The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-26 00:00:00

Zbt Court.

The Queen, accompanied by the Duchess of Saxe
Cobaurg, to.ile an airing yesterday. Madame la Barnnne
de Waugeuheim attended the Duchess of Saxe Cobourg.
Colonel Buckley, equerry in waiting, was in attendance on
horseback.
The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday,
and remained to luncheon.
The Duke of Saxe Cubourg, accompanied by Count
A. Mt twined', and attended by Colonel Setmour and Baron
Fritsch, left town yesiisday morning for Farnborough on a
hunting excursion. The illustrious party returned to Buck-
ingham Palace in the afternoon.
Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a
meeting of the commission for promoting and encouraging
the Fine Arts. His royal highness, attended by Colonel the
lion. C. B. Phipps, arrived at the New Palace at a quarter
before three o'clock. The commiwiontrs present were the
Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Canning, Lord Athburton, Lord
Colborne, the Eight lion. the Speaker, Viscount Murpeth,
Bir K. Peel, Sir J. Graham, Sir it H. Inglis, Mr. Hallam,
and Mr. Wyse. Mr. E istlake was in attendance. The com-
missioners sat two hours and a half.
Viscount Pa'merston had an audience of the Queen
yesterday, at Buckingham Pal

Negotiations have been for some time pending
between her Majesty and the Earl of Aberdeen for a lease of
Balmoral Castle, in the Aberdeenshire Highlands; and bay-
ing now been concluded, her Majesty has taken that Ir.au.
tilul and romantic place, together wish the right of sporting
over the circuinjacent property, for the unexpired term of
the lean held by the late Sir Robert Gordon under the Earl
of Fife, a ri peod of not less than twerty-eight years. The
furniture in the castle will also, it is understood, become her
Majesty's property. The Queen will thus have a permanent
residence in the Hiahlands of Scotland. Balmoral is about
5.5 miles from Aberdeen, where doobtless her Majesty and
suite will land to take possession .1 her new acquiaition.

(From last night's Gazette.)
WAR-OFFICE, Pei. 25.
tat Dralra—Brev.-Lieut. CoL K. s. Webb, from h..p. Amen.. to be
major, noe F. H. steph, la, who exch.; Brev..Mejor E. 'Antedate, to
be minor, by pur., vice Webb, who rem.: lieut. T. Thocowo, to be
capt, by par., vice Liulactate; Cor. J. 3. Henley, to be liens, by par.,
elm 'Moulton ; 0. Campbell, gent.. to be troy., by pur., vice Henley.
6th Drap.—Lletit W. Hod, to be cent, by per., vibe Carrot, who
rote.: Lieut. C. Bill, from the 15th Lt. Drage, to be taut, vice [bd.
13th U. Draga—Lieat. H. Keown to bee3l3%, by par., rice Perron,
who rete.; Coe. E. Colston to be lieut., by par., rice Komi; Om. H.
J. Wade, to be lieut., by pur., vice Bill, eint m oth Dregs. t J. IL
Vivian, gent., to be cor., by par., vice Colston; D. H. Howell, gent.,
to be cornet by par., rice Wate.
16th Lt. I/mtgs.—Capt. G. Brown, from 11.-p. anatli tobe apt., vice
J. H. Tonge, who etch.; Lieut. T. F. Powell, to be apt., by par.,
rice Brown, who ref ; Cornet W. T. Dickson, to be heat., by par.,
nee Powell ; L. Ililton, gent, to be cor., by pur., vice Dickson.
Cohistream Reg. of Foot Gds.—Brevet-Cot F. V. Harewart, from
h..p.Ua2lt., to be cap:. and lieuL.col., vice W. 0. Balfour, who etch.;
Lieut. and Capt. W. S. Newton, to be sot and by pur.,
nee Harcourt, who ret. ; Ens. and lieut. L. D. Mackinnon, to be
lieut. and apt.. by par., rice Newton; IL D. Saran, gent., to be
en.. and lieut., by pur., vice Mackinnon.
9th He of F.—Ma or-Gen. file J. A. Hope, K.C.8., to be col., vice
Lieut.-Gen. Sir T. Arbuthnot, K.C.8., app. to 7 let F.
11th F.—Enx R. G. Magoon de Montmorency, hem 19th F., to be
ear., vice zit John, app. to 91th F.
32ed F.—Major T. Hutton, from h.-p• unan.• to be major, Mee G.
Browne, who exch., receiving the differeoce. ; Capt. 1. E. W. highs,
to be major, by par., vice Hutton. who rel.; lieut. C. T. King, to be ,
rapt., by par.. viee Robyn., who ret; lieut. F. Yard, to be capt, by
pur., ries Inglis: Ens and Adj. W. G.ofortb, to have the rank of
lioat.: Ens. B. Van Stmumbrozee, to be lieut., by pur., rice King ; I
Ens. W. Power. to be Bent, by par., vies Yard; Ens. W. L. Inglis,
runt 67th F., to be ens., vice VW] Su-ant:tom; J. Hadley, gent., to be
ens., by par., vice Power.
Jule IL—CapL B. Dyou, from h..p. unlit, to be apt, nee J.
3taule. who exch.; Lieut. H. W. Palmer, to be cart., by pur., vice
Dyott, who ret. ; Era. H. K. Grant, to be beat, by par, rice Palmer ;
F. W. Storey gent, to be ens., by par, rice Grant
40th F.—E., W. C. Kingdom, M.D., to be seivaLwenrg., vie! Warn-
mell, promoted on the staff.
list F.—W. H. Hopkinson, gent, to be ena, by par, vice Willem;
who rat; H. K. Dem', gout, tribe enn, withoat par., via lioplaa.
so; appointed to 6b4 FOOL.