The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-04 00:00:00

DEPARTURE OP THE COURT FROM WINDSOR.

This morning her Majesty and the Prince
Consort, with the members of the Royal Family and suite,
left Windsor Castle for Buckingham Palace. The
royal party proceeded to town by special train on the
Great Western Railway, and left Windsor at half-past
twelve o'clock. A guard of honour of the Scot. Fusilier
Guards and the Windsor Ride Volunteers were in at.
Madame at the station. According to the present arrange-
ment the Court will visit Osborne early in the ensuing
mouth, for a week or ten days, and at the latter end of
March return to Windsor Castle for the Easter holidays.
The Court will visit Scotland at a much earlier period this
year than heretofore, and it is expected that her Majesty
will keep her birthday at Balmoral, the 24th of May, at
which time it is said the Princess Royal, Princess Frederick
William of Prussia, will be visiting her Majesty.

It is understood that the Queen will hold levees
at St. James's Palace on Thmeday, the 14th lust., Wednes-
day, the 20th inst., and on Wednesday the 13th of March
next

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Nary honoured the Adelphi Theatre
with their presence on Saturday evening.
The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have re-
ceived a select circle at Kirubolton Coatis during the past
week, the guests including the Earl and Countess of Claren-
don and Ladies Villiers, the Earl of Sandwich, the Coun-
tess Cowley and Lady Feodorowna Wellesley, the Earl and
Countess of Tankerville, Lord Frederick Paulet, Sir Chas.
Rules% dm

The Marquis of Lansdowne comes to town to-day
from &wood.

The Marquis of Ailesbury arrived at his mansion
is Pall-Mall on Saturday from Tottenham Park, near Marl-
borough, Willa.

The Marquis of Salisbury comes to town to-day
from Hatfield. Her ladyship and family will come to town
co Wednesday.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde
have arrived is town from Portman Castle, Galway.

The Earl and Countess Grey have arrived at
their trunnion on Carlton-terrace from Howick Castle,
Northumberland.

Frances Countess Waldegrave and Mr. Haroourt,
X.P., come to town to-morrow from Neasbam, where
they have been receiving a succession of visitors.
Viscountess Palmerston has issued cards for an
assembly this evening at Cambridge How.
The Speaker and Lady Charlotte Denison•have
arrived at the House of Commons, from Oeeington Hall,
Newark.

The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., and
Yrs. °Wisteria come town to-day, from visiting Lord
end Lady Lytteltoo, at Begley, nem Worcester.
Lady Moleaworth entertained at dinner last
evening the Duke of Newcastle, the Right Hoe. Sir Charles
Wood, Lord sect Logy Wodehouse, Mr. Loch, Berm
Rothschild, Lord Torrington, the Bight Ben. C. P.
Villiers, ha.

The Rev. Evan Napes°, M.A., of Trinity Col-
lege, Cambridge, chaplain in ordinary to t►e Queen, who, •
few weeks since, wee presented by her Majesty to • mann
reuYmtl•ry in Westminster Abbey, has resigned the no-
tarise of Heydon and IrmingL•d, Norfolk, which be hes
held shin 1831. The united bemoans, which are worth
31M. •ye•r, have been conferred by the patron (Yr. W. E.
Halves.) upon the Rev. George Shand, M.A., of Queen's
College, vicar of Goesterick, near Thetford.

Tb. University of Oxford has elected Mr. John
Stainer, Mos. Hie. Ch. Ch., organist of Magdalen College,
to the booourable position of university organist, recently
vacant by the decease of Dr. Stephen Elroy. Mr. Stainer,
who is only twenty-one, was formerly a chorister in St.
Paul's Cathedral, and at the early age of seven evinced a
precoMous talent by his ability to extemporise a fugue on
any given subject.

The address of the House of Lords, in answer to
the speech from the Throne, at the opening of the session,
will be moved by the Earl of Sefton, and seconded by Via.
count Lismore.

Mr. Frederick H. Whymper has been appointed a
sab•inspector of factories.

Mr. Smale, of the equity bar, has been appointed
attorney-general ►t Hong Hong, in the place of Mr. Adams,
who has become the chief Justin. Mr. &sale is well known
sii having been for many years a reporter in Chancery. This
appointment has given general satisfaction to the bar. , 1

SECOND EDITION.

EXPRESS OPPICI, Monday, 4.90 p.m.