The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-04 00:00:00

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the
residence of Mr. and Mr.. Fatquhatson. Ti.e Viscount.,
isler Alice,i adireolist. eY' y .7.4 tict. irld theq -
Canning was in attendance ti,.un her Majesty.
Piince Albert went out deer.stalking.
The dinner party yesterday included the Duchess of Km
sod suite from Abcrgeldie.

Mr. Frederick Dundas had an interview with Vi•CORAt
Palmerston yesterday at the Home-office.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived at his offiew
residuum in Downinc•street yesterday evening from lisp
warden Castle, Cheshire.
Despatches were sent to the Governors of Ceyi.m sad
Hong Kong yesterday from the Colonial-office. Desotellas
were received from the Governors of the West India lslan4i
and the Governor of Canada yesterday.

HARVEST HOME ON TILE ROYAL FARMS NEAR
WINDZWIt —Oll Saturday afternoon "the long-accusternsd
feast of harvest home" was celebrated on the Nortelk,
Flemish, and Baphot farms, all of which ate in the occu-
pation of his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The whole sy
the regular labourers and b -men, numbering alto-
gether about 10i), were regaled with a substantial repast oy
prime roast beef and plum-pudding, in a spacious ban, aa
Norfolk•farm. Mr. Brehner, the Prince Consort's farrn,
bailiff, presided. The rustic banquet was greeted by tke
presence of Colonel the Hon. A. N. Rood, clerk•uur:hsl
to Prince Albert, Lady Mary flood, and their youthful
family.

ADJUDICATION OF WS ROYAL HIGHNEss
PRINCE ALDERrs PRIZES, AT ETON
COLLEGE.

Yesterday afternoon the award of his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert's prizes was read in the tipper School.
Those prizes were founded in 1841, when the Prince con.
sort was pleased to give the yearly sum of 50/., to be dis.
posed of by the provost and head mater, according to the
judgment of competent examiners, " for the protuotton of
the study of modern languages."
For the German prize there ware 11 candidates,all of wheat
were placed in the following order of merit:-1. Baring;
2. Tottenharn—prizemen. 3. Lord Hinchinbrook. 4. Palk.
5. Whitting, K .S. 6. Lambtun. 7. Wagner. S. Pullen.
9. Edgar. 10. Dive•t. 11. Grove. 12. Burton. 13. Ames.
14. Thomas. Lord Ilinchinbrook was so near being occuod,
that he loot it only by two' marks. Examiner, Albert
Whatzer, of King's College, London.—For the Italian prize
there were four candidates, the two following of whom were
placed:-1. Swinburne. 2. Antrobus. Examiner, Salva-
tore Ferretti.—Fur the French prize there were 23 candi-
dates, and it was adjudged as follows:-1. Sy/inhume.
2. Lord 11. Cecil. The fdluwing were honourably men-
tioned, and placed theta in alphabetical order :—Antrobus,
Cleasby, Hon. Mr. Egerton, Elwes, Farquhar, Butler John-
atone, Latnbton, Hon. Mr. Loge,Lloyd, Puller Hon. L.
Stanley, Tottenham. Examiner, C. de Lille, French
' ma.der of St. Paul'. School, Loudon. The examination
commenced on Monday, the 26th ult., and created consider.
able interest.

FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF EDINBURG!! TO
MR. GLADSTONE.

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After the meeting of the Lord Provost's committee
last week, says the Edinburylt Courant, when it was
unanimously agreed to recommend the Town Council te
offer the freedom of the city to Mr. Gladstone, the Lord
Provost—who had seen iu the newspapers that the right
hon. gentleman was soon to leave Dunrobin Castle—wrote
to him, mentioning the resolution of the committee, and
requesting to be favoured with his address tor any letter
which might be posted un Tuesday last. hlr. Gladstone
wrote the Lord Provost in reply, on Monday, that it would
be out of his power to be in Edinburgh. The letter was
delivered in town only by Wednesday night's post, and,
from accidental circumstances, it did not reach the Lord
Provost's hands till Thursday morning. The following is
a ropy of the right hon. gentleman's communication :
" Turbot-house, Sept. 26, 1353.—My Lord,—l have had
the honour to receive this day, on my way southwards frost
Dunrobin Castle, the letter which you have kindly addressed
to me. I need hardly say that I should value very highly
the gift of the freedom of the city of Edinburgh. But
I think it my duty to apprise you that circumstances put it
out of my power, at the present moment, to visit the me-
tropolis of Scotland. lam obliged to study the mode and
direction of my journey, and likewise to reach England
during the present week, with a view to spending the
neat one in London on public business. On Friday
only I propose to rest at Drumlanrig (Thornhill).
I think it probable that, even if the Town Council of LIM.
burgh should, in other respects, ba disposed to adopt the
very flattering proposal which is to be made to morrow, the
circumstance of my inability to come to Edinburgh might
affect their views, and I therefore lose no time in apprising
you of ; while I likewise tender to your lordship my cur-
' dial and respectful acknowledgments for the favourable in-
tentions you had entertained towards mt—ackuowledg-
ments which I would also offer to your c dleagues on the
committee of the town council. I have the honour to be,
my Lord Pravoat, your very faithful servant,
" W. E. GLADSTONE.
"The Lord Provost of Edinburgh."