The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-09 00:00:00

MEIXUARY

gi)t COWL

311T1855.

WINDSOR, Pas. &
Her Majesty held a Privy Column at one o'clock
to-day. Present—Prince Albert, Bari Granville,
the Lord Chancellor, Viseount Palmerston, the Mar.
quis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, the Right Hon.
Sidney Herbert, Lord Namur*, the Right on. W.
E. Gladstone, Sir Charles Wood, Viscount Canning,
Earl Spencer, the Duke of Wallington, and the
Marquis of Aberoorn.
Her Majesty in council waspleased to declare the
Right Hon. Qranville George &A Granville Lord
President of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy
Council, and his lordship took his place at the board
accordingly.
The Queen baring been pleased to appoint the
Right Hon. Lord Panmure to be one of her Majesty's
principal Secretaries of State, his lordship was .worn
one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State
accordingly.
Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the
Right Hon. Sidney. Herbert to be one of the Queen's
principal Secretaries of State, be was accordingly
sworn into office by command of her Majesty.
The Hoe. Henry Fitzßoy was, by command of the
Queen, sworn of her Majesty's mast Honourable
Privy Council.
A proclamation was ordered to be issued against
holding intercourse with the Queen's enemies.
The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the
Council in Waiting.
Viscount Palmerston had an audience of the
Queen, and kissed hands on being appointed First
Lord f the Treasury.
Earl Granville had an audience of her Majesty, and
kissed hands on being appointed Lord President of
the Privy Council.
Lord Panniure had an audience of the Queen, and
kissed hands on being appointed one of her Majesty's
Principal Secretaries of State.
Lord Waterpark and Major-General Berkeley
Drummond were in attendance as the Lord and
Groom in waiting.
Viscount Palmerston, the Marquis of Lansdowne,
Sir G. Grey, Earl Granville, Viscount Canning, Lord
Panmure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir C.
Wood, the Hon. H. Fitzßoy, and the Hon. W.
Bathurst travelled from London to Windsor, by a
special train on the Great Western Railway, to at-
tend the Privy council, and after the Council,
returned to town by another special train.

At the Privy Council her Majesty pricked the List of
Sheriffs for the counties of England and Wales for the pre-
sent year.

Ail the rest of the empaity left the Castle to-day.
Lord sad Lady Blantyre have bees Wetted, and are ez
patted this 'lima's.

Earl Granville, Lord President, attended at the Privy
Conocil•ofllee yesterday afternoon attar his 'Warn from
Windsor Castle.

A deputation of Gas Companies of the Metropolis had an
interview yesterday with Sir Benjamin Hall, President of
the General Board of Health, at his oSoe, Whitehall, on
the subject of the bill now before the House of Commons for
dividing the south side of the Thames into four districts, to
be 'applied by the four undermentioned eompawies, MOMS
Morris and Pridden, from the Phenix Gee-light and Coke

Company; MIMIC Upton sad Linsey, from the South
Metropolitan 0.. Company ; Messrs. Maynard and Hind.,
from the London Gu Company; and Mears. Pocock.,
Junes, and Daddy, from the Survey Consumer's Gas Asso-
ciation. They were accompanied by Mr. Ball, parliamen•
terry spat.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Connell at yester-
day, and board an application from Sierra Leone in re Mag.
nns Smith for !save to appeal.

LORD PANMORE Us appointed u his private
secretary Mr. George Dalhosaie Mammy, of the Wer-oMee,
who has Imes amnia ea private secretary to Mr. Sidney
Herbert. No definite arreagemeat rearirdies Mr. Leyardre
appointment has yet bum mad*. earl it is sot improbable
that an net of parliaaseat may be required to reader the
vanities of the several war-daces Itermooious.— Moho.

London has filled very mach the last few days,
owing to the interest felt in public affairs.
The Countess Colloredo has Mimed cards for morn-

log receptions each Thursday in Febeam7.
Colonel and Lady Laura Meyrick have arrived in
town from Baby Castle.
Sir John Shelley, M.P., has returned to town.
The Doke of Banetench arrived in town last week.
The Duke of Rutland has arrived at Belvoir Castle
sooner than usual, being in delicate health.
The Earl and Countess of Lanesborough have
arrived in Stanhope.street from their seat near Leicester.
The Earl and Countess Grey have arrived at their
town residence in Carlton-gardens.
The first meeting of the members of the Star Club
for the present session will take plus on Wednesday neat,
when his Excellency Mr. Buchanan, the American Minis-
ter; Mr. Wisithsia, 11. P., Mr. Barnes, M.P., the But of
Kingston, Mr. Oliveira, KT., Mr. Pilliington, M.P., Mr.
S. M. Pets, Mr. Jacking, eI.P., Mr. M'Orsgor, M.P., and
other members, us expeeted to attend.

The Emperor of Austria, on the OCCASiOD of the
signature of the treaty of the 2nd December, in addition to
the grand cross of the order of Bt. Stephen, bestowed on M•
Drouya de Lhuys, has oonferrskon Baron de Bourqueney,
French Minister at Vienna, the grand cross of t►e order of
Leopold; on M. Thoarenel, director of political affairs at
Paris, the grand CMw of the order of the Iron Crown; on
Vhcoant des Moloises Fresaoy, obit( du cabinet at the
Ministry of Foreign Affair*, and Viseonat de Some,
Ant Secretary of the French Legation at Visas*.
the moss of Comaandan of the order of Leo.

pole! ; sad on the Marquis de Chateaurenard, Bee
astary, end Baton de Chola, Attachd, the cross
of Chevaliers of the order of the Iron Crown. Oa
the other ►and, the Emperor of the French, in addition
o the greed cross of the order of the Legion of Honour,
bestowed on Count Buollichauenstein, has confined the
cross of Grand °Moor of that order on Baron de Hefter,
the Austrian Misuser in Paris, and ea Baron de Werther,
Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at Vienna;
the cross of Commander on Bums de Maysenburg, Chan-
cellor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Baron d'Ot-
teals* Fast Secretary of Austrian Legation is Paris ; and
the moss of Chevalier on Primo de Metternich and Priam
de Schonberg, Seantaries, 'and the Count de Trans,
Attache to the Austrian Legation.