The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-25 00:00:00

ebt Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE., FM 24.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Helena,
walked and drove in the groonds this morning.
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar dined with her Majesty
yesterday.

The Prince of Wales rode out on horseback yesterday morn.
irm, attended by Major Teesdale.
The Duke of Cambridge visited the Prince at Marl-
borough-house.
The Princess of Wales, attended by Lady De Grey, drove
out in the afternoon.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at Cam-
bridge-house, the private residence of the First
Lord of the Treasury. The ministers present were
Lord Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Gran-
ville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Gr, Earl Rus-
:ell, Earl De Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chau-
oellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset,
the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon.
Edward Cardwell, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and
the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers.

A deputation from the guardians of the parishes of St.
Giles and St. George, Bloomsbury, consisting of Mr. G.
Hardiog (chairman), Admiral Barnett, Mr. Adams, Yr.
Peacock, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Robinson (vestry clerk), had
an interview with the Right Bon. C. P. Villiers yesterday,
at the office of the Poor law Board, Whitehall.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colooial-office
from the Lord High Comminiooer of the louden Islands.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales hon-
oured the Princess's Theatre with a visit last evening.
The Duke and Duchess of Argyll received the
Right Hon. the Cheapener of the Exchequer and Mrs.
Gladstone. and a seleet party, lad eveolog, at their reel.
donee, at Caropden.hill, Kensington.
Lord and Lady Colchester entertained at dinner
last evening, at their residesee is Berkeleyegnare. the fol-
lowing company .—The Marchioness of Ely, the Earl
sod Countess of Derby, the Etrl of Carnervon, the
Earl of Longford, the Countess of Donoughmore, Lord and
Lady Colville, Lady Debasers, the Right Hoe. Spencer and
Mrs. Walpole, the Right Hos. Sir John and Lady Puking*
too, Yr. Batla•Johoatose. LP., de.

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The Countess of Fife's entertainment last evening,
in Grosvenor-place, wait honoured with the preemies of
several members of the royal family sad the elite of the
carpi diplomatigur and aristocracy at present in London.
As mentioned yesterday, a series of beautiful tedeaut
vivanta formed the chief attraction of the evening. These
were supplemented last eight by a ball and supper.
Frances Counteas Waldegrave and Mr. Chichester
Fortescue, M.P., entertained et dinner last evening, at their
residence in Carlton-gardens, his Excellency the Prussian
Anibusador sod the Coasters Berastoff. hie Excellency the
Italian Minister, his Excellency the Portuguese Minister,
the Marquis and Marchiosees of Clanricarde, the £ll.l
and Counter of Clareadoe, the Earl sad Coualleas
Stanhope. the Earl and lady Constance Grammar,
the Earl of St. Germans, the Earl of Abingdon, Lady
Cremorne, Lady Seaford sod the Hon. Miss Hardy, Lady
Margaret Beaumont and Mr. Beaumont, M.P., Hon. R.
Edwards', &c. Later in the 'rennin her ladyship had an
assembly, which was numerously atteodsl.
. _

The Right Hon. D. Disraeli, M.P., has issued
airds for slams dinner party on Saturday next, at his resi-
dence at Grosvenor•pte.

Miss Coutta and Mrs. Brown have arrived at
Holly Lodge, Highgate, from Torquay, when they have
been staying for some menthe.

ALBERT MIDDLI-CLABB SCHOOL, SUFFOLK.--WEI
learn that there are no lees than 60 applications for the office
of head-master of this school, some of which are from
gentlemen of bigh ettainmeats and loon experience in tuition.
The chortler of incorporation is being drawn up seder the
direction at Sir Fitzroy Kelly.—Bury and Norwich Post.

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OF A OONFER
The following is a copy of a des from the
Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Danish
Legations abroad, dated Copenhagen, Feb. 12 :
" Sta,—You are already aware that the army has
evacuated the position of the Danewirke in order
to occupy the second line of defence, that of
Dybbol.
"The reasons which have dictated this retrograde
movement are of a purely strategical character.
The extreme rigour of the season, the prolonged
night-watches, and the excessive fatigue of the
troops, together with the numerical superiority of
the enemy, had rendered it impossible to hold any
longer the Danewirke ; and if the army had, in
this state of things, accepted a battle, there would
have been grounds for fearing its entire destruc-
tion.

"At present our troops occupy a position which
menaces the flank of the enemy, and being backed
by the sea, unites all the advantages which the geo-
graphical configuration of the country offers. DybbUl
is in fact the only strategical position which allows
us to sustain, reduced as we are to our own forces,
a prolonged war, for which, it seems, we must pre-
pare ourselves. Before the occupation of Sleswig
we could have concluded a peace with Germany.
After this event the King's government has but one
choice—that of continuing the war until the former
state of things is re-established in Sleswig, and that
duchy again placed under the authority of the King.
It is only then that we will be able to renew our
efforts for terminating by means of negotiations our
conflict with Germany.—l have the honour,
(Signed) " G. QUAADE."