The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-21 00:00:00

the Court.

The Quern, attended by the Hon. Miss Dawson,
Maid of Honour, and Col. the Hon. Charles Grey, Equerry
in Waiting, visited the Queen Dowager yesterday morning
at Marlborough hour.
Prince Albert presided yesterday morning at the
c mien for the management of the Duchy of Cornwall, at
the Duchy-office, Somerot-house. His Royal Highness
wu attended by Mr. G. B. Anson and Col. Bouverie.
The Queen of the Belgians arrived at Buckingham-
'Daises yesterday afternoon, on a visit to the Queen, Her
Majesty was attended by the Countess de light, Lady in
Waiting, and Major Ile Moerkerke.
The Royal dinner party yesterday at Buckingham-
palace included her Mateisty the Queen of the Belgians, his
Euellency M. Van de Weyer, the Countess de Hutt, the
Marquis of Abercorn, and Major de Moerkerke.

Mr. Hodges, M.P., had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official resi-
dence in Downing. street. Mr. Hutt had also an interview
jest rday with the right hon. baronet.
A deputation, including Mr. Hamilton, M.P., Mr.
Bellow, and Mr. Wilson, bad an interview with Lord J.
Rumen yesterday, at his official residence in Downiog.strcet.
Despatches were reef iv( d yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Gavernon of Van Diemen's Land, New South
Wales, and Gibraltar.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday. The lords present were the Chancellor of the
Duchy of Lancaster, Lord Brougham, the Bishop of London,
sod the Judge of the Admiralty Court. Lord Brougham
gave judgment on the appeal " Craig y. Formal," from the
Court of Arches, reverang the judgment of the court below.

THE PRESENT KING OP HOLLAND only left town
on Friday, to visit the Duke end Duchess of Cleveland, at
Baby Castle. His liajelty arrived at Fenton's Hotel on
Monday evening, and left London for the Hague yesterday.

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THE DUKE OP CAMBRIDGE is suffering from a very
revere attack of gout at his residues at Kew.
COUNT KIELMANSEGGL—The Hanoverian minis-
ter is now gradually recovering from a severe and dangerous
illne s, which at one period occasioned much alum. The
brother of the noble count has arrived from Germany, and
is staying with bis excellency at the legation.
DEATH OF TIIE DOWAGER QUEEN OF SARDINIA.—
The ex-royal family of France, resident at Claremont, have
just revived intelligence from Italy of the death of the
Dowager Queen of Sardinia, only surviving sister of the
amiable and pious consort of Louis .Philippe. The deceased
Queen enpired on the 11th inst., at Savona. Her late
Majesty Maria Christina, was daughter of Ferdinand IV.,
King or the Two Sicilha and married Chtrles Felix, late
King of Sardinia, the 7th of April, 1807, but did not have
any tautly by that monarch, who died in 1831. Her Majesty
bad completed her 70th year.

(From last night's Gazette.)
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, MARCH 20.—CoURT
Mounuirre.—Orders for the court's going into mourniog,
on Thursday next, the 22nd inst., for his late Majesty the
King of the Netherlands; viz : the ladies to wear black
silk, fringed or plain linen, white gloves, neckla-es and ear-
rings, black or white 'hoe., fans and tippets. The gentle-
men to wear black, full trimmed, fringed or plain linen,
black swords and buckles. The court to change the
mourning, on Thursday. the sth of April next; viz.: the
ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured ribbons, fans
and tippets, or plain white, or white and gold, or white and
silver stuffs, with black ribbons. The gentlemen to wear
black coats, and black or plain white, or white and gold, or
white end silver stuff waistcoat., full trimmed, coloured
swords and buckles. And on Thursday the 12th of April
next, the court to go out of mourning.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 16. BRITISH MAR-
BILOXI; ABKOAD.—Then being reason to @oppose that in
, many cases of marriages heretofore solemnised in the chapels
or hone-s of British !ambassadors and ministers at foreign
courts, and in the chapel. of British factories abroad, the
'clergymen by whom such marriages:were solemnised have
retained in their custody the records of such marriages, in
consequence of there not having been at the time any fixed
office appointed in this country for registering the same ;
but arrangements for that purpose; having been made in the
year 1816, since which period such record. have been trans-
mitted, through the medium of her Majesty's principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to the registry office
of the Lord Bishop of London, in Doctors'-oonsmons: This
is to give notice to all such clergymen or their representatives,
sr others, who may be in possession of such records as afore-
mentioned, dated before the year 1816, that they are re-
quested to transmit such records to the Foreign-conies, in
order to their being deposited in the London Registry-
Woe.
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THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.—FOREIGN-OFFICE,
Maxon 19.—1 t is hereby notified that Visarnat Palmerston,
her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, hoc received from the Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty the copy of a letter, and its inclosures, addressed
M their lordships by Commodore Sir Charles Mother's,
K C. 8., commander-in•chist of her Majesty's forces on the
west *oast of Africa, announcing that war bad, in the month
of February last, been declared against the Chiefs of Gali-
na' ; and that he, the said commodore, bad established an
effective blockade of that coast between Solynna Point on
the south and Cease on the north.

ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA.-With reference to
the arrangements for daily reports of observations on
the set of the wind, and other atmospheric pheno-
mena, made simultaneously at a number of widely
separated stations, which we announced as in pro-
gress, in a leading article on Saturday last, we have
much pleasure in adding to the het of railway com-
panies, who have promptly and liberally promised
their co-operation, the Chester and Holyhead Rail-
way. We are informed by the secretary of this im-
portant line that, by instructions from the committee,
he is prepared to give the necessary orders for carry-
ing out our plan, and that he leaves the selection of
stations to the Astronomer Royal and ourselves.