The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-10 00:00:00

(Fran last night's Ourt?..)

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, MARCH 2.—Notice
is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a levee at St.
James's Palate, on Wednesday, 21th March instant, at 2
o'clock. _ _

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, MARCH 2.—Notice
is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a dra•vinet-room,
at B'. James's Palace, on Thursday, the let of April neat,
at 2 o'clock.

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BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MARCH s.—This day had
audience of her Majesty, the Count Ki.lmansegge, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King
of Hanover, on his return to England after temporary ab-
sence, and the Prince di Carini, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of the Kingdom of
the Two %Lilies, to deliver his credentials in the .anie cha•
ratter from his Royal Highness the Duke of Panne, to
which they were respectively introduced by the Earl of
Idalmesbni y, her Majesty's Secretary• of State for Foreign
Affairs, and conducted by Colonel Cornwall, Assistant
Master of the Ceremonies. _

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MARCH s.—The Queen has
been pleased to appoint Orlando George Charles Bridge.
man commonly called Viscount Newport, to be Vice-
Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household, in the room of
the Right lion. Edward George Fitralan Howard, cool.
moll)/ called Lord Edward Howard, resigned.
WHITEHALL, MARCH 5. Tho Queen has been
pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the
great seal, granting unto Lieutenant-General the Right
Honourable Henry, Viscount Hardinge, G.C.B. the office
of Master-General of Her Majesty's Ordnance of ;he l'nited
Kingdom of Great Britain end Ireland. The Queen hoe
also been pleased to direct letters patent to he passed under
the great seal, granting unto Lieutenant-Colonel Francis
Plunkett Dunne, the office of Clerk of the Ordnance of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
WHITEHALL, Manor s.—The Queen has been
pleased
to direct letters patent to be paooed under the
great seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, appointing John Dorney ]larding, Esq. D.C.L.
to be Her Majesty's Advocate-General, in the room of Si:
John Dodson.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARcii 5. The Queen hail
been pleased to approve of Don Antonio Ferrer de San
Jordi as Vice-Consul in London, for her Majesty the Queen
of Spain.
DOWNING-STREET, MARCII 0. —The Queen has
been pleased to appoint Norman Ramsay Masson, Esq.,
to be clerk in the Registrar's Department of the colony of
Hong-Kong.
lioßsE GUARDS, FEBRUARY 26.—The Queen has

been pleased, on the recommendation of Field Marshal the
Commander-in-Chief, to appoint Captain Edward Suther-
land, half-pay unattached, to be one of her Majesty's hon-
ourable corps of Gentlemen at ARM vice Smith decemed.
CROWN OFFICE, MARCH 9.—:MEMDEItS RETURNED
TO SERVE IN TRIS PRESENT PAULLUlENT.—Colcliester:
The Right lion. John James Robert Manners, commonly
called Lord John James Robert Manners, First Commis-
sioner of Works and Public Buildings. Abiwzdon : Sir
Frederick Theaigcr, of Bryanston-square, in the county of
Middlesex, Knight, her Majesty's Attorney-General. Stam-
ford: The Right Hon. John Charles Berries, of Saint
Julian's, Seven Oaks. in the county of Kent, President of
the Board of Control. Midhurst : The Right Hon. Spencer
Horatio Walpole, one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries
of State. Buckingham: Richard Plantagenet Campbell
Grenville Nugent Chandos Temple, commonly called Mar-
quis of Chandue, one of the Lords Commissioners of the
Treasury. •
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY TILE LORD LIEUTENANT
OP PNNIBROILPAIIIIII.—COTIIOI James Broft Byers, and
Cornet Frederick Leopold Sapieha Manteuffel, Baron
de RuMcn Baron Fients, to be Lieutenant in the Castle.
martin Yeomanry Cavalry.
COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE. LORD LIEUTENANT
or LANCASIIINE.—Sir Thomas George Hesketh, Batt, to
he Colonel in the 2nd Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's
Own Militia.
COMMISSION SIGNED BY TIIE LORD DECD.:SANT
or Oxrosiosuiar.—Adjutant George Cuming, to be Cap-
tain in the Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia.
COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT
or Firesitinz.—Dugald Stewart Lawrie, Gent., to be
Lieutenant in the Fife Militia.

ROBBING A BISHOP.—On Thursday night last, a
couple of expert but profane thieves effected an entrance
into Auckland Palace, whilst its inmates were all in bed.
After scouring the culinary and reception apartments with-
out profit to themselves or loss to episcopacy, they aeended
to the next storey. There the irreverent scamps found their
way into the zoom where the Bishop of Durham and Mrs.
Maltby slept; and thence, notwithstanding the very !lateral
inquiry from Mrs. Maltby, " who was there," they managed
,to retire, carrying off with them the bishop's purse. The
contents, however, probably disappointed tho rogues. as
they are reported not to have exceeded three pounds. Next
day the bishop entertained the judges on circuit.
VoLxEsTonk.—The town clerk has received an in-
timation from the Lords of the Treasury that this port is to
be raised to tho fourth elan. A memorial was forwarded
from the town council some time since on the subject, and
we understand that' Mr. Brockman, the member for the
borough, has exerted his influence to obtain the desired
result. The imports have of late so considerably inereavd
that the custom-house is now being made one-third larger
to afford accommodation.—Maidstone Journal.

_
FIRE AND EXPLOSION AT A TAR FACTORT.—.
Yesterday morning, shortly before S o'clock, the inhabitants
of Deptford were greatly alarmed, in consequence of an
explosion and fire of a serious character taking place in the
premises belonging to Mr. Edward Dorset, naptha and tar
manufacturer, situate on the brink of Raven's Bond Creek,
Deptford. The origin of the disaster could not be clearly
ascertained, but shortly after the men had commenced
week an explosion was baud resembling the discharge of
a piece of artillery. At first it was imagined that one of
the locomotives on the Greenwich railway had blown up.
The inhabitants on proceeding to the spot whence the noise
proceeded, found the premises which were something like 20
feet high in a blaze, and the stock in trade was or such a
combustible character that it soon became ignited,
and ran like liquid fire over the ground. and baying
entered the creek a large sailing barge narrowly escaped
being destroyed ; as it was, one side of the vessel was ex-
tensively scorched. Such was the force of the explosion
that a heavy steam boiler, eight feet wide, was litt,d from
its original position and thrown over a wall eight fro high,
and one of the workmen was so seriously injured by the hot
i liquid as to be obliged to be removed to the hospital. With
all possible expedition the engines from Messrs. Penn's
factory, one from her/Majesty's dockyard, two of the Low
don brigade, that of the \Vest of England Company, and
another from Watling-street Brigade, attended. It that
time every portion of the building in which the misfortune
commenced was wrapped in flame, consequently not the
least chance remained of saving any of the contents. Un-
fortunately the sufferer was not insured for a sleek penal-
'THE "DERBY" NIINISTRY.—" Them's the jockicS
for me ! " cried the gentleman at dinner—silent, till a plate
of dumplings had been set before him—whom, till he Nulled
bigmouth, a poet had been admiring as the most intelligent-
looking man he had ever seen. The remark dispelled the
illusion; it was not a very wise one. but there would
have been some sense in it, as applied to her Majesty's new
ministers. For, as the Doncaster Garette rib•erres -" The
turf is wonderfully well represented in the present cabi-
net, which combines four of its stanchest support. rs ins the
Perim. of the Premier, the President of the Council, the!
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and the Master of th' horse.'
The last-named a_ppointment, doubtless, is filled by a coat-
potent person. We wish we could say as much of the
others.—Punch.

THE ELECTIONS.
DORSET COUNTY.

BE-ELECTION OF ML BANKS&
Yesterday the Bight Hews. George Haase, her
iggsey's Judes-Adwoosto-Oameral, was ro-aisoted Ise the I
paisnty a Dorset without ',pantie&
BANIIS, who WU umlauted by Kr. POWlslitona,
sod owooded by Yr. Further, two county magistestos, both
e( what spoke highly of his Berries" at itearbse assiona,
having been declared duly re.elmted, proassobsi to *oak
them fur the booour they bad does him. It had Wm
observed with reit ird to the new ministry, with something
rittgo approaching to • censure said a maser, that a large
prportion of it was composoil of dmiewma of wrier
It was most true, wad e• Far Ikea
01,41.m1/ it a disparagemeet, Umeliktt
vivoctl i• • contrary light, if they sellesesisit
ssroinent •bo Were the snea who won mama Seri-est Ow kingdom as chairmen of genitor sonloos.
tours:, all considerable demi p•••111.8•••ty,
--but looking through the kingdom at Mem wan dry not
renewer' of unblemished honour, claar, gag niputs.
The right hon. gentleman. baring eseihea ea a •••
net) of topes without saying Anything parties** rmassit-
sbl, with a hope that the sun lreald Was aa
her Majesty and on her government, and that Oil WIWI
bless the Queen for ever.
'three chvervvr.renherwards given for the Queen, and
sue or tao faint ones fur Cobden, with a roan sr two for
ho, name we did not hear, mid in gnat
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lo▪
oDour the Auditory meted.' to accompany the
▪ gentleman in his progress through the town.

NORTH ESSEX.
EFeELECTION OF I.tJOR BERESFORD.
Yesterday, Major lieresford, the new Secretary-
st.lV.ir, went through the eereuiony of re-elretion at Brain-
the pAling.place for the northern division of Zoe:.
The attentlanc, was very meagre.
CH tut Es lil/ST Nereus Esq., proposed Major Be-
niford os a tit and proper person to represeut the division
is parliament.
C 118111.14 or CANE, Esq.. of Brasted, seconded the
sorainotin, and no other candidate being ;imposed, the
111. t Sheriff dselared Major Berssford to have beim -g,,j7
tleCted. (Cheers and hisses.)
then came forward amidst lend
Major ltsu mrout,
chemise from the farmers, and • 11'4 very aerating See
p.
ticsthe. the „eying populotion of the town of lirekstem.
liming thank, d the treeb.l4ers for the pod 111101111 f
apin returning him as the.r representative—a linimenen
witidt he professed to 'due usual more than des lemern ert
emolument of ielice—he asked an elananNin• el hb void
in the 11..t0r of Commons no • proof Slab, hed net dF
mgt.l the interests ef the agricultural adowdefty. llda
was not going to make any fresh profemiNN 1r =lds
but every promise or pledge which ha pee lobos
returned him to porliornent he was cosh bl raw Is timed
I,e The eoveninient to which be had the hemp %beim
Were placed under peculiar end mny trine eimerm
stances, but they looked for what Zaillehmen mime
Trfisord to give —" Fair play and aa kapodld
(Ilea, hem.) (Me of the trying question an "No they
Mould have to cease before the country en • hells SOW
non, hut ait now. was the qui otion of free trade or
non to British induftry. (Ilear, hear, obsom, hal
cries No bread tas.'') His opinions thss knew, God
the'e of his distinguished leader, lank Man* ; them
minim. were steadfastly adhered to, Ind is • parliameat
h.O the present, h stile to those views, they bad ao wish to
dams that question. (Hear, hear.) Thep MR it to the
Naatry to give their decision upon it, sad Wino ilosbt the
response would be " Protect your own Inamtry, sand by
Eaglohnien, and don't give all the alartlog• Is the
yon igni r " (Cheers, " No, no," and uproar.) lb usa-
Wend that the best thing for all classes weal he
o moderote lined duty epos corn. (Chien and
armor 1 It would not make tie poor maa's
loaf .bar. and would rain • certain nmeime of
revenue from the foreigner, and so save the pokes
of ths hie. i.h producer. (Cheers and demescr.) It
0..-11.1 not prevent the impartation of grab, stunt when
the price in England so nearly approximated to that of the
continent that the payment of 5s is the slaps s=
would be an obstacle ; but with the soloraloso le
labour abroad, it must be • rare 0V111911011.101 Om pow
dim r and the importer could not obtain • lead pride, owl
that without enhancing the price of the pis man's loaf.
(Cheers and disapprobatios.)
The rollout wmjere dadedal by pres wits of
thanlo to the Web whatmid iawdad by Mr.
11. my Bullock, awl smell, sad al* • Irw rounds of
therm with the ssfrodforsoffdabsod squally beady grown,
the proceedings tudisoilod.