The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-24 00:00:00

Vbe Court.

WINDSOR, Disc. 23.
Her Majesty and Primes Albert, attended by the
Hon. Mies Macdonald and the Hon. Miss Cavendiek (Maids
of Honour in Waiting), C 4. Hon. Charles Grey, and Col.
Bonsai', the Equerries in Waiting, left 'he Cutle at 10
o'clock this morning for London. Her Majesty and his
Royal Highness and suit* travelled by a special train on the
Great Western Railway, and on reaching the Paddington
Termitus, entered two of the royal Carriages, and proceeded
to the building in Hyde Perk for the Exhibition of the
Works of Industry of All Nations, in 1851. Lieut.. Colonel
Reid (Royal Engineers) Chairman of the Executive COM-
mitre, of the Royal Commission, received the Queen and
the Prinoa, and conducted her Majesty thr,ugh the different
parts of the building. After inspecring the building for the
exhibition, the Queen and Prince Albert went to Gloucester
Hon's, Piccadilly, to pay a visit to her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester. Soon alter twelve o'clock her Ma-
jesty and Prince Albert drove from Gloucester House to the
Paddington Terminus, and attended by the Hon. Caroline
C►vendish, Hon. Flora Macdonald, Col. the Hon. C. Grey,
and Col. Reinsert., left by a spiral train on the Great Wee-
tern Railway, and returned to the Car le at 10 minutes to one.
The Royal Family took their accustomed airings in the
Slopes end Windsor Park. Lord and Lady Ashley and
Lieut. Colonel Reid (R 11.) took their departure from the
Castle today. The royal dinner circle this evening will
include the Duchess of Lent, Lady Fanny Howard,
Baroness de Speth, the Earl of Lincoln, Lieut. Colonel the
Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps. Her Majesty's private band
attended in the Castle after dinner.

The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Duchess of
Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester House.
The Rght Hoe. Lord Ernest Brace, M.P. (on
behalf of the Marquis of Atlesbury) attended at the Rouse-
office yesterday, and delivered loyal and dutiful addresses
against the late Papal aggression for presentation to her
Majesty through the Right Hon. Sir George Grey—From
the mayor, aldermen, town council, ano other inhabitants of
the bor,ugh of Marlborough ; from the rector of St. Peter's,
Marlborough ; from the ancient borough of Great Bedwyo,
and from aiween adjacent parishes, in the county of Wine.
Mr. Alderman Salomon' attended at the lionse.offiee yes-
terdaj, to deliver, through Secretary Sir George Grey, an
address against Papal aggression from the ward of Cord-
wainere, for preeentation to the Queen. Mr. Thomas John-
son attended yesterday at the Kome-office, to deliver,
through Sir George Grey, an address on the Papal aggro*.
sion from Runcorn, Cheshire, for presentation to her Ma-
jesty
A deputation, consisting of Messrs. William Routh
and Ravenshair. directors of the New British Iron Com-
pany, and Mr. Robert Roy, director of the Shrewsbury and
Chester Railway Company, had an interview with the Com.
missioner, of Railways yesterday, at their office in the Board
of Trade.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo-
nial-office from the Governors of the North American
provinces.

Lord and Lady Rivers have sustained a severs do-
mestic eflhetion by the demise of their eldest son, the 800.
George Home Pitt, who died on Friday afternoon, after •
short illness. The bon. deceased was in his 17th yew, having
been born is March, 1834.
The Duke of Besefort continues indisposed at Beau-
fort Hoses. The Duchess and the Ladles Somereet will pass
the Cbrirmas recess in town.
ILLN6BB OP VISCOUNT ALFORD, M.P.—We aro
happy to state that the above noble lord is not in the dan-
pro•s state which bas been represented, although his
lordship has been in a vuy bad state 41 health at Asbridge
Castle.

ABOLISHMENT or CHRISTMAS BOXES IN GOVERN-
Mita OlFlolll.—YeVerday afternoon circulars were sent
from the Home-office to all the police courts and other offices
connected with the government, directing that no Christ-
mu boxes shall in (stele be given sway to those persons who
have for many years been in the habit of receiving them.
Many merchants and tradismea in the City have publicly
signified their intention of discontinuiag Christmas boxes
this year.
IMPROVEMENT AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE...-
Workmen are busily engaged in a very intensive improve-
ment at the General Post °Mee, in St. Martin's le-Grand,
the yard from the grand portico to the north entrance having
been excavated for the purpose of forming a range of work-
shops (carpenters', plumbers', Re.), underground. The roof
will be of glass, and externally there will be no alteration in
the appearance of the edifice. The improvement has been
deemed necessary in consequence of the vest accumulation
of papers in the vaults, in some of which were the work-
shops. The new foundation will be carried out as far as the
outer railings in St. Martin's le-Grand, and it is contemplated
to continue the works on the south side towards Cheapside.
DANGEROUS ENCROACHMENT OP THE SEA AT

ST 20
N 80

SEIFOIiD.—The recent heavy gales and tides, we (Surrey
St,issiorii) regret to lay, have oonsiderably weakened the
full of the beach at some places in this bay, and is particu-
larly observable at the boathouses, one of whisk is in immi-
nent danger, the road in front being completely washed
away, and threatening the foundations of the building. F% r
' several years past the sea hes been Mond gradually to en-
croach here; and those best acquainted with the powerful
action of the tides along this soma, have serious apprehen-
sions of the ultimate imasequeness to property situated near,
unless some effectual steps out be devised before long to
form a cropper barrier against the fury of the waves in tem.
putty= weather. The bank of beach. east of the inartistic,
tower (where the sea beck, through in November, 1824, and
deluged the lower part of the town, &c , causing muck
Manage), is very usequal to resist • similar attack, should
such &calamity anfortunately occur here again at the height
of eprieg tide,. It is fat from ear wish to ante any none-
enemy alarm on the subject; unhappily, however, every
winter too plenty tells its own tale, and it will be futile to
take preoautionary neatens *Maid we be visited by another
Rood. The great fall of chalk under the cliff, thrown down
by the late explosion, La rapidly diminishing.