The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-30 00:00:00

tic Court.

OSBORNE, J. 29.
The Queen drove out yesterday morning.
Prince and Princes, Louis of Hems also took a drive.
The Prince of Wake, attended by Captain Grey, arrived
at Osborne yesterday, from London.
FAH Rowell also arrived yeeterday, and had an audience
of tb. Queen. Lord Roswell left to-day.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury,
in Downing-street. The ministers present were
Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl
Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey,
Earl Russell, the Duke of Newcastle, Sir Charles
Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 on the subject of Dulwich College and its
abuses had an interview with Secretary Sir George Grey yer
terdsy, at the Home-office. The deputatica, which wee in-
trodeced by Sir Morton Pato, Bart., LP., and Mr. Locke,
LP., consisted of the Rev. Thomas Hugo, ineambeat of All
Saints', Skinoer•stteet, Bishopsgate ; Mr. George M. Kerry,
member of Court of Common Council for Ward of Bishops-
gate ; Mr. Thomas Davis, churchwarden of Bishop/gate;
Yr. John Richardson, Biabopgate, member of Court of
Common Council ; Mr. John P. Teede, ex-churchwarden ;
Mr. John Thomas, member of Court of Common Council,
Bishopegate ; Mr. John Henry Helps, Bishopegete, member
of Court of Comm Council ; Mr. Edmund Baxter, late
Warden of et James's, Southwark ; Mr. Edwerd Medley, St.
Luke's ; Mr. Homy Triode% Camberwell ; Mr. Isaac Wood,
Honorary Secretary ; Mr. James Robertson, Mr. Luke Em-
bleton, Mr. Jan Thomes, C. C., and Mr. Henry Potter.
' The Bishop of Sydney had an interview with the Duke of
Newcastle y esterday at the Colonist-4605.

Marl Russ ell returned to town yesterday from Osborne
Ide el Wight.
Despatcher were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office
to the governor of Canada.

THE MARRIAGE OF THE PILLECE OF Weiss.—A
sped al meeting of the town consoil of the city of Oxford
waa held yesterday, to consider sad adopt the beet mere
of showing their loyalty and atischniest to the crown on
she auspicious event of the approaching marriage of his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ; when, attar much de-
liberation, the following resolution was adopted s--" That
this bonne do adjourn till Monday, sad that a decidable&
do wait on the V ice-Ohaneellor to mortals if it he the in-
tention of the colleges to show their loyalty by a b••d-
somee Muminatioa on the eves* of the om-
elet of the marriage of the Prim el Wan."
The Town Council of Leeds held a fill whesiatig as Wednes-
day to determine the most appiegniate manner In wikete
celebrate the event. The Mayer presided, sad a imosioltke
was appointed, who in a fortaight are testae a report at the
subject, and especially se to tie legal mesas by which 40004
Of 2,000 f. can be voted Mel the Immesh faced for providing
pablis amusements. A geoeral holiday some to be a fore
gem conclusion, and also a review of the Les& Volunteer
Artillery, Engineers, and Rides, which is to be Minded by
the mem and corporatio•, with their insigais sod mites of
clam The volunteers Sr. to be provided with diaper, sa •
sari of recognition of the great puma noddies they have
made from purely patriotic motives. It is my prob.ble
that the whole town will be illuminated, bat that will par-
ticularly be the atae with reference to the Towa-liell, which
stately edifice will be illuminated at nightie • mole of un-
usual magoificenoe. One or more displays of fireworks on •
great scale are also spoken of, and the programme will
cloobtleas contain many other appropriate item.
His Royal High uess the Duke of Cambridge re-
ceived • select party at dinner last evening at Gloomier
Howe.

The Earl and Counteaa of Bandon are expected
is town in a few days from Castle Bernard, Leland, His
lardehip has taken a residence at Prince's-gate for the
Sellloo.

Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Ereaby are ex-
poelei as their nalatafres is Piccadilly to-day, taxa Torquay,
Davos.

Lord and Lady Sherborne have left Elowchiu'a
Hotel att a tour cor visite.

Lord and Lady Caithorpe have arrived at their
madams is Gramm...square from Elvalmo, Haar.
Lady Howard de Walden, accompanied by her
moo —Qs Hon. Joke, Charles, and Augustus Ellis—has
arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from the
Embassy at Brussels.

Lord and Lady Cranworth will return to town
on Monday next from Moir seat in Kent.

On Wednesday the Earl of Carlisle, E.G., held
his ant levee foe tanner= et the Dublin Castle. His Ex-
cellency 11111 attended by the °finer. of the household, end
the levee Ina s very full one.

His Excellency Charles Alison, Esq., C. 8., her
British Majesty's Euvoy Extraordinary and Minister Piaui-
rotestiart to the court of Persia, left town yesterday on
his Morn to his post.

The Newfoundlander learns on good authority
QM by the lase mail a despatch was received from the
Colonial Minister, deciding the questios of manional pay to
the legislative councillors in favour of the claim urged by
that body.

The War-office, which has appointed the com-
mittee of scientific officers to inquire afresh into the relative
merits of Sir William Armstrogg's and Mr. Whitworth's
systems of gunnery, has added to it the names of Mr. Jolla
Penn of Greenwich, and Mr. William Pole, F.H.8., who is
already serving ca the Iron-plate Oommittge. The preli-
minary investigations have been is prover for some time,
sad both Sir William mad Mr. Whitworth have been
examiaed at length. The actual experiamete, bowelw, by
which the cootroverry must really be &sided ere sot likely
to Ughn before the middle of Yana.
The Devizes Gazette of yeeterday says :—" The
Hoe. Mr. Masao, the commiasiosser of the Cogfederato
&atm, end the gentleman concerning whom we were all so
anxious some twelve months since, has bees of the distin-
guished circle of visitors entertained by the Ifarquis and
Marchloome of Bath, at Leggiest, daring the pare week.
The hen. gentleman was recegelsed o• the Frame Railway
platform, wad Inman object of catuideredie Meat eitriemity."