The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-23 00:00:00

Um Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, FEB. 22.
The Queen, with Prince and Princess Christian,
Princess Louise, l'rince Leopold, Princess Beatrice, and
Prince Henry of Prussia, left o.borne to-day at a quarter
before 3 o'clock, and arrived at Windsor Castle at 10
minutes past 6 p.m.
The suite consisted of the Duchess of ltoxburghe, the
Hon. Emily Cathcart, Lieutenant-General Hon. C.
Grey, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Lieutenant-Colonel lion. D.
de Ros, Mr. Legg, Captain Von Sehroetter, and Mr. Sad.
The Hon. Flora Macdonald and the Hon. Florence Sey-
mour have arrived at the Castle as maids of honour in
waiting.
Viscount Hawarden and the Hon. Mortimer Sackville
West have also arrived as lord and groom in waiting.
Lord and Luly Bloomfield left Osborne yesterday.

The Rev. G. and Mrs. Protlkero had the honour of
dining with the Queen and the Royal Family yesterday.
Sir Jame+ Clark has arrived at the Castle.

The Prince of Wales rode out on horseback yesterday,
attended by Major Teesdale.
His Royal Highness went to the House of Lords in the
afternoon.

A deputation from some of the principal hackney car-
riage proprietors of London, consisting of Mr. Cave, Mr.
Howard, Mr. Shenton, Mr. Emmett, and Mr. Townshend,
attended by their solicitor, Mr. Wright, had an interview
with the Earl of Belmore at the Home-office yesterday,
on the subject of the proposed Metropolitan Traffic Regu-
lation Bill.

The Earl of Derby received a deputation yesterday at
his official residence in Downing-greet, upon the subject
of northern ports and harbours. The deputation was con.
stituted as follows:—Sit John Ogilvy, Bart., M.P., and
Mr. Thomas (Dundee); Mr. Getty, M.P., Mr. Hamilton,
Mr. Henderson, Mr. Valentine, and Mr. Thompson (Bel-
fast); Sir H. Williamson, Bart., M.P., Mr. Hartley, M.P.,
Mr. Cavendish, M.P., Mr. Webster, Captain Herbert,
R.N., and Mr. J. S. Robinson (Sunderland) ; Mr. Pease,
M.P., Mr. Wilson, Mr. Laing, Mr. Fellows, Mr. Santos.,
Mr. Dodds, and Mr. Gurney (the Tees) ; Mr. W. E. Bai-
ter, M.P. (Montrose and Arbroath); Mr. R. S. Aytoun,
M.P. (Kirkaldy) ; Millie Lang (Port Glasgow) ; Provost
Grieve and Mr. Adams (Greenock) ; Sir John Johnston,
M.P., the Hon. C. Banbury Tracy, Mr. John Cheetham,
M.P., Sir F. Crossley, Bart., M.P., Mr. James Goodson,
M.P., and Mr. G. C. Bentinck, M.Y.
A deputation from the counties Kilkenny and Wexford,
consisting of the Hun. Agar Ellis, M.P., Lieut.-Colonel
Tottenham, .11. P., Mr. George Bryan, M.P., Mr. G. H.
Minchin, and Mr. Edward Carr, had an interview with
Lord Naas at the Irish office yesterday respecting the
recent destruction of the New Ross bridge by ice.

HEALTH OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
(THIS DAY.)

The following bulletin has been issued this
morning :

MARLBOROUGH HOUSE, F. 23,10.30.

Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales slept
several) hours during the night. Her royal highness's
general condition remains the lame ss reported yesterday,
The infant princess continues well.
(Signed) ARTHUR FARRE, M.D.
WILLIAM JENNICIL, M.D.
E. H. &Event/it:, M.D.

REPORT 01' THE REIGATE BRIBERY
COMMISSION.

This morning was published the report of the
above commission, with the minutes of evident*. The
conclusions ►t which the oommisioners have arrived are as
follows :

" 1. We find that bribery and treating extensively pre.
veiled at the election in February, 1858. 2. We find that
bribery and treating extensively prevailed at the election
in October, 1858. 3. We find that bribery and treating
prevailed at the election in 1859. 4. We find that bribery
and treating extensively prevailed at the election of 1863.
5. We find that a sum of about 2,500/. was paid by Mr.
Gower to his agent, Mr. Smith, for the purpose of the
election in 1863, and that part of that sum was expended
by him, with the knowledge of Mr. Gower, in bribery
and treating. 6. 11'e find that a sum of about 3,1001. was
paid by Mr. A. Wilkinson to his agent, Mr. James, in
1863, and that a large portion of that sum was expended
by him, with the knowledge of Mr. Wilkinson, in bribery
and treating. 7. We find that bribery and treating ex-
tensively prevailed at the election in 1865 ; that of the
760 who voted at that election 346 were bribed; that of
that number 296 were occupiers of houses not exceeding
20/. a year rental. ri, We find that a sum of nearly,2,ooo/.
was paid by Mr. Gower to his agent, Mr. Smith, and that
part of that sum was expended by him, with tbe know-
ledge of Mr. Gower, in bribery ; that 500/., forming part
of the 2,000 L, was knowingly paid by Mr. Gower three
months after the election to Mr. Smith, partly in discharge
and partly in repayment of money expended in bribery at
the election in Is 6. 9. We find that a sum of 1,376/.
Is. 4d. was advanced by Mr. Monson to his agent, Mr.
Hart, for the purposes of the election in 1865. 10. We
find that a sum of 1,7301. was advanced on account of and
in respect of the election in 1665 by Mr. Monson to Mr.
James Nichols, who was not his duly constituted agent,
and whose name and address were not declared in writing
to the returning officer on or before the day of nomination ;
that this sum was expended by Mr. Nichols, with the
knowledge of Mr. Monson, in bribery and treating. 11.
We find that at the elections in 1863 and 1865 Job Heath
Anted, James Apted, Thomas Barker, Thome.; Corderoy,
David Durrant, Charles Emery, Henry Green, William
Holdsworth, Thomas Jordan, Frederick Joyce, Joseph
Kenward, William Lanmiclge James Menden, James
Nichols, Ephraim Ease, and John Shepherd were the
persons principally engaged in bringing the poorer classes
of voters in the borough of Reigate under the influence of
these corrupt practices. 12. We find that the persons
named in Schedule A. to this our report annexed were
guilty of bribery at one or more of the elections by
!receiving money or other valuable consideration for
having given, or to induce them to give, or to refrain from
giving, their votes. 13. We find that the persona named
in Schedule B. were guilty of bribery at one or more of the
elections by giving or promising money, or other valuable
consideration, to voters for the purchase of their votes, or
by corruptly giving money or other valuable consideration
on account of any voter having voted, or refrained from
voting. 14. We find that the persons named in Schedule
C. were guilty of bribery at the elections of 1863 or 1865
by paying money to other persons with intent that such
money should be expended in bribery, or by knowingly
paying to other persons money in discharge, or repayment,
of money expended in bribery."

A Cabinet Council was held this afternoon.
At 2 o'clock on Monday Lord Derby will address the sup-
porters of the ministry in the House of Commons ; and
in the evening the Chancellor of the Exchequer will ex.
plain the reform resolutions. On Wednesday the Adul-
lamites will meet at the house of Lord Grosvenor.

Sir Roger C. Tichborne, Bart., haa ta ken a
residence at Croydon, in Surrey.

The Botanical Society of France intend to orga_
aim an International Botanical Congress during the time
of the Greet Exhibition. The congress will open on the
26th of July next, and will last for a month.