The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-08 00:00:00

ITN Court.

WINDBOIt CASTLE, Dim. 7.
The Queen, sweompuinied by the Crown Princess
of Prussia (Princess Boys]) drove out this morning.

The Crown Prince of Prussia went to London. His
royal highness visited the Smithfield Qub Cattle Show at
the Agricultural-hall, Islington, and afterwards visited
Count and Countess Bernstorff at the Prussian Embed'''.
aid remained to luncheon. His royal highness, attended
by Captain Von Schleinitz, left London in the afternoon
for Watley Court, on a visit to the Earl of Dudley.

Primo; LOllliee and Prince Christian rode in the Horne-
park, attended by Countess Hohenthal and Colonel the
Hon. A. Liddell.

I'inioe Leopold drove out, attended by Mr. Saki.
Prince Arthur, attended by lieutenant-Colonel Elphin-
stone and Lieutenant Pickard. has loft the Castle for
Woolwich.

The Duke of Cambridge, attended by Colonel Clifton,
arrived at the Castle to-day, on a visit to the Queen.
The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli had an audience of
the Queen this afternoon.

The Bishop of Peterborough and the Dean of Windsor
and the Hon. Mr.. Wellesley had the honour of dining
with the Queen and the royal family yesterday.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of the Australian Colonies,
Hong Kong, Ceylon, the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, SL
Helena, Malta, and Gibraltar. Despatches were sent to
the Governors of the Mauritius. Malta, and to the Gover-
nor-General of Canada.

Yesterday afternoon the Right Honourable
W. E. Gladstone received the Earl Granville, the Right
Honourable William Mongol', and Mr. Childers at his
residence on Cadton-house-terrace, and subsoquontly
the Duke of Somerset and other political friends.
_ . _ _

The Duke of Hamilton arrived in town yester-
day from Paris. His grace is about to go to Egypt in his
yacht.

- The Earl of Dalhousie has arrived at Cluridgo's
Hotel from Witley Court, Woo ter.

The Earl of Haddington has arrived at the
Alexandra Hotel, Hyde-park-corner, from geotlantL

The Earl and Counteaa Mtanhope have returned
to town from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of
Salisbury at Hatfield House.

The Earl Spencer arrived in town yesterday
from his seat in Northamptonshire.

The Eurl of Mahnesbury retunwtl to him resi-
dence in Stratford-place, yesterday, from visiting the
Marquis and Merchioue of Salisbury at Hatfield House,
Herts.

The Earl and Countess of Dunmore have ar-
rived at Claridge's Hotel from Gurnee', Hereford.

Lord Waterptirk has returned t 4, England from
India.

VINT Ili TUX (atlas OF HOLLAND TO TUX
Tamar Eaugprzarr.--Thethren •4.llolktall, during

her sojourn in the metropolis; inepeeted, with heriate,
the great Northern Thames Embankment. Her Majesty
was accompanied by Sir John Thweites, the chairman of
the Metropolitan Board of Works, and by Mr. Thome
Lorick, the resident engineer. Starting from Westanin-
ster-bndge, from which point the most imposing view of
the extent and magnitude of them important weeks is to
be obtained, her Majesty examined with much interest the
details of the Westminster Steamboat Pier, anti paned
along the whole extent of the works to the con=chno-,
tion of the embankment operations bytheTeme
forming contract No. 3, which is now in comes of Wive
prosecution by the contractor, Mr. Webster. Her
-prod to be much surprised by the appearance=
hty of the works, end with the extant of land melaimed
from the river, and entered minutely into the details of
the structure, comprising as part of the embankment-wall
one of the large main sowers forthedrainage of the lowest
lying districts of the west of London, and an arched pas-
sage or subway shove it for the reoeptionof gas and water
mains and lines of telegraph wires.
TUB MULTI' OF TUX BISHOP OF SALISBURY.
—The Lord Bishop of Salisbury, who has bees absent
from his diocese for some time in conesquenee of ill-
health, has just returned to the Palace, Salithury. The
indieposition of hie lordship however, continues to be of
such an anxious chansoter that him medical advisers have
ordered him to abstain from metering upon any of his
oMoial duties until such time ea ha health shall hays been
suMciently re-established to enable him with safety to
resume them.
HX,ALTII Ow THX Bienor OF WINCITIATIR.—At
a clerical mestimalkeld 3.sotarday, Arehdepon titled=
stated that the or Winchester, who has toss foe
iirjr time seriously is daily improving in body, mind,
and that t is theedieWs intention to k•M
se
es.oh,oonfirmati ene spring.