The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-03 00:00:00

Cbr Court.

OBBORNF, Fes. 2.
The Queen took a drive in the grounds this
morning.
Lord Alfred Paget and Lieutenant-Colonel Du Plat have
arrived at Oaborne, in moomelos to Major-General the Hon.
A. Hood and Colonel the Hoe. A. Harding'.

The Queen will hold a Privy Council this day (Tuesday)
at Osborne.

♦ Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury,
in Downing-street. The ministers present were
Viscount Palmerston, Earl Granville, the Duke
of Argyle, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, the
Duke of Newcastle, Sir Charles Wood, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the
Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon.
Edward Cardwell, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and
the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers.

The Juffirial Committee e the Privy Council eat yester-
day. Lord Justice Knight Bruce pee judgment ot appeele
from the High Court of Admiralty, the Maunder sued
Florence Nightingale, affirming the judgments of the wart
below, but giving direction as to costa. Au appeal from
Madras, Ramasawmy Jyeo and others r. Vencate Achari
and others, was commenced. The Lords present were the
Lords Justices Knight Bruce and Turner, Sir J. Coleridge,
Sir L Peel, sad Sir J. Colvils.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial.
°Moe from the Governors of Ceylon, Hong Kong, Gibraltar,
Canada, and Malta. Despatches were sent to the Lord
High Commissioner of the lonian Islands.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, who is
honorary colonel of the Civil Service Regiment of Vo
has honoured the lieutenant-colonel, Viscount Bury,
ILP., with au interview, in which he announced his inten-
tion of presenting a challenge cup, to be shot for by mem-
bers of the regiment. The rules and conditions under
which the cup will be shot for will be published as moos as
the lientennot- oolooel receives his royarhighnem's nom-
made cm the subject.

Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has returned to
town, from visiting the Duke sad Duchess of Beaufort, at
Badminton.

The Karl of Fife arrived in town yesterday from
vita* Mr. sad Ludy Louisa Brooks, at Aston Park, Wrex-
ham.

The Esrl and Countess Stanhope and Lady Mary
Stanhope mate to town to-day, from their teat, Chevening
Park, near Sevenoaks.

The Karl and Countess of Orkney arrived at
their rmidesos in Eooiemore•pleoe, yesterday, from visiting
Kr. and Lady Isabella Schuster, at the Grange, Leather-
head.

The Earl and Countess of Dundonald have
arrived is town from Tunbridge Walk

Baron and B►roness Lionel de Rothschild
arrived at gingatoa House a few day. since from Torquay.
Sir Rutherford Aloock, H. B. M. repreeentatire
in Japan, has arrived in Paris, and alighted at the Hotel
du Lcravre.

Lord Stratheden and Campbell has notified his
laicisation of assuming henceforth the title of Lord Camp-
bell oaly, though somewhat lower ia preoedenoe than the
Ramey of Steatheden, w►ich he inherited from his mother.
A preeedent for this arrangement will be found in the came
of the Earl of Brooke and Warwick, who is generally
keown la society as the Earl of Warwick, though his other
earldom of Brooks is of more ancient date.
It is said that Mr. Coningham, the chairman,
has resigned his seat at the board of the Library Company
(Limited).