The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 3863.

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AOCOIXEDDIENT OF THE PRINCESS ALICE
W127D60R CIABTLE, Ana 4.

The Queen, accompanied by the Priimeee Louis
of Hcoms, drove out yesterday afternoon, attended by
Gotonal the Hon. A. Harding..

SUNDAY.

Primers Louis of Here (Prince= Alice of Great Britain
sad Ireland) gars birth to s Princess at s quarter =fore 5
delook this morning. _

Her Majeety the Queen wan with the Prineese eenriently
daring the night . .

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In the room with the Princess at the birth of the child
were her Majesty the Queen, Prince Louis of Deese, Sir
Charles Loomis, Dr. Farm, and the mines, and in the nest
room Sir d.

In the adjoining apartment were Viscount Sydney, Lord
Chamberlain ; Sir George Grey, Secretary of Stet* for the
Home Department; and Baron de Skov, head of the
Household of Prince Charles of Hesse.

Intelligence of the happy event was immediately tram-
mitted by telegraph to the Grand Duke and the Court of
Hesse Darmstadt, and to the various members of the Royal
Family.
The following wae the bulletin iarrued :
" Windsor Calais, April 5, 1863.

"Her Royal Highness the Prima, Louis of Hesse
(Princess Alice of Gnat Britaht and Ireland) wile safely
delivered of • daughter this morning at • quarter before
5 o'clock. Her Royal Highness and the infant Prince
are going on perfectly well.
"Jamie Cum. N.D.
"Ottumwa Loom", M.D.
"ARTIER PAliz, M.D."

Prince Alfred, Princess Louie., Prince Arthur, Prince
Leopold, Prime Louis of lime, and the Wien and Gentle-
men in Waiting, attended Divine service this morning in
the private chapel.
The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor officiated,
and administered the sacrament of the Holy Communion.
Viscount Sydney end the Right Hon. Sir George Grey
arrived at the Castle last night.
Viscount Palmerston arrived at his residence in Piccadilly
on Saturday night from Edinburgh.
The Right Hon. Sir George Grey returned to town yes-
terday from Windsor Castle.

De;patches were received on Saturday at the Colonial•
office from the Governor of Canada. Despatches were sent
to the Governors of the North AIMIIiCILII Provinces and to
the Lord High COMMialliOnit of the lonian Ideals.

We are authorised to announce that the Prince
of Wales will hold a Levee on behalf of the Queen
at St. James's Palace, on Wednesday, the 13th of
May, and that the Princess of Wales will hold a
Drawing-room, likewise in her Majesty's behalf, on
Saturday, the 18th of May.
There will also be a Drawing-room and a Levee,
on her Majesty's behalf, in the course of the month
of June.

Presentations will be made at both Drawing-
room.

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.

On Good Friday and yesterday their royal
highnemes attended divine service at the Sandringham
parish church. Lieutenant-General Bno➢ys has informed
the high sheriff and the other county subscribers
that the Prince will be happy to receive the de.
potation entrusted with the preeentatioo of the
"Norwieh Gates" at Ssodringham, to-marrow (Tues-
day). Their royal highnesses are expected to Mare Saadring-
ham for town at the close of the present week. The prs
Notation of the " Norwich Gates" to-morrow will doubt-
less attract a large and infinestial attendance, and will be,
in fact, the event of the week at Sandringham. The Earl
and Countess of Leiceater, Lord and Lady &odes, Mr.
Bootjack, /CP, Mr. Howes, ILP., Beak-Colonel Coke,
ICP., Mr. B. J. Harvey, sad nearly ell the minty Mitr
tocrecy are among the subscribers.

We are informed that a movement, inaugurated
by the ladies of OLunorganshirs, is in proviso for raising
funds to present a suitable offering from the six southern
counties to her Royal Highness the Princes of Wales, u
a mark of the loyalty for which South Wales has ever been
remarkable.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne
and family left Lanalows' House ou Saturday for Bowood,
Wilts.

The Marquis Townshend and Lady Audrey
Townsiend bays left Park-lane for Brighton for • few
days. Viscount Baynh•m Iva left for Tsmwoeth Castle,
Staffordshire.

Lord Crewe left his residence in Hill-street on
Saturday for his at, Oruro Hall, Cheshire.

Lord and Lady Colchester have left Berkeley-
aquae for Richmond; the notle lord and her ladyship are
=peeked to return to town on Thursday next.

Lady Keane Pigott and Mr. W. K. Pigott have
arrived at 11, Eaton-piaci% foe the eamon, from their seat,
Dulling's= Home, Newmarket

Letty Hall and Mr. G. Hall have arrived at the
Portland Hotel, &wham, from her residence in South.
squats.

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Sir Alexander and Lady Arabella Bannerman
have lett town on a visit to the FAA and Countess Dela-
warr, at Suekhiust Park, Sussex.

Mr. and Lady Elizabeth St. Anbyn have left
their residence to Booth Andley sine*, for Brighton.
The lion. George Skene Duff has left twin for
Folkestone for a few days.

The Karl of Fife returned to town on Saturday
evening from Edinburgh, where his lordship attended the
dinner given to Visoount Pabneentoo. The Countess of Fife
hes been detained to town by revere indisposition.

Earl Grosvenor and Lady Constance Grosvenor
bare arrived at Brighton. Hi, lordship will be in command
of his regiment, the Queen's (Westminster) Rifle Volun-
teers, to-day.
Le Chevalier Bazini and M. d'Arnofine have left
the Brunswick, .Tremyn.strest, for Paris.

Mr. Errington and the Misses Stanley Errington
have arrived at their rills, The Elm, Bagearm-park.

ALEXANDRA CHANNEL. The following notice
from the Trinity-house Corporation ham been posted at the
Town-hall, Custom-home, and other public buildings at
Gravesend :—" Notice is hereby given, that in commemora-

tion of the arrival of her Royal Higiness the Princess of
Walee in the river Thames, on Saturday, the 7th of March,
18E3, the channel recently buoyed, and now known as the
Shingles, through which the royal yacht passed, will, with
the gmcioua permission of her royal highness, be hereafter
ca/led the • Alexandra order, P. H. Barrao;
Secretary."
Tux Itirwieray.—Lord Palmerston arrived last
(Saturday) night at his town residence, Cambridge-honeN
Memdifly, from Edinburgh. Lord Granville left Earl
Spencer's seat, Altborp Park, Northatoptemehire„ yesterday
for Rimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire, on a visit to the
Duke of Manchester. Mr. Gladstone remains in town. The
Home Secretary (Sir George Grey) and Mr. Cardwell also
continue in Loudon. Earl Russell is residing at his Lodge
in Richmond-park. Mr. Milner Gibson hes retent quitted
the metropolis. The Duke of Newcastle, the Duke of
droll, Lord Staeley of Alderley, and other inembera of the
Cabinet are absent, for the holidays.—Observer.
THE LATE Ma. BECKETT, BANJUL—The will of
the late Mr. William Beckett, the head of the well-known
gm of beakers at Leeds, and formerly the parliameotary
representative for that borough, and subsequently for the
borough of Ripen, has been proved in the Court of Probate
at Wakefield. The penman property of the deceased gen-
tleman, who died on the 26th of J Revery last, has been sworn
under 700,0001. The real estates of the deceased, subject to
certain annuities, are settled strictly on his brothers., and
their male issue, in the order of thecessiou to the baronetcy,
commencing with the eldest brother Sir Thomas Beckett;
Red the whole of his personalty, after payment of legacies,
is directed to be Lid out in the purchase of estates to be
settled in like 'manlier. Amenities era left to Mrs
Beckett (who has also a legacy), and to his to
brothers and aster, and, after their deaths, to their
' children. Mrs. Beckett is also to have the eejoyment
for life of Birketell Grange, near Leeds, and his other resi-
dences at Brighton sad in London. The sum of 2,6001. is
directed to be distributed for such charitable objects in
Leeds as his executors may select, and in addition they
are to continue for one year all hie annual charitable sub-
saigniess and contributions. Lewin are given to his
servers and to each of bis assenton. Hie trusters are also
directed to apply at their disorstiou 1,0001. per manure, for
ten years, in promoting the extension of Divine worship,
neoctling to the rites of the established church, and the
andoernant of the ministers of such church, within the
borough of Lena The executers named in his will are five
in number—namely. the deceased's brother-la-law, Admiral
*apron; bin wife's nephew, Mr. Hugh Fianna Keyed'
Ingram ; his nephew, Mr. W. Beckett Denten k Mr. Jobe
Yetesife Smith, os• of his partners la the boar ; sad his
solicitor, Mr. Themes Teemed Dub, Ueda.