The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-14 00:00:00

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OSBORNE, Fn. 13.
The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, accom-
panied by Princess Christian.
Po Mons Louise and Prince Christian rode, attended
by the Hon. Emily Cathcart and Colonel the Horn.
Dudley do Roe.
The Judge-Advocate-General arrived at Osborne yester-
day, and had an audience of the Queen.
Viscount Halifax arrived in the afternoon, and had the
honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal family in
the evening.
Lieutenant-General the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey
and Lady Oeorgiana Grey lutil also the honour of being in-
vited.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Teesdale, went
out rabbit shooting near Windsor yesterday.
The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive, attended by
the Marchioness of Carmarthen.

The Prince and Princess of Wales had a dinner party
in the evening. The company included the Duke of Edin-
burgh, the Marsh Mums of Carmarthen, the Earl and
Countess of Bradford, the Wart of Shrewsbury and Lady
Gertrude Talbot, the Earl and Countess of Derby, the
Earl and Countess Spencer, the Earl and Countess of Sef-
ton, the Karl and Countess Granville, Lord and Lady
Cecilia Binzham, the Hon. A. T. Fitzmaurice, the Hon.
T. de Grey, the Hon. Eliot Yorke (in attendance on the
Duke of Edinburgh), General Knollys, and Major Teel.
dale. The band of the Grenadier Guards, conducted by
Mr. 1). Godfrey, was in attendance, and played a selection
of music.

The following members of the Water Supply Commis-
sion had an interview with the Lord President of the
Council at the Privy Couucil-office, Whitehall, yesterday :
—The Duke of Richmond, Sir John Thwaites, Sir Benja-
min Phillips, Colonel Harness, C. 8., Mr. T. E. Harri-
son, C.E., and Mr. J. Prestwich.
A deputation from the meeting of delegates elected by
the several metropolitan vestry and district boards, consist-
ing of Messrs. J. Beal, Dresser Rogers, Bradshaw, Bolton,
Hillman, Smith, Armstrong, Jewell, Redfern, Dr. Corti.,
Mr. Dannell, Mr. Surridge, Dr. Shea, Mr. Dowden, Mr.
Stanton, Mr. Sargon, and Mr. Phippard, Assistant Vestry
Clerk of St. James's, Westminster, had an interview with
the Right Hon. Sir Stafford Northcote at the office of the
Board of Trade yestenlay, on the subject of a proposed
government bill to amend the Metropolitan Gas Act, IMO.
The deputation was introduced by the Hon. Captain
Grosvenor, M.P.
A deputation from the City, consisting of Mr. Deputy
Fry, Mr. William Lawley, Mr. H. A. Isaacs, Mr. Scott
(Chamberlain), Mr. Corrie (Remembraucer), Mr. H. Jones
(Architect), and Mr. Haywood (Engineer), had an inter-
view with Lord John Manners at the Office of Works,
Whitehall-place, on Tuesday.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester-
day. Present, Sir KV. Williams, Sir R. Kindersley, Sir
J. Colvile, and Sir Laurence Peel.

THE MINISTRY AND REFORM.—The universal
opinion of the public, that Mr. Disaarm's" Reso-
lutions " offer no basis for the satisfactory settle-
ment of the question of Reform, but mark an
egregious political failure, is imposing duties on
the leaders of the Liberal party from which they
will not shrink. It is at present probable that
Ministers will be asked to withdraw their Reso-
lutions, and either substitute for them a Bill or
other resolutions of a more liberal, intelligible,
and practical character, and upon the re-
ception given to such a request the con-
duct of the Opposition will depend. Another
meeting of the Liberal members will be held next
Wednesday. It will be observed that Mr. BERNAL
OSBORNE is to ask Mr. DISRAELI this evening if
her MAJESTY'S Government will inform the
House what is the exact amount of reduction con-
templated " in the value of the qualifying tene-
" meat in counties and boroughs ; " also, the
description of " other franchises not dependent
" on such value," as mentioned in Reform Reso-
lution No. 2.—Daily News.
The Marquis of Hartington, ALP., left Devon-
shire House yesterday for Helga Mowbray, to resume
hunting with the local hounds.
Viscount and Viscountess Cranborne had a
dinner party last evening at their residence in Mansfield-
street. Cavendish-square. Later in the evening her lady-
ship received a select circle.

The Earl of Pembroke, who has been attacked by
measles, and has suffered severely, was much better yes-
terday, and late in the evening the accounts of his health
were more favourable.

The Hon. H. Stanhope, who has been suffering
from very 'severe indisposition, is so greatly improved in
health that iu a few days his friends probably will find
him quite recovered.

It is said that Colonel the Hon. Octavio* Dun-
combo will come forward ai a candidate for the North
Riding, in the room of his nephew, the present Lord
Fevershani, who has succeeded to the peerage by the
death of his father.

The Hon. C. B. Adderley writes from the House
of Commons to the Tines to say that the arrangement as
to the troops in New Zealand, for the present, is this :
All the British troops there, already reduced from 10,000
to 3,100, are under onsets to quit, except one regiment of
infantry, which this country will maintain ; hut, while it
does so, the colony is to appropriate yearly 50,00 W. to
native purposes.

. .
Mr. Arthur Kavanagh voted yesterday in the
first division of the session ; that on Mr. Ayrion's Fins•
bury Estate BilL

On Wednesday next Mr. Leeman will bring for-
ward in the House of COMMOWI a bill to amend the law
in respect of the sale and purchase of shares in banking
companies.

The members of the General Committee of Elec-
tions will be sworn on Monday at 4 o'clock.
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This morning was issued the bill presented to
the House of Lords by the Earl of Carnorron, intituled
' An Act for the Union of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New
Brunswick, and the government thereof, and for purposes
connected therewith." The bill occupies forty pages,
and consists of 147 clauses, treating of the union,
executive power, legislative power, the Senate, the
House of Commons, money votes, provincial con-
stitutions, distribution of legislative powers, judica-
ture, revenues, &c. The last clause but two relates
to the Intercolonial Railway, and is sa follows:—" Inas-
h as the provinces of Canada. Nova Scotia, and New
Brunswick, have joined in a declaration that the con-
struction of the intercolonial railway is essential to the
consolidation of the union of British North America and
to the assent thereto of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick,
and have consequently agreed that provision should be
made for its immediate construction by the government of
Canada ; therefore in order to give effect to that agree-
ment it shall be the duty of the government and parlia-
ment of Canada to provide for the commencement within
six months after the union of a railway connecting the
river St. Lawrence with the city of Halifax, in Nova
Scotia, and for the construction thereof without intermis-
sion and the completion thereof with all practicable
speed."