The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-01 00:00:00

rig Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Ocr. 31.
The Queen, attended by Lady Augusta Stanley,
walked and drove io the grounds this morning.
Prince Arthur, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon.
D. de Roe, went out shooting.

The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer has re-
turned to Howard.° Castle from Clumber.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial•offioe
from the Governor of Canada.

The Duke and Duchess of Newcastle and their
youthful family purpose to leave Piccadilly to-morrow to
pass a few weeks in retirement at Brighton.
The Duke of Somerset, the Firit Lord of the
Admiralty, Rear-Admiral Drummond, C. 8., and the other
odicials connected with the Admiralty, arrived ►t Marseilles
on Saturday, in the Eochaotress, Admiralty yacht, from
Malta. They reached Paris yesterday, and purposed to
make a short stay in the French capital.

His Excellency M. Arajoiz, it is stated, will be
received io the course of this week by the Queen as Mexican
Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of St. James.
The Earl and Countess Russell and the Ladies
Russell leave Pembroke Lodge, Richmond, on Monday nett,
for Audley Park, Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley's seat,
near Con4,leton, for the purpose of being present at the
marriage of Viscount Amberley aril the Hon. Katharine
Stanley.

The Earl awl Countess of Clarendon and Lady
Emily Villiers have arrived in town from the Continent.

The Earl of Coventry has left Thomas's Hotel,
Berkeley-square, for his seat, Croonie Court, Worcester-
shire.

Viscount Torrington and Mr. Whitworth have
arrived at the Portlaud Hotel, Soother*, from London.

We understand that the Queen has graciously
signified her wish to stood godmother to the infant sou and
heir of Lord and Lady Churchill.

The Right Hoo. Thomas M. Gibson, M.P., is
expected to leave town to-day for Ashton, on a viva to his
constituents.

The Old Rugbean football match will take place
on Tuesday next. Ths train starting from Rugby at 7.8
p.m. will put down passengers at Bletchley Junction on
that day.

The ceremony of distributing the diplomas and
certificates obtained in the Oxford Middle Class Eismina.
Coos during the presentyear, together with the local prizes,
took place at Nottingham on Friday, by Mr. Lowe, M. P
The Marna preluded.

On Saturday the Metropolitan Board of Works,
including the chairman (Mr. J. Thwaites), his secretary (Mr.
Creasy), Mr. Freeman, Chairman of the Main Drainage
Committee, and about 23 members of the board, and se-
oompanied by Mr. Baxalgette, their chief engineer, arrived
at Carlisle to inspect the works in operation there for the
utilisation of the sewage of the city. The board, who ex-
pressed annuals.' much pleased with what they had seen,
left for Edinburgh in the evening by the ".Waverley rotate,"
and purpose extending their tour to Glasgow.
VISIT OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESA OF WALES
To LIVERPOOI.—At the meeting of the Liverpool Town
Council
.yeeterday the Mayor stated that having heard of the
intended visit of the Prince of Wales to the Earl of Derby,
at Knowsley Hall, he had thought it his duty to communi-
cate with his lordship on the subject, in order that the
Council might he prepared to adopt any Tl36lllllfes which might
be considered desirable on the occasion. !lobed received the
following reply from the Earl of Derby, i—" Knowsley,
Oct. 23, 1644.-1/ear Sir, I regret that I cannot give you
lany certain totelligeoce as to the time of the Prince of Wales'
visit here, except that it will not be early in November. I
am not even sure that his Royal Highness will be
here at all, as I received yesterday a letter from General
Knollys to say that his Royal Highness still hopes to be
I able to pay his promised visit, and thinks he can do so
I between the Pith and the '-'oth November. He will, how.
I ever, write to me Lnitsadistelv on his return to Euiland.
When I first learnt, two or three mouths ago, that I was to
hove the honour of receiving the Prince and Prinoess, I ex-
pressed my hope that their royal highnesses would be able
to spore time to give a day to Liverpool ; but as yet I have
received no intimation of their intentions, or the probable
; length of their stay. As soon as I have anytbiog certain I
will tskc wire that you, or, should your year of office have
expired, your successor, abet have immediate information.
—I am, dear sir, yours, DERBT."
CoMMUNIcATION WITH THE CHANNEL ISLA N 104.
i The new mail steamer of the South Western Company is to
be called the Brittany. She will be placed on the
Southampton and Channel Islands station. The steam.
packet communication between Southampton and Jersey
this month will be five times a week, and between South-
ampton and Guernsey four times. The South Western
Company's steamers will also run twice a week between
Jersey and St. Melo. There is now also a ateam•packet
communication twice weekly between Jersey cud Granville
awl between Guernsey and Alderney. The railway between
St. Mato sad Rennes is open.
THE " DINNER AR,:EMENT."—I want the Viceroy
to ho maintained, as a dinner-giver the more, in a city
which, hospitable as it ia, is not over rich. 1 want a house
where I can sit next the Grand Master, who drinks the
; Glorious and Immortal Memory, on one band, and lather
Cullen on the other. I moo to dine as well as I could in
Belgravwsimare. with a far wittier and more genial society
than all the squares for ten miles round Belgravia mould
• compass. And more than all. I want to hear how an
Englishman of mark and note, in the favour of his @ova-
-1 reign and the confidence of his party, thinks of us, and talks
of us ; for let him be as reserved as he may, his judgment
of Irishmen will ooze out as the claret goes round, and
• seen his very concealments will have their sigoifie&nce.
Now why grudge us this? Do you not every month of
yo lives spend more moo ey on that mulless lawsuit of
Armstrong versus Whitworth and other.," than would
I maintaio a viceroy for Ireland in double splendour! Is
there a cupola ship changed to a broadaider, or an unser-
* viceable three-decker converted into an impossible frigate.
I without costing the nation the charge of many viceroys !
Why, you expended more mousy t'other day in running
away from the King of Dahomey thao would have kept up
the Irish viceroy fur ten yeara—Blackusautra Maga:int for
Novamber.