The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-26 00:00:00

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WINDSOWCASTLE, Oct 25.

The Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by
Princess Alice, rode out on horseback this morning, attended
by the 11farchio3ess of Ely, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Colonel
Ponsonby, and Colonel Biddrilph.
Prince.' Helena drove out in an open carriage with the
Princoss of flobenlohe.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yc.tenlay
for liawarden Castle, Chester.
A nieetiog of the Finance Committee of the Royal Com-
mission for the Exhibition of l$- 1, was held yester.
day at the Privy Council-office. There were present
Sir 8. Morton Peto, Bart., M.P., Sir Alex-
ander Spearman, Bart., Mr. C. W. Milks, and Mr.
Edger Bowrin4 (secretary), Mr. H. R. Williams at-
tended.

The Lord Chancellor will receive the judges, Queen
counsel, &c., at his lordship's resideoce, in 11clgrave-square
on Saturday next, the first day of Michaelmas term, at 12
o'clock.

Her Majesty's Commissioners for the International Ex-
hibition of lrei2 held a meeting at their °thee., in the
Strand, yesterday. at which M. Leplay, the Commissioner for
France, was present.
A deputation from the Horticultural Society, consisting
of Mr. Wilson Saunders, Mr. Powuall, and Dr. Lindley, a,
companied by M. Murray, secretary, had an interview with
her Illajnity's Commissioners yesterday.
Despatches were sent yesterday from the Coloniabottieu
to the Governors of Canada, the Bahamas, and Bermuda.

Her Majesty is expected (eaya the Army and
Nara no.7,th )to visit the camp at Aldershot early neat
week, when sonic rand reviews and sham fights wall proba-
bly give a brilliant wind-up to the past drill season.
Her Majesty has signified her intention of con-
ferring the honour of the third clam of the Order of the
Bath on Kr. Isaac Watts, the chief constructor of the navy.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Mary, attended by Lady Geraldine
Somerset and Captain Cost, loft Cambridge Cottage, Lew,
on Thursday last, for Brighton.

Madame Musurum and family return to town
to-day from St. Leonard's-on-int, where they have been
staying for some weeks past.

The Duchess of Argyll, who has been paas;ng
several weeks in Paris, joined the duke and family in the
early part of the week at Inverary Oastle, N.B.

The Dowager Duchess of Buckingham, and. the
Ihtke and Duchess of Buckingham, with their children,
have (says the 12,144 Adrertimer), much to the delight of
the inhabitants of the locality, taken up their residence
at Stowe House, their ancestral home, but which, from
cireunatauce. which have Oren oft referred to, has been for
some years stripped of its fittiop and closed.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Not.laampton
have left tows fur their seat, Castle Ashby, Northampton-
shire.

The Earl and Counteqv of Gainaborough are
passing the season at St. Leonard's on,lea.

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Lonl Llanover arrived iu town yesterday from
Lianover, Monmouthshire.

Lord and Lady Fevorsham arrived at their re..;-
dews in Great Cumberland.placa, on Thursday, from Duo.
oombe-park, Yorkshire.

Lord aut: Lady Churchill have left the St.
George's Hotel.

Ljedand Lady Dormer arrived at the;r residence

a few days since, from a tour in Scotland.

Mr. and Lady Mary Craven came to town yester-
day from visiting Viscount and Viscountess Barriagton at
Beckett House. Berks. Mr. Craven and Lady Mary will
leave tows to-day for Newmarket.

Lord Napier, the Engßah envoy M the Ituasian
court, arrived at Vienna on the 21st, on his way to Meath.
Wu are glad to learn that Lord Brougham,
although he hay bees exceedingly hAs not Leen dangerously
ill. He is now so nearly recovered that his medical ad-
visers tell Lim he will be able to come to Loudon next
week, and he hopes to arrive in town at the end of the
mouth.

We (Western nmes) regret to mate that Captain
Jollitfe, one of the installers for Wells, is now lying den-
pronely ill, sod with little hope of his recovery. It is
thought that the wound which the rillaot captain received
in the Crimean war undermined his health, the effects of
which be still labours under.

We read iu the United Service Gazette :—" As the
neat flag promotion will cause Captain Denman to vacate
the command of the Victoria and Albert, several 11111111111 for
successor,. have been meutioeed. Captaiu the Hon. F•
Egerton has been confidently spoken of, but we believe that
the mine of another honourable captain will be included in
the list of names to he submitted to her Majesty."
Yesterday evening, the annual session of the
Arehiteetorsl A mociation was inaugurated by a roarrma.
:lona, at their rooms in Conduit-street, which was very
numerously attended by members, their friends, and general
visitors.

An important liberal demonstration came off at
Maldon—the head-quarters of liberalism in Essex--ou
Thursday night. Several member, of parliament were pre-
sent, and the speeches were of an unusually interesting
character. Mr. Western, M.P., in the course of his speech
dwelt upon the importance of the late city of London elec-
tion, and urged that it was desirable to maintain the
present government in office, on the ground of
their foreign policy. Mr. Wood, the new mem-
ber for the City, spoke strongly in favour of
increased attention on the part of liberals to the
registration courts. lie also Inroad them against
divisions. " Let them not," he laid, "be ham-
pered by little questions." Mr. Charles Buxton indulged
is s survey of Europe, with an allusion to the events occur-
ring in America. Ho priitested against the idea that the dis-
ruption arca/ from the free institutions of the Union.
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Mr. Moncktou Mikes attended a civic banquet
at Pontefract a night or two ago. He eulogised the amen
borough system, and illustrated the advantages of that
system by a reference to his own case, arguing that it en-
abled him to exercise independence of judgment and to free
himself from party shackles.
Among the crowd of curiosities" which have
been proposed to the commissioners of the International
Exhibition is a very remarkable one emanating from an in-
genious Austrian. He proposed to have an album in which
all persons who enter the building should be required to
enter their names. This monster book, he says, will bo
feet in thickness, and be thinks it ought not to be less than
5 feet in width. It would weigh about 5C Ali., and he esti-
mates the expense at 701 M. As the commissioners have
shown themselves too obtuse to perceive the practical value
of the enaestion, and have failed to grant him the faci-
lities which he requires for carrying his novel idea into
effect, the gentleman in question demands that his right of
property in the suggestion should be reserved to himself ;
but otters, in the event of the commissioners taking a more
sensible view of the value of the proposal, to sell them the
copyright of his idea of preserving the autographs of
millions of visitors, for the modest sum of .5001. On pay-
meat of this amount, the ponderous volume may be set up
without any fear of injunctions from the Court of Chan- '
eery, or soy other terrible machinery of the law Wing set
in motion to restrain the infringement of this brilliant
conception.

A Chrinttnan book in announced for publication
by Ma'am Newby and Co.. under the title of " Wit and
Wisdom," by Mrs. Mathew■, mother of Mr. C. Mathews.
We (Aft uttr,ent) m.ty add that the retirement of this gentle-
man as au actor is also spoken of. It is said that he will
slimily commence an entertainment on his own account,
resembling, in some rcipecta, the "At Homes" of his
father.

The singtilar library of criminal literature was
void by Southgate and Barrett on Wednesday, and the more
scarce and valuable lots (rya the Pt rarated 7.; we) real-
ised high prices. Jonathan Wild's autograph, end the
acute print of "Jonathan Unveiled," fetched 71.; a col-
lection of 300 portrait* of criminal celebrities was knocked
down for 13/. Is.; fourteen dying speeches, published at
penny each, brought as much es 21. It.. Some con-
temporary records of notorious malefactors, such RS Mrs.
Brownria, who beat her female apprentices to death ;
Jonathan Wild, the thieltaker ; John Hall, who murdered
he master; Captain Samuel Goodere, who killed his brother,
• Elomemotshire baronet, on board chip ; Mis Mandy, who
poisoned her father at the instance of her lover, Ceptuun
ermartons, ke., fetched $l. Another collection, chiefly re-
ferring to Jack Sheppard and Jonathan Wild, realised
Si. I.is. "The Malefactors' Register," I vole.. witk 160
engravings. mostly insertions, brought 111. ; and Howell*.
"Mete Trials," 161.