The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-24 00:00:00

VW Court.

Wimnson, TUESDAY.—The Queen and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert walked this rooming in the Slopes.
The royal family took walking and pony exercise. The
infant son of Lord and Lid y John Ru.sell was christened
at the Royal Chapel is Windsor Castle this day, In presence
of her Majesty and Prince Albert. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Lord Wriothishry Russell. His Royal
Highness Prince Albert, the Earl of Carlisle, and Lady
Mary Ahereromby were the volume The Burl of Carlisle
and the Rev Lord Wriothesley Russell arrived at the Castle
today, and will have the honour of joining the royal party
at dinner. Lord and Lady John Russell and the Hon. R.
and Lady Mary Abercromby will also have the honour of
joining the royal party at dinner.

Lord James Hay triumeted business on Monday at
the office of the Board of Trode.
The Earl of Carlisle left town yesterday morning
for Windsor Castle.

THE QUEEN DOWAGER.
Her Mei.My the Queen Dowager remained in a
favourable date during the whole of yesterday.

PRINCE ALBERT'S SECPXTART.—The Hoe. Mr.
Chaska Grey sessiseels 0. E. Anton, deceased. In the
post of Secretary to Prism Albut
THE PRINCE or WALES IN THE CITT.—We are
authorised to mate that the Lord Mayor kas had the honour
to fteitiTll an intimation from Windsor Cecile, that her Hs.
Potty, desirous of gratifying the citizens of London, will be
graciously pleased to allow their Royal Hillhouse. the Prince
of Wales sad the Princess Royal to accompany the Queen
open the occasion of her Majesty's visit to the city on Tues-
day neat.

(inn hot Net's Gazette.)

WINDSOR CASTLE, OCT. day bad audience
of her Illsiretv Abbott Lawrence, EN., Envoy Ratraor.
&Mary and Minster Plenipotonuary from the Usltied States
of America, to deliver his etediratials to which be was
introduced by Viscount Palms/otos, 0.0 8., Mot Majesty's
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
WINDAOR CASTLE, OCT. 22.—tha Royal Highness
Primo Albert has hems pleased to appoint Willis. Fer-
gwaraa, Req., F.R.S., Preform of Surgery in Rim's College,
Limbs, to be Stigma in Ordinary to his Royal Highness,
is the room of Charlie A. Ray. Esq , dimmed.
Fortirox-Orncs. Ocr. 20.--Th• Queen has been
pleased to approve of Mr. Thomas Were Fog, jun., as Don-
na
at Plymouth kw the Republic of Chili.
WHITEHALL, OCT. 17. The Queen has been
phased to overtime and appoint William Henry Snell,
gma., to be Adjutant of the Artillery Compeay of London,
la the seem of Frederick William Horsy. iq , resigned.
WHITEHALL, Ocr. 22.—The Queen has been
pleased to nominate the Venerable Archdeacon Philip Ira-
nians, D.D., to the Perpetual Curaey of St. James's Chapel,
la the perish of Saint Itarelebone, in the musty of Middle-
erg, and diocese of London, the some beta' void by the
death of the Roo. Thema White.

Iflasuery, Ocr. 23.—Her Msjesty has bees pleased
to appaat Edward Berkeley Bane Formes, Joke Lucia'
Damper, Esq., Barristmat-Law sad Dominick Daly, Esq.,
to be Comesissimere to inquireinto and report upset rights
sr shuns over the New Forest, in the county of Southantp•
tea, and Welchem Forest, la the county of Ere:. And
the Lords COUlniZiOnefll or her Majesty's Trearry have
beau pleased to appoint Joseph Barsky Hume, Eeq., Bar-
Assam Low, to be Socrstuy ead Clerk to the COMllliegoll.
00,113116810 N SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT
or Somaasarem tax—Cornet Charles Frederick Moore t I
be Linnemat sa the West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry
Cavalry.
Commissions SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT
or Yortuams.—C,ornet William Fowler and Hoary Beilby
Else,, gest., to be Lieutenants ; Arthur Joseph Smith,
pat , cad Hooey Taylor, gent. to be Cartels; Charles Ed-
ward Sorplons Cooke, gent to be Veterinary Bargees, in the
Fate West Yost Yeomanry Cavalry.
CO3IIIIBsIoN SIGNED BT THE LORD LIEUTENANT
or Ftrannair.—Heart John Graham Comm, gent., to be
Lieutenant Ia the FM Militia.

RIMOURED ABOLITION OF THE BOARD OF ORD-
leanaL—lt is confidently remand that at. goverment
seeionaly contemplate abolishing the Bond of Drums!,
sod that the entire control of this branch of the service will

be vista ..a the cosateader.in-chid ea lit two °liken, to
be esil...i the Canter:air of °abuses Store Amirante, and
tlis Ceeaperoller of Ordnance, Cash Aawnutte. What gives
additional strength to this statement, is the fart that the
ease of Secretary to the Board of Ordnance, vacant by the
death of Mr. By has, has eat been pt filled up, and will
not, It is stated, be filled up till the Army Finalise Com-
mittee have Bade their report In 1850 or 1851
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ECCLESIASTICAL APPO INTIIIIITIL—WO (the Chro-
nicle) sadertand that Dr. Tait, heed master of Resby school,
is to be &misted I. the Dautery of Carlide. We bear, also,
that Lord Auckland, the present EnaheasoliZteder sad Was,
wLe to be traaslated to the vacant of

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE CITY.

Yesterday the committee of the whole court of
aldermen trembled at the Guildhall, the Right Hon. the
LORD MATOR in the chair, for the purpose 'of making RV.
rangements for the reception of ha Majesty at the Coal
Exchange, on the 30th inst.
The Commissioner of Police wu heard upon hie plan for
stopping the several streets to the locality of the Coal
Mark•t ; and it was resolved that the commissioner should
make all the necessary regulations for preserving a free pas-
sage through Thames-eireet, and the adjoining streets, and
take all other measures he easy consider necessary otanectrd
with the arrangements fur the dee reception of the Queen.
It wu ordered that the architect should make whatever
prevision the Commissioner of the City Police might think
requisite upon the occasion.
The architect wu heard with respect to the arrange-
ments for the landing of her Majesty at the Castom-house.
The Lord Mayor wu requested to put the water•bailift
and the harbour-masters in communication with Commodore
Eden as to the river arrangements.
The committee of the corporation appointed to make pre-
parations for the reception of the Qseen assembled and sat
at the Gaildhill during the whole day. Their business con-
sisted of matters of detail which remain es yet without form.
The Doke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke of Wel-
lington have accepted the invitations of the corporation.

BURIALS.

Last evening the National Nocisq for the Abolition
of Burials is Towes assembled at their Rooms, Bridge.street,
Bltickfriars, Mr. G. A. WALIBZ, preside'', in the chair.
The er inutes of the previous meeting having been confirmed,
sad several valuable rommunic.tious read,
Mr. THICKE read the following letter from the Board of
Health to the President of the Society, which was warmly
applauded :
The General Board of Health, Gwydyr House,
Whitehall, Oct. n, 1849.
S.r,—l am directed by the General Board ot Health to ac-
quaint you that they Immo."' very shortly to enter npoa the
consideration of the whole subject of intramural interments,
' and of the means generally which it may be most advisable
I to adopt for remedying the vast and increasing evils of the
present practice, and I am to state that the Board of Health
will be very glad to receive from you, either by letter or
at a personal interview, any suggestion on this .mportagt
subject which you may desire ta communicate, and which
your great experience therein will enable ion to furnish.
G. A. Walker, Esq. maxim AUSTIN.
The CHAIRMAN said that, without being amenable to
the charge of egotism, be coald assert that be was in the
poeession of a large and valuable collection of facts and
°plaices on the burial in towas gaieties, which during many
years be had collected and arranged. These facts and
opinioas he would lay before the Board of Health, who were
doing all in their power to crush for ever the destructive
peeress of burying the dead amidst the living. (Hear, hear.)
Nr. G. GOD WIN, Jas., PAS., bogged peruduion to
ask the president to urge apes the Board et Health the im-
portance of their acting not only upon his opinions and
suggestions, but also upon the ungetal.flod opinion of the
society which to r.presented, end enforce Immediately the
*belie= of intra-moral burials. (Rear, bear.) Is conclu-
des, las moved a resolution to the following effect: " That
Mr. Walker be requested to eommunirate to the Board of
Health the society's anxious desire for the speedy abolition
of Intramaral burials, and that he be also requested to as-
sure the Board that the society would aid them by et err
seems In their power to effect that great national object."
(He et, boar.)
Mr. J. ROGERS, surgeon, wounded the motion, which
was carried.
Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting, which
separated after a vote of thanks to the chairman.