The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-12 00:00:00

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WINDSOR. Nov. 11.
The Royal dinner circle at the Castle yesterday
included the Duchess of Kent, the Lady in Waiting to her
Royal Highness, the Baroness de Speth, Colonel the lion.
Charles and Mrs. Gre7, Colonel and Mrs. Bouveric, Lady
Emily Seymour, and Sir Geo. Cooper.
Her Majesty had afterwards an evening party. The foi-
-1 lowing distinguished persons had the honour of being pre-
sent :—Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington, Lady Frances
I Bruce, the Ron. Thomas Bruce, Lady Cooper, Mr. and
Mk!. Cooper, Major-General and Lady Isabella Wernysa
and Miss Isabella Wemyss.
The Queen and Prince Albert went to trwn this morning
by a special train of the South Western Railway, attended
by the lady in waiting, Lady Charlernant ; the lord in
waiting, Lord Elphinstone ; the equerry in waiting, Lord C.
Fitzroy ; the equerry an waiting to his Royal II ighnen, Col.
F. 11. Seymour; and the master of the household, Colonel
Biddulph.
The Prince of Wales. the Princess Royal, and younger
members of the Royal Family took their accustomed walk-
ing and pony exercise.
her Majesty and Prince Albert arrived at Buckingham
Palace at ten minutes past eleven o'clock yesterday morn-
ing from Windsor Castle, attended by the Countess Cherie-
moot, Lord Elphinstone, Colonel Biddulph, Lord A. Charles
Fitzroy, and Lieut.-Colonel F. 11. Seymour. The Queen
and Prince Albert left the Palace at a quarter past twelve
o'clock for the Exhibition Building in Hyde-park, and
afterwards took their departure attended by the ladies and
gentlemen in waiting for Windsor Castle.

A deputation relative to direct steam communication be-
tween this country and Newfoundland, consisting of Mr.
Brooking, Mr. Stubb, and Mr. Schenk, had on interview
with Earl Grey, yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Oxford University Commission had • meeting yes-
terday at the official residence of the First Lord of the
Treasury, in Downing-street. Present:—The Bishop of
Norwich, the Master of Pembroke, the Rev. H. G. Liddell,
the Rev. Professor Powell, the Rev. G. H. S. Johnson, and
the Rev. A. P. Stanley (secretary).
Sir Gaspard Le Merchant hail an interview yesterday
with Earl Grey ►t the Colonial-office.
Despatches were received from the Governor of Canada
and the Governors of the other North American provinces
at the Colonial-office yesterday. Despatches were also re-
ceived from the Governors of the West India Islands.
(From last night's Gazette.)
FOREIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 7.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Don Francisco Camoyano as Consul
at Belize, and of Mr. Septiinns Fox, as Viev-Consul at Ply-
mouth, for the Republic of Guatemala; also of Mr. Au-
gustus Dreutler as Consul at Sydney, for the Free Hansea-
tic City of Lubeck.
FonEin,r-orrice, Nov. 16.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of M. Raphael de Gricourt as Consul at
Newcastle for the French Republic.
COMMISSION SIGNED THE LORD LIEUTENANT
OF LANCASHIKE.—Sir John Potter, Kut., to be Deputy
Lieuteaant.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED By VIE LORD LIECTF.NANT
or WORCESTERSHILLE.—Lient. Frederick Winn Knight, to
be Captain ; Cornet Juhn Slancy Pakington, to be Lieute-
nant; Cornet Robert Courtuay ilirockmorton, to be Lieu.
tenant ; Curnaron Chitrl, Gent., to he Cornet; Edward
Waldron Haywood, Gent., to he Cornet in the Queen's
Own Worcestershire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.

THE LATE LORD MAYORS-DAY.—Perhaps the most

unexceptionable feature connected with the recent civic
celebration of the Lord Mayor's election was the entertain-
ment, by order of his lordship, of the children belonging to
the ward school of Coleman-street, of which he has lowg
been president, and a liberal patron. The best old English
fare was given to the children, 89 in number, and each was
presented with a new chilling, alter which they sang the
National Anthem, and the proceedings terminated.