The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-01 00:00:00

HOLLAND.—THE IlAcuz, Ocr, 29.—The Jour
de la Haye announces that the tolls on the Rhine for die iss.
portation of grain, corn, and dry vegetables (fruit, &t.)
been suspended by royal decree until the hlst of btftio;
1847. The Minister of Finance hu just notified to all th,,
empLoyi,s in the taxation and customs departments that
punished say
extortion or any drawing u p of illegal receipts will be
in the most exemplary manner, and withent say
clemency bang mandmted,

Cbt Court.
WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—The Queen held a pri,
Council at one o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the Cesa,
It was attended by Prince Albert, the Marquis of Lae*,
(Lord President), Lord John Russell, Sir Quires G,ni
Earl Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Earl of Auckland Land
Campbell, the Right lion. H. Labouchere, the Moo"
si
Clanricarde, Earl Spencer, and the Duke of Norfogs„
the council, parliament was ordered to be farther prornnii
from Thursday, 11th November, unto Thursday, ISth Nov.
and a proclamation was issued summoning parliament te
for the despatch of public business, on the said Iht Noveat
ber.—Mr. James Stephen was, by command of the Qua,
sworn of her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and
took his place at the board.—The Hon. William Huhu%
was the clerk of the conked in waiting. The Queen ear,
audience to the Marquie of Lansdowne. The 4
Morley and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore were the fad
and Groom in waiting. The Marquis of Calvin,*
Earls Auckland and Spencer, Lord Campbell,
George Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, it It
lion. H. Labouchere, and the Hon. W. Bathurst,
from town to attend the council by a speoial troit; on 6.
Great Western Railway The Duke of Norfeis tmeelkil
from his seat, Arundel Castle, Sussex. Earl Grey amend
from Datchet.—A dejeuni was served to the nobleman ati
gentlemen present at the council. After the Pricy Con&
the Marquis of Lansdowne left for his seat, Illwood.linl
accompanied by the Marchioness of Land mat Thi
Marquis of Clanricarde, Earl of Auckland, Lord Cullom,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Hon. W. Mun,
left, and returned to town by a special train, on the Gm,
Western Railway. Lord J. Russell took his depart..
his residence, Richmond-park. The Duke of Norfolk ~
turned to Arundel Castle. Earl Grey, Earl Speneer,guo.
Grey, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, and the Right lion
J. Stephen, also left the Castle.
M. Van de Weyer left yesterday morning.
The Prince of "Wales, Prince Alfred, the Primes!
Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena, toy
their usual airings yesterday.
The Bishop of Oxford arrived yesterday eve:till
at the Castle, on a visit to the Queen.
A portion of a gold service of plate, for his Ala.
jesty the King of the Netherlands, was submitted to ids
Royal Highness Prince Albert, by Messrs. Hunt sad Hoe
kell, yesterday. His Royal Highness was pleased to elma
his approbation.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
the ladies and gentlemen of the court, and the &gone
household, attended divine service this moraine in the psi.
vats chapel of the Castle. The sermon was preached by the
Bishop of Oxford.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left
town yesterday, to honour the Duke of Rutland with &visit,
at his residence, near Newmarket,

His Excellency M. Mosquers, Envoy Extraon
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary of New Granada, trios.
acted buninees with Viscount Palmerston on Friday erening.
Earl Grey returned to his residence, at Datchet, on
Saturday evening.

DEATH OF COUNT MENSDORFF.—lntenigence of
the decease of the prince consort's cousin reached the castle
on Friday afternoon, just after the return of his Rom
Highness from a shooting excursion in the Greatuuk, with
Lord John Russell. Her Majesty and the Prnte dined is
private that evening; her Majesty's visitors, including the
Belgian minister, the Marquis and Marchioness of Liss.
dowse, and Lord John Russell, dining with the OH label., of
the royal household. There were no musical performances
on that evening, or yesterday, when the Queen and the
Prince again dined in private. The bands of the Horse
Guards and Grenadier Guards were commanded not to per.
form on the eastern terrace as usual.