The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-28 00:00:00

'Ube Court.

We have authority to state that her Majesty's ball
en the 14th of May is to be a full•dress ball
The Queen took an airing in an open carriage and
four yesterday. H. R. 11. Prince Albert rode out on
honebac.k. Lor.l J. Russell and Viscount Palmerston had
audiences of her Majesty at Buckingham Palace yesterday.
Her Majesty and Prone Albers honoured the amateur per-
formance at the St. James's Theatre with their prises'«
yesterday evening. The royal suite consisted of the Duchess
of Sutherland, the Counties of Charlemout, Hon. Miss
Kerr, the Earl of Morton, Msjor-Oen. Wimps, and Col.
Bouverie. 11.R.H. the Duchess of Cambridge aloe honoured
the amateur performances with her presence.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing in
&carriage yesterday.
H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady
A. Bruce, Baroness do Speth, Sir G. Cooper, and Lord J.
Murray, honoured the Royal Italian Opera wit► her ;re-
tinae yesterday coming.

A deputation on the subject of the Windsor rail-
way, had an interview with Vi-count Morpeth, yesterday.
at the office of her Majesty's Commirsioners of Woods and
Forests, in Whitehall.place. Mr. Perry had an interview
with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. The Marquis
of Donegall had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, yesterday, at his official residence in Dowaing-
street. . . . . .

Hts Excellency the Netherlands minister has re-
turned to town from the continent. - .

Despatches from the Governors of New Zealand
and the Cape of Good Hope, were received yesterday, at the
Colonial-office.

(From last night's Gazatte)
Laver_—Notice is given, in lot night's Gazette,
that her Majesty will hold a levee at St. Joint s's Palmd this
day, at two o'clock.
FOREIGN OFFICE, APRIL 23.—The Queen has been
pleased_ to approve of Mr. William Carol, as Consul at the
Mauritius for the United States of America.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Aran. St.
Corps of Royal Eneiseers. —Brev. Maj. IL Y. WW ham to be lieut.
col.; Seer. Maj. J. Jebb to ; Beer. Maj. G. Tait to be
lieut.-eoL, nor Bonnyeastle, ret on h..p.; ger—Copt C. E. Ford to be
rapt ; Pint Lieut. T. B. Colllemert to be tee. rapt ; nee. Lieut. C. W.
Barry to be first lieut.
Ordnance Medical Deplrtment.—F. Howard to be asidat..mg, ripe
Templeton, prom.
ADMIRALTY. Alan. Si.
The following promotions have this de, taken phis%
arum the death of Adm. MrAdm. D. Gould, O.C.R. eith=
L. M. Orowlin to he oda. of the red ; Ads- of the AWL Oilist to
be dm. of the white ; Vim-Adm. of the 184 H. Demos le le Ma
of use ; vice-Adm. of the White IL aim to dsr
ml; Via-Adm. of the Blue J. Dick to be Aebeene. ef the while;
IleavAdm of the Red C. B. H. Row C.B. to be do fir. dla hiss •
Rear-Adm. of the White H. IL Cbriniaa to be neembie. el SIR red;
Rear-Adm. of the Blue H. Parker, C.B. to 11111iNalm. stake white ;
Copt It. Prescott, C.B. to be mama& albs liter.
Aril ti.—Royal Matinee—Pleat Link W. P. Wiplas is be met.,
vice Beer. Maj. F. > pry, ret. on Bee. lAsszt. C. liwpittter to be
knit Beat., vice Hopkins, prom.

POST-OFFICE NEW REGULATION. —We have
authority to contradict a statement, which we, nevertheless,
made oo very good authority, of ita being the intention of
the l'ost-office to render the pre-payment of letters am-
palsory. A more agreeable announcement, and one whirl,
we feel certain, cannot be contradicted, is, that the London
nonliving louses will remain open half an hew Wes.