The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-18 00:00:00

Vbe Court.

WINDSOR, Nov. 16.
Tho Queen and Prinoe Albert walked this awning
in the Slopes. The royal family took walking and pony
exercise in the Slopes and Windsor Park. Prima Albert
went to London this morning, attended by Limn.-Colonel
lion. C. B. Phipps, Colonel Ran. Charles Grey, and Lieut -
Colonel Hoes. A. °Gadget. His Royal Riallasse and suite
travelled by a special train on the South Western Railway.
end returned to Rialtos Coale about two o'clock. The
But and Cosatees °will. arrived at the Cecile to-day on
a visit to the Gimes and the Prism. The Queen and Prince
Albert drove oat In a pony phaeton in Windsor Park this
afternoon, his Royal Highness driving: Colonel Barkley and
Lieut.-Colonel lien. A. Grrdon attended on horseback. The
royal Waster circle at the Castle this enemies insluded the
Deems of Kent, the Rat sad Counts.. Granville. the Lady
I. Waiting of the Ruches& of Kent, Baroness de Bpttb, and
Colonel Boaverie (Royal Horse GuardsSU).
NDAY, Nov. 17.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning in the
slopes. The royal family took their accustomed airießS.
list Majesty and Priest. Albert, the PfiXolllllllitoyal,the ladies
and gentlemen of the satin, and the domicile household,
attended divine service this morning in the private chapel.
The Hos. and Rev. G. Wall slip offlaiated. The DJohese
of Kent elan attended the service.

Prisms Albert presided at the council for the
maasguesat of the Duchy of Cornwall, at the Duchy-
ulnae, Sonerset-hoagie, on Saturday morning.
Mr. Macgregor bad an interview with Earl Grey
oa Saturday at the Colonial oft*.
The Oxford University Commission met on Satur-
day, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Tree.
my in Dawning-Meet. Present, the Bishop of Norwich,
the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke, the Rev. H.
G. Liddell, I. L. Dampier, Big., the Rut. Protemor Powell,
the 11,T. G. H. S. Johnson, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley

(suretery).
Lord Ashley had an interview with Sir George
Grey on Saturday. Lieutenant-General Sir John Grey had
an interview with the right honourable baronet on Friday
at the Horne 011 lee.
Despatches for the Governors of the West India
Colonies were sant off on Saturday evening from the Colonial
office.
The Earl and C.Junteas Grey had a dinner party on
Friday at their reddened' on Caritas-tames. The company
consisted of the Belgian Miaider, the Marquis of Lana-
dorne, the Berl of Carlisle. Viaoount and Viscountess Pal-
merston, Lady Elisabeth Tidied, Sir Charles Wood, Mr.
Henry Greville, and Mr. Harry Grey. The Counties Gray
afterwards received an evening party. The company
included the Sardinian Minister, Lady Truth, Mr. and Mrs.
Ricardo, Lady Georgian Bathurst. Min Ponsonby, Mr. F.
Calvin. Mr. Nspier, Mr. Poker, Sir John McGregor, Miss
Hardy, Mr. and Mime Baird!, Count and Hiss Flahault
Sir GMT(110 and Lady Grey, Mr. Pierrepont, Mr. Whitbread,
Mr. sad Mrs. Hawes, Me. Fon Made, Lady F. and Mn.
Bentinck, Mr. Holmes, Lady Athley, Mr. Cowper. Lad
Campbell and Miss Campbell, M. and Mrs. Osborn, Colonel
Bawling', Mr. Bathurst, Earl and Counted Granville, and
Mr. Mastaomery.

A vacancy in the direction of the Esst India Com-
pany will, it i. expected, very shortly occur by the resigna-
tion of Mr. Lyell, the stets of whom health is such as to
incapacitate him from the performance of the duties of the
direction; and *build the pruidency of Addison's)), be
Siren to Major OlUvast, Mere will be another vacancy.
Lord Mackenzie will, it is reported, shortly retire
from the jadieial bench of Scotland, and be succeeded by the
Lord Advocate.

With a vie* to the defence of any legal proceedings
that may be adopted, Cardinal Wiseman has, we hear, re-
tained Mr. Peacock, the eminent Queen's coning.
It will have been seen by our Paris letters of the
last three days, that the French government, notwith-
standing the previous reduction of its war budget, bad
ordered an augmentation of their military force upon the
Rhine. We believe we may state that the intention of
the English government to reduce the army by 6,000 men
has also been abandoned.