The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-18 00:00:00

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WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 17.
The Quoei drove out yesterday afternoon,
accompanied by Princess Louise.
Prince Christian dined with the Queen last evening.
Her Majesty, the Crown Prince and Princess of Priewis
(Princess Royal), Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, Prin-
cess Beatrice, Princess Victoria of Wales, Princess Char-
lotte, Princess Victoria, and Prince Waldemar of Prussia,
left the Castle this morning, at a quarter before 11 o'clock,
for Osborne.

The suite in attendance consisted of Viscountess Clifden,
Countess Monoliths!, Countess RevenUow, Lady Caroline
Barrington, the Mon. Mary Lamellas, General the Hon. C.
Grey. Count Fursteustein. Captain von Sohleinita Lord
Alfred Paget, Lieutenant-Colonel Maude, C.D., the Bev.
It. Duckworth, and Mr. Sell
Earl Granville arrived at the Conde yesterday. and had
the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal
Major-General Sir T. M. and the Hun. Lady Diddulph
had the honour of being invited.

Despatches wens sent yesterday from the Cuionial.oeice
to the Governor-Oeneral of Canada.

A meeting of the Judicature Commission was held on
Wednesday at the Westminster Palace Hotel. Present:
The Lord Chancellor, Bit William Erle, Sir James P.
Wilde, Sir B. J. Phillimore, Mr. Baron Bramwell, Mr.
Justice Blackburn. Mr. Justice Montagu Smith, Mr.
W. M. James, Q. 0., Mr. Rockery, Mr. Ayrtca M.P., Mr.
F. D. Lowndes, Mr. Houma, and Mr. Bradshaw, the
secretary.

DEPARTURE OP THE CUURT FOR

usßoitsE.

Yesterday morning her Majesty the Queen,
with their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Prin-
ces of Prussia, Princes@ Charlotte of Prussia, Princesses
Louise and Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, attended by
Lord Alfred Paget, General Grey, &c., left Windsor
Castle shortly before 11 o'clock, for Osborne.
Ills Royal Rigida'. Prince Christian of Schleswig-
Holstein and suite, drove from Frogmore-house to
the Windsor terminus of the Great Western Railway,
and remained with Earl Granville outside the pri-
vate waiting-room for some time before her Ma-
jesty and the other members of the Royal Family
reached the station from the Castle. Her Royal High-
ness Princess Christian of Schleewig-Hobitein (Princess
Helena), owing to the near approach of the time
for her confinement, did not proceed to Osborne, and con-
sequently did not visit the station.
Her Majesty and the Royal Family were received at
the station by Prince Christian, Earl Granville (with
whom the Queen chatted pleasantly for a few minutes),
and Lord Alfred Paget; Mr..l.orierson (general manager),
Mr. A. Higgins (divisional superintendent), and Mesas.
llpignolette and Nutley being di attendance for the Great
Western Railway Company.
The directors of the London and South Western Rail-
way Company provided the royal train. It consisted of
seven carriages, including the Queen's and Prince of
Wales's saloons. Her Majesty'. saloon has been en-
tirely redecorated. The coats coverings of the saloon
have been removed, and the whole of the seats and
padding. re-covered with bine cloth and trimmings to
match. _

Her Majesty waa attired in mourning, aa asuaL As
the royal train left the station, at 10.60 am., the Queen
rievzta,raciously returned the Wake of the numerous
s oyes the crowded plain, who had ea.
enabled at the seaman to witness the dayertuee of her
Mitety and the Prison and Adore&
and
to the teineelawl theB=-Weetettgae,
when it at 11.60 and The official@ of the latter
Mae then took aerie of the royal Wain, and her Miljalliy,
travelled, WiWortldng Janetion,- to
gtr....r2111,11:= mashed at lttirore the ailesisi,
finally deriving at the Chimes Y Yard at Gas-
ped a inwininates after one o'clock. On traindrawhog
7.4ttrattorsa of the rivets station the Queue mad
i y
Mrs red by the princgsl naval and
dawn of the port, and conileate Osborne, royal yacht,
on which her Majesty was to cross to and reach
in time for luncheon.
Her Malady will reside at Osborne till about February.
The Chinn will thus spied Christmas in the bosom of
Royal the
Royal Prince Christian, with Earl Gran-
ville, drove to house attar her Majesty's train
bad let Windsor.

We (Pod) understand that to-day her Majesty
will receive, at Southampton, the Envoys of the Sultan of
Sandbar, who have been Nome two months in this
country seeking audience of the Soverelm His lirs-
jelly's repreematatlvas are about to embark upon their
return home, and will be cadged to convey to their royal
master, who has materially aided our anti-dave•trade
pokey in the Eastern Sam, not rely the mama of the
Qaesn's brat disparities towards his Knissiy, but a sub-
*Mild meet of her frkedahlp in the elope of e nag'
Most jewelled sabre, whisk the Qom preemie to the
Weis.