The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-06 00:00:00

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WINDSOR CASTLE, Dm. 5.
Prince Arthur left the Castle this morning for
Greenwich-park, attended by Nam Elphinetcoa:

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The Earl of Clarendon had the honour of dining with her
Majesty yesterday, and returned to London today.
The Qom's, accompanied by Princess Helena, left the
Castle this morning at half-past ten, and travelled by
special train on the Great Western Railway to Paddington.
whence hot Majesty drove to Hyde-park and inspected the
works in program at the Prince Consort's Memorial.
The Queen then visited the Horticultural Gardens at
Smith Kenaingko, and afterwards went to Buckingham
Palace, and returned to Windsor at a quarter before two
o'clock.
The suite in attendance consisted of the Counters of
Geinaborongh, Lientseant-General the Hon. C. Grey,
Major-General F. H. Seymour, and Lieutenant-Colonel do
PIA

Primer Louise aad PAWS Leopold walked and drove hi
the ground&
Prisms Beatrice took a carriage drive.

ROYAL HORTICULTVELLL SOCIETY.—These g►rdens
were honoured by a visit from the Queen yesterday. Her
Majesty was accompanied by ber Royal Highness the Prin.
new Helena, and attended by several members of the royal
household. Her Majesty arrived about 12 o'clock at the
Western Orchard-house entrants, and left by the eastern
entrance, and ex premed bees& pleased at their appearance,
and at the improvements which bad bees made since her
last visit to the gardens. Her Majesty was looking excised-
ingly well.
Tan Nrw PEER. —The Hon. and Rev. William
George Howard, who succeeds to the earldom of Carlisle, is
rector of Loodestiorough, Yorkshire, a benefice which is
worth about 9001. a year, and is in the gift of Lord Londe'.
borough. He was born in 1806, and has held his present
benefice since 1832.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Headfort, the
Marquis of Sligo, and the Earl of Winchilees have left the
Si. George's Hotel.
Viscount Hamilton and the Hon. Colonel and
Mts. Elm left Sandringham yesterday morning for town,
after visiting their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales.

Lord Methuen, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Vivian,
and the Hoe. Mr. end Mrs. Wass have arrived at the St.
George'. Hotel.

The Royal School of Naval Architecture and
Marine Engineering was brought into full operation Let
week by the commencement of a eerier of twelve lectures
" On the Principles of Mechanics and Hydrostatics, Machi-
nery, and the Element, of Mechanics," by the Rev. B.
Morgan Cowie, 8.D., rector of St. Lawrence Jewry, end
Professor of Geometry in Gresham College. This course of
lectures will terminate on the 7th of March. Oa Wednes-
day, the 7th inst., Dr. Pony, F.R.S., will commence •
series of six lectures "On the Mechanical and Chemical
Properties of Iron."

The Skibbereen Eagle gives an account of the
arrest of s lawyer's clerk at ► place called Rath, in the
county of Cork, for administering au unlawful oath to •
number of persons. He is to be brought before the magis-
trates at petty sessions, and in the meantime he has been
admitted to bail—himself in 501., and two sureties in 2.51.
each.

During yesterday afternoon a very painful
impression was produced at the Agricultural Hall by the
melancholy news of the decease of Mr. John Fowler, the
inventor of the steam plough. He died on Sunday from
tetanus, brought on by a fracture of the arm in the hunting
field.

A letter from Vienna of the let says :
" Some of the regiments which a fortnight ago quitted the
Duchies yesterday made their solemn entry into this ei4.
The troops were cordially welcomed by the people, but no
enthusiasm was displayed, although the misc en seine was
irreproachable. The houses in the streets leading from
the terminus of the Northern Railroad to the Borg
(Palace) Gate were covered with flags and emblems
of war, end the balconies sod windows were tilled
with well-dressed people of both NSW, but for some
unknown reason the latter were lookers-on rather than par-
ticipators in the festival. It is universally allowed that
the Viennese were yesterday less demonstrative than usual,
sod their seeming want of sympathy with the troops is
generally attributed to their dislike of the alliance with
Prussia. The troops began thOr march across the Ayes-a-
bridge at a quarter past 9, or thereabouts ; and two hours
ands half later I sew them standing on the K‘crothaer and
Opera Rings,' where they had been reviewed by the Em-
peror, who was attended by a very numerous and brilliant
suite. The troops were dress a up in four lines of battle,
with their faces towards the inner city. The Empress, her
children, and two of the Archduchesses witnessed the cere-
mony from an open brloony on the K,ernthrier Ring, under
which the Emperor addressed the officers of the troops
which had served against the Dense."
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The Emperor of Russia has just issued a ukase
extending the abolition of serfdom to Transcaucasia, the
only province of the Russia empire where that institution
still exists.

The King of the flelleues has decided that four
officers of the army or navy shall proceed .to France and
England to inquire into the military and naval organisation
of those two countries, and make a report to the commission
formed at Athens for the reorganisation of those services in
Greece.

Not fewer than six churches are at the present
moment in course of erection io Paris—namely, at Mont-
rone, at Minilmontant, on the Boulevard dee Inv&fides,
and the churches of Ste. Augustine, the Trinity, and St.
Ambroise.

The municipal elections just over in Prussia have
all resulted in the success of the liberal candidates.

Valuable lead mines have just been discovered in
the mountains of the province of Muorter (Prr vale). The
Botrunhalle, of Hamburg, says that the ore is BO abundant
and so rich that it would suffice for the supply of all
Europe.

" Peter's Pence at Rome," says the Opinion
" produce less and less. At the commence-
ment the produce was about 4,030 Roman crowns a month ;
it afterwards fell to 2,003, and goes on decreasing. No.
'ember only gave 700, including offerings from Tuscany."