The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-24 00:00:00

Vbe eourt.

REMOVAL OF THE COURT TO WINDsot
The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Palace
Wales, Prince Allred, the Primes the p,_
ArAe, the Priaeces Ra leas. and the pile", /00.:7111
Osborne at men mutates before 10 cm. on Bawd; flit
Windsor Castle. _

WINDSOR, fistxtabsr, Dec.
Hie Majesty and his Roy al Highner4 theP.itee
with the royal family, and attended by the Mervic,,,,_
of Douro, the Hon. Him Lennox, Lord A. Pert
Hounds, sad General Bowles, strived at Witedwe c•-•
Si. Osborne at 26 minutes past 1 o'clock. Ink
The royal party travelled by a special train oa the gay
western MiXlws_y to Basingstoke, and from theists by as
Great Women Railway to Windsor. A guard of beam
the Grenadier Guards received the royal way gi the 41
way terminus at Windsor. The guard was so
mauselea 4
Lient.-Colonel Hamilton.
Her Serene Highness the Dulness of San Weimar,
their Serene Htgbnessee the Princeeses Anne mts
Baxe Weimar, and their 8 ens Highnesses the
Edward end Prince Gustavus of Saxe Weintar.,serivedii
Castle this day on a visit to the Queen and Noce.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent Nees
Royal Party at dinn. r tbie evening.
SUNDAY, Dec. 23.—The Queen and P. ince Albin whet
this morning in the Slopes and Winds it Park.
The Royal Family took walking 'senile.
The Queen and Prince Albert with her Royal Zonis
the Princess Royal, her Serene Highness the Duchess ors,.
Weimar, their Serene Highnesses the Princesses /tans tbi
Amalie of Saxe Weimar, and Prince Edward find pre,
Gustav of Saxe Weimar, the Ladies and Gentlemts of tie
Court and the Domestic Househdd attended Dmine 8,„6,
in the Private Chapel this morning. The Hon. sad
G. Wellesley cfficiated.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left
Cluenee-house, St. JUDOS* at hill past 10 o'clad
Saturday morning for Frogmore-house,
Their Serene Highneeste the Dwzheto of so,
Weimar, the Prineemes Anne and Amelia of Ss:ewes.,
and the Princes Edward and Gustavus or S.xe %Cu;
left Marlborough-house on Sater,lay afternoon for %gig,
Costly. . _

The Earl and Countess Grey left town on Sittua,
for 'Latchford, Surrey, on a visit to the Earl of Elam,
Despatches for the Governor of the Mauritius wen
sent cif on Saturday everdog from the C losielothee.

ROYAL CHARITIEB.—Her Majesty's royal duet*
to above 700 aged and 'slim poor, will be distributed sei,
day at the Almonry, Whitehall, by the Lord ILO AL an
(the Bishop of Osford), the Sub elm wee and the Y
etay
of the Almonry. Each indigent penes will receive k.
Royal Oats-alma will be et the same time awarded to sloon
150 poor persons, many of whom are blind, and coffer lade
bodily affliction. The annual distribution of the Queee,,Al
1 his Royal Highness Prince Albert's I ounties to the sett
poor and needy families of the royal borough of Wick%
will taue place, at the It syal Mew., on blonds,. Etat (Set
Year's eve.) Blankets, as well u a bountiful supply of et.
cellent provisions and coals, will be given away to a lure
number of the poor resid.nt in that locality.
Tits ROYAL CONTRIBUTION TO Ma. SIDKEI
HERIMMT'II EMIGRATION FUND.—Her Majesty the Quer
and his Rout Highness the Prince Albert have beet
cloudy pleased to emtributa a donation of 5.101, to the feed
for the ;Promotion of Female Emigration. In fortvwhee
this contribution, her Majesty was we naderstatd. Slew
to express her approval of Mr. Sidney Heel:hes " racial
measure for the assistance of the w.eking risme
MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—We believe we sty
with some confidence announce that ornament will act
for the despatch of business on Thutsday, the 75Aal
January. It is not yet known whether the seen., lel
be opened by her Majesty or by royal COMllil4loll.—Weekly
Chronicle, .

LORD DENMAN'S RE°IGNATION of the Chiefiestitte
ship of the Queen's Bench, tendered some days eke, ism
sequence of continued IL health, to the Premi-r, hes bsmn
luctantly accepted by the Cabinet, and Lord Cupbl,
Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lancaster, hss wed*
the important appointment. The noble and lurked lad
will, it is understood, take hie seat on the first day of eta
MU. No arrangi went has yet been come to with felted a
the vacancy in the Cabinet created by Lord Campbell's pee
motion, but rumour attributes to ministers an iaten•im d
reummending to the Royal 8 svereien that the Basked
the Mint (the Right Hon. Richard Lahr Shell) than is
called to het Majest) 'a councils.—Weekly Chronick.
THE GOVERNMENT AND CHRISTMAS GRATUMIL—
Tbe Lords of the Treasury, as will be perceived how th
subjoined circular, have determined to abolish all grattai*
generally termed " Corium's boxes," after the plum far,
es the sum annually given by the different pubic cite
Arms in the gross a very large amount. The iolloviss is
cular hu been delivered at the several public ilk.. sad
commissioner' Audit Office, Somerset HOWN,Doe.,IB6
—Sir,—A pr sctiee has hitherto prevailed of chargiod is ewe
of the public accounts at Christinas, to postmen sad oic
parties, and the attention of the Lords Commissioners of He
Majesty's Treasury having been called thereto, they het
been pleased to direct that the Commissioners for &Lau
the Public Accounts should make known to those pal=
accountants in whose accounts such charges have Whims
appeared, that no allowances of this description Ire a a
paid by them on behalf of the public after the whaled
the present year, and that notice should be accordiaglynter
to the persons who have been in the habit of rectivissak.
I am therefore directed to communicate to you this dux
of their lordships for your future guidance.—l se, sa,
Wu. BROMLEY, Secretory."

TILE LATE MAJOR GENERAL TONSON,
Wednesday this distinguished general officer died,teed
He entered the army as an ensign in the year 1791, rt.
needed to the West Indies, served at the capture of Mud.
pique in 1794, and in the following year was wonodni, ui
token prisoner at St. Vincent's. Is 1798 Captain loom
served in the Irish rebellion, and in 1799 proceeded 0
Hollend ; in 1809 he served at Walcheren; is RI
served in the Peninsular war, and was engaged in Mimi
of the Nice, as a captain in the 84th Foot. For hinnies
on this last occasion he revered the brevet rank or a linto
nant•malonol, and subsequently the gold medal. In 1831 M
was nominated a Compasion of the Beth; in 1841 he beam
a majer-gentral, and in 1845 was placed on the hetet wen:
officers receiving the reward for distinguished WOWS&