The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNI SDAY .EVENING, MAY 17, 1865.

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WINDSOR CASTO, -lea 16.
Her Majesty arrived at the Castle t Ive&ng
at a quartirlest seven o'clock frau B Balsa% at*
Wanted by the Dowager Dulling' of Auger
Stanley, sod Ma
jor F. IL Seymour.
Princes; Louise, attended by Da Hon. Harriet Pfdppe
sad Colonel H. Poceoeby, arrived at the Castle this

morning.
The loam, amompanied by Prisms Sabine, and 64
tended by Lady Animas Stanley, walked and drove in tb.

grounds.
Princes' Helene and Princess etas. attended by Lady
C. Barringtoe, the Hoe. Harriet Phipps, Captain the Hoe.
Mortimer West, and Colossi Ponumbh attended the Phil.
harmonic Oonoort last night.

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Crows Prism
of D,cmark, rode on horseback yesterday foreacon, at-
leaded by Major Tumble 100 Captain Lund.
The Primo and Primer of Wales, somancanied by the
Crows Prism of Desineck. took • anises drive.
The Crows Priam aI Denmark took Lave of the his..
sod Prisons of Wale, and, atteaded by Captain Lund, left
Marlboronglphouse for Dover en route for Denmark.

A deputatiou from the Horologioal Institute bad an in
terview with the Right Hon. Sir George Grey yesterday,
at the Home-offloe, with • view tom provement in the
present mode of assaying, stamping, charging for gold
and silver watch mess and jewellery.

srArs BALL AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

By command of the Queen a state ball was given
last evening at Buokingtsam-palam, to which a party of
upwards of 1,700 was hinted.
The royal body guard of the Yeomen of the Guard was on
duty is the Palma, under the eameand of Oaptaia Parker
Rioltford, the Eumin-Wsiting. LiseL-Oolesel Cooke, the
melee, was also present with the gaps. • guard of Imager
of the Greeedier Guards wee mounted is the mart of the
Palace.
The Pilo°. and Princess of Wales, smarted by a death-
meet of the Royal Home Guards, atteeded by,the Coaster
of Morton, the Has. Mrs. R. Coke, Earl Speesav, Lad
Harris, sad the Hon. R. Meads, arrived at the Panes from
Marlborough-house shard! betas 10 o'clock.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge sad
Princess Mary arrived from St. James's Ponce, attended by
Lady Geraldine Somerset and Calomel Home Paves. His
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was prevented by
indispoeition from coming to the ball.
The Prime and Moore of Wales, with her Royal Higb-
ee= Pincer Helena sad their Royal Highnesses the
Duchess of Cambridge aid Pruness Mary, conducted by
Visoount Sydney, the Lord Chamberlain, and attended by
their ladies and geodesist in waiting, entered the ball-
room ems after 10 o'clock.
Her Royal Highness the Prismss of Wales wore a rah
dress of black sad white tulle over lank glace silk, head-
dress of blink velvet and diamonds. Necklace, brooch, and
earrings of pearls and diamonds, the Victoria and Albert
order, sod the Order of Isabella of Portugal.
Her Royal Bigheads the Prawns Helena wore a dress of
pink and white tulle, over white inn, trimmed with white
crystal and natio ribbons and bunches of water lilies. Head
dress, wreaths of water lilies and dimmed", diamood erna-
meets, Victoria sad Albert order, and order of St. Isabel.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge wore a
black satin dress trimmed with black lace and bugle and
satin Abbots. Head dress, a diadem of pearls and dia.
moods, with black velvet and lam. Necklace, stomacher,
and endive pearls and dimmed&
Her Royal Wanes the Prisons Mary of Cambridge
won a whits tulle drew over glen silk, trimmed with
gene silk sad bleeds, bouquet& a violets and keg item
Head dress, a diadem al diamonds, mounted with violets.
Stomacher, necklace, sad en-rings of diamonds
As icon as their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales and Prisons' Helena entered the bell room the
demise commenced.
The quadrille band of Meson. Coots and 'Balmy (con.
ducted by Mr. Coots) was in anendanos.
The list of lea itatioss to the ball included his Serum
Highness the Prince of Lanham, her Royal Highness the
Prisons of Leninism, his Serene Highness Prince Edgard
of Saxe Weimar and the Countess Defence ; sad the
foreign smbreadors and ministers cow la town.
The Russian Ambassador and the Banner Bounnow,
1b all the members of the 'Johnny, were prevented
from being present at the ball, in consequence of the death
of the Carewits. The Vaned States Minister and Mrs.
and Miss Adams, with the members of the mission, were
ales prevented from Malang by the death of the Presi-
dent of the United State'.

THE NIIVISND CODS IN SCOTLAND.
A. few bays ago the secretary of the Ifebtiation
Committee of the Geneeel Assembly of the Chase allot-
lead addressed s later to tie esoreterf of the
of Owned on Edoost not
whether it w(los=1
to suspend the esigketion of the revised code to Ilsetlesd
for soother year. Tbe followies reply has been slaw