The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-12 00:00:00

be Court.

OSBORNE, MAT 11.
The Queen and Princess Helena walked and
drove ia the grenade yesterday.
The Rev. G. Prather° had the honour of dining with her
Majesty and the royal family.
Dr. Jeaner anied ywaerday, and returned to London Dale
moralag.

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Th. Duke and Duchande Newsmen visited tho Primes of
Wale, at Mfarlborough•house yesterday.
Despatches were reoeived yesterday at the Colonial-office
tram the Goverwor of Oawada. Despatches were sent to the
Goversors of Gibraltar. Malta, sod Canada.

Her Majesty, anoompanied by the junior mem-
bers of the royal family, and attended by the ladies and
gentlemen of the court, will leave Osborne Home, Isle of
Wight, to-morrow (Saturday) &Bauman, and return to
Windsor Castle. The Qom' will, on leaving the royal
yacht, land at the Royal Clarence Victualling Yard, Om-
port, and proceed by special train furnished by the Lon3os
and South Western Rtilway, on that line, and by way of
Bishopstoke and Winchester, to the jaoction with the Great
Western Railway at Basingstoke, whence the royal journey
will be continued to Windom., when ber Majesty will arrive

in the =arse of the se's*.
Tics RI:FORTED NARROW ESCAPE CF THE PRINCE
OF WiLEIL—We are glad to state that the circumstances
attending the slight detention of the Prince of Wales on
the Chester and Holyhead line were of nothing like the int.
portence given to them in the tint hastily compiled report.
This will be understood from the fact that the train by
which the Prince travelled reached Holyhead safely within
four minutes of its appointed time. Theran was delayed
six minutes on the journey, in consequence of a hot axle
which was greased and cooled by the men travelling in
charge of the royal saloon, after which the journey was re
mimed and compbsted. The trala left Reston at 7.30 a.m.,
and reached Holyhead at 2.9 pm.
The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Secretary of
State for the Home Department, has issued cards for a
state banquet at the Clarendon Hotel, on her Majesty's
birthday.
The Duke of Somerset held a levee yesterday, at
the Admiralty. Then wen present Admiral Sir J. Scott,
Rear-Admiral Hall ; Captains G. A. C. Brookes, J. Clark
Seedy, L Aplin, and N. Salmon ; Commanders
W. H. Andereoe, L. Brine, G. Stanley Bosanquet, A. P. H.
Helby, sod Cony ; Lieutemants the Hon. Richard Hare,
Wm. Frederick Lee, A. Rodney Blanc ; Colonel George
Lambrick, R.M. ; Dentenent.Coloael H. G. billfold, R.M.
The Duchess of Wellington gave a grand ball at
Apeley House on Wednesday. which was hocound by the
mama, of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Ditcher
d'Anniale, the Duke de Chartres, and a large number of the
diplomatic corps and the nobility.
The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave and the
Right Hon. Chi/beater Portman*. 3LP., have issued cards
for a diaper party on Wednesday next, to meet the Count
and Countess de Paris, at their residence in Carlton-gar
doss. Then will be an assembly after dizzier.
Lord and Lady Egerton of Tatton had a dinner
party yesterday evening at their residence in St. James's-
square. There were among the gees= his Excellency the
Saxon Minister, the Earl and Countess of EMagham, the
Earl sod Countess Amherst and Lady Vomitus= Amherst,
Viscount Hood, Lady Rolle, Lord Arched ad Hon. Mae
Heatheote, Lord and Lidy Colchester, Mr. and Lady Mary
Egerton, Mr. and Mrs. Antrobas, tr.c.
Last night the Countess of Derby had an assem-
bly at the family mansion In St. Jamee'sequan. Previously
to the countess's reception, the noble earl end countess
entertained at dieser the Duke of Richmond sod Lady
Caroline Lennox. Earl and Conners of Hardwick* and
Lady Ages= Yorks, Viscount sad Viscounts= Dumb%
Lord and Lady Raglan. Lord and Lady Robert Cecil, Sir
James Pennines, M.P., and Ludy Edith Fergemon. Lord
Henry Seett, ILP., Lord Clad Hamilton, HOD. Edwad
Stastepe, and Lord Stanley, Y.P.
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL GARDENR—ne Queen's
birthday, 24th May, will be celebrated at these garde= by
a floral fee, at which prizes will be awarded for the various
illustrations of the uses of Sowers in decorations—inch as
mottoes, heed bouquets, wreathe, chaplets, d=oratiose
for halls, churches, drawintroossa. dinner and sapper
tables, he.
REPRZSIINTATION OF Lsw zs. —Mr. W. E. Baxter
writes to miatradict the statement tkatts• hy err ever had,
any
as
of heeossieg a candidata for the regresentation
on Ws maw town et Lewes.