the return of Mr. Leslie, the libels' caadidste,
by a majority of 50 votee—the rushers heir u follows.
via :—Lrehe, 699 ; and Roberts's. 649. Mr. Leslie err at
the head of the poll throughout the day.

ET itNING CLASS'S AT 1210'S COLLEGE—These
elan's, which hays sow become a permanent sod flourish.
iag isstitotion, will re-opeu for the mesas 1864.5 oo You.
day. the 10tb MM. Os the previous Friday there will be
Dieuw service at 7 p.m., is the sew chapel—a very hand-
some structure is the Byzantine style, after the design of
Mr. (;.urge Gilbert Scott. The sermon will be preached by
the Her. Edward H. Plamptre, 8.D., chaplain of the
college.