The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-15 00:00:00

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WINDSOR, JAN. 14.
There was no addition to the royal dinner party
last evening.
The Quern walked in the Home Park this morning.
The Prince of Wald, the Princear Royal, and younger
member* of the royal family took walking and pony
exerei.e.

Prince Albert went to town this forenoon by a special
train on the &infix-Western Railway, and returned at a
quarter before two o'clock to the Castle. The Prince was
attended by Colonel lion. Charles Wry and Lord Alfred
Paget.
Invitations have been sent to the following personages,
and they are expected to arrive at the Castle to-day:—
Chevalier and Madamo llun•en, the Earl and Countess of
Derby, the Earl and Countess Granville, the Earl of 31u1-
grave, and Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood.
Viscountess Canning has arrived, and succeeded the
Marchioness of Ely, us Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen.
Prince Leopold of Saxe Cobourg arrived at tho Castle
this afternoon on a visit to her Majesty.

l'rinee Albs rt presided yesterday morning at a meeting
of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition in DOI of the
Works of Industry of All Nation,. His royal highness
arrived at Pie New Palace of Westminster at 11 &clock.
l'he other commissioners present were Earl Granville, the
Right lion. henry Labouchere, Sir itiehard Westmucott,
sir Charles Lycll, Sir Charles L. Eastlake, Sir William
Cubitt, Mr. Barry, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. John Gott, Mr.
Posey, M.P., Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.l'., and Mr.
Hopkins, President of the Geological Society. Mr. Scott
Russell and Mr. Edgar Bowring, secretaries of the Royal
Commission, attended. Mr. Henry Colo and Mr. Charles
W. Dine, of the executive committee, were also present.
The meeting broke up at 1 o'clock, when Prince Albert
tads his departure, and returned to Windsor Castle.
The American Minister transacted business yesterday at
the Foreign-office.
A deputation of Directors freak the General Cemetery
Company, consisting of Mr. J. Griffith, Mr. A. Boctefeur,
Mr. A. J. Valpy, and Mr. Frederick Itiviere (secretary),
had an interview with Lord Seymour yesterday at the office
of Public Works and Buildings, in Whitehall-place.
Captain Richard S. Douche., RN., had an interview with
Lord John Itussell yesterday at his official residence in
Downing-street.
The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town yesterday
from his seat, Bowood I'ark, Wilts, for the purpose of at-
tending the Cabinet Council.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary Wood
left their residence in Downing-street yesterday afternoon
for Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.
Despatches were sent off from the Colonial-office yester-
day to the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. Despatches
were received yesterday from the Governors of the North
American Provinces.

A CABINET COrNCIL WAS HELD YESTERDAY AFTER-
NOON at the Foreign-office. Tho ministers present
were :—Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George
Grey. Earl Granville, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, Lord Broughton,
the Bight lion. Henry Labouchero, the Marquis of
Clanricarde, the (tight Hon. Fox Manic, and Lord
Seymour. The Council sat two hours and a half.
Tho address, in reply to the speech from the
throne on the opening of the ensuing session, is to
be moved by Sir It. B. W. liulkeley, Bart., and
seconded by Mr. John Bonham Carter.

Captain Henry Hollinsworth has been recently
appointed a Military Knight of Windsor. lie served the
campaign of 1799 in Holland ; the Egyptian campaign of
1801; at the battle of Maida in 1806; campaign of 1808-9 ;
including the battles of Vimiera and Corunna ; expedition
to Waleheren in 1809; Peninsular campaigns, from Octo-
ber, 1812, to end of 1814, including battle of Vittoria, bat-
tles of the Pyrenees, affairs on entering France, and battle
of Orthes, in which he was severely wounded in the right
thigh. Ilas received a war modal with nine clasps. In
addition to this, it is stated, that he lost a son, a captain in
the 10th Foot, at Meehan, in 1848.