The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-12 00:00:00

the Court.

OSBORNE, FZB. 10.
The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, accom-
panied by Primus Helena.

The Privies and Princess of Wales, with the
Countess of Marelerfield and Major Teesdale In waiting,
atteoded divine service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's,
yesterday.
The oonimunion service was read by the Rev. the Sub-
des!, the Rev. J. V. Povab, and the Rev. Dr. Vaughan.
Anthem—" I have set God."—(Goldwin).
Snag by Messrs. R. Barnby, J. Foster, M. Smith, and
Lewis Thomas.
Mr. Goes presided at the organ.
The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, from
Isaiah, chap. xxi., v.v.11 12.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the
Treasury in Downing-street. The ministers pre-
sent ware—Earl Russell, the Lord Chancellor,
Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George
Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the Right Hon.
Edward Cardwell, Earl de Grey, Sir Charles Wood,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of
Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, Lord
Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. G. J. Goschen,
and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers.

The Right Hon. W. Monsen, M.P., Vioe-President of
the Board of Trade, has appointed Mr. W. W. Emerson
Teeniest to be his private secretary.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on
Saturday. Present—Lord Chelmsford, Sir E. V. Williams,
Sir J. Colvile, and Sir Lawrence Peel.
Despatches were sent on Saturday from the Colonial-
office to the Governer' of Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, Hong
Kong, Labuan, Panda, and t►e Bahamas.

The return of her Majesty and the royal family
to Windsor Castle is expected between the 15th sad the
20th inst., most probably about the latter date. The
private apartments to be occupied by the royal family will
be awsordingly in readiness by the time referred to.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
had a dinner party on Satturisy, at her royal highness's
residence at st. Jantee's Palace. The dinner circle included
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Marquis
of Winchester, the Marchioneee of Ely, Lord Henry Percy,
Lord and Lady William Osborne, Lady Ansulta Cadogan,
Mr. W. Peel, Mr. Caurtesay, and Lady Geraldine Somer-
set, and Colonel Home Pram, of the Duchess of Cam-
bridge's household.

The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, M.P., bad
a parliamentary dinner on Saturday, at his residence at
Grosvenor-gate. There were present :—The Earl of Tyrone,
Viscount Royston, Lord Rustace Cecil, Hon. F. A. Stanley,
Hoe. Gerard Noel. Hoe. Thomas de Grey, Colonel Lloyd
Lindsay, Mr. Banns Cochrane, Mr. Guinness, Mr. Graves,
Mr. Walsh, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Eaton, Mr. Williams, Mr.
Campbell, sad Mr. Weigand.
The Earl and Countess Russell entertained the
Earl of Minto, Viscount and Viscountess Amberley, Lord
and Lady Derwin, Lord Eliot, Hon. Henry Cowper, M.P.,
Mr. George Trevelyan, Miss Peel, Mr. Foublanqcte, kr., at
dinner on Saturday, at their residence in Chatham-plane.

On Saturday night Lady Stanley of A iderley
gave her ant reception this season at the family residence
in Dover-street, Piccadilly. Previously to the evening
party the noble lord and lady entertained at dinner his
Excellency the Austrian Ambassador, the Earl and Countess
of Cork, the Earl and Countess de Grey, the Earl and
Countess of Airlis, the Earl and Countess of Beasborough,
Viscount and Viscountess &Ahoy, Hon. Edward Lyulph
Stanley, Hoe. Miss Stanley, Mr. Tomlin, IL P., Mr.
Henry Weet, Mrs. Trollop*, &e.

At the weekly meeting of the members of the
Royal Institution on Friday evening, Mr. Archibald Smith
delivered a lecture " On the Deviation of the Compare in
Iron Shim"

The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Society
for Imprrriag the Dare Mega of the Poor was held on
Saturday, ktr. Alderman Water!ow, to whose exertions the
society mainly owes its wristeece, in the *hair. From the
report whiob was reed it appears that the company is in a
flourishing condition, sad it has realised a dividend of 5
per cent. This was regarded by the different speakers u
the more gratifying bemuse it took the offer of improved
dwellings for the working classes out of the domain of
charity.

Mr. Xmases picture " The Death of Nelson"
(from which his House of Lords true* has been painted)
will (says the "Plane.") be exhibited at the Academy
this year. The picture, with copyright, has been purchased,
for engraving, by the Council of the Art.llnion of Legation,
who also pewees the oomnanioa picture, the "Meeting of
Weillarton sad Blucher after the Battle of Waterloo."
Mr. E. M. Ward (nick "Leicester and Amy Robeart"),
Mr. Frith, Sir E. Lederer, Mr. Millais, Mr. Leighton, Mr.
Calderas, Mr. Oreswick, sad other most popular artiste,
bs well represented this year.

The MareMoneta of dastillejoe (Madame Prim)
has left Madrid for Lisbon. The most flattering reception
hat bete given to Prim I. Portugal. His host in
Lisbon Is the Marquis de Nis% This nobleman bas given a
grand banquet in honour of his gawk whieli was attended
by the Dube de &Maas, Hamel Santa Maris, and other
araimat pawpaw«. It is said that Prim has written to
the leaders of the PrograMa party, bitterly upbraiding
than for their "dastardly desertion el a esme that was
lam his than theirs."