The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1847.

irbe Court.

WINDSOR, TCEsDAi.—Her Majesty walked this
forenoon on the eastern terrace of the Castle, attended by
the Lady iu Waiting, the Marchioness of Douro. The
Bishop of Oxford left the Castle to-day, His Excellency M.
Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister, and Madame Van de
Weyer, are expected to arrive at the Castle to-day, on a visit
to her Majesty.
The Duke of Cambridge: visitediH.R.ll. the
Duchess of Gloucester yesterday.

The Commissioners for the reduction of the national
debt had a quarterly meeting yesterday at the official resi-
dence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing-
street. The Governor of the Bank of England and the
Deputy• Governor attended. Mr. Higham, Comptroller-
General, was in attendance.
The ratifications of a treaty of commerce and navi-
gation, negotiated and signed at Athens by Mr. P. Delgnuni,
Councillor of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs to his Majesty
the King of Greece, and Dr. P. Colquhoun, Hanseatic
Plenipotentiary at Athens. were exchanged on the 15th nit.
in London, by Mr. Ralli, Consul-General of his Hellenic
Majesty, and Dr. P. Colquhoun, on the part of the venerable
Senate of Bremen.

Mr. C. K. Murray had an interview with Sir G.
Grey yesterday, at the Home-office.
Lord Monteagle had an interview with Lord J.
Hamel yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street.
The iiidges and her Majesty's Counsel will not
meet at the Lord Chancellor's re►idence on the first day of
the ensuing term.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the governor of hew Zealand and from the
governor of Ceylon.
Lord and Lady Allan Churchill have left Far-
ranee's Hotel for Blenheim.
We regret to hear that Mr. Byng, whose intended
resignation of the representation of the county of Middlesex
was so recently announced, is seriously indisposed.

From Last Night's Gazelle.
WHITEHALL, JAN. I.—The Queen has appointed
Major-Gen. Sir J. H. Reynett to he Lieut.-Governor of the
island of Jersey, in the room of Lieut.-Gen. Sir E. Gibbs,
K.C.B.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 4.—The Queen has ap-
proved of Mr. E B. Marache ea Consul in the island of
Trinidad for the United States of America.
DOWNING-STREET, JAN. S.—The Queen has ap-
pointed W. Lang to be resident magistrate on the Murray
river, in the colony of South Australia.
FURTHER PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.—Last
night's Gazette contains a royal proclamation proroguing
parliament from the 12th to the 19th inst., "for the dis-
patch of divers urgent and important affairs."
SURPLUS REVENUE.—The Lords Commissioners of
Her Majesty's Treasury having certified to the Commission-
en for the Reduction of the National Debt, in pursuance of
the act, 10 Geo. 4, e. 27, see. 1, that the actual surplus reve-
nue of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
beyond the actual expenditure thereof, for the year ended
the 10th day of October, 1846, amounted to the sum of one
million seven hundred and eighty-one thousand six hundred
and fifty-nine pounds, two shillings and one penny. The
Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt here-
by give notice that the sum of 44.5,4141. 1.55. 6d. (being one-
fourth part of the said surplus of 1,781,6.591. 2s. Id.), will be
applied, under the provisions of the said act, between the 7th
day of January, 1847, and the sth day of April, 1847, to the
following purposes, via.:—To be applied to the purchase of
Stock or Exchequer (Supply) Bills, 44.5,4141. 15s. 6d. ; add
interest receivable on account of donations and bequests, to
be applied to the purchase of stock, 3,6151. Is.: total,
449,0291. 16s. 6d.—S.-HtoiLast, Comp.-Gen.—National Debt-
°thee, Jan. 6, 1847.
Ansmtatrv, Dec. 21.
Corps of Royal Marineamelee. Lieut. T. Magin, prom. to be Ent
lieut, vice Lewin, dec. And the following gentlemen cadet. have
been appointed to be we. Beats., J. B. Butcher, J. G. Timpeon, A. C.
Steele, J. Grieve, and E. IL Starr.