The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-27 00:00:00

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WINDSOR CASTLE, MARCH 26.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helene,
walked and drove in the grounds this rooming.
Prinoeu Locdae, with the Prince of Hoheolobe Langen-
boarg, went ont riding, attended by the Hon. Mary Las-
alle,.

The Archbishop of York left the Oastle this morning.
The Queen and the royal family went into mourning for
Queen Marie Amelia, for four weeks, on the 25th last.

The Priem and Princess of Wales visitor! the Duke of
Cambridge at Oloneeater•hoese yesterday morning.
Their Royal Highnesses afterwards drove to Claremont,
and paid a visit of oondolence to the family of the late
Queen Marie Amelia
A committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Moat Hon.
Privy Connell met yesterday in the Council Chamber,
Whitehall, upon the subject of the cattle plague. The
lords present were the Right Hon. H. A. Brass and the
Right Hon. G. J. Grethen ; Mr. Baring and the Attorney
sod Solicitor-General were also present. Colonel Harness

and Mr. Tluieg, with Mr. Helps (the Clerk of the °mail)
and Mr. Harrison (the Deputy Clerk), attended the
committee.

The name of the Right Hon. Sir George Grey should have
been included in the hit of the Lords of the Council who
sat upon the stuns subject on Saturday last.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of Canada and Malta. Despatches
were sent to the Governors of Malta, the Mauritius, Ceylon,
Hong Moog, Lillian, the Australian Colonies, the Cape of
Good Hope, Natal, and Gibraltar.
The Right Hoe. W. Noma left town yesterday for his
seat in inland.

THE QUEEN'S REPLY TO CONVOCATION.

The following is the reply of her Majesty to the
address presented on behalf of Convocation on
Saturday :

I receive with much satisfaction the renewed assurance
of your loyal and affectionate attachment to my throne and
person. . . .

I thank you for your expresaions of condolence for the
loss I have sustained by the death of my lamented uncle,
his late Majesty the Kiog of the fielgiani.
I accept with sioosre gratification your congratulations
on the approaching marriage of my daughter, the Princess
Helena.

I entirely 0013011 t is your feelings of sympathy with those
who are suffering severely from the effects of the disease
among cattle which prevails to so great an extent in many
parts of this nation. lam thankful that a large portion
of the United Bind= is as yet free from this calamity,
and I trust th►t its progress may be arrested by the Divine
blessing on the means used for this purpose.
You may be assured of my upcoming desire to promote
the effloiency sad maintato the liberties of the Established
Church ; and I 'aroma, pray that the blessing of Almighty
God may abendsatly rest on the faithful and zealous en-
deavours of its prelates ►nd clergy for the advancement of
true religion, aid of the best interests of my people.

Rorar, CiLIZONIAN AfiYl.l7lL—We are enabled
to announce that his Royal Highness Prince Alfred has
graciously consented to preside at the next anniversary
festival, in J une, of this time•honoured and valuable charity,
which from the period of its incorporation has always re•
ceived the support and patronage of the royal family.
Great efforts are being made to render the approaching
festival in every way worthy of the occasion.
. Yesterday being the birthday of the Duke of
Cambridge, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
gave the customary banquet at bey residence in St. James's
Palace. The Duke of Cambridge and Princess Mary were
present, and a select circle of intim►te friends were
honoured with invitations.
The Countess of Derby is much better, but is not
yet able to leave her room. The Earl of Derby is reg►ining
ekes& after his recent severe attack of goat.
It is understood that the marriage between Lady
Gertrude Coke, the third daughter of the Fail of Leicester,
to the Eat of Dunmore, will take place in a few days in
the private chapel, Holkham Hall. Their Royal Highnesses
the Prieoe and Princess of Wales have signified their in-
tention to be present at the ceremony.
Mr. Dickens's "Mutual Friend" is being done
into French. The translator, in one place, converts the
pluses, "be put en his pea-jacket," into "il met as
jaquette di kr prertS de pees/ "
A letter from Rome says :—" The young noble-
mos who drank to the health of Victor Emmanuel at their
carnival dinner are beginning to feel the sad effects of that
imprudent toast. The first two elected for exile are Count
1 Lovatelli, the repres,atative of an ancient and noble house
of Ravenna, bat now considered es s. Roman patrician,
from having married the daughter of the Duke of
1 Glisten' ; and Count Guido Oarpegna whose father re-
neatly succeeded to the title and property of Prince Pal-
conieri. The prince, always a strong papal adherent, has
been extremely indignant at the sudden announcement of
his son's sentence, and the brief space of 24 hours allowed