The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-06 00:00:00

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OSBORNE, Fm. &
Her Majesty the Queen yesterday opened the
Des school at Whippiegham, which has recently been
erected by her Majesty'm command. The Queen was as
ccaspeoied by Princess Helena, Princess LoWee, Priam
Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, and the Primate Holm-
lobe. The Rev. George Prothero, Hector of Whipping.
ham. rewired the Queen as the entrance, and conducted
bee Majesty to the school room, where the children, about
MO in number, were assembled, and where tea was pro•
Tided for them. Her Majesty remained at the school for
some time, and then returned to Osborne. Re attendance
were the Marchioness of Ely, the Boa Mm. Brno*, the
Equerries and Gentlemen in Waiting.

A deput►tion from the parishes of Bt. Martin and St.
James had an interview with Earl Granville, at the Privy
Council-office, yesterday, upon the subject of the projected
Metropolitan Railways affecting Charing-arca
A deputation from the Royal Institute of MU& Archi-
tects had an interview yesterday with the President and
Vice-President of the Board of Trade, at the offios of the
Board of Trade, Whitehall, on the subject of metropolitan
improvements and thoroughfares in connexion with the
various railway and other projects affecting the metropolis,
and in support of petitions presented to both house of par-
liament on this matter by the Institute.
'Anatolie' were received yesterday at the Colonial-offios
front the Lord High COMMIN1101111( of the lonian Islands.
Despatches were sent to the Lord High Commissioner of
the lonian Isbuids, and to the Governors of the Cape of
Good Hope, Natal, and St. Helens.

THE PRINCE OP WALES.

Hia Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was
anent at the Wiadoor steeplechases yesterday. His royal
itighann, areorepanied by Haim' Teesdale, C. 8., arrived on
the course a few minutes attic 2 O'clock in a Pdr-herre
brougham, which drew up in front of the enclosure,
the Prince alighted and proceeded to the smaller stand,
taking kismet by the aide of Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar,
who bad already arrived. The Prime's appearance wr
hailed with enthusiastic Mars. The Doke of Maschester,
the Fowl of Settee, Lieatesteat-00/onel Bail e, Major
Wombwell, and the damn of the Royal Hone Guards and
Grenadier Guards were also preeent

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has
intimated his intention of honouring with his patronage a
grand 'malt of arms in aid of the Soldiers Daughters'
Home, to be given at St. Jamea'aliall ea Wrlneeday,
February 17, by the non-aoseeimiosed aflame of the
Household Brigade, at which some extraordinary fade with
the sword are promised.

CABINET COUNCIL.--(THIS DAT.) A Cabinet
Council was held this afternoon at the Filet Lord of the
Treasury's official residence in Downing-street. The turn-
monies were tined last evening.

Their Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
and PADOSIIII Mary visited the Olympia Theatre last eight.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland entertained
a erten eirele at dinner last evening at Stafford House.
Bt. Jame's.

The Duchess of Somerset has issued cards for
assemblies on Wednesdays, the 17th and 24th ioefsat, at
her residence in the Admiralty.

The Countess Russell gave a small and early
party het evening, at the family residence in Chesham-
place. Amongst the company present were—Their Excel-
hacks the Ambit..aim of Fran.,, the Turkish Ambassador
mil Madame sod Mille. Masora; the Prussian Ambassa-
dor and the Conn:ess Bernstorff, the Austrian Ambassador
and Count Alexander Appoeyi, the Bavarian Minister, the
Belgian Minister and Madsen. Van de Weyer, the Swedish
Minister and the Countess Wecbmaister, the Italian Minis-
ter, the United States Master sod Mrs. Adams end Mule
Adams, the Spanish Minister and Madame Cotnyo, and the
Cheek Chargé d'Affaires.

The Countess de Flshault received the Marquis
and Marabionese of Ailesbary, the Marquis end liereltio.
neee of loaselosoe, sad a soled party, at dinner last even-
* at Coventry Munn

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Mimes
Langley have arrived at Lambeth Palms from Addington
Park, Croydon.

THE DEANERY or ST. PATRICE'S, DCBLIN.—The
chapter of St. Patrick's, Dublin, yesterday unanimously
elected Archdeacon West to he the sew date.

ROYAL TITLES. WHITIH•LL, FRB. 3.—The li
Qin en bag been pleased by Whin patent under the great
seal, to declare her royal will and pleasure that besides the
children of the sovereigns of these realms, the children et
the sous of aa. severely' of Great Britain and Ireland,
shall have, sad at all time, bold and enjoy the style, title,
or attribute of "royal highness," with their titular dignity
of pi:oce or princess mixed to their respective christian
name, or with their other titles of honour ; and further to
declare her will sad pleasure that the Earl Marshal of
England, or hie deputy for the time being, do canes the
said letten paint to be recorded in bar Majesty's Collage
of Arms, to the mad that the oaken of arros:and all ethers
may take due notice thereof.—Gazette.
DCCHY or LAnc.teres, Fait 3.—The Queen has
been this day planned to appoint BirJainee Phillips Kay-
Shuttleworth, of Glawtborpe Hall, Bait, to be sheriff of
the county palatine of Lancaster for the year ensuing.—
Gamtte.

Wurnatam., Fs& 4. —The Queen has been pleased
to appoint James Hay Erskioe Wernyss, Enq., to be Haute.
cant and sheriff priecipsl of the shire of Fife, in the room
of tl • Earl of Maio, deesesed.--Garetfe.
Tan BISHOPRIC OF ELL—WHITEHALL, FMB. 4.
—The Queen has been pleased to order • romp( cralire to
peas the Gnat Beal, empowering the Demi sad Chapter of
the Cathedral Church of !My to elect • bishop of that see,
the lease being void by the death of Dr. Thomas Tartan,
late bishop thereof ; sod bar Majesty haa also been
to reoasemend to the mid dem aedehapter the Bev. t. 844
Bmwne, 8.D., to be by them elected bishop of the
said MlO.-oazent.
The meeting of the bishops at Lambeth took
place cm Tuesday instead of Wednesday. We understood
that the questiou of am alteration la the burial cam pee
tics
to a very leefftheeed sad intematieg dohs* is the
comae of which very effective weeder were needs by the
Biehops of Ozford end Manchester ; but it was ultimately
resolved that say decisioe ow the matter should be deferred
till the report of the committee of the lower bones of con-
vocation, presented yesterday, has been discuseed.--JoAn
Ball. 1