The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-13 00:00:00

THE COURT.

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by
their Roy 4 Highneires the Prince Alfred and th• Princess
Alice, and attended by Lieut -onlonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps,
visited Her Royal Hidtares the Duchess of Kent yesterday
at her residence, Class ace-house, St. James's,
His Royal Highness Prince Albeit, attended by Colonel
Boeverle, honoured the Royal Institution in Albemarle-
street, with a visit yesterday.
lier Majesty sad Pansy Albert honoured the H+ market
Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. The royal
suite consisted of the C mite's of Desert, Hon. Caroline Ca-
vendish, Lord Camay., Lieut.-col the Hun. C. B. Phipps,
and Colonel Laved*.
Her Royal Highness the Durkee, of Gloucester visited their
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of C Ambridge yes-
terday at Candoridgo-howse.

A deputation from the General Ship Owners'
Society, consisting of Mr. George F. Yount, Mr. R. Barry,
Mr Augustus B' Banquet, Mr. Alexander Nairn', Mr.
Robert
Brooks, and Mr. William Sonar (eeeretary), had an inter-
view with Sir George Grey yesterday at toe H me-office.
and delivered addresses to her Majesty on the subject of the
navigaion laws.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Duncan, Mr. An-
derson, Sir H. Furman Davis, Bart, Mr. James Matheson,
Mr. G. S. DaHff, and Mr. Traill, had an interviewffi with the
Right Hon. H. Laboucners yesterday at the office of the
Board of Trade, on the subject of the Scotch &befits.
A very numerous deputation, headed by the Lord
Mayor and Mr. Westerman, M.P., had an interview with
Lord Jobs Russell yesterday at his official residence in
Droning-street.
A deputation of the Health of Towns Association,
consisting of Dr. Rector Gavin, Dr. C. J. B. Aldie, Mr. J.
H. Tottie, Dr. Adolphus Barnett, Mr. John Liddle, Mr. R.
B. Grantham, aed Mr. C. F. J. Lord, accompanied by Mr.
R. A. Blaney, M.P., Mr. W. A Mackinnon, M.P., and also
by Mr. Austin, Honorary Secretary, had an interview with
the Earl of Carlisle yesterday at the office of her Majesty's
Commissionen of Woods and Forests in Whitehall-place.

Dr. Thompson had en interview yesterday with Sir
George Grey.
Mr. Ca•ltnn had an interview with Earl Grey
yesterday. Mr. Forater, IL P. had also en interview yester-
day with the noble earl at the Colouial-office.
A deputation consisting of Mr. Setger, Mr. William
Nicholson, Mr. Gitavitts Smith, Mr. Os rge S tended
Junes Scott Smith, Mr. John R. F. Burnett, ay
Mr. Thomas Browning, had en interview yesterday with the
Right Hon. H. Laboachent.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
cam from the governors of the North American provinces.

Mr. ARTHUR P. BAYLEY, late Ucited States Mi-
nister et the Court of his Imperial Majesty the Ecp•ror of
&MU, has arrived in London by the steam ship Neptune,
from St. Peuntnug, on his way to Liverpool en route to the
United State..

RAISING OF THE SICILIAN BLOCKADE.-FOREION-
Onus, Jung 11.—It is hereby notified, that Via.
count Palmerston, Hot Majesty's Principal Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, has received a despatch from
Her Msjesty's Minister at Naplea, containing a oopy
of a letter from the Neapolitan C mtmodore to the French
Navel Commander at Pal nao, and which wee communi-
cated by the French Consul to her Majesty's Consul at that
place, announcing that the blockade of Palermo and the ad-
jacent cast bad been raised.—Gristle.

• •
Sts Baa. D'UzgAtt, 0.C.8., K.C.H.—This
tiagmageit lientenant.general, who held the command of the
forme in North Am sties, and mimes death was announced is
yesterday's Express, entered the army as • cornet in the 2w:
Dregeen Guard' in 1794; afterwards he escheated to infantry,
and semempanied Sir Ralph Aboverseaby's expedition tr the
West Ladle.. Is 1801 Major D'lbban was appointed Super-
intendent olLarroviesi in the Military College at Marlow,
and is 1806, hating been appointed lieutenant-colonel in the
89th Regiment, he accompanied Lord Catheart's expedition
to Hanover. The limetont-colonel served in the Peninsula
sad Frames frost 1808 to 1814 ; ia the former year he went
to its es assistant quartermaster-general to the army.
and Ville been appointed by Sir John Cradoek to observe
the French troops on the frontiers et Castile and Burman-
dors, Lieutenant-Colonel D'llrbea served with Sir Robert
Wilson in that oMeer's operations with the enemy between
Ciudad Rodrigo, and Salamanca. Subsequently to these
operations the liostenant-colonsl sand with the Spanish
army of General Mona upon the Taps and sighian
was premed at the bud* of liedelin. He was, in 1809, iso-
lated to be qoartermaster-general of the Portuguese army,
under Marshal Beseaddstd, and joined the army without de-
lay. In this important capacity he was actively empluyiii
dung the remainder it the war ; besides which, on several
cunimunk its hat the charge of • corps of Portuguese cavalry,
which he commandad at Salamases and Vittoria. For his
distinguished madam, whether as a staff oMcer or in com-
mand, be had received a ernes and Ave clasps, having bum
engaged In nine battles or astioas, Weida* minor Weirs—
viz., Bastes, Albetheas Badejoe, Belamaises, Vittoria,
roams, Birdie, Niro, lad Toulouse. At the close of the
war is 1814 he wee nominated a Commander of the Porta.
ow Order of the Tower and Sword, in 1818 a sad
l 1840 • G.C.B. In 1829 Sir &flautist wne apponted
esicsal of the 61st Light Infantry Regiment, which was
tinguished for its gallantry in the Peninsula ; from 1833,
until early in 18= Bir Benjamin D'lJrhas wee governor
and eammuider-in cliff at die Caps of Good lisps, and on
the Man of Earl Cathcart in 1842, from the governorship
and eanuaindin British North America, when the Berl of
Bight mu tog civil Mr Benjamin D'llarbaa
war mairammlec at the Egress is the British North
gramires& Thig commead, sad the cotoseley of
Me aggliVistigi, me casaba by kis deemas.