The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-05 00:00:00

Ott court.

OSBORNE, Mar 4.
The Queen and Princess Louise walked and
dro►e out yesterday.
Her Majesty hold a couocil to-day, which was attended
by Earl Glanville, the Dakii:of Somerset, and Sir Charles
Wood.
Mr. Helps was clerk of the council.
Earl Grenville bad an audience lot the Queen, and re-
makes& at Oaken&
The Doke of Somerset bad an audience of the Queen.

The Elise" of Wales rode on horseback yesterday, at-
tended be Major Tesedals.
The Prisons of Wales took a carriage drive, attended by
the Hon. Mn. W. Grey.
Their royal highnesses led a dinner party in the evening.
The company oonsisted of the Durham d'Aumale, Comte
de Yarn, and Comte d'Eu, the] Price Lowenstein.
Wertheim, the Duke sad Duchess of Wailington, the Bel-
gian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, the Spanish
Mwister and Madame Cornyn, the Earl and COIMUINS of
Clarendon, the Earl and Countess Rummell, Earl of St. Ger-
mans, Earl Cowley, Vinountem Palmerton, the Dean ci
Westmioster and Lady Augusta Stanley, Wile de Ma.
champ, in attendance on the Nether d'Aumale, the Hoe.
Mn.s William Grey, Lieutenant-General Badly% and Major
Teadals.

Earl Granville (Lewd President of the Comma), the Dr lte
of Somerset, _ and Sir Cherie' Wood left town by special

train from the WI

of the South *es- tore

Railway shortly altar 10 o'clock yesterday marling to
►ttend the Queen's Council at Osborne. Lord F. C►sa-
dish and Mr. Helps, the Clerk of the Council, prooseded by
the same train. The peerage between Gosport and Osborn*
was modem bo►ed her Majesty's ship Sprightly, Master
Commanding G. Allen. After the Council the Duke of
Somerset and Sir Charles Wood returned to London.

The Hoe. lady Wood wee promoted st the &swift
room on Townley lest by Lady Stanley of Aldsrley indeed
of Lady Mabee Adeline, who wee prevented from attend-
peg by indiepositicm.

RETURN OE HER MAJESTY TO WINDSOR. —Her
Majesty and the junior members of the royal family are
exported to leave Osborne ow Mouday next, and return to
Window Castle, when they will remain but a few days.
About to-morrow (Friday) week the court remove to
Balmoral, where, it is uoderstood, her Majesty will pees
the summer mouths.

Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales has
graciously consented to open the Pete and Beater which will
be held (by periniesioe) is the Royal Horticultural Gordens,
in aid of the building fund of the Female School of Art,
Queen-square, on Thursday, the 23rd of June next.

On Sunday the King of Prussia conferred the
Order of the Black Eagle on his Royal Highness Prince
Alfred.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge re-
ceived at dinner last evening at Gloucester House, the
Duke of Marlborough, the Doke et Somerset, the Marquis
ollHunthsy, the Earl Grosvenor, Viscount Evendsy, Visoxust
Lissome, Viscount Torrington, Lord Foley, Lord Clarence
Paget, the Right Hon. Sir Chutes Wood, M.P., the Right
Hoe. Thomas Milner Gibson, M.P., Sir Jaime Yorke
Scarlet!, Sir Cherie Yorke, &c.

The Earl and Countess De Grey entertained at
dinner last evening, at their maiden°, in Carlton-gardens,
his Excellency the Russian Ambassador and the Burman
Brunnow, the Doke and Duchess of Argyll, Maria Mar-
chimes. of Ailesbm►, the Marchioness of Gianni:Auxle. the
Marquis of Harlington, M.P., Captain Vyner„ Mn. SL
John Milamay sad Mies Mildmay, Mr. Hayward, Ac.
The Bishop of London and Mrs. Tait entertained
at diaper last evening, at Loodon House, St. James's.
square, the Archbishop of Armagh sal Mn. Bamford, the
Archbishop of Dublin, the Bishop of Gloucester and Mrs.
Ellicott, Lord and Lady Wensleydale, Lady Sitwell sad
Miss Sitwell, the Deaa of St. Paul's and Mrs. Mikaan. the
Right Hon. Robert Lowe, M.P., and Mrs. Lowe, Mr. J. aed
the Hon. Mn. Talbot, Mr. and Mrs. William Forster, Mrs.
Pitman, Mr. Frederick Calvert, Mr. Marshall, &c. After
dinner Mrs. Tait bad a ncoptioe.

Viscount Palmerston, who Las been suffering
Gem an attack of gout far some days post, is sow Luck
beitsr.

Baron von Benet, the Envoy of the Germanic
Confederatioe, left tows early yesterday, in order to pay a
visit to bar Majesty at Osborne.

Prince Lowenstein (wbo is in London on behalf
of the Duke of Attgastenburg) return to Kiel immediately.
The Lord Archbishop of York will preach next
Saaday incasing at Como Chapel, Mayfair.

We are informed (says 77e Ow') that a marriage
is arranged between the Hon. Ellen Stuart, second daughter
of Lord and Lady Slangy», and Sir David Baird. Ws are
ale able to announce a einsflar event between Lady Coo.
stenos Murray, second sister of the Earl of Dunmore. and
Lord Elphinstone ; also between Lady Constant's
Villiers, eldest daughter at the Earl of Clarendon, and
the Hon. Frederick Stanley, second son of the Earl of
Derby.