The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-16 00:00:00

Cite Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Essen 15.
The Queen, with Princess Helena, drove out yes-
terday afternoon.
The Duke and Duchese d'Aumale arrived at the Castle,
and dined with the Queen and royal family.
The Queen, accompanied Ey Priem= Helena and
Princess Hohenlohe, went to London this morniag.
Her Majesty travelled by speci•l train on the Great
Western Railway to Paddington, and then proceeded to
Buckingham Palace, erootted by a det►chment of the 14th
Harare.

Her Majesty was attended by the Merabioness at Ely,
Major-General F. B. Seymour, and Colonel H.Ponersiby.
Prises Leopold travelled by an earlier train to Loaders,
attended by Sir John Cowell.
The Queen, accompanied by Prioress Helms, Princess
Holsenloiss, and Prince Leopold, left Buckingham Palace on
►er return to Windsor Guile at $ qua.ter put fire o'clock,
attended by the Marchioness of Sly, Majordieasral F. H.
Seymour, sad Colonel H. Ponsseiby.

CABINET Cotarca..—After the cabinet coupon on
Wednesday, fresh summonses were issued for a
cabinet council to be held at Earl Russell's official
residence in Downing-street to-morrow afternoon,
at half-past two o'clock.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will,
it is expected, be present at the launch of the Northam-
balsa at litifiwall to-morrow. The Countess Percy will
christen the ship.
Tautrrr Horst—At a special court held at the
Ttinity Hones, en Tower-bill, at Tuesday, his Royal High-
ness Priem Alfred was unanimously elected an Elder
Brother of that wicket corporation, end at a general court
hold yesterday, his royal highness wan also unanimously
chosen to fill the office of master, vacant by the death of
Lord Visment Palmerston. Hie royal highness has been
pleased to intimate his inteetion of preeding at a court to
be held oa Wednesday next, whew the anal oats will be
admioistered to him.
The Prince of Wales met with a fall on Monday
while hunting with the South Oxfoidthire bounds, bat it
was of the slightest possible character, end his royal high.
nese did rot sustain any injury. The Pr:nos was the guest
of the Earl of Macclesfield (the master of the hunt) for the
day-

His Royal Highness Prince Alfred honoured the
petformances at the Prince et Wales's Theatre with his
presence last eves*. Hie loyal Wetness was serompanied
by Lord Alfred Paget end Lientenaet Haig.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-

Mr. Gladstone stated last night that he intends to pro- bridge and Primess Mary, atleads I by Ls 'y Geraldine
Ili" in committee the insertion in the Church-rate Abe- Somerset, arrived at Belvoir Castle on Wednesday even-
Minn Bill of clauses embodying the suggestions which he mg, en a visit to the Deka of Rutland, who has invited
lately made. The Daily News considers IN may assume a dtattodumbad company to meet twit royal bidaaeggeg,
that the form in which this loam-standing disputa between , The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
churchmen and dissenters will ultimately be adjusted hem and Mrs. Gladstone bad &dieser party yesterday evening at
been pined. Mr. Gladttosse's plan gives the opponents of their residence, on Carlton-house-terrace. The guests in-
ehnteh rates substantially all they have been conteedieg eluded Lord Frederick Cavendish, M.P., and Lady Clasen-
for, in a form which the friends of the church dish, Lord Bretagne, Hoe. H. Cowper, MP., end Lady
may equally accept without a sense of humiliation. Florence Cowper, Hon. Francis Lawley, Sir Walter R.
The only tangible objection made on the side of dissent is, Farquhar and mho Farquhar, and Kr. and Mrs. Neville
that if the machinery of thumb rates is left in the band' of Grenville.
churchmen, every Pariah will thenosforwerd bays The Dowager Duchess of Sutherland is no better.
church rates ; and that where dissenters are few and poor The
medical reports aI
„suede,
wire far from favourable.
they will be compelled to pay rates by the application of
Her Majesty paid a personal visit to the duchies yesterday
social prawns. We suspect that they will. Bat how are
at erd.he
you to legislate against the evil? The state cannot keep
The Karl and Countess of Wilton are entertain-
use
up in this country a sort of Freedmen's Bureau to shield
regretted, log a diatieguithed party at Egerton Lodge, Melton Mow-
however,newlyCrofton that Mr. Gladstone should have im-
paired the :ampleness' of his proposal by intl. Lady Holesworth entertained at dinner last
maths; that damsons', after being relieved from everting their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchies
the payment of rat- s and retiring from the business of d'Aumele, the Marebitness of Clanriearde. the Earl and
administering their proceeds, should 'till be liable to beer Countess of Shaftesbury, the Earl and Countess of Omar-
' their part io keeping up the church-yards se burying von, the Right Hee. Chichester Forte's's, end
places. The fans,' and the worship, sad the churchyard Franca, Countess wsldogreve. the Earl Ceders% the Earl
stand on the ware footing. The disaster objects to pay and Canteen of Bemboronsh, Viscount and Vincennes@
towards keeping up the church, sot because the clergyman Sydney, Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, M.P., Lord and Lady
refuses to booties, marry, and bury his children, but because Foley, Lord Harris, and Dr. Quilt-
be cannot enter It with his own anted, his own prayers, sad It is said that M. tillais-Bisois, the French
his own minister. The aim is tree of the churchyards, deputy, edam dream), Ls Ten Cortrops, ham ben pro-
and for the sane realm Melon= aught mot to be &eked to hibited in Farb, is ring to have it pin' ed in Ciones.