The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-16 00:00:00

THE COURT.

Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand
Duke and Grind Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz visited
the Q seen end Prince Alber . yesterday, at Bucking:em
Felice. and parto.k of lunclocun with her M of, cy as, his
Royal Highness.
His Rope Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday
afternoon at a meeting of the Commission f promoting and
encouraging the Fine Ave. in the rebudding tile Palace o
Westminster. His Royal Highness arrived at the Palace
about three o'c'eck, attended by Colonel B neverie. Tne
commissioners present were, the Marquis cf Lansdowne, the
Flsrl of Carlisle, the Burl of Aberdeen, Viszonnt Canning,
Lord Lyndhurst, Lord C.ollonsoc, Lord Mahon, the Right
Hon Sir James Graham, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, and Mr.
H alas. The seercuiry, Mr. E estlake, was in attendance.
Tne meotiag broke on soon after five o'clock.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the performance
of the 0 roan O,i,ra with their presence yesterday evening.
The royal suite consisted of the Countess of Desert, Hon.
Lucy Kerri Lord Cemoya, Lieut.-Col. the Hon. C. B.
Phipps, and C -1. Bouverie.
M ss. Gamey and Foster, u a depneation from the
Sacieey of Friends, waited upon Priest Albert at Bucking-
him Palace on Thursday, with a petition to the Queen, to
be presented by his Royal Highness to her Majesty, praying
fee the suppression of the slave trade.
I The Lieutenant of Her 31 jesty's Honourable Corps of
Gentlemen-se-Arms (Sr Matthew Wyatt) had the honour
• of beioz, invited to the Queen's State Bill on Wednesday
csnine at Buckingham Palace.
Her Royal Highness the duchess of Kent, attend el by
Lady Assists Bruce, went yesterday morning to Frcgmore-
honse. Her Royal Highness returned to Clarence-house,
I St. Jesse's, in the afternoon.
Tonic R opal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and
' the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Sun:lea
Selo/a her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent oa Thum-
; day at Clarence-house, St. James's.

The PRINCE DE JOINVILLE, accompanied by the
since:• nni ruite, arrived at Rotterdam on Sunday by the
thnerd Stevu Navization Company's mil a' am-ship
Ocean, from Lendln, and have proceeded to EMI, OD a visit to
the Dachas of Odes=

(From last nicita's Gazette.)
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 11.-I'be Qaeen has been
graciously plea:nit) appoint Joho Patrick Carruthers, Esq.,
now British Vice-Consul, to be her Majesty's Consul at
T.lrtiTOg also, to appo nt John Rebut Carus, E:q., to be
het htsjcsty's Consul at Cqlowne,

BLOCKADE OP ANCONA.—A notification appears
in last night's Gantlet* the I ffect that Viscount Palmerston
his rec lye,' a despatch, dated the Bth of the month of June
nstant, inclosing a communication from the Austrian
government notifying the blocitade of the port of Ancona
by the naval taws of the Emperor of Austria. The fol.
lowieg is a translari .n of the notification TOG, iced from the
Austrian Government :—" Vienna, June 7,1849. The under-
signed, presid .rat et the council, iftc., has the honour to intorm
lir. M &genie, sit. that the port of Anconahas been p'aced un-
der effective b'fsekstle by the vessels of wir of his Imperial
and R •psi Ap •stolic Majesty, and that, considering the hee-
-1 dle operations directed against that town from the land, this
►lockade must be looked upon as a regular siege. As this
bleckad• has only for its object to contribute towards the
re-establishment of the legitimate authority within the Ur-
titories of the church, it follows that it will be raised as soon
as that object shall have been attained. In requesting Mr.

Mage• i. to have the goodoeu to bring this measure to the
knowledge of hie government, the undersigned avails him-
self of the opportunity of renewing to him the assurance of
his dist,ngutaked eor.sideration.—(Signed) F. SCILWAILZ-
NNIIeao.'

FINANCIAL AND
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.