The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-04 00:00:00

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OSBORNE, Fix 3.
The Queen, accompanied by Prince Leopold,
walked and drove yesterday.
Sir Charles Wood arrived and had the honour of dining
with her Majesty and royal family.
The Queen held a Council this afternoon, which was at-
tended by Earl Granville, the Right Hon. the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, and
Sir Charles Wood.
Mr. A. Helps (the clerk of the council) attended.
At the council the sheriffs for 1&34 were appointed.
Earl Granville had an audience of her Majesty.
After the council the ministers returned to London.

Earl Granville (Lord President of the Connell), the Right
Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, end the Right Hon.
Edward Cardwell, sooompanied by Mr. A. Helps, the clerk
of the council, left town yesterday morning by special train
from the Waterloo station of the South Western Railway,
to attend the Queen's Conseil at Osborne. After the coun-
cil the ministers returned to London.

Earl Granville gave a fall dream parliamentary banquet at
Ids residence in Brutoa•dreet lad evening.
Vicount Palmerston gam a parliamentary banquet at
Cambridge home last evening.
On Tuesday evening Earl Granville (Lord President of the
Council) gave a dinner party at his residence, in Bruton-
street. The guests present were Lord Palmerston, the Duke
of Argyll, the Duke of Somerset, tke Marquis of Ailesbary,
Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Ware Gibson, Sir George Grey,
Viseount Sidney, Earl de Grey, Lord Stanley of Aklerley,
the Earl of St. Germans, Mr. Helps, Mr. Edmund Harrison,
Mr. Cardwell, and Mr. C. P. Villiers. At this meeting the
roll of sheriffs for the preset year was ►rranged.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial.offios
from the Governor of Card► Despatches were emit to the
Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, Hong Kong, and
Lamm.

The annual meeting of the members of the Eman-
cipation Society was held last evening ; Mr. William Evans
in the chair. The annual report war of a very encouraging
character, and spoke favourably both of the state of public
opinion and the attitude of the government in regard to
American affairs. The chairman and Dr. Massie both gave
an interesting account of their recent visit to America, and
expressed their conviction of the restoration of the Union
and the entire abolition of 'Lowy.

Affairs at Brighton are growing more and more
eomplicated. There was another stormy meeting lest night.
It was called by Mr. Fawcett. At first a number of Mr.
Dames', friends who were present refused to allow Mr.
Fawcett to speak. They were, however, finally ejected.
Mr. Fawcett, in the came of his speech, declared that be
would go to the poll. A vote pledging the meeting to sup.
port him was carried. Meantime Mr. Moor (Conservative)
hes pledged himself to gob the poll, and Mr. Gehl/mid
has received mach support. His committee is a very strong
one.

The question whether the state of war on the
part of Anstri► and Prussia against Denmark is now defi-
nitively existing, so as to imperil the ships of those nations
at present in the ports of this country if they should put
to MI and meet with Danish cruisers, has been a subject
of anxious discussion on the part of the persons interested.
Apparently, them is little doubt upon the subject, and
German commerce will most likely soon par entirely into
the hands of neutrals.

Df.ATH or Miss Paocroa.—We have to record
the death of Miss Adelaide Anne Proctor, the eldest
daughter of Mr. Bryan Waller Proctor, better known under
his lttaearl pseudonym of " Berry Cornwall." Min Proctor,
who wuabout 30 years of age, first attracted notice about
live years since by the publication of two volumes of poems,
entitled " Lyrics and Legends," and has since that time
been somewhat prominently before the public as a con-
tributor to the monthly magazine. She was one of the
writers in the " Victoria Regis," • volume wanking •
collection of poems from living authors, issued from the
Victoria Press. Some yens ago she beanie • convert to
the Roman catholic church.

House or Commowa.—The following new Meth-
bars of the House of Cowman will be entitled to take the
oaths and their mate whoa the Speaker taker the chair at a
quarter to 4 o'clock this afternoon :—ltajor Waterhouse,
for the borough of Pontefract, in the room of Mr. R. Mooch-
tan Mines (now Lord Houghton), called to the peerage ; Sir
Colman O'Loghlin, for Clam, in the room of Mr. F. M.
Celestas, damned ; Mr. Georplikaw Worn, for Reading,
in the room of Mr. Serjeent Pigott, now a Baron of the
Exchequer ; Mr. R. &lowa Harvey, for Bockingkiamehire,
in the room of the Hon. W. G. Cavendish, now Lord
Chatham ; the Hon. Chas. Richard Douglas Haabary
Tracey, for the Montgomeryshire Barth; in the room of
Captain Willer Johnson, deceased ; Sir William Fetzer,
Bart., for Ludlow, in the room of Mr. Boarish Botfield, da-
mmed ; Mr. J. Peel, for Tamworth, in the room of VI.
ennui RAysliaaa, now the Marquis Townshend ; Mr. Morgan
Treheros, for Cov ,in the room of the Right. Hon.
Edward Ellios. decea ed ; Colonel V se, for Windsor, in the
room of Mr. G. W. Hope, d ; Mr. Charles Neata,
for the city of Oxford, in the room of Mr. J. H. Langstoa,
deceased ; Mr. Hamphary, for Andover, in the room of
Mr. W. Cubitt, deceased; the Hou. F. Lygon, for West
Worcestershire, in the room of Viscount Elmley, now the
Earl Beauchamp ; and Mr. Lloyd, for Barnataplo, in the
room of Mr. George Potts, dimmed. Sir Rousdell Palmer
(Attoroey•Genenil) and Sir B. P. Collier (Solkitor-General),
who have been re-elected during the recess, will also be en-
titled to take their seate this evening.
ExPlutatirranott or BZVF.RLET.—Mr. Walker,
the member for Beverley, baying intimated his intention of
retiring from parliament at the next dissolution, Mr. Sykes,
a son of the lath Sir Tattoo Sykes, I. announced aa a can-
didate. _ _

THE MEMBERS TOR ROCHESTEI AND THEIR CON-
a,, s i.s.n.s.—Laid night a public meeting wee held at the
Corn Exchange, Rochester, to bear addresses from the two
members for that city, Mr. iterjeaat Kinglake and Mr. P.
W. Martin. A resolution expressive of continued confidence
in both the hoe. members was unanimous) adopted.
THE TH/Staki EXBANICHENT.—Within the last
day or two active measures have been taken I. p
with that portioo of the embankment which willmc:tdet
from Waterloo-bridge to the east end of the Temple
Gardens, sad in the coons of a few days the works, like
three between Waterloo and Weetininster bridges, will be
in active pmgrer. The °potted is being executed by Mr.
Ritmo. worke are of ,somewhat difficult character, in
consequence of the necessity of not interfering in any way
with Soinsaiet-honae, and it is understood that none of the
houses either in Norfolk-street, Arundel-street, or the
Temple will be removed.
LONDON G asAL Ow:tetra Cos p.sart(Lstrren).
Tref& receipts for the week aiding Jan. 31,10.802!. 2a, 2d.
Tas Qualm's Houssamm.—lf in any family in
the kingdom pure breed would be expected to be Ilt le la
that 01 her Most Onwdoea Majesty Queen Vittoria, end wo God
the Queen's private baker pronounce, horwlere Baking Powder
a meet excellent and seeehd lerrentlen." The sane Jadgibeist
has by thoeseada of ternnise bees pronounced upon this powder,
which is now extensively need throughout the length and breadth
of the Lad.—{Ailvertieement.)