The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-26 00:00:00

SUDDEN POSTPONEMENT OF THE INTENDED

ROYAL VISIT.

A telegram was received at the Royal Arsenal,
Woolwich, at 11 o'clock this morning (S►turday) from
Antwerp by Captain Gordon, C. 8., announcing that the
expected visit of the Crown Prince Frederick William of
Prossia and her Royal Highness the Princess Victoria
(Princess Royal of England) had been postponed ; end the
royal paddle-wheel steam-yacht Osborne, Commander
D'Arcy, left Antwerp last night to return so Portsmouth
without their royal highnesses.
Instructions had been received previously at the Royal
Arsenal from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty,
ordering suitable preparations to be made for the disem-
barkation and reception of the Crown Prince and Princess,
and accordingly the pier was carpeted and decorated in
the manner usual on such occasions. Viscount Sydney,
Lord Lieutenant of the county of Kent, drove over to
Woolwich to-day from his lordship's country seat, for the
porpoise of receiving the royal pair, whilst Major-General
Wards, commandant of the garrison, Commodore
Edmonstoue, senior officer of the port and aide-de-
camp to her Majesty ; Captain Gordon, C. 8., and
other distinguished officers, were in readiness to be
in attendance at the disembarkation. The police were also
in reserve at the different sub-divisions to line the entire
route from Woolwich to Buckingham Pollee, but on re-
ceipt of this morning's telegram were dismissed to their
usual duties, whilst the officials in readiness to receive
their royal highnesses left the pier, which has since been
dismantled of its decor►tions.

The Independamee Befge states that the above visit has
been put off in oonsequence of the [sudden indisposition
of the Crown Princess.

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Count
Gleichen, honoured the Strand Theatre with his presence
last evening.

Their Royal Highnesqes Prince and Princess
Christian of Schleswig-Holstein are expected to arrive at
Windsor this morning from the royal family circle at Bal-
moral.

The Marchioness (Dowager) of Waterford will
leave Charlss•etreet, Bt. James's, on Monday next for Cur-
raghmore, county Waterford.

Lord Lyons left Norfolk House on Thursday for
the French Embassy at Paris, to enter upon his diplomatic
duties as British Ambassador at the Court of the Tuileries.

Mr. A. Beraafora-Hope, M.P., and Lady Mil-
dred Hope arrived in town yesterday from visiting the
Right Hon. William G. and Lady Hayter at Bouthill Park,
their seat near Bracknell, Berks.

Sir G. Bowen will succeed Sir Georg,e Grey as
Governor of New Zealand.

Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne, Ambassador of
France at the Court of St. James's, is detained at Path by
illness.

The mortal remains of Admiral the Right Hon.
Charles Lord Colchester were buried yesterday in Kenssl-
green cemetery. The mourners were the Hon. Reginald
C. Abbot, the late lord's only son and successor, the Earl
of Ellenborough, the Hon. Henry Law, the Earl of Shef-
field, Sir Robert Dallas, Colonel Law, the Rev. C. Abbot,
and Admiral Eden.

Yesterday being the anniversary of the battle of
Balaclava, a number of officers who had taken part in that
engagement dined together at Willis's-rooms, King-street,
St. James's, when Major-General C. Hedge, C. 8., filled
the chair. Among the of assembled to commemorate
the anniversary were Lieutenant-General the Earl of Car-
digan, Lieutenant-General Hon. Sir J. Yorke Scariett,
Major-General Lord George Paget, Brigadier-General

White, Hon. Godfrey Morgan, M.P., Colonel Douglas,
Colonel Connolly, Colonel Shute, Colonel Portal, Colonel
Hunt, Colonel Mayow, Colonel Feßowes, Lieutenant.
Colonel George, Major M'Cresgb, Major E. Hulton, Cap-
tain Hunt, Captain L. Prendergast, Captain M`Donnel,
Captain Ferguson, Captain Goad, Dr. Anderson, Lc.
Lorin BROUGHAM. —Lord Brougham, who con-
tinues to reside at Brougham Hall, is still in the enjoy-
ment of remarkably robust health. We understand that,
• change having been made in the arrangements, the
noble lord will leave the 11,11 for his chateau at Cannes in
the course of • few days. His lordship tekes daily drives
into Penrith and the neighbourhood.—Carbak Journal.