The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-03 00:00:00

'EDe Court.

WINDSOR, Nov. 2.
The dinner party yesterday included the King of
the Belgians, the Duchess of Brabant, the Duchess of
Kent, the Duke of Brabant and the Count of Dea-
den, the French Ambassador and Countess Walewski,
the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, the Mar.
quis of Lansdowne, the Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchy.% of
Brabant, the Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess of Kent,
Lady Frances Bruce, Bareness de Speth, the Earl of Elgin.
Lord Elphinstone, Lord Raglan, Major-General the lion.
Sir E. Cust, Sir James Graham, Count Gustave de Lannoy,
Colonel de Moerkerke, Baron Prime, and hlousi2ur Ricken.
The band of the S^ots Fusilier Guards attended during
dinner. The Queen's Private Baud afterwards attended in
the Castle, and played the following pieces:
Overture, "Lea MouNuet.dree de la Reim" linen..
Somata Dv. (bocce.
Finale (2nd Act) "Oberon"
The Queen walked in the Home Park this morning.
Prince Albert and the King of the Belgians, accompanied
by the Earl of Elgin, went out shooting this forenoon, at-
tended by Lord Camoys and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A.
Gordon.

The Duke and Duchess of Brabant, the Count of Flanders
and the Princess Charlotte of Delirium, attended by the
Count and Countess Gustave de Lanny, left Windsor by
as early train of the Great Western Railway for Landon.
The French Ambassador and Countess Wa'oral, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Elgin, Lord Elphin-
stone, Lard Raglan, and Sir James Graham, have lett the
Cutle to-day.
The Duke of Newcastle, the Prussian Minister, and
Madame Bunsen, and Viscount Palmerston, are invited
and expected this atternoon.

The Commissioners for Inquiring into the State of the
Corporation of the City of Loudon held a meeting yesterday
at the Privy Council-office, is Downing-itreet. The com-
missioners present were the Right Hon. H. Labouchere,
the Right Hon. Sir John Patteson, and G. Cornewall
Lewis, Esq.
Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday from his
seat, Broadlands, Hants. His lordship lett town in the
afternoon for Wincli.or Castle, on a visit to the Queen.
. . . . .

Mr. Fraheis Scully had an interview with the Earl of
Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street._ _ .

Sir James Graham returned to town yesterday from
Windsor Castle.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial•otfite
from the Governors of the West India Islands.

IMPORTATION OF GOATS INTO WALES.—Large
flocks of goats have r cently been imported into Wales
from the Highlands of Scotland. This step has been ren-
dered necessary by the almost total extinction, in many
parts of the principality, of one of the original inhabitants
of the country. This scarcity of the goat has arisen from
the extensive inclosuro of barren and waste lands, for the
purpose of agriculture, and the number of plantations
made of late years; these, joined with the fact that the
tenants have been discouraged from keeping up the breed,
have materially operated in rendering scarce this
animal. The milk of the goat is very nutritious, and its
quantity considerable for the size of the animal.
PRESENTATION OF TIIE Loan MAYOR ELECT.—
Yesterday morning, the Lord Mayor elect (Alderman Sid-
ney), accompanied by the Recorder, the Sheriffs, and
several members of the Court of Aldermen, anal other civic
authorities, proceeded to the residence of the Right Ron.
the Lord Chancellor, in Upper Brook-street, OTOITODOT-
square, for the purpose of the hon. alderman being pre-
sented to his lordship, as the Lord Mayor chosen by the
aldermen and citizens for the ensuing year. The civic
cortege having been formally introduced to the Local Chan-
cellor by the Recorder, his lordship was pleased to signify
her Majesty's approval of the choice of the livery. The
ceremony being concluded, they withdrew.
DISASTER AT SEA.—The schooner Emerald Isle,
from London to Liverpool, wu run into on Sunday niltEt by
a brig (nime unknown) painted black, and apparefitly a
Danish vessel, which bore on her course,
render assistance. The Emerald Isle sank in about half=
hour, the crew escaping in the boats; and after beating
about for 17 hours without food or water, honied safely at
Lauy, Isle of Man. necer stopping to