The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-13 00:00:00

Ebt Court.

A deputation of the Council of the Society of Arta
hail the honour of waiting upon the Prince of Wales, at
Marlborougli.house, yesterday, and presented an address, to
which his Royal Highness was pleased to return a gracious
answer. The deputation consisted of Mr. William Hawes,
chairman of the council ; the Marquis of Salisbury, Lord
Henry Lennox, M.P., Mr. John Dillon, Mr. George Fergus-
son Wilson, F.H.8., the Hon. and Rev. Samuel Beet, Mr.
W. B. Simpson, Mr. Thomas Winkworth, Dr. Odliag,
F.A.S., Mr. P. Graham, Mr. Thomas Twining, Mr. P. Le
Neve Poster, Secretary, and Mr. S. T. Davenport, Financial
Officer.
The Kim of the Greeks, the Prince of Wales, Prince
Christian of Denmark, and Prince Frederick, attended by
Captain Grey, rude an horseback yesterday morning.
ThePnacees of Wales, the Princess Christian, and Princess
Deemer of Denmark, took a carriage drive.
The Duke of Cambridge paid a visit to the Princess
Christian of Denmark at Marlboroogh•house.
♦ deputation of the Royal Entertainment Committee of
the Corporation of the City of London, consisting of F. W.
Thmoott, Faq., chairman, H. L Taylor, Esq., imb-chair.
men, and the Town Clerk, had an interview with the
Prince and Princess of Wales, and presented a alight me-
seeeto of their Royal Highnesses' visit to the city of London
on the Slim of June, 1863.
The King of the Greeks, the Prince of Wales, Prince
Christian of Denmark, and Prince Frederick, attended by
Captain Grey, Captain Lund, and Captain Castenaehjekt,

wt to the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, in the afternoon.
The Princess of Wales, the Princees Christian el Den-
mark, and the Prince.. Deemer, took a drive in an open
carriage in the afternoon.
The King of the Greeks, the Prince and PriameselWaliee,
the Prince and Princes' Christian of Denmark, Prince
Frederick, and Princess Daimler, attended by the Hon. Mrs.
Grey, Countess Reventlow, Captain Grey, Lieutenant
Fon* Captain Lund, and Captain Castenschjold, honoured
the performance at the Covent-garden Opera lest evening
with their presence.
The Right Hon. Sir George Grey lett his seat, Mo-
duli, Northumberland, yesterday, for Scotland, to ►ttend the
Queen.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governors of the North American provinces.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the
Duchess of In►erness, the Duke sad Dawn of Welling-
ton, the Marchioness of Ely, the Countries Dowager of
Taaker►We, Viscountess Templetown, Lady Sophia Des
Veen:, Lord Redeedide, Lady Georgiaaa Fan*, Lady Who-
rls* Loftus and Lad► hen Loftus, Lady Maria West and
Mire West, Bares and Baroness de Rothschild, Rev. Henry
Howarth, Mr. 0. Graham, and a numerous circle of friends
sad relati►es yesterday paid visite of respect to Lady
Lyndhurst and the late lord's three daughters, the Hon.
Hrs. Hamilton Beckett, Hon. Mts. Henry Selwyn, and Ron.
Mrs. Charles Du Cane, who were present at the demise of

their noble father.
His Excellency the Italian Minister is expected

in town in It few days from the Continent.
The Duke and Duchess de Saldanha and 111dIle.

Baldish& left town yesterday for Paris, ea route for Rome.
Lord and Lady Colchester will return to town to-
morrow from visaing the Earl of Ellsoborough, at Southern
House, Cheltenhem.
The marriage of the Hon. Mr. Herbert, brother
of the Earl of Fowls, with Miss Sykes, will Like place to-
morrow morning at St. George's, &mover-square.

Prince Ladle's's Czartoryski has arrived from
Paris at Puhoney Hotel, Albemarle-stmt. at. Janus's..

The Earl and Countess Spenoer, accompanied by
Lady Sarah Spencer, left Spencer House, St. James's, yes-
terday for Paris, on their way to Egypt, where they propose
to pus the approaching winter with the view to the benefit
of Lord Spumes health, which, from over-exertion is the
hunting field and occasional colds, is not so strong as could
be desired.
The Earl de Grey arrived at hi. house in Carlton-
gardens lut evening from Studley Royal, near Ripon.
Viscount Stratford de Radcliffe and the Hon.

Mime Canning arrived on Friday last on a visit to the Earl
and Countess de Grey at Studley Royal, Yorkshire, and
leave to-day. Viscountess Stratford de Radcliffe is in
Scotland.

The Lord Chancellor has arrived in town from
his seat near Basingstoke. The noble and learned lord
will give ade je 4ner to the judges and Queen's counsel on
the 2nd proximo, the first day of Michaelmas Term, pre.
viously to which the Lord Chancellor will receive the
Lord Mayor, the Lord Mayor-elect, the Recorder, Sheriffs,
and other civic functionaries, as customary, to signify the
cordial congest of the Queen to the selection made by the
citizens of Lon ion of their chief magistrate for the ensuing
year.• ' •

The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrival in
Edinburgh on S Ltarday evening from Balmoral. The right
boo. gentleman attended divine service on Sunday after.
noon in St. John's Episcopal Church. and thereafter drove
to Holyrood Palace, where he lunched with Priors Alfred.
Mr. Gladstone will be the guest of Dean Ramsay during
his stay in Edinburgh.
. . .

Sir George Grey is in communication with the
mayor of Guildford on the subject of the prevention of dis-
turbencee within the borough en the sth of November
lest.

Among the papers laid before the Coburg-Gotha
lAndtag, which has jar 'rambled, is an act (says a Berlin
correspondent) bearing the signature of the Prince of Wale".
By this instrument his royal highness renounces the crown
of the duchies for himself and male descendants, so long as
his brothers and their male descendants exist in ► direct
line. The document is accompanied by another from the
hand of King Leopold. confirming it, as the guardian of
Pnnos Alfred and his brothers. The renunciation seems to
be entirely in accordance with the provisions of a Gotha law,
for which the assent of the late Prince Consort had been
expressly obtained.
A letter from Lisbon announces that the health
of the Queen end of the young prior is as satisfactory as
could he desired. Hie Majesty, oa the occasion of the
birth of his heir, published two decrees of amnesty as
extensive as possible. One of them revokes the exceptions
made in that granted on the 10th October. 1869, on the
occasion of the King's marriage, sod which maintained the
punishments pronounced against certain of the insurgents
of Braga. These two measures have produced an excellent
effect is Portugal.
The Journal d'Arcitehon, after giving details of
the Emperor's visit to Amebas, adds the following :
"The Prince Imperial remained for ten minutes at the
Lonrho station. lime. EqllllllW, wife of the general,
accompanied by her two daughters, came there to pay her
repeat" to the Prince, sod to excuse the absence of her son,
who was confined to the house from indisposition. The
young lattice offered his imperial highness a' basket of fine
fruit and flowers from the Landes, carried by • young
shepherd, mounted on stilt", and dressed in the usual sheep.
skin, trimmed with ribbons. The Prime appeared de-
-1 lighted, and the Emperor smiled with evident satisfaction.
His Majesty, on leaving the station, warmly thanked Mme.
&preen."