The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-20 00:00:00

TITS are. E. rtriCTIAS.

It seems to the Telegraph that the high churchmen in
Brighton who denounce Mr. Purchas's extraordinary in-
novations, his defiance of precedent, and ludicrous travesty
of the liturgy of the church, have no locus staisai. For
years they themselves have been defying bishops, offend-
ing congregations, and contravening the law. They are
therefore entirely out of court when they object to an
offending brother, who has eat at their feet and bettered
their instructions.

the daunt.

BALMORAL CASTLE, Oar. 18.

The Queen drove yesterday to Glen Quoich, ac-
companied by Princes Beatrice, and attended by Lady
Churchill.

Prince's Christian, the Prince and Princess of Teck, and
Prince Arthur drove to the Lynn of Dee.
Princess Louise and Prince Leopold drove to Alt-na-
Guithapach, accompanied by M., Madame, and Mise Van
de Weyer and Was Laseellim.

The Lord Chancellor had the honour of dining with the
Queen and the royal family.

The Princess of Wales drove out yesterday, attended by
the lion. Mrs. Coke.
In the evening the Prince and Princess of W.iles went to
the New Royalty Theatre.

Desratches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
offlee from the governors of the Straits Settloments, Ber-
muda, and Prince Edward's Island. Despatches were sent
to the Governor-General of Canada.

THE QI'EEN OF lIOLLAND.—ITer Majesty the
Queen of Holland is expected to arrive at Dover by special
steamer on Thursday morning next. Ilex Majesty will
leave Dover at noon by South-Eastern Railway, and will
pa's through London on her way to Torquay.
TILE CROWN PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA.
—Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Prusaia,
with her children, is expected to arrive at Dover soon after
3 o'clock on Wednusday afternoon, in the government
steamer Enchantress, which will convey her royal high-
ness end family from Calais. They will leave Dover by
'vela' train on the South-Eastern lino for St. Leonardo,
where they will arrive at half-past 6. A suite of apart-
ments have been engaged at Starkey's Royal Victoria
HoteL His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Prussia
is expected to arrive at ISt. Leonardo about the 3rd of next
Loath.

The Duke and Duchess of Richmond and family
are expected to arrive in town the week attar next from
Gordon Castle.

The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland is still in
very indifferent health. Her grace is staying at Stafford
House, St. James's. _ _ _

Earl Percy, the eldest eon of the Duke of
Northumberised, we are informed, is engaged to be
married to Lady Edith Campbell, the eldest daughter of
the Duke of Argyll.

The Rev. W. R. Macrorie, the Bishop-designate
of Pietermaritzburg, preached a farewell sermon on Sun-
day morning at Accrington, on the occasion of the open-
ing of the church of St. John the Evangelist in that town.
In this discourse the rev. gentleman made no allusion to
the circumstance under which ho was appointed to the
behepric.

On Saturday the erection of two magnificent
etuined gleam windows, in memory of the late Duke and
Duchess of Rutland, was completed in the parish church
of Knipton, near Grantham. That to the memory of the
(Luke consists of throe lights, the middle one containing
the raising of Lazarus, the dexter the Good Samaritan,
and the einister Abraham offering his son lasac, illustrative
of the Christian graces of hope, charity, and faith. The
memorial window to the duchess, which is fixed in the
south aide of the nave, contains two lights, representing
the raising of norms. An inscription at the bottom of
each window records that they warn erected in memory
of the duke and duchess by the villagers of Kaipton.