The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-02 00:00:00

Vbe Court.

WINDSOR,
Her Majesty's New Year's Gifts of meat, bread,
ems. potatoes, igankets, sad clothing, were distributed this
ssoening to the aged, infirm, and distressed poor of Windier
and its vicinity, in the presence of the Quom and Prisms
Albert, and the Royal famiiy, his Royal Highness Price,
George of Cambridge, the ladies and gentleman in waiting,
end the Ron. and Rev. 0, Wellesley (domestic sharpie to
her Majesty). The distribution took place in the Riding-
school.
Their Royal Higheoeses the Doke and Daehen of Cam-
bridge (attended by a gentlemen and lady in waiting), her
Royal Highness the Prioress Mary of Cambridge, and his
Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Huse, are expected to
arrive at the Castle this eeening free Hew, on a visit to her
Nejestv and the Prince.
The Royal discs, party at the Carle this evening includes
her Royal Highness the Derbies of Kent, their Royal High
noses the Duke and Duchess of Canihridp, Princess Masy
' of Cambridge and Prince George of CunWiege, his Serene
Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, the ladies and gentle-
men in attendance on their Royal Highnesses, the Dowager
Lady Lyttelton, Colonel HOG. C. B. Phipps, the Rev. Lord
Wriothesley Russell, Colowl the Hon. C. Grey, and Mr.
Glover.
The following had the honour of Bing invited after
dinnir : Genes 1 and Lady Isabella Wemyes, Hon. Mrs.
C. B Phipps, Hon. Mrs Charles Grey, Sir George, Lady,
and Miss Cooper, Hon. Mies Lytteltou, and Miss Pi.JeCarew.
The Queen will hold a Privy Council on Tu, s lay,
the Bth January, at Windsor Castle. Summonses were
lamed yesterday to the ministers and °Moen of oats.
The Earl and Countess Granville left town on
Monday for Paris.
Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial-office for the Governor of Bermuda and also for
the Governors all the West India colonies.

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HER SERENE ntonNess THE Dumm; IDA OF
SAII Waimea (.1..., of ("wen As:Wilde), accom-
panied by tee Princes Edward and Gustavus, and the Price
cents Anne and Amelia, embarked on board the Prircess
Alia steamer, at Dever, at noon, on Monday last, for
Calais, a guard of honour heicg in attendance to receive the
Duchess and family at that szeport. Her Serene Highness
and party, after a pleasant passage across the Channel,
reached Calais shortly before 2 o'clock, and at came repaired
to the Hotel Detain. Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar there
took farewell of the Duchess, and returned by the Princess
Alice to Dover, returning to London by the last train The
Duchess and family were to leave Calms yesterday morning
by railway for Ghent,

Mom last mght's Gower...)
WirrrniALL, Dtc. 28.—The following address of
condolence to the Quern, on the occasion of the death of
her late Majesty Queen Adelaide, having heen transtai:ted
to the Right 11 'mineable Sir George Grey, Bart , her
Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Deput-
ies nt, Icr presentation, was presented accordingly to her
Majesty, w►o was phased to receive the same very
graciously :—At a .pecisl meeting of the corporation of
the city of Doblin, bed at the Royal Exchange, on Wed
nrsday the 12 It cloy of December 1849, it was unanimously
resolved, " That we, the council of the borough of Dublin,
do moat respectfully and I usably convey to her Most °racists,
Majesty the Queen, and to his R lel Highness Prince
Albert, our deep sympathy and sincere condolence upon the
melancholy event of the decease of her late Majesty the
Q seen Dowager—a lady highly distinguished for her charities
andhrr domestic virtues."

WHITEHALL, DEC. 29.—Th• Queen has been
toed t direct lettere patent to be passed under the Brent
l, waiving the cliotity of a Knight of the United King.
door of (heat Britain and Irel-nd, unto William JeCcott.
E.q., litcorJtr of Prince of Wales' Island, Singapore, and
Manic A.

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Leows-oerics, Dec. 31.—Member returned to
serve in this present Parliament for the borough of New
Shoreham:—Alexander Francis Charles Garcon Lennox,
commonly call, d bitL.urt Alexander Francis Charks Gordon
Lennox, a the room of Charts Gurii g, EN., deceased.