The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-10 00:00:00

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WINDSOR

The Queen, Princess Helena,
Mew Leopold, sad Phases Beatrice hit Osborne at half-
pest We 'Week this efternoon, sad arrived at Windsor
Castle it sir.
The mite in attendeaseetaehded of the Dowager Counties
of Mount Ugrian* Miellesaa Mrs. Braes, the Han. Lucy
Lytteltou, Lieut.-Geueral the Hee. C. Grey, Colonel the
Hos. Sir Charles Phipps, Lord Alfred Paget, Camel the
Hoe. A. Harding*, sad Mr. Buff.
The Hoe. Roily Cealuart has antral at the Castle as
Maid of Hasoer.

Viscount Tomington and Sir W. Hosts have also arrived
as Lord and Groom in waiting to her Majesty.
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The Princess of Wales took a. carriage drive yesterday,
attended by the Hon. Mn. W. Grey.
The Prince of Wake west to the House of Lords in the
afternoms.

The plenipotentiaries accredited by the European powers
to the London Cooferenoe net yesterday at the official re-
silenoe of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing.
street, at one o'clock, and eat till a gnarter•past 4. All the
members of the Conference were present. The Con•
fe/900* will meet again on Thursday next, at one o'clock.
Despatched were received yesterday at the Coloaialcifios
from the Governors of the North American Provinces, the
Lord High Commiaaioner of the lonian Islands, and from
the Governor lof Bermuda. Despatches were seat to
the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian lolanda

The following presentations took place at her Majesty's
levee on Saturday last :
The Roo. Gilbert Heathcote, by his father, Lord
Avelaad.
The Earl of Charlemont, by Viscount Castleroess.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is to
take the chair at the lecture to be delivered at the Royal
United Service Institution by Captain H. W. Tyler, R.E.,
on the subject of " Railways strategioslly considered."
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at-
tended by Major Teesdale, honoured the performance of
Shakespeare's Henry the Fourti. by his presence at Drury.
lane Theatre last evening.

During the recent visit of Prince Alfred to Ber-
lin his royal highness, accompanied by hi sister the Crown
Princess, visited the new Jewish synonyms now being
erected there.

The Crown Princess of Prussia remains at the
new palace at Potsdam till the return of the Crown Prince
from Slanwig.

Prince Frederic of Wurtemberg has left Stutt-
pith on his way to London, travelling by way of France.
His royal highness comas to England for the purpose of
consulting the English oculists, and to follow a comes of
treatment which, it is hoped, will prevent the renewal of a
very painful surgical operation as the right eye which he
wag compelled to undergo last year at Berlin..

On Thursday evening next, on the invitation of
Earl Granville, President of the Goose, and President of
the Council on Education, a very larp party 11 it amenable
at South Kennington Roam to meet their Royal High-
MONS the PC.oce and Primer of Wales. It is expected
that Dimly 3,C30 invitations will be imbed.

THE FRENCH EMBABBY.—His Exeellency the
Prince do la Tour d'Aavergne entertained a distinguished
party at dieser yesterday waging at the French embassy.
The guest' present included the Earl and Countess Rassell
and Lady Georgians Russell, the Earl and Countess de
Grey, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, General the
Hon. Sir Edward Cast, Major• General F. W. Hamilton,
C. 8., and Mrs. Hamilton, Frances Countess Waldegrave
and the Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P., Hon.
William Stuart, Mr. and Lady Elisabeth Adorning, the Mar-
gals and Marchiones de Came, the Marquis
the Marquis Canniont la Force, Viscount de Courral,
and Viscount Cootades.

Sir John and Lady Dillon and family have ar-
rived at the Cavendish Hotel, Jertnyn-street. _ _

A short time ago we stated that a movement had
b,en commenced by the electors of Pontefract for the pre-
sentation of a testimonial to Lccd Hooghton for his zeal
for the welfare of the borough during the 25 years be so
efficiestly repo:touted them is parliament. It hat been
determined to prompt his lordahip with a handsome silver
salver, in the Town-hall, on Whit Monday.

In a congregation to be held at Oxford on Thurs-
day next, at 2 p.m., a new form of statute 012 the subject
of the local examinations will be promulgated. The new
statute requires an candidates to pass en historical and doc-
trinal exsotination in certain books of Holy Scripture,
unless their parent+ or guardians reject this part of the ex.
lamination in their behalf, the obnoxious words, " con-
vientur cared," being omitted. Candidates whose parent.
or guardians hare declined the religious a:amitotic* for
them ere to satisfy the examiners in some subject requiring
an equal expenditure of labour. The historical Scriptures
may form a portion of this subject.

Madame Meyerbeer has left Paris for Germany.
Jest before her deputeare she received slitter of condolence
from the Printer Royal of Preemie._

Earl Cowley has returned to Paris from England.
The Prince and Princess de Joinville are staying
at Ostend at the Mind &Allows*, with the Duke de
Nemoure.

The Memorial d'Amiens says _"The Empress
Eugenie pained through this piece 00 Friday, at half•pest
11 In the morning, as her way to Berck, where her Majesty
was going to visit the asylum for sick children, and to be
present ►t the laying of the Ant stone of the new and de-
finitive ortablishroset which is to replace the one now OCCO.
pied proviaiooally. Her Majesty, who travened strictly
incognita, was aocompaaied by the Princess Murat and two
ladies of honour. She stayed ten minutes at the stadia'
and breakfasted there. In the evening, about 6 o'clock,
her Majesty again passed through the station oo her return
to Paris."

Accounts from Lyons state that the vines in that
country are magnificent, and announce a great quantity of
fruit. The vines are healthy and strong in the Tara, and
they are already covered with grapes. 'though the
weather ham been cold and damp in the Saone and Loire,
the vines are covered with grapes. Warm weather, how.
ever, is desired to bring them to maturity. Fears were
entertained by the vine•growere of the department of the
Ands of a return of the host experienced in the month of
April last. The late warm ale, however, has restored
confidence. The archer& throughout France are likewise
blooming. Advioes from the Vosges state that the cherry
trees, which form an immense plantation in the Val trAjol
in that department, seven miles square, ware in full blossom
between the 17th and 24th April, and are now bearing fruit.
The Charirari publishes a wood cut in which
Prune* in military uniform, is represented at table, taking
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enormous mouthfuls of a tecoptiagdisb, labelled " JiittuxL;
Chen by, a diplomatist in embroidered costume is hurrying
up to prevent any further absorption. Below is written,
" Making all the haste pcesible to devour the whole before
the dish is taken away."
The Messager de Bayonne states that the Franoo-
Spaaish Exhibition about to be held at that town meets
with each extensive support that its meccas is I.kely to
surpass all expectation. " Within the last few days," says
that journal, "Spain has entered the lists with an alacrity
which entirely removes the apprehensions caused by past
delays, and we have good reason to hope favourable results
from the intelligence and seal displayed by the municipa-
lities of the manufacturing provisoes."

The Italian iron-asaße Galantuomo arrived at
Naples on the 4th. Her crew were in smallest health ;
vast crowds assembled to see her, and frosted her wit►
loud cheers. Many were admitted to visit her.

Hnevrit or MA. Ewen, M. P.—A meeting of the
Omar Town Council wu held ea Friday evening • Provost
Taylor in the chair. The provost reed the Munoz letter,
which he had noised from Mr. Elliot, M.P. for the
St. Andrew's Burghs :—" My dear air,—l am quite
unlit at present for attendance in parliament. Irre-
spective of ether consider•tioos, my health Is St-
amm/set, sad as acme as I can travel it is my
intention to go to the Castanet for the summer. I feel
sure that my 000stituente will sympathies with me ander
present circtiontances, and he induced to /steed to me •
re•sen►ble indulgence. My emote from parliament will
expose them to • disadvantage to which without their o•e.
seat I have so right to subject theta. I wish, therefore,
to intimate to them, through you, that I hold my
seat entirely at their pleasure sod disposal. In
the •meantime. my friend and connexion, Mr. Bouverie,
M.P., has kindly undertakes to attend to any Matinees cos-
Dented with the burghs., and for that trod will he glad to
receive any communicaticas that ma► be addressed to him.
—I remain, my dear sir, yoan very truly, Eawsitogurce.
The provost said be was sore the members would all sympa-
thise with Mr. Ellice io his proient eircumetsoces, aad
moved s resolution to that effect; which was at 0040 'greed
to.—Ed. horyt Courant,