The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-02 00:00:00

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WINDSOR CASTLE, Mame 1.
The Queen, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce,
walked and drove in the grounds this morning.
In the afternoon the Queen held a council. II wee at..
tended by Earl Granville (Lord President), the Duke of
Argyll (Lord Privy Seall, the Doke of Somerset, and Sir
George Grey. Mr. A. Help, the Clerk of the Council, at.
tended. At the Council the following 'lterations were
made in the roll of sheriffs for the year 1864 :
STAFTORDBIIIIII.—Thotom Thorneyeroft, of TottenheZ-
wood, Wolverhampton, Esq., in the room of George Briscoe,
of Elmshurst Hall, Lichfield. Req.
DLYEIGHILUILZ.—BaIcswon Trevor Griffith, lot Trevelyaa
Hall, Wrexham, Pal., in the room of John Lloyd Wynn,
of Coedoock, Abergele, Esq.
Earl Granville and the Duke of Somerset had audiences
of the Queen.

The Marquis of Teesdale had an audience, and received
from her Majesty the gold stick, as Colonel of the 2nd Magi
meet of Life Guards.

Lord de Tablet' and Lientenant.General Sir H. Bentinck
were the Lord and Groom in Waiting.
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His /loyal Highneas Prince Leopold took • carriage
drive, attended by Mr. Heff.
Lord De Tabby and Lieutenant-General Sir IL Bentinck
have succeeded Lord Cremorne and lieutenant-Oalooel
Caveadiah as Lord and Groom in Waiting ; and Lord Charles
Fitzroy sad Colossi H. Poomoby have succeeded Major-
General Seymour and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. D. de
Hos as Equerries in Waitiog to her Majesty.
The Dean of Westminster and Lady Augusta Stanley
arrived at the Caudle yesterday, ►nd had the honour of
dining with the queen and Royal Family.

The Princess Helena, attended by Lady Caroline Barring-
ton and Lieutenant-Colonel Cov.ndiab, arrived on a visit to
the Prince and Prinosas of Wale, at Marlborough-bane,
yesterday.

The Lake de Nemours and the Princess Marguerite
visited the Prince and Princess of Wales, at Marlborough-
house, in the morning.

The jewelled n►tional token from South Wales, to the
Princes. of Wake, waa presented to her Royal Highness by
the Counter Dowager of Dunraven, aocompanied by the
Lady Llanover, Lady Franota Pratt, Lady Jane Walsh, and
Mrs. Saunders Davis.

The jewels consist of a badge in emeralds and &meads,
with the leek ; surmounted by a bouquet composed of the
trefoil, oak, wheat, and mistletoe, the herdic emblem, of
the four seasons, sod a motto, in Welsh, "prom South
Wales to their Priucess ;' a bracelet, with fine emeralds
and diamond centre, the leek in pearls, emeralds and die.
moods composing the bead, with a motto in Welsh, " God
preserve our own Princess." The casket containing the
jewels is richly mounted in gold, and bean a suitable inscrip-
tion in the Welsh language.

An offering to the irinTwas of Wales, from the province:of
North Jutland, was presented oy M. de Bile, the Danish
Minister.

Alt offering of a richly•sculptured vase in silver from the
Danish inhabitanta of London was presented by a committee
of Danish gentlemen.
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Lord Harris had the honour of presenting to her Royal
Highness three offerinp from South Australia : 1. A flower
'tend, composed of hire emu's eggs, set in pure gold, mid
supported by a pedestal of pure gold, from Lady BArkly and
the ladies of Victoria. 2. A casket, richly wrought in pure
silver, from Sir Jamas F. Palmer, Presideet of the Legisla.
two Council of Victoria. 3. A casket famed of a large
emu's egg, set in pure gold, supported by a pedestal of pure
gold, from Lady Daly and the ladies of South Australia.
These three offerings were forwarded through the Duke of
Newcastle, Secretary of State for the Coteries.

The Ynneees of Walee took a carriage drive, atten led by
the Countess de Grey, in the afternoon.

lo the evening the Prince and Princess of Wales gave a
dinner !arty at Ilarlboresigb-hoagie.

Messrs. Southwell had tie honour of attending at Marl-
borough-house yesterday, for the purpose of taking
photographs.

Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel has relieved Major Teesdale
as Equerry in Waitiagto the Prince of Wales.

nit Duke of Argyll, the Duke of Somerset, and Sir
George Grey. left town yesterday at 1.40 p.m., by special
train on the Great Western Railway, to stood the Queen's
Council at Windsor. After the *mead the ministers
returned to town.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colooial•of9ce,
from the Go.ernore of the West India Isbuids, and the
North American provinces. Despatches were sect to the
Governor of British Colombia.

THE FIRST LEVER OF THE SEASON.
(THIS DAY.)

This morning his Royal Highness the Prince of
' Wales held a levee at St. James's Palace, on behalf of her
Majesty the Queen. Although 2 o'clock wee the time
appointed for the reception, =biomes, COMM:WM ambas-
sadors, bishops, clergymen, judges, and persons of all con-
ditions who are entitled to the privilege of presentation or
admission, congregated in the ante-rooms at a mach earlier
hoar, in the hope of wearies early iotroductious. All the
new sheriffs throughout England and Wales are presented
to-day, and the list of private persons sent in, according to
rule, for the honour of presentation is so =usually large
that the ceremony of reception is likely to extend over
several hours.

Hie royal highness will hold a mond levee, by command
of her Ibijerty, on &Wiley, t►e 12th inst.