The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-16 00:00:00

'Ube court.

WINDSOR, FRIDAY. Yesterday her Majesty
honoured Mr. Thorburn with a sitting for an historical
picture.
Mr. Kilburn bad the honour of submitting to the
inspiction of her Majesty and Prince Albert several of his
photographic miniatures.
The Duchess of Kent returned to her residence,
Frogrmsre House, near Windsor, yesterday, from a visit to
the Duchess of Glcucester, is Richmond-park.
The Duke of Cambridge arrived in town yesterday
from Riehmond.pirk.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign-office. The ministers present were Lord J.
Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne,
Sir 0. Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir J. Hob-
house, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Lord Campbell, the
Marquis of Clanricarde, Viscount Morpeth, and the Right
Hon. T. B. Macaul►y. The council sat two hours and a half.
A deputation from the St. Andrew's and Quebec
Railroad Company, consisting of Mr. George Pemberton,
Mr. B. Badger, Captain W. D. Paget, R.N., Mr. B. Sharpe,
Mr. Herbert Ingram, and Mr. W. Bridges, the secretary,
had en interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-
office, on the subject of the railway intercommunication of
British North America.
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Hui Excellency the Portuguese Minister transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign-Mike.
The Metropolitan Sanitary Commission held a
meeting at Gwydyr-house yesterday. The commimioners
present were Lord Robert Grosvenor, Edwin Chadwick,
Esq., Dr. Southwood Smith, Professor Owen, Richard Lam-
bert Jones, Esq., and their secretary, Henry Austin, Esq.
General Napier had an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday, at the Home-office.—Lord Stavoniale had
also an interview with the right hon. baronet yesterday.—
The Ron. H. Roberts (from Jamaica) had an interview with
Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office.

(From last mgtit's Gazette.)
DOWNING-STREET, OCT. Is.—The Queen has ap-
pointed F. Brady, Esq., to be Chief Justice for the Wand of
Newfoundland.
WurrEnALL, OCT. Ill.—The Queen has presented
the Rev. P. Grant to the church and parish of Small Wilt,
in the presbytery of Skye and county of Inverness, vacant
by the transportation of the Rev. H. Beatson, late minister
thereof, to the church and parish of Barn.

WAR-OFFICF, Ocr. IS.
16th LL Drage.-IJeuL D. 11. Mackinnon to be card., by per., vice
Webster, who reL ; Lieut. H. Heaviside, from Rifle Brig., to be lieut.,
by Pm rhase, vice hbat...n.
17th U. Drags.—Lieut. T. Lyon to be apt, by par., vice Crawshay,
who ret.; Cm. W. W. Cadrincion to be lieut., by pur., vice Lyon ; R.
White, gent., to be cornet, by purchase., vice Coaruucton.
sth F.—To be Lleuta. : Lieut. W. 11. Forster, from h.+, 9th F.,
vice A. E. C. Forster, app. to 26th F.; Lieut. G. H. Hawes, from DM
F., vice Potter, app. paymaster.
10th F.—LleuL J. E. H. Taylor, from 54th F., to be lieut., vice
Llndam, app. paymaster Rifle Brigade.
16th F.—Lieut. T. C. Higginaon, from h. p. 62nd F., to be lieut.,
vice Molt. promoted.
17th P.`eps the Hon. E. Fiterny Neville Fsne, from the Ride
Brig., to be apt, vice Wetherell, who exchanges.
22nd F.--Lieut. W. Hunt, from 6.lrd F., lobe lieut., vice Retell/1;
appointed paymaster.
3rd I.—Llent. J. I. Routh, to be apt, by pur., vitt Torrent,, who
ret.; Sec. Lieut. C. O. Sutton, to be that lieut., by pur., vice Routh ;
P. M. H. Dere, gent., to be see. lieut., by pur., vice Sutton.
26th F.—J .B. Young, gent., to be ens., by par., vice Stuart, who
retires.
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Nth F.—Lieut. R. G. Cumming, front 9.h F., to be lieut., vice
T. Hawley, who ret. on h.-p. 9th F.
28th F.—C. W. Watkine, gent., to be ens., by pur., eke Crooke,
who retires.
414 V. —Capt. W. C. Senn, to be major, by par., vice Donaldson
w►o retina ; Lima. 0. M. Hicks, to be rapt., by frar vice Seton ,
Ens. 0. Sklpwitt to be lieut., by pur., rice Ricks; T. A:Pelroe, gent.,
to be east" by parehme, vice Skipwbth.
45th E—Colotar-Serg. L. Fitzgibbon to be quartermaeter.
Seth F.—Lieut. J. M. M. Hewett, from h..p. 62nd F., to be tient.,
vice Taylor, appointed to 10th Foot.
55th F.—Lieut. J. Hanham, ftom h..p. 62nd F., to be Lent., Mee
Hamilton, promoted.
58th F.--Sergt..-major W. Moir to be quartermaster, lice Kirby,
app. elm. la Sid West India Beg.
67th F.—Ltrat. J. 149 Kay M'Kenzie, from h.-p. 62nd F., to be
Beat., lice Breeden. app. to 23th F.
72nd F.—G. D. Anderson, gent., to be ens., by par., rice Norman,
promoted.
76th F.—Ems. C. F. Brockman to be lieut., by par., vice Bercaford,
who retlree; J. It. H. Gammen. gent., to be ensign, by purchase, Tice
Brockman.
77th H.J. Weller*, frogs h..p. 9th to be Bout Tice
Leiria, promoted.
78th F.—Lieut. R. Douglas, from h„-p. 62nd P., to be lieut., rice
newton, appointed peymaster of 94th F.
86th F.—Lieut. J. Spier, from 63rd F., to be Bent, list W. C. Baird,
who retires on half-pay of 63rd F.
Rifle Briguile.—Capt. F. A. Wetherell, born 17th F., to be eapt.,
oboe lane, who each. ; ilec..Lieut. the Hon. J. Stuart to be first
lieut., by our., Tice Heaviside, app. to the 16th Lt. Dregs.; C. E.
Bort, gent., to be sm. limit., by par. dire swirl..
L'aorr•cnan.—Lfrat. A. L. Bourke, from 3rd Drag. Gda., to be
capL, without var.
Minoassotes.—The Christian names of Ens. Kinahan, of 4th F.,
are George Dank!.

DEATH OF LIEPT.-GENERAL SIR SAMUEL DICK-
ENS, K C.H.—This distinguished officer, wko expired on
the Ilth instant, at Ipswich, in the eighty-third year of
his age, after a service of sixty-five ars, was son of
Lieut.-Colonel Dickens, late of the Ist Foot; a gentleman
who was descended from George, Duke of Clarence, brother
to King Edward the Fourth. In 1778 he entered the
Royal A.rtillery, and in 1779 wm made second lieutenant.
He subsequently entered the Royal Engineers, and was sta-
tionrd in the western district from 1780 to 1784. From the
latter part of 1784 to 1800 he was stationed at Gibraltar. In
1794 he attained the rank of captain, Witt Engineers. He
afterwards served under Sir James Pulteney, on the coast of
France, and at Ferrol. He was next er.gaged under Sir
Ralph Abercromby, during the operations about the Medi-
terranean in 1800. and was altogether thirty years absent
from England. lie was promoted to the rank of major-
general in 1819, and in 1837 to that of lieut.•general. in
1814 he was made colonel commandant of the Royal En-
gineers.