The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-15 00:00:00

Vile Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 14.
Her Majesty bas passed this most sad anniversary
and the preceding day in complete seclusion.
The Queen, accompanied by all the members of the royal
family, proceeded early this morning to the Royal Maus*.
Imam (where her Majesty is in the habit of going conetantly),
and permission way given to all the member, of the house-
hold, including the servants', to go there, and pay a tribute
of love and raped to the memory of their beloved, and
revered, and ever to be regretted master.

A deputation respecting Australia, ineludiog Sir Charles
Nicholson, Mr. G. Hamilton, Mr. Marsh, M.P., Mr. H.
Childers, M.P., Mr. Torrans, and Mr. James Macarthur,
had an interview with the Duke of Newautie yesterday at
the Colonial-office.

Deepatches wets received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the governors of New Zealand, South Australia, Tea-
mania, Victoria, the Bahamas, Malta, sod from the Lord
High COMMiIOWIN, of the looks IsLode..

DEPARTuas OP THE CROWN PRINCE AND
PRINCESS OP PRUSSIA.—(THIS DAY.)

The Charing-cross Railway was this day used
for public traffic for the first time, in the conveyance
over it of the Crown Prince and Prinmen of Prussia
and suite from Windsor direct to Dover. The royal
train left Windsor this morning by the South Western
Railway at 6.30 a.m., and plumed through Waterloo-
Maio° at 7.10. It then proceeded over the Charing-cross
Railway, passed London•bridge-station at 7.18, and from
thence by the South Eastern line to Dover. Compared with
the route usually taken by her Majesty's guests on their
journiee between Windsor and Dover, there was a laving of
more than an hour between the two points, a matter of no
small importance in the month of December. By Readingor
Wokiagham the journey would have occupied 3i hours
whereas by the new route it is performed in 21 hours,,
without shunting.

THE COURT.—Her Majesty and the princes and
princesses will leave Windsor Cutlet on Thursday next.
The Prince and Princess of Wales will leave Frogman
Lodge for Osborne on the 22nd inst., when they will re-
main 14 days on a visit to her Majesty, and afterwards
return to Windsor. The servants will go out of mourning
and resume their scarlet liveries on Motility, the 28th inst.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIVE—(THIS Der.)—This
(Tuesday) mornisg the marriage of Lady Beatrice Violet
Graham, the mooed daughter of the Duke and Duchess of
Montrose. D.C.L., sad F. Greville, Esq., eldest son
of Lady Rose Emily Mary Anne G:eville, daughter of the
Marquis of Westmeath, and Wand Fulke Soothed! Gee-
Mlle, IL P., took place at 3t. George's, Hanover-square.
His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the
the Countess Appouyi left Mandan Howe yesterday for
Longboat, Wilts, oe a visit to the Marquis and Marchiooess
of Bath, to inset his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge.

His Excellency the Earl of Carlisle left town
yesterday morning for Dublin, to resume bis duties an Lonl
Lieutenant of Ireland.

The Counters of Elgin, as we understand from
the last telegram received by the family from Indie, is on
her way home from Lahore. The day after the interment
of the late earl's remains the mutter and suite left for
Bombay, whence they return home. It is expected that
the counter and family will arrive in Enka towards the
latter end of January or in February.
The Ron. Admiral Roux and Mrs. Rona have
arrived at Dean Park, on a visit to the Berl sad Donates'
of Cardigan.

The death is announced, in his 80th year, at his
sores resideoce, Barton Grano, York, of the Bev. dams
Palsy, vicar of Leask, Wilts, third sad last surviving sou
of the late Archdeacon Palsy, D.D.

At the meeting of the Royal Geographical
Society yesterday even*, Lord Strangford in the chair,
paper was read, communicated by Mr. Swinhoe, ao
Formosa, which island was opened to British contmeres by
the late Lord Elgin. Mr. Swichos was appointed vies.
cosset of Formosa, and visited different parts of the coast
to ascertain which port would be best edapted for trade.
In his communication he stated some of the results of his
investigations in the character of the island and its
inhabitants.

The large military gymnasium recently erected
at Chatham is now complete, sod only awaits the formal
order from the War-office for its being taken over by the
military authorities of the pirrison. In future the arm-
oire of the gymeasium will form a daily portion of the
physical traieiog of every officer sad soldier at Chatham,
they being, in abort, incorporated with his daily drill,