The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-09 00:00:00

THE PRINCE LED PRINCESS OF PULES.

Her Royal Highuese the Princess of Wales
visited Windsor Castle on Monday and dined with bet
Majesty in the evening.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by
Colonel Koppel, went out bunting yesterday morning with
the harriers and enjoyed some excellent sport.
It is expected that their royal highnesses will leave
Frogmore for Osborne on or about the 20th or 72nd
hurt

INDIA-OFFICE, DEC. s.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint the Right Hoe. Sir John Laird
Muir Lawrence, Bart., G.C.8., K. 5.1., to be her
Majesty's Viceroy and Governor-General of India.
—Gazette.

The Duke d'Aumale has left him seat in Wor-
cestershire on a visit to the Eirl of Abingdon at Wytham
Abbey.
The Duke and Duchess of Somerset leave the
Admiralty on Friday or Saturday next for Storer Park,
Devoe, to pass the Christmas recess.

It is with much regret we learn that the Duke of
Atholl is rapidly sinkiog. Hit mos is suable to take any
food, and stitnalanta bare to be resorted to.

Sir Edward Kerrison (says the Bury Post) en-
tertained a distinguished party of noblemen and gentlemen
at Broom Had last week, including the Rid of Tankerville,
Lord Eleho, Lord Loughborough, Lord Dudley, Lord
Rendlesham, Capt. Wyndham, Capt. Michell, &c. ; and on
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday shot over the Denham
and Oakley covers, and bagged 3,000 head of game. con-
sisting of bares, pheasants, rabbits, woodcocks, and wild
ducks. Some beautiful specimens of the Chinese pheasant
were killed in the latter preserves. For some days cart-
loads of game have left Brume Hall to be distributed
amongst the inhabitants for miles round, besides a large
quantity sent as presents to London and elsewhere. The
poor of the dill' erect parishes belonging to Sir Edward are
liberally supplied with rabbits during the whiter, and fifty
were sent last weak to Mr. B. Chase, to be given away to
puttee employed in his flax factory.
Sir William Somerville has (says the Dublin
Evening Mail) at length definitively fixed upon the title
ander which he is to be ennobled. It is Baron Athlnmeey, 1
of Somerville end Doflardstown, in the county of Meath.
A Paris correspondent writes :—" The Prince
Imperial passes hie days at Compilgoe chiefly in drill!
He has a regiment of children, and over them he rides with
a strict military discipline, which strangely brings beck to
the memory the stories of his great ancestor and the
scholars of the college of Brienne. One day, when M. de
la Driiine bad decided that there should be rain, the bat.
talion of literal `infantry' was paraded in a room. The
prince is busy at his work of drilleargeant ; the commands.
son given and executed with wonderful precision. During
a 'stand at ease' of five minutes the prince looks round
and sees he has a superior officer on the parade-ground,
and at once salutes the Emperor. The Emperor advances,
takes the little musket from the hands of his son, and
proceeds to teach the child of France several movements
t which be had not yet learned. I think the picture as strik-
ing as it is interesting, and would rather have seen this
private lesson in the elements of arms than have beheld
Napoleon 111. surrounded by hie most splendid entourage.
'Train up a child,' says the proverb, and a Bonaparte
must add 'to arms.'"

Nevada territory is said to be the richest silver
Dearing country in the world. It is estimated that the pro-
duct of this year will be 3,000,0061.

SWIMMING BATHS FOR LADTEL—WhiIe staying
at Brighton during the past few weeks the Princess Mary
of Cambridge, attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset, hes
been a daily visitor to the ladies' swimming bath, esta-
blished by Mr. Brill. Her royal highness is an excellent
'grimmer. and her recent practice enabled her, before
quitting Brighton. to make the circuit of the bath seven
times without stopping. Lady Geraldine hex also become
• proficient in the same healthy exercise. The Duchess of
Cambridge and the Prinoens Mary left Brighton • few days
since for Kew. Their visit has been, it is stated, most
beneficial, the health of the duchess having been much
improved by douche bathing.
THZ 19TH MIDDLMET VOLUNTZERS.—Tho distri-
bution of the prizes for shooting to the members of this
corps took place yesterday evening in Westmioster-hall.
The prizes, numbering upwards of 100, were ranged on
tables on each side of the dab. at the further sod of the
ball. Lieutenant-Colooel dab.,
the honorary com-
mandant of the corps. commeored the proceedings by cop.
gratalating the members on the great progress they had
lately made in shooting. Last year the number of marks-
men was only 25. while this year there were no less than 50.
In the find, second, and third claw* there had been a ow.
reepondiog increase of numbers. He concluded by paining
a strong eulogium on the officers of the corps, for the
painstaking manner in which they kept up its high state
of efficiency. Mn. Thomas Hughes. the wife of the acting.
oornmandant of the corps, Major Hughes, then advanced
to the front of the. dais, and wee received with loud cheers.
Mrs. Hughes briefly addressed the men assembled,
expressing the gratification she fait at Inceptive their in-
vitation to distribute the prizes to them. She could
truly my, with the wife of the acknowledged leader of
the Volunteer movement, that there was no woman in Eng-
land who did not honour the motives which led them to
volunteer their service' in the defence of their country.
The prizes having been attributed, Colonel Bathurst called
Co the men to give three hearty cheers for the wife of their
commandant, which were speedily followed by three more
foe the major himself. Major Rushee then thanked the
I member. of the corps for the way in which they had re-
ceived his wife's name and his own. He would remind
j them, in congratulating them on the proems the corps
had made in every way since last year, that they were
not only celled no to volunteer in the defame of their
country but to fight the good fight by Itediog pure and
manly lives, and never by their deeds to make the women
of England blush for them. They would, please God,
never be milled on to fight for their native lend ; hat the
other battle they would he engeged io every day of their
lives. He announced that, next year. Mrs. Hughes to-
tended giving a prize for combined good shooting and re-
gular attendance at drill. The meeting concluded with
hearty
Bathe
for the Queen sod Lieutenant-Colossi
urst.
Admiral Milne, on the occasion of his departure
from Halifax, wee presented with an address by the mer.
°Mate of diet place. In his reply the admits! PIA • high
tribute to the naval commanders and gweeremast of
United States for the uniform courtesy maniketed toward
hlsselfand the officers under him is all Marianas:omm
—New York Herold.