The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-24 00:00:00

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MORNS, Die. 23.
The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at
Osborne yesterday, on s visit to the Queen.
Prince Alfred returned with the Prises of Wales.
The Judge Advocate-General had so audioace of the
Queen yesterday afternoon.

The Right Hoe. T. Milner Gibson left town yesterday for
his seat, Thebarton-house, Saxmundham.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, St.
Helena, Malts, and Canada. Despatches were sent to the
Covens= of the Settlements on the West Coast of Africa.

WINDSOR Casrut —On Tuesday morning the
royal baron of beef was sent up to the Castle by Mews.
Sedbrough and Son. It was cat from a choice ox fed in the
Windsor Great Park, under the direction of Major-General
Seymour, deputy ranger, and charge of Mr. G. Gravatt.
Tbis noble joint we, placed before the &re to nest at nine
o'clock in the morning, and taken up at four o'clock in the
afternoon, the process of roadie( oocupyieg sight boors.
It was sent from the Castle to Osborne yesterday (Wednes.
day), and will form the principal Christmas joint on the
side table in the dining-room, where it will remain, together
with the boar's bead and woodcock pie, until New Year's.
day. Her Majesty has given directions to the above royal
butchers to send on New Year's.day the customary royal
annual present of beef to the ex-royal family of France at
Claremont, consisting of two handsome sirloin,.

The Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson left town
yesterday for his seat, Thebertoa Home, ix

The Right Hon: B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli
have lift Grammarians foe Hatfield House, ea a viait to
the Marquis and Harebionees of Salisbury.

The Zed Cowper, accompanied by the Countess
and the Indies Cowper, has arrived at Rome from Florence
for the winter.

The Earl and Countess of Morley, after a tour
in the south of Frame, ►ave arrived at ROM.

The Earl and Comintern de Grey have made ar-
rangements to mos the Christmas in Landon. Hie lordahip
lathe only Secretary of State resident in town.
Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Radcliffe
will leave Gremenoraqoare early next month for Brighton;
the Hos. Mines Canning are at dike Hall, Yorkshire, on
• visit I. the Earl and Corinne' of Zetland.

The Bari Beauchamp, who has recently retired
from the Lite Guards, has gone to Gibraltar for the benefit
of hie health.

THE COURT-MARTIAL UPON LIEUT.-COL.
CRAWLEY.

The finding of the court-martial, held under the
presidency of General Sir G. Wetherall, K.C.8.,
for the trial of the charges against Lieutenant-
Colonel Crawley, was yesterday submitted to the
Queen, and received the royal approval. The
decision is in the following terms :
" The Court, having duly considered the evi-
dence in behalf of the prosecution, the evidence the
prisoner has adduced, and what he has stated in his
defence, and the prosecutor's reply, is of opinion,
with regard to the first charge, that be, the pri-
soner, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas R. Crawley, of
the 6tb Dragoons, is Not Guilty.
" With regard to the seooud charge the court is
of opinion that he, the prisoner, Lieutenant-Colonel
Thomas R. Crawley, is Not Guilty.
" The court does, therefore, fully and honour-
ably acquit him, Lieutenaut-Colonel Thomas R.
Crawley, of both the charges preferred against
I him."

To the finding of the court were appended some
unfavourable comments upou the manner in which
particular witnesses for the prosecution bad given
their evidence at Aldershot. These expressions of
censure, however, are not given to the public at
present, as they will probably be embodied in the
remarks of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-
Chief upon the case generally.

RESIONATION OF THI BISHOP OF TASMANIA.—
The Right Bev. Dr. F. Russell Nixes has redpied his see
into the hands of the Bishop of Sydney as IfetropobltaNa
whom the resignation Me beesASOSSAHL The
laity of Turman' hare mate to resolutiess on thtriZjoet,
is which alter complinisntiag the late bishop, and express-
Mg their regret at his resignation, they my :—" We respect-
deure that in the seleetioe of a soomesor to the ese
the crown may be assisted by the advice of the Archbishop
of Canterbury and of oar retiring bishop, and that the ap-
poiatmeut may be made from among the clergy of the church
at home." The dioome, which was founded in 1842, consists
of Van Dismen's land and Norfolk Island, with a population
of about 90,000, and between 60 and 70 Merv. income
is 1,0001. a year from colonial funds, and 4001. a year from
the Colonial Bishoprics Fund.
' The BISHOP OP BYET/LEL AND "BROTH= lONA-
TIVe."—The Western Daily Press of yesterday Mates that
1 the Bishop of Exeter inhibits the clergy of his diocese from
permitting "Brother Ignatius" to officiate in any of their
churches.

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Tae SCOTTISH HOSPITAL. List night, 31r.
Kennedy gave, at the Henournmareroorne, his enter-
tainment, "A Night wi' Burr," in aid of the fends at the
Scottish Hospital. Mr. Kennedy bas been so beg bakes
the London public as as &aperient of Scottish wog and a
delineator of Scottish manners that it would be supremos
to speak of his qualifications for such a task. The - mas-
serm which his enterteinmects were received on previous
occasions was the unrest pledge that " A Night eV
Burn? would draw a good sadism*, especially when given
in the cause of charity. Such we are happy to Mote was
&heroes last evening. The songs were well eelectill
illustrative of the poet's life. Whether amorous, pa
or martial, they were snag with characteristic feeling, and
gave manifest delight to the audience. Between the Out
acid second parte of the entertainment Mr. Kecoedy recited
" Tam o' Bkanter," which was done with considerable
spirit. The wag of "Auld Long Syne" appropriately
concluded the entertainment, which wins, we hops, prose
beneficial to the excellent object for which it was peodmid.
Tun 11301,1811 CIFORCIE UNION. —Tbe usual
monthly meeting of the English Church Union was held at
the rooms in &Weigh-street on Tuesday last. The Hon.
Colin Lindsay occupied the chair. After prayer, by the
Rev. Mr. Mayow, sixty•one candidates were elected and
several acclimated for election at the met meeting. Os
the president desiring to know whether enymember wished
to ask leave to introduce any mafiosi whoa the subjects on
the agenda paper had been disposed of, Mr. Cooke remand
moved that leave be given lum to propose a motion to the
effect that the Matra Review having now become the pro-
puty of a private company, it should new to be the so-
knovrledged organ of the Cake. On commencing to speak
to his motion, the president rose and refused to hear him.
This decision gave rise to some emission. Mr. Cooke statieg
that that was the only chance a private member had of
brinier forward any motion. A warm discussion followed,
and eventually a decision took place, when there appeared
for leave being gives 15 against 13, thus giving a majority
of two. Proxies were here introduced, notwithataadiag
the protest of Mr. Bennett, one of the council, the result
of which was that the derision of the meeting was ravened,
the numbers being —for leave being gives, 21 ; against,
25. Mr. Cooke then gave notice of a motion for next
meeting, to the effect that the council no longer possessed
the coufideoce of the Union. The president spoke in
strong language of the some they bad just gone through,
sod reminded the members that theirs was a religions
society, and be looped they would carry es their dist:moons
in a more gentle mentor for the future. —The Church