The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-03 00:00:00

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ILitit. the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen
yesterday. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Prince of
Wales, Prince Alfred, and the Princess Alice, walked yester-
day in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. Hrr Majesty
and Prince Albert inspected, at Buckingham Palace, two
medals of Lord Hirdinge, the work of Mr. G. G. Adams. The
Queen had a dinner party yesterday. The company inAuded
H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highne.ses the
Duke end Duchess of Cambridge' His Serene Highness
Prince Frederick of lies., their Excelleneifs Baron and
Baroness de Cetto, Hu Excellency Baron de Hugel, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, Lady Augusta Ca.
dogan' Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, the Eire of
Auckland and the lion. Miss Eden, Lord and Lady Ashley,
Lord Ernest Bruce, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady
Peel, and Mr. Edmund Mildmay.
11. It. 11. Prince Albert presided yesterday after-
noon at a meeting of the commission for promoting and en-
couraging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding the Palace of
Westminster. IL R. H. arrived at Owydyr House,
• shortly before three o'clock, attended by his Equerry
in Waiting, Col. Bouverie. The commissioners present
were the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord J. Russell, Viscount
Mahon, Viscount Morpeth, Lord Ashburton, Lord Colborne.
the Right Hon. the Speaker, Sir Robert Liam, Inglis, Mr.
Benjamin Hawes, Mr. Henry Helium, Mr. G. Viyme, and
Mr. T. Wyse. The Secretary, Mr. Eastlake, W 33 in attend.
*nee. At four o'clock Prince Albert and the other Commis.
'loners, proceeded to the Palace at Westminster, and went
over the new Houses of Parliament, attended by the architect,
Mr. Barry.
TT. RR. Hll. the Duchess of Cambridge and the
Princess Mary, and H.S.H. Prince Frederick of Hesse visited
the British Museum yesterday.

Several members of the " Short Time Committee"
from Manchester attended yesterday at the Treasury, to
deliver a number of petitions to Lord John Russell.
Despatches were sent off last evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governor of Ceylon.
A deputation of gentlemen from the centre of the
county of Kent bad an interview with the Right Hon. E.
Strutt, yesterday, at the ,Alice of the Commissioners of Rail-
ways, in Great George street. The Bishop of Barbadoes had
an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-
office. The Earl of Devon had an interview with Bir G
Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. Sir R. Ferguson bad
an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. E. Strutt, at
the office of the Commissioners of Railways.

MARRIAGE IN Mon LIFE.—We are informed that
a =triage is on the tapir between Lord Alfred Paget, M.P.,
son of the Marquis of Anglesey, and Miss Wyndham,
daughter of the Countess of Listowel. The fair lady is sister
and co-heiress of Lady Macdonald.
TIIE DUKE OF SOMERSET.—Last evening, upon
making inquiry of Dr. Parrott, the medical attendant of the
Duke of Sommaet, relative to his grace's health, we ascer-
tained that all unfavourable symptom. have disappeared.
ILLNESS OF THE HON. J. A. VILLIERS.--We are
happy to hear that the Earl and Countess of Jersey have, by
the most recent letters from Rome, received favourable
accounts of the health of the Hon. J. A. Villiers.

DEATH OF LORD CLANMORRIe.--This nobleman,
to the regret of all who knew him, died on Sunday last,'
after a short illness, at Rugby, in Warwickshire. The de. I
ceased baron bad reached his 39th year, having been born
Jan. 22, 1808. Denis Arthur Bingham, Baron Clanmorris,
of Newbrook, in the county of. Mayo, in Ireland, was the
third baron, and succeeded to the honours and estate on
the demise of his brother in 1829. In 1826 he espoused
Maria Helena, second danghter of R. Pease, Esq., of Rol.
borough, county Galway. The deceased baron leases a large
family to deplore his loss. His successor is John Charles
Robert, who will attain his majority in November neat.
(From last night's Gazette.)
BUCKINGHAM PAT.ACE, FEB. 27. —Her Majesty
having appointed the Right. Hon. Henry Earl Grey to he
lord lieutenant and custos ratulorum of the county of North-
umberland, his lordship the day took the oaths appointed to
be taken thereupon, inst:ad of the oaths of allegiance and
supremacy.
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, JAN. 25.—Notice is
hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a drawing roam at
St. James's Palace, oil Thursday, the 2.6 th March next, at
two o'clock. N.B. The knights of the several orders are to
appear in their collars, it being a collar-day.
FOREIGN OFFICE, MARCH I.—The Queen has ap-
proved of M. Eugene Bero as Consul at Newcastle for his
Majesty the King of the French.

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WAR OFFICE, Moore 2.
Ist Drag. Gds.—B. Tomlin to be cornet, by per., vice Brine, who
ret.
7tb Drag. Gds.—Cornet J. T. Cramer to be brut., by per., eke
Riddell, who ref. ; W. 8. Woad to be cornet, by per.
14th Lt. Drage.—Corect and AdJt. R. P. Apthorp to here the rank
of lie t.; Con" R. T. Woodman to be beet, without per., rice
Barrett, dec.•. A. J. Curet" to be cornet, without pie.; burg. A.
Stewart, freenfilst F., to be our,- viee emyth, app, to 87th F.
4th P.—Ens. J. It. Lovett to be lieut., by per., rice Chetwodit,
app. to Bth Lt. Drage. ; Eon. F. H. Purre, from 74th F., to be ens.
12th F.—Ena. E. Feeler to be NUL, with the rank of beet.; It.
N. Irving to be ma., wlthoutpur.
14th F.—F. Le Mcworier to be ens., without per., vice Dumas,
deceased.
16th F.—Ens. G. de la P. Bervelard to be lieut., by put., vice Fer-
gus," who rcL ; B. C. Blaelaszn to be ens., by per.
87th F.—Lieut. H. B. Phipps to be eapt., by per., vice Parkinson,
who yet. ; Ens. J. L. George to be lie", by per. ; W. Pollard to be
ens, by per.
42nd B. D. Abrreromby to be heat., by pur., vice Bethune,
who ret.; J. W. Balfour to be eno., by per.; H. Montgomery to be I
ens., by per., vice Cameron, app. to Ist or Oreoadier Regt. of Ft.
57th F.—Capt. F. W. Coithurst, from 11.-p. 75th F., to be apt., site
0. Edwards, who each., turns. differ.. LieuL J. Mainly to be apt.,
by per., sire Colthuret, who ret.; Ens. O. Armstrong to be beat,
by per. ; 11. Butler to be ens., by per.
Slat F.—Ausisti-414tin P. Gomm U, from 80th F., to be mug., vice
CrawicyMrt, be eau., by par., vice Persia, app. to
4th y. . - .

-tiOin F.—H. C. Leese to be mint_ -ears., elm Gunmen., prom. in
Glee F.

Tit; F.—Em. C. P. Beata* to be lieut., by Pur., 'toe Beottnek,

fem. in dm Mounted Riflemen; E&,. P.l. 0. naancirra, from 68th
F., to be ena.
87th F.—Hurg. R. D. Smyth, tram 14th Lt. Drags., to be &erg., vice
R. A. Femme. M.D., who rot. on b..p.
Ceylon Rifle Rent.—Lieut. R. Watson to be ann., without pur.
Cape Monate 1 Riflemen—Lent. A. C. Itentiva, from 81th Y., to,be
eapt., by pur.. vim C P Uinnon, who ret.
bamin..—Qtpt. F. W. Conners., o Sith V., to be =Joe in the
Rttsrrrss OTATT.—.I.III•Neb, DLit., to be essist-nug. to the Force',
Mee 8. 11. Hardy, M.D., who fet• nn h..P.
MFAIONAN.V.—The commission of Capt. K. Murchison, of 29th F.,
has been antedated to Dee.