The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-26 00:00:00

/at Qoun.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Fte.
The Queen walked in the grounds yesterday
afternoon, attended by the Roe. Mrs. Bruce.
Earl de Grey and Ripon arrived at the Castle last even.
lag, and had an audience of the Queen.

The Prince of Wales rode oa horsebeek yesterday morn-
ing, attended by Major Teesdale.

Prince Gustav of Saxe Weimar visited his Royal High.
nen at Marlborough-house yesterday forenoon.
The Prince of Wales visited Prince Gustav in the after-
noon. His Royal Highness also visited the Duke of Cam-
bridge and the Duchess of Inverness.

The Prisons of Wales took a earring* drive in the otter*
noon, attended by the Countess de Grey.
The Duchess of Cambridge. the Duchess of Mecklenburg-
Strelitz, and the Princess Mary visited the Princess of
Wales at Marlborough noose.

In the evening tha Pririeraaoco mpsusied by the Duke of
Cambridge, went to Cirist's Hospital to witness the public
supper of the boys.

THE PRINCE OP WALES IN THE CITY.

Last eve Ling the Prince of Wales paid a visit to
Christ's Hospital, of which his royal highness is a governor,
accompanied by the Doke of Cambridge, the president of
the institution. The Prince was cmclucte I to the gover-
nor's room, where, a few preseotations having taken place,
his royal highness was esoorted to the great hall by the go-
vernors, the commander-in-chief, as president, leading the
way. On entering the hall the organ pealed forth the Na-
tional Anthem, sad the 1300 boys rose in a body with the
rest of the company to revive his royal highness. The
distinguished visitors having takes the places assigned
them on the dais, the Panes being immediately
on the right of the Duke of Cambridge, and the
governors on either side of the president—the boys
in the choir, about 50 in number, sang with much sweet.
nese the Old Hundredth Psiim, with an accompaniment
on the organ, and the greater part of the company joining.
At its conclusion Mr. Sharkey, the senior Grecian, read
portions of scripture *elected for the occasion, which were
followed by prayer, and then the pupils betook themselves
to supper, a plain meal of milk with bread and butter, spread
on three tables, /turning parallel with each other the whole
length of the ball. Supper over. the Doke of Cambridge
presented the Rev. Dr. Jacob, the head master ; the Rev.
William Webster, head mathematical muter; and the
Rev. Dr. Brette, heed French master, to the Prince. His
royal bighneea, with the president, the Lord Mayor, and
Mr. Gilpin, the treasurer, had previously made a circuit of
the tables while the Toys were at supper.
Oo the removal of the cloth, which was done by the boys
themselves, the whole of the pupils approached the dein
two-aud-two, and made obeissocos to the president and the
Prince. Two of the boys of each of the wards—fol.
lowing an ancient foustom in the hospital—carried each a
couple of candles decked with dowers u they came to do
I homage to the royal visitors. Others carried large bread-
baskets, with the fragments of the supper, poised on the
shoulder, and when a lad so encumbered made his bow to
their royal highnesses it reouired some little dertenty to
prevent the basket tilting over. The boys of the choir,
with the rest of the company, then sang the National
Anthem, accompanied by the organ. At its conclusion
the Duke of Cambndge called for three cheers for the Prince
of Wale', which were given with extraordinary actin:misses
' by the whole 800 lads, and who, of their own spontaneous
motion, gave three more for the Queen.

With that joyous mandestation of loyalty the ceremony
concluded. and their royal highnesses took their departure.
A considerable number of the elder scholars had assembled
in the quadrangle in front of the Hospital u they left, and
gave them a parting cheer.

Their Royal Highnes‘ea the Prince awl Princem
of Wales will honour the Etrl and Counters of Fife with
their presence at a grand ball on Monday. the 7th of next
month.

STRAND THEATRE.—The Prince of «•ales baring
expressed his intention to honour this theatre with his
presence, the lessee has caused a private• box to be con-
structed for his royal highness's use, with an ante•room and
a separate entrance in Surrey-street.