The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-28 00:00:00

Vbe Court.

OSBORNE, JAN. 77.
The Queen, with Princess Louise and Princess
Beatrice, drove out yesterday afternoon.
The Hon. Mn. Brace and Colonel H. Ponemby were in
attendance.

Earl sod Countess Rumen arrived at °shortie from Loa.
don, sod had the boom of dining with her Miijesty sad the
royal family.
Earl Rowell had an audience of her Majesty.

A deputation on the subject of the slave trade bad an
interview with Lord Palmerdon yesterday at Cembridgc-
home. The deputation emanated of the Hos. Arthur Rill.
nand, M.P.. Sir Pinto Farquhar, Bast, LP., Bir Joshua
Rowe, Mr. Henry Bailie, Y. P., Mr. C. Buxton, ILP., Mr.
Cave, 3LP., Mr. H. Davidson. Mr. C. Marryatt, Mr. Shale-
spears, Mr. Macgregor, Mr. Bayne Watson, red Mr. J.
Gurney Hoare.
A deputation consisting of Mr. George Andrew, of
Moseley ; Mr. John Mayall, of Moseley ; Mr. Filbert Shaw
Buckley, of Moseley ; and Mr. William Tay, of Aelnon-
under-Lyne ; had an interview with Sir George Grey yester-
day at the Home-office. The deputation was introduced by
the Right Hes. T. Milner Gibson, Y.P.
The Right Hot William Hutt, ILP., strived in town
yesterday from Brighton.

The Earl and Countess Russell have issued cards
far a diaper party to-morrow at the fatally miasmas in
Chelham-place.

His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame
Vaa de Weyer and family hays arrived in Grosvenor-
square, from New Lodge, Windsor Forme.

_
His Excellency the Italian Minister returned to
the residence of the legatioa in Grorvener-street, yesterday,
from visiting Lord Branghtea, at Tedworth Perk, Wilt-
shire.

The Rev. Ralph John Lyon, A.M., bas been
4esittated by the Lord Bishop of Gloomier oral Bristol to
the rectory of Wiotwor, Glemetershire, 'met by the
emion of the Rev. Charlie Edward Oakley, patron the
Earl of Dude.

The Bishop of Salisbury is to preach at All
Sainte Chumb. Msrgarst-strort, Cavendish-square, on
Sunday rooming, in aid of tits fends of University Oasis
Hospital.

We learn from the Record that the Archbishop
of Canterbury has Wetted all the prelates of Eogiand and
!reined, and such of the eolooial bishops as are now is
England, to meet at Lsnibeth Palate on Wedneeday Bert,
"to confer 00 six subjects important to the welfare of the
church, the chief of which are dioceses synods, the Barba
Bervim, subscription to the Articles, and a. American pro-
posal to amend the English authorised venire of the
Bible."

The governors and guardians of the National
Galley of Inked have hood cards for the inaageration
and private view of the gallery at Dublin on Saturday slat,
whoa his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant vrill be precast
and preside. On the same day, previous to the inaugura-
tion of the gallery, his excellency will, at the request of
the Dugan Cinnuittiss, inaugurate the statue of Mr. Dar-
pre in front of the now gallery in Leinstevlawa.

The Whitworth and Armstrong Committee, ap.
pointed at Woolwich by the War Department to decide on
the competitive merits of the two rival pnesalusre, not.
withstanding their efforts to bring the trial to es bens,
have received a notification from the Whitworth Company
statiog that their armagemeate are Mall incomplete, and
that no definite time ma be fired at present for the trial
to take place.

CamNal. COUNCIL. —The cabinet council origi-
nally appointed to most today woo yestordsy postponed till
to4norrow shereant.

Coirvocarlos or TIM PROVTNCE or CANTIM-
3051T.—The lower howls will assemble in the Jennison
Chamber at 11 °Week, ea Friday, the sth of February, to
wave the reports which may have been prepared during
the reams by say et its eimarnitissa, sad transmit say
formal business which may not involve discussion. Caws.-
cation will not be summoned to meet in the following wash .
bat on the sth of February hie gram the presides' will
same the time at which it shall be spin Carriald.