The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-14 00:00:00

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WINDSOR CASTLE, N0v.12.
The Queen walked and drove in the grounds this
mormog.

The Princess of Wales and Princess Helena took a car-
riage drive.
Princess Louise went out driving. _ .

The Prince of Wales went out shooting, attended by
Major Teesdale, Lord Methuen, and Colonel the Hon. A.
Hardiuge.
Lord and Lady Bloomfield arrived at the Castle yester-
day, and had the honour of dining with her Majesty and
royal family.
Nov. 13.
The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell and Mr. Arthur Helps
arrived at the castle yesterday.
The royal dinner party in the evening included the Prince
and Princess of Wales, Princess Helena, the Countess of
Caledon, Lady in Waiting to her Majesty ; the Countess of
Macclesfield, Lady in Waiting to the Princess of Wales ;
Lady Caroline Barrington, the Hon. Caroline Cavendish,
the Hon. Flora Macdonald, the Hon. Lady Biddulph, the
Right Hoo. Edward Cardwell, Mr. Helps, Lord Methuen,
Lieutenant-Colonel Kingsoote, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Colo-
nel the Hon. A. Harding°, Major Teesdale, Dr. Joiner, Dr.
Holzman°, Mr. 'Uhl, and the Master of the Household.
The queen, the Prince and Princes. of Wales, Princess
Helsoa, Prince Leopold, and Prince.. Beatrice, the Ladies
and Gentlemen in Waiting, attended divine service this
morning in the Private Chapel. The Rev. J. st. John Blunt
preached the sermon.
Her Majesty has received the gratifying intelligence of
the complete convalescence of the Princess Louis of Hesse.
Dr. Priestly, who has been in attendance on her royal
highness at Darmstadt, had the honour of an interview with
the Queen on Friday, to report the satisfactory condition of
her royal highness and the infant princess.

A committee of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy
Council met on Saturday—the morrow of St. Martin—in
the Court of Exchequer, Weetanineter, and proceeded in the
usual manner to arrange the list of sheriffs for the counties
of England and Wales (with the exception of the counties of
Cornwall, Lancaster, and Middla.ex) for the ensuing year.
There were present the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the
' Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Council, the
Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Lord
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Mr. Baron Martin, Mr.
Justice Bylea, Mr. Justice Mellor, Mr. Justice Blackburn,
and Mr. Baron ChaneslL Mr. Arthur Helps, the clerk of
the council, and Mr. E. S. Harrison, the deputy clerk,
attended.

The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart.. M.P., arrived at
his residence M E4ton•syuare, from FaSoden, on Saturday

morning.

Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial•
office from the Governors of the Bahamas and of the settle-
ments on the West Coast of Africa. Despatches were sent
to the Uoveroors of the North American provinces.

vim, OF HER MAJESTY AND THE PRINCE
AND PRINCESS OF WALES TO THE EY•iUEEN
MARIE AMELIE AT CLAREMONT. - (THIS
DAY.)

Tl,i, morning, shortly after 10 o'clock, her
Majeety the Queen, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses I
the Prince and Princess of Wales. and Princess Helena,
attended by Major Teesdale, Col. Harding°, and the ladies
in waiting, left Windsor Castle, by special train,
on the London and S3oth Western Railway, and
proceeded rapidly, vik Hatchet, Wraysbury, and Staines,
to Twickenham junction, when an engine was attached to
the ea,l of the special. At Twickenham, which is rather
• busy station, • large number of passengers were waiting
for the Load's train, and as the state "salooo carriage
stopped opposite the platform they had an unexpected view
of the principal members of the royal family. After a
alight detention the train left Twickenham and travelled
via the new Kingston Railway to Teddington station,
where it arrived at 11 o'clock. The royal party then drove
to Claremont, the residence of the ex-royal family of
France, for the purpose of visiting the aged Queen Mario
Amelia. The day was mill, sway, and genial. Her
Majesty, the Prince tad Priaoses of Wales, and Princess
Helena, were expected to return by road to the Castle in
the ream of the afternoon.

POSTPONEMENT OP THE ROY AL VISIT TO
LIVERPOOL.

ILLNESS OF THE EARL OF DERBY.
(From the Lwryoul Mercury of this day.)

Our readers will learn with great regret that, in
consequence of the severe illness of the Earl of Derby, the
visit of the Prices and Primer of Wales to Knowsley and
Liverpool ban been postponed. A telegraphic intimation to
this effect wee received yesterday forenoon ►t Knowsley
Hall, sad Lord Stanley immediately forwarded a
note to the mayor (Edward Lawrence, Esq.) in-
forming him of this decision. The noble earl is at
present suffering from one of the most severe attacks of his
old mew, the gout. Last week the Duke of Cambridge
and a number of other distinguished visitor, were guests at
Knowsley Hall. During the whole period of their visit
the earl was confined to his room, and it is supposed that
the duke, who with the other guests left Knowsley on
Saturday morning, must have informed the Prince of Wales
of the severe nature of the attack under which Um Earl of
Derby was suffering. At all 'yenta, with a kindly con-
sideration which does his credit, the Prince, on learning
the indisposition of his intended host, at once determined
to forego hie visit for the present.
AU the arrangements for the reception of the Prince and
Princess had Leen completed. The Countess of Maoclee-
field would Lave been in attendance on the Priors',
and besides the ladies and gentlemen of the suite
the following guests had been ,invited to meet
the l'rince and Princess : The Marquis sod
March.oness of Bath, the Earl sad Counter
Tankerril le, the Earl and Counter Dalkeith,
Viscount and Viscountess Roystoo, Lord and Lady Wham.
cliffs, Lady Aosta Yorke, Lady Emily Villiers, Miss WiL
beabam, Earl of Dunmore, Earl of Coventry, Viscount
Courtenay, the Hon. Mr. Edgcumbe, Lord Stanley, Captain
and Lady Constance Stanley, and Colonel and Lady Emma
Talbot.

The report from Knowsley yesterday afternoon was that
the Earl .f Derby, although no easier, was not considered
worse than he had been for the two previous days.

His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by
Major Elphinetcon honoured by his presence the perform-
ance of Faust on Saturday evening at Her Majesty's
Theatre.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has
returned to town, accompanied by Colonel the Hon. James
Handmaid, from visiting the Earl sad Coniston, of Derby at
Knowsley.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
d'Auroak, on leaving the nest of the Countess (Frances)
Waldegreve and the Right Hon. Chichester Forteecus M.P.,
lis Essex, proceeded to Wood Norton, their seat in Woo.
ortershire.

The Duke of Sutherland has arrived at Stafford
Hoar, Si. James's, from Scotland.

Viscount and Viscounteu Palmerston enter-
tithed the Earl Granville and a @elect party ►t diaper oil
Saturday. at Carabridp House, Piccadilly.

Viscount Clifden is, we are informed, still in a
very had state of health.

The Lurd Bishop of London and Mrs. Tait have
been the guests of Lord Houghton, at Frystow, near
Ferrybridge, and are now on a visit to the Right Hon. the
Speaker and Lady Charlotte Denison, at Osaingt6a, near
Newark. The bishop will return permanently to the metro-
polis for the despatch of besieges daring the present week.
The convocation of the prelates and clergy of
the province of Canterbury waa oa Saturday last prorogued
in the Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster, by the Vicar.
General, Dr. Towers Twin, under a commission from his
Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, primate ol all
England and metropolitan, pursuant to the royal writ,
unto Saturday, the 14th of January nest.