The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-05 00:00:00

ne Court.

WINDSOR, NOY. 4.
The following had the honour of dialog aith her
Usie.ty )e•terday:—The Ditcher of Kent, the Duke end
Duel:wee of Nemours, the Prints and Prineen of floben-
lobe Lingenburrt, the Princess Adehkide and the hineem
Hermann of hohenlohe, the Lady-in•Weitiog to the
Durhess n( Kent, the Ear. of Eghnton, Sir Ueorge Catper,
sad Mr. Gibbs. _ _ .

Prince Albert, accompanied by the Dule of Nemours and
Prince Hermann of llohenloht, attended by Luut.-Colonel
the Him. A. Ourdets, wild out hunting this forenoon.
Maiur.tieneral Buckley arrived yesterday ma Equerry-in-
Waiting to the t.tuetn.
The Countess of Nenilly arrived at the Castle at a
quarter before two o'clock to pay a wait to Ler Majesty,
and reiwiined to luncheon.

The Duke sad Ducheos of Netnour, returned to Clare-
moat tbt. afteruoon. _ _ _ -

The Earl of Lulinton lett the Castle to-day for London.
The Duchess of Kent had a dinner party to,day at Frog-
mute. The company consiste4 of the Queen, Prilire Al-
bert, the of Kent, the Prince and Prince. of
llohenloha Langenbarg, with the Prinerte Adelaide and
Prince Hermann, the Countess of Desert, Lady Augusta
Drum., Hun. 511.1 Cavendish, lion. Mix hlard,nalil, the
Earl of Morton, Colonel the lion. Charles Grey, Li. ut..
Colonel the Gun. Alexander Gordon, Lieut.-Col. 171irblu!pn,
Captain the lion. Mortimer Rachel& West, Malor-Gonend
Buckley, and Sir George Cooper. Ct.o Duchess of Keret
had afterwards an evening party. The fullowiLir led the
honour of receiving invitations:—the lion. Mr.. Ur. y, the
lion. Mr,. Phipps, Lady and Mips If irrington, Colonel and
Lady Emily Seymour, Lady, Mire, and Mr. It. Cooper, Mr.
(.&W), Dr. Decker, and Mr. 0 iOVPT.

The Belgian Minister had an intervicx with the Earl of
Derby yesterday, at his ottle,a: readitener in Downing-sr reet.
The Brazilian Minister had an lute:. iew with the Cii.in•
cellor of the Ezehequer yesterday, at his official residence
in I lowning•street.
The Earl of Egliston (Lord-Liiutenzsit of Ireland)) ro•
turned t, town yesterday from Winimir Castle. Ilia for 1.
ship laud a visit to this Larl of Derby.

THE LORD CUANCELLOS bag appointed J.Pitt Tay-
In, EN , barrister-at-law to be thr Judge of the Lambeth
County Court of Sarrel:sed of the C.uuty Court 0: Keut,
to be holden at Oreenwiek is the 'OULU at George Chiltou,
E5q.,11.C., deceased.

FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.

FALL BEARERS AT THE MLR'S FUNERAL.
G:neral Visa:mat Combenarre, G.C.B. and G.C.H.
Idarquio of Lonacederrr, U.C.B. and C.U.
term:rid Vt.%cuunt
1.i..ut.-tivacr 61 Lord &awe, G.C., M.G., =1
&e.

Lieut:-General Viscount Gough, G.C.8.,
Lieut.-Ostlers! Sir Charles J. Nsp.er,
Lieu[.-O, omit Sir J. L. Lushington, G.C.B.
Licut.-Oeurrid Sir Gesree G.C.B.
31sjor-Gcneral Sir Harry G. W. Smith, Bart., G.C.D.
Lirut.-G.sieral Lord It-viand was nominated as a pall-
bearer, but rightly prefers his position as a private friend.

It has now beep decided that the following
regiments sad di:WM:mats frow regiments and depots not
iu London %income up to town, where they will arrive on
the lath instant, and will all witness the lying in state at
Chelsea Hospital, and be present in the funeral precession
of their late gallant Comruander.in-chief. V. the
eseeption of the uudernamtd ngiuients, the various corps
in the service will be represented each by 3 olllecre, 1 ser-
geant, 1 corporal, and C privatts .—The whole of the officers,
nou-commissioned oilicers, and men of the 33rd Regiment,
from Glasgow, will attend. The whole of the officers, non-
comini.sioned officer., and men of the Ruth llriesde of the
let battahon at the depot from W.don r ; the whole of the
officer., non-commissioned officers, and men of the Rifle
lirigade, 2nd battalion from C int, rbury ; the Royal Artil-
lery, sad the Royal Marines, and the corps of Chelsea Pen-
sioners, will also form part of the procession.

We are requested to state that no scaffoldings,
platform., or erections of say sort, on or near any part of
the line of procession, will be to be so constructed
as to cause annoyance or obstruction in the thoroughfare;
and that the surveyor of hit Majesty's public works will
carefully y all scaffoldings er erections, and order all
those to be removed which shall be found too slight or
likely to endanger the lives of her Majesty's subjects.

()Nroan, Nov. 4.--ln a convocation holden this
morning the following ptientlem.n were appointed by the
Senior -Proctor the t Riven( ty 'l)legacy to attend the fa-
nerd of his grace the Duke of Wellington, the lat. la-
mented Chancellor of the University, viz. : the Rev. the
Vicemhancell,ir ; the Rev. Dr. Plumptre, Master of Uni-
versity College ; the Rev. Dr. Symonds, Warden of Wed-
ham College ; the lieu. Dr. Wynter, President of St.
John's College ; the Rev. Dr. lilies, Principal of St. Mary
Hall ; the Rev. Dr. Ogilvie, Regius Profetoor of Pastoral
Theology ; the Rev. Dr. Tair, Dallied College, Dean of
Carlisle ; Dr. Ackland, Christchurch, Reader in Anatomy;
the Rev. Robert Hussey, B. 1)., Christchurch, Regius I'm
fawn of Ecclesiastical History ; the ltev. Richard Michell,
8.D., Vice Principal of Magdalen Hall, Public Orator ; the
lte v. William Sewell, BD., Bab-Itettor of Exeter College;
the Rev. John Matthias Wilson, LLD., Fellow of Corpus
Ci.risti College, Professor of Moral Philosophy ; the Roy.
Rio:hoed William Church, M.A., Fellow of Oriel College ;
the Rev. Edward Cooper Wooleoenh, M.A., Fellow of Bel.
Hot ; the UST. the Senior Proctor ; the WT. the
,Junior Proctor.

THE FATE OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION
" SURPLUS FUND."
It is now confidently stated that the plot of ground
at Kensington (late kitchen and other gardens has
been bought with the Surplus Fund of the Great
Exhibition, in order that it may be given to the pub-
lic, if parliament will vote money to raise upon it one
large building, or a series of buildings, for:
The National Collection of Paintings;
The Trades' Collection formed from the late Exhi-
bition
Exhibitions of Art Manufactures, such as that
now at Marlborough House, and in which the
Schools of Art may have a central home :
And: Accommodation for the carrying out of an
extending system of Industrial Education on some
such plan as that pointed to in the report of the
Royal Commissioners.
Of course a scheme of such magnitude and import-
ance must before long be brought under the notice of
parliament ; and the government, through the in-
strumentality of Mr. Disraeli or Mr. Walpole, may
be looked to for the performance of that duty. On
thisa word of caution may be said. The speeches
about the Duke of Wellington's funeral, the die-
emotion about this new Kensington project; and
other such affairs may unless parliament
is on the alert—be made to occupy an unnecessarily
large portion of the present short session. Sulogium
upon the great and lamented Duke and the plans for
the promotion of Art-Education, are both admirable
and proper in their way—but members must not for-
get the special duty which this "before Christmas"
meeting of the legislature has to perform. Funeral
cars and the rearing of future thenvenuto Cellinis
must not be allowed to blind us to the urgent claims
of Free-trade settlement.

Mr. MACAtLAY AND TIM BALLOT.—Oar Edin-
burgh eorrmpnadcut made a mistake in his report of Mr.
Mande 's refercara to the ballot. The right hou. gentle-
man said—" I meant to hams said something about the
ballot, to which, w you know, I hams alwap been/avow,
able."

The LATE MR NEILD.--Ont of tke property be-
queathed by this gentleman to the Queen, amounting to
about 600,000 f., her Majesty has nada an ample provision
fir the two domestics of Mr. Neill, whose interests were
wholly disregarded by him in his will.
ELEMENTARY DRAWING.—The school to take
earliest advantage of the recent minute of the Board of
Trade, enabling eleemosynary schools to purchase drawing
copies, models, and examples at half the prune eost, bas
been the Queen's School at Windsor. And on Tuesday
evening last, St. Thomas's Parochial School in Goswell.
street, a large school of more than 600 persons, children and
adults, directed by the Rev. W. Rogers, was the first to
inaugurate the new system of drawing climes instituted by
the Department of Pr-a:Veal Art. pn this occasioa Mr.
Robinson, the newly-appointed " Teachers' training'
muter," delivered an introductory address to a large and
an attentive audienee of men, women, and children.
Tim Val: ELECTION IN FLINT/WlER—Luring
the eltetion for the county of Flint, two engines were or-
dered to be kept in readiness at the Chester station, fur the
purpow of conveying troops to Mold, Flint, and other parts
of the county in the event of it being deemed necessary.
At the Quarter Sessions just held in Mold, the question u
to the propriety of the county defraying tlie expense inci•
dent on this measure was discussed, and the order for pay-
ment was sanctioned by eight isen seven of the magus-
trate' present. The Hun. Mr. Mostyn, the liberal candi-
date, has declared his opinion that the vote was illegal, and
liar publicly announced that he would appeal against its
rill EMMA Dru..—Most of tho Paris journals
la theft translations of the reports of the duel at Egham,
have made an extraordinary launder—that of confounding
the " percwasion cap" of a pistol with the " cap" or " het '
of dress. Thus we read.—" Avant le duel les parties con•
vinrent quo les coups port.'s dans fu habits as compteraient
pas;" which is literally, " Before the duel the parties
agreed that shots enlersrw Me dodges should not count;"
whereas the words in the original were—"lt was agreed
that the snapping of a cap (in French l's-sclal rr WIC capsule)
should not count as a shot." Again " Toes deux Scent
feu ; le chopcois de Barthelemy tut touchi; if en mil as.
sessf, qui Sul touch* awn;" that is literally, "both fired ;
the hot of Barthelemy was hit; he post on a were hat, which
was also hit." The English was—" Both Reed. The rap
(in French, la capsule) of 11. Barthelemy's pistol only ex-
ploded; he put on afresh cap, which also supped."

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Yesterday a Court was held ; the Right Roe. the
LODZ M•Yult in the chair. This being the last mostiag
during the present mayoralty, the Council Chamber was
nearly filled with members, sad the gallery aroweltd.
AUDITOLSUNDIS_TIIII CITY 0! LONDON

Ibsen. Regina, Charter* and Price, were appointed,
ander the provisions of the " City of London Sewers Act,
IntS," the two nest on the nomination of Mr. Barnard, and
the latter gentleman on that of Mr. Last, the object of such
appointnunts being " the auditing ot the amounts ot the
commissioners of sewers for the year ending on the 29th of
September last"

PRI PRIZI)UX OP THI CM.
A report from the Freedoms Committee," delivered in
on the 21st of October last, of the proceedings tit that body
upon a conference with a committee of aldermen, and for
further instructions, adjourned as to its eunaideretion upon
the above-named day, was on the motion of Deputy
Harrison, seconded by Mr. Barnard, further postponed
until a notice on that eley's paper of business, as to the pre-
paration of a b.ll for eitendang the franchise at ward elec-
tions should be dis;,ased et.
One of the members having put to the Chairman of the
committee (Deputy llarinou) 1. question as to whether he
had received any communication float the Chancellor of the
Exchequer with regard to the roan...ion of tbc .tatop duty
on freedoms, the worthy Deputy replied that au answer
from the Chancellor of the Exchequer had been received,
I which was to the effect, that as Vie question put to him (the
'Chancellor of the Etc:limner) was one which could only be
entertained when toe ft-twilit question of the stomp duties
same under the eons,de .ttiou ul her Majesty's government,
be was not prepar.4l to vire to the committee any answer
as to what course might be taken with reference to the
removal of the duty trout the certificates of freedom fur the
citiaans of London. (" Hear," and laughter.)
Mr. H. W.A.': being then culled upon proposed the
following resoluthm, via , " That it be referred to the free-
doors clusmittee to l repave a bill for extending the franchise
at ward elections, end to report the same to this
court."

Dlr. Deputy llow►u would second the motion.
Mr. Con thought that tt ses iocumbeut upon the court
at once to ins•ruct the soliciwr to proceed apnea panic.
who were not free of the City, an a. to compel them to be-
come so. He would thi retor, more as an amendment tha.
the report be referred hail, to th, c iinmittee fur execution.
Mr. Itaast.se seconded the am oclinent, though he felt
bound to a.y that in the committee he Lad no confidence at
Cu.

---After some diecussion, it appeared, on a diTi.ion, that
there were-7

or the amendment
For Mr. Makes munen

Maj•writy
Upon the amtndineut on the original motion being shout
to be put,
Alderman LAWKENCI, after a long speech, moved that
this matter ,hould stand over until another day—in fact,
" the previous question."
Mr. BENNOCH accouded the amendment.

ii:E.i.iii.;,lieyutitiu;;;;;;;ifr. Norris, Mr. T.
H. Hall, Alderman V. ire, and other gentlemen kiuke,
when there appeared
For the amendment l7
For the original motion

Majority B5
It was then moved by Mr. Liauoks, "That th, consi-
deration of the quoation be adjourned." This was Delta.
tired, and eventually the motion, " To send back the report
for execution," was agreed to.
Before the original motion" wu put, however, Alder-
men Wire and Finnis escaped from the aldermanic bench
by the side door, leaving but one alderman (Lawrence)
present. This circumstance beiu.t noticed, a member in
his place exclaimed, "No Court." The Lord Mayor,
however, sent the officer of the court with the mace after
the departed aldermen, but upon his return he reported
that he had sought for but could not find them. Much
eonfu.ion ensued, several of the members declaiming loudly
of what they stated to be " a trick played upon them ,`
Mr. Anderton indignanay, though apparently triumphantly
" Have you not now the proof that what I have
told you with reference to the necessity for a reform of the
Court of Aldermen is neither more nor less an the
truth t"

Quiet having been restored,
The Logo MAYOIe said—lientleuten, whatever may have
been or now may be with regard to any little differences
of opinion, I hope you will permit me to say • few words,
as this is the last time I shell have the opportunity of till-
ing this chair. I hope I have, during the year of my
mayoralty, so performed my duty as te satisfy the whole or
you that I have acted fiirly and impartially upon all occa-
sions. I have to thank you, geed, men, for your kind atten-
dance and valuable UMIt6I3OC, in helping me to carry on
the tusiness ,if this great corporation. and I shall pass
into comparative retirement refreshed with the recollection
of my year of office. (Cheers.) I shall hand over to my
successor, unsullied I trust, my insignia of office, while I
wish both to yourselves and the Lord Mayor elect every
happiness and prosperity. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. NOHMIA, In the name of the court, offered up • high
euloglum upon the punctuality, urbanity, and generous
character of the worthy chief magistrate on his retirement,
which was received with loud cheers, after which the pro-
tracted sitting terminated.