The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-23 00:00:00

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OSBORNE, Nance 22.
The Queen, the Prince Consort, and the royal
family walked and drove In the grounds this morning.

A deputation from the blames of the Bristol Mould*
Charities ea the subjeot of the Loral Amemusenta Abolition
Bill, had as interview with Mr. demstary Harcourt yester-
day st the Hoemeofilee. The dapatatioa coesiated of Mr.
F. H. Berkeltry, M.P., sad Mr. W. H. Gore Langton, M.P.
for Bristol; Mr. Lace, M.P. 11r. GMr.eorge Thomas (chair-
man), sad Mews. W. Valli sad H. Phimen, ter
truas of
Bristol Charities, accompanied by Alfred Miller, IMF
Lary.
A deputation from Westminoter Hospital. Mr. Maude sad
Mr. Robert Baxter, bad yesterday an iaterview with Mr. Bs-
aressay Hatrourt.
Mr. */ Campbell, M.P., Mr. J. A. Tamar, M.P., Mr.
=,,J01.rP., Mr. Cheatham, M.P., and the town clerk of
, had an interview at the Homeollkse with Mr.
esereary gatoonn is rofocosos to the Local Bramption Rates
*bailee Bill.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Coloshd-owes
from the Ciovorsoro of the North Amatican Provisoes sad
MAU.

(MOM LAST MOAT'S GAMMA.)
DEORIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE.—
DOWNINO-freiLlir, Maraca in.—The Queer has lite° gra-
y pleased to direct that letters patent be peered under
the grist cent, granting sad deohdng that the degrees of
Beasts, of Arta, Master of Art.. Sachraor el Mediciatt,
Doctor of Medicine, Bachelor of Lawr, Doctor of
Bachelor of Music, sad Doctor of Mamie, already granted or
ceaferred, or berrafter to be granted or °infrared, by the
Calmed of Melbourne. in the colony of Victoria, shall be
ergolied
reongoiaed as academic distinctions and rewards of =wit, sad
ha entitled to rank, preeedenoe, and consideration, is the
United Kingdom, sad is the celestes and reseesions of the
mown this inherit the world so fully as if the said dmrrees
had been granted by any university of the United Kingdom.
DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 21.—The Queen has
bran pleased to appo nt George Buster Cory, Eso., to be
AttonserGeneral for the Coloay of British Columbia.
FORSIGN-ORICE, MARCH 22.—The Queen ha s
been pleased to approve of M. Jules Barthelemy Lombard ea
00•11011 at Calcutta; M. Pierre Victor Mauboessin as consul
at Liverpool ; M. Etoriard Adolphe Jonep Casimir Tippet as
central at Edinburgh ; and of M. HIM Patrice Ilippolyte
Versa es consul at Graegow—far his Majesty the Emperor
of tbe French; also of Don Illpolito de Urkute se ormrad at
St. John'e, Newfoundland. for bee Majesty the QUACK of
ft.d• and of Mr. Robert Dowling is owed at Cork for the
Crated States of America.

The Queen has been pleased to exercise her right
to sppolnt one royal trade, for the Bridal Museum in favour
of the Rev. William Careton, Canon of Westminster and
Rector of St. blermaret's.
The Marv& of Camden has taken for a term the
mansion formerly occupied by the late Lord Pottiness, is

The Earl and Countess of Booties have arrived at
Thomas Bata, Berkaarsouare, from Rome.
The Earl of Hardwicke has arrived at the Brans.
wick Hotel, lermyn-street, from Hashers Ball.
The Countess of Stradbroke will be " at home •
this erosion, at the family masks is Portman-eraarn
Viscountess Palmerston will have an esessably
this evening, at Cartridge Hoots.
Viscount sad Viscountess Galway have arrived at
Mightier 'lota, from Selby Hal, sear Salary.
Viscountess Jocelyn and her youthful family will
return to town at ties awl atlas month, from St. Lamers-
's-Sea.
Sir James and Lady Matheson have arrived at
their mansion is Cleveland-row for the saws.
Sir George sad LadyDashwood have arrived at
Claridge-

-.gets HOrtel from West Wycombe Park, Beaks.
Sir John and Lady Lister Ear and family have
Jerked In Portland-place, from Dab, Omaga Yorkshire.
The Earl of Carlisle laid the faandation stone of
a vow large church, to be built In the early EWA style,
at Witham soar Melton, Rehabs, oa Monday. The
dike la 'Blended t affonl eemmmelatiem to Me perishes
of Hiadsrekelf, Welborn, and Oastle Howard; mil else to
the Inmates of the Castle Howard Reformatory Week The
noble earl is the chid donor.
The short-hand writers of the district are to hold
•peadltbilvat at the Royal Areembly Rooms, Newcastle-
spar Troikas Basler Monday, with oiler iipicat, stereo-
eysewspiem, tchweenicni, phoneerraphiratonowcal,
2fral. restorkel ontortahmenta. flir W. C. Trendies, Bait.,
lAN the chair.
Last week the mountains in West Cumberland
won severed ate mew.