The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-28 00:00:00

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BALMORAL, AUGUST 28.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian
and Princess Louise, drove out on Saturday afternoon.
The Duke of Marlborough dined with the Queen sad
royal family.

A deputation from the Dorking Union, consisting of
Mr. Edward ICerrick (chairman), Mr. Lee Steere, and Mr.
George Arbuthnot, had an interview with the Earl of
Devon, at the office of the Poor-law Board, Whitehall,
yesterday.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of the West India Islands and
New Zealand.

MLR MAJESTY AT BALMORAL. —Her Majesty,
with the royal family and the ladies and gentlemen of the
court, arrived (as already stated) at Balmoral on Satur-
day at 10 minutes to 9 a.m. Her Majesty, who drove in
an open carriage, in which were the Prince and Princess
Christian and Princess Beatrice, seemed to be in excellent
health and spirits, and bowed in the most gracious
manner in passing to a number of the inhabitants of the
district and others who had auembled at the east entrance
to the Castle to welcome her return to Balmorat
A.-
cording to the present arrangements, her Majesty's stay
is to be limited to six weeks. On Sunday the ladies and
gentlemen of the court, including Lady Churchill (Lady in
Waiting), Lady Bunn Melville, the Hon. Harriet Phipps,
Lord Charles Fitzroy, Major-General T. M. Biddulph,
Lieutenant-Colonel Getirge Gordon, &c., attended Divine
service in the church of Crathie. Neither the Qucen nor
any of the royal family was present. The church was
well filled, a large number of strangers being present.

Her Royal Highness Princess Mary and his
Serene Highness Prince de Teek had • select party at
dinner yesterday evening at Kensington Palace.

His Excellency Count Appo nyi, the Austrian
umbessador, has left Belgrave-square for Brighton.
The Earl of Wicklow is passing the season at
Tunbridge Wells.

Dowager Lady Garvagh and Hon. Miss Canning
have left town for the Hon. Albert Canning's seat, Ros-
trevor Lodge, Ireland.

Lady Tichbourne and the Dowager Lady Arundel
have arrived at Brown's Hotel.

Lady Chantry has returned to Claridge's Hotel
from Riebmond.

The Right Hon. Sir David Dundee has arrived at
the Alexandra Hotel, Hyde-park-corner, from his seat in
Scotland.

Mr. and Mrs. Thorn and family have arrived at
Claridge's Hotel from Paris.

A marriage is arranged, Bays Echoes from the
Cl übs, between Mr. Drone, a young gentleman of property
in Ireland, and Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, daughter of the
Earl and Countess Fitawilliam.

Mr. Warren was elected member for the Univer-
sity of Dublin, yesterday, without opposition.

• •
The works at the royal mausoleum in Frogmore
grounds, where the remains of the Prince Consort are in.
ten-ed, are slowly verging towares completion. Artists
are engaged in finishing the decoration of the ceiling of the
dome, which is being elaborately painted, and other deoo-
retire works are in progrets, but it will probably be a year
before this magnificent tomb is entirely perfected.
. .

Lord Foley, Mr. A. W. Franke, and Mr. John
Webb have been requested by the Lc rd President se act as
a committee to recommend purchases at the Paris Fahi-
bition out of the psrliament.ery vote of 15,0001. specially
made for the purpose.

The Queen hen been pleaaed to approve of Mr.
George It. Latham as Consul at Melbourne for the United
States of America.—London Ca:dle.

EARL GRANVILLE AT MANatenta.—Yesterday
evening Earl Granville me; a nurrerous gathering in the
Free-Trade Hall, Manchester, and after delivering the
prizes and certificates awarded at the Oxford local exami-
nations, gave an interesting address. To-day the
noble earls to visit Cheadle-Hulme, and In the afternoon
will lay the foundation-stone of the Manchester District
Schools for orphan and neceesitous children of warehouse-
men and clerks.

WORKING MEN'S LORD'S DAY REST ASSOCIATION.
—Last evening the fishmongers' and poulterers' branch of
this association held its annual meeting at Bryiuistone-
hail, Oxford-street; Mr. Weylland occupied the chair.
Mr. Charles Hill, secretary, read the repot t, which stated
that men bad been employed every Thursday and Friday
since the 2nd of December last to carry about bills on
large boards, with the words, " Please tell your fish-
monger always to send your Sunday fish on Saturday."
Two public meetings had been held and reported in
the papers. 6,000 cards bad Irmo printed for circula-
tion by the journeymen at the West-end houses. The
committee had waited on Mr. T. Hughes to ask him
to alter his Sunday Trading Bill, so as to give the
fish and poultry trades the entire Sunday rest. A depu-
tation had waited on Mr. G. Hardy, the Home Secretary,
to urge the government support of the Sunday Trading
Hill. A letter in support of the bill had been sent by post
to every member of parliament, and, in consequence of the
representations of the committee Lord Ainberley had with-
drawn his opposition to the bill, and it was hoped that
nett session (tits reform question being settled) there
would be time to pass a good Sunday Trading Bill. The
receipts had amounted to 491. 13a. Id. ; payments,
501. 18s. 9.1. Judge Payne, Mr. G. Brooke, Mr. H. Gilman,
Mr. Clifton, sad othen, having addressed the meeting, the
proceedings closed.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—
TUESDAY, AUGUST N.—Admissions on payment 4,835;
ditto by meson tiekets, 1,716 ; total visitors, 6,661.