The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-16 00:00:00

Int Court.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by Col.
Hon. Charles Grey and Lieut. -Colonel Hon. A. Gordon,
visited the Maltese of Gloucester on Saturday afternoon, at
Gloucenthr House.

Ths Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred,
the Princesses Alice, Helena, end Louie, and Prince Ar-
' thnr, took their tonal exercise on Saturday, in the gardens
of Buckingham Palace.
The Royal Dinner Party at Buckingham Palace on Sa-
turday included the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de
Weyer, the Burl and Countess of Shaftesbury, the Countess
Ellesmere, Lord George Lennox' and Lord Mavens Hill.
Her Mejestitzeni Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales and
the Princess , the lejlses and gentlemen of the court,
and the domes household, attended divine service yester-
day in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace. The Hon.
and Rev. Herald Wellesley °Related.
Prince Alfred, the Prunes, Alice, sad the younger
members of the royal family, walked yesterday in the gar-
den of the palace.

The Chevalier Bunsen treneacted lumina@ at the Foreign-
office on Saturday.
A deputation from the Rugl64 and Irish Magnetic Tele-
graph Company, conalstiag of Bar Charles Fon, lir. Ba
eon, and Mr. Cresbi
Der.
of Liverpool, accompanied by Blr
Thomas Birch sad Hr. Cardwell, had an interview with the
Right Hon. Henry Labosehere, at the Board of Trade, on
Saturday.
Col. Wood had an interview with Sir George Grey, oa
Saturday, at the lionwollice.
His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, accompanied by Mr. R.
W. Grey, 31. P., had an interview, on Saturday, with the
Giaarel Board of Health, at their Ottliies, Whltehan
• deputation from the Colonial Bank. consisting .of
t, lir. A. Colville, and Ur. 8. G. Hoare
Wel= with Earl Grey, on Saturday, at the Colo:
dal-e4bra.
Mr. Haines sad a deputation bad an interview with Lord
John SINNIJs eat Saturday, at his ollkiel residence in
DowabratioaL
A deputation, mianietbig of Kr. John F. Beath, Presi-
dent of- the Royal College of Burgeons, Mr. Cow Haw-
kins, vice-president of the collar, and lir. Arnott, had an
interview, on Saturday, with Su. George Grey.
The Oiltird University Commission bad a meeting, en
Saturday, at the citadel residence of the First Lord of the
l'reasnry, in Downing-street. Present—The Bishop of
Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Met., of Pembroke,
the Bev. H. G. Liddell, J. L. Dampier, Esq., the Rev.
Professor Powell, the Rev. G. H. 8. Johnson, and the Rev.
A. P. Stanley (secretary).
A CABINET COUNCIL was held on Saturday
afternoon, at the Foreign-office. The ministers pre-
sent were—Lord John Rosen, the Lord Chan-
cellor, the Marquis of Lthadowne, the Earl of
Minto, Sir George. Om, Earl Granville, Earl Grey,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis
Baring, the Bight Hon. Fox Manic, the Earl of
Carlisle, the 14ht Hon. Henry Labouchere, the
Marquis of Clanricarde, Lord :Seour, and the
Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith. The Council sat
three hours and a halL

Her Majesty haa given apartments in Hampton
Court Palate to the widows of the gallant atom, Penny_
souk and Cannon, who tell in the Beikh war.

Aprournnarre.—Mr. John Forbes Clarke, U
paid LUNA{ to her Mojeett:gßrawls.mbeeey at Paris,
appointed Paid Attalaid to the den at B. Yr.
W. H. Grottos is appointed Vies- awl at Hayti, in the
room of Mr. Wyke, who is promoted to the Consulship to
the Republic* of Central America. By the appointment of
Mr Wyk*, the aloe of Agent and Charge d'Affaires is
abolished, by which a considerable laving is effected.—
Mercer.

Tux COLLISION IN TNT VICTORIA Comma--
On Saturday morning. llsensein-tug Independense, which
had been smalent in, smelt of the Pickwkk, after having
boot is oollisiou *di the Masa, returned to Liverpa
Lait4.44 NromiftlienrisZheekbeli
.edforp.t.
6. • but, in the middle of the eight,
the bososafas'ado her ap in the river.
Etc osondog oho was Oen in with about
JO I. I. die Calif NM, in taw of the schooner
alpsky
=sTudiagil'kklow, from Plassow to Runcorn, which was
M take into Douglas, Isis of Km, by the
=Prookilont. Tbs President than gag bar in tow.
ek her into Liverpool last Weld. The two men
auppesedie be lost at the time of she eglisisa were taken
gelf a eskomber bound to Deasgbaies. The cargo is sup-
not to be damaged, as the Tema is quite tight, but the
to be much injured. The cabin Iraq completely
Feral Its valuables previous to being fallen in with,
by noblest

THE ARMY ESTIMATES.
(From the Mercer.)
The army estimates are prepared, and we believe
we may venture to state that the additions to our army ex-
penditure, se confidently spoken of, will fall greatly short
of the anticipations put forth on this part of the subject.
There will not be an addition of twenty, of ten, of seven, or
even of five thousand men to the army, as have been pro-
, phesied by parties, according to their wishes or to th it more
or less sanguine or timid temlierament. The increase will
scarcely exceed three thousand men. There will be no
new regiments—no more officers. Everything will ho
dune in the meet inexpenive manner. The addition will
not be more than has long been found necessary for the
ordinary reliefs, without caleelating the Kaffir war, which
makes an addition t',,auia nit to the extent generally sup-
Poled, fot it Is lune; since we have been entirely at peace ut
that quarter.
In the Ordnance there may be, and there probably will
I be, an increase of guns and of gunners.
In the navy the attention of the authorities will be di-
reeled to the advanced ships, with a view to increase their
efficiency, unit the-ir preparation for active service, if needed.
It may be, elect, that some measures to increase the effi-
ciency and strength of the Marine Artillery, and of the
hltfrines, may be proposed. All these precautions will be
taken in the least expens.ve and most efficient manner, and
will be so continued as to be available fur the exigencies of
ordinary service,
For the porposte of actual defence—in the very remote
and improbable esent of actual invasion--a very main re-
liance will lei on the Loll Militia, which it is proposed to
put in a state of preparation. The measures in relation to
this part of the subject will be stated to the House of Com-
mons, to-morrow, by Sir George Grey.
Whilst we are upon this part of tho subject we may as
well refer to the voluntary asuociatiorie, mostly in the
terns of rifle clubs, which have been putting themselves
before tho public in localities. Under other naires
voluntar7 armed armada:ions have been had recourse to uteri-
tical periods, but alway -sunder the guidance and surveillance!
of the government. There sec ma to be a treat deal of igno-
rance abroad upon tibia part of the subject. It is so long
since such things were needed— or rather appeared
to he needed—that the public may be pardoned fot
overlooking, or for neglecting, the state of the law on the
ee:antarr dr" anus is
au Oret. ti or appcaelfi't
actually prohibited by the 60 Geo. 111. The II Geo. ea,.
allows the formation of armed ateociations—but expressly,
and under centlitious therein specified, by the authority of
the local magistrates and the Secretary of State. The seve-
ral yeomanry bodies aro formed and incorporated in this
way—regularly through representations tuade by the Lord
Lieutenant of the county to the Secretary of State. These
yeomanry corps might easily be made more efficient and
active than they are. We hav, no doubt that in the face of
actual danger their training would become more eerious and
severe. The proposed ride clubs may be turned into y so-
manry corps on foot, but it must be obviously under the
eoutrol of the law, and subject to the rules us all these cases
" made and provided."