The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-21 00:00:00

PAIRS.

FOR.
Mr. C. Forster
_

AGAINST.
Mr. C. F. Seartets

Air T. D. Lloyd Mr. W. W. Beach
lion C. Carington Mr. D. W. Repton
Mr. Doulton Mr. Neerdegate
Mr. Buxton Blr J. Pekinglon
Mr. Hardcastle Colonel Barttelot
Mr. W. D. Fordyce Lord ISliot
Mr. Me& Mr. Beresford Hope
Mr. Warner Mr. Grant
Mr. H. Sheridan Mr. Arkwright

the Court.

OSBORNE, FEB. 20.

The Queen and Princess Beatrice rode on ponies
yesterday afternoon, attended by the Duchess of Rex.
burgbe, and her Majesty walked in the grounds this
morning, accompanied by Princess Louise.
The other members of the royal family walked out.
Her Majesty received this morning the gratifying
intelligence of the safe confinement of the Princess of
Wales and the birth of a princess.
Dr. Macleod left Osborne this morning.

A meeting of] the governors of Wellington College was
held yesterday in the Fine Arts Commission-room, at the
Palace of Westminster. Present--The Duke of Cam-
bridge, K.G., the Earl of Derby, K.G. (Vice-President),
the Archbishop of Canterbury, Earl Stanhope, the Earl of
Ellenborough, G.C.8., Viscount Eversley, the Bishop of
Oxford, Sir James Weir Hogg, Bart., Sir Alexander
Woodford, G.C.8., Mr. John Walter, Mr. Thomas Baring,
MP., Mr. Henry R. Cox, Bev. G. R. Gleig, M.A., Colonel
the Hon. W. P. Talbot, Honorary Secretary, and Mr.
Chance, Secretary. The governors met at 11 o'clock and
sat until 1 o'clock.

Deputations from the parishes of St. Marylebone and St.
Pancras, introduced by Mr. Harvey Lewis, M.P., and Mr.
Thomas Chambers, M.P., and consisting, as respects St.
Marylebone, of Sir W. Hamilton, Dart., Rev. C. J. P.
Eyre, Mr. J. Tavener, Mr. Greenwell (vestry clerk), and
others ; and, as respects St. Pancras, of Mr. Robson, Mr.
Eckett, Mr. J. R. Collins, Mr. T. Roes, and Mr. Watkins,
had an interview with the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy,
at the office of the Poor-law Board, Whitehall, yesterday.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of the Capeof Good Hope,Natal,
St. Helena, and Malta.

HEALTH OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
(THIS DAY.)

A great number of inquiries were made at
Marlborough House to-day, and the subjoined
bulletin was issued :
" MARLBOROUGH HOUSE, PALL-MALL,
" FED. 21, 1867, 11 a.m.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales,
though still suffering from rheumatism, is making
satisfactory progress.
" The infant princess continues well.
(Signed) "ARTHUR FARRE, M.D.
"WILLIAM JENNE; M.D.
"E. H. SIZVEKING, M.D."

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
honoured the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde by
his presence at dinner last evening at their residence in
Stratton-street. The Duke of Cambridge arrived at 8
o'clock, attended by Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald.
There were present to meet his royal highness the Earl
and Countess Stanhope and Lady Mary Stanhope, Lord
Colville, Lord Dunkellin, Lord Dufferin, Lady Frances
Gordon, the Right Hon. the Speaker, Mr. and Lady Mar-
garet Beaumont, Mr. Bernal Osborne, M.P., the Right Hon.
Robert Lowe, M.P., and Mrs. Lowe, and Mr. Tomlin.
The Duke of Newcastle arrived in town last
1 evening from Lincoln. The duchess has gone to Paris on
a visit to her mother.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury en-
tertained his Excellency Count Apponyi, the Earl of Clan.
william, Lord Redesdide, Lord Stanley, the Right Hon.
General and Lady Alice Peel, the Right Hon. Sir Hugh
and lady Cairns, Sir Alexander Bannerman, the Hon.
Mrs. Rose, k.c., at dinner last evening at their residence in
Arlington-street.

The Countess of Derby will have an assembly on
Saturday next.

The Earl of Stamford and Warrington is suffer-
ing from a severe attack of acute rheumatism in his shoul-
der, and has not been able to leave his room for the last
ten days. _ _ _

Mr. and Mrs. Granville Vernon received at
dinner on Tuesday evening, at their residence in Belgrave.
square, Frances Countess Waldegrave and the Right Hon.
Chichester Fortescue, M.P., the Right Hon. W. E.
Gladstone, M.P., Mrs. and Miss Gladstone, Mr. Goshen,
MP., and Mrs. °Goshen, Hon. Ashley and Mn. Pousonby,
the Right Hon. Robert Lowe, M.P., and Mrs. Lowe,
Lord De Manley, Mr. William Harcourt, Miss Mildmay,
Mr. Alderson, do.

The Garter vacant by the death of the Marquis
of Exeter will, it is understood, be conferred upon the
Duke of Beaufort.

Meagre. Kingseote and Oriasell, two of the three
members of the committee of supervision in the case of
Overend, Gurney, and Co., have issued a circular to the
shareholders stating that the liabilities of the company do
not now amount to one-sixth of the sum at which they
stood on the 10th of May last, and that money is accruing
for a further dividend, which, should no fresh obstacles be
interposed by the " Defence Committee," the liquidators
will at an early day be in a position to declare. Further
they express regret at the damage indicted on the estate,
and consequently on the shareholders, by the litigation
carried on, and add that they have roman to believe that
the report now in preparation by the liquidators will
prove satisfactory both to shareholders and creditors.