The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1862.

rbt Qrourt.

OSBORNE, In. 4.
The Earl of Clarendon and Sir James Clark
arrived at Osborne yesterday.

The Prince of *ales, altemded by Msjor-Oteneral the
Hon. H. Bruce and Major Teesdale, returned from Bucking-
ham Palace this morning.

♦ Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury,
in Downing-street The ministers present
wen Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor,
Sari Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George
Gorey, Earl Russell, the Duke of Newcastle, Sir
G. Cornewall Lewis, Sir Charles Wood, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset,
the Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, the Right
Hon. Edward Cardwell, Lord Stanley of Alderley,
and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers.

The Committee on Palmation of her Majesty's most
Has. Privy Cmincil had a meeting yesterday at the Privy
Conneil-oMoe. Present :—The Loed President, Viscount

Palmerston, the Duke of Argyll, Earl Russell, the Duke of
Somerset, the Duke of Newcastle, Sir George Grey, Sir
G. C. Lewis, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon.
Edward Cardwell, the ChanceUer of the Exchequer, the
Right Hon, C. P. Villiers, ►od the Vice-President.

Her Majesty's Commissioners for the International Exhi
Lilian of 1882 held a meeting at their of in the Strand
yeatetday.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat rester.
day. An appeal from New South Wales, " Humphrey e.
Hawked and another," was conamared. The lords pre-
sent were Lord Chelmsford, the Lords Justices Knight
Bruce and Turner, and Sir E. Ryan.

Despatches were received ysaardey at the Colonial-office
from the Governor of Heligoland. Despatches were sent
to the Lord High Cometise. ion.: of the lonian Wanda

A Privy Council will be held to-day.

The /Winona! Xining says :—" The departure of
tie Crews Prisons for Lomb's is Ilzsd for the 10th inst.,
ask should the Prices of Wales sot visit Berlin es his way
W the Zest, her royal highness will meet him on her journey.
IThe Crown Prance.. will embark for England et Oasis,
to which place the royal saloon carriage will rna from
Berlin."

His Highness the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh has
arrived at Claridires Hotel from Malpare Osietle. York-
shire.

The Archbishop of York has arrived at Claridge's
Hotel from the Archiepiscopal Palace, York.

The Marquis and Marchionets of Londonderry
arrived is Cows yesterday crania& from Powencourt Cart*
comity Wicklow.

The Marquis sad Marchioness of Westminster
arrived at Oreammar House lasi evening from Eaton Hall,
Classlure.

The Earl sod Couuteee Howe have arrived at
Caries How two °wall Hall, Limier,hire.
The Karl arid Countess of Dououghworo have
arrived is tows tow *lir ow ha leolabd.

Field-Marshal Viscount Comberinere it pre-
vented attending the opening at parliament by an ►ttack or
rbenmatte gout.

Viscount and Lady Mary Bandon leave town to-
day for Folkestone, on their way to the south of France.
Lord Crewe arriv.4l in town yesterday from
Crews Ball, Cheshire, for a few days.
Lord Taunton arrived at his residence in Bel-
grave-square lad evening.

Lori Ebury returned to Moor Park yesterday
shanzooe.

Lord and Lady Calthorpe left Grosvenor-square
yesterday for Peery Han. Birmingham._
. .

Lord and Lady Egerton of Tatton arrived in
James'oegasre a few days 'Mee, from Tattoo Park,
Cheshire. His lordship awl family hare since left tow, for
Brightoo.__ . _

Lady Moleswortb bag arrived at ber residence
he lates-place, from the Continent.

We under4and that Lord Aveland will succeed
the kte Earl of Yarborough w Lord Lieutenant of Liu-
coluihire.

The colonelcy of the 59th Regiment of Foot has
become vacant by the death of LioetAleorral Taylor, which
took place on Saturday last at his residence, Prestbary-
lodge, near Cheltenham, in his 720 d year.
Goldsmith's statue, by Mr. Foley, will be ready
in about three mouths. Mr. W. C. Kyle, the how. secretary,
states, in a letter to Mr. Whiteside, that 1,1001. will pay for
it, and cover all other expenses. The sculptor has contri-
buted 1001., by reducing his charge from 1,0001. to 9001.

Much complaint and grumbling on the part of
intending exhibitors at the forthcoming Exhibition, both
at home and abroad, is still recorded. Let week
the 10,000 manufacture:* and others representing
various branches of industry received the precise
particulars of the spout within which they are to
confine their productions. Hitherto they had known only the
number of superfLial feet which was placed at their dim-
: peril ; now they have been informed of the shape of the
area allotte Ito them. This important information hen
been sent to them on a small card, which is divided by
lines crowing each other at qual distances into a number
of squires, each representing one liquors foot. An intend-
ing exhibits who had obtained an allotment of, any 12
allure feet, would not know whether that was to be lift.
by 2ft., or aft. by eft., and, until he wee aware of the
arrangsmesta which bad been made for him, could not of
course proceed with the preparation of his mem for the
display of hic goods.
Numerous euggestions have been made to the
Exhibition Commissioners for giving additional Mitt and
interest to the opening ceremony on the Ist of May neat.
Perhaps the meet extraordinary of these prepestans is
that submitted by the owner of a popnlarequaistrian frame.
He recemmende the adoption of hie propped on the pound
of the emploteseee and exesilesee et bin troupe, among
.he be includes "time el the Ilasel girls in Europe."

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE FRENCH NAVY.

According to the report on the state of the
empire, just presented to the Senate and Corps
Legislatif, the following is the present state of the
French steam navy :—New ships, 12 ; mixed, 23 ;
total, 35. Plated frigates, 2. Ordinary frigates :
new, 15 ; mixed, 6 ; total, 21. Corvettes, 7.
Advice boats, 36. Total of all kinds, 101. During
the year the navy has been increased by 13 new
ships ; but, on the other hand, 5 have been lost at
sea, and 11 condemned as old. There are afloat
and finishing 1 ship, 4 plated frigates, 3 ordinary
frigates, 6 advice boats, and 2 floating batteries.