The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-08 00:00:00

iffrt Court.

BALMORAL. CASTLFI, dire
The Queen drove out both in the morning n!
afternoon.

The Queen went out in the morning,, accompanied by
Primer Louise, and her Memoir drove out in the an,.
110014 attended by the Duette.* of Athole, the Hen. 14..
Cathcart, and the Duke of Marlborough.
The Duke of Marlborough had tho honour of 1.a.a.,
with the Queen and the Royal leannly.

The Prince and Primer of Wales drove out on Sata:
day.

In the evening their Royal Highn-isim, neeninlioeyyl by
the Crown Prince of Denmark, went to Her Majesty
Opera, Drury-lane.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Com
Prince of Denmark, with the Countess of Mace.lcati:l4,
Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel. and CeptainLand in wsina;
attended divine service at the Chapel Rey!, R. Jsmo,',.
yesterday.
The ocaninnnion service wee rood by the Rev. Tsrrut
Reknore and the Rev. O. M. Arnold.

Anthem—" Come let us worship," Mendeliaohn. Sol+
—Mr. Cummings. Mr. Cooper presided at the organ.
The sermon waa premheil by the Rev. Timms &boom
from 11. Cor., eh. 1, T. 2.

Prince Christian, attended by Lient.-CoVed
dined on Saturday evening at the annivervirr diana oi
the " Newapoper Pres* Fulel" at Wilkie Room.

A Cabinet Council was held on &bal.) at t:u
official residence of the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, in Downing-stroct. Tho ministers Prim:
were :—The Rig-ht Hon. B. Disraeli, the LA
Chanoellor, the Earl of Malumoslatuy, the RsuilL
Hon. Gathorne Hardy, Lord Stanley. the Duke of
Buckinfhani and Chandos, Sir John Pakingtou.
Sir S. horthoote, the Chauutaur of the Sola-
quer, the Duke of Richmond, Lord J. Manners
and the Earl of Mayo.

Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon, Royal Engineer hai
interview with Lord Stanley at the Foreign-saes in
Saturday on his return from Constantinople.
Despatches were received on Saturday at the Cokaisl.
°Sloe from the Governors of Ceylon, Hong Kong, Gibral-
tar, and Malta. Despatches were sent to the Uoverava
of the North American Provinces, Bermuda, Bntist
Columbia, British Honduras, the Bahama.. 201 tb4
Mauritius.

Her Majesty the Queen, with the royal family
attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the cosset
according to the most recent arrangements, t:u" fns
Scotland about Wednesday, the 17th tad.
Mrs. W. H. Gladstone had an evening Pa" on
Saturday at the family residence on Carlton liouse-ter-
race. Previously to the reception the Right Eon. W.
E.
Gladstone, M.P., and Mrs. Gladstone entertained st:
dinner—Tho Earl and Counted@ el Clarendoe, the ul
of
Zstland, the Earl of Beseborough, the }Berl ofCB2/lIN
down, the Earl of Morley and Lady Catherine Porter,
Lord Harris, the Bishop of London and Mrs. Tait.
Dean of Westminster and Lady Augusta Stanley, As
Right Hon. Sir John and lady Young,
the Right /In
Frederick Peel, Sir Bounden and Lady Palmer, V-
The Count and Countess de Paris entertained this
following company at dinner on Saturday evening et 1.°4
Hostas, Twiclkenhain :—Frassoes Countess WeldersTe ,wg
the Bight Hoe. Chichester Fortesene, 11. P., the Eight.....%""
Charles Pelham Villiers, M.P., and the Right. 11°'
Cardwell, M.P., and Mrs. Cardwell, the Hera. Stanley, Mr. John Bright,,l.P., Mr. and Mrs. Beery R.*"
and Wen Reeve, M. de Rimumt, the Marquis and the, lLst•
guise de Beauvoir, the Comte de Beauvoir, M. and Islas"
Laugel, Mine Weston, M. Begun, and Mr. and 3IN. Dwel*
The operas announced for the current week at.,
Covent-garden are the Hwontees (to.night); La de.
Beggisiesthit with Madlle. Adelina Patti as Maris—" tr 4
time these three years"—to morrow; L'AlrioiThc
time this season (Thursday) ; La Sommeheiala (may,.
and Le Ferorite (Saturday).
The operas announced for the present week st
Drin74ane are Lama di Lammermoor (to-mnrrow night).
If Berlina eh Biriglie (Tluireday) ; and Ls Sous
Figswo—second time (Saturday).
A grand choral festival will be held at Lynd-
hurst in the New Forest on the 18th instant.
According to a Board of Trade return just pub-
Hated, the importation of wheat into France during le
first quarter of the present year was throe times as gran'
as in the corresponding period of last year. In Bellow°
it was about 2:i per cent. more than in 1867. The value Gi
the cotton imported into France during the first gustier of
the present year was 2.446,0001. in excess of the total for
the mine quarter of 1887. and, looking at this fret, sad
the enormous sums paid for foreign wheat, the moons.
lotion of 48 millions of gold at the llank of Flatted WOO"
more than ever remarkable.

THIRD EDITION.

LAW INTLLLIGENCE.-(1111S DAY.

EQl' ITY COURT.
far-Chaneullor Sir O. AL I iiffarl.)

IS 1“. SCACUSAS VILLAGE AND OPZEIAL DWIDLINGS
COIEPAWY.
was opened on Saturday. It is prasented
oa•ii-tt certain shareholders for the wattling-up of
,:,.. ....pees. The objects of the company were the
of dwellings fur the resiiiktitee of work-
-1:1. n :n the neighbourhood of London. A assis-
t ;et had mitered into between the Eeeleilastient
4! mei a Mr. Vigens, who was managing
the company, for a Wise by the commissioners
e plot of freeliold land on which he. on behalf of
mr.tuy, was to build upwards of two hundred
1„,,....., a specified scale. The petition was founded on
t that the proceedings of the company wore
••ri..ticatly at a standstill for want of capital, and that
2!.111 1, ove. fur the company hail refileed to consent
permanently liable for the fulfilment of the
agreement. without which conned the cons.
•!- had refused to execute the lease. The petition
; -via. from time In time for sevenil months.

I..ikock, Q.C., and Mr. A. Smith. supported the
?he petition.
Alms, for the company, anal that the want of
i,et wire fiinu coy aupiueuess ou the pert of
t!),, ft.?' tors, but from want of capital. Unsupported the
prayer of the petition.
Mr. ltnnr, Q.C., fur other parties, opponst the applica-
t on. The want of capital did not mvolve any rink, it
...imply delayed the company's proceedings. He believed
there were responsible persona ready to come forward on
behalf of the eofforelny, who woell attiefy the require-
mente of the. Einclesiestinsl Cornmisiaionons.

At the suggertion of the court.
Mr. Maknow, on behalf of Mr. Vigers, this morning,
all interest in the agreement. Upon this, with
conaent of all parties, the petition was ordered to stand
r three weeks from Saturday. last, in order to give opQor
t .nits for arrangement' for a tense to be made : the Vice-
ilemeellor intimating an opinion that. after the tong delay
%Cart% had taken place, if the attempt should fail, he
.:Lnitd be stronglydisposed to make the order.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCE.
ittiur in Banco.—(Before the Lord Chief Justice, and
Justices Blackburn and Lush.)

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