The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-10 00:00:00

gbe Court.

WINDSOR mums, Dec. 9.
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The Lord Chancellor arrived at the Castle yea- ,
terday, and bad an audience of the Queen.
The royal dinner party included the Prince and Princes
of Wales, the Crown Prince and Princess of Prune*
Princess Helena, the Duke of Brabant, the Lord Chaooel-
lor, the Belgian Minister, M. Van de Weyer. the Dowager
Count... of Mount Edgoumbe, Cowden Hohenthal,
Ba-
rones Dobeeeek, the Hon. Mn. Stoner, Hon. Caroline
Cavendish, Hon. Floes Macdonald, Coont Furstenstein,
Major Von Schweinits, two gentlemen in attendance on the
Duke of Brabant, Lord Talbot de Idaishide, Lord-in-Wait-
ing, Colonel Moo. A. Liddell, groom, Lord Alfred Paget
and Lieut.-Colonel Hon. D. de Boa, Equerries-in-Waiting
to Lee Majesty, Lieutenant-General Knollys, Lieutenant-
Colonel Kappa!, Sir James Clark, Dr. Holzman, Mr
Fisher, and the Master of the Ifeaaeltokl.
The Duke of Brabant left the Castle today for Frogmen-
house.

Pomari, the Maori chief, with hie wife and infant child,
to whom the Queen has been graciously pleased to be god-
mother, had the honour of an interview with her Majesty
es Friday last, pre►ious to their return to New Zealand.
Mr. R. Dowling, commissioned by the Tasroaaian govern.

row; hss been honoured with a sitting from the Prince of
' Wales, at Frogmore, for his portrait.
Mr. Morton Edwards, commissioned by the corporation

nod town of Toronto, hoe also been honoured with a sitting
1 for a bust of his Royal Ilighnees.

A deputation consisting of Sir Joseph Paxton, M.P., Mr.
50h010641, M.P., Mr. Basle, M.P., Mr. Hammel!, and Mr.
Farquhar, had an interview with the Right Hon. W. ,
Cowper, M.P., yesterday, at her Majesty's Office of Works
and Public Buildings, Whitehall-place,
The Right floe. T. Milner Gibson left town yesterday.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat jester.
day. Lord Kinpdown gave judgment on an appeal from
the High Court of Admiralty, "Cleary v. M'Andnw,"
cargo ex the Cultism, advising her Majesty to reverts the
judgment of the Admiralty Court, but without giving the
cats of the appeal. An appeal from the High Court of
Admiralty, "Duranty v. Hart and others," cargo ex Ham-
burg, was commenced. The lords present were Lord
Chelmsford, Load Kiepdown, and Sir J. Coleridge.
Despatches were mat yesterday from the Colonial-office to
Use Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands.

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston entertained
his Emil Macy Prince de Is Tout d'Auvergoe, the French
Ambassador, bet evening at Cambridge House, Piccadilly.
The Duke and Duchess of Pemsaset and a select party ware
invited to meet hi exoelleacy.

His Excellency Lord Wodehouss had a lengthened
leterriew with Earl Russell yesterday at the Foreigo.offlos.
Lord Workhouse left town last evening by the mail train for
Copenhagen, on his mission to King Christian IX., to con-
gratulate his Majesty on his accession to the throne of Den-
mark. His lordship is amompanied by the Hon. Henry
Wedshouse, Mr. P. W. Currie, and Mr. T. H. Sanderson, as
secretary and attaches to his mimic..

Lord Alexander Lennox, M.P., and Lady Lennox
will shortly leave Partlead•plaoe on a Continental tour.
The Right Hou. T. Milner Gibson left town
yesterday.

Mr. F. C. H. Russell, RP., has taken a man-
sion in FAtos-aqure for aUm of years, late the :widow*
of Mr. Rol Mo. Jews, of Podgier.

A marriage will shortly take place between
Viscount Powersoourt, son of the late Viscount Powers:wort
and the present Marchioness of Londonderry. and Lady Julia
Coke, daughter of the End sad Countess of Leicester.
DF.PARTIIIIII or Six Jonx LLIFIMICE.—Sir John
Lawrence, the recently sppointed Viceroy of India, and
snits left London lot evening for Marseilles, where his ex-
came/ will embark for Alexandria, ea route to ammo his
ditties at Calcutta.

SZRIOCS ILLNRBB OF MR. JUSTICE WIOITTMAN.—
We regret to state that the Lord Chancellor has this day
received a telegram from York, stating that Mr. Jos-
tle. Wightmaa has been soddenly attacked by an illness
which gins rise to the most melons apprehensions.
DRAMATIC COLLEGE BALL—The fourth annual
ball for the berselit of this excellent dramatic charity took
place last night at Willis's Rooms, and drew together one
of the largest and most brilliant assemblies that has ever
graced these mestinp. The dramatic profession was repre-
sented by some of it. most distinguished members ; sad
amongst the general company were Dr. J. Brady, M.P.,
the Honourable Mr. and Mrs. Vomiter Mr. F. Mil-
bank, Captain Dasbwood, Mr. J. O. Parkinsoe Hower-
ableß. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Melloe,
Mime Poole, Captain Latham, C.aptain Badman, Captain
Grant, Captain Penske,* Captain Teesdale, Captain
Cookivorthy, Mr. A. Rothschild, Captain &undersea, Major
Gregory, Major Savage, Honourable A. Merges, Captain
Millett, and between Mx and scree hundred other visitors.
The active committee, including Mr. Benjamin IYebeter.
the master of the College, were is attendance, sod lode.
fatigable in looking after the comfort of their gusts. The
refreahmeets were all served in the bast style, and the
dancing to Mesas. Coots and Tianey's band, which began,
about half-pest tee, lasted probatdy sill daybreak.

At the weekly meeting of the Society of Arts last
alibt—Mr. John Grey, of Dastoo, is the ebalr—the paper
reed was "Os Agrieulleral Proven, its Help' sad its
Hindrances," by Mr. J. Chalmers Morton.
WORKING-KENN CLUB AND INSTITUTE UNION.
The Duke of Devonshire has consented to act as one of the
vice. presidents of this, valuable society.