The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-24 00:00:00

CDe Court.

OSBORNE, JOLT 23.
Her Majesty, accompanied by the Crown Prineess
of Prussia and Princess Helena, drove to Hyde yesterday.
In attendance were the Countess of Desert, Countess
Bruhl,_Thaoooll Dobeaech, and Colonel Biddulph.

The Prince Consort, the Creed Prince, and Prince Arthur,
attended by Count Funtenstein, Lieutenant-Colonel Ober.
nits, Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge, and Major Elphio.
stone, crossed over yesterday afternoon in the royal yacht
Fairy, and went over the Gosport lines.
The Hoe. Beatrice Byng has arrived, as Maid of Honour
in Waiting.

Her Majesty's Commissioners for the International Exhi-
bition of 1862 held& meeting at theirofficee in the Strand yet-
terday. The Building Committee also held a meeting at
South Kensingtoo.
A Central Commission for the furtherance of the purpose
of the International Exhibition of 1862 is appointed to hold
Its sittings in Vienna. It will bear the title of " Imperial
Royal Austrian Central Commission for the London Ex-
hibition of Agriculture, Art, and Industry," and will alone
be empowered to enter into communication with her Ma.
jesty's Commissioners in London about matters relating to
theExhibitMn. Affiliated to it,aaregards the Exhibition, are
the several Chambers of Commerce thioughont the Crown
Provinces, and in matters of agriculture and art special
organs will immediately be appointed for the purpose.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governors of the North American Prosiness,
Malta, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands,
and from the Governor of Heligoland.
Despatches wars sent to the Governors of the settlements;
on the West Coast of Africa.

The Duchess at Inverness entertained at dinner
on Merin maim at her apartments in Kensington
Pale" the Prises an Ulm lie Excellency the Pertinent*
Minister, hi Biterallesay the Sewn Meister, the Duchess
of St. Albeit' ned Lady Dims Ilmeehrk, the Earl and
Comers of Leland, Viement and Viscountess Stratford
de Ratcliffe melba Hon. Miss Canning, Count Kalnoky,
Viseonnt Cholera, Lord Creams., Lord and Lady Proby,
Lord and Lady/ de T►bley, Baron Beak Fru., JIM Gem,
Mr. Drummond, Mr. Peel, Mr. Cl'fford, do.

Hie Excellency the Greek Minister and Madame
Theeepi and family wi'l shortly leave London for Greece.

The Countee; Cowley and the Lathed Wellesley
have left tows for Paris.

The Earl Cowper left town yesterday for Wrest
Park, Bedfordah,rs.

The marriage of Lady Katharine Grey Egei;.on
sad the Hoo. Henry Coke, brother of the Earl of Leicester,
was solocuniwid yesterday at St. Georges, Hanover-square.
The bride was given away by her father, the Earl of Wilton.
Her ladyship was aocompaaied to the alter by Lady Alice
Eger.oo, 31..1 limy de Roe, and the Misses Stephen-
son (2). The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Henry
Howarth- The bride and bridegroom left town in the
afteracion for Sir Archibald Maelnlaid's seat in Hampshire.
The Hon. Mn. Wadley has arrived at the Qtraen's
Hotel, Upper Norwood.

Sir Adam Hay and the Miaeee Hay have arrived
at Paneekee's Hotel hem the Continent.

A marriage is announced between Miss Vansittart,
faded daughter of Mr. William Vansittart, M.P. for
Windsor, and Mr. George Palmer, eldest son of Colonel
Palmer, of Mixing, in Eessz A marriage will also shortly
Mae place between Captain Tarleton, C.R., R.N., lately in
oomnsaad of the Euryalns, with Wes Diroadale, daughter of
the Mae. Baron 'Masai&

The Dula of Buckingham, we are informed, is
recovering from his recent severe illness. His grace bat bean
suffering horn angestion of the liver ; but the wont features
of his attack have been subdued, and the noble duke is now
repining strength. _ _ _

The Right Hon. T. Sotheron Eetcourt, M.P.,
lass consented to preside at the next annual meeting of the
Wiltshire Archinological and Natural History Society,
which is to be bald at Shaftesbury on the 7th of August
and follow ;ng days.

Commander Sidney, RN., has been appointed
to the Pelotas, ea serveyieg service i• New South Wales.
Yr. Richards, aisaltsr, R.N., las bees appointed to the
command of the siarny I. the Channel Islands.

The rectory of Richmond, Yorkshire, has been
conferred apes the Rev. lllosbani Emmabaw Roberta, WA..
of Ift. Zdesiod Hal, Orford, perpetual curate of MC
Georp's Clara. Baresley.

The deans, el Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope,
bee bow wateeved ape the Rev. Joha Mee, MA., el
Christ's oonig., Cambridge, clerical secretary al the
British and reeetia Bible Society.

The Rev. Fispoie Joseph Leigh, M.A., has been
instituted by She Lord Bishop of Olonoseter accd Bristol
to the rectory of Nyinieleld, Gloucestershire, oncost by
the death of the Be►. Parke Thorp. Patron, the Lord
Chancellor.

The ages of the Irish prelates are beginning to
excite a lively interest is seelesisstical circles. Accord-
ingly the I ruA Ecriesioutiosi Gazate has published them.
They are as follows:—Armagh, 88 ; Dublin, 74 ; Cashel,
78; Killable, 77 ; Beath, 75 ; Limerick, 75 ; Team, 69 ;
Derry, 68; Crory, 67 ; Kilmer% SO ; Dow., 52 ; Cork, 47.
TRII Btexor Or DIIIREAM.-00 Monday the
following bulletin was anted at Balmy Auckland :—"The
Bishop of Dr-ham has again ;mead a better night. The
improvement of yesterday is fully maintained, but his lord-
ship's coalition is irt"l very precarious." Up to Monday
evening the right rev. prelate continued extremely weak,
sad almost unconscious. According to Dr. Ferguson a day
es two will show the result. _

RAILWAY OMM MEWL —YeeteTday the Lynn
and Button Bridge Railway, the Brecon and Merthyr
Tydfil Junction (newits.7l, and Colo* Valley and Hakesed
Railway Bills were in the Lords ; and the Rumple
Extensa' of the argate Railway, and opposition to the
Newcastle and Weirdsis Railway were further considered
and forwarded • stage.
lIISTIVITVION or CIVIL ENGINZI/18.—Tliu council
of the institution have awarded the following premiums :-
1. A Telford medal and a council premium of boats, to
William Henry Preece, Assoc. hist C.E., for his paper
" On the maintsmaace and durability of Submarine Cable.
in Shallow Waters." & A Telfonl medal and the Manby
premium, in books, to George Parker Bidder. jun., for his
paper "On the National Dtheces." & A Telford medal,
to Franck Fox, N. Inst. C.E., for his paper " On the re-
melts of Trials of varieties of Iron Formasent Way." 4.
A council premium of books, to Frederick Braithwaite,
N. last C.E., for his paper "On the rise and fall of the
river Wsndla ; its spnop, tributaries, and pollution." b.
A council premium of books, to George Harwood, IL Inst.
C.E., for his paper "On the river Orwell and the Port of
Ipswich." 6. A council premium of books, to William Hall,
Aim. Ind. CAL, for his paper "On the Floating Railway
at** Forth and Tay Ferries." The .council invite com-
munications on a variety of subjects for premiums. For •
hunted number of papers of diatinguiebeil merit pecuniary
awards will be made, not exceeding 111 each case guineas,
is addition to the honorary premiums. Certain subjects
have bees selected as those upon which, it is hoped, suck
oommuakations may be received during the ensuing sestioo.
But pews on other subjects, if of racquets merit, will be
taken into consideration in the adjudication of the pecuniary
awards.