The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-01 00:00:00

Ut eattrt.

The Queen, the Prinoees of Wales, and Princess
Louise, drove out yesterday afternoon in a parlay:a
four, attended by Oohed Ponseaby.
Prince Leopold and Prineem Bookie, also drove out.
The Right Row. W. Gladstone arrived, and had the
h mom of dinh:g with the Queen sod Royal Family.

Despatches were received yesterday al the Colonial•offim
from the Governors al the North American provinces.
Despatches were mat to the Governors of the Settlements
on the West Coast of Africa.

THIL PRINCIT AND PILINORNI or WAITS AND TEI
1411010 AT.—The following emernenleation has been resolved
by the National Lifeboat Imtitation from Genesi Keays
relative to an important service performed a few days ago
by the Albert Victor lifeboat, stationed at Bererkk-oe-
Tweed :—" Marlborough House, Jan. Having
had the honour of commanioating te be Prince of Wales
the contests of your letter of the 26th inst., with the le-
formation of the Albert Victor lifeboat having been
recently inetnumetal is reserving six Albano= from
drowning, I am desired by hie Royal Highness to sang to
the committee of the National Lifeboat Institution the
extreme satisfaction the Priers sad Primer have received
from such a happy:inures:nos beiegaseociated with the MON
which they authorned at the request of the people of Man-
chester. lam further directed by his Royal Highness to
thank you for the communteatke, sad have the honour to
be, goon, In., W. T. KNOLLTlL—itiobard Lewis, EN.,

secretary."
The Duke and Duchess of Newcastle have arrived
in town from Brighton, on their way to thou seat at
Clamber.
The Marchioness of Downshire will give • series
of dancing parties during the present month at her residence
is Belgraveequare.
Lord Robt. Montagu, IL P.,writes to • contempo-
rary to say that as the meeting of the Society for the Amend.
meet of the Law bespoke realest " the popish teasel:des"
of the movement for a Court of Final Appeal. "no
fact," writer' his lordship, " that the bishops ar• ealnura-
bored by the laity on the Judicial Committee of the Privy
Connell I regarded as ',guaranies for the freedom of church.
mss from the thrsidoni of dogtooth's' sealesiastioL"
It appears that the Hon. J. W. Strutt is the first
nobleman's son who has ever become senior wrangler at
Carob/ides. A fellow of Trinity writes :—" Mr. Strati had
not when he came up to the university received es mush
special training for the mathematical tripos as usually falls
to the lot of senior wranglers, and was indeed in knowledge
behind many of his contemporaries ; moreover, although his
industry has been unremitting, his delicate health has per
vetted him from attempting any of those feats of intelleateel
exertion which are frequently undertaken by candidates tee
the highest bosoms. I believe no one who hasiexaminsl
him has any doubt shoat his singular ability."
The government, it is understood, contemplate
putting Mr. Dolma, M.P. for East Sumer, is norninatise
for the chairmanship of the Committee of Ways and Meths, 11
vacant by the appointment of Mr. Massey to the Smashl
seerstuyship of lodia.
In 1843 the name and opinions of the Pate Mr.
Everett attracted very great attention la the then he I
religions atmosphere of Oxford and the country generally.
At the Commemoration at Oxford, held June 28, it weal
proposed to confer the honorary degree of D.O.L. epos Mr.
Everett. After the undergraduates had nearly exhaastad
themselves by shouting against Yr. Jelf, of Christ Church,
the unpopular proctor, the booting was renewed on the per
sentatioa of Mr. Everett, "formerly a Uniterisa egoistic"
The minister's degree was loudly non.pleceted, amid shouts,
groans, sad hems ; and the dissenting members of Convo-
cation (Dr. W. Seven, Mr. W. C. Lake, Father R. G.
31Lacmullen, Father T. I). Dalgainis, Mr. A. J. Christie.
&c.) drew up a protest spinet the degree, most of than at
the same time signing an address to Mr. Everett, exprenelug
their regret that their consciences could not permit them
to sanction his degree, and praising his virtues and talents."
Mr. T. E. Chitty, of the Northern Circuit, and
Clerk of Assize for the Western Circuit, has been appointed
Clerk of Assize and Clerk of the Crown for the meaty of
the city of Bristol.
Mr. Roe's attempt to arrest judgment has failed ;
he is to present himself in April next before the Dublin
Queen's Bench for judgment. Ia the meantime, however,
he is to be allowed to Ills affidavits in mitigation of punish-
ment.
The tomb of William Button, a bishop of Bath
and Wells, famous for his sanctity in the 13th °eatery, has
just been discovered by some workmen in Was Cathedral.
The new steam ferry between Southampton and
Woolatnn, at the mouth of the Itches, which has been pro.
jetted, is to cross the river just below the southern estrum
to the Southampton Docks. A road at the southern
boundary of the docks will lead to it. The road will tour
mono nearly opposite the new Railway Terminus Hotel
which is now building.
A journal which bears the lugubrious title of the
Necrolwirt, or Register of Deaths, has just made its appear-
ance at Parte. The Piparo-Programme expresses the hope
that its new tonfrire will fail to be supplied with oopy, thus
responding to the general wish.
The Zoological Garden in the Bois de Boulogne,
besides being as agreeable promenade for the Parisians, has
proved to be a remunerative specelation. The sale of ambush
and birds bred there produced 105,000 fr. 85c. last year, and
the eggs 10,000 fr. Amour the birds sold was TN OW
mos phesesats, 389 gold ditto, 288 silver, and 214 another
breeds, 425 wild ducks, 548 tame ditto, 301 white swans,
87 black ditto, 73 white storks, 358 bleak Greve-Gana casks
sad bees, 356 ditto of the Bowles breed, 250 parroquelne
1 deer from Japan, I from Borneo, 11 from Russia, 15
French, 23 frees Cochin China, 12 from Paraguay, sad 26
from other countries.
The Prase states that the pictures and curious
objects of art, forming the collection of the Count of Chew
bard, will shortly be sold in Park.
The Club reports an incident connected with the ,1
late duel which recently took place between Duke de'
Larochstoneauld and Count de Talley rand-Perigord. Be-
fore wounding his adversary in the right breast, M. de
Larochefoncauld exclaimed : "Ah you are covered !"
which eigoiSed, " You are protected by your sword, I
shall not be able to touch you." The other, mistakirig the
seises of the observation, suddenly tors open his shirt and
showed the naked skis. "Oh ! sir," said IL de Laroche-
foucauld, " there is a misinterpretation of my word, and I
am sorry for it. The idea which you attribute to me could
never have entered my Wad." The combat then con-
tinued with the result known.
A significant incident occurred the other day in
the American Senate. Au Appropriation Bill, for the pay-
ment of the salaries of ambassadors and other expenses of
the !optima In Great &dais, Fresco, Spain, the European
powers generally, and Mexico, was brought up In the usual
manner, and was about to pass without discussion, when
Senator Wade, of Ohio, suddenly moved to amend the bill
by inserting before " Mexico" the wards "the Republic
of." The amendment was adopted new. con., and the bill
passed amid aorlimatiess.
Fodmod-orrics, Jtcly. 31.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Mr. Julius &gent as mead at
Brisbane, Queassland, for the Free 'bedside City of
Bremen. The Queen has been pleased to views of Mt.
Theodore Ressabesh as consul at Sierra Leone, of Mr.
J 'mph Atkinson as tassel at Hull. and of Mr. W. D.
Mathews as Consul at BMW, aid St. Ivor, for the Re-
public of Liberia—Gonna.