The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-04 00:00:00

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OSBORNE, Ftm. Y.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian,
drove out this morning.
Princess Louise, /'rince Arthur, and Prince Christian
rode out, and Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice
walked in the grounds.
The Queen held a council to-day, at one o'clock, which
was attended by the Duke of Buckingham, the Earl of
Bradford, the Earl of Malmesbury, and Sir John Pa.
kington.
Mr. Helps was Clerk of the CounciL
The Duke of Buckingham had an audience of the
Queen.
The Duke of Richmond, the Duke of Rutland, the Earl
of Bradford, and Sir Charles Young arrived from London
this morning.
After the council, the Queen, accompanied by Prince+,
Louise, entered the drawing-room.
The Duke of Richmond was introduced by the Earl Of
Bradford, Lord Chamberlain (Sir Charles Young attending
with the Insignia of the Order of the Garter), and her
Majesty invested the Duke of Richmond with the Riband
and Badge of the Carter.
The Duke of Rutland was then introduced by the Lord
Chamberlain (Sir Charles Young being in attendance with
the Insignia of the Order of the Garter), and her Majesty
invested the Duke of Rutland with the Riband and Badge
of the Garter.

After the Investiture Mr. Richard Malin (Vice-Chancel-
lor) was introduced by the Lord Chamberlain, and had
the honour of Knighthood conferred upon him by her
Majesty.
Th.; Prince of Leiningen arrived at Osborne yesterday,
and dined with the Queen and the Royal Family.
Earl and Countess Cowley and Admiral Sir Thomas
Palley also arrived, and had the honour of dining with the
Queen and the royal family.
The Dowager Duchess of Athole and Miss M•Greegor left
this morning.
The Hon. Harriet Phipps has arrived as Maid of Honour
in Waiting.
Lord Charles Fitzroy has succeeded Lieutenant-General
the Hon. Charles Grey as Equerry in waiting.

Faa. 3.
The Queen and Princess Beatrice walked and rode on
ponies in the grounds yesterday afternoon.
Prince and Princess Christian, accompanied by Lord and
Lady Cowley, drove out.
Princess Louise drove also, attended by the Hon.
Harriet Phipps.
Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Prince Henry of
Prussia walked in the grounds.
Her Majesty and the Prince and Princess Christian,
Princess Louise, Prince Arthur. and Princess Beatrice at-
tended Divine service at Osborne this morning.
The Rev. George Prather° officiated.
The l'rince of Leiningen and Sir Thomas Palley left yes-
terday.
Lord and Lady Cowley had the honour of dining with
the Queen and the royal family in the evening.

The Princess of Wales, attended by the Marchioness of
Carmarthen, took a carriage drive on Saturday.
The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Grey, re-
turned to Marlborough-house from Trentham in the
afternoon.

Major Teesdale has succeeded Major Grey's Equerry in
Waiting to the Prince of Wales.
The Prince ►nd Primer of Wales, with the Mar-
chioness of Carmarthen and Major Teesdale in waiting, at-
tended Divine service at the Chapel Royal St. James's
yesterday morning.
The communion service wu read by the Lord Bishop of
Worcester (Clerk of the Closet) and the Rev. J. V.
Povah.

Anthem: "0 Lord, thou haat searched me ont."—
Crott.

Sung by Messrs. R. Ltarnby, G. Baum, and Lewis
Thomas.

Mr. Cooper presided at the organ.
The sermon wee preached by the Lord Bishop of Wor-
cester, from I Cor., chap. a., v. 16-17.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council est on
Saturday. The lords present were Sir William Erie, Sir
E. V. Williams, Sir R. Kindersley, Sir J. Colvila, and
Sir LIIUreDOO Peel.

Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of the settlements on the west
coot of Africa. Despatches were sent to the Governors
of Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, Hong• Kong, Labium, and the
North American provinces.

The Countess of Derby will commence her re-
ceptions in St. James's-square on Saturday, the 16th inst.

The Earl Grosvenor, M.P., has arrived in town
from Calverley Perk, Cheshire.

Viscountess Cranborne will have evening par-
ties on Wednesdays during the month.

The Right Hon. the Speaker arrived at his official
residence, New Palace, Westminster, yesterday evening,
from Disunion Hall, near Newark. Lady Charlotte
Denison will come to town early in the week.
Tho Lord Lieutenant will hold his second levee
at Dublin Castle on Tuesday, the 26th inst. The second
drawing-room will take place on the 27th inst.

The arguments before the Master of the Rolls at
Dublin in the case of " M'Connac and others v. the
Queen's University and others," were brought to a clam
on Saturday. The object of the petition into restrain the
senate of the Queen's University from acting upon the
supplemental charter granted by the late government to
the university. The Muter of the Rolls intimated that
he would, if possible, give judgment previous to rising for
the vac►tion.

A case is at present under hearing in the Dublin
Court of Common Pleas in which Mr. Thomas Joseph
Eyre seeks to recover from Mr. Richard Seymour Guilt-
nest, official manager of the celebrated Tipperary Joint-
stock Bank, the amount of a bill of exchange drawn upon
the bank for 17,0001. by the late John Madleir, and ac-
cepted by their manager at the branch office formerly
existing in Clonmel. The case involves several legal points
of great difficulty ; and the principal defence is, as might
be expected, an allegation of fraud committed by Sadleir,
and a denial of the manager's authority to accept the bill.
Mr. John Martin, of 1848 eelebritv, publishes a
long letter in the Nation upon his favourite theme—the
repeal of the union. " There never was." he writes, " a
time since O'Connell's death more favourable than the
present for a national repeal movement, if Irish patriots
will but join to make such a movement. And a national
movement may soon be formed if the catholic hieracby
and clergy of the National Association will decide upon
taking repeal for their object. The Fenian in Ireland
would soon give their adhesion to a repeal movement to
which the catholic bishops and clergy were committed.
The Irish of the colonies and of England would give it their
sympathy and aid. Even the Irish of the United States,
when the reality and earnestness of the movement became
manifest, would turn all their hopes to the attainment of
self-government for their dear old country by the peace-
able way of repeal."

The New York Times states that Secretary
DlTulloch has received numerous letters from distin-
guished statesmen and other influential persons in Eng-
land, highly commending his financial policy. Among the
letters is one from )jr. Gladstone.