The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-04 00:00:00

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teen to hold the raster-Ilinneay Review at
Portman& has been acesphoi kr their brethren
in the southern districts, threatens to inter-
fere to a considerable extent with the sums&
of the whole undertaking. -The oenroal poei
tion of Portsmouth on the south chest Me
offered to the volunteers of the south-western

distriota an opportunity which has not previously
been placed within their reach of joining in this

groat annual

Of our civil-

military strength. The result is that in-
stead of the force assembling at Ports-
mouth being limited to some 20,000 men, it has,
including the regular troops quartered in the gar-
rison, swelled to something like 34,000; and hence
a serious difficulty has presented itself to the Com-
mander-in-Chief of the troops with respect to
the means by which this great force is
to be moved from the parade-ground on
Southsea-common to the scone of the mimic
fight at the base of Portsdown-hill. The means
of egress from the one site to the other are so
limited that it is thought some modification of the
programme will be necessary to prevent inch con-
fusion as would materially interfere with the pe-
can of the display. The nature of the alteration
in the programme, if any bo made, will be dis-
cussed at the War-office this afternoon by General
LINDSAY, the COMMANDIR-11t-CHIL7, some of the
commanding officers of brigades, and • deputation
from the Portsmouth Committee. Wo understand
that a respectful petition will be made to the
WIEN that her BLLissrr will grace-the review, or
at letst the preliminary part of it, with her pre-
sence, and it is said there is every reason to hope
that the request will be acceded to.

Eke eaurt.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Aram 3.

The Queen; Princess Louise, Prince Leopold,
and Princess Beatrice leached with the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales, at Marlborough-house, yesterday.
The Queen, attended by the lady in waiting, drove out
this morning ; and in the afternoon her Majesty, accom-
panied by the Princess of Wales and Primer Beatrice,
drove out in s carriage and four, attended by Lady
Churchill. The equerries in waiting were in attendance
upon horseback.
Her Majesty honoured Lady Phipps and Mrs. Frederick
Bayer with a visit at Kensington-palace, yesterday after-
noon:.

The Duke of Cambridge, as president of Christ's Re:
pits], arrived at the Palace this afternoon, attended by
Colonel Clifton, to present to the Queen the boys of the
Royal Mathematical School of Christ's Hospital, who ar-
rived at a quarter before 3 o'clock, to exhibit their draw-
ings and charts to her Majesty.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian, Prima
Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, and
attended by Lady Churchill, the Rail of Bradford (Lord
Chamberlain), Lord Raglan (the Lord in Waiting), Colonel
the Hon. A. Liddell (the Groom in Waiting), sod Sir
John CoweM (the Master of the Household), entered the
Picture-gallery at three o'clock, when the following gen-
tlemen connected with Christ's Hospital had the honour
of being presented to her Majesty by the Dake of Cam-
bridge :—Mr. Thomas Helps and Dr. Haig Brown (Cover-
nom), Mr. Foster White (Treasurer), the Rev. T. J.
Potter (Head Mathematical Master), and Mr. Back, after
which the Queen inspected the drawings and charts, which
were laid before her Majesty by each boy separately.
Prince Arthur arrived at the Palace to-day, attended
by Lieutenant Pickard.
Princess Beatrice, attended by Malls. Norelle and
Colonel Hon. A. Liddell, went to the Tower this morning.
Her royal highness was received by Colonel Whimper.
. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur and Prince
Christian rode on horseback this afternoon, attended by
Lieutenant-Colonel G. Gordon.
The Princess of Tack visited Prinoess Christian at
Buckingham Palace.
Prince and Princess Christian, Princess Louise, and
Prince Arthur, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs.
G. Gordon, were present at the debate in the House of
Commons.

Princes, Beatrice, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington
and Colonel Du Plat, honoured the performance at the
Amphitheatre, in Holborn, with her presence last
evening.
Prince and Princess Christian, attended by Lieutenant-
Colonel and Mrs. G. Gordon, honoured Viscount and
Viscountess Castleresse with their company at dinner last
evening, at their residence in Grosvenor-gardens.

CABINET COUNCIL.—A Cabinet Council will be
held this afternoon at tho Right Hon. Benjamin
Diaraeli's official residenoe in Downing-street. ,

The Prince of Wales, attended by Colonel Kingsoote and
Major Grey, hunted with her Majesty's steghounds
yesterday.
The Princess of Wales accompanied the Queen in a
carriage drive in the afternoon.
The Prince and Princess of Wales dined with the Qua"
at Buckingham Palace in the evening.

Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family,
attended by the mite, will, according to present amaze-
ment., return to Windsor Castle to-day.
The Queen paid a visit to Lord Derby yesterday,
at his house in St. Jam s's-equate ; lord Stanley
present at the reception. Although several members cf
the mite were in attendance, the visit was of a strictly
private character, and was intended to mark her Majesty's
personal intend in the returning health of the noble earl.
His lordship was able to take carriage airing the day be-
fore, and yesterday afternoon was so much improved as to
take a drive u far as Richmond-park. The noble earl is
daily regaining his strength, and in all probability will be
found in the House of Lords with recruited health soon
after the Easter ream. .

••••••
THE ROYAL Vrarr To InsrAirn.—The following
circular has been issued to the Roman catholic
clergy of the diocese of Dublin with reference to
the approaching ceremony of the in tallation of
his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales as Knight
of St. Patrick :—" ArsMepisoopal Vicariate of Dublin,
April 2.—Rev. Sir,—ln consequence of numerous in-
quiries made at this office relative to the propriety of
catholice assisting at the ceremony of his Royal Highness
the Prinoe of Wales's installation as knight of St. Petrie-,
it is deemed sdriaable to notify to the clergy in general,
for the guidance of thosowho consult them on the subject,
that the diocesan authorities consider the ceremony as
purely civil in its character and object, and as, therefore,
not coming within the prohibition against catholice assist-
ing at acts of religious worship different from those of the
catholic church. I remain, rev. sir, faithfully yours, L.
FORD; Vicar-General"
We (Times) have authority to state that there is
not, nor ever has been, the slightest foundation for the
report that it was intended to appoint the Prince Christian
of Schkswig-Holstein to the colonelcy of tho 11th Honiara
No inch idea ever suggested itself either to his Royal High-
ness the Commander-in-Chief or to Sir John Pakingtoa.
Major-General Key has been selected for the vacant
regiment.
The Duke of Cambridge honoured Prince de la
Tour d'Anvergne, the French Ambassador, by his com-
pany at dinner on Thursday e►ening at the French Em-
bassy, Albert-gate. There were present to meet hie
royal highness the Danish Minister andMadarne Bulow,
the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, the Earl and
Countess Cork, Viscount Royston, M.P., and Viscountess
Royston, General Hon. Sir R. Cost, Colonel and Hon.
Mrs. Dudley Carleton, Lientsmat Colonel Clifton (in
attendance on the duke), the Marquis Cement de Is
Force, Count and Comtism Ile Clermont Toanerre, and
Count de l'Aigle.
The Earl and Countess of Dudley, after cruising
in the Mediterranean in his lordship's yacht, arrived in
town in the early part of the week, and on Thursday left
for Wiltey Court, Woroestenhire, for the Enter recess.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby and
their family have arrived at the Hotel Bristol frau Pan.
Lard end Lady GUlse► have left the was has far
Voirras•

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[FOREIGN NEWS.
• (TMB DAY.)

WAN INDICATIONS IN AIISTRIA:itiI
The North Bast Correspaortenee has the following:
" Orders have boon rewired at Lemberg frees
Vienna, ordering the immediate establishment
of telegraphic stations along the Russo
Galician frontier. This memaure seems to
indicate some uneasiness on the part of the
Austrian government with regard to the intentions
of Ramie. At the same time the Ministry of War
has ordered the formation in Galicia of supple-
mentary depots for eleven regiments of Lancers
and two of Dragoons."