The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-01 00:00:00

VW Court.

OSBORNE, MONDAY, JUN' SO.
The Queen and Prince, accompanied by his Ma-
jesty the King of the Belgians, walked early this morning
in the park and grounds of Osborne.
His Serene Highness the Prince Augustus of Cobourg
arrived at Osborne yesterday afternoon on a visit to her''
Majesty and Prince Albert. His Serene Highness left
Osborne for Claremont early this morning.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the
younger branches of the royal family, and the Princess
Charlotte of Belgium walked and rode as usual.
The Due De Brabrant and Comte De Flandrea, attended
by Col. De Moerkerkc and Sir Robert Carswell, crossed to
Portsmouth in the Fairy, royal yacht, this forenoon, for
the purpose of seeing Portsmouth Dockyard.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur and the Prin-
cesses Helena and Louisa left Buckingham Palace yester-
day morning in an open carriage and four for a drive.
The Duchess of Kent took a carriage airing yesterday.

The Finance Committee of the Royal Commission for
the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations
had a meeting yesterday afternoon at the Exhibition.
There were present, Earl Granville (Chairman), Lord
Overstone Sir Alexander Spearman Mr. Cubitt, Mr. T.
Field Gib '
Gibson, Lieutenant-Colonel Reid, and Mr. Edgar
Bowring (Secretary). The meeting broke up at Ave
o'clock.

It is reported that the portfolio of grace and jus-
tice will be given to M. De Forest°, deputy of Nioe.
The rumour that Count d'Appony is to be recalled
to Vienna, and replaced at this court by M. Bruck,
Austrian Minister of Commerce, is repeated. The
Chamber of Deputies has voted without debate the
treaty with the Zollverein, and entered upon the dis-
cussion of the treaty with Switzerland.
The Piedmontese Gazette of the 26th publishes the
law imposing a tax upon mortmain property and
that of corporate bodies.
ROMAN STATES.
Our correspondent at Rome announces, in his letter
of the 24th, that the French not having succeeded in
ousting the Pope from his residence of- the Quirinal,
had occupied the old Holy Office of the Inquisition,
which is thus converted once more into a military nosi
RENOVATION OF TEXPLZ-BAR.—Yestertlay morn- .
ing, before the traffic of the day began, a number of work- tion. The procession of Corpus Domini had passed
men arrived at this eminent entrance to the city, with off without any serious disturbance. The govern-
scaffolding, ropes, and tools, and is a short time were seen inent was in negotiation with an Anglo-Frenchcom-
busily engaged removing the sccamulatsd Incrustations of party, represented in Rome by the Marquis of Mont-
years from its exterior. The stone work is to be scraped
dere for the construction a the railway from Bo-
and the wood painted, so as to present an aspect approxima- -
tively clean when her Majesty passes through to the enter- foga& to Porto &Anzio, passing through Ancona and
tainmeat M Guildhall. Rome. The point at issue is the minimum rate of
DEPARTURE OF LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR IL ARM- interest to be guaranteed on the capital expended in
trnoso, C.B.—Sir Richard Armstrong, the newly-ap- the undertaking, which is estimated at 25 millions
pointed commander-in-chief of the troops in the Madras
presidency, leaves England to-day for Madras of dollars. The company demands 6 per cent., while
by Major Talbot, his military secretary, and iiyaccilmeupant. is
Antonelli will only allow 4i. The grant
bats, aide-de-camp. for 99 yew. The company offers to pay a million

The Earl of Dundonald had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Sir Robert Ferguson transacted business yesterday with
the Commissioners of Railways at the Board of Trade.
Mr. Baxter also transacted business with the Commis-
sioners._

Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland Re-
venue, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Each.-
quer yesterday at his official residence, Downing-street.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governor of the Canada,.