The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-20 00:00:00

CDr Court.

OSBORNE, Dtc.l9.
The Queen and Prince Consort walked out this
morning.
Baron de Loeweafels left o.bonie on his return to the
Continent.

DespotAro were received et the Cohnlal-offios yesterday
from the Lord High Commtniorer of the lonian Islands sad
the uvreraor of British Columbia
Despatches were seat to the governors of Ceyka,
Hoag Laic Lehrer, Lod Gibraltar.

The Duke of Rutland has arrived at hie residence
at Prisav-gate, tram Beltuir Cast* Oraathate.

The Duke of Devooshirs and Lady Louisa Coven-
Mob 101 l Chatsworth a kw days Macs &a liolker Hell, West-
meath/4 when they will paws the Christmas holidays.

The Duchess (Dowager) of Norfolk has retamed
so town from visiting the Duke sod Duchess of flatlisrlawd
ea Tiwithsw.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Atlesbary have
heed easersaksiag the following company at their gest, Tot-
' char Park, Wilts, dohs, the past week :—TM Doke and
Boehm of Manchester, Earl and Comma of Barham, Earl
end Counter of Totkerrille, Marla. Meashlossos of hike-
bury, Vierionst sad Vieeentatees de Vied and the Boa.
Mime Verry, Lea Itsymerer, Mr. Gonad and Lady Augusta
&art, Lord Charles Brook the Earl of OnLtd, Viscount
Peseoreconrt, the Earl Annealey, Captain Lumley, &c.
The Marquis and 31archioness of Abercorn and
homily have left Chesterfield Home, Mayfair, for Brackett
Hero.

The Marrois of Hartinirtoa arrived in town yee-
someday monocle. from Hoare Hall, Woetroorelead, sad has
shoe loft lowa as s atilt to the Kul Cowper, at Panama's',
Herta.

The Earl of Craven has arrived is town from
Baritose learrall, Becks. The Cortese and the Ladies
Craven will return to town to-morrow, from Ashdown Pork,
far the winter.

The Earl sad Countess of Ashburaham, who have
Welt' arrived is lowa hem Seethed, when they have bats
oa a whit to the Earl at Haddiagtoa (bar ladyship's brother)
sad to tb. Malcala sad Marobioarso el Breadalbeas, are
aorr prolog the sasses at Ashburahaet Plana, their I:negat-
ional seat la Seam.

Tilt Karl and Countess of Dalksith were to let,.
Batietton Howie, soar Ketteriag, jesterdq, to join the
Margate and Marchioness or Abotoora, et Brackett Hall.

The Earl Grosvenor left Stafford Howie, Bt.
James's. yesterday, to Calverley Perk, Cheshire.
Coact and C,ountkaa de Flahaelt cud the Hon.
Mies Elphtsetose de Thibault sill leave Coventry H. wee In
• Irw day. See Howood, o• a Ana to the Marquis of
Leardswolt.

The marriage of the Hon. General Ashburnham
with tbe Hee. Mir Poky, daughter/ of t►e late Lord Foley,
sad mime of the Duke of Lodestar, will ►e solemnised early
la laresn.

Sir Gemara Grey and Lady Gray have returned to
Howeltives Hotel, from a tour of visits.

Kr. and Mrs. Chamberlsyns entertained last week
at Weir asst. Csaabstry Peek, are Winchester, • pelmet circle
of fries& to meet hie [mass Mightier. the Prince Leticogen
sad her Royal Hiseinses the Prince. Leiniagen ; and, not-
withstanding We very bed season for game in that part et
lismasake, to pathless' ant with some tt lerabis sport In
the srell-gresersed sects, the result of two Jays' shooting
with as gum wag 400 gisessente. 138 ham., 70 rebbits,
weedaseliA, 9 paetridess—total 614 head.

It is statsd that his brother, and brother-in-law,
Bens Rotnechart, wore present on &etudes- e the death o
W Right Hen. H. Fttsray.

We regret to learc of the death, yesterday, at
'3, Olouorstee-pleaf, Hyde-lore, of the only sister of the
Right Hoe. E. Diareftli, M.P.

Bondy wu the eizty-ninth birth-day of the King
of the Belgloos.

The various works at the floral hell, Covent Gar-
den, are now being carried out with a considerable amount
of vigour, theirs being upwards of ow hundred men at present
engaged, including amongst them fifty fitters and =litho,
ths other half being made up of glaciers, painters, pleaded*,
bricklsyers, m==ow, laboured, and boys.
_ _

Me. E. J. Lowe, of Hightield House, states that
the Waimea fro.t which .et in with a rough N.N W. wind on
the 14th inst. reached a degree ( con, both Saturday and
Sunday, greater than ha. eery been recorded there in
the woods of December since 11,41. On only two occomione
W the temperetzue at Highdeld fallen lower than it was on
Monday morning, Tic, as the night of the 2nd and morning
of the 3rd of January, 1851, when it descended 4 deg. below
zero ►t 4 feet, and 6 deg. below zero on the gram, and even
le 8 deg. below zero in the Talky on the antra; the second
occasion being the OM of Febr►ary, 185.5, when it wee 6'l
deg. at 4 feet, and 0 5 deg. on the gram.

PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM OP PRUSSIA
AT COBLEN27 AND COLOGNE

The opening of the Coblento sad Bingen Railway
took plane on Timed., last in the powwow of Prime* Fre-
derick William of Proasia (representing the Prince Kermit,
his father, who was detained in Berlin in consequence of the
illness of tile King of Prussia). A grand dinner wee he'd at
Cobientz, at which the royal amid distinguished visitors were
present•

After the dinner the jonmey to Cologne was accomplished,
mid at all ihe meads' festive decont'irms in profueion were
displayed, porticularly at Caws.. when the head burg°.
asoller, surrounded by the authorities received the Prince"
Fredrick William, and read sa address to his royal Wah-
iawa. A repast was bars ale provided, at which lb• healthy
of the Kier, the Prince Raises Priem Frederick
sad the Greed Dubs of Hasse wets drunk. In reply Prince
Frederick William said:

"Gentlemen,—Aa I stand hero to-day in the place of my
mmt gradates father, I hays him to etyma in his name his
deep regret that he Is prevented from coming among you.
The beery mieketiree which unfortunately has visited oar
[cowry for mem thee has mnderect it ticcemary for him to
mnuain in the Aelaity of his myal brother ; sad it devolves
upon cue to exprevs to los what you all know, that my father,
though permeally absent, w prwent in the warmest and c,m-
*tem sympathy. (L red applauee ) Yon know how much
ha has wished to ass completed the work which we ham
to day inaugurated. And now, gentlemen, if I may speak
of myself, I, who for a year lived amoog you, rejoice heartily
el the arc impliahroest of this peal work. May die festive
110[1140S be a happy omen mid • hulls! blessing for our
Pretmlea fatherland, for the Rhine province, aad toe tbo
milted German *wintry. In this ream, gentlemen, I beg
yea t rise, and drink with ma to the pemperity of the
Rhineland. I give you, gestlemes, Prosperity to the
beautiful Ithismised.'"
The toast wee received wet heartily.

Borne other 'peer-tees were dolir.-rwl, whoa ht. royal WO-
new left before the a:mei u•rm ,f the banquet, .ad shata„,,a.
yea present .t s moron at the Camino. la the iambi t►e
prises retarsed to Berlin.