The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-23 00:00:00

Cbt Court.

BALMORAL CASTLE, Ocr. 21.
The Queen went out yesterday, acecn2panied by
Princess Louise and the Princes of Ted.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the
Counte-a of Morton and Lieutenant-Colonel Koppel,
visited the (uecn of Holland at Claridge's Hotel
yesterday.
The Queen of Holland afterwards visited the Prince and
Princess of Wales at Marlborough-house.
In the evening the Prince and Princess of Wales went
to Drury-lane Theatre.
Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office
to the Governor-General of Canada.

The Queen, on the sth inst. (says the Ayr Ad-
vertiser), most kindly sent to Mrs. William Roy, Now-
street, Dairy, the sum of M., in consideration of her
having been recently confined of three children at •
birth.

The Duke and Duchess of Duce.touch are enter-
taining a select company at Bowhill, Selkirkshiro.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland
leave Alnwick Castle next week for Albury Park,
Surrey._

The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor have
left the earl's shooting quarters at Easy Lodge, N. 8.,
for the South.

The Marquis of Bute arrived at Cardiff Castle
on Monday night from London. On his arrival being
announced the bela of the churches were rung for somo
time.

At the Liverpool Banquet last night his Excel-
lency Mr. Johnson, the Bishop of Chester, and Mr. W.
E. Gladstone, M.P., sat in the order namedon the right of
the chairman, and Lord Stanley and the Mayor of Liver.
pool on the left.

A large party of officers who took part in the
battle of Balaklava will celebrate the anniversary of that
engagement on Monday next at Willis's Rooms, St.
James's. General the Earl of Lucan will preside.
The large ironclad building by Messrs. Palmer
and Co. (Limited), at Jarrow, on the Tyne, for the English
government, is being rapidly fuiishul, and will soon ba
ready for launching.

A dibastroue fire, in which property to the
amount of 30,0001. wee destroyed, occurred on Wednesday
at Gilford Spinning Mills. near Lisburn. The flee broke
out in the flax store, which was the largest building of its
kind in Ireland, and the structure itself and the valuable
contents were consumed. The mill fortunately escaped.

On Tuesday last tho Rev. Charles Joseph (food-
hart, dark, was instituted to the rectory of Wetherden, in
Suffolk, on the presentation of her Majesty.
A singular epidemic appears to have broken out
among the horses of the cavalry regiments and batteries at
Secunderabad. Up to the 17th ult., the 18th Hussars, 4th
Light Cavalry, and Artillery had suffered severe lose, and
the disease at that time did not appear to be on the de-
crease. The sickness appeared to be an affection of the
liver, combined with fever, and was fatal in a very short
time. The premonitory symptoms were—lst, that tho
hone refuses his feed ; and secondly, that his gums are
remarkable for a yellow tinge of colour.

It is reported (sari the Nottingham Journal)
that the Bunny estate is about to change hands, Yrs.
Forteath having, it is stated, agreod to dispose of it to
Meows. Clayton, libuttleworth, and Co., of Lincoln, for
die sum of 200,0001. It in believed that there is coal
under the estate, and that is has been bought for the
purpose of working the soar.
Lam Amine or yrs GOVIMNICCAT PATRON-
& 011.—Tbe requisition fries 72 =girlish," of the county
of Tipperary to the vies-liewlesant, asking him to con-
vene a meeting to condi, the abuos of the government
patronage in the Impshilseint of a non-resident esseional
crown moth:hot for illieoewnly, has best forwardsd by Col.
Purefoy to Lord liikare, who has retuned to Ireland,
aad maimed Wks d Ihraishans of lippotorp—
!Maio Arming NIA