The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-04 00:00:00

THE COURT.

Lord John Russell had an audience of the Queen on
Saturday at Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert,
neeempanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales,
' Prince Alfred, and the Princess Alice, honoured the Royal
Botanic Gardens, in the Regent's Park, with a visit on
Saturday morning. The Equerries i n waiting, Lieut.-Col.
the Hon C. B. Phipps and Col. Bouverie, attended the
Queen and the Prince.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Lord
George Lennox, Lieut.-Col. the Hon C. B. Phipp., and Col.
Wylde, went to the Licensed Victuallan' Asylum, in the Old
Kent-read, on Saturday afternoon, to lay the first stone of
the additional habitations.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the Royal Italian
Opera Ilona* with their presence on Saturday evening. The
royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Canning, Hon. Miss
Cavendish, lion. Miss Kerr, the Earl of Listowel, Lieut.-
Col. the Hon. C. B Phipps, and Cul. Bouverie.
The Royal children took their usual exercise yesterday.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and Gentle-
men of the Court, and the domestic household, attended
Divine Service yesterday morning in the private chapel In
Buckingham Pekes. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Court*.
nay officiated.
Messrs. Hunt and Roskell had the honour of submitting
to the inspection of her Majesty and his Royal Higbee,'
Prince Albert on Saturday the Royal Hunt Cup for the
Ascot races; the Los Remembrance Cup, executed for his
Mai, sty the King of the Netherlands; and also a portion of
' the presentation service of plate for Major-General Sir John
Littler.

A Cabinet Council WVA held on Saturday at the
Foreign-office It was attended by Lord John Rumell, the
Marquis of Lanadowne the Earl of Minto, Sir Heorge Grey,
Viscount Palmerston, Earl Choy. the Chancellor of tie Ex-
chequer, Sir Francis Baring, Sir John noble:inn, Lotd
Campbell, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, and the Marquis
of Clanricaida. The Council set one hour sad a half.

Tai WINDSOR STATE APARTMENTS. -- Lord
Chamberiaie's Ctfllee, June 2, 1849.—Notice is hereby Oren,
that the state apartments in Windsor Castle will be closed
on Monday next, the 4th instant, and will continue closed
until after Monday, the 11th instant.
STATE BALL—The Queen will have a grand full
dress ball on the 13:h inst.. at Suckioshisns Palace. The
cards of invitation were issued from the Lord Chamberlain's
*Mee on Saturday last.

LORD Gouon.—ln reward of the recent crowning
victory of Goojerat, Lord Gough will receive a step in the
, be immediately created a Viscount of the
tentegileKingdom, in addition to the honours and rewards so
worthily bestowed upon him by the Queen and parliament
for his former distinguished services and euocesses.-08-
server.
DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT.—Stephen Henry Buli-
mia, Bag., now Secretary of Legation at Munich, is ap•
pointed Consul-General and Chargé d'Affaires in Chili, in
the room of Lieutenant-Colonel Walpole, retired. Mr.
Sonar, now paid attaché at Dresden, will succeed Mr. Bull-
van as Secretary of Legation at Munich.
TUE Fox CLUB.—The members of this political
club dined together on Saturday, at Brookes's, St. James's-
street. It was the last meeting this season. The members
resent were the Earl of Reiland, the Earl Fitssrdinge, the
Earl of Scarborough, the Berl of Strafford,Visommt Enfield,
Lord Surlily, Lord De Manley, Lord Cremorne, Lotd
Camoys, lion. IL Lloyd Matra, Hon. H. Tracy, Hon. Col.
Geo. Koppel, the Right lion. Sir Haber Malt, Mr. Gibson
Craig, Mr. Lupton, Mr. A. Stephenson, wad Mr. Seaford.
DEATH or ORNEIAL THOS. R. CHARIZTOIL—WO
have te record the demise of this venerable sad gallant offi-
eer, formerly of the Royal Artillery, who expired at his reel-
dense at Bath, on Soturday, in the 94th yem of his age.
The gallant decision was one of the oldest officers in the
army, having entered the service as far back as June, 1772,
and far the Scat forty years of his military career saw mach
active envies. He was appointed Lieut July 7,1779 ; Captain,
Dec. 1, 1782; Major, March 1, 1794; Lieut.-Col., Jan. 1,
1790; Colonel, June 1801; Major-General, June 4, 1811 ;
I Lieut.-General, Anger 12, 1819 ; end General, Jan. 10,
to 1687.