The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-08 00:00:00

MAURITIUS AND REUNION MAILS•

SUEZ, FAL
.5.

The Meesageriee Imperiales steamer Emirue
arrived here at 7 p.m. to-day with the Mauritius
and R6union mails.

Int Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE. Fn. 7.

The Queen, with the Princess Helena, Princess
Louisa, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Christian of Schleswig
Holstein, arrived at Windsor Cicala yesterday afternoon at
half-past five o'clock from Buckingham Palace.
Prince Christian, attended by Count de Rantsan, left the
Castle this morning for the Continent. Colonel the Hoc.
D. de Ron attended the Prince to Dover.
The Queen, acoompanied by the Princess Helena, Prin.
eM Louise, and Princess Beatrice, left the Castle to-day at
two o'clock for Osborne.
The suite in attendance consisted of the Dowager Diu:bees
of Athol., the Hon. Carolioe Cavendish, Lieut.-Genial
the Hon. O. Grey, and the Muter of the Household.
The Hoe. Caroline Cavendish has succeeded the Hon.
Flora Macdonald as Maid of Honour in Waiting.

The Priam of Wales rode on horseback yesterday morn-
ing attended by Major Teesdale.
The Priem and Princess of Wales, accompanied by Prince
and Prisoess Hermann of Hobanlobe, went to the Haymar-
ket Theatre in the ensuing, attended by the Countess of
Macclesfield and Major Teesdale.
A body of delegates from upwards of thirty counties
had an interview with the Right Hon. the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, at his official residence in Downing-meet,
yesterday, to urge the repeal of the malt tax.
A deputation from the Metropolitan Amocietion of
Medical Officers of Health transacted business with the
Right Hon. H. A. Bruce, Vice President of the Collodi,
at the Privy Council Office, Whitehall, yesterday, oa the
subject of asseadmeate in the military laws of the
metropolis.
A deputation from Glasgow transacted boudeass with Mr.
Bering, M.P., at the Home•ofos, yesterday, on the subject
of the cattle plague. The deputation was introduced by
Mr. Dalglish, M.P.
A deputation from the Antiquarian Society bad an inter•
view with the Right Hon. W. Cowper, at the office of
her Majesty's Works, Whitehall-place, yesterday.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yeetea
day. Present: Lord Chelmsford, Sir E. V. Williams, Sr
3. Calvile, sad Sir Laurence Peel.

Hantsßitscr THEATRE. —Their Royal Highnesses
the Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the
Prince and Princess Hermann of Hobenlobs, and attended
by the Countess of Macclesfield and Major Teesdale,
honoured the above theatre with their presence last even.
log, to witness the performance of Brother Sans, sad the
new burlesque, Or pheue is tAe Hayosorixt.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer had a dinner
party last evening at his residence in Carlton House-terrace,
at which the following were pre►ent :—Sir duo. Johnston.,
Bart, M.P., Colonel Packs, M.P., Mr. Wykebam Martin,
M.P., the Right Hon. Wm. Rowell, M.P., Mr. FiLdevre,
M.P., Sir Colman M. O'Loghleo, Mr. Leeman, M.P., and
the Rev. Henry Glynn.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, as
Field-Marshal Commaadickin-Chief, had a levee yesterday
afternoon at the Horse Guards. Nearly 200 officei■ were
received by his royal highness.
The Duchess of Marlborough will have a dance
on Thursday, the 15th inst., at the family residence in St.
James'a.equare.
The Comte and Countess de Path occupied the
Black Rod's seat on the amides of the QllOBO opening Par-
liament, and afterwards honoured Sir Aureoles and Mies
Clifford with their company at luncheon. There ware pre-
sent to meet their royal highnesses Lady Charlotte Deni-
se., Marquis Townehasd, the Karl and Countess of Ethel,
Admiral Sir Thomas sad Lady Cochrane, Mademoiselle
Monica and Mrs. %eat, Earl Grosvenor, and General Bey.
MOUT.
Last night the Countess Russell had an assembly
at the offloial residence of Earl Rama in Downing-street.
A very numerous and distinguished company respoodsd to
the invitations of her ladyship. The saloons of the Trea-
sury have been so seldom of late pare used that it was •
novelty to many of those present.
The Bishop of London and Mrs. Tait entertained
at dinner at London Rothe, St. James* yesterday, the
Archbishop of Armagh and Mrs. Beresford, the Archbishop
of Dublin, the Bishop of St. David's, Viscountess Comber-
mere and the Hon. Mies Cotton, the Dowager Lady
Hatherton, ths Bishop of Oxford, the Bishop of Bangor,
the Bishop of Gloucester and tires Elliott, the Bishop of
Maeda, the Bishop of Ripon, Sir Edmund and Lady
Head, Captain and Mrs. Wake, Mr. Charles Wood, Arch-
deacon Denison, and the Rev. Dr. Godfrey. lira. Tait had
a reception in the evening.
Lord Dufferin will succeed the Marquis of
Hartington as Under Secretary of State for the War
Department.
The Benchers of the Inner Temple yesterday
evening elected the Roe. Alfred Abner. late Scholar of
Trinity Hall, Cambridge:, to be Roads' of the Temple
Church. - _ .

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The Archbishop of Csinterbnry observes in the
sewn of • written reply to an address os the subject of
the late ritual obserraeoss, "I shall certainly be sarlotts
to discourage the adoption of thaw obsolete oreentsats and
ceremonies."

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The following letter is said to have been written
by the late Admiral Pareje, just before his Weida, to a
friend in Europe :—" On Board the Villa do Madrid at
Valparaiso, November, 1865. —This lotter will coevey to
you the sows of my death. The errors of judgment and
not of will, with which I have unfortsaately misguided
the government of my Queeo, cannot have any other expia-
tion. I bare both prejudiced and unjust towards noire.
Bequest him to pardon me. He did knew this republic I
better than anybody else. and his advise and prooesdhip
were sale and sound. It is the interest of our ecustry to
embrace the first moment to make peace with ChilL—l
am your affectiosate--, " J. K. nista.*
A frightful accident has occurred in the vicinity
of Tarbes. Oonot de Logars6 de Merited. who resides
during the hunting Damon at his Chateau do Mediae, crud
out last Friday to hunt boars in a forest adjining his park.
He had been cm his horse from 7 in the morning, and
having been unsuccessful in finding game. ordered a halt
for lung:hew at I o'clock. As the want get off his hone
the trigger of hie gun caught in his stirrap, and the gun
west of, the ball passing through his *la sad Isighig
his brain. The countess, who was riding by his slide, threw
herein on her husband's dirt body, smog
fended Ariake.