The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-18 00:00:00

Irbe Court.

The Queen and Prince Albert went yesterdAl
afternoon to Claremont, to ♦i+it the Countess de NEC/
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were accompanied 4
the P6llOlll/ of Hobenlohe Langenburg, and were 'undo
by the Countess of Gainaborough, Major-General Backlit
sad Captain Du Plat.
The royal party lett Buckingham Palace at ten mimes
past three o'clock, for the private station of the Seen.
Western Railway, at Nine Elms, travelled by a special trais
to Esher, and returned at a quarter before six o'clock.
The Duchess of Kent and the Hereditary Grand Darken
of Mecklenburg Strelitz visited the Queen at Backnon
Paha.

The Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Prizes*
Firodore of Hohenlohe visited the Zoological Gardenias to
Regent's Park.
Mr. Montgomery Martin had an audience of the Qum to
submit to her Majesty his topographical model of Braids
India, illustrative of its mountain ranges, its river opus,
and natural frontiers, and to present the ninth volume of is
" History of the Colonies," descriptive of the rise sad 611
of Mahommedan power in India.
The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Sinks
visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday.

A. deputation of the Provincial Medical end Surgical dr
sociation had an interview with Sir George Grey yeatento,
at the Home-office. The deputation consisted of Sir Ctn.
Hutinge, M.D., D.C.L , President of the Council; Dr,
Webster, Dolwice ; Dr. Laokester, London; Mr. Mond'',
F.R.C.S., Leeds; Mr. Southall, F.R.C.S., Mandato;
Mr. Bottomley, F.R.C.S., Croydon; Dr. Siion, Lomb:,
Mr. Hastings' secretary to the committee; Mr. Proper,
F B.C. S., London, president of the Metropolitan Coatis
Bauch of the Association; Dr. Cormsek, London, general
secretary of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Associaioa;
and Dr. Osier Ward, Kensington. The deputation am
accompanied by Mr. Ricardo, M.P., Mr. S. H. H. roily,
M.P., Mr. Brady, M.P., Mr. Headlam, M.P., the His.
Locke King, M.P., Mr. Cranford, M.P., Colonel Radom,
M.P., and Dr. Risdon Bennett.

The following gentlemen interested in the Isisad
Ceylon bad an interview with Lord John Ransil, at the
Colonial-office, yesterday, on the subject of establishing
railway in tb.t colony :—Mr. Samuel Gregson, M.P., Mr.
Archibald Hutie, M.P., Sir A. Oliphant, Mr. Philip
Ansuutber, Mr. J. G. Frith, Mr. H. G. Gordon, Mr. W. S.
Money, Mr. R. B. Tytler, Mr. J. D. Muffins, and Mews.
Robert Wilma and G. E. Cooper, Solicitor and Secretary of
the Ceylon Railway Company.
Meetings of the Oxford University Commiuion were held
on Tuesday and Wednesday, at No. 18, Great Qnsen-etteet,
Westminster. The commissioners present were the Earl of
Ellesmere, the Earl of Harrow by, the Bishop of Bition,Mr.
Justice Coleridge, the Dean of Wells, and Sir John W.
A-dry, with the secretaries.
The Mayor of Liverpool, the Town Clerk, and Mr. Uri,
accompanied by Mr. Toliemache And Mr. Ewart, Esdm
.1 interview with Lord Stanley of Alderley and the Bien
Hon. E. P. &murk) yesterday, at the Board of Trade.

PROPOSED WIDENING OF HUNGERFORD.
BRIDGE, AND NEW LONDON RAILWAY.

Yesterday, the Committee on Metropolitan Cos•
municatione met in Room No. 18, House of Commons :k
following members were present: W. Jackson, Esq. (is th
chair), Viscount Ehrington, Sir James Duke, L. 8
worth, Esq., \V. Williams, Esq., and J. Pilkington,4
Mr. Giles, C.E , was examined, and produced pima
the purpose of forming a tunnel railway from the 1
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South-Western Railway. From this point it was
to carry on arches a branch line of railway to Long
which would completely unite all the railways on the mil
side of the river with those of the north, afforligh
public great facilities of passing from one to the din eel
at the same time would relieve the streets of Lenisuls
great deal of its crowded traffic. In Oxford-street the
would be 32 feet below the surface, and the mud Ing
would be 23 feet in height. There would be morph*
keg difficulties. All minerals could be conveyed MS*
stations by railway without interruption, instead of lag, ■
now, conveyed by water. It would give ram=
sengers by reveral additional stations between B
market and the North-Western Railway.
Mr. Bayley, engineer to liongerferd Bridge, aid it er
proposed to widen the bridge 50 feet, and by two Filial X
the centre to strengthen the bridge. He proposed Is wg
nest it with a north branch of tunnel railway from al
London and North-Western Railway to St. Mania's-law
and a south branch from the Belvidere-road to the Lou&
and South-Western Railway. He wu prepvieg plans fa
enlarging the present bridge, through Caltell-ItTL
Northumberlanl-street, and Scotland-yard. They proposed
to make a carriage-way 30 feet wide, and a foot way Ot:
wide. The entire cost of the tunnel and bridge wss a'r
mated at two millions.
Mr. Few, the chairman of the Hungerford Bridge Cs.
piny, said the present bridge coat 127,0001.,
and the roan
from it averaged about 6,0001. per year. The preessta*
did not represent the original intention, as they wen ow
pelled to suspend their operations for want of folds lo
plan proposed would afford the public great facilities. low
relieve the crowded streets, and unite the Sontlauss
Brighton, South-Western, and North-Western WNW
la consequence of the uncertainty that prevailed, dill
ct
not proceed to altar the present bridge to mike itea
commodious. It wee his opinion that there should Ow
toll paying bridges in the metropolis, and if a mil II
was paid for their purchase from the property nsiblit
the Registrar-General's district, it would comets
agog
lum than each individual now paid es toll.
Shortly before 4 o'clock the committee adjourned,

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM.—Wo are glad
the Worcestershire Chronicle) to be able to ansoossliv
requisition to the mayor is in course of signature is t
city, requesting him to oo a meeting for the Pont
of enforcieg the demand for " admisistraine refil
This is the great want of the age, as testified by In
s i
deplorable scenes in the Crimea.
LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASEACIATION.—V.
day a deputation of the Hotel, Tavern, and I
Victuallers' Association, had an interview IMO
George Grey, at the Home-office, on the 04144._,d°1
Sunday Beer Bill. The following members pedly.l
accompanied the deputation: Sir Samuel Biyea;
George Goodman, Mr. Thomas Buncombe, Mr, fek
Mr. Digby Seymour, Mr. Swift, and Mr. Scholefield. r,
deputation consisted of the following members of *Oil,
Mr. Burrell, the chairman of the association ; Mr•
Simpson ; Mr. W. Luce ; Mr. Frank Chisnow • gr...r.
bald Hinton • Mr. Benjamin Conquest; Br
and Mr. E. H. Adams, secretary of the egotistic*.
ROYAL COLLEGE OP SURGEONS.—The fothglai
members of the college having undergone the nog'
aminatione cn the 7th and Sth instant, were adriiiisett„,
fellowship at the last meeting of the council,
Josiah Blomfleld, Grove-terrace, Packbans Alm
Field, Manchester-square, and John Zscharish
Devonshire-street, Portland-place. At the nos
the council the followieg members were adwitSo
fellowship by election, via.: Messrs. Willies
Brooks, Cheltenham- Hugh Goold, Weston•se
Thomas King, Chepstow ,• Henry Bateman' f.
green ; Samuel Norway, Harrow-road; John AiMs'
eliskleover, Derby ; Edmund Guest, Chelan;
Saunders, George-street, Hanover-equate;
Hoffmeister, Cowes ; John Frederick France, Illooso';
square • Cornelius Smith, Gracechurch-street;
Cheltenham • Charles William Hoyland, Morro
equate; Henry Roberts, Ficenlerroad
Gibson Jalland, Madras Medial Establishment:Ma'
Phillips, Winchester-place, Pentonrille ; Ins
Wright. Newcastle, Staffordshire; William Cot.,
man, Great Ormond-street, and Charles Holtiosi7.4
bury. At the same meeting Mr. William Clive 11.:0'
Raosley, Lincolnshire, was admitted an ed naidello 7P"
of the oollege. 1“1
CRYSTAL PALACE.—SHILLIO tos
Admissions on payment, 3,400 ditto by woo
624.—T0ta1, 3,924.