The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-15 00:00:00

MI&ICZLLANS.OIIB TOPICS.

Reminding its readers of the general admission in par-
liament, during last session, that a considerable in-
crease in the cost of the materials of manufacture would
paralyse our most important trades, the Times point' to
the dangers which have arisen from the obstacles opposed
by miners, by ironworkers, and by colliers, who, by their
strikes, are lessening the yield, and are helping to transfer
the trade of England to countries in which manufactures
are more economically conducted. That the power of
trades' unions can be extended all over the Continent, the
Tiwe does not believe; but it thinks that the strong
interests of rival nations would be sufficient to prevent
any such general conspiracy.
The Herald denounces with its usual violence the
Jamaica Committee for daring to proceed with their pro-
secution of Mr. Byre, who it inserts has been exonerated
from all blame beyond that of ► partial error of judgment
—one of those errors, perhaps, by which nations and
empires have occasionally been saved. It thinks it
impossible, however, that the grand jury can find
a true bill. If the trial does take place it ought to
suggest an immediate change in our system of jurispru.
dance so far as the rights of individuals to institute pro-
serrations for public and state offences are concerned.
The Star points out that the grand jury which threw
out the bill for murder against Ramsay consisted of the
very men whose tool he had been in the outrages he
committed, and who themselves had been present and
consenting parties to most of the atrocities enacted in
the name of authority. After mentioning their names it
says that if the whole country bad been swept to get a
grand jury certain to refuse to return a tine bill, what-
ever the crime may bare been, if it were one committed
by a white against a black during the rebellion, the jury
assembled at the late circuit at Bt. Thomas-in-the-East
fulfilled the description. The Star commends the ruling
of the learned judge to the especial consideration of his
brother-in-kw, Mr. Tennyson.

the Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 14.

The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon with
Princess Louise, and her Majesty, accompanied by her
royal highness, drove out this morning, attended by the
Hon. Mary Lescelles.
The Princess of Wales, with Prince Albert Victor and
Prince George, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Stonor and
General Knollys, arrived at the Castle last evening, on •
visit to her Majesty.
The Princess of Wales and Princess Christian drove out
this morning.
The Duke of Edinburgh, with Prince Christian, and
attended by the gentlemen in waiting, went out shooting.

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 Lord Chan-
cellor, the Duke of Buckingham, 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. Northcote,
Lord John Manners, the Right Hon. Gathorne
Hardy, and Lord Naas.

A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Ho-
nourable Privy Council sat on Tuesday, at Whitehall, on
matters relating to the cattle plague. The lords present
were—The Lord President and the Right Hon. S. H. Wal-
pole. A Committee of the Lords of the Council also sat
yesterday, at Whitehall, on the same subject. Present—
the Lord President and the Right Hon. H. Con i. Mr.
Harrison and Colonel Harness attended the committee on
both days.
A deputation from the vestry of Islington, introduced
by Mr. W. T. M. Torrens, and Mr. Alderman Lusk,
M.P., and consisting of Mr. J. C. Hillman, Mr. James
Miles, and Mr. It. Wiltshire (churchwardens), Mr. R. S.
Caitlin, Mr. Samuel Smith, Mr. T. H. Bolton, and Mr. J.
F. Bontems (overseen and vestrymen), Mr. John Savage
and Mr. C. H. Et (vestrymen and members of the Metro-
politan Board of Works), and Mr. John Langton (vestry
clerk), had an interview with the Right Hon. Spencer H.
Walpole, at the liome-office yesterday, upon the subject
of the gas inquiry.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester.
day. The lord* present were Lord Westbury, Sir E. V.
Williams, Sir J. Colvile, and Sir Laurence Peel.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governor of Canada.

VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO THE
METROPOLIS.-(THIS DAY.)

THE ALBERT MEMORIAL, HYDE-PARK.

This morning at ten minutes to 11 her Majesty
the Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess
Louise, and attended by Lord Alfred Paget, the Countess
of Caledon, kc., left Windsor Castle on a visit to the metro.
For the conveyance of her Majesty, the Princess, and
suite a special train, consisting of two royal saloons and two
other carringes,waa despatched under the supervision of Mr.
Tyrrell (the soperinteldent of the line), and Mr. Alfred
Higgins (div:sional superintendent of the Great Western
Railway to Windsor), to the Windsor Terminus, where it
awaited the departure of the Queen. At the station itself
due preparations were made, and a number of ladies and
spectators gathered on the platform, opposite the royal
waiting room and by the side of the special train.
Her Majesty and the Princess drove from the Castle in a
close carriage, down the hill, and through High-street to
the Windsor station of the Great Western line. The
illustrious party alighted opposite the private entrance,
and passed through the waiting-room to the platform,
where they were received by Messrs. Tyrrell, Higgins, and
Dawson, and conducted to the saloon, the train imme-
diately afterwards leaving Windsor.
The special proceeded tin Slough, West Drayton, Southall,
and Ealing Station to Paddington, where it arrived at
11.25 a.m. Here there was a large number of spectators,
who gathered thickly around the temporary barricades,
waiting patiently for a view of the sovereign, while among
the officials on the platform were Mr. Fred. Saunders, the
secretary. Mr. Williams, and Messrs. Tyrrell, Sprtgnoletti,
Higgins, &c. The Queen and Princess on leaving the train
at once drove from the station.

The object of her Majesty's visit to London to-day was,
it is understood, to ;sit and inspect the Albert National
Memorial in Hyde-park, which is progressiug somewhat
slowly.
Her Majesty was expected to return to Windsor shortly
before 1 o'clock.