The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-12 00:00:00

Cite Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 10.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian,
drove in the grounds yesterday afternoon.
The Printers Louiso and Prince Christian went out
riding, attended by the Hun. Mary Lascelles and Major-
General F. Seymour, C.B.

The Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Christian, accom-
ptnied by Count Glcichen, and attended by Lord Alfred
Paget and Lieutenant Haig, went out shooting this
morning.
Her Majesty held a council to-day at 1 o'clock, at which
were present the Duke of Buckingham, the Earl of Brad-
ford, the Earl of Derby, and the Hight Hon. S.ll. Walpole.
The Duke of Bucliinghatu and the Earl of Derby lied
audiences of her Majesty.
Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Sir Hugh Cairns, Vice-Chancellor
Kindersley, and Sir Henry Storks, G.C. B. , were introducod
and sworn in as members of her Majesty's Most Honourable
Privy Council.
Mr. Helps was clerk of the council.
After the council her Majesty, accompanied by Princess
Christian, entered the White Drawing-room, when Mr.
John Holt, attorney-general ; Mr. W. Thomson, LL.D.,
Captain James Anderson, Mr. Samuel Canning, and Mr.
Samuel White faker, were introduced to her Majesty by
the Lord Chamberlain, and severally received the houour
of knighthood.
The Lord and Groom and Equerry in Waiting were in
attendance.
The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived at the Castle, and
delivered up to her Majesty the insignia of the Order of
the Garter worn by his father.

Nov.

Her Majesty drove in the grounds yesterday afternoon,
accompanied by Princess Louise.
Lieutenant-General the Hon. C. and Mrs. Grey bad the
honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal Family
yesterday.
The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince and
Princess Christian, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and
Prince Leopold, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting.
attended divine liervice this morning in the private chapel,
The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor officiated
and administered the sacrament of the Holy Communion.

At the council held by the Queen at 'Windsor Castle on
Saturday, it was ordered that the meeting of parliament be
further prorogued to 'lttesda- , the Dth January next.
At the Council bell by the Queen at Windsor Castle on
Saturday, it was ordered that the prayer for relief from
the cattle plague be discontinued.
A deputation consisting of Mr. James Girdlestone, Mr.
Charles Hill, the Rev. C. li. Scott, the Rev. W. Niven,
Mr. John H. 4.111, the Rev. W. Tyler, Mr. G. Kirkham,
Mr. James Allen, Mr. H. H. Heald, Mr. C. P. Young, and
thirty-six other gentlemen, had en interview with Lord
John Manners, at the office of her Majesty's Works,
Whitehall, on Saturday.
Tho Judicial Committee of the Privy Connell at on
Saturday ; the lords present were, Lord Westbury, Sir
E. V. Williams, Sir J. Colvile, and Sir Lawrence Peel.
_ _ .

Despatches were sent on Saturday from the Colonial_
office to the Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, the North
American colonies, Ceylon, Hong Kong, and Labium

CABINET COUNCIE.—There will be a cabinet
council to-morrow afternoon at the official residence of the
First Lord of the Treasury, in Doerning-street. It is sum.
moiled for half-past 3 o'clock.
. .

Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales is
expected to arrive ►t Marlborough House to-day, on her
way to spend • few days with the Queen at Windsor
Castle.

The Duke of Cambridge is expected to leave
town early in next month, on a tour of visits in Yorkshire,
awl, among other friends, will visit Lord and Lady Lon-
desbovough at Grimstun.

The Duke and Duchess of Argyll, who have,
since leaving Inverary Castle, been on a visit to the Duke
of Lander and the Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare,
in Ireland, have gone on a tour in Italy by way of Nice
The Marquis of Lorn will meet the noble duke and duchess
in Italy.
The Duke of Sutherland left Stafford House, St.
James's, at the close of the past week for Italy. The
duchess will leave town early in the week for Lilleshall,
Shropshire.
The Right Ron. E. Harman, M.P., and Mrs.
Amman are expected to arrive at their residence on
Richmond-terrace, from Bryam Hall, Sir John Ramsden's
I mat in Yorkshire. - - - -

The Herald understands that the bishopric of
Calc•'tts has been offered by Lord Cranborne to Dr. Atlay,
of Leeds, and that the offer bee been declined.