The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-22 00:00:00

THE QUEEN DOWAGER.

" The Priory, Nor. 21,1110,
" The Queen Dowager passed a tranquil night, bat with.
out much sleep."
" lier Majesty remains in the same state this DION*.
4. DAVID Dams, M.D."

Sir George Grey arrived in town on Tuesday nil&
from his seat, Foliation, Northumberland. Iflri Sidney
bert and Mr. KIN/mote, had as interview yesterday trili
the Right Hon. Baronet, at the Home-office.
Mr. MlLachlan had an interview with Eul
yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Sir William Clay and Mr. Cobden had an inter.
view with Sir George Grey yesterday.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo*.
office from the Governor of Hong Kong.
The Esrl of Yarborough, Sir James Dake, sug
Viscount Clayton, had interviews with Sir Gorge ON
yesterday.

Count Batthyany, well known in the Eng%
fashionable and spirting circles, has arrived in Vienna Inn
London, u we understand, on business having remain ts
his estates in Hungary. Count KiCalif Batthysny, wee h
with Koesuth and the Hungarian reiugets in Turkey, its*
brother of Count Batthyany who, some years cgs, using%
Wry to this Austrian embassy in London under his Se,
saliency Prince Esterhazy. We understand Count
and his Countess prop we on having the dominions of ilia
Sultan to repair to England.

The new Westminster County Court judge Lite to,
according to report, Mr. Serjeint Oreslee.

DEATH OP SIR CHARLES FORPES,
venerable baronet, who formerly occupied a high pinkie
amongst the mercantile community at Bombay, died *
Tuesday last at bis residence, in Fitsroy-equare, at the H.
•anted age of 78. He was son of the Rev. Gorge Foe*
of Leochel, by the only daughter of Gordon S evart,l4,
of lonevourie. The deceased was a deputy heurea. at *
the county of Aberde,n, and was for upwards of Meaty
years a member of the House of Commons. The falsify
descended from Williem of Douch, the grer.doe of Iv
Alexander Fortin, and is a branch of the noble Lowe ef
Forbes. Sir Charles married, in 1800, the daughter gi
Mrjor John Cotgraee, of Madras, and by that lady ►abed
Wile four sons and one daughter. He is emceed d by el
grandson, Charles, eon of the late John Forbes, by the
daughter of Henry L. Hunter, Esq., of Betch.lull, Iferee
The deceased baronet was ►n active supporter of the Scotia
Charities of Loudon. .

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THE LATE BRIGADIER DOUGLAB.—This
gu'ehed officer entered the army in 1803 as an ensign lag.
78th Highland regiment, and (as in the case of the late Deer
Ccl. M'Lecd, of the 61st Foot) had served in the uat•
ment from the rank of ensign until he obtained a
co onelcy and the command. Brigadier Douglas had IMO
many year, in the eastern hemisphere, including Jan,
C. ylon, and Bombay. He was present in the campaign is
Java in 1811, including the inve.tm:nt and storming of Fart
Cornelis in August, and the storming of the heights
Serondate in the September of that year; in 1812, wig
then obtained his company, he d at the investment ma
storming of the fortili Elms of Djocjoearta, an which atm
@ion he commanded the detachment which task the
Sultan prisoner, an important service, specially se
tieed in the London Military Ga:ette. —Captait
Douglas afterwards commanded the detachnitut which
took possession of toe bland of B eviar ; and on his requite
head quavers was appointed to the staff. His !tar Sprat.
ment he, however, resigned, to aocc mpany the 78th Is th
expedition to B.lli Isle in May, and to Celebes in July, 1814.
He served with the regiment in the Wand of Ceylon has
1826 to 1537, and, having returned home with it in the
latter year, again proceeded on foreign 'mice is commit
of his regiment, which emb irktd for Bombay in April,lBo.
Lieut.-Col. Douglas way subsequently appointed a Brigadier,
in command of the fore -a in Upper &Me. The &anal
officer had received the eilver medal for his services islet
in 1811.