The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-05 00:00:00

the Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, JULY 4.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
drove out tb,s morning.
Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians, with Prince-a
Helena, also went out driving.
The Duke of Edinburgh rode on horseback.
Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice drove in the Home
Park.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the
Countess of Morton and Major Grey, Equerry in Waiting
Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone ; the
Duchess of Cambridge, attended by lady Geraldine
Somerset and Colonel Home Purves ; and Prince Frede-
rick of Schleswig-Holstein, arrived at the Castle this after-
noon on a visit to her Majesty.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir James Clark, and
Dr. Robertson, have also arrived.
Her Majesty's dinner party yesterday included their
Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, the Duke of
Edinburgh, the Prinoeu Helena, Princess Louise, Prince
Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, and the Prince and
Princess of Leiningen.
After dinner the ladies and gentlemen in waiting joined
the royal party in the drawing room, where her Majesty's
private band performed the following selection of music:
Overture, " Le Domino Noir"
Andante, ''siuitala Nu. 11"
Grant March
114dero, " Wpm Sicillennea"
Minuctto and Trio, " Rinfonla No. 5"
Scene de Dame, "1.1 ilayadere"

The Queen will hold a council at Windsor Castle to-
morrow (Friday).
The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the
Countess of Morton and Major Grey, left Marlborough-
house yesterday afternoon for Windsor Castle on a visit to
the Queen.

The Countess of Morton has succeeded the Countess of
Macclesfield as Lady-in-Waiting to the Princess of Wales.

Messrs. C. F. Hancock, Son, and Co., of Bruton-street,
Bond-street, had the honour of submitting to the Prince
and Princess of Wales the Irish Volunteer Challenge Cup,
to be shot for at the Wimbledon meeting this year for the
first time.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4.—This evening,
at 6.50, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of
Wales, Prince Arthur, and the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge arrived at the Windsor station, having travelled
from town by special train on the Great Western Railway,
under the charge of Mr. Grierson. Their royal highnesses
were met at the station by the Duke of Edinburgh and
Prince Leiningen, who had walked from the Castle, and
were received by a guard of honour of 100 rank and
file of the 3rd Battalion of the Grenadier Guards,
under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander.
The station yard was densely crowded with per-
sons of much respectability, and the streets through
which they passed in the Queen's pony carriages
to the Castle were also lined. Both on the arrival at the
station and as they proceeded to the Castle they were
loudly cheered ; several other carriages followed with the
ladies and gentlemen of the royal suite. The wedding will
take place punctually at 12 o'clock to-morrow. A grand
dinner will be given in the Waterloo chamber in the even.
ing, when her Majesty and royal family, with their
Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, the
Prince Leiningen, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Prince Edward of Saxe 'Weimar, and other illustri-
ous and distinguished visitors will be present. After
dinner there will be a grand concert in St. George's-
hall. Her Majesty's hon. corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
will arrive at the Castle at 11 o'clock. There will be a
cessation to business in the royal borough, and the day will
be kept as a general holiday. The houses will be decked
with flags and banners, and preparations are being made
for a general illumination.
The Earl and Countess of Clarendon hai a
dinner party last evenirg at their residence in Grosvenor.
crescent. Among the guests were their Serene Highnesses
Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Earl
Cowper, the Earl Cadogan, the Countess of Sefton, Lord
Henry Percy, M.P. ; Lady Skelmendale, Hon. Henry
Cowper, M.P. ; Hon. Thomas de Grey, M.P. ; Hon.
Frederick Stanley, 31. P., and Lady Constance Stanley,
and a select party.

The Archbishop of York and Mrs. Thomson have
left town for Bishopthorpe, near York, for the season.
His Excellency Governor Hincks and Mrs.
Rincks have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley square,
from British Guiana.

The Duke of Devonshire had his second evening
party last night at Devonshire House, Piccadilly. The
whole of the rooms were thrown open, and a eery numerous
and distinguished company assembled.

The Countess Cowper had a ball last night at the
family m►nsion in St. James's-square. About 400 mem-
bers of the aristocracy were present.

Sir Roundell and Lady Laura Palmer received
at dinner last evening, at their residence in Portland-
place—His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the
Countess Bernstorff and the Countess Theresa Bernstorff,
the Lord Chancellor and Lady Cranworth and Miss James,
the Earl of Devon and Lady Agnes Courtenay, Lord
T.yttelton, Hon. Major and Mrs. Anson, Hon. Auberon
Herbert, the Right Hon. Edward and Mrs. Cardwell, Mr.
Bemard,

In consequence of the resignation of the Duke of
Somerset the annual entertainment given by the mem-
bers of the Navy Club to the First Lord of the Admir►lty,
which was appointed to take place on the 11th instant, at
Willis's Rooms, is put of.

The Mayor of Southampton having received in-
timation that their Royal Highnesses Prince Christian of
Schleswig-Holstein and the Princess Helena would pass
through that town to-day on their way to Osborne after
the marriage ceremony has been performed, his worship
called a meeting of the town council yesterday, at whiob
it was resolved that the mayor, aldermen, and common
councilmen should, in their official capacity and with mu-
nicipal ceremony, congratulate their =6.kighneasee on
their union, by presenting to them an