The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-12 00:00:00

Zbe Court.

WINDSOR, Tr esn.tx, Ern. It.
The Queen held a Court and Privy Council at half
past two o'clock at the Castle.
The Privy Council was attended by his Itojal Tlifshneks
Prince Albert, the Marquis of La 116110% ay (Lard President),
the Earl of Miuto (Lord Privy Seal), Lord J. Russell (First
Lord of the Treasury), Sir Deorge Un•y (Secretary of State
fur the Boma Department), Viscount Palmerston (Secre-
tary of State fur For•iltu Affairs), the Earl of Curlislo
(Chancellor of the Duchy oi Lancaster), the Marquis of
Chutricarde (Postmaster General), the Marquis of I Vest-
minster (Lord Steward), the Marquis of Breadalbune (Lord
Chamberlain), the Duke of Norfolk (Master of the Done),
and the Marquis of Abel-cum (Groom of the Stole to the
Prince).
At the Council her Majesty pricked the li4 of Sheriffslor
the ditferent counties of England and Wales fur the prcscut
year.
ller Majesty having been pleased to appoint Sir R. Wil-
liams Bulkeley to be lonldieutenant of the county of Car-
uarvon, the oaths annulated to be taken thereupon were
administered to the Imo. baronet.

The lion. William Llothurst WWI the clerk of the council
in nailing. _ . .

The Duke of Nevresuitte had an audience of the Queen,
and delivered to lice UM...sty the Insignia of the moot noble
Order of the Clatter worn by his Lather, the late Duke of
Newcastle.

The Marquis of L.n.downe (Lord Pwsident) had an au-
dienceyf the queen, .

Lord Locat, Lord Dormer, and Lord Van: of narrows
den, had an audience of her Majesty.
Lord John ltu,sell had an audience of the Queen.
Iler Majesty was attsmdml by Lord Dulterin, lord in
Waiting, and Lieut.-Colonel the lion. 14. Boyle, Groom in
Waiting.
A drjrurk, was served in the Castle to the ministers and
ofSeces of state present at the court, :old also to the pro-
testant dissenting ministers of the three denoniinations.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, the Luke of Newcastle, Lord
John Russell, the Earl of Carlisle, the Marquis of Clan-
ricarde, the Marquis of Westminster, the Earl of !Mobs,
Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, and the lino. W.
Bathurst, travelled from town to attend the council by a
special train on the Great tVestern Railway, arritiug at tho
Castle at eight minutes past 2 o'clock.
The ministers took their departure from the Castle at
five minutes before 4 o'clock, and returned to London by a
special train on the Gnot Western Railway.
'the royal diumr party this evening included the Duchess
of )(tilt, liarotte,s de Speth, the Mantuis and Man:Worley.
of Breudalbanc, mud the Marquis and Marchisnoos of Aber-
corn.

The School of Design had a ineetinpr yesterday, at tho
Board of "trade.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-offieo
from the Governor of Gambia.

(From last night's Gazelle.)
NOTIFICATION.—FuItEIGN-OFFICE, FMB. 11.—It Lt
hereby notified that Viscount Palmerton, her Majesty's
principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has received
from Sir Stratford Canning, her Mujii,ty's Ambassador at
Constantinople, a despatch, enclosing un official notification
from the Ottoman Minister for Foreign Affiiirs, dated the
18th of January lust, of the blockade of all the ports and
coasts of Samos by the naval forces of his Imperial Majesty
the Sultan. Such blockade to commences• twenty days after
the said 18th of January.
BUCKINGHAM-PALACE, FEB. 3.—The Queen was
this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon
James Meek, Esq., late Comptroller of the Victualling and
'f ran gport Services in the Admiralty.
CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. IL—Member returned to
serve in this present Parliament for the borough of New
Windsor: The Right lion. John Hatchet', of Merrion-
square, in the city of Dublin, Attorney-biencrid for Ireland.

ADMISSION TO VIEW TIIE HOUSE OF LORDS.—
During the sittings of parliament the public will he admitted
to view the House of Lord* every Saturday, betwen 10 and
4 o'clock, by tickets, to be obtained gratis at the Loa
Chamberlain's office, Abingdon-street (which opens this
day), on any Wednesday between 11 and 4 o'clock.
GREAT ERIIIIIITION.—The season tickets are
arc stated to be in course of preparation, and, as soon as
they can be prepared, the Executive Committee will give
notice where they can be obtained.
Tint PAPAL AGGRESSION.—Yesterday her Ma.
jolty received at Windsor-Cantle a deputation from the
three denominations of dissenting ministers residing in and
about the cities of London and Westminster, when they pre-
sented an address expressive of their conviction that we are
indebted, under God, for our national prosperity and great-
ness, and especially for our civil and religious liberty, to those
principles of the protestant reformation which placed the
House of Brunswick on the throne. The address expressed
the deep regret with which they viewed the recent Ltomish
wen-neon, and the causes which have conduced telt, among
which they. specified the legislative pittronage of popery
and the anti-protestant teachings and practices in the esta-
blished church. They stated their claim for the rights of
conscience for themselves and for all classes of her Majesty's
subjects. They did not consider that these rights would be
impaired by her Majesty's disallowance of territorial titles
and jurisdiction conferred by the Pope. To this address her
Majesty returned the following reply:—" I receive with
much satisfaction your renewed assurances of loyalty and
attachment to my person and government. I fully.appre-
ciate the importance of a Arm adherence to the principles of
the protestant reformation, and you may rely on my earnest
desire, in asserting the just prerogatives of my crown and
the constitutional rights of my people, to maintain unim-
paired the blessings of civil and religious liberty which are
so justly dear to this country."—The deputation was
composed of the following : The Reverend Dr. Steane,
the Reverend R. Littler, the Reverend Edward
Manncring, the Rev. James J. Freeman, Rev. William
Griner, Rev. George W. Fiabbourno, Rev. Josiah Viney,
the Rev. William Brock, Rev. J. C. Gallaway, A.M., Rev.
William Alexander Blake, Rev. Clement Dukes, A.M.
(Dalston), Rev. Joseph Rothery, Rev. Robert Itedpath,
A.M., Rev. S. B. Borgne, the Rev. John Stoughton, Rev.
John Iloppus, LL.D, Rev. George Smith, and the Rev.
Israel May Soule.
MONUMENT TO SDI ROBERT PEEL—The BUM of
2,7001. boa been subscribed in Rory for the erection of an
architectural design in memory of the late Sir Robert Peel.
The committee having invited the competition of the most
distinguished sculptors of the day, the result has been the
transmission to them of about tufty models from various
artists. These productions are arranged for exhibition in
the new town ball, and attract a good deal of attention.
WHAT IS THE WINDOW DUTY ?—Why, tbs
duty of government to take it off—Pwwia