The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-20 00:00:00

Cbt Court.

OSBORNE, JctT 19.
The Queen and Prince and Princess Louie of
Hesse walked and drove in the grounds yesterday.

Prisons Louie and Primers Beatrice alio walked and
drove out.

Mr. and Mn. Rorke arrived from Loadon, and had the
honour of dining with the Queen and Royal Family.
Princess Helena is making moat favearable program
through the attack of merlatinaander which she is suffering.

Despatches were received at the Colonial•offioe yesterday
from the Goveroors of the Australian colonies, Ceylon,
Bong Kong, Lebrun, and Malta. Despatches were sent to
the Governon of Gibraltar and the Mauritius.

VISIT OP PRINCE LUIS OP HESSE TO
ALDERSHOT.-(THIS DAY.)

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SOUTHAMPTON, WIDNIIDAT.

Prince Louis of Hesse arrived bare this moro-
ns frees Osborne, and kit by the 7 o'clock train an his way
to Aldsrshot. Ilia royal highness was droned in fell sulk.
tart' costume.

ROYAL FETE AT CAMBRIDGE COTTAOE.—.-RET
Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge gave a fire at
Cambridge-cottage, Kew, the company being invited to meet
their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prism's of Wales.
The unpretending royal residence at Kew Is probably more
commodious and comfortable in the arrangement of the
principal rooms than modern reeidecou of greater external
preteusioaa. I'he royal cottage has the advantage of having
attached specious pleasure garages laid out in the Italian
style with consummate tute. Owing to the flumes of the
weather, and the care with which the pounds are kept,
Dubin could have been more desired for an
al fresco party. According to the ins-thalami, the
boars of reception were from 4 to 7 o'clock, and
at the first named hour the company began to meet
Their Royal nightmares the Duke and Duchess de Chartres
arrived very early from their maiden°, at Ham. Their
Royal Highnesses the Prises and Princess de Joinvffie were
likewise emcee the early arrivals, and were acoccipsaied by
the Duke de Penthierre. His Royal Higher" the Duke de
Nemours, socompanied by the Princess Marguerite d'Orleau,
attended by fddlle. Bernard and attendants, arrived
shortly after 4 o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince
and Princess of Wales arrived at ten minutes past 5 o'clock
from the White Lodge, Richmond-park, accompanied by the
Duke and Dachas of Maacbester, and attended by the Hon.
Mrs. F. Stoner said (*Asia Grey. Their Royal High-
nesses were received by Colonel H. Purees, Captain
Ellis, and lady Geraldine Somerset, the prieclpal mem-
bers of the royal &mimes household, as they alighted.
The Count sad Counties de Paris cease immediately after-
wards, and were shortly followed by the Duke and Duchene
d'Auniale, from Orleans House, Twickenham. The Duke
of Cambridge, attended by Colonel Clifton, was detained
at the Horse Guards on official business until • Lie ►oar.
In the beautiful gerders an elegant and spacious marquee
was erected, where the choicest fruit, ices, ad other re-
fresbmeets were 'applied to the visitees throughout the
afternoon. The pleasant reunion was enhanced by the
performances of the Coldstream' Guards band, under the
direction of the able haedmeeter, Mr. A. F. Godfrey.
Their Royal Highneates the Duke and Duch's
de Chartres, Cones d'Ea, sad the Duke de Penthievre
honoured the Right Hoy. Chichester Fartenetur ►ed Freese
Collates* Waldegrave with their company at diaper at
Strawberry-hill. Twickenham, on Saturday eight A select
company assembled afteewards. Frances Countess Wald.-
grave and the Right Hou. Chichester Fortress entertained
at dimmer, at Strawberry-hill, on Sunday night, their Royal
Highnesses the Count and Countess de Paris, the Duke and
Dachau d'Atunale sad Prince de Code, the Duke of St.
Albans, his Facidleocy the Italian Minister, his Ezeelleaey
the Samos Miaister, de.

The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
and Mrs. Cladatow entertained Loed Harris, Dowager
Lady Weakish, Le ly Herbert of Lea, Lady De Tabley,
Count StreMeeki, Sir Robert Phillimore (Qoset.'s Advocate),
and a small party at diluter last seeming at their reaidenosoa
Carlton Hotwe-terrace.

Lord Londesborough will entertain his three
regiments a roluateen at Grimston P►rk, Yorkshire, oe
Friday nest, and oo Tuesday there will be a great gather-
ing of teasatry from various pelts of Yorkshire.

The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress will enter-
tain her Meesty's Ministers at a grand banquet in the
Egyptian•halljol the Mansion-bonse, on Wednesday nazi
The Right Hoe. Henry Herbert, M.P., and Mrs.
Herbert will lease town tomorrow for their seat, Musli-
ms@ Abbey, Killarney, Ireland.

Alderman Salomons, "next session," intends to
bring in a bill to facilitate the traffic of the metropolis and
to improve the conarnanications acmes the River Thames, by
opening the present toll bridges for the free use of the
public.

Mr. Lindsay, on Friday, will call attention to the
great sacrifice of life and property occasioned by the war
still ragtag between the United States of America and the
Confederate States ; and ask the First Lord of the Trea-
sury if it is the intention of bee Majesty's government, is
convert with the other powers of Earope, to use their
endiavouis to bring about a suspension of hostilities. On
the same evening Lord Edward Howard will call attention
to the subject of emigration to the United States of
America, in reference to the prolongation of the war sow
raging in that country.

The South-Eastern Railway Company are about
to plane another fast atearoveseel on the Folkestone and
Boulogne station—a companion ship to the Victoria and
Albert Edward. The new vessel is named the Alexandra,
and is of the 'erne dimeosions and power—viz., 570 tons
burden, 2115 feet length, 21 breadth, and 220 horse power,
built by &muds Brother; with *mines by Peon and Son.
At the trial of the Alezaedra at the measured mile in
Long Reach on Monday she was toned to corpses her
predecessors, having maintained a speed of 17 nautical miles,
or equal to 19,1 statute miles per hour—a performance
which ie believed sever before to have base reached by soy
vessel of like airs and power. She will be placed on the
Falkirtortaed Boulogne station seat week.

Downmo-asstT. JULY 16.—The Queen has
been pleased to appoint the Venerable Archdesoos Parry,
M.A., to be a member of the Counen of the island of Bar-
bados ; Homo* Purser, Esq., to be a member of the Leer
lative Donned of the Woad of Antigua ; Jobe Clarions
Mayeard sad Peter Thomas Howie*, Esp.., to be members
of the Executive Council of the island of Nevis ; and James
WhittaL Esq., to be a member of the Legislative Coastal
of the colooy of Hoag Horm.—Gazetts.

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LATEST INTILLIGENCS.
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A.llslllcA.
ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF LOIPION.
QUEENSTOWN, AMY 20.

- .
The Inman steamer City of London, which left
New York at noon on the 9th inst., arrived here at
10 a.m. to-day, and proceeded at 10.10 a.m. for
Liverpool. She brings 194 passengers, and 414,805
dols. and 4,450/. in specie. Her news has been
fully anticipated by the Hibernian. which brought
despatches to the evening of the 9th inst.

BOUTELLIVTON, JULY W.

The North German Lloyd steamer Bremen, Capt.
Meyer, sailing hence to-day for New York direct
with the German, French, and English mails, takes
out 119 cabin passengers and a large cargo of gene-
ral merchandise and jewellery from Havre, value
166,000 fr.

OUTWARD INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.
MARSEILLES, JuLT 19.
_. __

The Meseageries Imperiales steamer Said, Cap-
tain Brunet, left this port to-day with the mails,
45 passengers, 602 packages, and specie value
215,360 L, for India and China, and 55 passengers,
2,097 packages, and specie value 93,4801., for Alex-
andria.