The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-23 00:00:00

ebt Court.

OSBORNE, MAT 22.
The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon in an
open , end the Prince rode us itonebsek.
Prince A attended by Lieu.-Genera Sir F. Storin
and Lieutenant Cowell, arrived at Osborne to-day from the
Continent. The Prime left Geneva, where be passed the
winter, at the end of April, and travelled home, roe Gotha,
Coburg, Frenkliort,Coblents, and Brussels.
The Prince of Wales crossed over in the Elfin, attended
by Lieut.-Colonel Numb, end Mr. Gibbs, to meet Prince
Alfred at Portsroonth.
Lod Macdonald and the lion. Caroline Cavendish have
nooeeded the Duchess of AthoU and the Hon Mary Bulled,
aa Lady and Maid of Honour in Waiting to her Majesty.

The Royal Commission for determining the site of R new
National Gallery met on Thursday, at 17, Gnat Queen-
street, Westminater. Present, Lord Broughton (chairman),
the Dean of St. Paul's, Pref.:nor Faraday, Mr. Cockerell,
and Mr. Richmond.
Despatches for the GOVIRSOTS of the North American Pro-
vinces were sent last evening from the Colonial-office.

DOVER, HAT 22.
Her Majesty's steamer Banshee arrived this morn-
ing from Ostend with R.R.H. Prime Alfred, who, after
paying a short visit to the Duke of Cambridge, who had
stopped here, left by train for London.

MAT 22.

Prince Alfred arrived disaliernoon--- frOmtfie Con-
tinent, cid Dover. He vow met at the railway station by his
brother the Prince of Wales, who cisme over from Osborne
to the dockyard, which he inspects& in company with Admi-
ral Martin. Their Royal Highnomes left for Osborne this
afternoon. Tie Prince of Wale' walked, with a gentleman
in attendance, to the railway station, riding back.

'PRE PRINCE OF WALLA AT YORR.—The Prince
of Wales wind at the York Railway StANon, on Tueoday
evening, by the 9.28 p.m. train from the North, and repaired
to Mr. Holiday's, the Royal Station Hotel, where he re-
maiesd tor the eight. The mines end his attendants were
up Wins gest seerning, and having partaken of an early
=genended to make an inspection of the noble
ettorelte wee received by the Csnomin-
B
the Ifeetwelhe fleephen theft*, who explained to his royal
3eme Ihe mew peengnent objects of interest in the sacred
Moat a ereraftr before 10 o'clock, his royal Tilgh-
man sod nits quitted the eethedral for the railway station,
sad snivel there jut In time to travel by the 10 o'clock
Great Northern train for Loncl.m.

Her Majesty will hold drawing-rooms at St.
lansea's Palace, on the following days, at two o'clock

Seturday, 6th June next; Tuesday, 234 June next ; a levee,
at St. James's Palace, on Thursday, the 18th June next, at
two o'clock. —Gazette. _ _ _

The Countess de Persigny has issued cards for two
soir.:es &similes at Albert-gate llouse on the 2nd and 16th

proximo.
The residence of the Greek Legation has been re-
moved from Portland-place to Bryaneton-aquare.

The Duchess of ontroec's soiree dansante is un-
avoidably postponed fur a few day..
Maria, Marchioness of Ailesbary, is daily ex-
pected at Chwidge's Betel, from Paris.
The Earl and Countess of Scarborough have
arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from Tiekbill Castle, Yorkahlre.
The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield will arrive
in town to-day, frees Bretby Park, Derbyshire.
Lord and Lady LiNord have arrived in town for
the season, from Northamptonshire.
-. . .

Lord and Lady Eduard Thynne have arrived in
town from Hampshire.

Lady Melesrworth received at dinner last evening
Lord and Lady Alvanley, the Earl of Wostmoreland, the
Cotillion of Camperdown and Lady Elizabeth Duncan, the
Countess of Fife, Visoount and Viscountess Falmouth,
Viscount and Viecountess Torrington, the Hon. Mr. and
Mrs. R. Cavendish, Lord Broughton, Sir R. and Lady
Howard, the Right Hon. E. Ellice, M.P., Mr. A. Mont-
gomery, Dr. Quin, and Mr. Finning.
General Reeve and Lady Susan Reeve and family
have arrived at their residence in Great Cumberland-place.
. .