The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-16 00:00:00

Cbt Coun.

08BORNK, Amon 15.
The Queen and royal family walked in the
mends this morning.
Earl Russell has left Osborne.

Despatches were rersieed yesterday at the Cobollalvdtos
from the Governors of Beath Andrus, New Zealand, and
Malta.

Hia Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, ac-
companied by the Prisemo Mary, the Hon. Colonel Canoe,
and a lady in waiting, arrived in Aberdeen on Saturday by
the limited mail train at 12.30 p.m. ; and after taking Inn.
cbeoo in the Douglas Hotel, and visiting various parte of the
city, the royal party left by the Deride train at 2.90 p.m
for Aboyae, on their way, it is understood, to Abergeldie,
on a visit to the Prince and Priming of Walea.

The Earl de Grey, the Minister of War, arrived
at Portsmouth yesterday in order to make as inspection of
the new fortifications of that harbour. The noble earl was
accompanied over the works by some of the most asp°
rimmed officials belonging to this department.

His Excellency the Danish Minister, M. de Bille,
is expected to leave town to-day or to-morrow for Denmark.
It I said his excellency will ratan to this country within
a few weeks in order to marry Kira Doraville.

The Duke of Leineter leaves town in a day or
two for Carton House, Maynooth, musty Kilkenny._ _

The Marquis Coayngham has left Cowes, Isle of
Wight, in his yacht, for Ireland.
The Earl and Countess of &afield have Wt
Castle Grant for his lordship's shootieg-hoz at Balearrae,
when a *sleet party is about to meet the noble earl
The Countess of Listowel has arrived at the
Clarendon Hotel from the Continent.

The Earl and Countess of Eglinton will entertain
• Balsa party at Egliatoa Castle, Ayrshire, daring the
present moth.
The Coant de Blome has left the Clarendon
Hots/ for Paris.

Loral West has arrived in Grosvenor-street, on
bis way to Sootland.

Lon' Kensington and family have left the Hotel
/Grab's% Poris, for Germany.

Lord and Lady SaHolm are receiving company at
Noss Oast* is lovorseswiliirs, one of the family assts.

Baron A. de Rothschild has left Thomas's Hotel,
Berkeley-square, for Viemaa._

Ludy imam Emily Tollemache, slitter of the
Earl of Dysart, expired on Sauday last, at Ham Haase,
Petersham, Surrey, aced 70.

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Lady William Russell has been iudisposed for
the past few days.

Sir A. and Lady Arabella Bannerman are cruis-
ing oft Cowin. is their %mantilla yacht the Gate.
_ _ _ .

Admiral the Hon. Edward and Mn. Howard
have left Thomas Hotel, Seeksley-square, for Woolbeding,
Sossex.

Colonel Farquharson, of Inveroanld, has lef I
Thomas's Hotel, Betkeloy-yeses, foe Soothed.

Mr. and Mra. Gurney Einnbury have arrived at
the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood.

Mr. Pope Hennessy, M.P., is staying at Brook
Howe, Lis of Wight, oil • 'hit to Mr. fiesly, ILP.

It appears that Mr. and Kra. Charles Kean, to-
gether with Mies Chapman and Mr. Everett, departed from
Melbourne for Sydney on the 22nd of June, per steamer, en
route for the Sandwich Wands and California. Their de-
parture had been delayed for several weeks by the long and
severe Ulnas of Mrs. Kean, from which she had only just
recovered sufficiently to permit her to travel.
NEW ARRIVALS AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—
The following interesting letter from the pen of Mr. Frank
Backlaod appears in the TIMM :—" Those who are unfor-
tunately obliged to stay in Loodoe at this time of year may
monthly like to know that many addition have recently
been made to the Zoological Gardens, Regent'a-park. Mr.
Thompson, the head keeper, not long since took out with
him to India a consignment of fallow deer, American rheas,
pheasants, peafowl, Californian quails, various kiuds of
ducks, in., and landed them at Calcutta without a single
death. He has lately returned from Calcutta, bringing back
with equal Emcees a large number of rare and valuable
ani-
mals, which are presented to the Zoological Society by the
13aboo Raise& Mullick, Mr. A. Grote, and Mr. W. Dunn.
A list of these Mr. Bartlett, the resident separemteedent, has
give° me ; they are three 6nespecimens of young rhinoceros,
one rhinoceros hornbill. two concave argued kovwbilla deep-
necked peafowl from Burnish, sundry very beldam= Indian
pheasants, besides other smaller birds, and two Yen large
tortoises. One rhinoceros has been salt to the Dublin
Zoological Society, the other two are io perfect health and
coodition, though the original rhinoceros is somewhat
/tmaof the attention the illustrious strangers receive
visitors. The height of the male rhinoceros is 4 feet
3 inches, of the female 4 feet ; the length of the male
9 feet 8 inches, of the female 9 feet 4X inches ; the girth
of each being about 8 feet. One of the tortoises is a
gigantic specimen, its weight being about I=b., sod its
girth 6ft. It seems very 'dive and lively this warm
weather. The large hornbills, which are placed closet* the
pelicans, are magnificent birds, and well worthy observatioo.
Besides these Indian creatures the visitors should examine
the little chamois, which has lately been horn in the pr-
dein ; it is about the size and shape of a small kid, and,
although so young, is nearly as active as its mother. In the
carious house which the beaver has constructed for itself
Mr. Bartlett informs me that the mother has laid up a nest
of young, es* of which came oat for the first time into the
pond on Saturday last ; soother having died in the nest
some day. ago, the parent. brought it out and laid it on
the bank. I had hoped to have been able to report that
the new pond captained a very large damson, for on
Tuesday last Mr. 11. J. B. Hancock and Mr. Butted,
learning that s fine specimen of this fish was tethered in the
river Severn at Tewkesbury, went down to fetch it ; with ,
much difficulty and labour they succeeded in bringing it
alive as far as Paddingtoo, when it unfortunately died, and
was, I regret to say, transferred to Mr. Groves's shop at
Charing-cross. and not to the comfortable pond. where we
had hoped it would have lived many months. The weight
of this splendid fish was 2251 b., end it measured no lees than
8 feet 9 inches in length. I found that it contained an
thermosn mass of roe (such ass niaeufactured into caviare
by the Russians), which weighed 421b_ end which, as a cal-
culation showed, contained no lees than 1,881,600 eggs. The
visitors should not forget to examine the yountealmon and
trout which were hatched last year is the gardens, the salmon
averaging 5 inches and the great lake trout 30 leis than
8 inches in length. They are perfect beauties, and it is
quite a treat to look at them."
THE TEMPLE CHl:SCH.—Yesterday it was an-
! flounced that this beautiful structure, which has been the-
' roughly cleansed durum the vacatioo, will be reopened for
Divine service on Sunday, the god of October. Them will
be a full choir, and the menthe will be preached by the
Venerable Archdeacon Robinson, D.D., canon of Ro-
chester.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—Tbia day and during the
week, by the kindness of Sir Jaire,ph Patton, the grounds
and gardens of ttockhill, adjoinier the Palace, will be open
to the inspection of visitors to the Palace between the boars
of two and six.
MR. Lone Dtartosn. —BOlllO years ago Mr.
Louis W. Damages, the well-known artist, executed for
the Town-hall et Nice se equestrian portrait of bin
Majesty Vietor Emanuel. By • royal decree, dated July 30
last, the Kies has inteferred upon the artist the cross and
title of Height cf Bt. Maurice and St. Leans. and the
decree and &emetics have bees transmitted to London
through the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Turin,-17ic
Builder.
SOOTH Kmwerwcrrow Muszuw.—During the week
ending August 13, 1884, the visitors have been as follows:--On
Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free dare, open from
10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 8,561 ; oe Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday, students' days (William to the public Pel.), open
from 10 am till 6 p.m., 1.151 ; total, 9,712. Prom the
opening et the saisassai, 4,770,364.