The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-06 00:00:00

Witt Court.

BALMORAL. Bar. 4.
The Queen went out driving yesterday morning
with Princess Christian and Princess Louise.

In the afternoon, the Queen and Prinoess Louise, at-
tended by Lady Churchill, rode on ponies in the Ballo*
Buie.

Princess Christian, attended by the Hon. Emily Wh-
eat., drove to Abergeldie and Birk-hall.

The Prince and Princess of Wales dined with her
Majesty.

A committee of the lords of her Majesty's mort honour-
able Privy Council sat yesterday at the Council Chamber
Whitehall, on questions relating to the cattle plague and
cholera. The lords present were the lord president, the
Right Hon. S. H. Walpole, the Right Hon. Gathorne
Hardy, the Right Hon. H. Carry, and the Right Hon. H.
Waddington. Mr. Helps and Colonel Harness attended
the committee.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the governors of Canada and Laboan.

INAUGURATION OF THE ALBERT STATUS IN
LIVERPOOL.—INVITATION TO THE QUEEN.—The understood
determination of the Queen to visit Manchester hu
stimulated the Liverpool Town Connell to make arrange-
ments, if possible, for her Majesty to be present at the
inauguration of the statue of the late Prince Consort,
which is being erected in front of the St. George's-hall,
Liverpool. At the meeting of the council yesterday, the
mayor was requested to invite her Majesty to visit Liver-
pool for this purpose.
THE VISIT OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF
WALFA TO DUNBOBIN.—We learn on reliable authority
that the long-expected visit of the Prince and Princess of
Wales to the residence of the Duke and Duchess of
Sutherland at Dunrobin Castle, which was to have been
made about the beginning of October, has been again de.
layed, and will not take place this season. The breakin;
off of the engagement is understood to have been occa-
sioned by the presence in this country at the time men-
tioned of certain distinguished relatives from abroad. The
disappointment to the northern public, and particularly
to Sutherlandahiro —the population of whirl had fully pr- -
pared to give an enthusiastic Highland welcome to the
royal visitors—will be very greatTinier/sus Advertiser.

We understand that on Monday morning the
Right Hon. the Earl of Dalhousie left Invermark Shooting
Lodge, and rode across the glen in order to pay a visit to
her Majesty the Queen at Balmoral Castle, and that his
lordship had returned yesterday. Sir George Grey and
Lady Grey left Invermark Lodge on Monday morning
podded to Brechin, and went south by the mail, after
having spent some Jaye with the Earl of Dalhousie at his
shooting lodge. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cam•
bridge arrived at Invermark Lodge yesterday, and will for
some time be the guest there of the Earl of Dalhousie.
His royal highness, accompanied by his private secretary
travelled to Brechin by the limited mail from the south'
and posted thence to Invermark. His arrival had been
anticipated at Brechin, and a good number of people were
at the station to catch a glimpse of the duke se he left the
train.—Dundee Advertiser.

His Highness the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh and
the Maharanee, and their son, Albert Victor, accompanied
by Sir Thomas and Lady Beauchamp and Miu Robertson,
have left Grandtully Castle, near Ballinluig, on their way
for Elvedon Hall, Norfolk.

The Earl and Countess Percy, accompanied by
Lord Warkworth and the Hon. Algernon Percy, hare ar-
rived at Alnwick Castle, from Keilder, where the earl h►d
been grouse shooting, and joined the Duke of Northum-
berland.

Lord Stanley, M.P., will shortly succeed General
the Right Hon. J. Peel as Secretary of State in attendance
on the Queen at Balmoral.

Lady Constance Stanley has returned to
Knowsley Park, the seat of the Earl of Derby, from visit-
ing the Earl and Countess of Clarendon at Buxton, Derby-
sh"e.

Last night a meeting was held ;n the Victoria-
hall to inaugurate the Manhood Suffrage Assoc,ation r- -
cently formed in Leeds. Mr. Alderman Carter war
in the chair, and the principal speakers were Mr.
Beale., President of the Reform League, the Rev.
W. H. Bonner, ex-president, Mr. E. Jones, and the
Rev. J. H. Morgan. The spacious hall was crowded to
excess, and it was found necessary to hold a second meet-
ing in front of the hall, composed of some thousands of
persons who were unable to gain admission to the building.
Mr. Beale* and Mr. Jones also spoke to the open•air
Tethering, and both the meetings were of the mat
enthusiastic character.

It might be expected, gays the Times, that the
operation of the Atlantic Cable would remedy the useless
transmission of money ►t the same moment backward and
forward between England and America. At present, how-
ever, the process is going on, and while we have sent
100,000!. to New York during the past few days, the
Saxonia, from New York, has arrived this morning with
71,000!.

The census of 1861 revealed the curious fact that
in the whole south-west of Ireland there were but two
Jews. One of these ancient people abode in Munster, and
the other in Connaught, so that they sufficed between them
for a population of nearly three millions. In the metro-
politan districts of Leinster 200 Jews were found, and a
Jewish colony had settled about Belfast.

The Emperor Francis Joseph is expected at
Trieste to review the fleet.

The Emperor Ferdinand of Austria and the Em-
press Maria-Anna wilt return to Prague immediately after
the evacuation of Bohemia by the PraISiSIIIL Their Ma-
jesties have inhabited that city, as is known, ever since
1849. The King and Prince Koyal of Hanover have estab-
lished their residence near Fichonlit min ; the Duke of
Nassau also inhabits a sills In the neighbourhood of
Vienna.

FLOGGING AND BRANDING IN THE ARMY. —A
return to an address of the House of Commons has just
been issued showing the subsequent conduct of men in
her Majesty's forces who are included in a previous re-
turn of last session relative to army and militia (flogging
and marking) as having been subjected to punishment by
the lash, and stating as well to what further punishment
these men were sentenced at the time. It also states the
cases in which since the former punishment these men have
been again tried by court-martial. The return shows only
the subsequent conduct of the men flogged in 1962 to the
date of their quitting the corps, in which they were
punished. When men are transferred to other corps it
has been ascertained that to identify them and to obtain
information as to their conduct would require numerous
references to regiments in various quarters of the globe.
For this reason, owing to the great chases of men be'
tween brigades'and batteries, but little information is even
as regards the Royal Artillery.