The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-05 00:00:00

Etre Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, APRIL 4.
The Queen, accompanied by Prinoeas Helena and
Princes' Leiningen, drove out yesterday afternoon.
Lord Ceanoy" and Major-General Francis Seymour, C.B.
(Lord and Groom in Waiting to her Majesty), attended the
funeral of Queen Marie Amelie at Weybridge yesterday.
by command of the Queen ; and Lord Camoys, by her Ma-
jesty's command, placed three wreath" upon the coffin d
the late lamented Queen, as a token of her Majesty's
affection and respect.
The Queen went out walking this morning, accompanied
by Princess Louise.
The King of the Belgians, attended by M. Brewer, and
Prince Philip and Princess Philip of Wurtemburg arrived
at the Castle, and remained to luncheon.
Princess Helena and Princess Louise, attended by Lady
Augusta Stanley, Major-General Hon. A. N. Hood, and
Lieutenant-Colonel Du Pia, drove to the Railway Station
in Windsor, and met his Majesty and the Prince and
Princess, and accompanied them to the Castle, where the
Queen, attended by the ladies and gentlemen in waiting.
received the King and Prince and Princess at the door.
They were afterwards conducted to their apartments.
Farl and Countess Russell arrived at the Castle
yesterday, and had the honour of dining with the Queen
and the royal family.

The Right Hon. Sir George Grey has arrived in town
from Fallodon.
The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer re-
turned to town yesterday from Brighton.
The Right Hon. T. Milner Gloom returned to town
from Theberton House yesterday.

The Duke and Duchess of Newcastle are expected
to arrive at their house in Piccadilly in a few days from
Climber, Hotta, for the season.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne left
Lansdowne House, Berkeley-square, yesterday, for Dover,
on their way to visit the Count and Countess de Fish=lt
at Paris. The Earl of Kerry and the junior members of
the family have already arrived at Paris.
Yesterday morning the lst Regiment of Life
Guards, commanded by Colonel the Hon. D. de Roe, left
the Cavalry Barracks, Spited, near Windsor, about 7
o'clock, en route for the Regent's-park Barracks. The
regiment of Royal Horse Guards quitted the Knights-
bridge Barracks about half-past 7 in the morning and
arrived at Windsor at 1 o'clock. The 2nd Regiment of
Life Guards shifted at the same time to the quarters
vacated by the Royal Horse Guards.
A meeting of the civil servants of the crown
employed in the Inland Revenue Departments was held
yesterday to enforce their right to the elective franchise.
Mr. Y. Scudamore, of the post-office, presided. Mr.
Anthony Trollope moved the first resolution, and Mr.
Edmund Yates moved the adoption of a petition praying
I for the enfranchisment of the civil servants of the crown.
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The charge of forging the Countess Bellew's
wail once more came up at the Westminster Police-court
yesterday. The last of the witnesses having been exa-
mined, the magistrate (Mr. Arnold) adjourned the ease
until he should decide whether or not he would commit
Mrs. Came for trial.

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Mozart's Don Juan was given at the Grand
Opera, Paris, on Monday night. The Emperor and Em-
press were present. It fell perfectly flat, though the mile
en Beene was splendid.
Signor Rossini's last soiree for the season took
place at Paris on Saturday. The Slabat Mater was to have been
executed ; but an indisposition of Madame Conneau inter-
fered, and miseelianeous pieces were given in its stead.
The duo from Semiramis was finely sung by Mademoiselles
Vitali and Bloch ; duo from William Tell (instrumental),
White and Diener ; aria, from "'mist, :Mlle. Vitali ; Pro
Peeratit, Tamburtni ; duo from Dow Panzuak, Tansburini
and Mdlle. Vitali ; the La=arone, by Delle-Sedie; li Porere
Bambino, Gerdoni ; and an air from Mercadante's Leonora,
Mdlle. Vitali. The Abbe Liszt and Sivori were guests at
the dinner which preceded the evening's entertainment.
PEncrEas' Pantos CORPORATION. —The anni-

versary dinner of the Printers' Pension, Almshouse, and
Orphan Asylum Corporation, will take place to-morrow
(Friday) evening, at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen.
street, the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., in the chair.
MR. CARLTLB.—On Tuesday night Mr. Carlyle
dined with the members of the Senates Academicus in the
Douglas HoteL The other [peen were Sir William Stir-
ling ell, Bart., Sir David Baxter, Bart., Professor
Huxley, LL.D., Professor Hurst (of London), Professor
ndaU, LL.D., Professor Ramsay, LLD., Dr. John Rae,
Thomas Brakine LL.D., and Dr. John Muir. Principal
Sir David Brewster occupied the chair, and Professor
Douglas Michigan was croupier. " The Health of Mr.
Carlyle was proposed by the chairman, and drunk with
great enthusiasm. Mr. Carlyle had attended a meeting of
the University Court in the morning. In the course of
some remark; he maid that he was of opinion that reporters
should not be admitted to the meetiup of the court, which
he thought ought to be regulated fir that respect like a
cabinet council. He afterwards went t•—kh the different
dam-rooms of the university while the students were being
examined, and looked over several of the old books in the
.
IHe signed hie name in the book kept by Mr.
811X(the librarian) ice Motions visitors Yeeemedant%
11/..lliykine, of Ihilathan, entertained a number of ms
to dinner to nest Mr. Carlyle, end en Friday wetting he
will eye a party for time mane parpose.—Bdilibergit toesitop
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