The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-08 00:00:00

Cm court.

OSBORNE, JAN. 7.
The Prince Con.ort, attended by Major Elphin-
stow, went over to Portsmouth this morning.
Prince Alfred, attended by Major Du Plat and Major
Cowell, arrived at Osborne today, from the continent.
Lord De Tabley, Lard is Waiting ; Colonel H. Possonby,
Equerry ; and Major Teesdale, Equerry ; left London on
Saturday evening for Petulant, in order to be present as the
pert of her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the Prises of
Wake, et the funeral of the late King of Prussia, els-
pointed to take place this day.
Earl Granville hie left Osborne.

Mr. Duncan Dunbar, &airman of the Local liArins Board
of London, and Mr. Hoary Green, deputy chairman, had
as interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner (.ib.oo, at the
Board of Trade, yestenlay.
Deepatches were received at the Colonial•ofilce from the
governen of Mauritius sad (.Imada, yesterday.

His Royal Highness the General Commanding-
in-Chief will hold a levee at 1 o'clock on Friday
next, the 11th inst.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter are
entertataies a select arch at Burghley House, near Staam•
feat,

The Earl and Countess of Fife have left town on
•A& to Yr. and Lady Catherine Ricardo. The noble earl
and eo••teea will shortly leave &china on • continental
tear.

The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., and
Mrs. Herbert ban arrived in Bele-rave•egaare, from
Wilton, far a few days. _

Sir George Cornewall and Lady Thema Lewis
returned to Kent House, yesterday, frees visiting the Earl
sod Counters of Clarendon, at The Grove, near Watford.
We (Port) are authorised to contradict the
announcement of an Intended marriage between Sir David
Baird. Bart., sad Lay Georgia Bajhe•Hamiltoo.

Mr. and Lady Margaret Beaumont and family
arrived os the terms, Plea&lly, last evening, from Bywell
NeethuraberLuel. Her ladyship is still is a weak
Ado d health.

Remedial measures, with a view to affording
peremsest relief, han been actively di►cussed at Coventry.
bet of time eons seem to have ►ttained a practical realise.
ties, with the exception of an orgaisintion for aiding the
Amid weavers to " emigrate" to the oottoe.spianing dn.
Webs of Lancashire. Lord Leigh and Mr. Braeebridp have
contributed to this object. About 700 penoes have
already been conveyed into Lasnuihire through this egersey.
Altogether &boat 2.200 pining have left Coventry for the
Laambire district, of whom it is estimated that 1,500 are
estatally worlds, In the tends, the remainder being Finn.
pally children oder twelve years of age.

- It is proposed to establi4h a7large metropolitan
Gemara betel, similar to the Great Western Railway Hotel,
Pedikestes, the Victoria, Listen station, and the West.
embisher Palace Hotel, is the neighbourhood of IR. Clements,
is the bend, sad ekes spas the spot Dow occupied by
Daseades, owe of the assaa extensive of the old ins, of
Leaden in its byres amain. days. It will have the effect
of clearing away Holywefl and Wych-streets, sad of widen-
ing this &rasa at that piint, and so render that thorough.
has of we uniform width from Charing.crode to Temple-
ts', in oredimetios with the metropolitan improvements.
The proposed capital of the enterprise is non,ooot.
The War Department have mitered into a con-
nect for the 4110ii011 of a eoniniedious building at Fort Pitt
Hospital, Chatham, to be used for the purposes of a
museum, is whisk will be deposited the valuable cu:lvctiock
of scientifie and other articles and 'peel:acts deposited now
at Fort Pitt. The site for the new mnaeum has been marked
out, and, after it has bees cleared, will be taken poemesion
of, its situation being in close proximity to the lecture
theatre, elaas-rooms, he.. of the young medical officers com-
posing the army medical school recently established at
Chatham.

The directors of the Atlantic Royal Mail Steam
Navigation Company have Maned circulars dating that
the steamship Prince Albert will sail cm the 23rd of Feb., and
th►t their Dew fleet of steamers will be ready to ply rein.
larly every fourteen days, according to contra,* after the
26th of Starlit next.

LATEST INTmuCtENcE.

PRUSSIA.
PROCLAMATION OF THE KING.
BERLIN, TUESDAY.

A proclamation of King William 1., dated Ber-
lin, January 1, Tian been published. It is headed,
"Tu my People." The proclamation commences

he recalling the Aecere sufferings of the late king,
and the profound grief at his death, and how with
free and royal munificence he granted institutions
the development of which WAS to realise the hopes
of the country. The proclamation continues as
followa :

" To the King who knew Low to lay the founda-
that of such great things, and whose never-to-be-
forgotten words--q and nay house will serve the
Lord'—have final my soul, a prominent place is duo
in the glorious ranks of those monarchs to whom
Prussia owes that greatness which made her
the true representative of the German mind. I
will faithfully guard that solemn bequest of my
ansstors, which they have founded mid augmented
with increasing can•, with their best energies, and
at the risk of their lives. With pride I one myself
surrounded by such a brave and faithful people, and
by so glorious an army. My hand shall protect the
welfare and the right of all in every class of the
populatimi. It shall be extended to protect and
-support the precious life of the nation. It is the
destiny of Prussia not to devote her life to the en-
joyment of acquired geol. The conditions of her
power are founded in the exertion of her spiritual
mid ral forces, in the seriousness and thu truth-
fulness of her religious feelings, iu the combination
of obedience with freedom, and in the strengthening
of her military force. In this manner alone can she
take her rank among the states of Europe. I re-
main faithful to the tradition of my house in
proposing to myself the mission of elevating
and of strengthening the patriotic spirit of my
people. I will consolidate and build up the
rights of the state on their historical basis, and
I will maintain the institutions which King
Frederick William IV. has brought into life. ,
Faithful to the oath I took on assuming
the regency, I shall protect the constitution and the
laws of the kingdom. May I, by the merciful aid
of God, succeed in leading Prussia to new honours.
My duties towards Prussia coincide with my duties
towards Germany. As a German prince I am
bound to strengthen Prussia in that position which,
axording to her glorious history and the deve-
lopment of her military organisation, she
must, for the good of all Germany, occupy
among the German states. Confidence in the
peace of Europe is shaken, but I shall endeavour
I to preserve the blessings of peace. Dangers may
nevertheless arise for Prussia and Germany. May
the courage which trusts in God, and which has
animated Prussia in her great periods, then mani-
fest itself in me and iu my people, and may the
latter then stand firm by my side and follow me
with faithfulness, obedience, and perseverance.
May the blessings of God rest on the mission
which His highest will has entrusted to me."

FRANCE.
PARIS, TVIIIIDAIN, 11.50 A.Y.
The Bank of France has just raised its rate of
discount from 5.1 to 7 per cent.

DALMATIA.

SPALA'7O, JAN. 7.

The municipality of Spalate, in its own and in the
name of 16 other communes of Dalmatia, has, on the
basis of the imperial diploma and the cirvula of
Baron Von &Linerling, protested against any
acts in referenoe to the annexation of Dalmatia
to Croatia, which are not supported by instructions
given by the inhabitants of Dalmatia to their
representatives.