The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-12 00:00:00

Cbt Court.

OSBORNE, MAY IL
The Queen and Prineßss Louie of Ileme drove
out this morning.

Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell, went over to
Portsmouth.
Earl GranvUle arrived at Osborne, and had an audience
of the Queen.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Teesdale, visited
the Prince of Orange yesterday at the Palace Hotel.
The Prince of Wales rode on horseback in the morning,
attended by his equerry in waiting.
The Prince and Primes; of Wales took a drive in the
afternoon in an open carriage.
The Prince end Princess of Wales honoured the Doke
and Duchess of Wellington with their company at dinner
last evening at Apsley Home. Their Royal Highnesses
were attended by the Countess of Macclesfield .Da Make
Teesdale.

Mr. Thwaitea, chairman of the Metropolitan Board of
Works, Mr. W. Tice, M.P., Mr. F. Doulton, M.P., and Mr.
Wyke Smith, solicitor to the Board, had as interview with
the Right Hon. William Oowper, M.P., yesterday, at the
office of her Majaity's Works and Pahlie Buildings, in
Whitehall-place.

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OP WALES AT
APSLEY HOUSE.

The invitations to meet We Prince and Princess
of Wales, at Apsley House, led eight, were limited to
twisty. The Priem sod Princess of Wales, with the
members of their suite, arrived at ten minutes after
8 o'clock. Their royal highnesses were received at the
grand entrance by the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, his
grace presenting to her royal highness a bouquet of choice
flowers.

The Prance"' wad attired in a dress of silver brocade,
trimmed with the choicest lace.

Dinner was served at hslf.past 8 o'clock in the beoqusting
room. The Duke of Wellisubton led the Princess of Wales to
her seat upon his right hand, the Prince of Wales following
with the Duchess of Wellington as their viart•cia On
the right of the Princess sea his Royal Highnees the Duke
of Ountmidge, the Coniston of Westmoreland. the Duke of li
Sutherland, Viscountess Walden, the Er-1 of Tacketwille,
and Maier Teesdale, V.C., in the order indicated. Upon
the left of the Duke of Wellingtos sat the Countess of
Tankerville, the Duke of Newcastle, the Deis of Windsor,
the Earl of Westmoreland, the Hon. lira Wellesley, sod
Viscount Palmerston. On the right of the Prince of Wales
sat the Duchess of Beaufort, Lord Neaten, Lady Charles
Wellesley, Viscount Walden, and Lady Raglan, in the
order named ; and upon the left of the Duchess of Wel-
lington were the Duke of Beaufort., the Countess of
Mantled eld, Sir Robert Peel, Visowitens Ps`merston, and
Colonel Clifton.

Down the centre of the table was displayed the magni-
knit silver plateau presented to the Great Duke by the
Portuguese government io acknowledgment of hie services,
while the gratitude of his own countrymen wore represented
by the Achille/ shield and the oently us vices of gold and silver
plate on which dinner was "awed. Ia a word, the banquet-
ing board was laden with trophies of the grist captain's
victoria'.

Before the elope of the banquet the ciistingoished circle
invited to meet the Prime and Prinoros after dinner
began to assemble in that hictoric gallery once the scene
of the great duke's reunions of all moat eminent in arts
aad arm*.

Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge and
the Prince and Princeu Edward of Sac. Weimar were
among the guests after dinner.
During the evening Levassor attended in the gallery
and gave a selection of his Chansons Comiques, to the infi-
nite entertainment of the Plines and Princess and the dis-
tinguished visitors. After U. Lemur had retired the
Prince and Princess remained for a considerable period in-
specting the artistic treasures of the mansion ; and it was
past 1 o'clock when their royal highnesses took leave el
the Duke sad Dachau of Wellington.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Mary will honour Lady Nary
Nisbet Hamilton's ball with their prasence on Friday
evening.

The Bishop of St. David's Las arrived at Mau-
rip's Hotel from Aberguilli Pekoe, neer Carmarthen.

The report of the Lower HOURe of Convocation,
oo the Mahon of Natal's book, will le presented on Tues.
day, the 19th lost.

Sir Alexander Cockburn entertained at dinner,
on Saturday evening, at his resideece in Hertford-attest,
the Earl sod Countess of Ca/0217014 the Eight Hon. Spencer
and Km Walpole, the Hoe. F. Bye& We Hoe. Mr. and
Mr.. Fnuxis StonorNr. sad Mrs. Lowther, Mr. Caven-
dish, &c.

Lady Moleeworth entertained at dinner last
evening, at her residence is Eatoo-place, the Spanish Minis-
ter and Madame Canna, the Marquis of Sligo, the Countess
Dowager of Fawn sod Miss Johnstone, the Bight Roo. C.
P. Villien, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Hoary Reeve, Lord Dan-
• M P., Mr. sod the Hoo. Mrs H. Vernon, Lord
Broughton, fin Braking and Lady Perry, Mrs. Ford, Mr.
Osborne, M.P., Mr. and Mn. Britain Sheridan, Mr. T.
Patios, M.P.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo-
nial-aloe trout the Governors of the Mauritius, the North
American Provinces, Bermuda, Mats, sod Gibraltar.
Despatches were sent to the Governors of Ceylon, Heft
Kong, sad Laboas.

Mr. Newdegate he given notice that he will
brinj forward a bill for the commutation of church rates
" next mina"

Sir George Bowyer will swk the First Lord of
the Ternary, on Thursday, " What are the proofs of •
statement that there erista at Rome • committee of no less
than 200 peewee, by whom beads of murderers are orga-
nised, and mat forth into the Neapolitan territory to oommit
every sort of atrocity ; and whether he will lay upon the
table any official correspondence or other documents in sup-
port of that statement."
It is understood that Mr. Attwood and Mr.
Twins, she two senior pulsars in the oid eidablished house
of Yews. fipooose, Attwood, nod Co., are retiring from
badness, and that the remaining partner, Mr. Philip
Tivoli., will join the firm of Mesas. Barclay and Co. Tim
arrangement will take effect on the Ist of July neat, and
the united business will theoceforwaed be tarried on under
the arm of Barclay, Bevan, Tribes, Twills, and oe.
The brother of the Grand Duke of Baden, who
has hitherto held the command of a Prussian regiment, has
just sent in his resignation of that post, stating.' his reason
for the not that he could not thisk any longer of bolding
a position of that kind under a government which had so
grossly violated the constitution and introduced absolutist
government into the country.