The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1862.

WINDSOR CASTLE, MARCH 10.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Alice,
walked and drove in the grounds of the mails this morning.
The Crown Princess of Prune* (Prisons Royal) and Prin-
cess Helens drove oat in an open *wrings.
Priors Alfred rode on horseback, attended by Maier

Tits Maims d Quabridge and Prison Mary vidtad bit
Majesty. Their Royal liighaespes returned to Loudon is
the aflame&

The Royal Commisaionera for Promoting and
Encou►aging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding of the Palace
of Westminster held a meeting yesterday afternoon at the
Palace of Westminster. Resent: Earl Stanhope, Viscount
Everaley, Lard Lkoover, the Right Ron. Wm. Cowper,
and Sir Benjamin Hawes. The secretary, Sir Charles East-
lake. attended. _ _

The Committee on Education of her Majesty's Most
Honourable Privy Conned held a meeting yesterday at the
ConedLeen. Present : Earl Granville, the Duke of
Argyll, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hoa.
Sir George Grey, the Vice-President, and the Lord Aden-
eate.

Colonel Ti]. P. Bh►Noer, concur:Weer of the North
Atlantic Telegraph, had an interview with the President el
the Board of Trade yesterday.

The Secretary of State for India in Council has
appointed the Hon. Wm. Ambrose Morehead (now
a Member of Council at Madras) to be an ordinary
Member of the Council of the Right Hon. the

of India.

His Excellency the Hanoverian Minister is ex-
packed at the residence of the Legation, in Grosvenor-place,
surly next week, from Hanover._ . _

The Duke sod Duchess of Beaufort, accompanied
by the Duchess Dowager, have left town for their seat,
Badminton Howe, Gloucestershire.

The Duchess of Sotomayor has arrived at
lisurigy's Hotel from Brighton.

The Earl and Countau of Cardigan will continue
to receive ► inooession of visitors until the close of the hunt•
lag seucia. Caplan and Mrs. Algernon de Honey, 'Viscount
Royston, sod the Hon. George Fitawilliam have joined the
Girds aesembied at Deene Park.

lady Arabella Bannerman was delivered of a
eon, staLbose, yesterday at the Counter Delawares rest-
deer in Uppir Grosvenor-street.
_ .

Lady Alice Peel Las left Marble Hall, Terickea-
bon, for Park

We (Obeerrer) learn from the most undoubted
authority that the Earl of Dudley ham at length decided in
favour of Mr. Mapleson becoming the lame of Her Ma-
jesty's Tbeetie. Mr. Mapleson has already .unneeded fa
securing the services of the most eminent artiste. of Use
present day, including Mdlle. Titiens, Mdlle. Rollo( (ct
whom report speaks se likely to revive the Lind and Piece- '
locaini ferv.ri), Signor Giuglioi, Signor Graxiani (who has
seceded from the Royal Italian Opera), Signor Belletti,
Signor Gassier, and a host of public favourites ; and, in ad-
dition, a perfect orche.tra, namely, that of the Philhar-
suede Society, reinforced by several members of bar
Majesty's private band, under the direction of Signor finial
and Mr. Benedict.

The court-martial on Captain Robertson was
resumed on Saturday, and the little embeds connected with
the misunderstanding of Ridio`•Maater Price having has

disposed o(, the prisoner proceeded with his defence. He
contended that the evidence *bowed be had done all in his
power to obtain redress from Colonel Dicksca ; than he
had sought, and in a reasonable manner bad acted upon,
the advice of his superior Alton' ; that be bad been sub-
jected to persecution on the part of Colonel Bentinek ; sad
that his letter of resignation was procured from him under

intimidation. Some further witneasse were thee called by
the prosecutor to fit the date of riding with the backboard,
whom the prisoner cross-questioned about the signing of
the roual•robia. In discussing the admissibility of one of
these questions, the hour of adjournment arrived.