The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-24 00:00:00

the Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, JUN! 22.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
Princess Beatrice, Prince Leopold, and Prince Louis of
Hesse, arrived at the Castle at half-past seven o'clock last
evening from London.
In attendanoe were the Marchioness of Ely, Lord Alfred
Paget, Colonel the Hon. D. de Rog, Captain von Wester-
weller, and Mr. Legg.
Her Majesty the Queen, with Princess Louise, Princess
Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, walked and drovo in the
grounds this morning.
Prince and Princess Louis of Ilene went out driving.
Countess Blucher arrived at the Castle this morning.
The Earl of Derby had au audience of the Queen.
JUNE 23.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louis of Hesse,
drove out yesterday afternoon.

The Prinoess Louise and Prinoe Louis of Hesse went out
riding, attended by the Hon. Florence Seymour and
C,olontl the Hon. D. de Roe.

Princess Beatrice took a drive in an open carriage, and
Prince Leopold, attended by Mr. Legg, abio drove out.

The Prince and Princess Christian dined with her
Majesty.
The Queen, Prince and Princess Christian, Princess
Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, and the
ladies and gentlemen in waiting, attended divine service
this morning in the private chapel.
The Rev. Frederick Temple, Chaplain in Ordinary to
the Queen, preached the sermon.
Sir Janice Clark has left the Castle.

The Prince of Wales rode out on Saturday, attended by
Lieutenant-Colonel Kennel, and visited her Royal High•
nen the Princess Mary, Princess of Teck, at Kensington
Palace.

The Prince of Wales attended Divine service yesterday
morning at the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
The Communion Service was read by the Rev. the Sub.
dean, the Rev. Charles M. Arnold, and the Hon. and Rev.
A. F. Phipps.

Anthcru—"O God thou art my God."—Purcell.

Sung by Masters Carmichael and Wood, Mews. R.
Banaby, Foster, Smith, Benson, Whitehouse, and Lawler.
Mr. Cooper presided at the organ.
The sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rev. A. F.
Phipps, from Ist St. John, ch. 4, v. 18.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday, at the
oeicial residence of the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, in Downing-street. The Ministers pre-
sent were the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor,
the Duko of Marlborough, the Earl of Malmesbnry,
the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, Lord Stanley,
the Duke of Buckingham, Sir John Pakington, Sir
S. Northoote, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the
Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, the Duke of Rich-
mond, Lord J. Manners, Lord Naas, and the
Right Hon. S. H. Walpole.

The Rev. Dr. Taylor, of Glasgow, and Mr. Arthur
Laing, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, in Downing-street. on Saturday.

The Earl and Countess of Derby were honoured
by the company of her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess
of Mecklenburg Strelita at dinner, at their residence in St.
James's-aquare, on Saturday.

Lady tiolmworth received at dinner on Saturday
evening the French Ambasssdor, the Earll(and Countess
of Shaftesbury, the Earl And Countess of Bessborough,
the Earl and Countess of Wilton, Viscount and Via-
countess Stratford de Radcliffe, Viscount and Vis-
countess Sydney, Lord Londesboroush. Lord and Lady

Proby, Lady Herbert of Lea, Lord Lytton, the Right Hon.
Sir Robert Peel, But, M.P., and Mr. and firs. Ho'ford.

. .
Miss Coutts gave her second lawn party on Sa-
turday at Holly Lodge, Highgate, which was numerously
and fashionably attended. The company began to arrive
at both entrances shortly after 3 o'clock. Carriages con-
tinued to set down guests until after 6 o'clock, at which
hour the extensive grounds, which were in perfection, pre-
sented a charming appearanoe.

Mr. Wilson Piaten, M.P. for North Lancashire,
has accepted the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster.

On Friday evening the session of the Anthropo-
logical Society was brought to a close by an extra meeting
to continue an adjourned debate on a paper read by Dr.
Hunt on the 4th last., "On Physio-anthropology." The
object of the raper was to establish a more correct method
of investigation of the science of man on the inductive
process of reasoning from ascertained facts, relating to
the general functions of animal life.

The weekly meetings of the members of the Royal
Institution were brought to a close for the season on
Friday evening with a lecture by Professor Tyndall " On
the Results of Sonorous Vibrations," on which occasion
the lecture theatre was thronged. He had on former
evenings brought to notice the very remarkable effects of
sonorous vibrations on flames, and in the lecture on Friday
Professor Tyndall extended the consideration of the subject
to the influence of vibrations on light, on streams of water,
and on jets of smoke.

On Saturday night, at a very full assemblage of
royal academicians, Mr. Thomas Sidney Cooper was elected
to the full honoursof R.A. Mr. Calderon was the success-
ful competitor for another vacancy ; and Mr. Robinson
the engraver, was elected in place of Mr. l)oo, who ha;
gone on to the " honorary retired " list.

The operas for the present week at the Royal
Italian Opera, Covent•garden, are the Africaine (to-night),
Doe Giovanni (to-morrow night), I 1 Baroiere (Thursday),
Paust e Margherita (Friday), and Crispin e la Comore,
preceded by the overture and second act of Massaniello
(Saturday). Meanwhile Romeo et Julia& is in constant
rehearsal.

The operas announced for the present week at
Her Majesty's Theatre are Faust, with Mille. Million (to-
night); La Fora del Patina (on Tuesday night); and
Martha, with Mdlle. Hinson as Lady Esrichetta (first
Mme on Thursday). At the last morning performance, on
Monday neat, Faust is to be given.