The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-10 00:00:00

Vbe court.

WINDSOR, MONDAY, Dec. 9.

The Queen and Prince Albert, with the'Prince of
Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Viscountess Canning
(lady in waiting), Lord Elphinstone (lord in waiting),
Colonel Hon. Charles Grey and Colonel Bouverie
(equerries in waiting), went to London this morning at 20
minutes past 10 o'clock. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness,
with the Prin.. of Wales and Prince Alfred and suite,
travelled by a special train on the Great Western Railway,
and retuned to the castle at two o'clock.—The Earl and
Countess of Beseborough, and Sir Charles and Lady Mary
Wood, are expected to arrive at the Castle to-day, on a visit
to the Queen and the Prinee.—The royal dinner circle this
evening will include the Duchess of Kent, Lady Panay
Howard, Baroness de Speth, the Barl and Countess of Bess,
borough, and Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood.—Her
Majesty's private band will attend in the castle this afternoon
after dinner.

Her Majesty and Prince A lbert, with the Prince
of Wales and Prince Alfred, arrived at the Smithfield Cattle
Show, in King-street, Portman Knave, at a quarter past 11
o'cicck yesterday morning, attended by the Viscountess
Canning, Lord Blphinstone, Colonel the:Hon. Charles Grey,
and Colonel Bouverie. Her Majesty inspected the exhibi
tint, and afterwards proceeded to Buckingham Palace where
her Majesty and the royal party Arrived at 23 minutia past
12 o'clock.
. . .

At ilVb minutes put one o'clock the Queen end the
Prince, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, left
Buckingham Pekoe for the Paddington terminus of the
Gre►t Western Railway, attended by the royal suite, and
returned to Windsor Castle.

The Rev. Sydney Turner and Mr. William Glad-
stone, bom the PhiLaathropic Society for the Reformation of
loneSs Offeradere, had an interview with Sir George Grey
yesterday at the Ronthothoe.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
RAVSOIIIII. end Mr. Preeely, had an interview with the Chan-
oelkc Mike ifachequer yesterday at hie official re idenc• in
Downing meet.
Despatches were sent off last evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governor of Sierra Leone.

BARON ROLFE IS TO BE ELEVATED TO THE PEER-
Acia, for the sake of the country's having the advantage of
his jadkdal simians, In the House of Lot&

SECESSION TO ROPE.—On the 28th ult., at Rome,
the Rev. R. J. Butler, formerly chaplain to the Lord
High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and tutor of his
son, formally abjured protmtaatism, and entered the catholie
church.

CROSSING CTIT TEIOROIIGNIPARES.—A correspond-
ent suggests that a lighted subway with shop. (which would
soon pay expenses) should be formed under the strut
erasing from Fleet-street to Ludgabeetzeet, sod another
from Bridge-strut to Farringdon•strut, u the thorough-
fare there is really frightful and dangerous. A previous
correspondent suggested the formation of light foot bridges
above the streets for such thoroughfares. Both of these
plans hays before been dieoussd is our ooluans. Enormous
as is the adds in ernalinme and cabs, waggons
and bullocks, alarm Fleet-street at certain hours, it
is even more so aloe' Xing William street and Lee-
dom-bridge. Thom, too, the street is considerably wider,
without even a halting-plain in the middle, when
it begin' to be at the wont, tear the Monsmeat : them
say tedious attempt to mem at partieular hours is, indeed,
most daemons and fearful. The obviation of risk to the
foot pa~wngon in oromisg such thorough/arm, in whatever
way attested, would be a moot useful work, and Y every
day becoming more urgently nesseary. Could not some•
thing be done before the hubbub of next year takes plus ?
Perhaps no is t whatever will be more siesenlel
than this. We that the preload alteraties of Leaden.
bridge itself, forbare of foot pasesugers, to whirls we have
already celled ottani**, le not being lost sight of.-21ts
Bvikior.