The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-16 00:00:00

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WINDSOR CASTLE, MARCH 15.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian,
drove this morning.
Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Prussia also drove
out.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian, went to
London this aftenaoon and visited the Princess of Wales
at Marlborough•house.
Her Majesty afterwards returned to Windsor Castle.

The Countess of Caledon, Major General Hon. A. N.
Hood, ►nd Colonel Hon. A. Hardinge were in attendance.
A deputation, consisting of Lord Dufferin, Lord Claud
Hamilton, M.P., Hon. Colonel Cole, M.P., Hon. J. L.
Cole, M.P., the Mayor of Belfast, the Chairman of the
Chamber of Commerce, Belfast, Mr. Chas. Lanyon,
the Hon. Stuart Knox, M.P., Sir William Dunbar, Bart.,
Sir Andrew Agnew, hart., M.P., Mr. R. Peel Dawson,
M.P., Mr. E. W. Verner, M.P., Sir John C. D. Hay,
Bart., M.P., Mr. J. G. Getty, M.P., Sir Hervey Bruce,
M.P., Sir Thomas Bateson, M.P., Mr. A. C. Innes, M.P.,
Mr. W. N. Hodgson, M.P., Captain Archdall, M.P.,
Lieut.-Colonel Salkeld, Mr. W. Brown.Westhead, Sir F.
W. Heygate, Colonel Mure, Mr. W. R. Auketell
(Belfast), and Mr. Alex. Ingram, had an interview with the
Earl of Derby, ►t his official residence in Deeming-street,
yesterday, on the subject of the mail service to Belfast and
the north of Ireland via Portpatrick and Donaghadee.
A committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Honour.
able Privy Council sat yesterday at the Privy Council.
office, Whitehall, on the subject of the cattle plague.
The lords present were the Lord President and the Right
Hon. E. Hammond. Mr. Harrison and Dr. Alexander
Williams attended the committee.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of Now Zealand, Victoria, Tas-
mania, Queensland, South Australia, Labusn, and Malta.

HEALTH OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
(THIS DAY.)

On inquiry at Marlborough House this afternoon
we were informed that the Princess of Wales passed a
restless night, but in other respects there was no change.

Wo are authorised to state that, in consequence
of the death of her Serene Highness the Duchess of
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg, grandmother
of her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, the levee
appointed to be held by his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales, on behalf of her Majesty, on Wednesday, the 20th
instant, has been postponed to Friday, the 22nd instant.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
honoured Mr. Christopher Sykes with his company at
dinner last evening at his residence in Seamore-place.
Amongst the company invited to meet his royal highness
were the Duchess of Marlborough and Lady C. Churchill,
Viacriunt Canterbury, Lord and Lady Londesborough,
Lord and LadylVtiarncliffe, and the Hoo.Colonel and Lady
Margaret Charteria. Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald
and Colonel Tyrwhitt were in waiting on his royal high-
ness. Covers were laid for 16.

The Earl and Countess Stanhope entertained at
dinner last evening the following select company at their
residence in Grosvenor-place Houses:—The Duke of Wel-
lington, the Earl Cowper, Viscount and Viscountess
Sydney, Viscountess Stratford de Redefine and the Hon.
Miss Canning, the Right Hon. General Peel, M.P., and
Lady Alice Peel, Lord Richard Grosvenor, M.P., Hon.
Leslie Melville, to

Sir Ralph and Lady Howard gave a grand enter-
tainment last evening to her Royal Highness the Grand
Duchess of Mecklenburgh•Strelits and his Serene Highness
the Prince Teck. Amongst the guests present to meet the
royal party were his Excellency the Italian Minister, the
Duke of St. Albans, the Marchioness of Downshire and
Lady Alice Hill, the Earl of Dudley, the Earl and Countess
of Bradford, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury,
Viscount and Viscountess Sudley, Mr. George and lady
Charlotte Russell, lie. Lady Caroline Cust and Baron
Loe were in attendance on her Royal Highness the Grand
Duchess. Later in the evening her ladyship had an as-
sembly, which was attended by several members of the
diplomatic corps and most of the aristocracy at present in
town.

EXHIBITION OF WORKS OF ART AT LEEDS.—
The Executive Committee of the National Exhibition of
Works of Art to be held at Leeds next year have received
an official notification that the Queen has graciously been
pleased to become patron of the exhibition. The com-
mittee trust that this mark of special interest taken in the
undertaking by her Majesty will lead to such support from
the principal owners of works of art as will ensure the
success of the undertaking.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 12.—The Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs has received from her Majesty's
consul at Geneva a despatch, of which the following is
extract:—" Geneva, March 9, 1867.—The cantonal laws
positively require the production of passports, or some
other certificate, in order to obtain permits of residence in
any of the Swiss Cantons ; the only persons exempted
from the above law are travellers passing through the
country, or who may be residing for a few days only in the
hotels."—Ckactte.

UxtvaßslTY COLLEGE HOSPlTAL.—TheTreastwer,
Sir Francis Si. Goldsmid, Bait., M.P., is to preside at the
annual festival for the benefit of this charity, at Willie's-
room; on the 27th instant.