The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-24 00:00:00

Vbe Court.

WINDSOR, .4x. St
There was no addition to the royal dinner piny
yesterday.

Prince Albert went to London this morning by a
train of the South Western Railway, to previdd It a •
•
of governors of the Wellington College. The Frinas
attended by Ilajor-General Grey and Colonel F. R. gsr.
moor. The other governors present were the gad si
Derby, Sir Howard Douglas, and the Rev. 0. R. 01.4.
Colonel the Hon. W. P. Talbot, honorary meretam
Mr. Chance also attended. The meeting visa held la shasasada
o'clock in the new Palace of Westminster, and bsoka at id
a quarter past one o'clock. His Royal Highness
Ittihad
to Windsor Cutle at twenty-five minutes past two s'elnos.

A deputation consisting of the following gentlemen tild
an interview with the Earl of Claret.don en Saterdse,
present a memorial signed by a large body of intleastid
merchants, on the subject of removing the blockade fiula
the River Danube: Mr. F. W. Russell, u.p.; lir.
Mitchell, M.P. ; Ideas's. Joyce, Sanders, Melvin, jr.
Goodliffe, Powell, Booker, Ogelby, Qillie,, end Draper.‘
A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Royal gba.
mission for the Exhibition of 18.51 was held yesterday et
Palace of Westminster. There were presrot girl Gba,
villa (chairman), Sir Alexander Spearman, Bart, Birw.
Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gibsoo, and Mr. Edgar Bowriaciec»..
tary). Mr. H. R. Williams, &testisl officer to the commis.
Mon, and Mr. Cole, were also present.
Despatches for the Governors of the British settlmisik
on the West coast of Africa were sent last evening bola tha
Colonial-office.

Despatches from the Governon of Hoag Koos oasi
Ceylon. and aim from the Governor of Canada, nsn re.
mired yesterday at the Colonial-office.

DOVER, JAN. 23.—A mail from the Crimea, la
charge of M. Fineb, arrived at Dover, from Cans, NI
evening, per fioutb-Eastern Company's steamer Priam.
Mary, and left per 7.30 p.m. train for London.

Tint Rai'. Da. BEAUMONT, well known t
out the kingdom as an eminent preacher amongst !Mi.
hymn, died, on Suaday morning, whilst giving oat &emit
in a Wealepan chapel at Hull. In the whole aosaelea
there was not a more popular preacher than Dr. Bettanat.

We are glad to hear that the health of Lord gr.
digan is steadily, though but slowly, improving.
The Earl of Elgin has left town for Broome•h,
Fifsehire, N.B.

Lord Bloomfield was received by the Biota
Prowls on Wednesday in private audience, for the plumes
of delivering to his Majesty a letter in reply to that cos.
'eyed by M. d'Usedom to Queen 'Victoria.
Telegraphic despatches from Turin of the 21st te•
proem. the King as in deep sorrow, but the health of NI
Majesty gives no ground for alarm. The Duke of Gape,
whose delicate health had been greatly tried by the Mink,
it better.
We read with regret in the Debar the announce.
meat of the death of the Count St. Auburr, formerly hunk
Ambassador to the Court of St. James's.

Mr. Mason, the American Minister in Parts,
has been lately indisposed, is now in a fair way of recovery.
General Prim has been ill for some days, and te
said to be in a dangerous state.
Recant accounts from St. Petersburg state that
MM. de Drummer, Hiueteff, and Oseroff, previoady Mt-
ployed in Ragland, France, and Turkey, are to be amorist
for the time being to the Imperial Department for Portia
Affairs.