The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-02 00:00:00

Via Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, MAY 1.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
went to London yesterday afternoon.
Her Majesty travelled by special train on the Great
Western Railway to Paddington, and drove from thence
to Marlborough House and visited the Prince and Princess
of Wales ; afterwards her Majesty returned to Windsor
Castle. Lady Churchill and Lord Alfred Paget were in
attendance.

Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinatone, arrived
at the Castle from Greenwich-park.

The Duchess d'Aumale, attended by Braille. Clinchamps,
visited the Prince and Princess Christian at Windsor
Castle yesterday afternoon.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise and Prince
Arthur, drove out this morning.
Princess Beatrice rode in the Home-park.

To-day is the birthday of Prince Arthur.
Major-General the Hon. Alexander Gordon arrived at
the Castle yesterday, and had the honour of dining with
the Queen and the royal family.
Sir Francis Grant, President, and Mr. Knight, Secretary
of the Royal Academy, had the honour of presenting to
the Queen this afternoon for her Majesty's signature the
diplomas of Mr. George Richmond and Baron Marochetti
as Royal Academicians ; and of submitting for her
Majesty's approval the names of the officers of the Royal
Academy who will serve during the present year.
Lieutenant-¢enerai the Hon. C. Grey and Colonel H.
Ponaonby have succeeded as equerries-in-waiting.

His Majesty the King of Greece, attended by Count
Rodoetamoe, arrived at Marlborough-house yesterday
morning= a visit to the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The Prince of Wales and the King of Greece rode out in
the forenoon.

The Hot. Mrs. Stoner ham succeeded the Countess of
Morton as Lady in Waiting to the Princess of Wales.
Major Teesdale has succeeded Captain Erna as Equerry
in Waiting to the Prince of Wales.

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 Chancellor,
the Duke of Marlborough, the Earl of Malmes-
bury, the Right Honourable Spencer H. Walpole,
Lord Stanley, the Duke of Buckingham, Sir John
Pakington, Sir S. Northcote, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, the
Duke of Richmond, Lord J. Manners, the Right
Hon. Gathorne Hardy, and Lord N 643.

A committee of the Lords of her Majesty's most Ho-
nourable Privy Council sat yesterday at the Privy Council-
office, Whitehall, on the subject of the cattle plague.
The lords present were the Lord President and Lord
Robert Montagu. Mr. Harrison and Dr. Alexander
Williams attended the committee.

Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office
to the Governors of the West India islands, British
Columbia, New Zealand, and the Australian colonies.
The Marquis of Exeter (Captain of the Hon. Corps of
Gentlemen-at-Arms), the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot,
and the Hon. Spencer Ponsonby dined with the Hon.
Corps of Gentlemen•at-Arms, at their mess, St. James's
Palace, last evening.

Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, gave a grand diplomatic banquet last evening at
the First Lord of the Treasury's official residence in
Downing-street. There were present :—His Excellency
the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Apponyi, his
Excellency the French Ambassador, his Excellency the
Russian Ambassador and Baroness Brunnow, his Excel.
lency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer,
His Excellency the United States Minister and Mrs. and
Miss Adams, his Excellency the Bavarian Minister, his
Excellency the Swedish Minister and Baroness Hochschild,
the Earl and Countess Stanhope and Lady Mary Stanhope,
the Earl of Sefton, the Lord Chancellor and Hon. Miss
Thesiger, Lord Hy. G. Lennox, Lord Hyde, the Right Hon.
the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Disraeli, Hon.
Freak. and Lady Constance Stanley, and Mr. Sanderson.
Later in the evening Lord Stanley had an evening party,
at which a brilliant company assembled. _ _

The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., and
Mn. Gladstone and family, arrived at their residence on
Carlton•house•terrace yesterday afternoon, from Hawarden
Castle.

Mr. Bright, M.P., who has been staying at
Street, in Somersetshire, visited the city of Wells and the
beautiful cathedral there last week.

The great sale of shorthorns of Mr. Betts, the
partner of Sir Morton Peto, took place at Aylesford
yesterday, and, from the celebrity of the cattle, attracted
an enormous attendance. The total amount realised at the
hammer exceeded 13,0001. The chief buyers were the
Duke of Devonshire, Lord Spencer, Colonel Towneley,
and Mr. It. S. Oliver.

The following letter from Mr. Thomas Hughes,
M.P., wee addressed to the chairman of the late reform
meeting in South London. "April 26. Dear Mr.
llurpby,—l have just received your note, and am very
sorry to say that I have an engagement which I cannot
postpone for to-morrow evening. I shalt be obliged if
you will let the meeting know how thoroughly and heartily
I agree with you. I think the liberal party (so•called)
have behaved disgracefully, and are quite unworthy of
such a leader as Mr. Gladstone, who is thoroughly and
nobly in earnest. However, let both sides of the house do
all they can, I have little fear but we shall have a good
bill yet before long, in spite of their teeth and their tricks.
I am, yours very truly, THONAB Huoites."