The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-30 00:00:00

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WINDSOR, JAx. 29.
The following had the honour of dining at the
royal table yesterday:—The Duchess of Kent, the Lady-
la-Waiting to her Royal highness, the B Speth,
the Reel of Carlisle, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sr. George
Couper, Lieut.-Colo:ail F. Seymour, sod Lady Caroline
Barrington.
The Band of the Grenadier Guards attended in the
Castle during dinner, and performed the following
made:
Overture, " Illaritans"
Quitted, " her Willetbutu,"
bayrorebe Obrrlioder Them IL Ilea.
144•6111011 La Part du lhable" Auber.
Maur de aoldata, "La VW. du Paitmeir linnleettL
Nrehtlasnea 1011.
Iler Majesty's Private Band afterwards attended, and
performed the following selection:
°Tyner... Zertlne . Asbee:

......
&demon Robert I.
Aire de Mitt !beret Cbcrur " Bakst ProXlmie' aohrr.
The Queen walked in the Hatmeliark end Slopes this
morning.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the
younger members of the Royal family, took their usual
puny and walking exercise.
Prince Albert went out shooting this forenoon, attended
by Lord A. Paget, Colonel F. H. Seymour, and Lieut.-
Colonel But.lulph. Lieut.-Colonel toreater, Command-
ing-officer of the Royal Horse Ouarde, accompanied the
Prince.

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The following have received invitations, and firer:petted
to strive at the Castle to-lay : the Lord Chancellor and
Lady Tram, Lord and Lady John Russell, Viscount llar-
dilute, the Countess of Shelburne, and the Right lion. Fox
and Mrs. Mask,

The Education Committ, of the Lords of her Majesty's
most Honourable Privy Council had a meeting yesterday,
at the Couneil-olffiee. The members of the committee pre-
sent were—The Lord l'resident, Lord John Russell, the
Earl of Mantis, the Earl of Carlisle, Sir George Grey, and
the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Lord John Russell. areumin 41 by his lady. left town,
after the Cabinet Council, yesterday afternoon, for Windsor
Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.
Mr. R. Montgomery Martin had an interview with the
Right lion. Henry Lebow:here, yesterday, at the office of
the Board of Trade.

The Earl of Carlisle arrived in town yesterday morning
from Windsor Castle, for the purpose of attending the
Cabinet Council.

The Oxford Vniversity Commission had a meeting y
terday at the otheisl residence of the First Lord of the
Treasury, in Downing-street. Present—the Bishop of
Norwich. the Dean of Car.isle, the Master of Pembroke,
the Rev. H. G. Liddell, the Rev. Professor Powell,
the Rev. O. H. S. Johnson, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley
(werctitry).
The Lord Chancellor left town after the Cabinet Council
yesterday, for Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.
A deputation on behalf of the ballast heaven, including
Mr. Vansittart Neale (of Lineola's-inn), Mr. Fred. J.
rurnoall (of Line°ln's-inn), Mr. Henry Mayhew, Mr.
Thos. T. Fyne. and Mr. Henry Barthorp, had an inter-
view with the Right lion. Henry Labonehere, yesterday, at
the Board of Trade. _ _

Lady John Russell had an evening party on Wednesday,
at her residence in Chesham-place. The company included
Prince Nicholas of Nassau (attended by Baron Itoggen-
bacti). the French Ambassador and the Countess Walewski,
the Russian Minister and the Baroness de Brunnow, the
Marquis d*Aseglio, Sardinian Minister, M. Tricoupi, Greek
Minister, the Austrian Minister and Countess Hurd, Baron
Bentinck, Netherlands Minister, the Portuguese Minister
and the Countess de Lir/radio, the Prussian Minister, the
Duchess of Inverness, the Duchess of Somerset, the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Nonnanby, the Earl and Countess
of Minto and the Ls/lies Harriet and Charlotte Elliot,
Colonel and Lady Elizabeth Barnaly, Mr. Sanford, Mr.
C. and Lady Georgian' Romilly, Miss Cornwall, Mr.
and Mr.. William Russell and Mir Russell, Mr. Grey,
Lady Seaford and Miss Hardy, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Thacke-
ray, the Dean of St. Paul.. and Mrs. Millman, Lady Elisa-
beth and Miss Bulteel, Mr. and Mn. Hawes and Miss
Hawes, Mies Baines, the Misses Cole, Lady William and
Mr. Arthur Russell, Captain Egerton, Mr. Saurin, Mr.
Egerton, Mr. Spedding, Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy, Count
Nugent, General Cathcart, the Earl of Albemarle, Sir Oro.
and Lady Orey, Lady Mary lot, Admiral and Lady
Dundee, lir. Villiers, Admiral Stewart, Mr. Srpnour, Mr.
Campbell, Lord and Lady Cranwortb, Marquis Oldoini,
Lady Truro, Mr. West, the Counter of Ellesnieve and the
Ladies Egertoa, Mr. Ogleby, Sir C. and Lady Trevelyan,
the Marquis of Clanriearde, Mr. W. Law, Count and
Mademoiselle 441 Flahault, Admiral and Lady Berkeley,
Sir Edwin Landseer, Mr. Adam, and Mr. Roebuck. Her
ladyship will have evening parties on Wednesday, the 11th,
and Wednesday, the 2dth of February.

A CABINET COUNCIL WAS Hama YESTERDAY at
the Foreign-odloe. The ministers present were—
Lord John Hassell, 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, the Right Hon.
Henry lAbouchere, the Earl of Carlisle, the Marquis
of Clanricarde, the Right Hon. Fox Mettle, and
Lord Seymour. The Council sat two hours.

THE MIEE Or WELLINGTON returns this day
to town furthescason from StrlmMieldsaye.

The following distinguished guests are at present
assembled at Belvoir Castle, the splendid seat of the Duke
of Rutland, and are likely to remain until the meeting of
Cparliament :—Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, Lady Adelim
oward, Lord and Lady Foley and Miss Foley, Count and
Counter Jamie,Jae, Lord and Lady Ilowe, Lord sad Lady
Lanesborough, Lord and Lady Jersey, Lady Clementine
Villers, Lord Berner., Marquis of °reeky, Lord C. Man-
ners, Lord O. Manner., Lord and Lady J. Manners, Mr.
and Lady Elisabeth Drummond, Mr.. and Lady Adobe&
Norman, General and Mrs. Berkeley Drummond, Lord
Forrester, Lord Jermyn and Lady Elisabeth Hervey, Rev.
P. Mule., Lord Colville, Mr. Augustas Stafford, Mr. Bos-
tick, and Sir Thomas and Lady Monerieffe. On Wednes-
day the Belvoir hounds met in the Cantle grounds, in
honour of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk.
The Duke of Rutland is ezpectad in London on Monday
neat, .for the purpose of attending Lord Derby's grand
dinner on that day.

EXAMINATION.-THIS DAY.

(By ilsettle TekirrapL)

CAMBRIDGE, FRIDAY MOILNING.
FIRST TWELVE WRANGLERS.
1. Tait, Peterhouse.
2.. Steele, Peterhouse.
3. Godfrey, St. John's.
4. Phear, Emanuel.
Dickenson,l Trinity.
Seeley,
7. Wright, Corpus.
8. Hunter, Trinity.
9. Carey, Trinity.
10. Sharpe, Trinity.
11. Snell, Corpus.
12. Chambers, St. John's.

BREWERS, DISTILLEUNICIVILLZMANDOWERAL
AIORTRAPIL C . The half-parlygeasval meeting of
this company was held at the slaw in-New Bridge-street,
Blaekfriars, W. I. Clarke, Bat, of Selma, is the chair.
The Secretary, S. P. Harris, Sag., reed-
sitte.mort and
accounts for the halfear, from which it that the
capital consisted of 12,600 shares, of 101., w th a daps* of
11. paid; that the business of Are and life assume% Man,
and ondiserensat. had himseand la a eery satiaftWory Enna-
arm, and enishlest the ftrillnebre • divided OS pee
seat. par Isamu es e ens, legion • beer to the
insurers. The salinegy, T. Spicer, FA.. M.A., real his
report on the Issartial affairs. Mft palsies had less
effected in the INV-year, and no annieftW had ensurved.
The loan transactions to a large annum W ftwai t-
able, and without loos. The dividend wee le 6
per cent., for cautionary motives, althea. die lenness-
tines showed that • larger amount could he pail, and if
affairs progressed in the same ratio, • dividend et 111 per
cent. might be expected. John Newton, Esq., mowed the
confirmation of the minutes of the last meeting, shish was
seconded by Herman Lang, Esq., and carried. The report
and accounts were received, and • vote of thanks was
given to the officers for their management, and to the
chairman, when, after the transaction of restate barium.,
the meetiiig separated.
THE YERNITURE, &C., OP THE COMMISSARIAT-
' 0 11,1 VIDAL or TIM PRIINCR GOVIIWINNOST.—Yesterday
the mansion in Georgie-street, Hanover square, recently oc-
cupied by the Comnriwariat-Oeneral of the French govern-
inept during the Great Exhibition, was open fur the pur-
pose of displaying to " private view" a large collection of
furniture and household ornaments belonging to this
preparatory to their being sold by public auction.
The property consisted of tapestries from the looms of
(lobelias and Beauvais, Sevres chins, vane and clocks,
crypt.' chandeliers and candelabra, suites of furniture in
the style of Louis XIV. and X V., brooms by Vitten
Denier', table services of Parisian plated manufacture,
pictures and drawings by ancient and modern
mastery, and a variety of drawing-Nolo ornaments
by Charpentier, tngether with a large eoUeetioa
of miseellaaeous articles. The entire suite of apart-
ments in the house were thrown open. The emetics,
which is to commence very shortly, will continue for se-
veral days. Amongst the more important features in the
collection are several specimens of the %emend Guhelins
manufactures belonging to Jerome Bonaparte. These
articles were presented by the Emperor Napoleon to his
brother Jerome in 11110 and 1811 respectively on the im-
perial marmite and the birth of the King of Rome.
THIS FRENCH WAR STEAMER ARIEL VISITED
intuit' last week in order, as it was rumoured, that in-
quiry should be made into the truth of a representation
made to the French government that 6,000 muskets had
been landed at that island from Antwerp fur French refu-
gees. The commander of the steamer having aseertainad
that there was no truth in the representation, left Jong
Set Oranvills es Saturday

THE ROYAL COMMISSION AND THE

UNIVERSITY AND TOWN OF CAMBRIDGE.
From time immemorial a struggle has been going
on between the University and town of Cambridge, lir con-
sequence of the former having secured certain jurisdiction
over various matters which the corporation and other lobe-
', bitants of the town have looked upon as more pro-
perly coming within their special cognisance. Although
the exercise of this jurisdiction has been submitted
to by the inhabitants of the borough, it has ever
bees with dissatisfaction; and though at periods a per-
fect harmony has appeared to prevail between the two
bodies, vet it has as often been broken by their coming
into collision on some question of the exercise of real or
assumed privilege, or breach of privilege, by one aide
or the other. The corporation, taking advantage of the
appointment of the Royal Commission, have resolved
to lay, what they. consider their grievances before
the commissioners, in the hope that the commission
may, in the exercise of their wisdom, recommend
the modification of the powers of the university in the
matters complained of. Whether the commissioners will
adopt the views of the council, and whether, if they do,
their view will be adopted in turn by anybody competent to
convert them into law remains to be seen. Certain it is,
that at a council holden on the Ist instant Mr. Alderman
Smith introduced the subject, and after going at length
into the details of the various matters in dispute, and ex-
pressing his anxiety fur a good understanding between the
university and the town, proposed a resolution which was
carried by a large majority, referring the matters to it emu •
mittec to prepare a report or memorial to the royal
commission embracing and
setting forth the various points
in dispute. This memorial has just made its appearance;
it will be submitted to the council fur confirmetion on
Thursday next, and there is but little doubt of its adoption
in its entirety, as the party most averse to " university do-
mination" have a mujonty at the council board. The
memorial is interesting as being in some respects an answer
to the various manifestoes that have from time to time
been put forth by the heads" against tradesmen errant
without the pale of the sumptuary laws of the university,
and retorting the blame to be attached to extravagant
"university expenses" upon the said sumptuary laws.
The preamble sets forth that the privileges claimed and
exercised by the university as respects the government and
trade of the town, and the total or partial exemption of the
university from certain local burthens, are matters which
properly fall ander the cognisance of the commission, and
that unless they be taken into mature consideration, the
state of the university and colleges must be but im-
perfectly understood. After disavowing " most em-
phatic.dle aggressive motives," the memorial states
that the council " recollect with deep regret for how long a
period feeiings of hostility prevailed between the members
of the University and the inhabitants of the town," and
proceeds : Believing firmly that the true interests of the
two bodies are identical, we make no doubt that the
abrogation or abandonment of antiquated claims and
privileges must tend meet effectually to establish unity and
concord."

The memorial finishes thus:—" May we be permitted in
conclusion to observe, that if proofs be wanting that aca-
demical institutions can flourish without the enjoyment of
any such privileges and exemptions as those to which we
have thus ventured to request your attention, they msy, it
is believed, be furnished by the Irish and Scotch univer-
sities, and by those more recently established in London
and Durham. We are given to understand that the mem-
bers of all these universities are, in their several localities,
entirely subject to the ordinary constituted authorities,
and we are not aware that in any of such places scholars,
or scholastic pursuits, are held in less esteem and honour
than they are here."

RIFLE CLUBS.