The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-07 00:00:00

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WINDSOR, Nov. b.
DEPARTURE OF THE KING OF THE BELGIANS.
The dinner party yesterday included the King or
the Belgians, the Duchess of Brabant, the Duchess of
Kent, the Duke of Brabant, the Count of Flanders, the
Belgian =Mister, the Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess of
Brabsat, the Ladrin-Waiting to the Duchess of Kent,
Lady Frances Brun, Lady Caroline Barrington, the
Baroness de !Meth, Col. the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Sir Geo.
I Cooper Conon Gustave de Lannoy, Colonel de Moerkerke,
Baron Prime sad Monsieur Rickets.
The bead of the Ist Life Guards attended in the Castle,
sad played grim dinner the billowing music :
Mani ea the Mee " CP, GUaNP, sad et 'ere" Deen-
a..lltneneee" bleyerbeer.
"Dtaniver of St. Hark"
Alensudria" Gomel.
Seleetino," Itlgoletto"
" Friederieb
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in the
evening, and performed the following selection
Overture, " use Frvi.etn•a"
Entr'acte or Aria, „Marco Spada" Auber.
Selection, "Clear and Zimmermann" Umtata'.
'Male, Ind act
The QUIN n and Prince, with the Duke and Duchess of
Brabant and the Cuuta of Flanders, drove out in open
carriages yesterday afternoon. Lord Charles Fitzroy and
Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon were in attendance on
horseback.
The Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and Princess Char-
lotte of Belgium also drove out.
The King of the Belgians, the Duke and Duchess of Bra-
bent,
the Count of Flanders, and Princess Charlotte of
Belgium, attended by Monsieur Van de Weyer and their
suite, left Windsor Castle at ten minutes to two o'clock
to-day. Prince Albert accompanied the party to the rail-
way station at Windsor.
The Duke and Duchess of Brabant are expected to return
to Windsor Castle, after taking leave of the King and the
Royal Family at Dover, whither they proceed to embark fur
Ostend.
Lord Canton Lord in Waiting to the Queen, and Lieut.-
Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, Equery in Waiting to Prince
Albert, also attended the Royal Family to Dover.
The Earl of Aberdeen arrived to-day on a visit to her
Majesty.
The Earl of Aberdeen and Sir James Clark had the
honour of dining with her Majesty to-day.
The Queen's =irate band was in attendance in the Castle
after dinner and played the following compositions:
Overture, "Zerline"
'Tema°, "Azov and 7.engra" Spohr
Sinfonla ( let movement)
Dann nolormlesse
Finale, Ist set " It Don Giovanni"
WINDSOR, Nov. 6.
The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the Prin-
tout Royal, and Princess Alice, the ladies and gentlemen of
the court, and the domestic household attended divine ser-
vice this morning in the private chapel of the Castle. The
Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated.

THE Dueness or LOUCESTER.—Her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Gloucester continues ill. The duchess
has been subject on several former occasions to attacks of
indisposition arising from colds, but n when suffering
from any previous attacks was her royal highness so much
weakened as during her present illness. Dr. Ferguson and
Mr. Keats are in attendance on the royal patient. The
members of the royal family make constant inquiries after
the state of the royal duchess.

GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS.—R. Handyeide,
Esq. her Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland, is ap•
pointed one of the Lords Justiciary of the Outer Court, in
the TOM of Lord Andersen, deceased. James Crauford,
Esq Sheriff Depute of Perthshire, is appointed Solicitor-
General for Scotland. in the room of Mr. Handpide. W.
T. Napier Champ, Esq., is appointed Colonial Secretary
for Van Diemen's Lind. \V. Wright. Esq., is appointed
Clerk of the Enrolments in the Conn of Chancery.—
Observer.

TUE HlOll 811E111F/8 TOR 1854.—0 n Saturday
next, the 12th instant, the sheriffs I.r all the counties of
England and Wales for next year (1844) will be nominated,
according to annual custom, to the Court of Exchequer, on
which occasion the Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone
will preside for the first time as Chancellor of the Bache-
quit', end will wear his gold robe of office. Other cabinet
ministers, and the Judges of the Courts of Queen's Bench,
Common Pleas and the Exchequer, will semis' at the pro-
ceedings. nine gentlemen will be named for each
county.

"THE IRIS!! TOCRISTe TICKET."—The Countess
of Clarendon and the Lollies Villiers, Lady Harriet Chi-
chester and party, Lady Glover, the Right Run. 0. Corns-
wall Lewis and Lady ferns Lewis, &c., to were present
at the first morning performance of Mr. P. Henry Ratch's
entertainment at the Ranover-equare Room on Saturday