The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-28 00:00:00

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THE ROSENAII, COBURG, AUGUR! 24.
The Duchess of Holstein Augostenberg, niece to
her Majesty, srrived at the Calleaberg on Sendai, on a
visit to the Duke sod Duchess of Saxe Coburg, aocompanied
by her brother-hi-law, Prince Christian of Holstein.
The Duchess and Prince
and Christina visite
tod the Queen, atwith
the Raman, on Monday, remained luncheon
her Majesty.
The Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg, as well as the
Duchess of Holstein Augustonberg and Prince Christian,
dined with her Majesty is the evening.
Her Majesty continues to dries out every day.
Prises Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstoas, arrived
yesterday from England.

Despatches were sent on Saturday from the Colonial-
office to the Gorernor■ of Malta, the Mauritius, Goyim,
Haag Kong, Labrador, the Australian Colonies, the Caps
of Good Rope, Natal, Gibraltar, Canada, and the
Bahamas.
Tao Right Hon. Sir George Grey arrived in town on
Friday.

THE QUEEN AT COBURG.

A letter iu the Times, dated " Coburg, August
23," sod signed " (1," gives a detailed account of the
grand esremnoial which was about to take place at Rona•
eau, the place of the Prince Consort's birth, about four
miles from Coburg, and where her Majesty is residing. A
noble statue of the Prince Consort by Mr. Timed having
been erected in the centre of the market•place, was, the
writer says, to be uncovered on Saturday in the presence
of the Queen of England end the whole of her family, and
of a numerous assemblage of royal and distinguished visi-
tors. In is added :—"From the palace io Coburg, by
which the royal procession will pus to the market-plans,
where the status is erected, the streets will be Hoed with
troops and the carriages will proceed at • foot pace. In
the inarket-plwo the Quin will be received at the foot of
the tribune, which has bean erected frontinj the statue for
her Majesty and the other royal parsonages, by the Date of
Coburg end Priam Alfred, who has been for some time the
duke's guest at the Callenbnrg (the favourite residence of his
royal highness, about two Wiles from the city), and
who being treated invariably by the duke as the
heir to his dukedom, will appear, it is add, on this
occasion, in the uniform of a general °Meer of the
Sexe,Doborg Gotha troops. In the Tribune the
Queen will meet the rest of her chidren, the Priem
and Princess of Waled, sod the two elder princesses
and their hustende—the Crown Princess of Priusio,
such a favourite with us la Bashed as out own
Princess Royal, and the Crown Prince ; and Mo-
sses Louis of Hesse, also mgeotioostely remembered as
Princess Alice of England, and her husband Primes Louis.
And thus will be assembled, I believe for the first
time for very many years, the whole of the children of
the Queen and Prince, brought together by the sacred duty
of ilumg hoeour with their mother to the memory of their
beloved and lamented father. In addition to the Queen's
own immediate family, and to the Duke and Duchess of
Coburg, there will be a numerous gathering of the
relatives of the lamented Prince and of the Queen.
Os Islamise her carriage the Queen will receive a military
salute from a guard of honour, the band playing the
English national anthem. Theo will follow an address
from the Burgomaster, the uncovering of the statue, amid
hymns song by the members of the Choral Society, the
pealing of bells, and the firing of a royal mints from the
venerable old Futon', while a number of young ladies
from the town sod neighbourhood will lay wreaths at the
foot of the statue. The ceremony over, the Queen will
return to Amman in the same manner, and in the
evening a grand reception will be held at the palace, at
which, however, I feu that her Majesty will not herself
be present."
In a postscript the writer adds :—" I have fast baud that
the Queen has this morning been pleased to decorate Major,
now Sir John, Cowell with the civil order of S.C.B. You
ate aware that he has been for many years goveraor to
Prince Alfred, and that his functions as such mewed by the
attainment by his royal highness of his 21st year on the
6th of August lest. It Is a grareefol act on the part of the
Queen thus to mark her appreciation of the zeal and devo-
tion he has shown in the discharge of his duties to her son.
Sir John will shortly, it is said, undertake a similar charge
over Prince Leopold. Major Elpbinstons, who lies been
also for many years equally devoted in his care of Priem
Arthur. has revolved from her Majesty at the sum time the
third-class of the same order."

Viaconnt Palmerston is in excellent health at
Brockett Hall, Herts. The noble Viscount and Viscuttateas
have a select family circle staying with them, by:dales
Viscount and Vieoeuatmo Smiley and the Right Hoe. W.
F. Cowper sad Km. Caner.
The Duke of Somerset will leave hie official
residence at Whitehall to-day foe Port.moutb, accompanied
by the whole of the Lords Commissioarm of the Admiralty
sod Meer-Admiral Lord Clamp Paget, 0.8., sairetarp
where the Board will remain daring the reeeptioe of the
French Best.
Lord and Lady Londeeborough have entertained
a large party It Grierston Park, their seat, near Tedesater,
during the are meeting at York. Their guests included
the Duelists (Emily) of Beaufort, the Duke of St. Albans,
the Marelthmers (Maria) of Ailashery, the Pori and Coaster
of Westmorland, Lord Stanhope, the Hos. F. Gahm.
31. P., Sir Heavy sad Lady Sophia Des Vans, Yr. Obeis-
topher Sykes, Yr. H. Chaplin, ho.