The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-17 00:00:00

lime Court.

OSBORNE, DEC. 15.
The inclemency of the weather this morning pre-
vented the Queen and the Prince anti the younger members
of the r.ial family taking their usual morning walk.
Lord John Russell and Sir James Clark arrived at
Dan:tens yesterday afternoon, and Led the honour of joining
the royal dinner party.
Colonel the Hon. and Mrs. Phipps were rho included in
the royal dinner party.
Lord John Ruteellleft Osborne this forenoon on his return
to Richmond-park.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent (atterded by
Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George Cooper) is espected
at Osborne this day.
OVIORNI, BUNDAT.—The Queen and Prince, her
Itsyal Highness the Princess Royal, and the ladies and
gentlemen of the royal household, attended Divine Service
this morning at Whippinghsm Courch. The Service
was performed and sermon preached by the Rev. J.
Protheroe.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by
Lot), Fanny Howard and Colonel Sir George Couper,
arrived at Osborne about four o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The royal dinner party yesterday included Sir James
Clark and Dr. Robertson.

tier Royal Highness the Duchess of Rent arrived /
in town on Friday from her residence, Frogmore house,
Windsor. Her Royal Hig:ines visited the Duchess of
Glouertuf r, at 01,ucester.house. On Saturday morning her
Royal Highness, attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir
George Couper, left Clarence-house, St. James's., for the
Wits Hoe terminus of the South Western Railway, and pro-
ceeded to Osborne, Isle of Wight.
Their Serene highnesses the Duchess and the
Princess/us Anne and Amelie of Saxe Weimar arrived at
Marlburouit.i.house, ou Friday, from a visit to her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Rent, at Frogm•sre-house. Their
Serene Highness: a went to the Priory at Stenos• re.
Colonel 'Moberly had an in'tirview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence
in Downing-street.
A deputation on the subject of the Gold Coast, eon-
of Sir Robert Inglis, Rev. H. Venn, Mr. W. Hutton,
and Sir Edward Buxton, had an interview with Earl Grey,
on Saturday, at the Colonial-odic'. The deputation intro-
duced to the noble earl the itet. Mr. Gellmer, a mils:tottery
from Bedagry.
Lord John Russell returned to Pembroke-lodge,
Richmond-park, on Saturday, from Osborne, We of Wight.
The East of Carlisle left town on Saturday after-
noon for Panshanger, the a at of Earl Cowper.
Despatches were rent off for the governors of the
West India colonies on Saturday evening from the Colonial•
oftlas.

PORT,MOUTTI, SATURDAY.—Her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent and mite arrived hero by railway this
atternotn, en route to Oil:ruse, on a visit M her Majesty mad
Prince Albert. lirr Royal Bighorn war received at Cla-
renne-yard by the usual authorities, and having embarked
on board the Ftvry yacht, under the customary salutu,
crowd over to Cowes.

RUMOURED REEIGNATION OF LORD DENMAN.-
It is reported that Lord Campbell will take his seat se Chief
Justice in tie Queen's Bench on the first day of next term,
sad that Lord John now holds his resignation u Chancellor
of the Duchy of Lancaster.
DETENTION OF MAIL CONTRACT PACKETS ABROAD.
—ln consequence of the numerous detentions of the mail
contract packets abroad, the Lor !s of the Admiralty have
just issued instructions te the naval officers hating cherge of
rer Majesty's mails on board such packets that they a•e on
no account to suffer the packets to bo detained in future
b_yond the time stipulated in the contracts without a
written order from the commander-in-chief or senior officer

of • naval station, the governor of a colony or dependency,
or a representative of her Majeoty. A verbal order to de.ain
• mail contract packet from any of the abyro authorities
must not in 'lnure be attended to.

TIIE BOARD OF ADMIRALTY AND TIIEIR CRITIC.—
An alleged misunderstanding between the Board of Ad-
miralty and a gallant admiral, whose patronymic is distin-
guished in literature, as well as in hoth service', was the
liubject of cotmrsation lan night in the naval and military
clubs. It was stated that the Lords of the Admiralty htd
held a meeting to consider what course should be taken
with reference to setae strong opinions respecting the per-
sonnel of the board recently published, with the signature
of the Admiral, to the effect that " the Pint Lord knew
nothing, and the Junior Lords neat to nothing;"
and that the result was a communication to the gallant
officer, that the Band wont b.. wrier the disagree-
able necessity of suspending him, if he should again write
so freely rispecticg the acts of qualifications of his
superiors. Our 2wn information induces us to believe that the
statement is substantially correct.— IVeekly Chronicle.