The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-04 00:00:00

int Court.

BALMORAL, Ocr. 2.
Prince and Princess Christian drove in the
afternoon yesterday.
The Earl of Derby left Balmoral.

Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-
office to the Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, Mow
Kong, and Labuan.

We learn by telegraph that the Queen has agreed
to preside at the inauguration of the Aberdeen Gravitation
Waterworks on the 16th inst. The proceedings are to take
place at Caunton, on the River Dee, where the supply is
taken off, 30 milesbelow Balmoral. _ _ _

The Marquis and Marchioness Townahend ar-
rived at their residence in Dover-street, on Tuesday, from
New Mar Lodge, N. 8., where they have been staying with
the Earl and Countess of Fife.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare and
family leave Kilkee Castle in a few days for Carlton
House, Maynooth, the seat of the Duke of Leinster, with
whom the noble marquis and marchioness intend to spend
the winter.

The Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam and Ladies
ritzwilliam have arrived at Wentworth House, Yorkshire,
from Coollatin, the family seat in Ireland.

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The Earl and Countess Grey and the Countess
rosiest, Mr. and Mrs. Marlay, &c., are amongst the visitors
at Buxton.

The Right Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P., and Mrs.
Cowper arrived in Dublin on Monday from visiting Vis-
count Palmerston's estates in the county Sligo, and are
daily expected to join the family circle staying with Vis-
countess Palmerston at Brockett Hall, Herts.

The Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, M.P.,
arrived in his yacht at Cowes, on Tuesday afternoon, from
a cruise to Bordeaux and Gibraltar.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIPS.—A marriage is about
to take place between Miss Gibson, daughter of the Right
Hon. Milner Gibson, and the Hon. and Rev. Reginald
Windsor West. DLA., rector of Wythyam, Sussex, a son
of the Earl of Delawme.

The marriage of Captain Hayter, M.P., eon of
Sir William G. Hayter, and Miss Hope, daughter of the
late Mr. Adrian Hope, and niece of Mr. Alexander Beres-
ford-Hope, M.P., is fixed to take place on the 29th tart.

In Ireland Mr. Justice Hayes has resigned. Mr.
George, M.P., is to be the new judge. The Attorney-
General is to be Master of the Rolls. Mr. Morris is to
become Attorney-GeneraL Either Mr. Miller, M.P., or
Mr. Chatterton, Q.C., is to be Solicitor-General in the
room of Mr. Morris. There will consequently be new
elections for Dublin University, Wexford County, Galway,
and, perhaps, Armagh. _ _ _

Mr. Hubbard, has prepared a draft of
a church rate bill, suggested for the consideration
of the York congress. He dates that the object aimed
at has been to release dissenters in the simplest and
moat acceptable manner from liability to church rates if
they object to pay them ; but at the same time to main-
tain the legal status of church-rates and to amendZimr
operation as regards district churches.
REPRESENTATION OF BRISTOL. —There is not a
word of truth in the statement, published by a tory con-
temporary at Bristol, that one of the seats in that consti-
tuency was about to become vacant by the resignation of
Sir Morton Peto.
THE ALBERT STATUE ft LI VERPOOL. —lt was
decided yesterday that the statue shall be inaugurated as
soon ma powible. • Her Majesty has approved of the follow-
ing inscription :—" Albert, Prince Consort, born 1819,
died 1861. This statue of a wise and good Prince was
erected by the corporation of Li 1, Oct., 1866."
TitsM. BISHOP DURRAAL —The Bishop of Dur-
ham has begun his visitation this week. His charge seems
mainly intended to show that be has not changed his
opinions since, three years ago, he condemned the periodi-
cal press as sceptical and anti-Christian.