The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-01 00:00:00

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The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the
exhibition of the Royal Academy with a visit yesterday.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert afterwards rode out on
horseback. H.R.H. Prince Albert presided in the after-
noon at a meeting of the commission for promoting and
encouraging the floe arts in the rebuilding the palace of
Westminster. The commissioners present were Viscount
Morpetb, Viscount Mahon, Sir R. H. Inglis, and Mr.
Hallam. The secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was in a.tendance.
The meeting broke up at a quarter-past five o'clock,
when Prince Albert proceeded to We,tmin.ter Hall,
and afterwards returned to Buckingham Palace. Her
Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the performance
of the French plays with their presence yesterday evening.
The royal suite consisted of the Countess of Charlemont,
Hon. Miss Kerr, the Earl of Morton, kt•jor Gen. Wemyss,
and Col. Bouverie. H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent (attended
by Lady A. Bruce, Baroness do Speth, and Gen. the Hon.
A. Upton) and H.R.H. the Duchess of Cambridge (attended
by Baroness Hammerstein and Mr. E. Mildmily) also
honoured the performance of the French plays with their
presence last evening.
the Duches• of Kent visited her Majesty
the Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough Wine.
H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge honoured the
Noblemen and Gentlemen's C►tch Club with ha company at
dinner last evening.

The Rev. Dr. Smyth had an interview with Lord
J. Russell yesterday at his official residence in Downing.
street. The Bishop of Tasmania had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lord James Stuart
hod an interview with Sir G. Grey yesterday ; Lord C.
Fitzroy had also en interview with the Right Hon. Baronet
at the Home-office. The Chairman of the Customs had an
interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday
at his official residence in Downing-street. The Marquis of
Westmeath bad an interview with the Earl of Clarendon
yesterday nt the office of the Board of Trade. A deputation
from Norwich and Lynn, and another from Glasgow, had an
interview with the Right Hon. E. Strutt yesterday, at the
office of the Commiesioners of Railways.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had
a committee meeting yesterday.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of New Zealand and Van Diemen's
Land. Despatches were sent off last evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governor of Van Diemen's Land.
Lord Kennedy and Sir Edward Disbrowe, her
Majesty's British Minister at the Court of the Netherlands,
accompanied by hls family, arrived at Blackwell by the
General Steam Navigation Company's mat steam ship,
Rainbow, from Roheram. yesterday morni.
(From last night's Gazelle.)
ST. JAMES'S PALACE, APRIL 28.—The Queen has
conferred the honour of knighthood upon W. S. Harris,
Esq., F.R.S. The Qieen has appointed Lieut.-Col. Fits-
maurioe, K.H., Clerk of the Cheque of her Majesty's Body
Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, vies J. Ellerthorp, Esq.,
deceased: The Queen has also appointed H. Chard, Esq.,
Exon of her Majesty's Body Guard of Yeomen of the Guard,
vice Sir 8. Hancock, Ent., resigned.
WHITEHALL, APRIL 24.—The Queen has appointed
Sir T. Burnett, Bert., to be Lieutenant and Sheriff-F' Principal
of the shire of Kincardine, in the room of John Viscount
Arbuthnott, resigned. The Queen has granted to H. J. 8.
Mein', Esq., 8.A., the office of Reeder of the Civil Law in
the University of Cambridge, in the room of Doctor J. W
Geldart, resigned.

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