The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-03 00:00:00

Vitt Court.

BALMORAL, MAT 1.
Her Majesty the Queen, with the Royal Family,
arrived at are o'clock this day at Balmoral.

OSBORNE, MAT*.

Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstooe aad the
Rev. W. It. Jolley, returned in her Majesty'. ship Vivid
yesterday afternoon from s cruise in the Channel.

The Crown Prince of Prussia, attended by Coact RAI.,
and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. D. de Roe, visited the
International Exhibition yesterday. Hie Royal Highness
dined in the evening with the Duke of Cambridge, at his
residence in Piccadilly. The Crown Prince was attended
by Count Puckler, General Baron Hiller do Gaertringen,
and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. D. de Res.

A deputation of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board
had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson
yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade, on the imb-
ject of the pilotage clauses in the Merchant Shipping Ant
Amendment Ball.
Mr. J. C. Molting (Cape), and J. B. Barry, M.LC., had
an interview with the Duke of Newcastle yesterday, at tha
Coloniaboffioe.

The Japanese Ambassadors bad an interview with Earl
Russell yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign-office.
A deputation to the President of the Board of Tiede,
from the Liverpool Shipowners Association, had an inter-
view yesterday with the Right lion. T. M. Gibson. The
deputation was introdnoed by Mr. Moretall, M.P., Mr.
Ewart, M.P., Mr. C. Tamer, Mr. John Laird, ALP.,
and Mr. Bmmley-Moore, M.P.
Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson bad an interview yester-
day with the Duke of Newcastle.
A deputation from Liverpool had an interview with Se-
cretory Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office.

A deputation of members of the Steam Ship Owners'
Associations of Liverpool and Belfast had an interview
with the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson at the Board of Trade
yesterday on the subject of the Merchant Shipping Act
Amendment Bill.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yesterday
from the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, and
St. Helena.

THE ALBERT MEMORIAL FUND. The total
amount of contributions received for the Memorial Fund up
to yesterday is about 43,560/. The following are some of
the amount marived during the week :—The Right Hon. Lord
Auckland, 1001. ; Final Contribution from Windsor, per the
Mayor. 1371.15 e. 6d. ; Officers of the 11th (Prince Albert's
Own) Hur►rs, 1001. ; Hon. Society of the Inner Temple,
521.105. ; Worshipful Company of Ironmongers, 211. ; from
Bridgnorth, per the Mayor, 261. ls. ; Lord Londesborough,
501. ; Load Limnos's; 501.

It his reportedl(saystthe'United Service Gazette)
that the Channel eqoadron;tuiderithaeoramand of Rear-
Admiral Smart, Kit, will visit the 13altio this summer.
The St. George, with Prince Alfred on board, will form part
of the squadron.

The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough will
arrive at their house, in St. James's-square, on Thundsy,
from Paris.

The Duke of Leiueter has arrived at his resi-
dence, Carlton Howe-terrace, from Carton House, May-
nooth, Ireland.

The Duchess of Northumberland has issued invi-
tations for " receptions " on Wednesdays in the present
month, at Northumberland House.

The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland has arrived
at she Duke and Duchess of Argyll's villa, at Campden•
bill, Kensington, from Clie[deo, near Maidenhead, and
intends to remain about a fortnight.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Aileebury
arrived in town late on Wednesday night from Paris, where
they were called by the fatal illness of the late Earl of Pem-
broke. The noble marquis and marchioness b►re since gone
to Tottenham Park, near Marlborough, to pass a few weeks
In retirement.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster
sad Lady Theodora Grosvenor arrived at Grosvenor
Home on Thursday from Motoombe House, Dorset, for the
01:41101k.

The Earl and Countess Grey have returned to
Carlton Hooae•terrooe from Peri% after passing the winter
at Nice.

The Earl and Countess of Verulam are expected
in town in a few days from Gorhambury-park, Herts. His
lordship has taken a house in Upper Grosvenor•street for
the season.

The Earl and Countess of Erroll have left Graf-
ton-street for their seat, Blaine Coat* N.B.
The Earl of Carnarvon has taken a residence in
Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, for the sewn.

The Earl Cathcart has arrived at Maurigy'a
Hotel from Thornton-le-Street, near Thirst-

Lord and Lady Areland and the Hon. Mimes
Heatheoto have arrived at their mansion, in Belgrave-
square, for the season.

Lord and Lady Colchester have returned to the

residence, in Berkeley-square, from a tour of visite.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed C. F. Skir-
row, Esq., solicitor, to the office of taxing roaster of the
Court of Chancery, in the place of the late B. IL Baines,
Fag.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OPTIC; MAY 2.—Notice
is hereby given that the state apartments of Windsor Castle
will be open to the public, under the natal regulations, oe
and after Monday, the 12th instant.—Garette.
WAR-OFFICE, MAY 2.—The Queen has been
graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of
Colonel Thomas Rawlings Mould, of the Royal Engineers ;
Colonel Alfred Francis W. Wyatt, of the 611th Regiment ;
Lisittenant•Colonel Arthur Leslie, of the 40th Regiment ;
and Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Carey, halting, 40th Re-
giment, Deputy- Adjutant• General to the FOteell in Australia,
to be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the Third
Class, or Companions, of the Most Honourable Order of the
Rath.—Gazettr.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAT 2.—The
Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade have remised from the &crater, of State
for Foreign Affairs a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's
Ambaaaador at at. Petersburg, enclosing a copy of the regu-
lations recently issued by the Russian government relative
to the importation and sale of tea in Ittissis.--Gazette.