The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-16 00:00:00

the Cermet.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Dao. IS.
The Queen drove in the pounds this morning,
attended by the Duchess of licabargbe.
Primes" Louise went oat, attended by Lady Augusta
Stanley.

Prins• Arthur, •ttendd by Lisatenant-Colonel
stone, Ma left the Castle for Woolwich.
The Royal Mausoleum at Progracre was silted by •
large number of parsons yesterday, and is now completed
—the granite emeophsene bang lamed in the centre of
the door of the building, with the marble recumbent
statue of the Prince Comm* by the late Baron Mato-
&eta, resting on its cover.
The sarcophagus, which is of Scotch grey 'sahib),
stands upon • black marble *Mk with four bronze
angels—also the work of Bane Ilsrocesttl—at each
angle.

The black marble is from Belgium, and n s gift of the
late and the present King of the Belgians.
All that now remains to complete the decoration of the
building is to place three more pictures and three more
statues in the vacant niches.

Viscount Sydney was sworn in at the council last
Wednesday, and kissed bands on his appointment on that
day as Lord Chamberlain.

The Duchies of Wellington arrived at the Castle this
afternoon and took leave of her Majesty.
The Earl of Cork and Lord Foley kissed hands last
Saturday on their appointments as litwerz of the Book-
bounds and Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentle-
mum-at-Arms, but were not worn in at the CounciL
Viscounts. Milan hes succeeded the Counter of
Gainsborough ea Lady in Waiting.
Major-Omani F. Seymour, 0.8., h. relieved Colonel
the Hon. A. Liddell in his duties as Organ in Waiting.
Camel the Hon. A. Herding, has left the Castle.
Her Mijorty has inspected the 00U110111042 of pictures
and drawinip executed by the late Mr. Thrum.

A Cabinet Council was held at the
official residence of the First Lord of the
in. Downing-etmet. The Walston present were
Right Hos. W. E. Gladstone, the Lord Ohan-
cense, Earl de Grey and Ripon, the Earl of Kim-
berley, the Bight Hon. H. A. Bruce the Earl of
Clarendon, Earl Granville, the Rigkialttor B.
Cardwell, the Duke of Art:, the of
the Exchequer, the Right on. Hugh Childers,
the Bight on. J. Brigkt, Right Hon. GI. J.
Ocechsw, the Marquis of Hartington, and the
Right Hon. C. Fortesone.

Tun DIFAITUE3 OF TIM Qvui FON Naomi.
—Her Majesty the Queen, with that Boyal Highweass
the Chown Primes and Prisons of Preis* and Primness
Louise and Beatrice, attended by the ladies acid gentlemen
of the Court. will, according to the mast recent acreage-
mu d% leave Windsor Castle about twenty minutes to
eleven tomorrow mooring, en route for Osborne.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol leave
town to-day for bkworth-park, Suffolk.
The Earl and Countess of Albemarle, Lady
Augusta Koppel, the Earl of Chestalleld, and the Bari
of Coventry have left Maras liolid, Bestreley-equare.
The Earl of Wins:lbw, Lord Ravensworth,
Lord de Lids and Dudley, and Sir Algernon Peyton, Bart.,
have left the Bt. George's Motd.
The Earl Cowper comas to town to-day from
=V, SAS far a few days. Th. How. Henry
P., came to tow yesterday.
The marriage of the Earl Percy, M.P., and Lady
Edith Campbell, sktret &seater at the Dohs sad Draken
of Argyll, will take plies on the Mid tad.
The Countess of Darby leaves t.wn to-day on
his retain le Kiewsisy.
Lady OlterchilL Mr. and the Me& llttm Timm%
sad Me Mut sal Omens Maven Ws anima st the
St. Geimps's Sabi.