The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-22 00:00:00

the Court.

BALMORAL, Jmis 20.
The Queen and Princess Helena drove out yes-
terday morning.
In the afternoon her Majesty went to Craig Cluny, accom-
panied by Princess Helens, and attended by the Duchess
Dowager of Athole and Miss MacGregor.
Princess Louise and Prince Arthur, attended by Me
Cathcart, went out riding.
Prince Arthur arrived at the Castle yesterday, attended
by Major Elphinstone.

Mr. George Gilbert Scott, the architect of the National
Memorial, which is being erected in Hyde-park to t. e
memory of his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, yester-
day, by command of her Majesty the Queen, deposited in
the central stone of the structure a collection of the cons
of the realm, together with a short descriptive account
and plan of the design inscribed on parchment.
The Prince and Princess of Wales rode out on horseback
yesterday forenoon, attended by the Countess of Maccles-
field and Lieut.-Colonel Keppel.
The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive in the after-
noon. . . .

Mr. Hogarth has had the honour of submitting, for the
inspection of the Prince and Princess of Wales, some views
of the Danish palace of Fredericsburg, published in aid of
the funds for the restoration of that building.
The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-
Strelitz left London on Wednesday afternoon for Dovcr,
and embarked immediately for the Continent.

A deputation of the magistrates of the county of Devon,
consisting of Earl Fortescue, Sir John Duckworth, Bart.,
and Mr. S. T. Kekewich, M.P., had an interview with the
Right Hon. Sir George Grey, at the Home-office, yester-
day, on the subject of the new scale of pay to the county
constabulary.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester-
day. Present—the Lords Justices Knight Ilruce and
Turner, Sir.). Coleridge, and Sir E. V. Wil

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AT LIVERPOOL.
(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY,

The Duke of Edinburgh embarked at 10 o'clock
this morning on board the Mersey Dock Steamer Alert, to
attend the sailing match of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club.
The weather is very fine. His royal highness was enthu-
siastically received. At the close of the match he will
award the queen's Cup. Eight yachts started, all getting
well away.

THE RETURN OP THE QUEEN FROM SCOTLAND.—
Her Majesty the Queen, with their Royal Highnesses
Princesses Helena, Louise, and Beatrice, will, according
to the latest arrangements, leave Balmoral early on Mon-
day afternoon, and return to Windsor Castle early on
Tuesday morning.
WINDSOR, JUNE 21.—The two Princesses. Vic-
toria and Ella, children of their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, arrived at Windsor
Castle to-day at noon, after a favourable voyage across the
Channel to Dover, where they slept last night, at the
Lord Warden Hotel. The royal children travelled under
the care of Mr. Rennie, her Majesty's courier, and came
from the Waterloo Station to Windsor by the ordinary
train, under the charge of Mr. Hill, superintendent of the
line. The near accouchentent of the Princess Louis of
Hesse prevents her coming to England at present.
The Prince of \Vales will leave Marlborough
House on Saturday for Trentham, where his royal highness
will remain the guest of the Duke and Duchess of Suther
land till Tuesday.

Yesterday the Duke of Edinburgh made his
second visit to Liverpool. At the Town Hall, in the morn-
ing, his royal highness was presented with an address from
the municipality. Ho next went on board the school
frigate Conway, and distributed some prizes to the pupils
on board that vessel. The Duke was afterwards received
by the officers of her Majisty's ship Donegal, and in the
afternoon attended the formal opening of the
'new docks at Birkenhead. Later in the even-
ing the Duke of Edinburgh attended a banquet
given by the Mayor of Liverpool, at the Town-
hall. Amongst the guests were the Earl of Sefton, Earl
of Derby, Lord Stanley, M.P., Lord Skelmeradale, the
Hon. Algernon Egerton, M.P., the High Sheriff of Lanca-
shire, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Admiral Sir
F. Grey. The principal prof.:ssional men and merchants
of the town were also present.

The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of 3fecklen-
burg-Strelitz left London on Wednesday afternoon for the
Continent. Their royal highnesses had intended to have
prolonged their stay in England for several weeks, but the
disturbed state of affairs on the Continent has obliged the
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess to leave England very
suddenly.
Viscount and Viscountess Stratford do Redcliffo
• received his Excellency the French Ambassador and a
select circle at dinner on Wednesday evening at their re-
sidence in Grosvenor-square.