The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-13 00:00:00

Cbt Eon.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Den. 12..
The Queen, accompanied by Princeis Bea-
trier, walked in the grounds this morning.
Princess Helena rode in the riding school, and Princess
Louise went out driving.
Prime Leopold, attended by Mr. Buff, went by the South
Western Railway to Richmond, and visited Lady Bowater
at Richmond-park.
The Archbishop of Canterbury had the honour of dining
with her 3lajesty yesterday, and left the CAstio this morning.

A meeting of the Finer' Committee of the Royal Com.
mission for the Exhibition of 1651 Irai held yesterday at the
Privy Council-office. There were present Earl Granville
(chairman); Mr. T. F. Gamow, Mr. Thriog, and Mr. Edgar
Bowriny, C.B. (secretary).
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is still
engaged in the hetneg of arpeals from Imre. The lords
present yesterday were the Lords Justices Knight Brcce
and Turner. tie Muter of the Rolls, Sir Lawrs me Peel, and
Sir JOANN Colvile.

The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer hu
arrived at Hawarden Castle from Clamber, Notts.
Despatches ware received yesterday at the Colonial.
office from the Governors of the settlements on the West
Coast of Africa, the Bahamas, the Mauritius, Gibraltar,
and Malta.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prioce,-s
of W.des act suite will ply a visit of two or three days to
the Eirl and Countess of Leicester, at Holiham, about the
201 of Jenuary.

MA Excellency t'.,43 Pruniian Ambassador and
the Counteas Berustorff left the Prussian E:ubauy at Carl.
ton-brow-temp yesterday for Hatfield, on a visit to the
Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury.

The Duke and Duchess of Somerset and Lady
Gweodoline St. Maui will leave his pace's official residence
at the Admiralty, Whitehall, to-morrow, for Stover, Dawn•

The Marquis and 3larchionewi of Salisbury will
entertain a select circle at Hatfield during the week.

The Earl and Countesa tie Grey left Coniton-
genitor, yesterday morning, for Studley Royal, their salt,
near Sawn, Yorkshire.

The Bishop of Loudon's usual Tuesday levees
at London House, St. James's-sqatre, are discontinued, in
c ,nscluence of the online:lam essmiustions, nnt:l after
the Christmas recess.

TLere will be c ❑ly 32 raeancieb to be competed
for at the examination for the Royal Military College at
Woolwich in January neat.

The C r,. 4p0),.1k hciat of Madrid states that Lady
Franklin, the widow ci the celebrated Arctic explorer, is at
present et ilarceloca.

- The Fr.mcli Court is expecte" from Compii-gue
at the Tuleriee tomorrow. The hat group of visitors
h iv° r, turneil to Prris. The Emperor has recently incited
several eminent men of letters, composers, psuatvra, sculp-
tors, end gentlemen of the bar.

The weltihig present from the pelple of Victoria
to the Princess of Wales, the result of a shilling subscrip•
ti conies home by the Elackwall clipper Monarch, which
a:ale.l on :Le ttlod of October. The present consists of a
dower rue. From a stand composed of polished black.
wood from Mount Macedon rises a rock work of quartz
specimens streaked with gold obtained from Wood's Point,
Cu:tem:due, and Tornagulla ; and bri,At black nubbly
antimony from roster6.•ll. Surported by this is a hallo of
st. Arnaud silver, exhibiting specimens of Australian fauna
sr.] e.01..1. Front the centre of the group spring two
gellen arms of the oak, which symbolise England and
Denmark, and the tree fern, which represents Victoria.
The whole is surmounted by a fluted silver bowl for dowers,
round the border of which are gripes Lad frosted vino
leaves. The coat is 300 guineas.

Mr. Edward A'Beekett, a son of the former chief
in, tic. of the colony of Vitoria, has been appointed registrar
to the rtiversity of Meiource, in the room of .Me. James,
deges. d.

A signal gun uow• atmounce4 tie time to the
citizens of Melbourne. Two 32. pounders h.ve been mounted
at the Meli.ourne l'uiversity. and at 1 o'clock, p.m., each
day one of the pieces is discharged. At pressnt the discharge
of the piece is timed by a chronometer, but is soon U a wire
can be laid down it will be r rad from tam observatory by
electricity.

PATENT-OFR. t 311',ErM, SOUTH KENsINGTON.
—Number of visitor, for tLe week radio,: Dec. 10, 1,708,
Tot.) umber since tb..ppening of the =IOCYm free daily
(12th 114, 1d38), e 73,77 7.