The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-20 00:00:00

THE ARMY ESTIMATES.

This morning were issued the estimates for the
army services from the Ist of April, 1867, to the
31st March, 1868. The sum asked for the whole
of the effective and non-effective services is
14,752,2001. The total amount voted last year
was less than this by 412,200/., but the estimated
amount of extra receipts exceeds that of last year
by 119,200/., so that the total increase of charge
over 1866-07 is reduced to 293,000/. The item in
which the greatest increase occurs is the pro-
posed vote for the commissariat establish-
ment, services, and movement of troops,
which exceeds the amount of last year by
155,2001. The vote for clothing establishments,
&c., is increased by 115,6001.; manufactur-
ing departments for warlike stores, by 56,700/.;
miscellaneous services, by 54,400/. ; barrack esta-
blishment, by 42,700/. ; hospital establishment,
by 29,1001. ; the volunteer corps, by 12,9001. The
whole sum now asked for the volunteer corps is
361,000/. For out-pensioners an additional sum of
12,900/. is asked. The total force, the coat of
which is to be defrayed from army funds, is 139,163
of all ranks, being a difference of 11 only in the
number voted last year. Her Majesty's British
forces in India, exclusive of depots in this country,
are numbered at 65,292 of all ranks.

Int !Court.

OSBORNE, FEL 19.

The Queen, accompanied by Prince and Princess
Christian and Princess Louise, and attended by the
Duchess of Roxburghe, the Hon. Emily Cathcart, and
Lord Charles Fitzroy, drove yesterday by West Cowes and
Yarmouth to Alum Bay, where her Majesty took lun-
cheon. From thence the Royal party drove to Freshwater
Gate, and returned to Osborne by Afton Down, Shorwell,
and Cariabrook.

Her Majesty and Princess Christian walked and drove in
the grounds this morning.
The other members of the royal family also went out.
Dr. Norman Macleod arrived at Osborne yesterday, and
had the honour of dining with the Queen and royal family
The Rev. Malcolm Taylor also arrived yesterday, and
left to-day.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, in Downing-street. The ministers pre-
sent were the Earl of Derby. the Duke of Buck-
ingham, the Earl of Malmesbury. the Right Hon.
Spencer H. Walpole, Lord Stanley, the Earl of
Carnarvon, General Peel, Viscount Cranborne, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Pakington,
Sir S. Northoote, Lord John Manners, the Right
Hon. Gathorne Hardy, and Lord Naas.

A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Honour.
able Privy Council sat yesterday, at Whitehall, on the
subject of the cattle plague. The Lords present werc
Tim Lord President, the Right Hoe. C. B. Adderlcy.
and the Right Hon. H. Corry. Mr. Helps and Dr. Alex
ander Williams attended the committee.

A deputation of Irish members, headed by Mr. Blake,
M.P., waited on Mr. Ward Hunt, M.P., at the Treasury,
yesterday, for the purpose of requesting the exercise of the
powers given to the Treasury with respect to the Railway
Companies (Ireland) Temporary Advances Act, 1866.

Yesterday preparations were being made at
Windsor Castle for the reception of her Majesty the
Queen and the royal family and suite, who are expected to
leave Osborne on Friday next. The day originally
fixed was Thursday. Her Majesty will land at the
Royal Clarence Victualling-yard, at Gosport, where a
South-Western special train, in charge of Mr. Godson, the
traffic superintendent, will be in readiness. Mr. J. Grier.
son, the general manager of the Great Western, has charge
of the arrangements from Basingstoke to Windsor, the
Queen being expected to reach the royal borough about
6 o'clock in the evening, unless other arrangements are
made.

His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador arrived
yesterday at the Turkish Embassy, in Bryanston-square,
from Brussels.

The general committee of elections have selected
the following six members to be the chairmen'. panel, and
to serve as chairmen of election committees for the present
session:—Mr. H. E. Adair, Mr. W. E. Baxter, Admiral
Danoombe, Sir P. G. Egerton, Mr. T. W. Evans, and Mr.
E. Howes.

Mr. William Forster on Friday will ask the
Secretary to the Treasury whether it is the intention of
her Majesty's government to bring in a bill for placing the
telegraph lines in the kingdom under the superintendence
of the state.

On Friday Mr. Bentinck proposes to call atten-
tion to the estimates for the designs of the new Courts of
Justice ; and to move " that, in the opinion of this house,
it is expedient that all arrangements respecting the build-
ing of the new Courts of Justice should be effected under
the sole responsibility of her Majesty's government."
Mr. H. B. Sheridan intends to move the follow-
ing resolution in the House of Commons on the 19th of
next month :—" That, in the opinion of this house, a
further reduction of the duty on fire insurances would
have a tendency to bring within the protection of in-
surance a large amount of the present uninsured property
of the country, and that a further reduction of the duty
should therefore be made at the earliest opportunity."

There being a cabinet minister's pension vacant,
the Ow is glad to learn that it has been conferred on Mr.
Walpole, who has now served the required time.