The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-13 00:00:00

Vio Court.

OSBORNE, Dcc. 12.
The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and Primerss Alice, attended by the Ladies
and Gentlemen in Waiting, went to Whippingbam Parish
Chunk yesterday morning, where the service was per-
forated by the Rev. G. Prothero.
The Duke and Duchess of &shwa, Wooded by Count
and Countess do Laanoy, embarked at Cowes this morning
at 11 o'clock, in the royal yacht Fairy, and crossed over to
Portsmouth, cm their return to Brussels. A special train
was in readiness to convey their Royal Highness's to Dover.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert drove down to Hui
Trinity-wharf, and took leave of the Duke and Duchess on
board the royal yacht.
Viscount Harding' returned to London this morning.

Mr. Alexander Georg* Gray sad Mr. John R. Fenwick
had an interview with Viseeant Palmerston yes'erlay, at
the Home office. relative to an inquiry into the state of the
Corporation of Newwtle•upon-Tyne.
Despatches from the Governor of South Australia were
received yesterday et the Colonial-office.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council eat yester-
day, and concluded the hearing of an appeal from the
Prerogative Court, " Dowley o Palmer sad Biggs." The
Lords present were the Chief Jutties of the Court of
Oilmen Pleas, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall,
the Judge of the Admiralty Court, end Sir E. Ryan.

Ponsmotrrit, DEc.l2. Their Royal Highnesses
the Duke and Duchess of Unbent cams over to this port
to-day from their visit to her Majesty at the Isle of Wight
en rank to Dover on their return to Brussels. The Fairy,
screw tender to the royal yacht Victoria and Albert,
Master-Commanding Welsh, went over to Osborne yesterday
to be in readiness to bring their Royal Highnesses across
this morning. They left Osborne at 11 o'clock, and arrived
in harbour at a few minutes past 12, Captain the Hon.
Joseph Denman and Captain Crispin accompanying them
over. On disembarking at the new landing•plsce in the
dockyards their Royal 11;ghnesses were received there
by the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas
Cochrane, K.C.8., whose carriage was in waiting at their
service. The duke and duchess immediately proceeded in
it to the railway terminus, and left at 12.31 o'clock per
special train for Dover via the London, Brighton, and
South Coast Railway. M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian
Minister, crossed over in the Fairy from Osborne (where
he had arrived on Saturday on a riot to her Majesty) with
their royal highnesses, and left with them for Daver.

Tile BIRMINGHAM CATTLE SITOW.—A correspon-
dent says :—tt The choice pen of three pigs of his Royal
Highness Prises Albert (No. 281), which obtained the
gold medal at the Smithfield Club Show, have been sent
for exhiNition to Birmingham by the Prince, haring been
sold to Mr. Wall with those conditions. Prince Albert is
also to exhibit at this show a fine Ilerrfurd Ox and two
pens of Brunah Pootra fowls. There were several pens of
this beautiful new species of fowls at the Surrey Zoological
Garden Poultry Show last week, the prise for which was
obtained by Mrs. George Cannon, Great Marlow, Bucks."
It is stated that a distinguished functionary at
headquarters is about to retire from his post, consequent
upon his refusing kave of absence to certain officers, and
the Chief granting it notwithstanding.
On Saturday last, the Rev. Henry Edward
Browne Ffolkes, M.A.' was instituted to the Rectory of
'Williston, in Norfolk, on the presentation of Sir William
John Henry Browse Ffolkes, of Hillington Hall, Bart.

The Rectory of Aldford, in the county of Chester,
is now vacant by the death of the Bey. F. Brandt ; the Mar-
tinis of Westminster is patron, and the value is 3301., with •
house.

THE MISSING MEMBER FOUND AT LAST.
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At the last general election, the Hon. Charles
Fitrwilliam was returned member for Mellott, a borough in
which the Fitswilliam interest has away' prevailed, and
where differences of political opinions and oontests are en.
known to the nominal coastitueacy. At the time of hi,
election, the young gentleman so returned was in America,
but his return, in time to take his seat at the opening of
the prercat parliament, was anneeseed. The session opened,
bat no Mr. C. Fitawilliaas appeared to take the oaths and
his seat; time rolled on, and he came not ; and the session
closed without him. Nor :mkt any intelligence be ob-
tained of the missing member; he had gone to hunt bears
oe the Rocky Mountain,; bet further, it was reported, his
family were unacquainted with his movements ; and, at last,
they become seriously alarmed. Recent letters from the
United St►tes, however, being intelligence of his safety;
the hoe. member of %thee having reached Fort Laramie,
in a best skin, on his return kern California. Whether he
intends coming back to Ragland is sot stated.