The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-23 00:00:00

ebt Court.

OSBORNE, Ammer 22.
The Queen and royal family walked and drove
in the grounds to-day.
The Lord Chancellor has left Osborne.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governors of Canada, British Columbia, and
Vancouver's Island.

His Excellency the Allah's' n Ambassador and
the Countess Apponyi left Chaedoe House yesterday for
Woburn Abbey, on a visit to the FAH aad Coyotes'
EtasselL

The Earl of Strafford has arrived at Wrotham
Park, from a short visit to Paris.

A marriage is arranged to take place between
Edith, daughter of Lord and Lady Charles Kerr, and Mr.
William P. Preston Consett, of &smith Hall, Thirsk, see
of the Rev. John d'Arcy Preston, of Ankh= Bryn. Hall,
Yorkshire.

Sir George and Lady Shee have left town for
Scarborough.

Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Dugdale Astley
hare left Finance's Hotel for Dania Hall, war Brit,
Lescolaibirs.

LORD PaLLMERSTON.—The noble Premier leaves
town this evening for Tiverton, to attend the race mining
and visit his constituent'. His lordship will return to CAlDl-
bridge-bOLM on Thursday.
THE DrKE OF CAMBRIDUE ♦ND THE Sorronm.—
In cognexion with the visit of the Duke of Cambria*. to
Aberdeen last week, the following incident is related :
While proceeding &burg Union-street his royal !lighter &c-
-oasted a sergeant of the 78th Regiment, who happened to be
walking in the same direction. The two chatted familiarly
together until they reached the corner of Ilarket-street,
where the sergeant, after politely touching his cap, P. 4 is
the custom for soldiers to do, turned away, little thinking
that the tall gentleman-like stranger with whom be had
been convening so unreservedly for the last two or three
minutes was the commander-in-chief of the forces of Greet
Britain.—Glasgow Daily Review.
THE VOLUNTEER "EFTICIENT" BADGE—Y.3IOAD.-
day instructions were forwarded from the Horse Guards to
the commanding officers of volunteer corps, that the
" hedge of efficiency to be worn by volunteers entitled to
that diatinctioo shill be & rim of silver round the right
arm, to be worn above the cuff and below the elbow, passiug
over any other embroidery with which the uniform may be
ornamented."

DEATH OF MR. FRANCIS SCCILY.—WO have
learned with sincere regret the death of Mr. Francis Scully,
who from 1847 to 1857 represented the county of Tipperary
in parliament. sod never flaring that period pee one vote
which could be reprehended as opposed to the broadest as-
sertion of Irish interests. The deceased gestleario was
cousin-germaa to the boo. and learned member for the
county of Cork, Mr. Vincent Scully, Q.C., and was born is
Ig2o. He was the fourth son of the lat. Mr. James Scully,
of Tipperary, • younger brother of DNS. Scully, whoto
"Statement of the Penal Laws" has horse its undonbted
part in the straggle for t►eir removal. Mr. Francis Scully
married, in 1&56, Mire Clotilde Moorat, the daughter of Mr.
John Samuel Moore!, of Clotteesterequare, Hydepark,
Leedom. sod by whom he leaves two sous. He had boss
residing for several years past in Paris, in inferior health,
sod his death took place in that city upon the 17th lost.—
Duhli• Evening Post.
WATERSPOUT AT BRIGHTON. —A, correspondeat
of the Times, in alluding to the thandentersi at Stitching
00 Sunday morning, oar :—" The storm came over from
the westward with as intense blackens' of cloud. thunder
Mein been over our heads for about half-an-hour pre-
?lonely. It reached the east side of the town about half-
past 9, and burst with terrific fury almost lostaataneomil3r.
A few minutes before this took place a dark blue water-
spout was distinctly visible about two miles out at Mk
which rapidly roes from the water like a thick cloud of
smoke from a chiresey. sod joined the dark clouds above.
There seemed to be several other smaller connexions with
the sea, but by this time the atmosphere became to tbiek
and dark that the separation of the clouds and sea was not
discernible."