The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-30 00:00:00

Ebt court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Jar. M.
The following vixitora arrived at the Castle
yesterday afternoon : —The Cuuutess Cowley and Lady
Feeders Wellesley, Lord and Lady Ebory, General von
Bonin, Colonel Blumenthal, and Captain von Bonin. The
royal dinner party included in addition the Princess Alice
and the Dean of Windsor.

The band of the Scots Fusilier Guanlii played during
dinner the—
Fantasia, " Itemlnlieences of Auber."
Vales, Stars of the Neat"
SOnstloo, " II liarlary
Sreua ed Aria NI. Posts
Quadrille, inmonelis are cumin gJulnen
Her Majesty's private bend afterwards performed in the
drawing room the—

&Wonla, "Jupiter," Allegro. 'flume, Andante,
Cantabile, Minuetto, and Trio, Finale
The queen, accompanied by Princess Alice, walked in the
grounds of tho Quit.lo this morning.
The Prince Consort went to the Wellington College,
attended by Colonel the lion. Sir Charles Phipps and
Colonel Ponsonby.
Princess Louise rode in the Rlding•honse.
General von Bonin, Colonel Blumenthal, and Captain von
Bonin left the Castle in the forenoon.

The Marchioness of Ely has succeeded Lady Macdonald
as Lady in Waiting to her Majesty.

The Duke of Newcastle left town yestenlav on a visit to
her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
Dsspstches were sent yestenlay from the Colonial-office
to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands.

His Excellency General von Bonin listi returned
to Manrigy's Hotel from Windsor Gulls.

The buchera of St. Albano and Lady Diana
Beauclerk leave town today for Mentmore, Bucks.

The Earl and Countem of Derby will return to
town oo Friday from Knowsley Park.

The Earl and Countess of Fife and Lady Agnes
Duff left town yesterday for Folkestone, on their way to
the Continent.

Viscountess Palmerston arrived at Cambridge
House yesterday from Broadhurls, Hants.
Viscountess Jocelyn and family arrived in town
yesterday from Broadlanda. der ladyship and her family
have quite recovered from their late indisposition.

The Right Hon. W. F. Cowper and Mrs. Cowper
have »tamed to town from visiting the Countess Cowper
at Wrest Park, Bedfordshire.

Tho Right lion. Abraham Brewster has so far
recovered from the effects of his late sorious accident as to
be able to resume the discharge of his professional busi-
ness. The learned gentleman attended on Monday in the
Ch►ncery Appeal Court, Dublin. He appeared remarkably
well. although somewhat reduced, and still obliged to sup-
port his arm in a sling.
_ .

Him Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, accom-
panied by his secretary, Craig, Sae., arrived at Dublin
cc Mooday seeming front Holyhead, per the City of Dublin
&genii-east Comiany's steamship Laster.

Earl de Grey and Ripon bun intimated to com-
manders of volunteer corps that, with a new of promoting
as mart) as possible a knowledge of the rifle among all classes
el volunteers, be will be prepared, after the lit of Aped.
1861, to sanction the gratuitous inane of ride ammunition to
volunteer corps. Him lordohip does not intend that this
grant should be in addition to the quantity already allowed
to be purchased by oiria, but that the difference between
the proportion issued gratis and the quantity which has
hitherto been allowed to rifle corps may bo continued to be
lamed to them at cost price.

Mr. Buxton, addregrott Lis con‘titnents
at Maidstone last night upon the disruption of the United
Staten, end its probable effects upon the supply of cotton
to this country. Having traced the rise and progress of
slavery in America he urged that the present crisis, though
it might seriously affect the existing commerce of the
country, would, in the end, prove beneficial, by rendering
us less dependent upon the United States, and opening out
other fields fur the production of the raw material in India,
Africa, and our colonial possessions.

The annual meeting of the Pontefract Mechanics'
Institution •as held on Monday night, and was attended by
• numerous and respectable audience. The Maroa (J. E.
Robinson, Eaq.) took the chair, and the meeting was ad-
dressed by Mr. Milnes, M.P., the Rev. Thee. fitaieforth
(the president), the Rev. Sir T. E. Bloomfield, the Rev.
J. Baker, the Right Hou. J. Parker, Mr. Winderapin, and
others.

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