The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-02 00:00:00

rte Court.

The Queen went in stato yesterday to the House of
Lords, to open the Sessions of Parliament with a speech
from the throne. The state procession was formed at Buck-
inaham Palace at a quarter before two o'clock. Her Majesty
and the Prince were conducted 1.4 their carriage by the L.rd
Chamberlain and Ins Vies•Cesmberlain, The Queen's
guard (of the Foot Guards) stationed on the lawn in the
garden of the Palace no iced the Sovereign with the usual
honours, the band playing " God HMO the Queen." The
crown was convey to the House of Lords by Sir William
Martin., Gentleman Usher. Her Majesty and Prince Al-
bert returned to Buckingham Palo e at three o'clock, and
were received on alighting from their carriage by the Lard
Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain,

DEPARTURE OF THE COURT FOR WINDSOR.
The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the
Vieconntete Jocelyn, lady in waiting, and suite, left town in
a carriage and four, at twenty minutes past four olcEek yes-
terday afternoon, for Windsor Castle, The august party
neat from Buckingham Palace to Paddington, and left by a
special train on the Groat Western Railway for Slough.

WINDSOR, THORSDAT.—The Queen end Prinoe
Albert, atended by the Lard and Lady in Waiting, the Mas-
ter of the Household, the Groom in Waiting, and the
Equerry in Waiting, arrived at the C lath, from the Slough
statitn, at twenty minutes past five o'clock this afternoon.

Mr. Thornyeroft had the honour to submit to the
Queen two statues in 'moue, one of Pripet Alfred and one
of the Princess Alice, which receivel her Majesty's gracious
approval.
Mr. Gregory, Governor of the Bahama Islands, left
town yesterday, to embark for thooe cAopies.

THE NEW GOVERNOR OF THE MAIIRITTUE.—Mr.
G. Andereon, who wu S. time acting governor of Bom-
bay. and a member of the conned, wu yesterday appointed
►y Earl Grey to the governonbip of the Maudlin,.

THE LONDON AND COUNTY JOINT-STOCK BANK.—
The annual general meeting of proprietors of this company
took p ace yesterday at the London Tavern. John Badleir,
Esq., M.P., in the chair. The report stated that the direc-
tors had opened a branch at S.. Alban's. The net profit for
the pest half year is 7,1611.95. Id , from which a dividend
after the rate of 8 per cent. per annum (free of ircome tax),
for the half-year ending Dec. 30. 1848, is recommended ;
this would Wive a balance of 1,1601.45. sd. to be carried to
the reserved fund, which will then amount to 27,5501. 154.48.
The report also announces that J. Badl.ir, E.g.,
M.P., has been elected chairman; and J. A. Dur-
ham, J. H. Lance, and J. Rhodes, Emirs.. di-
rectors. (The whole of the report, together with the
balance-sheet, will be found in our aivertiainx columns.)
The Chairman having moved the adoption of the report,
which was seconded, a discussion respecting certain details
in the management of the bank ensued.—Resolutions were
then passed declaring a dividend of 6 per cent., and giving
the power of earrying the balance remaining tithe credit of
the profit and lose account to the guarantee fund.—The pre-
sent auditors and outgoing directors were re-eleeted. The
remaining routine business of the annual general meeting
having been disposed of, the meeting resolved itself into an
extraordinary general meeting, for the purpose of confirming
the following resolutions, passed at an extraordinary general
meeting held on Thursday, Dec. 7 1848, : . 1. That lo
much of the 14th clause of the deed of settlement as provides
that no shareholder shall be eligible to be a director who is
not powered of b) shares in his own right be, and the acme
is hereby repealed and made void, and that the following
clause be substituted in lien thereof, via.: That no share-
holder shall be eligible to be a director who is Lot pommeled
of 50 shares at the least in his own right. That no share-
holder shall be eligible to be an auditor under the 71st clause
of the deed of settlement who is not posesesed of 20 shares at
the least in his own right."—These resolutions having been
confirmed and adopted, the promedinga terminated.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT
OLD COURT—YarriawAT.
Were ttr. Juaike Coleridge sad Mr. Jaeger Craerwril.
TIES CAIII or 111 Ditocar, OF TOOTING.
Mr. Clarkson applied to have the trial of Mr. Dronet,
who Wood charged by the wicket of a coroner's jury with the
offence of nionelaughter, ruptured to the au,. union.
The trial wu ordered to stead over till out merlon
accordingly.