The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-20 00:00:00

Or Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 19.
The Queen walked in the grounde of the Castle
thin morning, attended by Lady Augusts Bruce.
The Prince Consort went out shooting, attended by
Colonel the Hoo. Sir C. Phipps, Colonel Ponaonby, and
Colonel the Hon. A. Harding..
The Princess Alice, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington,
drove to Watfonl in a carriage-and-four, and honoured the
Countess of Clarendon with a visit at the Grove. Hun
Royal Highoces returned to the Castle in the afternoon.
Primer Liens rode in the Riding•bouae.

The queen end Prince Consort, accompanied by Princess
Alice, drove out yesterday afternoon, and honoured the
&dike Minister and Madame Van de Weyer with a visit
at New-lodge, Windsor Forest. lo attendance were the
Marehioessa of Ely and the Equerries in Waiting.
Mr. Thomas Earle has been honoured with a sitting of
the QllllO3, to enable him to complete his marble statue
for the People's Park, Kingston-upon. Hull.
The Duchess of Athol. has succeeded the Murchiouess of
Ely as lAdy is Waiting to her Majesty.

A Cabinet Council waa held yesterday at the
official residence of the flint Lord of the Treasury,
iu Downing-street. The ministers present were Vis-
count Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Gran-
ville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, Earl
Russell, the Duke of Newcastle, Sir G. Curnewall
Lewis, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right
Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, Lord Stanley of
Ablerley, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers.

Mr. Lyons ll'Leod aed the Rev. W. Ellis had an inter-
view with Earl Rummell, at the Foreign•oB;ce, yesterday.
Her Majesty's Cimmiuioners for the International Ex-
hibition of 1862 held a meeting at
.their offices in the
&mod, yesterday.

The Finance Committee also held a meeting at the Strand
yesterday.

_
The Rev. Moran Gregory, accompanied by the Secretary
of the City Orthopedic H ptal, llatton•garden, had as
interview with Farl Ransil yesterday.
The Right Hon. W. Hutt has returned to town from
Gitaide.

Despatches were received yesterday at the CoLonialwelre
from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands
and from the Governor of the Bahamas. Despatches were
seat to the Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, Hong
Kong, lobos*, the Mauritius, and the Australian Colonies.

HI Excellency the Belgian M iniater, with Madame
Van de Weyer and NW Virden' Van de Weyer, left New
Lodge, Windex Forest, yesterday, on a visit to Lead sad
Lady Como" at Stowe Park, Haileywn-Tliwnsa.
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Thu Marquia of Doutviall and Lord and Lady
Harriet Ashley have arrived at Harellsid Home, Ushaidgo,
from Brighton.

The Earl and Countess of Erroll have arrived in
awe from &gam Orlls, Abordmmaltim.

The Earl and Oenntese Conrtown and family
lam arrived at Thome. Hotel, 13erkelerequare, from
Izedaad.

Frances Countess of Albemarle and Colonel the
lies. P. Glut have arrived in South Audlerstreet from •
Mora visits.

Lord and Lady Rodney and family have arrived
at Thomas's Bahl, Berkeley-square, from Brighton.
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The Earl of Elgin, Major Findlay, Major Gerard
at Roche°lee, sad Archibald &too Steuart, Fag., arrived
at Hamilton Palace ow Wednesday last.
The Earl of Dalhousie has arrived from Brechin
Ossfile, ow his way to the south of France, where it is
aadentood has lordship will pass the winter.

The marriage of Mimi Jarvis, daughter of the
ksta Lord Chief Justice Janis sad lady Jervis, to Ed-
ward, shiest sac of the Has. Edward Swyafsu Parker
Jervis. of Aaloa Hall, Suites Coldfisid, Staffordshire, will
Saks pawn early ia Dassadrim

We (Buryend Norwich Post) have great pleasure
IN seoeumieg the intended marriage of the awl Jereirs,
the heir to the Marqnisate of Bristol, to Miss Geraldine
Amu. yeuegmst ilaughier el the late MaJor-Gemsral the
Ham George ABM, sad slam of Lord Forester.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Hon. Mn.
Olmdmiciesa and Miss Gladstone, are the guests of the Dean
of Christ Chunk, Oxford. The right hon. gentleman's
skit to him enaslitnenta is well timed ; he will, we under-
stand, take part ha Ike proceedings at the sdr,"e at the new
Museum two", given by the trustees of Dr. Ratcliffe, of
, whisk be is one ; and atm at the meeting at the Sheldonian
Theatre, "Per Um Education of the Middle-claases in con-
masks with EL Nickolas Collage, Lancing, Sours, over
whisk the VicmCianoellor will preside. The Dukes of
lffewertki, KAI., mid Marlborough, the Bishops of Oxford,
Olireeeter, and Rotessarr, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley,
M.P., Mr W. HlSibooolo, BRA., P., J. G. Hubbard, Esq.,
M.P., and the Mayer of Oxford will attend.

Some extraOrclinary circumstances occurred on
the &pastors of the Africa from New York. No official
intimation had base gives to the British Camel respecting
the necessity of venom embarking for England being pro-
vided with passports, but previously to the departure of
t►e Africa, a polesmasa was scat ap to the Consuluoffice
to request that as edsial s►ould be sent to the cosy. The
Viee-Ooseal pesseeded there and found a body of police
draws up, is whose presence the passports were made out.
As the Africa wee PM getting under way two police
oaken boarded the vowel, and attempted to arrest an
English lady from Georgia, who had • puiport. The lady
reshoted the capture, sad Captain Shannon, finding they had
ao warmet for her arrest, declined to allow the officers to
remove her. They departed without the lady, but in.
Basted that the Africa would he slopped at the Narrows.
by the Federal vocal as guard there. The steamer,
however, puma usunolested. The puesagen by the City
of Baltimore, which arrived at Liverpool on Saturday last,
hid their passports nerved oat in the same loose manner.

The City Councils of Philadelphia presented
General M'CleUan with a sword, on the 3rd, which be
acicsowledged as follows :—" I ask you, sir, to give my
minuet and deep thanks to the hooourable body you repro-
seat for this entirely unmerited compliment. I ooukl thank
you better if I thought that I deserved it, but I do sot feel
that I do. Nothing that I have yet accomplished would
warrant this high compliment. It is for the future to
determine whether I shall realise the expectations and
hopes that have been centred is me. I trust and feel that
the day is sot far distant when I shall return to the place
dearest of all others to me, there to wend the balsam of
my life among the people from whom I have received this
beautiful gift. The war cannot be long ;It may be despe-
rate. I ask is the future forbearsooe, and cow
adeoce. With these we oan accomplish all ; and while I
know that, in the great drams which may have our ►earts'
blood, Pennsylvania will not play the lust, I trust that, on
the other band, she will play the highest and noblest part.
I Will thank you, and snails ask you to wavey to the
councils my roost demure thanks for the sword. Say to
them that it will be my ambition to deserve it hereafter. I
know I do not now."