The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-02 00:00:00

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WINDSOR, FRIDAY. DISTRIBUTION OF TEIV,
QUEEN'S New-TP.AIOI °tem.—Early this morning her
Majesty and l'rince Albert,accumpanied by the Royal Family,
walked from the Castle to the new Riding.achool in the
Home-park, for the purpose of witnessing the interesting
ceremony of the preneatition of the royal bounty to up-
wards of 700 of the polr of Windsor and Clewer. The Duke
of Cambridge, accompanied by Prince George, promenaded
fur some time in the large area of the Riding school, anal
appeared to take great interest in the piles of beef and
mountains of plum-pudding which were displaced upon
long tables, flanked by hundreds of quarters' loaves, in the
centre of the building. The blanket., flanntl, and red
cloaks, were ranged upon tables al .ng the north and south
sides of the Riding-school. Nearly five hundred
were each supplied with meat, bread, and plum-pudding,
and one hundred-weight of coals ; the article of fuel having
been obtained by them by means of tickets issued on the
preci fling day. One hundred and forty pain of blanket/
were -also given away, besides a liberal quantity of warm
' winter cloaks and flannel. Several sacks of potatoes were
likewise included in the royal gifts to the poor. The issuing
of tickets for ale upon this occasion, as upon the last, was
dispensed with ; it having been considered politic by her
Majesty's domestic chaplain, and the Rev. Mr. Gould, that
ale should not again be given away to the objects of the
Queen's bounty. At the conclusion of the presentation alter
Majesty's new year's gifts in the New Riding School, at the
Royal Mews, the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
and a party of upwards of twenty, proceeded across the Home-
park to Frogmore, and paid a visit to her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent. The Prince Consort and the gentlemen
of the royal household amused themselves for an hour and a
half at the Scotch game of curling, upon the like, the ice
being in a moat excellent state for the enjoyment of the sport.
The royal party afterwards retired to the mansion, and par-
took of refreshment with the Duchess of Kent, anal returned
to the Castle at two o'clock.
The Queen had a dinner party at the Castle. The
company included H.R H. the Duchess of Kent. their
the Duke• and Duchess of Cambridge, their R.H. Prince
George and the Princess Mary, H.S.H. Prince Frederic of
Hesse, the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady C. L. Gower,
the lady in waiting of the Duchess of Kent, the lady in
waiting of the Duchess et Cambridge, the Baroness de Spells,
the Earl and Countess of Lincoln; the Dowager Lady
Lyttelton, Lieut.-Col. the lion. C. B. Phipps, Capt. F.
Seymour, and Baron Knew beck. The band of the Scots
Fusilier Guards attended during dinner. Her Majesty had
an evening party. The following had the honour of receiv-
ing invitations : the Viscountess Forbes and Mr. Vaughan,
Lady Waterpark, Lord J. Murray, Gen. and Lady Isabella
Wemylis, Col. and Lady Emily Seymour, lion. Mr. and Mrs.
H. Ashley, Mr. G. E. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, the Dean
of Windsor and Lady Charlotte N. Grenville, the two Misses
Neville, Mr. and Lady Georgina Fullerton, Sr G. and
Lady Couper, Mies Couper, Hon. Miss Lytteltnn,
Miss Pole Carew, Mr. and Mrs. Harcourt (of St.
Leonard's), Mr. R. Neville, M.P., Rev Dr. Haw-
trey, Provost of Eton, end Mrs. Hodgson, Mr. Glover,
the commanding officer of the Ist Life Guards, and the com-
manding officer of the Sco's Fusilier Guards. Her Majesty
and 11.R.11. the Prince Consort and their illustrious guests
were on this the first evening of the new year, entertained
with Racine's tragedy of " Athalie," which was recited by
Mons. Browne Mendelssohn's music in the tragedy was
performed by her Majesty's band, aided by a chorus selected
from the Opera, Exeter-hall, and the ancient concert per-
formers. Three ladies, the Misses Kirkham, Morgan, and
Duval, sung the solo portions of this very beautiful music.

Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial-office for the Governors of the West India
colonies

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Lord and Lady Alan Churchill have arrived at
Finance's Hotel, Belgrave-street, from Yorkshire.
The Conde de Niontemolin and suite visited Pen-
tonville prison, yesterday, conducted by Mr. Sheriff Ken-
nard, and by the governor, Mr. Hooking, and the chaplain.
The Conde paid minute attention to the peculiar rules and
discipline of the prison.
DPATII OP THE RIGHT HON. LORD ROLLO.—
This event took place at his lordship's residency, in Edin-
burgh, on Thursday week. The proximate cause of his disolu-
lion was a suffusion of water in the chest, His lordship was
in his 73rd year. He is succeeded in his title and estates by
his eldest son, William, Master of Rollo. The deceased lord
was one of the sixtcyn represencative peers of Soet'and in
parliament, having been elected on the demise of the late
Lord Gray. His lordship was chiefly distinguished fur the
quiet virtues of a country gentleman and worthy landlord,
end has gone down to the grave much beloved and respected
by. those on his estates in Stratheiro, and those in their
neighbourhood.
DEATH OP SIR F. L. WOOD, BART.—This baronet
died at Hickleton-boll, near Doncaster, on Thursday
last. He was in the 76th year of his age. The
deceased was the second baronet, and son of Captain
Charles Wood, of Bowling-hall, by the daughter and
co-heir of Thomas Laces Barker, of Otley, in York-
shire. He was born in the year 1771, and in 1793 married
the daughter and co-heir of Samuel Buck, Esq., of New
Orange, by whom he has two children living—the Right
Hon. Charles Wood. M.P., Chancellor of the Exchequer,
and Mrs. John Walbanke Childers, of Cantley Hall, near
Doncaster. Sir Francis Lindley Wcod was deli -ty-lientenant
of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
(Prom last night's Gaulle.)
WINDSOR CASTLE, JAN. I.—The Queen has ap-
pointed G. E. Anson, Esq., to be the Keeper other Majesty's
Privy Purse. In the room of Major-Gen. Sir H. Wheatley.
H.R.H. Prince Albert has appointed Lieut -Col. the Hon.
C. B. Phipps to be Private Secretary to H.R.H., in the room
of G. E. Anson, Esq.
ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JAN. I.—The Queen has
appointed Col. the Hon. Sir E. Cost, K.C.H., to be her
Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies, in the room of Sir R.
Chester, Knt. and Lieut.-Col. W. H. Cornwall to be her
Majesty's Assistant Master of the Ceremonies, in the room of
Col. the Hon. Sir E. Cult. K.C.H : also, the Hon. S. Lyt-
telton to be her Majesty's Marshal of the Ceremonies, in the
room of Lieut.-Col. W. H. Cornwall. . .

THE AILBA FAMILY.—The Queen taking into con-
sideration that, upon the decease of Archibald, late Marquis
of Ailsa (which happened on the Bth of September last), the
title and d:gnity of Marquis of Alba devolved upon his
grandson and heir, Archibald, now Marquis of Ails*, as
eldest son and heir of Archibald Kennedy, 'Esq., commonly
called Earl of Cassini.. and that, according to the ordinary
rules of honour, the brothers end sister of the said Archi-
bald cannot enjoy that place and precedence which would
bare been due to them in case their late father bad survived
kis father the late Marquis of Ail/a, and had thereby sue-
weded to the title and dignity of Marquis of Ailm, her Ma-
Kjesty has been pleased to ordain and declare, time David
Kennedy, Esq., Gilbert Kennedy, Esq., William Kennedy,
Est; , Fergus Kennedy, Esq., Nigel Kennedy, Eaq , and
' Dame Hannah-Eleanor, wife of Sir John Andrew Cathcart,
of Carleton, in the shire of Ayr, Bart., the younger sons and
daughter of the said Archiheld Kennedy, shall henceforth
enjoy the same tides, place, pre-eminence, and precedence,
as if their said late father had survived his father, Archi-
bald, late Marquis of Alia, and had thereby succeeded to the
said title and dignity of Marquis of Ada&