The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-06 00:00:00

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OSBORNE, Maas( 4.
The Queen and royal family took their usual
exercise to the grounds yesterday.
The Prince Consort rode on horseback.

Despatches were mat yesterday from the Colonial-office to
the Gov of the Cape of Good Hope and the Governor
of Canada.

Deimatchae were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governors of Hong Hong, Ceylon, Malta, sod
Gibraltar.

(1110111 LAWT NIGHT'S oAsirrn.)

BT. Juror's PALACE, FEB. 26.—The Queen has
been pleased to appoint the Duchess of Manchester
to be /distress of the Robes, in the room of the
Duchess of Sutherland, resigned.
MASTER OF THE HORSE', OFFICE, FEB. 26.
Ths Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Moat
Noble Henry Charles Fita-Roy, Duke of Beaufort, to be her
Majesty's Master of the Horse, in the room of the Most
Noble Arthur Richard, Duke of Wellington, resigned; end
Colonel the Honourable Alexander Nelson Hood, late Soots
Fauber Guards, to be Equerry in Ordinary to her Majesty,
in the room of Major-General Barkley, resigned.

WAs-omcs, Itasca s.—The Queen has been
?.43701napiseeed to give order. for the appointment of
Lord Bowden, K.C.8., her 11surety's Envoy
Extraredinery and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Queen of
Spain, to be on Ord* Member of the Civil Division of the
First Chinos Knights Cross, of the Most Honoru-able
Order of the Bath; and of Percy William Doyle. F.sq., late
her Menet?' Minister Plenipountittry to the Mexican Re-
public, sad Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Aiakew Larcom,
R.E., Under Secretary to the Lad Lieutenant of Inland, to
be Ordinary Members of the own Division of the Third
Clan, or Companion' of the saki Most Honourable Order.
DOWNING-STREET, MARCH s.—The Queen has
been plowed to appoint John Reilly, Bp., to be police
magistrate for the district of Kingston, in the blend of St.
Vincent ; Prawn Ellis, Req., to be a member of the Council
of the Turks and Caicos Islands; George Wall, Esq., to be
a member of the Legislative Council of the Island of Ceylon ;
Alexander Gordon FT* Esq., to be a member of the Leer
!stirs Council of the Wand of Jamie.; and Alfred Whit-
man and Robert Barry Dickey, Bare.' to be members of
the Legislative CoanCouncilof the Province of Nova &oda.

The Duke of Devonshire and the Marquis of
Harlington and Lsdy Louisa Cavendish are pacing the
SOWS at Holkar Hail, Westmoreland. His grace Intends
occupying Devonshire House soon after Easter.

The Duchess of Sutherland left Castle Howard
on Thursday, for Sootland. Her pros will coons to town
neat week.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury have
betted cards for a large diaper party, this evening, at their
mansion in Arlington-street.

The Earl and Counter of Ellesmere come to
Brldpwatar Houae to-day, from Worley Hall, Laaca-
shire.

The Countess Dowager Granville has taken one
of the fersimbed houses at Upper Norwood attached to the
QUOillil Hotel.

The Countess Delowarr and family will return to
town the letter sad of asst week, from Bourn Hall, Cam-
toldgmbire.

Viscountess Palmerston will have an assembly,
Ili. (•,sing, at Cambridge Holum

Lord and Lady Dacre are passing the anion at
the Hoot Harts, and will not return to town until attn.
Easter.

Lord Ward will leave Dudley House, in a few
days, for Braley Hall, Staffordshire,

Ldp O'I)onel and Miss O'Hara arrived in town,
a Ira days Wore, from !rebind for the 61161/011. Her ladyebtp
has taken a house in William-street, Lowaderaqttare.

The Right Hon. Henry and Lady Mary La-
Doaohen will come to tows early next week, from visiting
the Earl of Carlisle at the Castle, Dublin.

Lady George Paget gave birth to a son at 23,
Berkoley-square, on Thursday.

Lady Louisa Mills give birth yesterday to a
daughter at 9, Orcerrettor-oquare.

Yesterday evening Professor C. Piazzi Smyth, the
Astronomer Royal for Scotland, gave an interesting account,
at the Royal Instftutios, of the astronomical experiments
sadmitakea by him ow the Peak of Teneriffe, in 1856, which
wee illustrated by numerous photographs shown by the
elude° light.

The Right Hon. J. W. Henley, the President of
Hs Board of Trade, hie appointed Mr. J. J. Henley his pri-
vate ascatary ; and the Earl of Donoughmore, Vice-Presi-
dent, has appointed Mr. J. W. Stratton his private sir
cestary.

The model gun, manufactured in Woolwich
Arsenal, and intended for presentation to the Emperor of the
rma, ta, together with its appurtenances, now complete,
sad awaits the inspection of his Royal Niemen the Prince
Coasted. The present will be conveyed to Francs in charge
of a captain of the Royal Artillery. The inscription maths gIIII
conalata simply of the words—"To Napoleon 111. from
Queen Victoria, 18.57."

Mr. E. C. Egerton wu offered the Judge-Advo-
cateship in Lord Derby's ministry, but declined to accept It.
The new comedy of The Lore Knot, to be pro-
hued at Drury Lane Theatre on Monday, is written by
Stirling Coyne.

M.Vieuxternpa has returned to the old world
from America—Signor Field to London, from hie continental
tour.

" The mania," says the Athencrum, " is now for
acton and octrowee who have not yet learnt acting to start
es managers of theatres. This Mart, it is rumoured, may
presently be taken by Mite Bwsnbornagh at the Strand
Theatre. Pleasing and promieing the lady be, we know—but
sa to her managerial power, discretion or esperiseee—the

only comment can be " Well-a-day" for drama, serious or
comic!"

One of Lord Palmerston's last official acts was to
mend & donation of 1001. to Mrs. Mogridge, widow of the
popular writer known by the mow de plunge of . Old Ham-
Pht.9-"

Mr. Mnrray has issued, on a separate sheet, an
index to Dr. Llvingstone's "Journal," with a couple of
pages of new matter, relating chiefly to the wife of the mis-
sionary.

Mr. Thornbury, author of " Art and Nature," has
in program a life of Turner, Mr. Ruskin having assisted him
with the MSS. and note-books of that grist painter.
The Illustrated London News mays :—" The two
most recent ex-Chancellors of :Le Extbequar bars sought,
sad are still seeking, refuge in Homer. Mr. Gladstone has
mat the third volume of his book about Homer (' about
k sad about it') to the press at Oxford; and Sir George
Lewis has—forgetting figure., in which he excels—written
• letter, of Lord knows how many 'bests, to his prede-
cessor in the Exchequer, touching Homer and his men-
sweentore—the Scottish °mien, it is said, not omitted.
Lady Jute Om reeding Plato (in Lord Stamford and
Warrington's park) is nothing oompared to Mr. Gladstone
sad Sir George Lewis quarrelling ainkebly about Homer
within sight of Mr. Massa, and fresh from unpoetic
figures and dry estimates."

HAerroe COVRT AND KEW.—From a return to
parliament lowed this morning It appears that during the
year 1867, 173,710 visitors were admitted to we the apart-
ments and *Wes at Hampton-court. Of that number
47,794 visited the palace on Sundays. The visitor'
to Kew during the year numbered 301,798,—m0re
then half the number—viz., 185,699 having visited the
gardens on Sundays. The greatest amine of Besday
visitors at liempto• Court were la Ilay, bet the iseest
number of visitors on other days wee In J. Zsw was
visited by the largest 'umber of Sunday visitant Ia ATIVEPI,
sad ea other days la hum