The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-18 00:00:00

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OSBORNE, lIILT V.
The Queen drove out yesterday, attended by
Lord Clarks Fits Roy.
The Prince and Princess Augustus, Princess CRAM*, and
Primer Amalie of Saxe-Coburg left Osborne to-day.
The Duke of Newcastle arrived yesterday, and had an
audience of her Majesty.

A deputation on the subject of the slave trade to Cuba
had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday.
Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office
to the Governor of Canada.

The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland entertained
a large party at dinner last evening at Stafford Howe.
After dinner her grace had an amiably.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter will
reosive a aucemion of visitors at Burghley during the race
week.

The Earl and Countess Howe have left Curzon
Howe for Gloria Hall.

Lady Skermeradale was safely delivered of a
daughter, at her residence its Lowndes equare, on Wednes-
day. Her ladyship and infant are progressing favourably.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailey have left
the Burlington Hotel, Cork-skeet, for Cullman Cantle,
Scotland.

Mr. and Lady Louisa Tenison entertained her
Royal Highness the Duchess d'Arunale at dinner yesterday
evening. The company invited to meet her royal highness
consisted of his Serene Highness Prime Frederick of Hol-
stein, the Duchess of Inverness, Maria Marchioness of
Alrebury, the Earl of St. Germane, the Eli 4 and Coun-
ter of Clarendon, Earl and Countess Stanhope, Lord and
Lady Etch*, Lord Chelsea, Lord Castlerone, Madame
Angler, to.

Sir James and Lady Watts, accompanied by Mr.
J. Watt, have arrived ►t Ilaurigy'a Hotel from Lanca-
shire.

Sir W. Cubitt is said to be on the point of beating
• retreat from his cares of office, and of recruiting his
strength by • tour in Germany.

Captain Johnston, the member for the Mont-
gomeryshire Boroughs, is reported to be suffering from a
very same attack of illness, of such a nature u to excite
the most painful apprehensions amongst his friends.

The following is Mr. Pilkington'a own account of
the robbery mentioned in the Express of last evening :—" I
left the house at 1 o'clock on Tue•day morning. On arri•
viog at the Senior United Service Club I hesitated whether
to call at the Reform Club or go through Waterloo-place
home, and decided on the latter course. I remember
crossing Pall-mall, and then all contemn/mem left me. I can-
not remember seeing any one, nor did I feel the sensation of
a blow, but I feel sawed, from the contusiocuiat the back of
my head, that it must have been a blow that stunned me,
and, from the pain round the top of the neck and imme-
diately under the chin, my medical men conclude it was an
attempt at prating. I remained perfectly insensible until 1
arrived at the corner of Cork-street, when I became partially
conscious, but how I arrived there, having both bat and um-
brella safe, I cannot toll It has suggested itself to me, that
the parties might have been hidden about the Guards'
monument. On arriving at home I bed lost watch and chain,
but some silver and a bank note were untouched in my
pockets, from which I infer that the robbers were disturbed.
I arrived at the hotel with my under garments and cost
saturated with blood, the greatest loss of which was from
a very severe and deep wound in the jaw."

Sir Charles Eastlake has just bought Gains-
borough's portrait of Mre. Siddons for the National Gallery,
from Major Moir, the husband of Mrs. Suldona's grad•
daughter, for a thousand guineas.

A meeting was held at tho Rooms of the Archi-
tectural Society, in Cooduit•street, on Wednesday evening,
for the purpose of inaugurating a new society, to be called
the Society of Sculptors of England. The chair was taken
by James Edmiston, Esq., and resolutions in furtherance of
the projisot were carried unanimously,

The Belgian Chamber of Representatives re-
sumed its kbours oa Monday. The members unanimorialy
decided that the assembly should be present in • boJy at
the Te Dena to be sung on Monday next in honour of the
anniversary of the rwaxesion of King Leopold.
The Marquise de Mornay, daughter of the late
Marshal Souk, has just died in Paris. She leaves one son,
Lieutenant de Mornay...Sault de Dalmatie, of the 3rd Regi-
ment of Hussars, and orderly officer to the Minister of War.

The Russian steam frigate Smely is to proceed to
Swisemunde, to embuk the Japanese ambaseadon for St.
Petersburg. The captain, M. Kasnahow, of that vessel,
who fora long time resided in Japan, and knows the lan-
guage and customs of the country, has been expressly
selected to receive them.

The Vienna journals announce the approaching
publication of a pamphlet, in the French language, by the
Duke of Modena. It is entitled, " The ModeueseTroops in
Austria," and demands that Austria should continue to
maintain them.

The Poetampt Gazette of Frankfort, of the 14th,
states that the Swiss riflemen have been most successful at
the shooting match going on there. The silver cup, for a
series of 36 numbers, arse gained by Jean Hauser, of Richter-
schwiel, in the canton of Zurich ; Streifflugainger, of Glarus,
carried off the mooed prize ; and Hots, of Volleuded, in the
aantoo of Zurich, the third.

The laud discovery of the Venetian police does
them credit. The Italians, male and female, who remelt
in Venice, have lately appeared weaving large gold pins, the
heads of which are shaped like broad beans. To a stranger
thin would only appear another phase of the fuhioo which
made gold or broom swords, spurs, screws, and teupenoy
nails—the latter called " chiodi," which also signifies
debts, is a very popular pin with young Italy —the ortho •
dos fastening for a shawl or handkerchief ; but the quick
eyes of the Amarillo police have dimovered that each bean
contains the portrait of sours great Italian liberal; so that
fashion is suppressed by law, and the jewellery are eons.
pilled to counterorder the supply they have ordered from
]film and Taria.