The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-16 00:00:00

Qtit COUtl.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 15.
The Prince of Wales and Prince Arthur, attended
by Lord Alfred Hervey, Lientenant•Colonel Koppel, and
Major Elphinstone, left London this morning for Brussels.
to attend the funeral of the King of the Belgians.
Viscoust Sydney, Lord Chamberlain to the Queen, and
Lieutenant-Geeeral the Hon. C. Grey, have also left Lon-
don for Brussels for the same purpose, by command of her
Majesty.

The Judicial Committee of the Prvy Council at yester•
day. Present—Lord Chelm►ford, Sir E. V. Williams, Sir
J. CoDile, and Sir Lawrence Peel.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial•cifiea
from the Governors or the West India Islan•is ant Malta.
The Right Hoo. the Chancellor of the Erchequir re-
turned to town yesterday from Hawarden Castle.

THE DEPARTURE OF THE QUERN FOR OSBORNE.-
Fier Majesty the Queen and the royal family, attended by
the ladies and gentlemen of the omit, will, according to
the most recent arrangement., leave Windsor Castle on
Monday shortly OW. 10 o'clock, and proceed to Osbormis
where it is the Queen's intention to pass the Christmas.
The royal family will travel by special train on the Great
Western and South Western railways, the araagemonts
for which will be under the antral of Mr. Grienon, the
general manager of the first named lino, and Mr. W. Gordon,
of the South Western Railway. Her Majesty on reaching
Gosport will cross in the royal yacht to the Isle of Wight.
A special train with the household will have Windsor this
(Saturday) morning by the Great Ws stein line.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
left London last evening by the mail train for Brussels.
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Priocsse Mary will
arrive at Dover this morning, and aid proceed st coos te
Cambridge Cottage, Kew.
His Excellency M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian
Minister, left the Belgian Legation in Arlingtowittreet, on
Thursday evening, to attend the funeral of his Sovereign
at Brussels.
The Earl RuaaeU is quite recovered from his
iedisposition and will attend the Cabinet Council to be
held today.
The Earl and Countess Granville arrived in town
last evening from •isitiag the Duke and Duchess of Man-
cheeks at Kimbolton, Banta.
Lord Brougham has delayed his departure from
London for a few days.
A local paper states that the visit of the Prince
and MOMS of Wales to Lord Saffield's for a few days
cost his lordship above 1,0001., and that the plum and
princess when, they pay • visit take with them about a
dosen servants.
The members of the Maldon Liberal Inde-
pendent Club held their annual dinner on Thursday.
Several members of parliament Were present, who spoke np
for reform, abolition of church rates, ho. Mr. Charles
Buxton alluded in his epeech to the massacres in Jamaica.
sad strongly condemned the toneof the tory journals on the
matter.
At a dinner of the Horsham Agricultural Society
on Thursday Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald. who was in the
chair, strongly censured those who have denounced the late
massacres in Jamaica. He besought his beaten to with.
hold their judgment. Major Aldridge and Colonel Bart.
telot, M.P,, both echoed these expression. Colonel Bark.
telot and Mr. Fitzgerald afterwards attacked Mr. Bright
' for his recent splashes. That gentleman, Mr. Fitzgerald
said, had been very severe upon the tones, but it was only
a few months ago he was just as severe on the whip, and
if he flattered them now it was to use them for his own
parings. Mr. Bright expressed great indignation at the igno•
Melee of children in the agricultural districts, but he would
remind Mr. Bright that the ignorance of children in great
towns was far more gross and ab.ickieg than anything that
was found in the agricultural population ; and farther, that
Mr. Bright himself had been one of the principal oppo-
nents of the abridgment of labour for women and children
in the maoufscturiog districts, and had thus done all is
his power to perpetuate the ignorance that prevailed.
Mr. Henry Corti is suffering from illness, the
severity of which excites the grave apprehensions of his
friends. Dr. Qnain and Dr. Walsh, his medial advia'rs,
Mill hold oat hopes of his recovery ; but under the most
favourable circumstances some months most elapse before
he will be able to rename his professional duties.
La &visa Eltetrice, a comic Italian paper, pub-
Labe. • caricature last week of all the Italian ministers oa
their knees begging Patti to give • performance for the
benefit of Italian leases