The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-12 00:00:00

elm Court.

The Queen walked yesterday morning in the
gardens of Buckingham Palace.
The Princesses Helena and Louise walked in the gardens
of the palace.
Prince Louis of Hesse, attended by Lieatenant.Coloeal
the Hon. 1). de Roe and Baron Westerweller, visited the
Tower of London yeetenlay morning.
Her Majesty's Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1862

met at their Offices in the Strand. yesterday.

have received the gMciona intimation

that her Majesty and the Prince Convert will contribute
from their collection any pictures, statues, or articles of
vertu, which may be thought desirable for the Exhibition.
A dentition from the Society for Promoting the due
Observance of the Lord's Day, opposed to the opening of the
Royal Botanic Hardens at Olaanevise, near Dubin], on the
Lord's-day ►ad an interview, yesterday with Viscount
Palmenton.

His Royal Highness the General Commanding-
in-Chief will hold a levee, at the Horse Guards, at
1 o'clock on Thursday, the 20th instant.
The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton give a grand

setertaiansent to their Royal Highnesses the Ducias et
Omebridge and Princess Mary to-morrow at the ducal resi-
duum in Arliugtou-street.
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The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare have
strived from helloed, sod gone on a riMt to the Duchem
(Dowager) of Sutherland at Chidden. near Maidenhead.
The Earl and Countess of Southeak have arrived
Claridgee Hotel from Hisnaird Castle, N. B.
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Sir Joseph and Lady Bailey have arrived at
Nery's Hotel, in Dover-street.

We have to announce the death of Duly Dor-
chaster, which melancholy event took place on Friday last,
at Lord Dorchester's seat in Hampshire. Her ladyship does
not IBM any issue.
The mortal remains of the late Vice-Admiral the
Hoe. Sir Richard S. Dundee, LOB., have been taken to
Melville Castle, the family seat in Scotland. The inter-
ment takes place to-day.

Miss Coutts entertained his Royal Highness the
Duke d'Aumale awl a diatioguiabed pasty at dinner last
evening, M her residence in Strattowstreet.

Laxly Hoytaunt gave a ball last night at her
residence in Lowndes-equare.
Rear-Admiral the Hon. Frederick Thomas Pel-
ham, C. 8., has resigned his office a. one of the Lords Com•
missionem of the Admiralty. The gallant and much re-
spected officer hes relinquished his appointment entirely
owing to his impaired health. By his resignation there are
now two vacancies in the Board al Admiralty.

After the present opera season, Madame Grisi
will make a tour through the provinces, and will probably
appear in many of oar principal taints in Norma, or name
of the ether great purls with which her name le emaciated.

The trade of this country with the United States
daring the first quarter of the meant year is stated to have
consisted of imports of Americas produce to the estimated
valise of 14,046,5461., and of imparts of British maniac-
Itsimes of the decland rules of 4,147,019!., showing a
Ulna of 10,899,5291. payable to that country. As the
limes of the same period of last year escalated of imports
11,012,7101. and exports 5,88:,3571., the balance payable to
Amelia as that omesion was 5,201,3531. Notwitbstand -
Mg. therslani, the enormous quantities of wheat and flour
we he,. sow taken, the inc.-teas this year in the balance to
paid wag set ass than 5,698,1661.

" The skull at Dick Turpia, under a gleut, etude,
may yaws i• the Morley family, of York." That was one
of tlti lots pal up to asetioa at a sale of " genuine fur•
altars" lasi Friday, is Charch-street, Soho. The piece of
booesold for tauten ehtllinp--glase shade sod

The steamers with the mails from India, China,
and Australia have in previout years left Calcutta and
Bombay during the prevalence of the south-west mimeses',
viz., in May, June, an I July, five days earlier than at
other errors of the year, in order to secure uniform dates
of arrival at lffarsealse and Southampton. 'This year, how-
ever, at the instance of the Postmaster-General, the
stearame will leave Calcutta sad Bombay upon the Same
dates all the year round, and the publics may therefore be
prepared for the next the,. months to find the overland
mails ocaudooally a few days behind the usual time.

A correspondent of the Mornin A,lrgil is. r
writes :—" Far army years the journeymen in the fish,
pealtry, meat, vegetable, and ice trabe, at the west end of
the metropolis, have been desirous of abolishing Sunday
labour, but hitherto without mooed. They have now,
however, secured the counsel and services of Samuel Our.
any, Esq., M.P., as the chairman of a society which they
have formed, and on his taking the chair at the committee,
held lest eight, a communication was received to the effect
that her Met Or3ciou. Majesty, baring beard of the very
bseambie efforts of those whom labour oo the week-day is
streerive, to obtain a cessation from their toil on Sunday,
had &ea strict orders that for the future no proaisioas of
any kind whatever shall be permitted to be brought into
the palace on the Sun la:. The announcement has given
the greatest satisfaction to upwards of 1,000 journeymen."
Letters from Turin state that st the funeral of
Count Cavonr a number of Polish and Hungarian refugees
were present, with General Klapks and licasuth at their
head.

In the sitting of the Second Chamber of Grand
Decal Hesse, at Darmstadt, three days back, the sovern-
meat pre meth* that it should submit to the chamber a
NU for increasing the allowance to the Prince Louis from
18,000 florins a year to 40,000, on amount of his approach.
tag marriage with the Princess AUee of Enulaod ; the In-
crease to date tram the Ist Apra of the present year.