The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-18 00:00:00

cps Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Mkt 17.
The Qu••a walked and drove in the grounds this lean-
ing, accompanied by the Primes, Lou...i
Primrose Helena, attended by Lady Caroline Barring
the Honourable Huriet Phipps, Major.Deesral F. H. hay-
mow, and the Honourable Mortimer West, salved at the
castle at half-paid 1 o'clock, from Buckingham Pekoe.
The Duke sad Duchene d'Auniale visited the tj...n, sad
resalsed to luacheon.
The Dean of Wiedsor and the Honourable Mrs. Wellesley
had the honour of dinizg withlher Majesty yesterday.

The Queen was this day graciously pleased to confer
the hart of knighthood upon the following °SAM
Knights Commanders of the Order of the Bath,
previous to their investiture by the Prince of Wales
with the hydros of their dignity in the Order,
namely:—'General William Wo xl, General Thomas
Kean; Gonad Abraham Roberts, Lieutenant-Gene-
' ral William Once, Lieutenant General Patrick Kant.
gonveris, LientearintoGneral Thomas Reed, Lieutenant-
Gegen! John Scott, LieutenantAisueral William Wyllie,
Liniment General Charles Ash Windham, Via-Admiral
lingoes*. Lientenant•Gsneral John Edward Dupuis,
LteideesetAnneral Portman Graham, Rear.Admind Syd-
ney Oolpoye Decree, Major-Oneral Lord William Panel,
Major•Oneral Honourable Augustus Almeria Spencer,
Colossi William Gordon, Wood Edward Harris Onatind,
Dr. James Brown Odom, Director-Goma of the Army
Medical Department, Do.. William Linton, Donator.
Omani of Hospitals, Commterary.Osaaral.in-Chief Wil-
liam James Tyrone Power, (newel Charles Henries, and
Major-General Charles Wenn.
At 3 o'clock the QllOOO, accompaniediby Princess Helena,
entered the white drawing-room, attended by the Dowager
Donna of Athols Viscount Sydney (the Lord Chamber.
lan), the Marquis of Tweeddale (Gold Stick in Waling),
Lord de Table, sad the Pion. Mortimer West (the Lord
sad Groom le Waiting), sod Colonel Sir Thomas Bidduiph
(the Master of the Household.)
The Knights were thee severally introduced and par
seated by the Lord Chamberlain, when her Majesty eon-
tarred on each the !lonia of knighthood.
Each knight then Mind her Melody's hand sad retired.

The Prharse of Wales Is to hold an investiture of the
Wee of the Bath in the Queores nuns, and on hor
1110esty's behalf, at St. Junes Palms, as Thunder, the
Stlt day of Jun out, at thus o'elook, for the purpose of
investing the recently appointed Knights Grand Cross and
Knights Commandoes with insignia of their respective dig.
silks in the Order of the Bath.

The Priers of Wales, attended by Earl Spenoer, Lien
teershiasseral KsoUys, and Major Teesdale. went to St.
Poal's Ostbedral yesterday afternoon to boor a serum
proaelaed aid of the sous of the deny.
His royal high's's afterwards dined at Iderobast Taylors

Hall.
The Prisons ol Wakes took a °anise drive, attended
by 800. Mrs. E. Coke.

The following fonts sere of dblisetios had the bower of '
receiving invitatioes to her Melsety's ball au Tuesday even-
fag, end of being presented to the Prince nod Princes of
Wales on behalf of her Majesty :—Abro Effendi, Count
Alexander Apponyi, Barns de Hilbeer, Baron Ferdinand de
Buthachild, Bares P. Muroohetti, sad Doe Manuel Oceisna.
The Boraces' de Ceti° was prevented from attending the
ball by indisposition.
The Melia& Minister was ale* unavoidably absent.
A deputatioe from Montrose, ammisting of Provost
Mitchell end Mr. Adam Borns, had ant terview with the
Right Hon. F. Peel, et the Treasury, yrday, on the sub-
ject of government debt on the Montrose bridges. The
deputation was introduced by Mr. Baxter, end as
by the Hos.o. Carnegie, 11. Y.. sod Sir Jake
OgilvY,
The Loyd Cbasoellor will receive the Judges, guess's
Counsel, So., at his lordship's reeiderioe. No. 1, Upper
Hyde-perk-gardens, on Thursday, the 25th inst. (the first
day of Trinity term), at 12 o'clock.