The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-24 00:00:00

ED. Court.

WDITMIOR CASTLE, Dtc. 22.
The royal dinner party yesterday comprised the
Prince of Wales, Prism Alfred, Princess Alio*, Prince Louis
of Hew, the Prince sad Princes. of Leiningen, Lord
Augustus Loftus, Lord and lady Bloomfield, Sir James
Clark, Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Jones, Baron Von
Wasters,ller, Lieutenant-Colonel Koppel, Major Cowell,
H.R., and Major Elphinstone, R. E.
The band of the Soota Fusilier Guards played daring
dinner :
Grand Maretr—" VAimenalon."
gelection—" Martha" Flotow.
Yam—. Panicle Flower" etude, Jun.
Selection—. Don Pugnale" Donizetti.
Dinerah"
Her Majesty's private band afterwards performed in the
Drawing-room
Auber.
Intreductionia.Zr‘and kowtow Defiant,
pianoforte, Mr. W. 0. Cubs
rackettung Meyerbeer.
The Queen, with Princess Alice, walked in the grounds of
the Castle this morning, and visited the Duchess of Kent
et Frogmen. The Hoe. Emily Cathcart and the Hon.
Horatio thoplerd were in attendance.
The Pesos Consort, attended by Major-Gecend the Hon.
C. Grey and Major du Plat, went to London and honoured
Mr. Durham's studio with • visit, to inspect the model for
the memorial of the Exhibition of 18M. His Royal High-
ness then went to Buckingham Pasco and afterwards re-
turned to Windsor Castle.'
Prince Louis of Hesse, attended by Baron von Wader-
wellar, accompanied the Prince Consort to London, and re-
turned with his Royal Highness to Windsor.
The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred skated on the ice
in the Home-park.
Lord Augustus Loftus, Lord and Lady Bloomfield, and
Lieutenant-Oessesl Sir Harry Jones have left the Castle.
The royal dinner party in the evening included the Prince
of Wales, Prince !Alfred, Princess Alice, Prince Louis of
Hose, Lady Caroline Barrington, Baron von Westerweller,
Lientasent•Colonel Koppel, and Major Cowell, R.E.
The bend of the Royal Hone Guards played during
dinner.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards performed in the
Drawing-room :
overture, " Die InsUgen Welber von Windsor" Otto NicolaL
Selection, "Cesar nod Zimmermann"
IWniilltiinsterAfrc !ukatii4ianertteru.lee Manch
Weber.
SUNDAY.
The Queen and Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales,
Prince Alfred, Prince Arthur, Princess Alice, Princess
Helene, Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Prince Lads
of Hesse, the ladies and gentlemen of the court, and the
domestic household, attended divine service this morning
in the private chapel. The Rev. Dr. Goulburn preached
the sermon.

A deputation from the City of London Union, counting
et Mr. John Bowing, the clerk, and Mr. Baylis, the solicitor
el the union, and also a deputation from the pariah of St.
Nary, Lambeth, consisting of Mr. Geo. Taylor, church-
warden, Mr. M. Goddard, overseer, and Mr. J. B. Clark,
clerk to the °veneers, had an interview on Saturday with
the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, at the aura of the Poor-law
Board, WhitelsalL

The Duke of Newcutl• left town on Saturday for his
seat, Clumber-perk.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town for Hawards•
Coatle, Cheater, oa Friday evening.
Despatches were sent on Saturday from the Colonial-
offtra to the Governors of Canada and the &henna.

Tas Muctirreir. —Moat of the Cabinet Minister's
have left town for the Christmas holidays. Lord Palmerston
is stayingat his seat, Broadhead*, Hants. Mr. Sidney Herbert
km been entertaining a party at Wilton Howe. Lord John
Rowll returned to his residence, Pembroke Lodge, Rich-
nsood-park, on Friday evening, from Woburn Abbey, where
hi loedship's brother, the Duke of Bedford, is lying very
IL The Duke of Argyll, Use Duke at Somerset, Lord
Granville, Hr George Grey, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and
Mr. Milner Gibson are also absent from London.

Egon, Prince of Thurr and Taxia, has left the
Clarendon Hotel, Bendonrset, for the Costumes.
Rim Excellency the Sardinian Minister ham left
Mire on a visit to Viscount and Vamountem Palmerton, at
headlands.

Viscount and Viscountess Sydney have returned
to Progual„ Kent, from visiting the Masquis and Marchioness
of ATlsabasy, at Tottenham Park, Wilts.
Viscountess Stratford de Radcliffe and the Hon.
Misses Owning have returned to Grosvenor•guare from
lady Margaret Beaumont, at Arran Hall, New-
assilwon-Tyns.

Lord and Lady Palmerston have consented to
lawcess patrons of a county (Hants) bell in aid of the funds
for the support of the Southampton Ride Corps.
Mr. William Law, first clam clerk in the Trea-
sury, has been appointed one of the principal clerks in that
department, in the room of Mr. W. &toe, deceased. Mr.
E. C. Rockland, second clam clerk, goes into the first claw,
in meression to Mr. low. Mr. R. Earls Welby became'
second clam clerk, in the room of Mr. Rockland.

The Reverend Hamilton Dicker is appointed
chaplain to Ow British Consulate at Dunkirk.

Mr. Henry Thring, conveyancer, of Lincoln's-
inn, who has had considerable experience in preparing
government bills, is appointed parliamentary draughtsman
to the Home-office, in the room id Mr. Waller Coulson,
Q. C., deceased.

Mr. Edwin James will address his constituents
ou Moodily, the Val January mat, at Hall's Riding School.
Su. Janie' Duke, M.P., will take the chair.

Yesterday morning, the Bishop of London
hold a general redinatios in the Chapel Royal White-
hall. Prayers were said at 10 o'clock, and at their close
the service was for a short time suspended. At eleveo
o'clock the mermen was preached by the Rev. Dr. W. C.
Magee, of Ttinity College, Dublin, minister of Quebec
Chapel, St. klarylebone, who has just been presented to the
rectory of Enniskillen.

The Munich Gazette announces offiCAlly the
rupture of diplomatic reLitions between the courts of Ba-
varia and Turin. In announcing this rupture the Bavarian
journal also explains its causes. It alleges, in the tint in-
stance, that the policy "of which the Sanlinian govern-
ment has made itself the willing instrument" his infringed
the right. of three Italian princes " closely connected with
the royal family by the bonds of relationship and friend-
ahip."

At a late pitting of the Belgian Chamber of
Representatives, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in answer
to a question on the subject of passporta, declared that the
Belgian government had Leen for some time peat in commu-
nication • Ith foreign powers, for the purpose of effecting
• general and reciprocal suppression of the passport system.

- • -
THE RICHMOND MEMORIAL.—OD Monday Jut
• meeting of the committee for raising a food for the Rich-
mond Memorial was held st the Ship Hotel, Brighton. The
Lorill,ieittenitat. the Earl of I licharter, was retool to the
chair. After eioriiili.rntile diRCIIIRAI.III, it Wilt agreed that the
memorial Amid Ire a bronze statue, and that It should be
placed in the open sir in Busse:. It was also rewired at the
meeting that the maximum amount of subscription shall be
s', each, and nut 31.—Susic.r Ezprou.

STATUE tor SIR WILLIAM PRIM. K.C.B. —A
statue in marble, woven feet in height, of the late Sir Wil-
liam Peel, N.C. 8., of the Naval Brigade, executed by Mr.
W. Theed, at the expense of the Right Hon. Frederick
Peel. was placed in the Painted Hall, Greenwich
Hospital, oa Saturday.
CITY Or LoNININ HOtIPITAL TOR DIRRARTA Or TIN
Vr TOM t.PARK.- The 1111111ber of patient,. relieved
at this institution during Let reek wee Sli6, of whioh Itti
were ucw came