The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-04 00:00:00

Clic Court.

WLNDSOR CASTLE, Fm. 2.
There was no addition to the royal dinner party
yesterday.

The liaison and Prince Comport, accompanied by Princes.
Alice, rode out on horseback this morning, attended by the
Hon. Hofttia Stopford, Sir W. Hosts, Colonel the Hon. A.
N. Hood, and Lieutenant-Oolonel the Hon. D. de Roo.
Prance Arthur rode out on horseback, attended by Major
Elphinstoma R. E

the royal dinner party in the evening included the
Prioc.• Mice, Lord and Lady Rokeby, and the Hon.
Elisabeth Montag', Lady Caroline Barrington, the Hon.
Colonel Sir C. Phipps, the Dean of Windsor and the Hon.
Mrs. Wellealey, the Hon. Hrs. Hidalulph, Major Elphin•
stone, R.E., and the Dean of Christchurch, who arrived at
the Castle in the afternoon.

The baud of the Royal Horse Guards played during
dinner.

Her Majesty's private band afterwards performed in the
drawing-room.
Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. D. de Roe has euereeded
caninTPonsonby as Equerry in Waiting to the Prince
Consort.

SUNDAY.

The Queen and Prince Consort, the Princess Alice, Prince
Arthur, Prince Leopold, Princess Helena, and Princes.
Louis., the ladies and gentlemen of the court, and 'the
docosetie household attended divine service this morning
in the Private Chapel. The very Rev. the Dean of Christ-
church preached the sermon.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Tmwury,
in Downing-street. The ministers present were Vis-
count Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl
Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir G. Cornewall
Lewis, Lord John Russell; the Duke of New-
castle, Lord Herbert, Sir Charles Wood, the Duke
of Somerset, the Right Hon. Thomas Milner
Gibson, Lord Stanley of Alderley, Sir George Grey,
the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, and the Right Hon.
Edward Cardwell.

The Governor of the Bank of England and the Deputy
Governor bad an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer on Friday, at his official residence in Downing-street.
The Trustees of the International Exhibition of DM met
on Saturday last at the Council-offioe. Present, Earl Gran-
ville, Mr. T. Baring, M.P., and Mr. C. W. Dilke.
Mr. W. S. Lindsay bad an interview with Lord John
Russell, at the Foreign-office, on Saturday.
Earl Granville gave an official dinner on Saturday at his
residence in Bruton-street to the following party :—The
Lord Chancellor, Viscount Palmerston, Sir G. Cornwall
Lewis, the Duke of Newcastle, the Duke of Somerset, the
Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, Sir George Orey, Lord Stan-
ley of Aldmiey, the Right Hos. C. P.-Villiers, the Right
Hon. Edward the Furl of St. Germans, Viscount
Sydney, Mr. Helps, and Mr. Harrison.
The Jediciid Committee of the Privy Council sat on Sr
tardy in the Council Chamber. Camel ware heard and
withers' examined in suppppoortt cis petition for • prolonga-
tion of Adams and R cherdaon's patent (construction of
railways). The case was not coneltuled when the court roes
at four o'clock, and the further hp
until
Mooday (this day). The Lards aring was postponed t
were—Lords Cron-
worth and Chelmsford, the Justices Knight Bruce
and Tumor.

Despatches Were sent on Saturday from the Colonial-
MBee to the Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, Hong
Loop, labnan, and Cards.