The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-20 00:00:00

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WINDSOR OARTLI, Ps& 19.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
walked sod drove in the grounds this mania&
The Hoe. Vlore Macdonald has 'unneeded the Rea.
Emma loseelles se Maid of limn" in Waiting.
INE. 19.
Prince Arthur. attended by Major Elphinsteee, snivel at
the Cantle petards, beet Greenwieh-pack.
The Right Rea. RirGeasge Grey aLe wive& mad had the
honour of dining with he. Majesty sad the Repel Fondly.
Tito Queen, Princess H• 1110&. Ptinesea Louise. Priem
Arthur. Priam Leopold, ?einem Beatries, mad the Ladies
sad GeetLmen in Waiting. attended dials* service this
morning in the Private Chapel.
The Rev. W. K. Jolley prsechad the SWIM.

The Priam' of Wale took s anew drive on Saturday,
attended by the Hee. Mrs. Stator.
The Prince sad Primes of Wales bad a diaper party in
the erasing. The oarepany laelsded the Duchess of Cara.
bridge, the French Ambemeador, Vie:seat Falkland.
Deism of St. Albans and Lady Dens Bessoleek, Earl
Granville, Earl sad Counter Reseell, Lad Huria, Lord
Lyons, Lord wed Lady Proby, Be.. Sir Frederick Braes,
Hoe. Fends and Mrs. Stator, Mr. O. L Wood, Lady
Geraldine Somerset and Colossi Home Purees (in at-
tendance at the Dads= of Cambridge), Lieut.•Chssel
Hoollye, sod Major Teesdale.
The Free sad Primer of Wales, with the Her. Mrs.
Stowe sad Major Teesdale in waiting, Weeded Divine
serves at the Chapel Hoed St. Jamee's yesterday norsion.
The Commtutios envie was read by the Bev. the &A-
D.= and the Rev. J. V. Noah. A 26111.111 Palm luxe.,
vv. 4, 10, 11,19, end LS, "Tarn us 0 God." (Heme).
Sung by Maser Bristewe, Hems Beason, Hanby, end
Lewe Thome. Sole by Mr. Beesos.

Mr. Cooper presided a* the *rpm.
The Berman wee presebei by the Bay. the Bub.Desu,
from Genesis, chapter i., v. 31.
The Duke of fit. Alters, Berl Si. Germans, the Bishop
of Bt. Divide, Gard Lissom, bed Lord tiouthemptoo, et-
Uralic' the terries.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the
official residence of the Pint Lord of the Treasury,
in Do street. The ministers present were—
Visoonnt Palmerston, the Lord Chanonllor,
Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George
Grey, Earl Russell, the Right Honourable
Edward Cardwell, Earl de Grey, Sir C. Wood,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of
Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Maar Gibson, Lord
Btanle7 of Alderley, the Earl of Clarendon, and
the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers.

A dipputalloa, ecamiling el Laud Belhaven. Sir Edward
Oalabrooke, lit. Meng, M.P., and Kr. Hamilton
(Dalian), had an iatarview with the Right Roo. Sir Nape
Grey at the Hocareilini, an Saturday, an the subject of the
Lanarkshire Prime Beard Bill.

The Bishop of Huron sod Angilla.= Hellmouila, D.D.,
had as intarriew with the Bight Bea. Edward Cardwell co
Saturday, at the Cokeial•o®oa.
Sir Watford Brett* had aa isawrriew with the Bight Hen.
Edward Cardwell at the Colsoial.oiliew ow Saturday.

A (deputation from the Ameennent Otesmittec; of the
City of Load= talon, eintehting of Mr. Withal* Yr.
Warwick, Mr. Hateleti, Mr. Williams, Mr. Orme, sad Mr.
Rigby, together with Mr. Bowing (clerk), had an interview
with the Right Hee. C. P. Villiers, at the oaks of the
Poorlaw Board, Whitehall, on Saturday.

Dempatches were sent es Saturday from the Cokaial-
odic* to the Governors of Gibraltar, Yalta UN Yearittea,
Ceylon, HookKorm, Lhasa, the Anstmlise colonise, the
Cane of Good Hope, Neal, the North American provinces,
sad Hennas.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has
accepted as invitation to dins with the FAA and Countess
Rumen on Thursday evening next, at their resident* in
Chsehtm-plue. A distinguished circle will have the honour
to meet his royal highness. _

The Idarqnis of Weetmineter is expected to arrive
at Goose or Howe to-morrow *realm' from Eaton Hall,
Otteabine, in order to nowt the widowed Denham et North-
umberland oe her arr►val In tows from Ainwiok Otetle.
The noble marquis will remain is town natil after the
tumoral of the late duke.

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The marriage of the Lady Victoria Scott, eldest
&Tighter of the Duke and Doolwas of Buoriench„ with Lord
Schomberg Kerr, brother of the Mantas of Lothian, I. to be
solemnised at St. Mary's Epiteopsl Chapel, Dalkedh, en
Thanday next

The Bight Hon. B. Disraeli gave a parliamentary
dinner on Saturday evedog at his mediate, Grosvenor-
gate. There were present the Marquis of Salisbury, Earl
Stanhope, the Earl of Orford, Vitamin Courteney, Ron.
George Boyle, Ron. Miranda, Baring, Sir Brook Bridges,
Sir Thomas Beteson, Sir Remy Straw, Colonel Edwards,
Mr. Sorties, Mr. Davenport Bromley, Mr. Trsherne, Mr.
Cobbold, Mr. Bond, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Brookes.
Mrs. Gladstone has issued cards for small and
early evening parties to-morrow end on the succeeding
Taesday, at the family residence on Cerltoe.house-termee.
The Hon. Slingeby Bethell, who has received the
appointment of Reading Clerk and Clack ef Committees in
the BOON of Lords, has for mole than two years held the
*Mee of Registrar of the Coen of Bankruptcy is the Reiter
sad Loader' districts. By a resist daisies of the committee
of the House of Lords, Mr. Leonard Edmunds will rewire •
retiring passim of 8001. a year, ad Mr. Bethel wiU
naive 1,200/. a year, the amount of the salary which he
received as registrar in benkruptcy.

At the private view of the General Water-
Colour Exhibition on Saturday nearly 1,21001. worth of
pictures were sold.
The presidency of the Crystal Palace Art Union,
runt by the death of the Barl of Carlisle, his bees offend
to and noepted by Mr. Gladstone.
The crew of her Majesty's late ship Bombay
were paid wages on Saturday on board the Dabs of Wel-
lington, three-decked seentwestraialarship, in Portsmouth
harbour, Captain d. Seemerbe, and were afterwards granted
lean passer bang provided tot them at the expanse el
Ilellia:shy by rail or steamboat to and from their
reopeadv• looms..

A correspondent of a contemporary states that

tiro iatorw;ted to the " Brompto• Orsto77 discussion"
will Ind s portroit o the swiebnitoil less If 'Dermot in Kr.
Bch osley's *tom "A Molt la Tizok" at the BMW 1..
eillattiwo, for which she eat as a =oda

The Empress of Austria, who is still at Dresden,
be base imlispored, rod her little boy, the Moire Prins
Rudolph, his bads slight attsok o crosp.
The son of the late Mr. John Leech has been
semis Med by Earl Russell to the foandatiou of the Chute,-
house.

KDOCATION.--figir John Pakingtoa will, on the
98th Wk. mare for • what committee to 'equine lab the
eseetitadioa and procedure of Committee of Oise& as
Edmatim As as simadmeat to Jibs roklartseo
loaiss oa adacotioa, Yr. Walter we Om be abk "as&
oho lace the bast made of osiwalbe the bombs of gon-
MSS impsaliata lbo aarlboloatory swab to oho* at
premat sasiablal by the liable

MOND.

VT
of armti services from
stgaring3l, VIM, were issued this mu.
numbers, there Is a decrease ,
year of 4,289 in the general staff and regiment.,
and military education establishments, and a de-
mamba of 1,354 in the native Indian troops employed
on the British establishment ; the numbers required
by the former vote being this year 142,477, and by
the latter 17&
With regard to money, the total diminution of
charge in these estimates, as compared with last
year, amounts to 874,6391. The total amount of
estimate for the coming year is 14,348,4471., which
is 495,8411. less than the amount last year ; and
there is to be added an estimated increase of extra
receipts to be paid into the Exchequer during the
year, amounting to 378,998/. ; making the total
diminution of charge as stated, 874,639 G
The following are the items of decrease in the
estimated expenditure :—General staff and regi-
mental pay, allowances, and charges, 274,416/. ;
commisemist establishment, 1132471. ; clothing
establishments, 22,4381. ; barrack establishment,
1,285 t. ; Divine service, 1,098/. ; martial law,
14,2491, ; medical establishment, 15,8721. ;
enrolled pensioners and army reserve,
3,580/. ; manufacturing departments, 131/. ;
warlike stores, 87,5191. ; military education,
10,383/. ; miscellaneous services, 15,4031. ; admi-
nistration of the army, 10,5841.: making a total
saving in the effective services of 580,9861. But
then 60,5301. move is required for works and build-
ings at home and abroad, and three other items
make up the increase to 73,7011. In the non-
effective services, 11,1541. is saved, and 11,7971.
added.
The net reduction in the Infantry of the line is
2,424, and a West India regiment numbering 868
has been disbanded. Fifty men have been
taken from each battalion of Foot Guards,
making a • saving of 350 and the re-arrange-
ment of the Depot Brigade, which will
henceforth consist of three instead of four divi-
sions, minims a net reduction of 480. The breaking
up of the depot battalions causes • saving of more
than 25,0001. The Inspector-General of Infantry
this year disappears from the votes. The chief
source of the large reduction in the commissariat
establishment is to be found in the New Zealand
expenditure, where the estimated cost of provisions
is upwards of 82,0001. less, and of forage is
76,04.101. less, than the corresponding estimates
of last year. The actual number of volunteers
receiving the first capitation grant as effective' has
very slightly increased, the sum to be voted this year
being 101,700 G, against 101,0321. in 1884, bat there
is a marked increase in the number receiving the
extra grants. The vote for the extra grant of ten
shillings has risen from 25,4571. to 31,1001. and for
the four shillings grant for Administrative Bat-
talions from 7,5571. to 10,5001. The vote for
the Small Arms Establishment has risen from
162,8001. to 172,900 G, and the vote for the Royal
Laboratory from 243,0001. to 293,0001. ; but, on
the other band, the vote for the Gunpowder Fac-
tory has been cut down from 81,0001. to 34,2001.,
and other items have been reduced; so that the
cumulative vote for the Manufacturing Establish-
ments has been lessened by 1311. on 973,0001.
The amount included in the estimates of this
year on account of the military colonial expendi-
ture is 3,343,7001., of which about 390,0001. may
probably be repaid. Another 10,0001. is asked
this year for the fortifications of the Mauritius,
and with 9,0001. more, it is said, the
works will be completed. But there are other
works which are only lust begun. A sum of
35,0001. is included in this year's estimates as the
first instalment of 260,0001. tube spent on the forti-
fication of the Bermudas ; a rum of 50,0001., as a
first instalment of 900,0001. on the defences of
Quebec ; and the estimated cost of the defences of
Nova Scotia, upon which 43,5001. have been already
expended, has risen to 190,0001.

Dernrwirma ft TVS MantoPous. —From a par-
liameatary Mara lamed this morning it appears that in
1862 9,110 males sad 4,770 females were oonviated before
the magistrate' of the metropolis of drunkenness ; and 6,864
malls sad 6,922 Imam were discharged ; masking the total
somber al masons apprehended in the year for drunkenness,
ecommanied in some instances by diseedsrly eendust and
is others by smolt, 27,666, In 1863 the numbers ap-
prehended were 15,333. Of these, 8,968 males and 4,551
females ware convicted. The return far the two years from
the city of Leedom is a blank. It seems dot in the City a
drunkard is detained at the station till cotter, bat not taken
before a magistrate unless guilty of en sat of indeoetcy,
sr ad an aseaalt, or of violent or disorderly conduct, whoa
the ramie Weald be entered under one of these heads, and
dealt with moordingly.
Pursue Perrrtoirs. —lt seems from the report of
the West sonnaittee on public petitiousthat sines the sittings
of parliament oommenoed tires petitions, burls( 1,822 signs-
tares, praying for inquiry into esaventual and monastic
artabliahmeate have been presented to the House of Com-
MOM. Nine petitions, with 2,888 signatures, have been
Fomented from Australia, protesting against the transpor-
tation thereto ; 20 for the repeal or the reduction of the fire
insurance duty ; two, one from Leeds and the other from
&Adele, for an extension of the franchise.
. . .

The Right Hon. the Speaker gave hi. first par-
liatneatary full dress dieser oe Satarday evenieg last. Feb.
18. to the following noblemen and gentlemen :—Right
Visoount Palmerston, E.G.. Iluquis of Hartiegtoe,
Right Hon. Viscount Bury, Bight Hoe. Viso:met Castle-
row, Lord Clarence, Paest, C. 8., Right Hort Sir Charles
Wood Bart, G.C.8., Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Right
Hen. William Cowper, Right Hoe. C. P. Villiers, Right
Hee. the Chaeciallor of the Emsbequer, Right Hoe. T. Y.
Gibson, Right Hon. Frederick Peel, the Judge Advocate
General, Right Hoe. William Hutt, Right Hon. Chiehester
Fortericoe, Right Hoe. Austen Bruce, Colonel the Hoe.
Luke White, Hs. Healy Brand, Hon.O. Hanlon)/ Tracy,
Sin Haworth Williamson, Bert., the Attoresy-General„
the Soliellor-Geneml, Mr. ii.natchbaltlingesessi, Br. co-
das, Mr. T. G. Baring, Mr. Layszd, Mr, Gilpin, Mr. Dad-
a's, the Bay. Charles Merivale (chaplain), Alfred Denison,
lisq, (private seashu7).
Raphussirration or OzeoltlommtM--frhe rumour
is spit rife that Sir Hears Deehmeed, Bert., of Riffling.
tee-heuse, will coated the amity against the three
pr seat members—Mr. Henley, Cokes& North, and Colonel
Fans. What strengthens the remain' is the fact that
the name of William Foster Kallior, Fag., for the office
of high sheriff of the county, was substituted for that
of ffir H. Dashwead, Bart. Ti latter, until just before
the sheriffs had bees pricked, stood at the head of
the Mat, as sheriff and returning officer. Had the office
bees held by Sir Beau, it would for this year have
=him from offug himself for the county. The
lectors of the county having purged the registration
of es malty bad vets an moat manguise of Montag one
. .

member at least.
RIPIUMENTATION or Fasters—Sir Henry Raw-
lins°, the distinguished traveller, has issued an ad-
dos to the electors of Fronts, in which he declares his
iatentiom to safest the seat in the liberal interest. We
anderstand that it is not the intention of Lord Edward
Thymus to seek moist's, and with a view to sash an seat
the 400/110rThiitle intexd to plias in nomination Mr. Whal-
ley Wickham, a midst gentleman of great popularity and
Shwas.
RILFRISENTATION or WALLINGFORD. —There ie
probability that this borough, now represented in
padlamant by Yr. Malice, Q.C., will be the aces of a
SKIM sated at the next election, two new amdidates
lusher honed addresses to the elsotors dudeg the past week.
Captain Aortas, of Erie:dwell-park (commanding the
Wallingford Rifle Volunteer Corps), announces himself as a
" ocompervativs liberal." Amongst other matters referred
to in hie address is the input duty, which he would not
"at promoot" repeal. A Yr. George W. Beatings, who
dates Ids seines from the Lamb Hotel, Wallingford,
seemeNerward as a liberal, sad states that if elected he
would give his codependent but hearty support to the
present ministry. Hr. Haling has not at present Mined
say adders
GUILDHALL LIBRARY. —The office of librarian to
the corporation of the city of Loads has become meset
by the death, at the ass of 76, et Yr. William Tumor
Abide, who had held it for yearly hi years. Mr. Her-
=c e•a member of the Connate Council, ham taken ad-
o/ the occasion to give a wake of motion to refer
ig to the library committee of the corporation to inquire
ea be the possibility of aiHyg seder es roof all the mere
impeetaat libraries in the thy of Landon, especially
*ON of the corporation, the Leaden destitute)°, Sion
OeHege, amid that of Dr. Williams, with the sanction of
the veelaos goveraiog bodies, so este render the whole cosy
al seam to the public. In the sometime, ow the woes of
M. H. Lowman Taylor, a sonnodtke el the Closets
Ciomnoil am Squids into the Adis Soident to the office
111111Milia to the eassedisa, with So view to the appoint-
' seat if a thoroughly silkiest pass The salary is 3001.
a year, sad it say possibly be aegoaseted. There are
camdklates ter the vaset dries—maniely, Mr. W. H.
who bas seed as sodo4ihearise fee soma years ;
pi
I Mr. J. el Dedsendby 01101111 L GDwirebres• ; sad
• I the law. J. B. WClald, Rohs 61.1rtehael Bartialtaw.
I I as II Is =my yeas me easiolanb-libeariaa atb. Se British
Xmas.

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lENCE.

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WITHDRAWAL OF THE TAX BILL.
MADRID, FMB. 20.

The Correepordeteeia of today says the Omuta
of Maiden, taking into oonaidetatiott the
special aircumstanoes of the country, have resolved
to withdraw the bill for the anticipatory payment
of the taxes.
The resignation of Senor Biusanellana is oon-
dared probable.

OUTWARD ABLIIItIOAN MAIL.
QUEENSTOWN, Fu. 20.
The Royal Mail steamer Clunide arrived here at
12.30 a.m. to-day, embarked the mails, mongers,
and the latest telegrams, and proceeded immedi-
ately for Halifax and Boston. An well. She ex-
perienced very heavy weather from Liverpool.