The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-07 00:00:00

The etrurt.

WINDSOR CASTLE, DEC. G.
The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac-
companied by Princess Louise, and her Majesty went out
in the grounds this morning with Prince Leopold and
Princess Beatrice.
Princeu Louise and Prince and Princess of Teck went
oat walking.
The Msrchionesa of Carmarthen and his Excellency M.
and Madame Van de Weyer had the honour of dining
with the Queen and the royal family yesterday.
Miss Van de Weyer and Miss Kingsley were also
honoured with invitations in the evening.
Her Majesty's private band played in the drawing-room
after dinner before Princess Louise, the Prince and
Princess of Tack, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in
Waiting.
The band played the following selection of music under
the direction of Mr. G. F. Anderson :
Overture, " /lathier de Seville" Rossini.
Selection, " Martha"
Pas de dehal, " In &Isadore" Aster.
Andante libioetto and Trio Sinlonla, No. 4 Mozart.
Grand March
Coro day Ders:ache and Mersa. " Die Raises
von Athen" Beethoven

CABINET COUNCIL.—A cabinet council isappointed
WI be held on Monday next, at 12 o'clock, at the Earl
Derby's official residence in Downing-street.

His Royal Highness the field-Marshal Corn
mending-in-Chief will hold a levee at one o'clock on Wed-
needay, the 11th instant.

The Prince of Wales has just presented an oil
painting of himself by Watson Gordon, R.A., to the
Bodleian Library at Oxford. His royal highness is re-
presented in academical costume, wearing the undress
gown of a nobleman. The picture, which is life sire, has
been exhibited at the South Kensington Museum and
the Paris Exhibition, and will be placed in the picture
gallery of the library.
His Majesty the King of the Belgians, with the
friendly sentiments towards this country which have more
than once been manifested, has intimated to the executive
committee of the Fine Arts Exhibition, to be held at
Leeds in 1868, him willingness to accept the office of patron
of the Exhibition, and his intention of contributing several
works of art from the royal collections, which will no
doubt include some very fine specimens of the Belgian
school of painting.

His Highness Prince Minboutsiyou, his Excel-
lency Monicoyama Harato-no-Kumi, and suite, yesterday
evening honoured the Rev. W. V. and the Hon. Mrs.
Lloyd with their company at dinner, at Lancaster-gate.
Major ,Edwards, of the Royal Engineers, and Mr. Von
Siebold, were in attendance upon his highness. During
the evening the Tycoon's students were presented to his
highness.

The Earl and Countess of Derby do not leave
town till Monday next for Knowsley. The cabinet council
originally appointed for today is put off till Monday.
The Earl of Mayo is expected to leave town on
Wednesday or Thursday next for his seat in Ireland.

The Countess of Mount-Edgecumbe is but
slightly improved in health since her arrival at Cannes.
Her ladyship is in a very delicate state.
DEATH OF COLONEL LOWTHER. —The HOE. Colonel
Lowther, M.P. for Westmorland, died at half past 3 a.m.
yesterday, at Barleythorpe, his hunting box in Rutland-

Miss Edith Wynne is going to Italy for the pur-
pose of vocal study. She ought to return the first English
soprano of our time.

Scottish papers announce the death of Dr.
Ogilvie, the editor of " The Imperial Dictionary."

Mr. Charles Reade will commence a new novel,
" Foul Play," in the New Year's number of Once a Week,
which will thenceforth reduce its price to 2d.

At the anniversary meeting of the Royal Society,
the award of medals by the council was carried into effect,
by the presentation of a royal medal to Mr. J. B. Lewes
and Dr. Gilbert, jointly, for their researches in agricultu-
ral chemistry.

The meetings of the Literary and Scientific
Societies for the ensuing week are
Academy, 8—" Sculpture," Mr. Wertmaeott. Geographi-
cal, Bi—" Journey through Central China from Canton,"
Mr. Bickmore. Tuesday—Engineers, 8—" Victoria Bridge,
Victoria Station, Pimlico," Mr. Wilson ; " New Railways
at Battersea, am" Mr. Fox ; Ethnological, B—." Origins
of the Norsemen," Mr. Howorth ; "Life amongst the
Vet's," Mr. Criswick. Wednesday—Society of Arts, 8—
"Industrial and Scientific Education," Mr. Davidson.
Microscopical, 8—" Pedicellarite of Cidaritbe, Re.," Mr.
Stewart. Thursday—Mathematical, 8—" Sterner's Quartic
Surface" and "Algorithmic Relations of the Double Tan-
gents of a Quartic Curve," Professor Cayley ; " Theory of
Probability applied to Drawing of Straight Liner," Mr.
Crofton; "Equilibrium of Forces in Space," Mr. Spottis-
woode. Royal, Bi. Zoological, 81—" Anatomy of Hyo-
moschus aquaticus," Mr. Flower ; " Osteology of Lenin-
riche," Mr. 31 ivart. Antiquaries, B.—" Ancient British
Barrows," Dr. Thurnam. Friday—Astronomical, 8.

In the reign of Henry Viii. the City of London
petitioned parliament against two nuisances, viz., New.
castle ooai on account of its smell, and against hops on
account of their spoiling the taste of beer.

A letter from Athens dated the 28th ult., says :
—" The King and Queen of Greece, George and Olga, ar-
rived at Athena on Sunday, the 24th of November. Their
reception was as brilliant as it could be made. Nobody
had neglected his duty but the edile who ought to have
watered the Timms road. The people showed the plea-
sore they felt at the King's return, and the delight with
which they welcomed an orthodox Queen. Orthodoxy is
• great power in the Faat. It was evident that the satis-
faction was universal. Indeed, circumstances made the
King's presence eagerly desired, and experience
made the people bail the Queen as a guarantee
for political stability in a troubled State. From the
Piraeus the King and Queen drove to the Cathedral
to offer up their thanksgivings and prayers before they
entered their palace, and during the ecolsaisstiadoeremony,
when the Queen made the sign of the cross in the orthodox
manner, many of the spectators shed testa of joy. The
enthusiasm felt at the Queen's arrival is • sound national
feeling. The future of Greece required an orthodox
Queen, and the Greeks are well pleased that King George
has chosen so well."

The latest communications from Mandale, to the
14th of October, bring intelligence of the reception by the
King of Colonel Fytche, the Viceroy's Envoy. No foreign
representative has ever been received with such magnifi-
cence, and for many a year such an imposing military
force has not been displayed by the Kings of Burmah.
Colonel Fytche landed on the Sth, and paid his visit of
ceremony to the King on the 11th. Degrading as it is for
her Majesty's representatives to unshos in Asiatic courts,
the ceremony is unsually humiliating in Mandale. The
unfortunate ambassador has to take off his boots at the
foot of the outer stairs of the Palace, and when rain falls,
as is usually the case, he has to walk through the slush.
Arrived in the royal presence he has so to squat as to con-
ceal his feet behind him, and seem, at least, to perform
the act of chi°, or kow-tow, which is simply such devout
prostration of the whole body as the Oriental snakes to his
God in common with his King.

PARIS EXHIBITIOX.—The stipulation of the
foreign commiesioners in consenting to a prolongation of
the Exhibition for three drip, ba■ been the means of
giving a sum of 7,0004 to the poor of raris.