The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-11 00:00:00

bt Court.

The Dowager Princess of Leiningen was one of
the sponsors to the infant Princess christened at Osborne on
Sunday, but was prevented being present.
The names of Mime Byrne, and Mr. Thurston, of the
Royal Yacht, should have appeared in the list of the com-
pany, Mr. Truscott was not present.
Prince and Princess William of Baden visited the Queen
at Osborne on Saturday.
Mr. Oswald Brierley has had the honour of exhibiting to
her Majesty the sketches made by him lately on board her
Majesty's ship Racoon.
WINDSOR CASTLE, AUGUST 10.

The Queen, the Princess Helene., Prince Arthur, Prince
Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, left Osborne this morning,
at 10 o'clock, and arrived at the Castle at half-past 1 p.m.
The suite consisted of the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, Lieutenant-
General Hon. C. Grey, and Lieutenant-Colonel Du Plat.
Prince Alfred travelled with her Majesty to Basioptoke,
and from thence proceeded to London, attended by Major
Cowell.

Princess Louise will remain at Osborne, attended by Lady
Caroline Barrington, the Hon, Horatio, Stanford, and Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Cavendish.
Lord Cremorne and Lieutenant-General Sir H. Bentinck
have arrived as Lord and Groom in Waiting.

His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and
the Countess de Bert:Mort!, who left the Prussian Embassy
early is the put week for Germany, have arrived at Carls-
bad. His excellency and the countess are expected to be
absent about two months.

The Duke and Duchess of Richmond and Ludy
Caroline Lennox and family left Belgrave-square on Satur-
day for Gordon Castle, Fochabara, N.B. The noble duke
and duchess will receive a large circle of friends during the
residence of the family at Gordon Castle.

The Duke and Duchess of Montrose and Lady
Violet Graham have arrived at Buchanan Castle, Stirling-
shire, from town, where the noble duke and duchess will
entertain a succession of ViSAWS during the shooting season.

The Duke of Leinster has gone on a visit to Mr.
George Renton, M.P., and lady Jane Ropten, at Oudell
Park, near Bedford, after which his grace will proceed to
hie seat in Ireland.

The Earl Cowley left town last evening to
resume his duties as British Ambassador at Paris, after a
week's Ammo. on leave in order to attend the funeral of
his cousin, the late Earl of ldorningtoo, and to be present
at his son's marriage.

The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady
Victoria Ashley loft town yesterday afternoon for Spa, in
Belgium.

Viscount Dan,qau is determined to retire from
the Coldstream Guards in consequence of his marriage.

Lori and Lady Southampton passed through
town yesterday from Whittlebury Lodge, Northampton-
shire, on their way to Cowes, Isle of Wight, in order to
join his lordship'■ yacht.

_ . .
Lord and Lady Rokeby and Hon. Miss Montagu
will leave Portman-square in the coons of the week for a
tour in Wales. They intend afterwards to proceed to Swit-
zerlan3, and contemplate passing the winter in Italy.

Lady Victoria Wellesley and the Misses Tylney
Long have returned t) Bolney L xlge, Sussex, from at-
tending the funeral of the BAH of Moraiogton, at Draycot,
Wilts.

Lady Macdonald and family have left Willaco's
Hotel, St. Georpe'+•place, Hyde-park-corner, for Scotland.

Lady Augusta Shirley has left Brown's Hotel
for Staaatou Harold.

The Cuunt and Countess de KyU have left
Feototes Hotel for the Continent.

Lieutenant-Colouel It. W. Hamilton, Grenadier
Guards, and Mrs. Hamilton have arrived in Eccleston-
square, from Canada.
THE ARCHDUKE Maxfitrmas.—The Archduke
Ferdinand William Joseph was born on the 6th July,
1832, so that he is now thirty-one years of age. He is a
brother of the Emperor of Austria and son of the Archduke
Francis Charles Joseph. He is a vice-admiral, a member of
the admiralty council, commandant of the Austrian navy,
proprietor of the Bth regiment of Austrian Lancers, and
head of the:lrd Prussian regiment of the Nenmark dragoons.
He married on the 27th July, 1857, the daughter of the
King of the Helenas The Archduke Maximilian was go-
vernor-general of the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom until
1859.

DEPARTURE OF HER MAJESTY FOR" GERMANY.
—Yesterday we quoted from the Times a paragraph setting
forth special regulations for securing the strictest privacy
in the departure of her Majesty this afternoon from Wool-
wich for Germany. This morning our contemporary says
—" We Sr. requested to state that the paragraph which
appeared in the Times of yesterday relative to the order
stated to have been Paned in regard to the embarkation of
her Majesty at the Royal Arsenal pier on Tuesday was ma.
terially incorrect. The only orders which have been issued
on the subject by the Secretary of State for War were that
the usual guard of honour and salutes, and any official
attendwee, were to be dispensed with on the occasion, in
accordance with her Majesty's desire, and that arrangements
should be made by the police for preventing any 112C011.
virulent assemblage of csus."
THE LADIES OF EDINIJURGH'S PREVENT TO THE
PRINCESS or WALES.—We RllcienStand that the wedding
gift from the ladies of Edinburgh will be presented to her
Royal Highness the Monet of Wales on her return from
the north. The design of the casket is very elaborate, and
every pains are being taken by Messrs. Mackay and Cunning-
ham to render it worthy of being • Scottish gift. The grins
and pebbles of Scotland will all be represented. Some mag-
nificent cairngorms are being set in it, and the mosaic work
in pebbles is very effectively arranged. The general design
and workmanship are said to be complete, end the casket
will probably be one of the mint elegant and costly that
has yet been made. It will, we bear, be exhibited to the
public in a suitable plaice both before and after its preset-
tation. Courant.
SUDDEN DEATH or SLR F. SLADZ.—A heavy
gloom has been thrown over the western carcuit in mine-
queues of a special messenger having arrived in Wells died
in morning with intelligence that Sir F. Slade had died
in his bed. The learned counsel bad conducted a case in
the Nisi Pries Court on Friday with his usual vigour
and ability, and apparently in robust health. Having
concluded his day's work, he retired to his country seat
at Matinee]. near Bridgewater; in the evening he com-
plained of fatigue, and on Saturday morning ho called in a
medical friend, but there was nut much the matter. He
went to bed rather early on Saturday night, and about 11
o'clock Lady Slade, who was by his side, di covered that he
had ceased to exist. His death is believed to have been
caused by apoplexy. Sir Frederick had been ou the western
Circuit between 30 and 40 years. He went through the
usual gradations of the profession. and became a moat suc-
cessful defender of prisoners. As time rolled on he emerged
from the criminal into the civil court, and then was called
within the bar an a Q.C. His peculiar style was that of
great honesty adop.noesk accompanied by great humour,
which soon gained him a causidemblo practice.