The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-15 00:00:00

the Court.

OSBORNE, JAL 11.
The Queen and Princess Louise walked in the
grounds and rode on penny this morning.
Prince and Princess Christian drove out, accompmied
by the Dowager Duchess of Athole and Miss M'Gregor,
and visited the Female Prison at Parkhurst. Mr. G. D.
Engleheart was in attendance upon tLeir royal highnesses.
Prince Leopold, Princess Beatrice, and Prince new of
Prussia went out walking.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-ollke
from the Governors of the North American Provinces,
Bermuda, British Columbia, and Vancouver's Wand.

PROROGATION or PARLIAMENT.—(THIri DAY.)—
This morning the Lord Chancellor proceeded to the House
of Lords, for the purpose of proroguing the imperial par-
liament, which stood adjourned until this day.
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It is announced that her Majesty will open
parliament in person, and with the same state as last year.
Thu Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesey have
been entertaining at Beaudesert the following party :
The Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings, the Earl and
Countess of Winchilsea ; Ladies Constance, Mabel, and
Hilda Finch-llatton ; Viscount Maidstone, the Earl and
Countess of Uxbridge, Viscount and Lady Constance
Mareham, Sir Henry sad Lady Sophia Des Vieux, Mr.
George Tredcroft, Mr. Peter Wilkinson, Mr. H. Thornhill,
Lords Henry, Alexander, and Berkeley Paget.

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The Earl and Countess Grey are expected to
arrive at their residence on Carlton Hesse-terrace at the
end of the month from Howick Hall, for the meeting of
parliament.

The Digest of Law Commisaion held a meeting
on Saturday last, the 12th inst. There were present :
Lord Cranworth, Lord Westbury, Lord Justice Cairns, Sir
James Wilde, Mr. Lowe, Sir H. Page Wood, Sir George
Lowyer, Sir Roundell Palmer, Sir John G. Shaw Lorene,
Sir T. Erskine May, Mr. Daniel, Mr. Thring, and Mr.
Reilly.

A private letter from Malta states that the
insignia of Knight Grand Cress of the Order of the
Bath was to leave Southampton on the 12th inst.; that it
was to be sent by the English government, addressed to
lord Clarence Paget, and that his lordship, as soon as he
teceives it will leave Malta and proceed to Alexandria
with the fleet under his command, to invest his highness
the Paeha of Egypt with the Order.

Mr. E. Benies replies in the columns of the
Times to the late letter of Mr. Lowe directed against
the Reform Lague. Mr. Beale, does not admit that Mr.
Lowe', sentiments have been at all misrepresented by the
I League, and says that to their former protest, "they may
now be disposed to add somewhat of scorn and contempt
for the man who has not the honesty to either admit or
withdraw from the charges ho has mule, and of wlikh he
appears to be ashamed, but tries to escape from their con-
sequences by evasion and by reviling those who complain
of his language. The Reform League are well content
to leave the country to decide which has most to fear or
endure exposure for falsehood—the member for the pocket
borough of Caine, himself a living violation of that Con-
stitution the full benefits of which he would withhold
from millions of hie fellow-countrymen by means of
wholesale defamation of their character, or the League,
which seeks both to open to their fellow-countrymen the
doors, of the Constitution and to defend them from
olumny and insult."

A leiter from Rome of the 9th, says :—" The
Roman hunt is improving in brilliancy. Last Thursday
the day's sport was nearly marred by an alarming acct.
dent. In taking a fence the Countess St. Julian was
thrown from her saddle, but, her habit remaining
attached to ono of the crutches, she was dragged some
distance before her horse could be stopped. The injuries
she sustained were not in proportion to the danger she
incurred."