The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-06 00:00:00

THE TOVOHAL ELECTION.

The Star is surprised at the spectacle of the Roman
catholic priests at Youghal supporting a small Disraelite
like Sir Joseph McKenna, against the liberal candidate,
Mr. Weguelin. Evidently the natural shrewdness of the
priests has been overcome by an artistic manipulation of
their prejudices, or by some other ingenious contrivance
which has been more successful than worthy. But if
they do not act with the liberals, liberals are not, or
ought not, to be scared by them from going their own
gate.

the !Court.

OSBORNE, Ammer 5.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, left Osborne this
afternoon for Switzerland.

Eler Majesty and their royal highnesses embarked on
board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain the
Prince of Leiningen, 0.C.8., in Osborne-bay soon after
12 o'c'ock, and shortly afterwartbdeft for Cherbourg.

The mile in attendance consisted of the Marchioness of
Ely, Major-General Sir Thomas and Lady Biddulph,
Mdl e. tans C.i!onel Ponsonby, Sir William Jenner, and
thl Rte. B. Duckworth.

Prirc • sal Prinoeee Louie of Hesse took leave of her
liae,ty at Clevorae.pier.

The i.,ltte< n will travel and reside on the Continent as
Countess of Kent, and will maintain the strictest incog-
nita during her residence abroad.
Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, attended by Baroness
Grancy, Major Von Hesse, and Baron Rabenau, intend
leaving for Germany 10-morrow.

The Prince of Wales presided yesterday at a meeting of
the council of lf s royal highness, held at the office of the
Duchy of Cornwall, Buckingham-gate, St. James's-park.
Th re were 'resent SirWilliamJohn Alexander, Attorney-
General; General Sir William Thomas Knollys, Comp-
trollsr of the Household of his royal highness ; and Herbert
W 'am Fisher, Esq., Keeper of the Privy Seal. Mr.
Bateman, the secretary, attended as Clerk of the Council.
The Prince of Wales attended yesterday at a meeting of
the Royal Agricultural Society, of which his royal highness
is president for the ensuing year.
The Princess of Wales drove out, attended by the Hon.
Mrs. Hardinge.
Messrs. Vandswall and De Villiers, delegates from the
Orange Free State, attended by Philip P. Blyth, Esq.,
consul-general for that republic, had an interview yester-
day with Lord Stanley, at the Foreign-office.
The Duke of Richmond presided yesterday at the Board
of Trade, in the arbitration between the Brighton and
Surrey and Sussex Railway Companies, which was re-
ferred to him by the Brighton Act of last session. His
Grace was attended by Mr. Fry, Mr. Samuel Laing, jun.,
and Mr. Philip Rose on behalf of the Brighton Company.;
and by Mr. Venable*, Q.C., Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Faithful
on behalf of the Surrey and Sussex Company. Mr. F. S.
Reilly, barrister, of Lincoln's-inn, who has been appointed
by the duke to act as his assessor, also attended.
Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office
to the Governor-General of Canada and to the Governor
cd Malta.

The christening of the infant daughter of the
Prince and Princess of Wales takes place to-day at Marl-
borough House. Their royal highnesses have invited •
select party to luncheon after the ceremony.
The Duke of Edinburgh left Clarence House,
St. James's, last evening for Plymouth.

_ .
The Duke of Cambridge left town on Tuesday
evening for Germany. The Prince of Wales and the
Duke of Edinburgh paid a farewell visit to his royal
highness at the Horse Guards a few hours before his de-
parture for the Continent.
A marriage is arranged to take place between
Viscount Andover, M.P., eldest eon of the Earl of Suffolk
and Berkshire, and Miss Eleanor Coventry, fourth
daughter of the Hon. Henry Coventry.—A marriage is
arranged between Mr. Montgomerie, of Garholdisham,
Norfolk, and Mir Eleanor Laseelles, daughter of the Hon.
Arthur Lascelles, of Norley, Cheshire.

According to late accounts from Plombieres, the
health of the Emperor is in a more satisfactory state.
After undergoing the thermal treatment he felt some
fatigue for two days, but he is now much better, and has
resumed his 4psual drives. A ball having been offered to
his Majesty and suite, it was declined, with a request
that the money to be expended upon it should be diatri.
buted amongst the poor. The Emperor lives very quietly,
very retired, and is constantly engaged in the business of
the state. The court occupies the whole of one wing of
the Hotel Napoleon, containing about 80 beds. Two gen-
darmes are seated at the door of his cabinet guarding the
ambiance, and two valets attend immediately upon the
Emperor. Very few audiences are given.