The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-18 00:00:00

fat Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 16.
The Queen rode out on horseback this morning,
attended by the Lady in Welting, and Um Lord, Groom,
end Eiuerry-ie.Waitieg to her Majesty.
The Right Rev. Dr. Baring had an audience of her
Majesty to do homage on being translated to the See of
Durham. The Bishop was introduced by the Right Hon.
Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
nisoL

➢lr. Co!queen was introduced by Secretary Sir George
Grey, end received the honour of knighthood from the
Queen.

The Right Has. Sir George Grey had an audience of her
Majesty.
Viscount Torrington and Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell
IMO Lord and Groom in Waiting.

Nov. 17.

The Queen and Prince Consort, the Pristine Alice, Prince
Arthur, Prisons HOlOlll, and Primer Louise, the Ladies
and Gentlemen of the Court, and the Domestic Household,
anemic,' Livia' Service this morning, in the private
ClaapeL

The Sm. and Very Rey. the Deem of Windsor officiated.

Despatches were sent on Satarday from the Colonial-
ellos to the Governors of the Wed India Islands, British
Columbia, the Lord High Commissioner of the !mien
Islands, and to the Governors of the North American Pro-
vinces and Baranda.

Tits (hums Or TER GARTER. —There is yet no
talk of se Investltose of the Order of the Garter, although
the amber of vacant Mae Mends ia unprecedented during
the peering reign. That are soma four or five vacancies in
the order, and, if an investiture is tot stud tly held at Wind-
sor Crum, there enema every probability that this august
ceremony must take place at Buckingluiiii Palace shortly
after the opening of the season.

The departure of the Court fro .1 Windsor for
Oelmene is still uueertain. Resent drew...A:4one' seem to
have made a longer stay at Windsor Ca•it:.. not improbable,
bet et present it is understood that her Majesty and the
Royal Family will leave the mooed week in December for
the yde of Wight.

Prune Leopold of England, who was expected at
Toulon at 6 p.m., on Tuesday last, did not arrive there till
9 pm. Lad Brougham arrived at Toulon the same evening
cm his may to his residence at Canoe'.

His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame
Van de Weyer are expected in town in a few days from New
Lodge, Windsor Forest.

Count Wacktmeieter, the newly-appointed Minia-
ter for Sweden and Norway, is exported at the residence
of the Legation in Grarrencr-place early next month, from
Sweden.

1 The Countess de Flahault has issued carils for
assemblies en Mondays, the Isth and tith inst., at Coventry
Hoeft.

Frances Countess Widdegrave and Mr. Harcourt,
M.P., come to town to- day from Paris, and will have town
to-morrow for their villa maiden," Strawberry-hill,
Twickenham.

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston enter-
tained a select party at dinner on liaturday evening at Cam-
bridge Hews. Later in the evening her ladyship reneived
the members of the diplomatic corps and the members of
the aristocracy at present in town.

Lonl and Ludy Gardner arrived iu Dover-atreet
on Saturday.

Lord Frederick Beauclerk has left the Burling-
ton Hotel, Corkiirest.

Sir George and Lady Hamilton have arrived at
Maarigy'r Hotel from a tear Womb 'relied.
The Right Hon. T. H. S. Sotheron Ltcourt,
aid Yn. &Mewl lam left Forrsaor's Hotel far
&Moue, sear Tetbaty.
Mr. and Mrs. Holfcrd have loft Dorchester
Home, Rrk•lase, os their way to the Costisest, whore
they propose pastas some mosthe.

. -
The Marquis of Conyngham, in company with
Mr. Gustavus W. Lambert, J.P., and Lady Fanny Lam-
beet, proceeded as Saturday from Seaman House, war
Drogheda. to SINN Clods. The noble marquis rode oa
minted horse, sad as they passed along the edge of the
Boyne, whore the trackway is smote, a heron ruse on the
wing clam to the head of the bores. The animal immedi.
►oly jumped from the southern bank sideway, into the
river, which at this part measures between 12 and 14 feet
in depth. The marquis ■prang from the saddle to the
bank, which be reached upon his kome, assisted by Mr.
Lambert. The horse, after draggling wit► the flood for
some time. swam to the opposite bask of the river, and
escaped unhurt.

Snow fell in large quantities for two hours On
Saturday morning in Paris. Since then it hu rained in.
oriastly.