The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-11 00:00:00

THE TESTS ADOLMON BILL

The Times views with some anxiety the progress of Mr.
Coleridge's Tests Abolition Bill. The design of the measure,
which is now to be applied to Cambridge as well as to Ox-
ford, is to destroy the exclusive eharacterof the universities
as Church of England institutions, and the Tines does
not believe that parliament has sufficiently considered how
such an alteration would affect their usefulness as places
of education for young men. Parents, it thinks, if such
changes were carried out, would no longer send their sons
there, and it is unable to see why it is any more unjust
that Oxford and Cambridge should be conducted on the
denominational principle, than that the London University
should be conducted on the opposite. The NI has been
moat inadequately discuued, and the Thus trusts it will
even yet receive more consideration before it is finally
accepted by the House of Commons.

the taurt.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Aran, 10.

The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon in a
ospriageand-four, macompanied by Prince sad Princess
Christian.

Princess Louise walked and drove in the grounds, at-
tended by Lady Churchill.
Her Majesty and Princess Louise walked and rode on
ponies this morning.
Prince and Princess Christian took a drive.
Prince Leopold, attended by Mr. Legg, walked in the
Home-park.
Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Prussia also went
out walking.
The King of Denmark, attended by General d'Oxholm
and M. de Scheele, visited the Queen this afternoon at
Windsor Castle.

Viscount Torrington, lord-in-waiting to the Queen, was
also in attendance upon his Majesty.

MARLBOROUGH-HOME, APRIL 10.

" The progress of the recovery of the Princess of
Wales was checked in the latter pert of last week
by the occurrence of a fresh attack of inflammation
of the knee joint. The inflammation has now greatly sub.
aided, and the general health of her royal highness,
which was only slightly affectol by the local change, is
very satisfactory.

(Signed) " WILLIAM JENNE&
" Jenks PAGICIr."

The Prince of Wales attended a General Court of
Governors at St. Bartholomew's Hospital yesterday, and
was installed as President.

Viscount Hamilton, General KnoHp, and Captain nisi
were in attendance.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of Malta and Gibraltar. De-
spatcbea were sent to the Governors of Malta, Ceylon,
Hong Kong, Labnan, and the Straits Settlement*.

The Scotsman understands her Majesty the Queen
is expected to visit their Graces the Duke and Duchess of
Roxburgh°, at Floors Castle, in the month of August, or
early in September.
Lord Derby was so far recovered from his severe
attack of gout as to be able to sit up yesterday.
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Lady Chelmsford had an assembly Lug evening
at her residence in Eaton-square. Previously to the re-
ception the Lord Chancellor and Lady Chelmsford received
the Duke of Cambridge at dinner. The following guests
were present to meet the noble duke:—His Excellency
the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Apponyi, the
Earl and Countess of Hardwicke, Lady Agneta Yorke, the
Lord Chief Justice of England (Sir Alexander Cockburn),
Lord Redewlale, the Right Hon. General and Lady Alice
Peel, Lady Margaret Beaumont, Colonel the Hon. James
and Mrs. Macdonald, the Solicitor-General, Hon. Major
and Mrs. Charles Thesiger, &c.

The Earl and Countess of Clarendon had a
dinner party yesterday evenin* at their mansion In Gros-
venor•erevicent.

The Earl and Countess of Fife entertained at
dinner last evening in Cavendish-square his Excellency
the Italian Minister, the Marchioness of Downshirc and
Lady Alice Hill, Marchionesa Townshend, Marquis of
Graham, Earl Cowper, Lady Susan Vane Tempest, Sir
Edmund and Hon. Lady Filiner, Hon. T. De Grey, M.P.,
the Eight Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone, Mr. Hope,
*Mr. Russell, Mr. Augustus Lumley, &c.
Frances Countess Wahlegrave gave a reception
last evening at her mansion in Carltomgardens, which was
numerously attended by members of the Lower House, the
corps diplomatique, and most of the aristocracy at present
in London.

By order of the King of Prussia numerous alter-
ation. suggested by the experience of the late campaign
will be introduced into the equipment of the army. The
most essential are the addition of • cape to the military
sleek, which will henceforth closely resemble the English
pattern ; the increase of the number of cartridges borne by
each man from 60 to 80, one-half of them to be carried in
pouches sewn on the outside of the knapsack, and a light-
ening of the weight of the helmet.