The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-01 00:00:00

Cbc Conn.

OSBORNE. Dm. 31.
Sir Henry Holland and Dr. Watson returned to
Leedom this mania

Her Maiesty'eCommlssionere for the International Ex-
hibition et 1862, held a meeting at their aeons in the Strand
yesterday.
Despeehee were reeeteed yeweereles 4 the Colonial-ofike
from the Lai High Comeirneeer d the lama Islands.

COURT MOURNING.

Lord Clumberlaio's-odloo, Deo. 31.

Orders for the Court'a change of mourning on
Monday, the 17th of January next, for him late Royal High-
ness the Prince Consort, via :

The ladies to wear black silk dreams trimmed with asps,
and black shoes and gloves, black fens, feathers, and orna-
ments.

The gentlemen to wear black court dream, with black swords
awl buckles, and pleie ham.
Tbe Court farther to change the mourning ow Monday,
the 17th of February ant. :

The ladies to wear black dream with white eons', blank
or whit* taboos, fair, sad feathers, and pearls, dimmed',
or phis gold or silver ornaments
The Nestheeeet to wear black court drew, with black
swords and tackles.

Amid ea /Imam the 10th of Marth next, the Cowl to
go out at moms*.

THE INTERNATIONAL EIHIEtTION, 1862.—We
aro authorised by her Majesty's Commissioners to
contradict a statement which has been made that
it is the intention of her Most Gracious Majesty to
open the Exhibition in person.
His Excellency Count Wachtmeister, the newly-
'receded Minister for Sweden and Norway, has taken a
fellidigelel in Stratton-street.

The Duke and Ducheee of Argyll left their villa
sit fhtspds•hill, Kensington, !yesterday, for Clisfden, to
visit the Dachas Dowager of Sutherland.

The Dunham Dowager of Sutherland has returned
to Cliddea. wear Maidewbeed. from speeding a few days
with the Coasters Dowager el =tamers as Hatehford.

The Marquis of Braffidalbene will leave town in a
few days at a Coetieeatel tour.

The Marchioness Frances Anne of Londonderry,
acoompuilred by Lord Adolphus asd Lady Sophia Vass
Tempest, was to leave Srmham Hall ysitarday, for Wysyaid
Park, war Stoekton4m-Tema

The Earl Granville arrived in town cn Monday,
from viaiting the Marquis of Lansdowne at &mood Park,
wilts.

The Earl and Countess of Albemarle have ar-
rived in town from Quiddenham Hall, Norfolk. His lord-
ship has taken a residence at Rutland Gate for a few
soothe.

The Earl and Countess of Cork have left Graf-
tes-strest for that mt. Zanies House, Somersetahlrio.

The ilerati says :—"There is at length every
probability of a seem waive readidatir acwriog forward for
o:fordable*. ♦ swasAirtg of the OatarYits Agricultural
Political Body Y waned for Saturday mat, at the Star
Halal, Oxford, at 1 o'clock, wino steps will be taken to
effort Ale rod.*

The Government transport Cleopatra sailed from
Cork for Halifax on Saturday, having on board 580 men of
the 2nd battalion of the 17th Regiment, under the command
of Lieutenant-C.)lonel WKinstry, the baud playing some
popular airs, and the people ma shore cheering them aa they
departed.

The Admiralty bare intimated, in relation to the
repeat meeting of 'merchant shipoweera,tkst they fully con-
cur lu the desirableams of 'merchant seamen being trained
to the use of guns, sad that in cases where sufficient skill
has been attained they would probably tie disposed to for-
siah pleas of long rasp for the protection of vowels when-
ever it might he deemed necessary.

The 260 miles of submarine cable for the new
Telegraph to India Company has beau manufactured sad
shipped by Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Co. within the
meth stipstinkid, and the Sir Juno Duke laded last ores-
lag far Ads&

It is stated that Meerrs. (Naga, Elliot, and Co.
ham lasearod to tiro Itaillab govermotat to lay a cable
from Milford Hama to Halm by July, law, fir 700,000 L,
paraeteakm las ellleireay for NO year.

_
M. Alisaty Yeahlisityte, h;zoistsr-at-kw, late of
isedlssotso. bus beta appointed bee Majesty's Legal Vim.
Osesul,Chiesollour, sad Beristror in rapt. The dation of
the post an MINK sol Ha miaow, of the VissoOsona
will bo Is Aboasoleis.