The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-02 00:00:00

Etc dour*.

OSBORNE, itAICH I.
There wan no addition to the royal dinner party
rederelay.
The Queen and Prizes Caesar! walked oat in the forenoon.

A deputation on the subject of the Salmon Fisheries bad
an interview, yesterday, with the Right Hoo. Sir O. C.
Lew* at the Home.odice.
A deputation on the subject of the Westminster Improve-
ment Bill bad an interview, yesterday, with the Right Hos.
Hos. W. F. Cowper, at the oMee of her Majesty's Works,
Wlitebsll-place.
Mr. Kershaw and Mr. J. It Smith bad an interview with
Mr G. C. Lewin yesterday, at the Rome-cdflee.
were received yesterday at the Colonial.office,
fretestrelcflo' ',et
stunts of the West India Islands and Canada.
Dispatches were sent from the Colonisl.aMee to the Cover-
nee of British Columbia, and to the Lord High Commis-
sioner of the losiae bleeds.

(nom LAN? NIGHT% GAzerm)

70111110N-OIFIC; Fn. 26.—The Queen has been
pleased $o approve of Yr. Samuel Lilly as ConsuLoeneral
M Oaleutta for the United States of America.

—DowninW-Nrneer, Fn. 27.:Lffie Queen has been
=to appoint William Walter Raleigh Kerr, Eaq., to
aerial 7ywsurer ; and Edward Leered Ruahworth,
Req., to be Auditor Gamma for the Island of Mauritius ;
Gamma Oodkerk, Fag., to be Boa-keeper, in the office of
the Auditor-General far the colony of British Guiana;
Richard Rowell, to be Auditor General for the
Island of Trinidad; J Eaq.,
ohn Hill Beresford, Esq., to be
Colonial Secretary for the Island of Tobago ; and Anthony
Pemberton Hobson, Esq., to be laspector•General al Police
for the Wand St. Vincent.

—LORD ClikiiDE/iIAINN-OFFICE, Pas. 28.—Notice
banby gi wee, that the state apartment. of Windex
Meth will be open to the public, under the usual regula-
tions, cm Monday next, the 4th of March.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
entertained the Earl of St. Germans, the Earl sad Coma-
teas of Shelburne, Viscount and Viscounts,. Sydney, Lord
and Lady Rokeby, Mr. Henry Greville, Dr. Quinn, and a
select party at dinner last evening, at St. James's Palace.
Her royal highness received his Excellency the Austrian
Minister and Countess Apponyi, his Excellency the Saxon
Minister, his Excellency the Netherlands Minister, the Duke
ad Daphnis of Wellington, the Marchioness (Maria) et
iihebary, the Earl and Countess et Derby, the Fart and
Cleantees d Weetesorelead, Viscountess Stratford de Red.
mid dm Ran. Miss Cansing, Count Kalnoky, Lord and
Indy likiao, Lord Wismar, Sir Hamilton Seymour and
Kiss Bey aour, the Hun. F. Byag, Colonel the Hon. Dudley
and Lady Elizabeth de Roe, Captain the Hon. C. Edg-
cumin, Hoe. William Bathurst, Captain Falbe, and a
small party after dinner.

Tb. Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh° and Lady
araiotte lanes Ker left town yeeterdny fur Floon Castle,
agar Kelso, N.B.

The Earl and Countess of Lichfield have left the
St. Genes Hotel.
The Count and Countess St. Clair and Mdlle.
Beegiere hive left the Brunswick Hotel, Jere:we-street, for
Parks

Lord and Lady Iluntinqfield and the Hon. Mina
Value& have arrived at St. George's Hotel.

Sir William and Lady Gomm arc about to pur-
dam a rills in the neintiboneibood of Cumin.

The late Duke of Sutherland, who has left
several children, is succeeded by his eldest son, George
Onaville William, now Duke of Sutherland, who woe boa
In 1828, and married in 1849 the only daughter of Mr. John
Hay Mackenzie, of Cromertie, by whom he has a son and
heir, and other children. He is Lord Lieutenant of the
county of Cromarty, Vice• Lieutenant of Sutherland-
shire, sad became member for the latter county in
1862. His grace, it will be remembered, took a
very special interest in the progress of the Great
Eastern steamship, and was a frequent visitor during the
protracted launch of that marine curiosity. He has on
ether occasions evinced much Mete for scientific and
mechanical subjects ; but, save se maintaining his hereditary
pinkies as a member of the great whig party, has taken
as very active part io polities.
Yr. and 31rs. Charles Koan started for Edin-
burgh yesterday. They perform twelve sights in the
Scottish capital, and then in Glasgow. They thee return
to the metropolis, and open oo Easter Monday at the
Standard Theatre, where they are engaged for seven weeks.

We regret to learn that Mr. John Cross, whose
peters et " Richard the Pint pinioning the Archer" occu-
pies so worthily a place in the Holum of Parliament and
pitied a prize at Westminster Hell, died on Tuesday night
last.

The exhibition cu Mr. Holman Ehnen picture of
"The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple," will be re-
opened on Monday.
We (A theranton) bare beard that M. Schirs will
conduct the Itches operas during the coming mama at Her
Majesty's Theatre. It is announced that during the
remainder of Lest that theatre is to be elated on Wednes-
days and Fridays. The English Opera season at Coyest
Garden will come to an end this day week-so that Rey
Bias will not, we ecoceive, he given till after the masa
The Italian programmes of the rival houses should be