The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-01 00:00:00

Ebt eourt.

FRlDAY.—Prince Lowenstein and Cap-
tain Francis Seymour are expected to arrive this evening
at the Castle on a vi-it to the Queen.—The royal dinner
party tins evening at tne Castle will include the Duchess of
Kent, Prince Lowenstein, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Abercurn, the lads-in-waiting of the Duchess of Kent, Bo-
ronese de Speth,l.inly Mary Howard, Lord James Murray,
Captain Francis Seymour, and Dr. Meyer,

The l)uke of Cambridge on Thursday last again pre-
sided at the meeting of the house-committee of the German
Hospital, and afterwards was present at the distribution of
presents by some friends of the institution to the patients and
officials, when a German Christmas-tree was lighted up.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived at Wo-
burn Abbey, Bedfordshire, on a vi-it to the Duke and
Duchess of Bedford, yesterday, from his seat, Hickleton-
hall, Doncaster.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo-
nial-office, from the Governor-General of Canada, and also
from the Governors of the other North American provinces.

BANQUET AND PERYORYANCE AT WINDSOR
CAhTLR.—Her Majesty will give a grand banquet at the
castle this evening to a large and distinguished party. At
the conclusion of the banquet the tragedy of " Antigone,"
from the Greek of Sophocles, will be ',cad before her
Majesty and her royal and illustrious guests, by Mr. Bartley,
in the grand reception ro which has been arranged for
the occasion. An extensive semicircular gallery has been
erected at the south ecd of the apartment, with raised seats,
covered with crimson cloth, for the solo and chorus singers,
who have been engaged to give due effect to the vocal music.
In front of the gallery a stage has been erected for Mr.
Bartley, who has been honoured with the especial command
of her Majesty. The chorus will consist of between thirty
and forty singers from Exeter-hall. The whole of the music,
composed by Mendelasohn, will be performed by her
Majesty's private band, led by Mr. Anderson, assisted by
several members of the Philharmonic Society and the military
bands of the regiments in garrison at Windsor.

(From last night's Gazette.)
DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 30.—The Queen has given
orders for the appointment of General Sir C. Halkett, Knight
Commander of the Bath, to be an ordinary member of the
Military dirt:ion of the First Class or Knights Grand Cross
of the said order.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, Dac. 28.—The Queen has ap-
proved of Mr. T. M. Perim, as consul at Galway for the
United States of America.

WAR-OFFICE, Dtc. 30.
6th Drag.Gds.—Cor..l. Y. Math, to be lieut., by per., vice Bu-
chanan, who ret.; W. B. Phillimore, gait., to be Lor., by pur., Nice
7th Drag. Ode.—P. G. Smith, gait., to be Dor., by pur., vice Adams,

prom.
9th It. Drags.—roe. W. F. Richarols, to be lieut., by pur., vice
Kortright, who ret.; Cor. J. H. King, to be lieut., by par., vice Ro-
berts, whoret.
3rd F.—CiPt. E. Kingsley, from 11.-p. 58th F., to be apt., vice
hPKie, prom.; Lieut..l. W. ltichardson, to be cant., by purr, vice
whores; Em,. A. A. it.
to be
to
m., bcpulieur t by
via ter., vice
;eonl2th F.—Lieut. W. Longfield, to ha cap, by
pu;., vice Duff, who
vets. ; Em. T. Garner, to he lieut., by poi., rice Longlield ; B. 8.
Adams, gest, to be ens., by par., vice Garner.
jl6th F.—Ens. C. C. Grant, to be adj., vice Bennett, who resigne the
ad utaocy only.
2Gth F. —Lieut. R. T. Hearn, from 94th P., to be lieut., vice Blair,
who esciumas a.
35th F. -Brev.-Major J. H. 0. Moore, to be major, by per., rice
Decdes, who re•ts. • Lieu:. T. Tuelon, to be cart., by pur., rico Mcore ;
Ens. C. M. Layton, to be lieut., by pus., vice Teuton ; J. Harris,
gent., to be ens., by pus., vice Layton.
40th F.—Capt. 11. J. V. Kemble, from b..p. unatt., to be capt., rice
A. A. Nelson, who each. ; Limit. J. A. Macgowan, to be cap., by
puce, vise Kembte, who tat; Ens. T. Wilson, to lieut., by r,
vice sirs 14. Fowler, put., to been', by Ab
ner
purr,
r. vice
41st F.—Are-Surg. D. Stewart, front the st.r, to.tri assist-surg.,
vice Hart, deceased.
43rd F.—J. L. Johnstone, gent., to be asist-surg , vice Apr, app.
to the Staff.
48th F.—Brew.-Major H. Ward, to be major, by pr., vice Cole,
prom.; Capt W. T. Granville, from 35th 1.. to be cart. vice
who each.; Lieut R. Warburton, to be capt., by per., vice Ward;
Fag. 14. F. M. Herbert, to be heat., by par., rice Warburton ;R. M.
Hall, gent., to be ens., uv par., rice Herbert.
54th I.—Ens. P. W. Gillum, to be lieut., by par., vice Redmond,
who ret.; E. T. Milner, gent., to be ens., by par., vice Gillum.
35th F.—Capt. C. C. 1. Henry, from 48th F., to be card., vice Gran-
ville, who eve.
58th F.—Ens. L. J. Thompson, to be lieut., without pur., vice Sim-
mons, dee.; Gent-Cadet S. Haack from the RI. MIL Col., to be Eno,
vice Thompson.
68th I.—Brev.-Col. Sir R. Burdett, Bart., from h.p. Inst., to be
lieut-coL, rice Lord W. Paulet, who exc. ; Major R. W. Huey, to be
lieu;-col., by per., vice Sir It. Burdett, who ret.; Bres.-Major RL.
Phipps, to be maim, by pus., vice Huey; Lieut. H. 11. Greer, to be
apt., by pur., vice Phipps' Ens. P.S. Savage, to be heist, by par.,
vice Greer ;T.ll. L. 11. Phipps, gent., to be ens., by. pur., rice Savage.
7li'd F.—Ens. C. Manion, to he ut., by purr, Tree Ilall, who re-
tires; R. 31. Peed, gent., to or ens., by par., vice Harison.
79th P.—Face. W. C. Cuninghome, to tie lieut., by pur., vice H. A.
Murray, who retiree; A. Hill, gent., Lobe ens., by pur., vice Caning-
name.
92nd F.—lleut G. Warrender, to be capt, by our., vice Stewart,
who retires Ens. J. Cunningham, to be Ly par., vice Wm.
render ;0. H. Kenny gent., to be ens., by put., Cunningham.
94th F.—Lieut. D. it. Blair, from 26th F., lieut., vice Hearn,
who yul=acs.
96th F.—Lieut. G. F. C. Bray, from G6th F., to lieut., Tin Bar-
day, promoted.
Ist West India gLieut. C. W. Grange, to ba coot, by par.,
vice Dickron, who et; ns. 11. R. Searle, to be lieut. vice Grange.
Usarricurn.-31i4Gr H. Cole, from 48th F., to be lieut.-col, by
par. ; Brcv.-Major P. from 3rd F, to major, without par.
lioserrtz. STAl7.—Anti4.-'urn. It. Apr, from 43rd F., to be as-
aist-surg. to the forces, vier Stewart, app• to 4106
Insivrr.—Capt. E. Kinpley, of the led F., to be major in the army;
Major E. Kingsley, of the 3rd F., to be lieut-col. in the army.
Miaioniaorm—The commission of Lieut. W. G. Spider, of 53rd F.,
has been dated 14th Sept., 1547, instead of sth July, 1810. Lieu;-Col.
A. A. O'Reiltr has been allowed to retire Prom the army, by the sile
of an Unattached commisolen, be being about to settle at the Cape of
Good Hope.
ADMIRALTY, Dec.
Corps of Royal Marines.—SecoadLieut. C. J. Ellin, to be first limit.,
vise s. B. Elba, dec.; becand Lieut. W. 8. Dars to be Bret lieut.
ADMIRALTY, Doe. 27.
Corp of Royal Marines.—Col. Second-Com. J. M'Callurn, to be col.-
earn., Mercer, dee. ; Lieut. Col. W. Powell, to be ea-second
Pm., rice M'Callum, prom.: Brev.-Major G. B. Bury, to be lieut.-
cot, mce Powell, prom. ; Mrs* Lieut and Adj. Travers, to be
cup, vice Bury, prom. ; Second Lieut. E. C. Doeiville, to be Brat
lieut., Viet Travers, prom.

ADMIRALTY, Dec. 17.
The following womodom have this day taken place, consequent
upo• the death of Adm. Sir G. Parker, Y.C.B. :—Adis. of the Whitt
lien. air J. Talbot, 0.C.8., to be adm. of the red ; Adtn. of the Bthe
Sir W. H. Gage, 0.C.H., to be adra. of the white; Vice-Adm. of the
Red G. Parker, to be adm. of the blue ; View Adm. of the White Sir
T. Brine, 0.C.11.0., to be via-nth. of the red; Vioc-Adm. of the
Blue 8.. ft Pitied, to be vice-Wm. of the white; Rear-Adm. of the
Red FL Gordan, to be viee-adm. of the blue; Rear. Adm. of the White
C. P. B. Bateman, to be rear.adm. of the red Rftr•Adm. of the /Slue
Sir T. Umber, C. 8., K Cll., to be rcaeridaL of the white; Capt. Y.
I U. Dixon, to be rev-dm. of the bloc.

NEW LINE OF FARRINGDON-STREET.---At a meet-
ing of the Clerkenwell Improvement Committee, a deputa-
tion was appointed to watt upon the City Improvement
Committee, to express their sense of the injustice of the great
delay which had taken place in the continuation of the line
of Farringdon.street, and the ruinous and injurious conse-
quences which had resulted to traffic and private property.
The deputation accordingly waited on the City committee,
who expressed their deep sympathy aWI those whose pro-
perty along the new line had been taken without remunera-
tion, and they strongly recommend them to make their cases
known by public meetings and all other means; also, to pe-
tition parliament and the Commissioners of Woods and
Forests, caLing their attention to the effect this delay must
I have upon the sanitary condition of that district, for owing
to inability of forming any sewers pending these proceedings,
and tee accumulation of lilts, both animal and vegetable,
along the new line, typhus and other incidental diseases
spring up among the inhabitants living close along the new
hue. The deputation and City committee then visited the
neighbourhood, and witnessed scenes of such horrible filth,
as fully convinced them, not only of the danger in the actual
locality, but also far around it.
GREAT TELEGRAPHIC FEAT.—We have before us
two Cincinnati paper., received yesterday by mail, viz. the
Gazette and the Atlas, both printed on Thursday morning,
9th iust., and both containing the President's Message in
full. The readers of those papers were therefore placed in
possession of the document just 42 hours after it was read in
Congveas. The massage comprises about eighteen thousand
words, sad according to a statement in the Cincinnati
tocizelfe, was telegraphed through the enterprise of the Cin-
cinnati and Louisville press. The time occupied by the
operators on the wires in transmitting the whole document
from Philadelphia to Cincinnati was sixteen hours, including
one hour and a half lost by the current of electricity having
been led trout the main wire to the earth at one of the inter-
mediate offices. Owing to the dampness of the atmosphere,
and this alone, the entire message could not be transmitted
all the way from Philadelphia. The aid of Pittsburgh office
was therefore called in. Had the night been clearer
and the atmosphere dry, the complete document could have
been successfully transmitted, not only to Cincinnati, but
even to %%accent, in Indiana—a distance of about 900 miles
from Philadelphia. 'fee brat words of the Message wen, re-
ceived at the Cincinnati Telegraph °Him, at eight o'clock
on Tuesday night—the conclusion and signature of the Pre.
sident on Wednesday at 12 o'clock at none.