The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-25 00:00:00

Cbt Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 23.
The Princess Alien, the Princess of Leinin4en,
asd the Prince of Leioingen dined with her Majesty yester-
day. The Belgian Minister had the honour of being invited.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Alice. rode out as
horseback this morning, attended by the Hoo. Emily Cath-
cart, Major-General Seymour, Lord Torrington, and Colase!
Biddulph.
Ths Prince Consort went out shooting with the Prince of
Leiningen. In attendance were Colonel the Hon. A. Hard-
Lieutenant-Ceneral the Hon. C. Grey, and Colonel
the Hon. A.
Princes, Helena and Princess Louise rode on horseback.

The royal dinner party in the evening included the Prin-
cess Alice, the Priam end Princoes of Leiningen, Lady
Caroline Barrington, end the following *imams who arrived
In the afternoon : the Duke and Duchess of Somer-
set, the Right Ron. W. Cowper, and Major• General
Trollops, C.D. _

Nov. 24.
Divjoe service was performed tide morning in the private
chspA by the Hon. and Very itev. the I)een of Windsor, at
which were iweeent the Queen and Prince Consort, the
Pliocene Alice, Prince Arthur, Princess Helene, Prioress
Louise, and the Prince and Prioress of Leiniugen, the ladies
and gentlemen of the court, the domestic household, and
the visitors staying at the Castle.

The Right Hoe. Sir George Grey left London on Saturiay
foe his seat, Fallodoa, Northtunberland.
Mr. James A. Youl had an interview on &tunlay with
the Duke of Newcastle, at the ColoaiaLoSice. Sir
Edmund Head had also an interview with his Grace oa
Saturday.
Her Majesty'. Commissioners for the Intenuttional Ex-
hibition of 12062 bad • meeting, at their offices iu the Strand,
oa Seturdsy.
Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial-
Alm from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian
Islands. Despatches were sent to the Governor., of the
Settlements ou the Wait Coast of Africa, Cauwla, and the
Bahamas.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is
expected to honour the Duke and Duchess of Manchester
with a vi►it on Wednesday next at Himbulton Castle,
Hunts. On Thursday the prince goes out with the hounds.
A distinguished circle will have the honour to meet his
royal highness at the mails during his sojourn,
His Excellency the Austrian Analiaasador has
arrived at Chendos Hones from Vienna.

The Duke and Duchess of Somerset left town on
Saturday co a visit to bet Majesty at Windsor (Jastle.

The Duchene of Hamilton and family left town on
Saturday for Paris. his grace will remain io Scotlaud till
after Christmas.

The Countess Dowager of Sandwich leaves town
to•morrow for HinoLiobroke Home, Ifuntingdooghire.
The Lent Bishop of St. David's ha. 3 returned to
Maarigy's Hotel from Paris.

Sir Alezauder awl Lady Arabella Banuerman
hare left town to joie the einsle aueashled at Hatfield
House, Herta

Sir Benjamin Brodie, president of the Royal
Society, has arrived ►t 37, Portland-place, for the winter,
from Broome Park, Surrey.

The Hon. William and Mrs. Ashley come to
town to-day from visiting Lord and Lady Cranworth at
Holwood Park, Lent.

Lady Herbert and several members of her family
Sr. at present at Paris, on their way to Nice, where, we
(Solidnary Journal) understand, her Ladyship intenile re-
maining during the winter.

Viii;ount and Viscountess Palnieraton entertained
his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess
d'Apponyi, and the Caimans Marie Paumgarten, his Excel-
lency Baron de Cetto, the Marchioness of Ely, the Count
Brendeuburg, the Right Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Mary
Wood, Lord Stanley of Alderley, Sir John sad lady Mil-
bank*, the Hon. Evelyn Ashley, Visoonntese Joeslyn and
Hoe. Miss Jocelyn, Lord Edward St. Maur, Mr. Calcraft.,
and a select party at dinner on flatunlay evening, at their
residence in Piccadilly. Lady Palmerston, later in the
evening, received a numerous circle, oomprising most of the
members of the diplomatic corps, and the majority of
society in town.

A number of the most intelligent and experienced
non-reommissioned °dimes and men have been selected from
the ?loyal Eagleson at Chatham to bo despatched to
Oallicia, where they will be employed in surveviox opera-
tions in connexion with the Danubian boandary commission.
The nou.commuaiooed odium who goes out ineliarge of the
survey iag expedition is Sergeant Hales, who is thoroughly
onnversaut with the nature of the duties which will devolve
oo him and the force under his orders.

Advices from fit. Petersburg mention the failure
of Yews. From*, Gregory, and Co., iron and noichioe
'gents, with liabilities supposed to be rather large. Their
principal debts on Ibis side are said to be covered, and the
loss will therefore fall principally in Russia. The dil,ster
is reported to hare been brought about by transactions in
tallow, and not by any difficulties is the regular business of
the firm.