The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-11 00:00:00

G. AUGUST 11, 1862.

irbe' Court.

BALMORAL, Auoun 8.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
walked in the grounds yesterday morning.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Mohanlobe and
Prince Leopold, drove in the afternoon.

The Prince of NValte arrived at the Cutle from Birk
Hall, attended by Lieutenant• General Knollya and Captain
Grey.
Viscount Sydney left the Castle yesterday.

Aucc.rr 9.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena and Princess
Hohenlohe, drove out yesterday afternoon.
The Princesses Helena and Louise went out riding in the
morning.

The Prince of Wales left the Castle yesterday for Birk
Elia
The Marchioness of Ely has succeeded Viscountess
Jocelyn as the Lady in Waiting to the Queen.

Viscount Palmerston returned to London on Saturday
evening from Sheffield.

Despatches were sent from the Colonial-office on Saturday
to the governors of the North American provinces, Ber-
muda, and to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian
Llanelli.

PRINCE ALFRED AT STOCKHOLM.

The British squadron anchored on the 4th inst.
off the Fort of Waxbolm, near Stockholm, where the St.
George, having his Royal Highness Prince Alfred on board,
and the Chanticleer, had previously arrived in the evening
of the 2nd. The royal family of Sweden were absent from
the capital with the exception of Prince Oscar, who ar.
rived in Stockholm for Norrkoping on the morning of the
3rd, and immedi►tely started in the steam-yacht Bare to
the St. George, to call upon Prises Alfred. • Prince Oscar
was accompanied by the Port-Admiral of Stockholm and
the members of the British Legation, and was received
with a salute and manning of yards ; the salute was
answered by the fortsass. His Royal Highness Prince
Alfred arrived in Stockholm at 11 the following day,
and drove at once, in a royal carriage, to return the call of
Prince Oscar. Prince Alfred, who observes the strictest
incognito, afterwards visited the royal armoury, the
museum of antiquities, the royal palace—where luncheon
was prepared—the church on the Knight's Inland, Moser
bill, made a tour round the park Djurgardeo in the
afternoon, and dined in the evening with Prince Oscar at
the royal palace. The members of the British Legation and
several British officers were invited to meet his royal high-
ness. The prince not wishing to use the apartments placed
at his disposal in the palace, returned in the night on board
the St. George. Captain Sandia, &KN., is in waiting on
the prince during his stay in Stockholm. Prince Alfred
was expected to return to Stockholm at an early hour on
the 5411, to make an excursion to the summer palaces of
lllrickedal, Hap, and Drottingholm, where luncheon was
to be taken, during which the fountains (trophies from
Prague) would play. The prince had accepted an invita-
tion to dine with Mr. Corbett, H.B.lL's chime dliffaires
at Stockholm, in the evening. On the 6th the fleet was to
sail for the Gal/ of Finland and Cronstadt.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Mary, and the Grand Duke and
Grand Dachau of Meckleuburg.Strelitz, have returned to
Cambridge Cottage, Kew, from visiting Lady Marian
Alford, at Ashridge Castle, Herts. On Friday, the
Princess Mary of Cambridge attended the meeting of the
Hertfordshire County Rifle Arsocistion and distributed the
prizes. The gold challenge medal was awarded by her
royal highness to Mr. Aubrey Rumba], of St. Albans.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince de Joinville
and the Count de Paris honoured the performances at the
Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, on Saturday evening,
with their presence.

His Royal Highcess Comte de Chambord, at-
tended by the Duc de Levis, Comte de Monte, Comte
Benoist d'Ary, and a numerous suite, have lett Claridge's
Hotel en route to Vienna.

His Highness Prince Leichtenetein has left
Claridge'. Hotel for the Continent.

The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland and family
arrived et Tarbet, the duchess's seat in the North of Scot-
land, from Trentham, on Friday ; and after entertaining a
select circle of friends will remove to Dunrobin.

The Duke of Cleveland and Lady Augusta
Paulett left St. Jannis-square on Friday for the North.
The duke goes to his shooting box on the borders of York-
shire for grouse shooting, and her ladyship proceeds to
Roby Castle, Durham.

The Marquis of Salisbury left town on Saturday
to visit his estates in Lancashire. The marchioness and
family bays gone to pass a few weeks at Bourcemonth.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford have
left tows for Germsay.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Northampton
leave town to-day on a Continental tour.

The Earl and Countess of Yarborough have left
town for their seat, Brockleaby Park, Mceby, Lincolnshire.
The Countess of Clonmell and the Ladies Scott
have arrived at Farrance's Hotel from Brighton.
Viscountess Palmerston and the Hon. Misses
Jamelyn arrived in town on Saturday from Bracket Hall.
The noble Premier and her ladyship will leave Cambridge
Howie in a few days for Waimea Cantle.

The Count Alborghetti has arrived at Brown's
Hotel from Rome.

The Earl and Countess of Caithness left Weston
House; Woreestenhire, the seat of Sir George Philips, on
Saturday, for their seat in Scotland.

Viscountess Jocelyn arrived at Cambridge House
oft Saturday from Balmoral.

Lady Georgina Pane entertained at dinner on
Wednesday the Right Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers, M.P.,
Lady William Powlett, Baron Bentinck, Lord William
Osborne, Hoe. Mrs. Villiers, Hon. Mrs. Abbott, Hon.
Evelyn Ashley, Hoe. H. Dianna, Mr. Ramsey, Mr. Bruce
Seaton, Mr. Cowell Stepney, &c. In the evening her lady-
ship had an assembly.
The Right Hon. Sir G. C. Lewis, M.P., and
Lady Theresa Lewis and MIS Lister leave town today for
Harptou Court, Radnorshire.

The Right Hon. W. Cowper, M.P., and Mrs.
Cowper leas town on Thursday for Walma. Castle, on a
visit to Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston.

Sir Henry and Lady Hoare and Mies Hoare have
left Thornaa'a Hotel, Berkeley-eqoare, for Moorhead, near
Bath.

Mr. Sanford, United States Minister to Brussels,
has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from New York.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has presented to
the vacant living of Holy Trinity, Maidstone, the Rev. IL
H. Baynes, M.A., incumbent of St. Paul's, Whitechapel,
and chaplain of the Sailors' Home.
On Thursday last the Rev. Prebendary Lear,
chancellor of the cathedral church of Salisbury, was elected
• canon residentiary of that cathedral, in the room of the
late Archdeacon Macdonald. We are informed that the
canonry in question, to which prebendaries alone were
eligible, was in the first instance offered to the Rev. Pre-
bendary Framer, the late chancellor, provided be would re-
turn to the diocese and reside either in Salisbury or its
neighbourhool.
The Venerable Archdeacon G. M. Gibbs, M.A.,
is appointed • member of the Legislative Council of the
Island of St. Christopher; and Dr. W. 11. Sherwood a
member of the Legislative Council of her Majesty's settle-
ments on the River Gambia.

Handel's oratorio the Messiah will be performed
at Exeter-hall, the only time daring the Exhibition season,
on Wednesday, the 20th inst., by the National Choral
Society, with a band and chorus of 700 performers.
STANDING ORDIRB or THE House or COMMONS.—
This morning was issued the report of the select committee
on standing orders revision, together with the proceedings
of the committee and minutes of evidence. The committee
remark that, in the cone of their examination of the
ordure, their attention bad been directed to the schedule of
fees chargeable in the different stages of private bills in
their passage through the house. " They abstain," they
my, " from suggesting any alteration of the schedule, from
• conviction that it is desirable that is mould be considered
in conjunction with the scale of other parliamentary
charges regulated under the provisions of the 10th and 11th
Victoria, c. 69, which latter did not come within the scope
of the inquiry delegated to your committee. Bat they are
strongly of opinion th►t a reduction in some of the fess of
the house, and other charges paid is respect of private bills,
may be made, sod timid take WWI early as possible."