The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-07 00:00:00

WINDSOR CASTLE, Aran, 6.

Earl Granville arrived at the Castle yesterday.

The royal dinner party consisted of the King of the Bel-
gians, Princess Helena, Princess Augustus of Saxe Coburg,
and Prince's Clotilde, the COWAN'S of Gainsborough, Lady-
in-Waiting to her Majesty; Lady Caroline Barrington,
Mdlle. de Borsch, the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, the Hon.
Emma Lamellas, the Earl Granville, Mat.-General the
Hon. C. Grey, Colonel the Hon. Sir Charles Phipps,
General Count de Moerkerke and Dr. Koepl, Gentlemen in
attendance on the King of the Belgians ; Lord Rivers,
Colonel F. Seymour, C. 8., Major-General F. Seymour,
LieuX-Colonel du Plat, Mr. SOIL and the Muter of the
Household.

The Kiog of the Belgians, attended by General Count
de Moerkerke and Dr. Koepl, left the Castle this afternoon
for Buckinharn Palace.
Princess Augustus of Saxe Coburg, Princess Clotilde,
Princess Amelia, and Prince Ferdinand, attended by Milk.
de Borsch, left the Castle this morning for Claremont.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke d'Aumale and
the Duke sod Duchess de Chartres honoured Frances
Counts.. Waldegrave and Mr. Chichester Forteecue,
M.P., with their company at dinner last evening, at
their residence in Carltoo•gardens. The following were
invited to meet their royal highness,.:—His Excel•
lency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer,
his Excellency the Danish Minister, the Earl Gran-
ville, the Earl of Clareodoo, the Earl and Countess
Grey, the Earl and Countess of Tankerville, Viscount and
Viscountess Stratford de Radcliffe, Lord and lady Dufferin,
the Lord Chief Justice of England, the Right lion. Charles
Pelham Village, M.P., General and lady Alice Peel, &c.
L►ter in the *ruing her ladyship had an assembly which
was oumeronidy and fasbionakdy attended.
The Duke and Duchess of Richmond and their
youthful family do not leave Goodwood, Sussex, until the
week after next.

The Duchess of Sutherland (Countess of Cro-
martia) boa issued iavitations fee an evening party on Wed-
nesday next. . _ _

The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs.
Gladstone entertained the Marquis and Marchioness of
Clanricarde, Count Strselecki, Baron Meyer de Rothschild,
Sir Robert and Lady Emily Peel, the Attorney-General
and Lady Laura Palmer, Hon. Henry Brand, M.P., and
Mrs. Brand, Lord Frederick Cat milk, Hon. Lucy
Lyttaltca, Mr. Sransfeld, Mr., at dinner last evening at
their residence in Carlton House-tenant Mrs. Gladstone
subsequently bad an assembly
Mr. Chichester Fortescue, M.P., Under Secre-
tary of State for the Colonies, bas been appointed a mem-
ber of her Majesty's Most Iloantrable Privy ConaciL

Lady Emma Talbot gave birth to a daughter
yesterday afternoon at the Earl of Derby's residence in St.
Jetnee's•square. Her ladyship and infant are doing wall.

Lady Margaret Beaumont was safely delivered
of ama yesterday at the family residence on the Terra"
Piccadilly. Both mother sad infant me programing favour-
ably.

I marriage will shortly take place between
Captain A. Mice, of the Grenadier Guards, and the Hon.
non Labouchere, daughter of Lord and Lady Taunton.

. _
The ball at the Tuileries on Tuesday night was
not numerously attended. The Eoglish were few—hardly
soy except the ambassador. the Bishop of Oxford, the
Duchess of Somerset, Lord H. Lennox, Mr. S. Fitzgerald,
and Mr. Pope Heoneesy. The Emperor had a loog confe-
rence with the Eogliah ambassador, and the resignation of
Mr. StaneMd, being known by telegraph, was the general
topic of convematioo. The Emperor remained later than
usual

The Royal Victoria Yacht Club, flourishing
numerically and financially, has netted its programme for
1864, and offers DO UN a sum than 6401. to be competed for
on the crouton Cl its annual oaruirel