The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-04 00:00:00

Cbt Court.

OSBORNE, MAY 3.
The Queen walked and drove in the grounds
Yesterday, seceeipaaioi by Princess Louise.
Prince Leopold drove oat, attended by Mr. Buff.
Lord &bomber( sad La ly Victoria Kerr arrived at
Osborne, and bad the boson, of paying a visit to her
Majesty. They afterwards drove with Prince Alfred, and
retuned to Be►ulieu in the evening.

The Primes Wales, accompanied by Prince Alfred, and
attended by Major Teesdale, rode on horseback yesterday.
The Pence's of Wales took a carriage drive, attended by
the Hon. Mrs. E. Coke.
Prises Alfred arrived at Marlborough•bouse from Osborne
on a visit to the Prince and Prisms of Weiss.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governor of the Falkland Islas& Despatchs4were
sent to the Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, Hong
Kong, and Lhasa.
The names of Mr. Gard, MP., sad Mr. H. B. Sheridan,
!LP. should be added to the list of the deputation which
attended upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Tuesday
I but, upon the subject of the tea duty.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, accom-
panied by his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, and attended
by Major Teesdale and Mr. Ho'worth, honoured the Strand
Theatre with their premises last night.
The ball intended to be given by the Duchess
d'Atircale at Orleans House, Twickenham, has been post-
poised from the 24th to the 25th lost.
Earl Cowper and the gentlemen who accompanied
him to Copenhagen for the pupase of conferring the Order
of the Garter on the King of Denmark, have now returned
to England. Earl Cowper has since proceeded to Pen.
'hanger, Herbs.
A marriage is arranged between Miss Matilda
Hartopp, sister of Sir W. Z. Cradock-Hartopp, and Lord
Edward Clinton, Ride Brigade, brother of the Dr ke of
Newcastle.
Last night Lady Egerton of Mahon had a dancing
party at the family residence in St. James's-pure. A
select and brilliant company assembled.
last night the Marchioness of Salisbury held her
wood assembly this mums at the family mansion in Arlin&
tan-street, Piccadilly.
Yesterday evening the Countess Frances Wal-
&gram resumed the swim of evening parties, ioterruptcd
by her ladyship's temporary indisposition. In the earlier
part of the *Twain the Countess sad the Right Has. Chi-
chester Fortinous entertained at dinner his Euellesoy the
Pruedea Ambassador and the Countess Bernstorff, his Ex.
rellesay the French Ambassador, Count Pablen, the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Cisaricarde, Viscount and Vis-
count+ Sydney, Lord Stanley of Aklarley, Lord Houghton,
Hoe. Julie. Faso, Hos. Thomas Faze, Hoe. Themes end
Mrs. Stoner, Right Hon. Frederick and Mrs. Peel, Mr.
Bernal Osborne, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Baring, sad Mu
St. Jobs Dfildmay end Miss Missy.
Last night Mrs. GLuistone had a musical party at
the family madonnas Carlton flonsirterreos. Previously
the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs.
Gladstooe entertained his Boyd Highness the Duke of
Cambridge at dinner. His royal highness, who was attended
by Col. Hon. James Macdonald, arrived shortly before 8
°Polack. The following company bad the honour of meeting
his royal highness :—The Duke and Duchess of Cleveland,
the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, the Duchess of Newcastle,
the Marquis of Hartington, Sir Edward and Lady Caroline
Herrisoo, Mr. Paniszi, and Yr. W. H. Gladstous.
It is seldom that the House of Commons has
presented each a setae of confusion and excitement as
prevailed daring the quarter of as boar which resoled
the decision of the Speaker yerterday afternoon. The cries
of " To-morrow " Friday I" " Monday I" " Divide r'
" Time r rang from the benches as all sides. The merits
of the quokka as It shifted its ground were eagerly dis-
eased by members is their elate In • toes which would
hare been audible were it not for the numbers who were
all speaking equally load at the same time. The conduct
of the goveromort seemed to give satisfaction to neither
eider Sir G. Grey was beard with an unusual degree of
impitidoes. sad was repeatedly interrupted. As the time
drew sigh when, by the Wu of tie beese, tito itheemeles
mist ewe, the eseleseesse bores mare Wenn, and the
ales grew loader and ewe Marla& • sad in the crodurion
which followed it was quite imposed' for the reporters to
say bow the other adore of the day were disposed of.