The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-18 00:00:00

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WINDSOR CASTLE., Die. 16.
The Queen and the royal family rem►in at the
Cutle.

DEC. 17.
The Queen, Princes Helena, Prince's Louise. Prince
Leopold, Prince's Beatrice, and Prince,. Mahonlehe, and
the ladies and gentlemen in waiting, attended Divine Ser-
vice this morning in the private chapel.
The Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster preached the
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A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the
ofiicial residence of the First Lord of the
Treasury in Downing-street. The ministers pre-
sent ware—Earl Russell, the Lord Chancellor,
Earl Granville, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Cla-
rendon, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Earl de
Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, tbe Duke of
Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, and
the Right Ron. C. P. Villiers.

A deputation, coneisting of Mr. D. Lupton, and the Rev.
E. Jscksoe, of Leeds ; Mr. Alfred Harris, Mr. Alder-
man Brown, and Mr. Alderman Lew, of Bradford ; the
Mayor, Mr. J. Thorp, and Mr. George B. Brown, of Halifax ;
and the Rev. R. Bruce, Mr. Thomas Frith, jon., Mr. Henry
Shaw, and Mr. Joe. Whitworth, of Huddersfield, had
an interview with Earl Russell, at his official residence in
Downing-street, on Saturday.
The Mayor of Plymouth bad an interview on Saturday
with Earl Rummell, at his official residence in Downing-
street.
A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's moat honour-
able Privy Council, consisting of the Lord President, the
Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, and
the Right Hon. T. DI doer Gibson, met in the Council
Chamber, Whitehall, on Saturday, at half•past four o'clock,
to consider certain questions relating to the cattle plague.
Mr. Baring, Mr. Waddington, and the Solicitor-General
were present.
Mr. Edmund Harrison (Deputy Clerk of the Council) was
in attendance upon the committee.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council eat on Satur-
day. Present—Lord Chelmsford, the Lords Justices Knight
Bruce and Turner, Sir E. V. Williams, Sir J. Colvile, and Sir
Laurence Peel.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-office on Satin.
day from the Governors of the North American Provinces
and Bermuda. Despatches were sent to the Governors of
the West India islands, British Columbia, Vancouver's
Inland, Canada, and the Bahamas.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
arrived at the Victoria Station, Pimlico, shortly before l
o'clock yesterday afternoon, from Dover, by the London
sod Chatham line. The Princess Mary is remaining with the
Grand Duke and Grand Dunham of Ideckleaburg-Strelitz at
Mecklenburg.
His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and
the Countess Bernstorff end the Countess Therese Bern-
staff arrived at the Premien Embassy on Canon-hour
terrace, on Saturday, from visiting Lord and Lady Henniker
at Thomism Hall, Suffolk.
The Duke and Duchess of Newcastle arrived at
their resident* in Piccadilly, on Saturday, from Torquay,
and will leave for Clamber Park, Notts, early this week,
in order to entertain a large party of friends.
The Earl de Grey left his residence in Carlton-
Professor Agassiz, who is making a scientific ex-
gardens on Saturday evening, for his seat, Studley Royal,
pedition along the Amazon in Brazil, reports some singular
Ripon,
town .Yo S orfkir hte.diey early n
irurbeCniuntre day. 1 Vimmat
"tench
discoveries. He writes under date of September 8, and
Earl Granville, President of the Council, will
zon. although he has examined scarcely ow-third of that
rya he has found over 100 new species of fish in the Ama.
succeed Lord Palmerston as Lord Warden of the Cinque river . He is now ascending the stream, and will ultimately
Ports. visit Peru.
Tut New Paris—" Sir John Romilly, Bart.,
1 The "Blue Book" presented to the Italian
L.m..choiseralm"take to bith.mised.„,.to,,f thhei,„..P"iing' w.ji11',.",..".,1,_,;_the I parliament is divided into 26 several collections, and con-
. - and "`" ""'"' I tains nearly 400 documents principal or annexed. The
vistaed father. It hee been usual to place the Master of .
Meese relating to the Convention of September 15 are
the Rolls in the House of Peers, the predecessor of Lord I r -
ocly two in number—the first noting the promulgation of
Romilly—Lord Langdale—being one of the latest examples. I
the decree for the transfer of the capital, which marks the
Sir Francis T. Baring, Burt., will emceed to the peerage as
date for the commencement of the term of two years fixed
Lord Northbrook, in the county of Hotta, after thirty or .
for the evacuation of Rome; and the other relating to the
forty years' service in the House of Commons, and holding ,
notification made by the French government of a beginning
some of the highest offices of the state."
' of execution of the Convention on the part of France by a
Miss Bateman takes a farewell benefit at Her withdrawal of a portion of the troops from the papal
Majesty's Theatre on Friday next, previous to teal retire- unitary.
meet from the stage. On this occasion she playa Joliet. THE New YORK APPLE CROP.—The product of
The Lyceum Theatre will remain closed until this staple fruit for the present year is believed to be equal
Saturday, when a new dramatic version of the Bride of to that of almost any pte.viotts seastoin, ail:hout the lel
es
Lammermoor will be produced, with Mr. Fechin
"iter as the Orleans, Monroe, end W yoe COLtni
• than usual. We have favours e reports erP
of the crop in
"Master of Ravenswood." ,
Oneida, Cbseaugo, Tompkins, Cayuga, and Omer). From
To-night Drury-lane Theatre will be open tor these counties a large shipment has already.been made, and
PROM DOVER TO CALAIS. the benefit of Mr. F. B. Chatterton, and Othello will be maoy thousand barrels are now awaiting. spment for wan. t
A night passage across the straits of Doter, except ig performed, with Hawn. Phelps and Anderson as the prin. of vessels. The fruit in these sections is of excellent want
A commands from three to five dollars per barrel at the
perfectly clear weather, must always, remarks the Daily cipal characters. Afterwards it will remain closed till shipping points on the railroad and osnaL At these high
News, be attended with great risk ; and when, as on Wed. Boxing-day, when the Christmu pantomime, illustrated by rates the crop pays the farmer a better profit than any of
needay last, the night is dark and very hazy, with positive Mr. W. Beverley, end entitled Lillie King Pippin, will be hie staples, even in this lea of exorbitant priesse.—Syracuse
dopier. As to the colarion, a steamer is bound to produced. . Standard.

CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.
SUEZ, DEC. 16.
The Nemesis with the above mails arrived here
at 3 p.m. to-day (Saturday).
MALTA, Dm 16.

The Pert, from Southampton on the 4th inst.,
arrived here on the 14th at 4 p.m., and left at mid-
night for Alexandria.
The Ripon, from Marseilles on the 13th inst.,
arrived here to-day at 1 p.m.,
,and leaves at 5
p.m. for Alexandria.