The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-21 00:00:00

MN Court.

OSBORNE, MAY 20.
The QUeVII, and Prince, and Royal Family,
walked awl do co this morning.

DeepatebeN were received yeatenlay at the Colonial-office
from the Go* croon of Ceylon, Hong Kong, Australia,
Malta. Gibraltar, and Bermuda.
Dospatehe, wets sent to the Governors of Canada and
Newfoundland.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

(From the iferi•leee Semite).
Him Royal Highness the Prince Consort line
cemented to act as president of the Royal Agricultural
liociety for scat year, when the great show will be held in
the t's-park. The election will be meet likely v-
at the geoeral meeting of the society on Wednes-
day. This ou either sale no empty oumpliment, but a
really auspi..iour omen for agriculture. The advance of
the art well merits such oontenanee, and the Prince.
own tastes point at once to him se the patron
of such an occasion an the show oI 15ei'i pro-
mises to become. The world already knows of his
royal highseas's success as an exhibitor '4 stock : but
it is not everyooe who has had the delightful privilege of
inspecting the pork homesteads at Windsor, or of seeing
and hearing bow thorough an interest both her Majesty and
her Consort take in the dilfereut phloem of the Home, the
Norfolk, and the Flemish Farms. 'With an eulightened and
enlarged mind well fitted to his positiou, the Prince gives
everything io any way worthy of hi, attention a fair trial.
We see this alike in the breeds of stock he cultivates and
thedifferent ileseriptines of machinery he employs. There
are those first favourites, the Wale Devon' at one farm,
the Herefords at another, and the shorthorns at
a third ; with, moreover, an especial piece for the
dairy. The clay on which we had the pleasure of going
round there was a new grarirutter on trial ; while one of
gmith's steam cultivators has been at work at Osborne, and
another of Fowler's at Windsor. Both the Queen and the
Prince make it their care to see such inventions well Meted,
and the royal pair are equally zealous in marking the im-
provement of the animals. the Prince is known to be a
capital joke, and there is not a beast but that be has the
history and value of at his command. With, then, his
great abilities and natural predilection, we may repeat that
him royal highness's anceptance of the president's chair
should inaugurate a grcatyear for agriculture. It will be
the sepecial duty of the society to make this worthy of him.
There ie an 'wet Arcady attached to the meeting that needs
but careful culuvatiee to grow and thrive as time
progresses.

GRAND CALEDONIAN FANCY DEMI BALL —The
Wise vireo...es of this file met in committee at Willis's
Room. yesterday afternoon, 10202, after some dimeasion, it
wam arranged that the ball should take place on Monday.
the 17th proximo, instead of on Friday, the 21st of June,
se previously announced. There will be several fancy
quadrilles, two of which are already undertaken —the High-
land quadrille by the Duchen of Roxburgh. ; and soother
(not yet designated, by the Countess of Fife, whose interest
in the ehsritics f.,r which this ball is got up will be well
remembered.

The Duke and Duchess of Argyll left Campden-
kill on Saturday last ea a visit during the holidays to the
Duchess Dowager of Sutherland, at Chidden, near Maiden-
head. Their graces will return to town oa Monday next.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Cholutondeley
left Carlton fiouse-terrace yesterday for Westbrouke, on a
visit to the this. Mr. and Lady Georgians Ryder.
Count Maximilian Katerhasy has left the reed-
dame of the Austrian Embus, in London for Berlin, to be
attached to the Austria's Legation in that capital.
Count Blucher has quitted the residence of the
Prussian Legation for Berlin. The count has vacated his
diplomatic appointment, to be attached temporarily to the
household of the King of Prussia.
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Lady Miirtlaiinthaa limited cards for a ball, in
Lowadeusquarr., on the 11th pmximo.
Luly °Wife's ball bits been announced by mis-
-14. for Thursday, this 13th proximo ; it should be Friday,
tip 14th Julia

The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli
have left Grasrenor•pte for Httglienden Manor, Bucks.
Mrs. Hampton-Lewitt'', ball is tiled for Friday,
the ith of June, at 25, Groavenorequare.
Count Alexander Strogonotf, the Prince Boris
Oalit:in, and the Prince Waasiltehikoff have left the Claren-
don Hotel for 'Wis.

The British chaplaincy of Amoy, China, has
bees coeferred upou the Rev. John Kay Beater, LA.,
formerly of Sidney Susses l'ullego, Cambridge, Curate of
Christ Church, Doecaster.

The government have commenced improving the
fortification@ of leandown, in the laid of Wight. The pre•
rent fort ie to be enlarged, and four new forts are to be
erected.

The Dublin papers contain a lengthened report
of the " Extraordinary Special Yeetiog " of the Atlantic
Steamboat Company, held in Loudon on Bxturday after-
noon. A deputation from DulAin apacared at the meeting,
and rt was resolved that another effort should be made in
the Home of 'ornmoes to retain the ruleidy, for the
meeting conkl not persuade themselves that it wee actually
goo,. If it wan, however, they were determined to recover
it. In the maintime, the ships are to siert at the sp•
pointed time% for laseenger traffic. The maddest thing
about this unfortunate undertekieg is the fact that so
many pemons iu Ireland lad invested in it tho savings of a
life of induatry aud economy, all of which they have lost..
It is bored that the Liverpool @tamers will not caw to
call at tjoectwitown and Loodowlerry, even if the compe-
tition of the ail way Company should cease.

. .
The Melbourne papers just come to hand give an
account of an enormoua meteor that fell in the neighbour.
hood of Holland or the morning of the Ith of March last.
When find seen at fleelong it was in the south west, its
'dupe was that of a came, the base being foremost. The
light we, intro.,. n,embling that of meltiug iron. The
meteor left ialtitol 3 trice of light like the tail of a comet.
At we place a sulphuric smell was peroeived. There
woe no disturbance of the magnetic element at the
time. The state of the weather was very peculiar.
The heed was very oppreselve and had been so for several
mewling .lays. The meteor appeared to come out of •
thin white cloud. When it fell to the ground it exploded
with • loud noise and enveloped a MAU who wee near in a
cloud of smoke. The man wail struck on the knee, which
warn slightly injured. When it fell the earth was deeply
furrowed for about 12 yards.
Extensive deposit's of guano have been found in
the innumerable islands and islets near Tacniania. The
deposits are rich in the phosphate.. A company has been
formed for supplying Australia. and Mauritius with the
guano. It is expected that the discovery will supersede
the guano of South America, in Australia.

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