The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-08 00:00:00

gig Court.

OSBORNE. F. 6.
The Queen and Princess Helena walked and
drove yesterday.
Professor Holman has had the honour of delivering two
lectures on chemistry before her Majesty and the royal
family. _ _

Pm. 7.
The Queen, Princees Helots, Prisms Louis., sod Prince
Leopold, Weeded divine wake at Osborn this inotadag.
The Rev. G. Prather* officiated.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the
official reeidenoe of the First Lord of the Treasury,
in Downing-street. The ministers present were
Lord Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl
Glanville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey,
Earl Russell, Earl de Grey, Sir Charles Wood,
the Chancellor of the Exthequer, 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

A deputation from the West India Committee hai as
interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as Suter.
day, at his officisl residanos in Downing-street, in niferenes
'to the sugar duties. The deputation consisted of Mr. Cave,
M.P., Mr. Hankey, M.P., Mr. Rennie, Mr. Hill, Mr.
Mainlines, Mr. Macgregor, Mr. Watson, Mr. Davidson, and
Mr. Marryatt.
A meeting of the Royal Commiesion for the Exhibition
of 1531 was held, =Saturday, at the Palmetto( Westminster.
There were preset, Earl Granville, the Earl of Derby, Lord
Overtone, the Right Hon. Wm. Cowper, M.P., the Right
Rom R. Low*, M.P., Sir C. W. Dilke, Bert, Sir Alexander
Spearman, Bart., Sir S. Morton Pita, Bert., M.P., Sir
Charles Lyon, Mr. Timm Bering, M.P., Mr. Begley,
Mr. Feirtairn, Mr. T. F. Gams, Mr. Thring, and Mr.
Edgar Bowring, C.B. (Secretary).
A deputation from the Imam:met Committee of the
Warrington Union had an interview on Saturday with the
Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, at the Office of the Poor Law
Board, Whitehall.
Despatches were rewind on Saturday at the Colonial.
office from the Govereor of Malta. Despatches were mot
to the Governors of the North America Provisoes.

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.

WLNDSOR, SATraDAT NIGHT.

To-day the Prince, accompanied by Major Tees-
dale, went out rabbit shooting. The Princem of Wales in
the course of her drive visited the race course in her
brougham, and remained for a short time a spectator of the
sport, near the brook, close to where the principal leaps
took place. The health of her royal highness has lately
progressed so favourably, that the attendance of her phy•
skims has been dispensed with, and yesterday evening, for
the first time, the Princess dined is company with the
Prince, and the equerry and lady in waiting. The Prince
and Printer gave a select dinner party this evening, to
which several of the °Seers of the Guards in garrison at
Windsor were invited. It is expected that their Royal
Highnesses the Pelme sod Princess of Wales will leave'
Program Howie about the middle of the week for St. 1
Leonard'a-on•Ses, in order that the Princes' may enjoy the
benefit of the air on the coast. The necessary arrange-
mete have, we believe, been mule by Lieut.-General
Knollya, and the Prince and Princess will probably remain
there for about a fortnight. The royal infant is in good
health, and progressing in the most favourable manner.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge had
a dinner party on Saturday, at Gloucester Howie, Park.
lane. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge,
the Grand Duchess of Mecklesburg-Strelitr, and Princess
Miry, sad a select party dined with the royal duke.
On Saturday night Viscountess Palmerston com-
menced her receptions at Cambridge House, PicemPly.
Previously to the evening party the noble viscount and
viscountess entertained a distinguished party at dinner, the
guests including his Excellency the B2lgian Moister and
Madame Van de Weyer, his Excellency the Marquis
d'Areglio, the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, the
Earl and Countess of Tankerville, the Earl and Countess of
Cork, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady Vie.
koria Ashley, the Earl of Coventry, the Earl Cowper,
Viscountess Jocelyn and Hon. WOMB Jocelyn, Lord
Frederick C►vendish, Hon. Evelyn Ashley, and Mr. Henry
°Torino.

The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of
Commode commas his full-dress parliamentary dinners
on Sstarday next. at the New Palace, Westminster.

Lady Moleaworth entertained at dinner on Satur-
day evening at her residence, in Enton•place, the Marquis
of Bristol, Viscount Falkland, the Duchess of St Albano,
Lady Diana Beanclerk, Sir Anthony Rothschild, Mr. and
Lid, Dorothy Nevill, the Right Hoe. C. P. Villien, M.P.,
the Lord Chief Justice, the Right Hon. W. Miner Gibson,
M.P., Mr. Swinton, Mr. Higgins, Mr. George Russell, &c.

The tirst meeting of the Fox Club, this yew, will
take place at Brooks's on Saturday near, Feb. 13.
The Bishop of Oxford delivered the certificates
and prises awarded to candidates is 1863 who were sumer-
fed in the Orford middle-Aes examinations at a public
meeting convened foe the oration on Sate-day last, held in
the Town-hall of Oxford.

TI letter- theatre of the Royal Institution was
crowded on Friday evening to beer Mr. Fronde deliver •
lecture " On the Science of History."

On Saturday afternoon Mr. Lubbock, the presi-
deat of the Ethnological Society, concluded a short emits
of three lectures at the Royal institution "On the Anti-
quity of BUIL "

- An interesting piece of literary intelligence is
that Mrs. Somerville. the veteran lady astronomer, now in
bar 82 id year, has just finished a scientific work of great
labour and importance.
It is stated that a proposal has been made with
a view to healing the breach is the liberal party at
Brighten. The committees of Messrs. Fawcett and Gold-
amid an asked to submit the claims of their respective
candidates to a preliminary ballot of the liberal electors, in
order that it may be determined which gentleman shall
be the accepted champion of the party.
A committee has been formed in Dublin in order
to raise a fund for the widow and daughter of the lase Mr.
J. P. %men, M.P., who have been left without any provi-
sion. Lied Palmerston contributed 1001. This appeal is
rendered necessary bemuse two sums of X 1. and 8.501.,
which had been provided far the widow and daughter, were
unfortunately spent by the late Mr. Somers in hi eke-
tioneerbig contests.

We regret to learn of the sudden death, on the
!sat day of the old year, in the oaken' hospital at Calcutta,
of Lieut. Walter Lander Dickens, of the 26th Native la-
luau Itsgissent, and doing duty with the 421 d Highlanders,
wooed son of Charles Dickens.

Mr. Cecil Smith has been appointed Vice-Consul
at Graavilio, Frame

The Ob;errer, referring to a paragraph which
appeared in the Guardia* of Wednesday last, and which
stated that Mr. Hairy Mayhew had been appointed British
Consul at Copeahagen, says :—'• That geotleinan has not
meeived any appointment from the Foreign-08os Mr.
Tomer is the British ViaeCtosul at Copeohagen. Vishay*
no Comma there."
Tue LATE Dris OF CLZVELAND.-- It is stated that
the late Duke of Cleveland has left Mr. Morgan Vane, •
distant relative, reiduary legatee, which is ie effect • be-
quest to him of about half a ranoe of mosey. Lord Wil-
liam Powlett, as heir to the late Duke of Cleveland, is also
stated to have gives up the Powlett estates, worth, it is be-
lieved. shout 5.0f.ff1. • year, to his ►onyer brother, Lord
Harry Vase, M.P . far Hastiap.
Tas Horses or PARLIAMENT.—Sir Goldsworthy
Garvey, by whose genius sad persevering industry the pity.
mical atmosphere of the Hose. of Parliament ham bees so
much improved, boa for some meths, we regret to leans
been severely afflicted by paralysis, augmented, no doubt,
by the daily and nightly attention which he has for acme
veers bestowed epos the ventdattos of the houses. Bain
quite unable to mesa hie duties, ►e bee received a pro-
loosed leave of ►basses, and his irked, Mr. Alexander
Cordon, civil engineer. has been installed in the °Moe, and
now carries on its duties.—Tina.