The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-02 00:00:00

trbe Coun.

OSBORNE, NAT I.
To-day is the anniversay of the birth of Prince
Arthur.

Her Majesty and the Royal Family arrived at Osborne
yesterday at ten minutes pad six o'clock, baring eroded
over from Gosport in the royal yacht Fairy to Eadeowes.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Captain Grey, rode on
horseback yesterday roaming.
The Princess of Wales, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Stoner,
took a carriage drive.

Prince Louis of Hasse, &needed by Lieutenant-Colonel
do Plat, arrived at Marlborough House in the afternoon
op a visit to the Prince of Wales, from Osborne, Isle of
Wight.
The Pence and Prime= of Wales took a drive in an open
earner in the afternoon.
The Duke of Oamlxidge, Prince Louis of Hasse, Prince
Alexander and Prince Retry of Hoeft, the Marquis sod
Marchioness of Alleshary, the Earl of St. Germano, Viscount
and Viacountem Sydney, and Lieutenant-General Raollyo
dined with the Prune sad Prince= of Woke in the evening.
The Roo. James Macdonakl was is attendance on the Duke
of Cambridge ; LientenantrOolowd du Plat attended Prime
Louis ; Rum do Rotamaan and Captain Westerweller were
in wailing on Prince Alexander and Prince Hoary of Rene.
Major Teesdale his soccooded Captain they in his duties
ea
Equerry in Waiting to the Prince of Wails.
At the reception by the Primo of Wake, on Wednceday,
of addresses of congratidatiou as his Royal Highinges mar-
riage, Lord /Moho, M.P., Lord Colville of Calms, and Mr.
John Y. Moir, M. A., Secretary to the corporation, presented
an addrein from the Scottish Hoigpital of the Foundation of
Ring Charles the Second.

A deputation from railway compudes, ennisting of Sir J.
Fergossom M.P., Caledonian Railway Company; Mr.Thomp
son, M.P., North Eastern Railway Company; Mr. West-
bead, M.P., London and North Western Railway Company ;
Mr. Wickham, M.P., Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Company ; Mr. Love, Great Eastern Railway Company ;
Mr. Beale, Midland Railway Company; Mr. Blank-
burn, ILP., Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company ;
Hon. F. Poissooby, Great Western Railway Company; sad
Colonel Pecks, M.P., Great Northern Railway Company,
had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
yesterday, at his official recideme in Downing-street, on the
subject of the imposition of passenger duty on third dare
pawners. The Right Hon. T. Milner Glom, President
of the Board of Trade, was also present at the interview.
The Lord Provost of Edinburgh, the Lord Advocate, Mr.
Black, M.P., and Sir William Dunbar, had an interview
on Thursday with the Earl de Grey, Secretary of State for
War, oo she subject of New Buildings in the Castle of
Edinburgh.
A deputation from the City of London, consisting of Mr.
L►wley, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee, Mr.
Alderman and Sheriff Lawrence, Mr. Norris, M.P., Mr.
Sewell, Chairman of the General Purposes Committee, and
the City Solicitor, had an interview with the Right Hoe.
W. Cowper, M.P., yesterday, at the office of her Majesty's
Works sad Public Buildings, Whitehall-pleom
A deputation from the Society of British Artists, comistiog
of W. Salter, Vice-President, Thomas Roberts, secretary,
and George Cole, member, had an interview yesterday with
the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, at the Home-office
Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office
to the Coursers of the West India Islands, British
Columbia, Bermuda, and to the Lord High Commissioner
of the lonian Ulm&

We (Morning Post) have reason to believe tha.
there is so foundation for the report which has appeared in
some foreign journals, and has been copied into the English
papers, of an intended visit of the Prince sod Prisons of
Wales to the Emperor of the French at Fontainebleau.

His Royal highness the Duke of Cambridge will
give a grand dinner and evening party on Friday next, the
Bth inst., to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales.

The Earl and Countess de Grey give a grand
dinner on Wednesday nett to his Royal H ighoess the Duke
of Cambridge at their residence in Carlton.gardens. The
Countess will have a small and early party after dinner to
meet his Royal Highness.

The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland have
arrived at LiUrban from Stafford-house, St. Jamas'a. The
noble Duke and Duchess will stay at Lilleshall t l about
the 13th inst., and then come to town to give a series eof
parties.

Ldy Emma Talbot has left town for Bourne-
mouth, Colonel the Hon. W. P. Talbot ham gone to attend
to his militia regiment in fitaffordabire.

The Earl and Countess of Darnley entertained a
select party at dinner on Thursday evening at their resi-
dence in Hill•street, Berkeley-square.

We are sorry to hear that the Hon. Robert Craven,
youngest son of the Earl and Countess Craven, is very
seriously ill at Eton. Yesterday the Earl and Countess
were summoned to Eton from Ashdown-park; and it ap-
pears from subsequent information that their ice is in a
very critical condition.

The Duke and Ductless of Wellington are
expected at Ansley House on /decoder next for the season.

indy Egerton of Tatton had an assembly last
evening at the family mansion in St. James'aaquare. Pre-
'lonely to the steam* Lord aad Lady Fnerton received
at dinner—His Excelleney the Ambassador of France, the
Earl and lady Constance Oromenor, the Countess Dowager
of Ease; Lord levensworth, Mt. W. Beaumont, M.P.. mad
Lady Itarpret Beaumont, Ron. Mrs. Dad* mid Colonel
Oarlike, Mr. and Mn. Dudley Narjorileaka, Mr. and Mrs.
Petra, Yr. Coatts Liadsay, Coast Wimples, Mr. Lane
Fox, &c,

A deputation from the National Colonial Emi-
Calks Boatel,, 000sisting of the following gentlemen
ve waited upon the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. and
obtained his lordship's consent to preside over a public
to be held at the Mansion-house, on Mondayy, the
18th instant, to facilitate emigration from the (Bair:lased
distrieta to the British colonies :-Bir Daniel Cooper, Bert. ;
Messrs. H. Barnett, (Barnett, Hoare, and C 0.,) H. H.
Browse, W. A. Brodribb, A. Moulder, T. T. Holland,
W. L. Hotobkin, James Heywood, J. Yamaha!, Wawalye
Nash, E. Potter, J. 8. &or; J. A. You' ; Bawds. W.
Kirby and A. B. dater.