The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-02 00:00:00

gbe Court.

The Queen Dowager, the Duke of Saxe Meiningen,
the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar, and Prince Gustavus of
Sun Weirnaro Otriamded by the Earl of Denbigh, left Osborne
at tuslf-past twills, yesterday, for town. The Queen and
Prince Albert erabospanied their illustrious visitors to the
pier t whence the Quoin Dowser and party embarked in
the Fairy for Poressmontb, to honour the admiral with a
*lt, sad aftserode to import the How*. The Queen
Dsu netted ail bee renklmos, Idarlbarongh house, at a
ewes eels* 'lest males. The amua party
tiltileE at hilt/lit kw o'clock by a special train ma
the and einalreltarn Rasiway, and proceeded to
the tandem at Nine ilsta.

Sir Edmund Head bad an interview with Lord J.
Beinell yeeterday. Mr. Brawn Berkeley had also an inter-
view with his lordship at his official residenee is Downing-
street.
The Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson arrived in town
yesterday.
mat eff yesterday evening from
the lie the prosenees cd the West India *ebo-
nies.— were reseived yesterday at the Colonial-
Aloe from the governors of Mitig-Xeisg, the Mauritius, Gib-
raltar, sad Mika.

THE QUERN DOwAOSlL—Amordinif to present
arrangmatt, the QlllOllll Dowager will leave or Portsmouth,
to emberlc on beard the How. for Madaira, on Saturday
next. the 9th inetend. Her Misieety will be moompsnied by
the Duchess Ides/ Sams Weimar, Priooe lidward and the
Princesses of Sara Weimar, who will remain with her
Majesty during beg raeliseta eked The Duke of &me
Meiniegen is to go with his alastions relatives to Ports.
mouth, and then ream to town, preparatory to leaving, on
the 12th but, kr Ommeny. The Seri Howe and the Earl
of Diehl& do ail sifted the Dowager Queen to Madeira,
but Mandy Weed to the royal mite be Pertunouth, Colonel
Coattail leis, adetted Met kimenr. The Queen
Dowillwwill be absent find liddisad Meat six months.
The royal retinna will be limited le twenty psesees.

'From last night's Gazette.]
FURTHER PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.—It la
this day (28th Sept.), ordered b her Majesty in council,
that the Right Hon. the Lord High Chancellor of that part
of the United Kingdom called Great Britain, do issue writs
for further proroguing the parliament from Tuesday, the
12th day of October next, to Thursday, the 11th day of Nov.
next.
THANKSGIVING FOR THE HARVEST.—The Gazette
announces that it is ordered by her Majesty in Council that
the Archtp of Canterbury do prepare a Form of Prayer
and Than icing to Almighty Gad, for the late abundant har-
vest ; and t such Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving be
used in all Churches and Chapels in England and Wales, and
in the town of Berwick-on-Tweed, on Sunday, the 17th day of
October next. It is also ordered that all ministers and
preachers, as well of the Established Church in Scotland as
of the episcopal communion protected by an act pissed in
the tenth year of the reign of Queen Anne, eball put up

'perm sod thanksgivings to Almighty God for the late
al undant harvest
Osykossa Moos; Sam 28. Her Majesty in
aonnod was pleased, ape*** represeetation of the Right
Hon. the Loris of the Committee of Council en Eduean,
to appoint H. G. Bowyer Esq., and T. B. Boowne, Esq., to
be two of her Majesty's Bowyer,
of schools.
Downixo-frritzEr, Ocr. I.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint Charier Fitsgerald, Esq., commander in
the royal navy, to be Governor and Commander-in•Cliief in
sod over the territory of 'Western Australis and its depea-
dencies.—fter Majesty has also been pleased to appoint
Richard Graves M.Dormell, Esq., to be Governor and Com-
mander-In-Chief In and over her Majesty's settlements futile
Gambia and their dependencies.—Her Majesty has also been
pleased to appoint Richard More O'Ferra, Eq., to be
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the
Island of Malta and its dependencies.—Her Majesty
has further been pleased to appoint Henry D. Warden, EN.,
Captain in the corps of Cape Mounted Riflemen, to be British
Resident swing the Tribes on the north-eastern frontier of
the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope.

WAR-OFFICE, Ist Omit* 1617.
Ist Drag. Oda—H. Hamilton, gent., to be cornet, by per., vice
Wallace,opp. to Nth F.
lid Drag.—Urg. S. 1). Smyth, from 87th F., to be mug., via J.
Wisterias* who retiree upon hf..p.
7th Lt. Drags—Sets.-LJeut W.l'. Heithoote, from Rifle Briy to be
cor., by par., vice Bond. who sot
Soots Funkier Gds.—Ease. and Lieut. and Adj. F. Ilayguth to have
the rank of lieut. and eapt.; Capt the Hon. R. Charter* from the
lialle Brig., to be lieut. and mot, vice Ruebbrooke, who exchange'.
7th F.--Quartermas.-Serj. J. Hogan to be quarternes., vice J.
Ledahass, who ref on h..p.
10th F.—Lieut.-Oen. Sir T. WMalson, Bart., K.C.8., from 91th F.,
to be col., vice Oen Sir J. Lambert, 0.C.8., dec.
17th F.—Oapt. W. Reader, from 3rd West India Reg., to be apt,
vice Presidents* who exchange*.
20th F.—W. H. gent., to be ens, by per.. vioe Ilehdln,
who ret. : Staff-Sorg. of the we. class I. A. Blake, BLS., to he ion.,
vice Fiebtourne, who exchanges.
21st F.—Paymast. R. B. Low, from 33rd F., to be paymast., vice
Erskine, who exchanges.
26th F.—Brev.-Major F. Whittingbans, to be major, by par., vice
Davenport, who ref ; Lieut. A. F. Willie*. to be cape-, by our., vice
Winningham • Ens. C. E. Blackett, to be lieu., by par., vice Wallseie;
(hr. W. E. Wallace, from lest Drag. Gds., to be ens, by pur., vice
Blacken.
Bird F.—Major-Gen. H. D'Oyly to be col., vice Lleut-Clea. Sir H.
S. Keating, K.C.8., dec.
40th F.—Lietit. R. M. Hickson, from Ceylon Rifle Reg., to be lint.,
vice Payer, who embosses.
93rd F.—Paymot. G. I'. Erskine, from 21st F., to be paymast, nee
Low, who exchanges
Nth F.—OttarterMill. J. Trowel to be pumas, vice Ralston, app.
to the 44h Drag. Oda.; Lieut. J. Sears, from h..p. 39th ,to be
quartarmas, vice Howes. app. Pop=n,
slit F.—Amistoarg. C. E. Ste M.D., from 9th F., to be
aseistotuw., vice Rebooks, prom. on the eta?'.
87th F.—Stafhwarg. of the we. ekes W. L. Langley, M.D., to be
fug., vice Smyth, app. to the Bad Drage.
99th F. —Lieut. W. A. Cheasen, to be cut, by bur., vice Stanley,
who rot ; Ens C. IL E. Holloway, to be lieut., by par., vice Gausses ;
W. Drummond, gent, to be a* by put., Tice Holloway.
litet F.—Actlng-Serj..Major J. Paterson, to be quartarmast.
Nth F.—Maior.43en. Sir W. Warm, C. 8., to be col., via Lied--
Gen. Sir T. M' Mahon, Bart. and K.C.8., app. to the 10th F.
Mlle Brig. --Brev..ldajor Lieut. and Cant R. F. B. Ruebbrooke,
from Scots Fusilier Gil.., to be apt. vice Charlene, who exch. ;
A. Steuart, gent., to he wc.4leat, by pun, vice Heathoote, app. to
7th LI. Drage.
2nd W. I. Reg.—Ens. end Quart-mast E. Kirby, from 59th%F. to
be ens, v. Patterson, prom. • 0. B. Caldwell, gent., to be ens, by
par., v. Kirby, who ref ; 17. J. Patterson, gent., to be ens., by.pur.,
v. De Blaquiere, who ret.
Sod W. I. Res.—Capt. Tema Prendergast, from the 17th F., to
be Capt. v. Reader, who exchanges.
Ceylon BIAe Regiment —Liam R. S. Payne, from 40th F., to be
lieut., Ow Hickson, who
Hoene[ Srarr.--Sur.erArralibourne, M.D., from 20th F., to
be staffou .of the we. dam, vice Blake, who exch.; Mast -mug.
IL J. ILEX, from Slat F., to be stairsurg. of we. claim, vice
Langley, app. to the 117th F.