The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-22 00:00:00

THE CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES.

This morning were issued the estimates for civil
services for the year ending March 31, 1867.
They amount altogether to 7,856,8361. The sum
voted last year was 7,657,8721. ; but a supple.
mentary estimate is now printed, to make good
deficiencies on the votes for 1865-6, amounting to
372,9431., which increases the total expenses of 1865.6
to 8,030,8151. The decrease this year compared
with 1865-6, including the supplementary estimates,
is 173,9791. If the supplementary estimates are
taken away, the vote proposed this year is an in-
crease of 198,9641. over the sum actually voted last
year. The estimate for public works and buildings
shows an increase this year of 164,5361. The vote
for education, science, and art is increased by
26,6941., that for colonial, consular, and other
foreign services by 32,3021., and superannuation
and retired allowances, &c., by 5,6591. On the
other band the vote for law and justice is 22,1711.
less, and the miscellaneous vote 7,9271. less.

Cite Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Fn. 21.

The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Helena,
Prince's Louise, Printings Beatrice, Prince Leopold, and
Princess Hoheolobe, left Osborne at half-put 2 to-day, and
strived at Windsor Castle soon after 6 o'clock.

The suite consisted of the Duchess of Roxburghe, the
Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Litmtonant-General the Hon. C.
Grey, Colonel the Hon. D. de Ros, Sir John Cowell, and
Mr. Sabi

The Earl of Caithness sad Major• General F. Beytaenr,
C. 8., are the lord and groom in waiting.

The Prime of Wales presided yesterday at a meeting of
the council of his royal highness held at the office of the
Duchy of Cornwall, Buckingham-gate, St. James's-park.
There were present the Lord Portman, Lord Warden of
the Stannaries ; Lieutenant-General Knollys,ComptroUer

of the Household of his royal highness; Herbert William
Fisher, Esq., Keeper of the Privy Seal ; and the Fad of
Leioester, who took the oath on his appointment as a
member of the council of his royal highness.

Mr. Bateman, the secretary, attended as clerk of the
council.

The Prince and Prin'en of Wales, attended by the
Countess of Macclesfield and Major Teesdale, left Marl-
borough-bolus in the afternoon for Melnik Castle, on a
visit to the Duke of Rutland.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the
Treasury in Downing-street. The ministers pre-
sent ware—Earl Russell, the Lord Chancellor,
Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George
Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the Right Hon.
Edward Cardwell, Earl de Grey, the Marquis of
Hartington, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner
Gibson, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon.
G. J. Goschen, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers.

A deputation oonsistiog of Edwin Yates, Esq., Mayor of
Birmingham, Mr. Alderman Phillips, and Mr. Aidermaa
Ryland, accompanied by the Town Clerk. transacted busi-
ness with Mr. Waddington at;the Home-office yesterday,
with reference to the constitution of the borough of Bir-
mingham as an assize town.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester-
day., Presort—Lord Chelmsford, Sir B. V. Williams, and
Sir J. Colvile.

A meetiog of the goveroon of Wellington College e
held yesterday at the Palace of Westminster. Preset:l—
Earl of Derby, 8.G., Mae-president; his Royal High.
ness the Duke of Cambridge, B.G. ; the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Duke of Bncelench, B.G. ; Earl Stanhope,
the Earl of Clarendon, B.G. ; the Earl of Ellenborough,
G.C.B. ; Viscount Evenley, the Bishop of Oxford, Lord
Redaadale, the Right Hon. S. H. Walpole, M.P. ; the
Right Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P. ; Sir James Weir Hogg,
Bart. ; Sir Alexander Woodford, 0.C.8. ; Mr. Thomas
Baring, M. P. ; Mr. John Walter, Mr. H. R. Cox, the Re►.
G. R. Gleig, M.L. ; Colonel the Hon. W. P. Talbot, hon.
secretary ; and Mr. Chance, secretary. The governors
met at 11 o'clock, and separated at 2 o'clock.

VISIT OP TNN PRINOI AND PILLNCESB OF WALES
TO Buxom CASTLI. —The Prime sad Princess of Wales