The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-03 00:00:00

gilt Court.

WINDSOR, JAS. 1.
The following visitors arrived yesterday afternoon
and dined with her Majesty to the evening. The Duchess of
Cambridge and Prinrees Mary (attended by Lieut.-Colonel
Purvee), the Duke of Cambridge (attended by Colonel Tyr-
wbitt), and the Earl of Malmeabury and Ludy Victoria Noel.
The party also included the Prince of Wales, the Prince.
Alice, the Princess of Leiningeo, the Primo; of Leiningen,
the Belgian Minister and Madame Ven de Weyer, Colonel
the lion. R. Bruce. and Major Loyd Lindsey.
The band of the Grenadier Guards played during dinner the
following pieces .

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W.Wing March
o•Rtart.... DOll2lllO N2tr'
Wa/ter, " ti•elmr4•lld-•

Nisi'leobn.
Zabi

After dinner her Majesty had ea evening way, to which
the following had the honour of being MAW :—Prinos
Edward of Sere Weimar, Mks Victoria and Mr. Victor Van
de Weyer, Viscount Mahon (Grenadier Guards), Lady
Mary Hood, Miss Hood, Major-General the Hon. C. sad
Mrs. Grey, COlOll4l the Hon. Sir Charles and lady Phlppw,
Miss H. Phipps, Captain and Mrs. F. Sayer, Colonel F. H.
and Lady Emily Seymour, Miss H. Seymour, the Hon.
Mrs. Wellesley, the Hon. Mrs. Biddolph, Bir George sad
Lady Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. G. Cooper, and Mr. R. Cooper.
Her Majesty's private band attended in She Drawing-
room.

Basing New Yt lied Day the band of the 2nd Life Guards
played • selection of favourite airs on the East Terrace at
seven o'clock this morning.
Hee Mejeety'a annual diatribution of food and clothing to
about 700 poor perms. of the Windsor and Clewer parkas*
took place today an the Riding-house of the Castle.
At a quarter put ten o'clock the Queen and Prince Con-
sort, acoompanied by the Prince of V. aka, the Princess Alice,
Prince Arthur, Prices Leopold, Prince** Helens, Primer
Louisa, the Diebee. of Cambridge and Princess Mary, and
the Due of Cambridge, attended by the ladies and Gentle-
men in Waiting, proceeded to the Riding-house to witness
the distribution, which was under the direction of the Hon.
and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor, the clergy of Windsor
and Clewer, and the district rialto,. for the relief of the poor.
The mainahme of the Clothing Caub, established under her
Majesty's patmease, received at the same time articles of
clothing, socordiug to the amount of their contributions (se
on former ocreaions) with the oddities& provided by hag
M Sooty.
In the forenoon the Queen, with the royal children, ac-
compacwl by the Dectmee of Cambridge, Princes. May,
and the Duke of Catubdrige, visited the Dachas of Kent a'

Progroore.
The Prince Consort and the Prince of Wales, socompatied
by the Duke of Cambridge and the Prince of Lalningen,

Tem t oaf obn,llog.

The Spaniel) 51initter arrived on a visit In the afternoon.
Her Mejeioy'e dinner parry in the evening included the
Duchene of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales, Prince's Alice,
Ermines Mary of Cambridge, the Duke of Cambridge, the
Princess of Leiningen, the Prince of Leinhagen, M. Isturito
(the Spanish Minister), the Earl of Mslombury, lady
Victoria Noel, Maj.uo Gannet the lion. C. Grey, Colonel the
Hon. Sir Charles Pal pp, Colonel the Hon. R. Bruce, Sir
George Cooper, the Dean of Windsor, Colonel Tyrwhitt, the
Rev. C. F. Tamer, Captain Grey, Sir lames Clark, and Mr.
Glom.

The band of the 2nd Life Guards was in attendance and
played during dieter:

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Arthur Owen.

A performance of choral made was given in St. George's-
WI In the evening by en orchestra el nearly 160 performers.
The first part consiated et Moodelesolues overture to
" Athatie ;" die l'rbludium sad Basailagua fa Beethoven's
Mar in D (the violin obligato Wag Mari by M. Itereenyi,
solo violin to her Majesty), and the dial* to Der Freischnts,

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cornmsnelng with Us; chorus :
"See, 0 sea the .hot his bride high strode"
The wooed part, comprising "The May Quesis,r • Paige-
nil composed by WWl.= Sterndale Benseta him Pref.
Centel.. to words by Henry F. Chorley.
The Solo Wadies were Mir Louise Fyne, Mies Lamellae,
Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Whailln, Mr. bmythihxy sad Mr.
Weiss.

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Mr. Sires Reims rang the air:
" 0 meadow clad in early green"
Mina Louisa r)se, as the May Queen, sang the solo :
" With the carol in the tree
Aed the blooming of the lea,
Aed the riot of the bee,
Is my merry reign begun."
Mr. Weiss, as Robin Hood, sang the ballad :
"'Tiejolly to hunt in the bright moonlight
When a man cas coach in the six-foot feta I
And the cold crisp air of the autumn night
Makes the outlaw's faggot more clearly burn.
After prayers (Heaven blew him') the fat red priest
T►lks big of his park, as he site at his feast
There is not an abbot from sea to sea
But kapeth the best of his deer for me!"

The bead mutilated of her Majesty's private band, aided
by several of the priacipal iestrumentaliste of the Pail-
herroosie Society, Her Mejesty's Theatre, and the Royal
Dalian Opera, Covent-gardea. The chorus were selected
from the open..., with • numerous body of amateurs of the
awned Harmonic Society, Exeter-bell.
The performance wee conducted by Mr. Anderson, the
director of her Mejeaty's private band Mr. W. G. Curing,
the organist of her Majesty's private ,chspcl, presiding at
the omen.
Lord Colville and Lieut.-Colonel Ponsonby have succeeded
Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood and Captain du Plat as
equerries in waiting to the Queen and Prince Consort.
Captain they has succeeded Msjor Lloyd Lindsay (Scotch
Fueilier Guards) es equerry in waiting to the Prince of
Wass.
SUNDAY, JAN. 2.
The Queen sad Prince Clamart, the Preece of Wales,
Print:we Alice, and Princess Helena, the Duchene of Cam•
bridge, Princess Mary, sod the Duke of Cambridge, and the
Prince and Princess of Leiningen, attended divine tervios thu
morning in the private chapel, which was performed by the
the Hon. and Very Nev. the Deus of Windier, who lelao
administered the holy samement.
The Earl of Melcosebury, the lollop and gentlemen of
the court, sad the domestic household, were at the service.
The Spenteh Minister went to the catholic chapel at
Glower. .

On New Year'a morning the band of the Gmisdier Guards
attended at Frogniore, the reoidinos of the Duchess of Kent,
s.d performed a =ataxia as follows :
Ati► " 0 lint le the Lord "
Prayer. " Preacripta Amman
Chorale, "Sleeper* mkt."
Prayer," Naaablello" ......
Wxla a.mplor.l W. Doalme of Kest
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Ditraell have
Harnett to Groavenor-gate front Torquay.
Deepatches were sent on Ratorday from the Colonial-office
to the governors of the West India Islands and BriUsh
Cegumbta.

Meadeboob&
Loeb."
Mandel MALL
Anton

A ball given at the Palace of Malta, on the even-
lag of the 22nd ult., wan opened by Lady I.e Merchant,
with hie Rays] Highness Priam Alfred, haviog Lady
Bomenet sad his Excellency the Governor sa V.' a -Via. TIN
Prince also danced with Mn. Brett and other ladies.
The Maltese races were to take place at the Pier: on the 27th
"for the plateure of his Rot's! Highness Prince Alfred,"
on the evening of which day en Illumination was to take
place. A police notice, moreover, announces that—" Direc-
tive. hare also been given by his Excellency's commend for
issuing on the said day double rations to the inmate. of the
Ospialo, Incurables, and Orphan Asylum, In Melt., and
Oepisio io Gino; aid hi. Excellency has fixed the same day
for granting a free pardon to sore of the prisoners order
sentance of punishment, I. extennemoration of his Royal

Highness's visit to ibis part of her Mairety's dominions."
A letter from Berlin dated Friday, maye:—" The
Duke end Duchess of Maubeater have arrived at Berlin, and
are stepping at the Hotel du Nord. Yesterday they was
visited by Prince Frederick William, and In the evening the
Duke and Ducbresi were present et the fririe gives by the
Prim* Regent and the Princess of Prusla.".
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His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the
C,onatess de Bernotorft arrived In tone, on Saturday. from
rigida( the Earl end Countess d Clarendon, at the Gran,
afar Watford.

The Marquis of Bath is paring the season at
Loopiest*, when his lordship will receive his Royal Ingh-
am the Duke of Cambridge sad a select circle during the
premed week.

The Countess of Lichfield cm confined of a son
on the 29th alt., at the Margnia of Alowortnes seat. Barons-
°oust, Inked. Her ladyship sad the child are both going
on well.

The Earl of Erroll has purchased the mansion in
Grafton•street, formerly the reeidesee of Mr. Panther.
The Earl and Countees Grey are expected in town
co the ISth ioet., from Hostiek Hall, Northumberland.

The Countess of Waldegrave and Mr. Harcourt
are passing the wane ►t Nunehat• Perk, where bar ladyship
will shortly entertain the Duke and Dachau d'Atuoals and
• Want deck.

The Count and Countess, de Persigny passed
through togs on Saturday, on a visit to Baron and Baroness
Meyer de Rnitteebild, at Mestseore.

Lord and Lady Wensleydale are passing the Nellllo
at Amptbill Put, Bedfordshire.
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Lord and Lady Saltoun have arrived at their town
saaska, Harefwd•rtreet, Nrk-lane.

Lord and Lady Stratford de lisdcliffe have arrived
in Rome from Nagle', where they were m long delayed by
har ladyehip'e Indiepoeitlon. No interview whatever took
plane between hie lord.hip and the King, although many
Indirect eivllltlet were paid by hie Maleety to Lotd Stratford
daring his May.