The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-19 00:00:00

(TROY Lail' NIGHT'S GAZETTE.)

At the Court at Balmoral, the 14th day of
September. Present, the Queen's Mo t Excellent Majesty
in CounciL It is this day ordered by her Majesty in
Council that the Parliament, which now stands prorogued
to Thursday, the 25th day of October next, be further
prorogued to Tuesday, the 20th day of November next ;
and that the Right Honeurable the Lord High Chancellor
of that part of the United Kingdom called Great Britain
do cause a commission to be prepared and issued in the
usual manner for proroguing the parliament accordingly.—
EDMUND HARRISON.
At the Court at Balmoral, the 14th day of
September. Present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
in Council. It is this day ordered by her Majesty in
Council that the convocations of the provinces of Canter-
bury and York be prorogued from the day to which the
same now stand prorogued, to Wednesday, the 21st day of
November next ; and the Right Hon. the Lord High
Chancellor of that part of the United Kingdom called
Great Britain is to cause writs to be prepared and issued
in the usual mannerfor proroguing the convocations sword-
ingly.—ElAlUND HARKIN'S.
At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 18th
day of September, her Majesty having been pleased to
appoint the Right Honourable k;dward Gordon, Lord Pen-
rbyn, to be her Majesty's Lieutenant of the county of Car-
narvon, his lordship this day took and subscribed the oath
appointed to be taken thereupon instead of the oaths at
allegiance, supremacy, and abjuration.
Sr. JAMES'S PALACE, SEPT. 14.—The Queen has
been pleased, on the nomination of the Right Honourable
the Marl of Tankerville, to appoint Captain Charles Wil-
liam Earle one of her Majeety*s Honourable Corps of
Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice Winchester, resigned.

Lord Northbrook was yesterday sworn in as
privy councillor at the Council-chamber, 'Whitehall.
The Royal Commissioners on Army Recruiting
(the Earl of Dalhousie, president) will assemble on an early
day next month to consider their report.
THE CLERKENWELL REFORM MEETING.—At a
meeting of the Clerkenwell committee, held last night at
the Two Brewers, Aylesbury-street, Mr. Blanchard re-
ported that he had received the following communication
from the Rome Secretary :—" Whitehall, Sept. 4 1866.
Sir, —I em directed by Mr. Secretary Walpole to inform
you that he has laid before the Queen a letter of the 213th
ultimo, signed by you, praying her Majesty to be pleased
to appoint a time for receiving persons deputed to present
a petatient adopted st a public meeting held on Clerkenerell-
green, on the 20th ultimo praying her Majesty to
dismiss her ministers. Mr. Walpole has received
her Majesty's commands to inform you that if the
petition should be forwarded through the Secretory et
State, according to the regular practice in such cues, bee
Majesty has commanded that the same should be for-
warded to her without delay. —I am, sir, your obedient
servant, H. Wanoteoroa.—Mr. C. Blanchard." Mr.
Blanchard stated that he forwarded the petition in the
rammer isdhisted. It was also reported by the committee
that enungtanests bad been made fur forwarding the
Beale, Testimonial, and for holding the meeting on Mon-
day week.