The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-09 00:00:00

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OSBORNE, SATVILDLY.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princesses Helena
and Louisa and Prince Arthur, and attended by Colonel the
Hon. Charles Orly, drove out yesterday afternoon on the
Newport-road.
Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Wylde, rode on
horseback.

SUNDAY.

The Qneen and Prince, with the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and Princess Alice, attended Divine Sallee
this morning at Osborne. The service was performed by
the Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley. The ladies and gentle-
men in waiting and the household were also present.
The Earl of Aberdeen is staying on a visit to het
Majesty.
The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess Ade-
laide of Hohenlohe, and attended by Ludy Anna Maria
Dawson and Sir George Cooper, honoured the Royal Italian
Opera House with her presence on Saturday evening.
The Diacloes of Kent and the Princess Adelaide of Ho-
henlohe attended Divine service yesterday morning in Kew
Church: The Royal Duchess and the Princess visited the
I Duchess of Cambridge at her residence at Kew.

The Persist Envoy transacted business at the Foreign-
office on Saturday.
Mr. W. Beckford, Mr. H. Davidson, and Mr. P. Black-
burn, had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle at the
Colonial-office on Saturday on the subject of Jamaica.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone left
lowa on Saturday afternoon for Brighton.
The Earl of Aberdeen (First Lord of the Treasury) has I
Wined invitations to a party of Peers to a full dress dinner
on the 24th inst., in celebration of the Queen's birth-day, at
his residence, Argyll House.
Viscount Palmerston (Secretary of State for the Home
Department) has issued invitations to the Queen's Judges of
common law and equity and a large party to a full dress
dinner, in celebration of her Majesty's birthday, on the 24th
inst., at his residence in Carlton-gardens.
The Duke of Newcastle (Secretary of State for the Cala
nice) hos issued invitations for a full dress dinner party on
the 24th inst., at his residence in Postman-square, to cele-
brate the Queen's birth-day.
Despatches were sent or Saturday evening from the Colo-
nial-oflice to the Governors of the Falkland Islands, New
Zealand, Victoria, and New South Wales.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon
at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. It was at-
tended by the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell,
the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, the Duke of Argyll, Viscount Palmer-
ston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham,
Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert,
and Sir William Moles worth. The Council sat three
hours.

Henry Francis Howard, Esq., late Secretary of
L^gation at B►rlin, is appointed her Majesty's Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court
of Brasil, in the room of Henry Southern, Esq., C. 8.,
deceased.

The Earl of Rosso, the President of the Royal
Society, gave his second conversazione this season on
Saturday night, at his residence in Connaught-place.

On Saturday_ morning was solemnised at St.
James's Church. Piccadilly, the nsarriase of Baron Rib-
Medals and Ellen, daughter of Colonel More, M.P., of
Caldwell. Amongst those who accompanied the bridal pair
to the altar were observed his Excellency the Prus-
sian Minister, the Matsui' of Lansdowne, Lord mad Lady
John Russell and Miss Victoria Russell, the Earl and
Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and Countess Howe, the
Countess of Mansfield, Lord Colville of Cuirass, Lord and
Lady De Tabley, Sir George and Lady Clarke, Sir Adam
nod Lady Hay, the Hoa. the Misses Lister, sisters of the
bridegroom, and who were also bridesmaids on the occa-
sion, Colonel and Mrs. Mare, Mr. Philip Mute, Mr.
Booker, Mr. Hunter Blair, Mrs. Cradock, Mr. and Mrs.
Raikes Currie, Mr. Hallam, W. and Mrs. Armitage, and
Mr. and Mrs. Drummond. Lord Ribblesdalc is the son of
the second Baron and of Adelaide his wife, who secondly
married Lord John Russell.

MONEY ORDERS BETWEEN ENGLAND AND TICE
COLONIES.—The Postmaster-General is taking mea-
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sures for establishing a money order system between
this country and the colonies. So far as relates to
the receipt and payment of money in the colonies
and to its transmission to and from the United King-
dom, his lordship intends to avail himself of the
agency of ordinary banks, except in any case where
the colonial postal arrangements are not under his
direction, and where the authorities of the colony
may prefer to undertake this business themselves.
The receipt and payment of money in the mother
country will form a branch of the money order sys-
tem already existing. Advertisements will shortly
appear, inviting tenders from bankers for the per-
formance of the duties referred to.