The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-24 00:00:00

Mt amt.

The Queen and Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back yesterday morning in Clay, wont-park. lltr Majesty
and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and
the Princess Royal, left Claremoxt at 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, in a carriage and four, for town, escorted by a
party of the 12th Lancers Their Royal Highnesses Prince
Alfred, the Princess Alice, sad the Princess Helena, and
suite, followed in four carriages and 'Jour. Her Majesty
and Prince Albert, and the Royal party, arrived at Buck-
ingham-palace, at 25 minutes bane S o'clock, escorted by a
party of Lancers.
11.1{11. the Duchess of Kent dined with her
Majesty and her Royal Consort last evening, at Bucking-
ham-palace.
Their RR.IIIf. the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge, and H.S.H. Prince Frederic of Hesse, honoured
Count Kielmansegge, the Hanoverian minister, with their
company at dinner yesterday evening, at his Excellency's
residence in Grosvenor. place. 7 heir 11.R.11H. the Dulte and
Duchess, of Cambridge, and 11.3. H Prince Fredric of
Hesse, visited the Caledonian Asylum on Monday. His
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge gave Mr. Dalton
a sitting for the completion of h's portrait yesterday. The
royal duke is represented in the robes of the most noble
Order of the Garter, over a Field Marshal's uniform.

Her Majesty will hold a levee to-day, and a draw-
ing-room to-morrow, at St. James's Palace.

Senor de Toro, the Venezuelan Minister, had an
interview with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday, at the office
of the Board of Trade. Lord Hatherton, Mr. Beckett, M.P.,
and a number of ilelegates of s trious canal cowponies, had
en interview with the Right Hon. Edward Strum y csterday,
at the office of the Committioncu of Railways, on the sub-
ject of the impropriety of allowii.g railway companies to hare
any control over canals. Lord Monson had an interview
iih Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dr. Lindley
had an interview with Sir G. Grey yesterday at the Home-
office.

(From last night's Grt:ells.)
WDITERALL, FEB. 22.—The Queen has appointed
S. M. Lindsay, Esq., writer to the signet, to be ono of the
ordinary clerks of session in Scotland, in the room of M.
Napier, Esq., deceased.
CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 22.—MEMBER RETURNED TO
4F.RVI: IN PAXLIAMLZIT.—J. 11. Monahan, Esq., of the city
of Dublin, in the room of Sir V. Blake, Dart., deceased, for
the town of Galway.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCF., F. 21.
Royal Regt. of Artillery.—Flrst Lieut. T. C. Lyle, to be see. eupt,
vlce Moretti, dee. ; dec. Lieut. E. J. Carthcw, to be first lieut. rice
Lyle.
ADMIRALTY, Frit. 12.
The knowing promotions have this day taken piste, consequent
upon toe death of Vlea-Adm. of the Blue W. Young: Rear-Lim.
of the heal Sir S. Tyro, K.C.11., to be vice-odm. of lb.: bite; Rear-
Adm. of the White Sir L. Curtis, Earn, C. 8., to be rear-adm. of the
rag; Rear-Adm. of the Blue J. R. Philips, to be rear-adin. of the white.
Fre. 19.—The following prons..tions Aare this day. taken place,
eonaequent dpon the death of .Idt:it. of the White go. W. T. Lake,
K.C.B. Adm. of the Blue the Itt. Hon. J. Lord Colville, to be odor.
of the white; Vice-Adm. of the 1,1 R. lionyman, to adui. of the
blue; Vice-Adm. of the white 2. :lodge, to be vise-aim. of the red;
Vice-Adel, of the Blue Sir R. H. I:money, Bort., to be vice-odm. of
the white ; Benr.Adm. of the Red S. Butehre, to be vice-ndm. of the
blur ; Rear-Adm. of the White S rJ. Los'', DArt., to be reavadm. of
the red; ]tear-Adm. of the Blue I'. Wadde, to be rear-adm. of the
white.

POSTAGE TO PRESSIA.—The supplement to last
night's Gazette contains a trmsury warrant repealing' the
postage of one halfpenny fixed by the warrant of Dec. le., pn
British newspapers sent to Prussia ri.i Hamburg, the Ne-
therlands, or Belgium, and announcing that newspapers may
be 'out to Prussia free of British postage. An alteration is
also made in the posUut: of pamphlets and periodicals not
strictly newspapers. instead of the former rates, an uni-
form rate of sixpence is fixed on every paper and pamphlet
not exceeding tot. in weight. For extra weight there is an
additional charge aecordrug to the general post-office wale.
Papers may he wholly prepaid or not; but not partially
prepaid. These changes vn.l take place on the first of next
month.