The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-17 00:00:00

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BALMORAL, Ocr. 15.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena,
went out yesterday mostaing.
In the aftersooe her Majesty, accompanied by the Prin-
cess' Louise and Beatrice, and attended by Lady Churchill,
drove round by Glen Beg.
Princess Louise, attended by La ly Churchill, went oat
ridiag in the morning.
The Crown Prince and Princes of Prussia and Prince and
Princess 'Mull of Hess went to the Caill.

Despatches from the Governors of Canada, Venomless's
bleed, sad British Columbia were tecaived yesterday at
the Cologil•office. Despatches were sent to the Goveroors
of the West ladies, British CAumbis, and Bermuda.

Tax Rrrurs or HE& MAJESTY TO WINDSOR.—
Her Majesty, moompanied by the member+ of the royal
family, is expected to return to Windsor Castle on or about
Tarday, the 27th last la anticipation the private spirt-
=EU which are occupied by the Queen are being prepared,
as are also them intended for the nee of their Royal High-
'ms= the Prince and Prisms§ of Wales and their mites in
the York and Bound Towers. The apartmenta in the York
Tower are being fitted up in a very magnificent manner.

PROPOSED VISIT or PRLITCR ALFRED TO GLASGOW.
—We widerstand that the Lord Provost of Glasgow, ac-
companied by Dr. Strange, City Chamberlain, bad as inter-
visw with Pike. Alfred at Ho!rood oo Thursday morning,
whs. it was arranged that his Royal Highness should visit
Glasgow oa Tuesday next. The Prince will be accom-
panied by Prince William of Reese and the geutleossa of his
mite. The diatiogaiabed visitors will proceed to Glasgow
by an early train, and will spend the day in visiting
various places of interest in the city and neighbourhood.

Hia Royal Righnesa Prince Alfred, accompanied
by bie Grand Decal Highness Prince William et Hoes,
as Thanday pail a sewed Crit to tbe &Ababa et
Kr. Holm= Hout's picture, at Kr. Paten's pllery is
Edialiumb.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge is
axpestssi to leave Gloucester House on Monday, on a visit
to the Prior, and PAnotes of Wales, at Sandringham.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
d'Auraale will return to Orleans House, Twickenham, to-
day, from a tear of vivito.

The hiarquis of Hartington, M.P., who has been
staying with the Doke and Duchess of Sutherland at Dun.
robin Castle, Sntherlasdibire, was to bare there yesterday
for the south.

The Mayoress of Southampton gave birth to a
daughter a few days since. This is the locood daughter
which she has gives birth to in the three years during which
her husband, Mr. Frederick Perkins, has filled the office of
chief magistrate of that town. His worship has issued cuds
for a grand ball awl supper on the sth proximo, which
will finish the series of munificent entertainments which
have distinguished his mayoralty.

Mr. J.tansfeld, M.P., Junior Lord of the Ad-
mindty, is et present daily engaged at Portsmouth Dock-
yard in investigating the dockyard system of account-
keeping sod the mode of carrying out work in the different
departmeete of We yard.

The course of some recent changes in the officers
et the South Kensington Museum has promoted Kr. R.
Sodso Smith, assistant keeper in the Mumma, to be at the
bead of the Educational Department, This gentleman has
been for about BM years, with Mr. J. C. Robinson, in charge
of the Archeological Section of the Museum.
The new additions to the National Shakspeare
Committee are—Tbe Rev. Dr. Adler (chief rabbi), the Rev.
W. Brock, B. Obspeaaa, Esq., C. L. Kenney, Req., A.
Macmillan, Pao., Prof. Owes, and C. Whiting, Fan.. At
the lest general mostiss of the committee it was unani-
mously resolved that Mr. Macreedy should be invited to sot
as a viceepresicleot, sad that gentleman has mopped the
levitation.
M. Pechter is making preplrations for the open-
in of the Lyceum os the 24th of the present month, whoa
the sew drama of Bel Dessonio will be prodooed.
At Sadler's Wells a new play by Mr. Westland
Manton is to be immediately put in rehearsal.
Mr. William Brough will furnish the Haymarket
Meknes burlesque.
Mr. Thitckeray is about to break new ground in
his forthcoming novel in the Coro/sill Magazine.
The inconveniences of crinoline have been found
so great is the Staffordshire Potteries, that the principal
manufacturers, Mann. Copeland, Mean. Metes, and
others, have forbidder the use of criaolioes on their pre-
mises during the boors of work. Is one shop alone, the
looses by breakage of articles swept down by them amounted
to 2001. a year. The workshops became too small, and the
work was impeded. The workwoonen have submitted to
the change with almost attire nosaimity and good will, sod
now enter upon their work in garment, like those of Greek
statues.

Mr. Gould, the English ornithologist, has written
to the Secretary of the Adelaide lostitutios ie flosth Ass.
trait, stating that one of the birds discovered daring
Stuart's exploration Was a Lew species of panelist, sad
which he lass named Polytelis Alaxasdra, is hollow of the
Prinosss of Wales.
CHAR-manor/se SCHOOL —The governors have
announced their inteotios of pro:oodles to the steaks of •
bead master of Charterhosse School in the room of the Rev.
Richard Elwyn, 111. A., who resigns, is November.