The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-12 00:00:00

Cbt Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Aran.ll.
The Queen, attended by Lady Augusta Stanley,
walked in the grounds this morning.
The King of the Belgians, attended by General Count de
Moerkerke, went to Claremont and visited the Queen Marie
Amrlie.

In correction of the description of the dress worn by the
Queen at the Court on Saturday last, it is to be stated that
her Majesty ware disown& only in the cap, and an opal
brooch set is 6antonds.

A deputation of rum raisers had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his official residence in
Downing-street, yesterday. The deputation consisted of
Mr. Fairrie, Mr. Gadsden. Mr. Fingal, of Bristol ; Mr.
Wirle, of Liverpool ; Mr. Robert M'Fie, of Glasgow ; Mr.
Lucas, Mr. Ricks, and Mr. layer, of Manchester.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Primer Mary, attended by Lady Geraldine
Somerset, arrived at Windsor Garde yesterday on a visit to
the Q{looo. Their royal highnesses will probably remain
the guests of her Majesty for a day or two.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland
intend to leave Alowick Ciudle on the 26th instant for
linrthamberland Honer for the season.

Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone will have a dinner and
evening party on Wednesday, the 20th inst., for General
Garibaldi

His excellency the Lord-Lieutenant left Ireland
yesterday for London, where he will remain for some days.

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Mr, Percy Windham intends, on the 29th, to ask
the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if it is
the intention of her Majesty's government to kiss in a bill
this session to amend the Salmon Fisheries Act (1861).

Colonel Barttelot, on going into Committee of
Ways and Means, will move, "That the consideration of
the duties upon sugar be postponed urtil the hones shall
have had the opportunity of considering the expediency of
the reduction of the duty upon malt."
Mr. Alderman Salomon intends, on Thursday, to
ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department. if he
has yet approved the proposed bye-laws for the City of
London, and especially if be intends to sanction bye-law Na
12, " which virtually proposes to withhold the common kw
right of way through the principal streets of the City from
dealers in fruit, fish, and vegetables."

Mr. ficholefield, on Thursday, in committee of
the whole house, will move for leave to bring in a bill to
amend the law of partnership.
"It to understood," says the Times, "that the
arrangement between Memos. Jones Loyd and Co. and the
London and Westminster Bank has thus far resulted in
about three-fourths of the country connexion of Nam.
Jones Loyd and Co. having joined the London and West-
minster, and aboo a large majority of the London accounts."
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Mention is requested by Mr. A. L. Elder that he
has retired from the direction of the Imperial Beak in con-
@squirms of his dissatisfaction with the procesdinp of the
bank in conneaion with the circular to the customers of
Mews. Jones Loyd and Co., to which reference was made
on the 6th inst.

THE PRESENTATION OE THE FREEDOM OF THE
CHT TO GARIBALDL This afternoon the General Purposes
Committee of the Corporation met at Guildhall for the pur-
pose of definitively settling the prelimin►ry arrange-
ments with reference to the presentation of the
freedom to General Garibaldi. Wednesday, the 20th, having
been named to the City Chamberlain by the General
as a convenient day for him to receive the tribute, that day,
at 2 o'clock, was fixed upon, the Lord Mayor having consented
to call a special court for the purpose. It was then, after
some discussion, decided that the presentation should take
place in the Court of Common Council, at the Guildhall.
GARIBALDI'S Calinteoft.--Sitting with General
Garibaldi yesterday, in hie carriage, were the two eons of the
morel, Mr. Seely, M.P., and Mr. Henry Negretti.
A TELEGRAM TOR GLEIRALDL—At Stafford
House last evening General Garibaldi found a telegram in
the Italian language &welting him, the translation of which
is as follow' :—" Milan, Aprillo.—Welowne to you, honour-
able co-worker! All thanks to the great Englieh nation for
its demonstrations of sympathy with our dear Italy.—Ten
Arrisncm. Bomar or Prowrzse."

CAPITAL CoxvlLTions. —This morning a parlia-
mentary return was Waled, showing the number of minas
capitally convicted in the United Kingdom far each of the
last five years, from the Ist day of January, 1&59, to the
Ist day of January, 1864. In Ireland there were 21 oapital
convictions, but only 11 executions, the sentence in the
other mace being commuted to penal servitude. In England
sad Wales during the 5 years there were 308 convictions
and 73 executions. In Scotland 11 persona were capitally
convicted, but only two, in the five years, executed, the
capital sentences being remitted in the other came sad
penal servitude for life substituted.

The Oat-Deutsche Post announces that the French
miaow M Vienna ham received and forwarded to Paris a
splendid litingarian ocetnaw intended for the Empress o
the French. It casuiste of a violet velvet doses richly em-
broidered with silver, a dolman with large Riker buttes.,
and a small Hungarian hat.

PAMIR RACII.—The spring meeting at Long-
champs cancotimed yesterday (Sunday), sad, the weather
being Sas, an Mum= amber of 'pedalos were as the
ground. The Empress was present, and the ladies' blades
and the parterre et the Claud Stand presented the usual
array of brilliant toilettes. Some altemtioos have
been made since last year, to afford additional i
eecomodatioa. The further Ode-stand his loom d-
eluded in the plead, and a sew one has bees greeted
beyond it ; while a third storey be added to the plat-
form as the tensor above the cadre' pavilions. The
pro rsmss contained loon noes, is which three-yea:4d
bores were aimed, and lode were estertsiaed of obtain-
ing some doe to the probable wissers of the peat events
of the prowat 1111111011. The reselt, however, ceded some
diespgrointment ; for although is three came the admen
were three-year olds. woe of them are eagsged is either
the Great Pavia Trim the near& Diary, or the ado. The
horses entered for those roses which did *ppm pgoved to
P be of very inftrioe qualll7.-61/4thgeast.