The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-23 00:00:00

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OSBORNE, APRIL 22.
The Queen walked and drove in the grounds
yesterday morning and afternoon.
Princess Helena rods on horseback, attended by the Hon.
Emily Cathcart.

The Prince of Wales presided yesterday at a meeting of
the Council of his Royal Highness, held at the office of
the Duchy of Cornwall, Buckingham-gate, St. James's-
park. Then were present—Sir William Dubar, Keeper of
the Privy Seal ; Sir William John Alexander, Attorsey.
General; Lieutenant-General Knollys, Comptroller of the
Household of his Royal Highness ; and the Lord Portman.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial.
office from the Gyration of the Settlements on the West
Comet of Africa, and from the Lord High Commissioner o
the lonian Islands. Despatches were sent to the Lord
High Commissioner of the lonian Islands.

His Royal Highness the Doke of Cambridge had
a dipper party Let evening at Gloucester-boom, Park-Lae.
Their Royal Higbee's:o the Duchess of Cambridge, the
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of blecklenburg-Strelita,
the Princess Mary, and a distinguished circle were preseut.
The Duke of Newcastle was enabled to take a
carriage airing yesterday with the Countess of Lincoln. HIS
grace's health has wonderfully improved during the last tea
days.

The Duchess of Marlborough has issued cards
for an ueembly on the 12th of May, at her greoe'a resi-
dence io St. Jaznea'a.square.

His Excellency M. Armand L. de Balan, Pleni-
potentiary at the cmiterame, haa arrived at biaorigy'a
Hotel, accompanied by his suite, from Berlin.

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The marriage was celebrated on Thursday, at
Strattoe, by the Lord Bishop of St. Asapb, of John Boa-
ham-Carter, req., M.P., to Mary, eldest daughter of the
Right Hon. Sir Francis Baring, Bart., M.P.
VISIT or THE FILMES AND PRINCVS OF WALES
TO THE UNIVERSITY OT CAMBRIDG/L-At the congregation
holden on Thursday last, a syndicate was appointed to make
proper arrangements for the reception of their royal high.
:stases. It is at present understood that they will arrive on
the 15th, that the public celebration will take place on the
16th. and that the royal guest. will depart on the lith.
The prize poem. and exercises will be recited in the Senatt•
house on the 16th. On the 15th, her Royal Highness the
Princess of Wales will present the Challege Cup to the
successful competitors of the University Ride Corps. We
hear also that there is to be a grand banquet in King's
College.—Csaihridoe led-pendent.
THE CONFERENCL—WINDSOR CASTLE, April 18.
—This day had audience of her Majesty -The Baron de
Ceti°, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
from the King of B••11/6, to deliver hie sew credeetials ;
and Monsieur de Qusade, Minister for Foreign Affairs of
the King of Denmark, Monsieur de Bille, &Toy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary from his Danish Ma-
, lest., and Monsieur de Krieger, plenipotentiaries to the
conferences about to be held in Loodoe with a view to the
restoration of peace in the north of Europe. To whieb
audiences they were respectively introduced by Earl Russell,
K.G., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs.—Garette. .

%Vitamin, APRIL 21.—Tbo Queen has been
pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the great
seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain sod Ireland,
coosti►utisg and appointing the Most Noble Edward Adol.
phi's, Doke of Superset, K.C. ; Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir
Frederick William Grey, K.C.B. ; Resr•Admiral Charles
Eden, C.B. ; Rear. Admiral Charles Frederick ; Beer-Admi-
ral the Hoe. James Robert Drummond, C.B. ; and Hugh
Culling Euriley Childers, Esp., to be her Majesty's commis-
sioners for executing the °Moe of Lord High Admiral of the
said United Kingdom of Greet Britain sod Ireland, sad the
dominions, islands, and territories thereunto belonging.
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CONVOCATION Or THE PROVINCE O► C►iTERBCRy,
—The upper house did not ait yesterday. The lower house
met at 11 o'clock under the presidency cf Archdeacon Birk-
ersteth, but there was a sensible diminution of the number
of proctors presort. The Principal of Jesus College. Oxford
(Dr. Williams), presented a gravamen in favour of taking
Into consideratiou the fact that the deans and canons of
Webb dioceses had iOOOlllllll assigned to them amounting to
only seven-tenths of the smallest income of their Euglish
brethren, while many of the Engliah dignitaries have in-
mates much exceedieg that minimum. The Bev. 31. W.
Marry presented a gravamen to the effect that the minds
of churchmen were filled with anxiety as to the precise
result of the recent judgment of the Privy Council on the
doctrine of the church, and that many were anxiously look-
ing for an expression of the mind of couvocation on this
point, and on its taking any and if any, what measures, to
remedy the alleged evils. A long dim-maim took place on
the Burial Service, and convocation was adjourned till the
21st of Jun*.

THE AUTHOR OF "TOM BRows's ScHOOLDAYsn
AND THE liatinEtigeresioN OF FIBBBE:KT.—We understand
that a number of the elector, of Finsbury, a borough which
will be vacated by Sir Morton Pato's retirement, have re-
quested Mr. Hughes to stand on the liberal sale. If the
statement is true it will be the most creditable thing the
borough has done for year., for Mr. Hughes will anther
job for the electors, dotter them, nor swallow their pledges.
He is a stroog liberal, or rather radical—one of those who
think that our next business is to fight pauperism, sod a
men with a real care for the working class. If Finsbury
has the intelligence to accept such a nominatioe, sad send
" Tom Brown" to parliament, it will bane done at least
something towards making educated men believe that big
boroughs know bow to choose representatives—Spectator.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MSETINOS FOS THE
Emectsc Winc.—Mooday, Actuaries, at 7, " Ranson
Sows,"
dlere,A"Mr. Newbatt ; • Governmeut Annuities Bill,"
Geographical, at 84, " Explorations, Upper
I Nile," Mr. Pethenek ; " Feud Booms from the Zambesi,"
Dr. Kirk ; "Antiquity of Physical Geography of Africa,"
Sir R. I. Murchison. Tuesday, Horticultural, at 3,
" Vegetation and Insect Life of the Amerce," Mr. Batas ;
Ethnological, at 8, "Celtic Languages sad Ream," Mr.
Campbell and Sir Jodie Shill; "Danish Coluit•Fiuda."
Mr. Lubbock ; Royal Institution. at 3. "On Homer," Pro-
fessor Mackie ; Esgtssees, at 8, " Locomotive Engines for
Steep Inclines." Mr. Crow; „Impedimental Friction be.
tweet' Wheel Tine sad Rails," Mr. Adams ; Zoological, at
9, " Birds collected by Rev. H. B. Tristram, Palestine,"
Dr. Saeger • " Change of Colour in Common Trout," Dr.
Crisp ; "Diseription of Three new Species of Australian
Sashes," Mr. Gerard Krafft. Wednesday, Geological, at
8, "Geology of Arissig. Nova Bootie," Rev. D. Hoosymare;
" Fish Remise from Upper Liemistooe of Permian Series,
Durham," Mr. Kirkby ; Society of Arts, at 8, " Patent
Laws ; " Archaeological Aseociatioo, at 84, " Hut Circles oe
Dartmoor," Mr. Ormerod. Thursday, Astiquaries, at 8 ;
Royal, at 84 ; Royal Institution, at 3, " On Homer," Pro-
fessor Blactie. Friday. Royal Institution, at 8, "The
Existence of Atoms," Professor Williamson. Saturday.
Zoological, at 1, Aseivereary ; Royal lastitutioo, at 3,
Metallic elsaisata," Professor Fraoklaad.

GEIi MIL GARIBALDI AND THE MILITLRYCLUNS..—
We eederielea that there being a great desire mourn the
members M the elder service clubs to admit Garibaldi as an
looorary member. the combos was raised as to whether he
actually held a commission in lbe Italian army. This fact
having been amertaioed in the negative. a resolution was
adopted that it would be contrary to established custom to
admit him.— United Serrsee Gaxtte.
The ice crop gathered lent winter is now said
to be the lamest ever stored.—New York paper.

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