The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-22 00:00:00

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WINDSOR CASTLE, Msica 21.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
walked and drove in the grounds this morning.
The Bishop of London had the honour of dining with the
Queen, the King of the Belgium, and the royal family,
yesterday.

The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yesterday morn-
ing, attended by Lientenant-Colonel Koppel, and visited
the Dueller of Hamilton.

The Priem and Princess of Wales, accompanied by Prince
John of Ghicksburg, took a carriage drive in the efiernooo.
The Prince and Princess of Wales had a dinner patty in
the evening. The oonipany consisted of Prince John
of Glucksburg, the Turkish Ambassador and Madame
Mamma the French Ambassador, the Danish
Minister, the Duke of Si Albans. Viscount Falk-
land, the Duchess of St. Albans, and Lady
Diana Beauclerk, Earl and Countess de Grey, Viscount
Bury, Viscount Hamilton, Viscount Sudley, Lieutenant.
Colonel the Hon. Henry and Mrs. Byog, Lieutenant-General
and Um. Knollys, Baron Guldencrone (Gentleman in at-
tendance on Prince John), Lieutenant-Colonel Koppel, and
Mr. C. L Wood.

Visomintoss Bury was prsrestod by indisposition from
diniog with their Royal Highnesses.

The Countess de Flahault (Et...Tones* Keith and Nairn.)
was prevented by indisposition from attending the Drawing
Room on Saturday last.
The Right Hon. Win. Hutt, M.P., and Mn.s Hutt, left
town yesterday for Gibeicle.

A deputation from the pariah of Dorking, and a deputa-
tion from the Ass...meats' Committee of the City of London
Union, had each an interview with the Right Hon. C. P.
Villiers, at the office of the Poor-law Bosrd yesterday.
The deputation from the parish of Dorking consisted of
Mr. Young, Mr. Dibble, Mr. Ivory, Mr. Fidler, Mr. Boma,
Mr. Ball, Mr. Wood, Mr. Cousins, Mr. Dewdney, and Mr.
Roe, and was introduced by Mr. Briscoe, M.P., and Mr.
Cubitt, M.P. The deputation from the Assessments
Committee of the City of London Union consisted of Mr.
' Whiteside, Mr. Bengough, Mr. Warwick, Mr. Hatchet%
Mr. R. Williams, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Bowling (clerk).
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-offios
from the Governor of Canada.

THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.—The answer to
inquiries instituted this morning at Thomas's Hotel, where
the Duke of Newcastle is staying, is that his grace is some-
what better, but that he is still very weak in consequence
of his recent severe attack of innate.

The Duchess of Cambridge was present at the
11 cm. service at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall, on Sunday
(being Palm Sunday), when the sermon was preached by
the Very Rev. Dr. Magee, Dean of Cork.
The Duke of Hamilton leaves town to-morrow
for Paris. The Duchess and Lady Mary Hamilton intend to
leave Hamilton House, Arlington-street, at the close of this
or early in the ensuing week, with the intention of staying
in nixie for a few weeks, when they return to London on
their way to Hamilton Palace, the family seat in Lanark-
shire.

A lecture cu capital punishment waa delivered by
the R.•. Newman Hall, et th. Surrey Chapel, last evening.
The chair was taken by Mr. C. Gilpin, M.P., who strongly
rulvocattd tho abolition of death punishments.

The directors of the Agricultural Hall Company
will hold their second International Show of Dogs at the
Hall, Islington, on the tv/tb, 28th, 3lltli, 31st May, and Ist
June, 1864. The prize list has been submitted to the
noblemen and gentlemen who acted as judges last year, and
carefully revised. The 6ttiop will be materially improved.
A complete and separate compartment will be devoted to
kennels for the fozhoanda and harriers, with ample room
for " a show on the esp ;" and kennels will also be pro-
vided for teams of spaniels.

A letter from Sonderburg in the Siiele says :
"A Desists officer has taken on himself the mission of
studying the deviations, according to distance, of the rifles
of the Prussians, lie goes every day to the advanced posts,
provided with a glass, and wakes a memorandum of his ob-
servations. Tie day before yesterday a German rifleman
perceived this offi,xr on the look-out at the distance of about
600 metres. The soldier, instinctively obedient to military
respectfully made the salute, and then proceeded
to attempt to lodge a ball in the officer's body. Thelatter
rejoiced at the opportunity of making a fresh observation,
and whilst the soldier placed himself ageism** tree in order
to take a steadier aim, the officer raised his glass to watch
his movements. 'That is ei right,' said be ; • the insole
is just on a line with my breast—we shall see.' The trigger
was pulled, and the Dane quietly wrote down, 'At the dis-
tance of about GOO yards the deviation of a ball from •
rifled musket is about one metre.'"