The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-18 00:00:00

Cbt Court.

The unfavourable state of the weather yesterday
morning prevented her Majesty and her royal consort taking
their usual early walk, or the royal children from taking
their accustomed walking and riding exercise on the sea-
beach.
The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny
Howard, arrived at Clarence House, St. James's, at twenty
minutes before twelve o'clock yesterday, from her residence,
Frogmore House, Windsor. Her Royal Highness, attended
by Lady Fanny Howard, let town at a quarter past two
o'clock on her return to Frosmore House.

A cabinet council was held at one o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the Foreign-office. The ministers present were
Lard J. Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir O. Grey,
Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Earl of Auckland, Sir
J. Hobbouee, Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Clanricante,
Viscount Morpeth, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, and the
Right llon. T. B. Macaulay. The Chancellor of the Es-
chequer arrived soon after two o'clock, and joined his coi-
-1 legmes. The council sat two hours and a half.
Mr. Brotherton and Mr. Roberts had an interview
with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. Mr.
Cowell had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the
Colonial-office. Major Macnamars had an interview with
Lord John Russell yesterday, at hie official residence, in
Downing-street. Mr. Adair had an interview with the
Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson yesterday, at the office of the
Board of Trade.
Despatches from the Governor-General of Canada,
and also from the governors of the other North American
provinces, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Despatches were sent off last evening from the
Colonial-office for the governors of the North American
provinces.
The judicial committee of the Privy Council sat yes-
terday. Mr. Crowder, Queen's counsel, was heard on an
appeal from the High Court of Admiralty, "Green v.
Ryan," relative to the Seringapatara. Mr. Wigram, Queen's
counsel, wan heard in reply.

[From lest night's Gazette.]
WHITEHALL, Dec. 13.—The Queen has been
pleased by letters patent under the great seal of the United
Kingdom to nominate, constitute, and appoint Charles
Buller, Esq., to be a Poor-law Commissioner for England.
WAR OPYFIE, Dec. 17.
lad Regt. of L. Oneedu—Llent. W. A. Tollemacht to be apt., by
per, vice Boyce, prone.; Cm. and ilib.Lieut. W. H. I:regale, to be
lieut., by par., vioeTollemache; C. 11. Miller, gent, to be nor. and
sub-lieut., by par, Woe Creel le.
1.0 Rest- of P.—Ben.-Major 11. P. Raymond, to be major, by par.,
vice Bennett, who ret ; lieut. J. E. Sharpe to be amt., by per., vies
Raymond ; Ens. E. 11. Finney to be lieut., by par., Woe Sharp ; C.l.
Philippa, gent., to be eau, by per., vice Finney.
4th F.—. erg. T. G. Logan, M. D., from the 631t1 F., tetbe surirece,
vice Dartoell, who each.
Itch F.--Cept. 0. F. Moore, from the 28th F., to be captain, vice
Genie, who each.
16th F.—Major F. W. Dillon to be Heat-col., without par., vice
Cowper, die.; Brer.-MeJor F. %triton to be major, vice Dillon;
Lieut. J. J. Wood to be cep., vice Wigstan ; Ent E. Jones to be
lieut., vice Wood P. 113. 0. A. Elliot, from the 44th F., to be end ,
vice lima.
22nd F..-Lient. F. O. Moore, from the 48th F., to be lieut., vice
Umber, who
2Sth F.— eGeingt=W. H. Newenharn, from the Royal MIL
to be ens, without per., vice M'Bestli, dec.
26th F.—Capt. J. T.Oorle, from the 10th F., to be apt., vice
Moore, who exch.; Lieut J. T. Caber, from the 22nd F., to be lieut.,
vice Moore, who exchanges.
44th F.—Gent. Cadet J. 0. M. Strode, from the Royal MIL Coll.,
to be ens., withoatpur., vice Elliot, app. to 18th F.
S3ed P.--Eurg. N. Donnell, from 4th F., to be wag., vice Logan,
who ezebancea.
76th F.-0. A. Wilkinson, gent, to be amietucag., vice Wallace,
deceased.
84th F.—Lieut. J. W. Maack, to be adjut, vice Seymour prom.
86th F.—Lleut. C. F. Heady, to bo paymet., vice Ormond, den;
Limy. 0. Fitzgerald, from Cade Mounted to be Use;., vice
Sty'
appointed paymaster.
93rd P.—Ens. IL E. Scion, to be lieut., by pur., vice 16.130na1d,
Nom. In the 37th F.; J. M. Bannatyne, gent., to be one., by per.
vice Mon
Pith F.—Ens. J. Buchanan, to be bent., vithout par., vice Cardew,
dec. ; Ent N. B. Walton, to be lieut, by pur., vice H. W. B. Cleve-
land, who mt.; D. M. Farrington, gent, to be ens., by per., vice
Walton; J. E. Whalte, gent., to be ens., vice Buchanan.
Sod Week India Regt.—Lleut. J. W. (Hebb, to be apt., without
O
Woo Campbell, dec.; Ens. A. J. B. Child, to be tient, vice
Olubb; S. Sexton, gent, to be en.., vise Limit J. It 'Doriagh,
to be dj., vice Harper, who resigns the adjutancy only.
Ceylon Rifle Regt..—Set-Lieut. C. C. Grantham, to be nrstileut., 1
without pun., vice Irwin, app. to ISM F.; Lieut. F. Taylor, from
46th F., to be lieut., via Adam% app. to 48th Y. ; Sec. Lieut.
C. P. Teesdale, to be drat. Heat, by pun., vice Taylor, who retiree; J.
Winterbottom, gent., to be sec. heut., Ace Gnuttharn; W. H. Long,
gent., to be sec. tient, by par. vice Teesdale.
Cape Mounted Rlfiemen.—Lient. W. H. Emery); from h.-p. Seth
P. to be lieut., vice Fitzgerald, app. to 06th F. •
Iloartrm. ST/17.—F. A. Kingdom, M.D., to be eredst-cure. to the
Faces.
texcerm in the Gazette of Gee- ,14 1642.-44th P.—Pa Lent. W.
Evans, to be apt, vice Rubinson, killed in action, reed Lent. W. 11.
Dodgier, to be apt, vice Robinson, kilted In action; and Lieut. W.
Evan; to be rapt., vice Dodgin, killed in action.
Masonessint—The name. of the gentleman appointed to the Cold-
stream Regt. of F. Guar* on the 10th Wet., are Arthur John Betitell
Thellmoon.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Dec. 16.
RI. Artillery—Msjor.Cien. T. J. Forbes, to be coL commandant, vice
lent.-Gen. Sir J. Carncrces, ILCB., dec.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Yesterday a court wan held for the despatch of im-
portant public badness. The freedom of the City was
presented to Maior-General Sir George Pollock, "in honour
of his glorious 'services in India."
1./INSANITARY STAIR OF TEN CITY OP LONDON.—Deputy
Peacoat prUented a report from the Commissioners of
Sewers, certifying that they had caused the necessary notices
to be given of an application to parliament in the next
session, and had directed the Remembrancer to prepare the
draft of a bill to provide for the sanitary improvement of the
City of London. The Deputy took occasion to contradict
tome grossly false reports which had been generally circu-
lated, to the effect that the corporation had prevailed upon
Lord John Russell to have the City of London excluded
from a participation in the metropolitan sanitary regu-
lations. Nothing could, he declared, be a more monstrous
falsehood. The corporation merely sought to communicate
with Lord Morpeth upon the bill in contemplation, and his
lordship at once declared that the government had no
notion of interfering with the City, as they considered it to
be in a most excellent condition.
Mr. Low asked whether it was true that the unitary
commissioners had signed a report recommending that the
commission of sewers for the City of London should last
no longer than two yearn, and then be swept away for ever,
the duty devolving on the metropolitan commissioners
Mr. R. L Joss!' bed not heard of anything of the kind.
Mr. W. 8. Harz understood, from what he had read in
the publiaked report of the commissioners, that there was a
decided wish amoncot those who drew up that document,
that all the sewers of the metropolis, iocluding the City,
should be under one and the same authority.
Mr. Winn said it was necessary to give a peremptory
contradiction to the utter falsehoods and calumnies which
were every day issued against the City of London. Persons
were regularly employed to go about and cry out against the
drainage and sewerage of the City, as if those who are of the
commission were inch foils as to be careless about their own
lives, as wall as indifferent about the lives of their neigh-
bours. There could be ao greater falsehood invented than
that contained in that atrocious charge.
The report was then received and agreed to, and the peti-
tion to parliament was adopted.
CONSERVANCY OP THE TM AM ES.—MT. R. L. Joan
brought up a report recommending en application to parlia-
ment for leave to bring in a bill relating to the conservancy
sf the Thames.
SMITHFIELD MARX/FY—II was determined that the
market days should not be changed.

WESTMINSTER SANITARY ASSOCIATION.
The anniversary meeting of this association was
held yesterday at the residence of Dr. Alai!, Chester-square,
Pimlico. Lord ROBE= 01108VENOR, m.r., presided, and
opened the proceedings by congratulating the meeting on
the favourable state in which the question at present stood,
front its having been taken up by government.
The SECRESIdLY then read the report, wherein the com-
mittee, after adverting to the necessities which exist for
sanitary reform, and the difficulties which its advocates had
to contend with in combating antagonistic preudices, ex-
plained the origin and objects of the society. The associa-
tion had also been the medium of the exhibition of Mr.
Ellttman's deodorising fluid, and had entertained the
views of the Smithfield-market and Abattoir Company,
the Metropolitan Sewage and Manure, and the Che-
mical Manure Companies, as far sa they deemed
them beneficial to the public. While regretting the want
of sympathy in the cause amongst nosy ef dm public, the
committee felt that they had nelehoss swemeded in
removing many abominable nuisances. The reesipte for the
present year amounted to 3.51. 16e. lid., out al which •
balance remained of 81. 18s. lid.—The Starstarr observed
that although Mr. C. Cochrane's nears wan:AO lie re-
port, he begged to express the eslosewiedommle of the
committee to that gentleman for his disimphlwil eurviem
in the muse, and but for whom the society amoeba now have
been in existence.
Mr. C. Losnisorox, M.P., in an able speech, vont& the
adoption of the report.