The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-17 00:00:00

Cite Court.

WINDSOR CASTLF, APRIL 16.
The Queen walked in the grounds yesterday
afternoon, attended by the Hon. Mantis Stopford.
The Duke of Newcastle arrived at the Cecile and bad an
audience of her Majesty.

Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell, arrived in town
yesterday. Prince Louis of Hesse, attended by Captain
Westerweller, arrived in the afternoon at Buckingham
Palace from Windsor Castle. Their Royal Highnessee were
present last evening in the House of Commas during the
&aerial statement.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colooial-olhos
from the Governor of Bermuda. Despatches were sent to
the governors of the West DAM Wands, British Colombia,

Can;da, end to the Lord High

of the lonian

Island/

THE WIDDING PERMITS OF THE PRINCE AND
Putrefies or Watan.—Yesterday the numbers
visiting the South Kensington Museum to inspect
the wedding presents were 5,930, and it being a
strdeut's day the receipts from sixpenny fees
amounted to 145/. 13s. About seven hundred per-
sons per hour inspected the presents, whilst the
process of reaching them occupied at least an hour
and a half. It is expected that the exhibition will
continue open for some weeks.

The Marchioness Townsheud has issued cards for
a dancing party this evening at her residence, in Ark-hue.

Lady Egerton of Tation bas issued esrds for
hall oo Friday, the het of May.

Lady Harry Vane has issued cards for dancing
parties es Monday, the 27th inst., and on Monday, the 4th
of May.

Lady Hamilton Seymour gave her first assembly
bat evening, ►t bee residence in Oresvenorcreseent, which
was numerously attended.

Lord and Lady Readleeham have arrived at the
Clareedos Hotel from Park.

Sir Charles Grey bee arrived at the Clarendon
Had from Tunteidge Welk

Sir Augustus Clifford is still confined to his room
from the effects of his late accident, but Is progressing
favourably. Colossi Clifford will superintesd the admin..
mica of strangers below the bar of the Hours of Leeds until
Sir Augustus's 'wormy. _ _

Yeeterlay afternoon Professor Amsted commenced
a came of lectures at the Royal Institution " Oa the Be
Winne of Geology with the Allied Sciences."

A large deputation of the inhabitants of Lud-
gate-hill and its vicinity has waited on the Chid Commis-
sioner of Peblie Works, to ascertain if tins is any peed-
belay of the government preventing the London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway from making the proposed bridge over
Ludgate-hill. The feeling of the residents was not dim-
covered until after the passing of the bill, which now gives
the company power to take their own coarse, and to dia-
regard any opposition.
The Post believes that Prince Christian will be
'alit' fied that if the ex-King Otto be asked to abdicate. If
be comply, that will remove the difficulty ; and, if be
refuse, the Danish royal family will adopt the advice of
this government arid regard the Greek throne en in every
mass legally vacant, and open tol • new occupant.

A Berlin letter says :—" The Queeu has COD`
tinaed her voyage through Weimar sad Karlsruhe to
Cobloots, where her Majesty intends to remain for some
time. It is DO secret how comfortlese the Quoin mat feel
herself in the Camarillo air of her OWII court, so abe and the
Crown Prise* are the sole deft/ciders of a liberal policy
amid the entourage of the King. Shortly before the close
of the last month she returned from Coblentz, and she now

quits her court again with the recommencement of the
warmer seism. The influence upon the King that the
Queen s►ould eojoy is in the possession of the Queen Dow-
ager. Wbo represents the absolute system of Frederick Wil-
liam IV."

MM. Persigny and Billault have been examined
at Paris by the commission sent from Loudon in the affair
of the Renting Cliratick. They positively deny all com-
plicity or espemeak with that paper.

As the time fur travelling approaches, English-
mse, it is remarked, should be wanted spirt the mosey
changing crimps, misnamed hankers, at the German spu,
the true plan being to obtain letters of credit from respect-
able London establishmeets. Homburg being the worst
place where foreigners are cheated in this way, it Arnold be
known that there is a joint-stock beak there, whose corres-
pondents is Ludon are the Urdu Back, Heywood and Co.,
Hoare and Co., sad Brown, Shipley and Co., through
whose @peg traveller' may mfely make all »plait" pro-
vision.

" The marriage of a priest," says the Gazette de
Prance, " has just taken plum at Naples. It is the ex-
Jesuit Perm, one of the most prominent members al the
Italian Enseecipatiou Society, that has given to the world
sock a scandal."

Tea Palace or Wami.—The poor fellow Woods,
who received such severe iojuries by the inosutious handling
of the caueou of which he had charge on the day of the
Prince's wedding, has left the iofirmsry in a better state
than could at one time have been anticipated. His tight
arm was amputated just below the elbow by Dr. Harper,
the eight of one eye is lost, sod he can at Kenna see only
little with the other. Mr. Oacern, the chairman of the
oslebratioe committee, laid poor Woods' ass* before the
Prince of Wales. and a few days ego be remised the
following gratify* communication from lisatemat-
General Knollys 'Sandringham, April 9, 1883.—fiir,-1
regret that there should have been soy delay in seksow-
ledging the receipt of your commuaication with reference
to the poor man Woods' accident at Holies* on the
night (day) of the Prince of Wake, marriage. AA you
have referred to my letter to the Lord Mayor, written by
his royalhighness'. direction, I may be permitted to explain
that, although hie royal higiumes sympathy would doubl-
y.s exceed to all (of whatever class or locality) who
suffered on the masks of the rejoiciags ea his •
the relief alluded to in my letter only relieved to
metropolis, which seemed to his royal Weenies a s pecial
ease, sederthe circunistmices calling for his royal high.
awes contribution, and not applicable to other part' of the
country. The DO, of Wales is, however, never in-
sensible to real distress or misfortune, when properly
attested, and on your representation of Woods' case, has
desired me to forward you a cheque for 101., which I
amid feel obliged by your acknowledging the receipt of,
and have the homier to be sir, your most obedient servant,
W. KNOU.Tlll.—Richard Capers, Esq., liolbeech."—Mr.
Phillips, whose tight thumb had to be amputated through
injury received at the muse time, has also progressed most
favourably. —Seireford Mercury.
Notwithstanding the war in the United States,
the Gloom= Missionary Committee them have bees enabled
to pey op all their mersirearies this year, and have stelae°,
ie head. This has not occurred kw years past. The com-
mittee have generally here every yes, tram 2,500 to 4,000
dollars in debt.