The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-20 00:00:00

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OSBORNI, Hum 19.
The Qum eel Prieto, the Prime of Weise, Pesos
Mink lie PirosetwadUal, Priam Aliso, mad the Prises
of &vise amiss yestardsy zoning
at eaboolitrAith woo peehomed ly the Poe. G. Pretkuo.
?deo Mem ef Liaises. bad*, bowear of dining with
Ira Ustsety yesterday, sad massed early this atondag to
Pallissath.

Tise ilsßeedU sioneation bed an interview with Viseosat
Palmerston yMmaday at his edictal residssos in Downing-
street R. H. Inglis, Mr. R. C. Bann, Admire' liar.
=art, Rev. W. Madminie, Rev. H.Vann, Rev. Dr. Steno,
Rev. W. Arthur, Rev. R. Marquis of Blandfotd,
Mr. T. Nausea, Mr. P. B. 11.11, Rev. R. Young, Lord
Robert Grosvenor, General Elir G. Palma, Rev. J. Janitiu-
ma, Mr. C. Frown, M.P, Bic W. Veer, Rev. W. Lis-
=las Me. J. Macgregor, Mr. G. H. Oliphant, Mr. G.
&wall. M.P., Mr. A. Haldane, Dr. Caufard, U6V, J. P.
Dees% Bev. A. 3. Thelwall, Copts= Kelly, Rev E.
Aortal, Sir W. Farquhar, Roe. S. Canoe, Mr. G. Hitch-
cock, Rev. W. PAM, Mr. T. H. Tarlton, Mr. W. B. Ship.
top, Lord H. Ckeionsadeley. Mr. J. Bridges, Mr. Carter
Wood, Mr. R. figeamsr, 14 P., Mr. B. Kendall, M.P., Mr.
J. Cateispool,jas., Mr. Harwood Harwood,Mr. J. G. Shop.
eistr. M. T. Spesast,Mr. C. N. Newdegate, M P.,Major
, and Mr.llllbrabem Taylor.
lir. William Heart Clarke bad an laterview with Mr.
Mmisell yesterday, at the Ordnanoe-oSea, and submitted
to speimens of his patent material, produced from
Pees agdalsobieles the military hats and teats at Alderabot.
Liestembeeneval Omen was presented at the Queen's
levee, on the 14th krt., by Viseosat Harding% on rears
from the sammend in the Isaias lands.
A abfkillailigh elidiated by navy, vespsating the Diseases
241111011111- Mai Malisinem Preventisa Ass, Wes iaterview
with lb intim Moleswerth yesterday, at the =Bee of
Werbe and Palle Buildings, Whitehall. The Twin
nalielad of Menne. T. P. Elle. ead
Co:
Powal abareh-
manisies et Bespessisey), Menus. J. Co: and . Lug
ors of Improve:seat), Mr. W. Brno, Mr. J.
neelestlisay, Dr. Chaim, and Mr. B. Drew (vestry clerk).
were received from the Governor of Canada
e=shisefineaeos, at the Colonial-odic*. Despatch=
wen rem: rate:day to the governors of Hoag Kong and
Coyle&

PORTSMOUTH, Maraca 19.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert and suite cam
over from Osborne House to this port this morning, on a
visit of inspection of the new royal yacht, and of the
Sailors' Home. The visit wu a private oar, the usual
salutes, so far u his Royal Highness was concerned, being
dispensed with. The Fairy, tender to the royal yacht,with
the Prince on board, arrived in harbour a little before slum
o'clock, and proceeded round to the north end of the dock-
yard, Prince Albert and nits landing at the steam baste, in
which the royal yacht is moored to receive her machinery.
A guard of honour from the Royal South Lincoln Militia,
coder the command of Lieut.-Colonel Fane, was in attend-
UM with the bend of the regiment, and received the PION
with the usual honours Hii Royal Highness diddles
paused with the further attendance of the guard, whirl' Oa
turned to their barracks. The Prince then petaselliel
to the yacht, on board which he remained upwaide d MB
hour, going over the whole of the interior of ram 1111111161 sad
examining its various arrangements, and dins*. mos
altarutleas, for the greater convenience of the crew, to be
made. The officials in attendance Included the Commander-
ia-Chlef, Vice-Admiral Sir T. J. Cochrane ; the Lieutenant-
Governor, Major-General Drone ; Admiral Superintendent
Martin; Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, Surveyor of the
Navy; Captain the Hon. J. Denman, the commanding
officer of the royal yacht ; the flag and staff officers of the
port and garrison, dm On leaving the yacht the Prins*
pr seeded to the Sailors' Home in Queen street, adjoining
the dockyard, where he minutely examined the amentats et
the institution and the whole of its arruegemeuta and es-
oommodatios for the clam of persons for wham it WM
established. His Royal Highness expressed peat ad-
miration of the institution, and of the *Weal it
had in view, and also of the perfect nooses with
which those objects bad been canted oat. There woe
not a very tarn number of seamen in the Home at the
time, but the prince was informed that last night not tidy
wu every bed in the Home occupied, but more than 100
sailors were accommodated on the floors of the institution,
preferring that accommodation to what was to be obtaised
at the beer-houses and low lodging-houses of the town.
His Royal Highness remarked that it was only to be re-
gretted that there were not 600 more beds available for our
seamen. Another feature that interested the Prince was
the eatriee of money received from different seamen by the
superintendent of the Hoene, Captain Johnstoae, R.N.,
for the purpose of delimit, indicating the wish of many of
ear Jack Tars to save and economise their spare cash. One
man, a petty officer, had invested 1161. since November,
18.52, which had been placed to his credit in the savings bank ;
whilst in another case a sailor had placed 401. is the hands
of the superintendent, but, dying shortly after, the amount
weekended over to a destitute female relative. These are
nary two out of many similar cases, which appeared to inn-
Net the Prince very much. The whole of the directors of
*e Home were in attendance, including Lord George Len-
ses, Admiral Sir F. Austen, Admiral Douglas, Captain
essaldee, Captain R. Harris, Captain Eliott, Captain Den-
OarasOdenel Willa, R.M., etc. together with the officials
Semi es own' at the Prince'. arrival. On leaving the
Rom Ns leyal Highness, who was loudly cheered by the
keharatenO, retuned to the dockyard, shortly after which
the FAT mas aria seen coming up through Spithead,
bun* On grand deradeed dying at her main, her Majesty
bin; es hoed. The Folly same straight into harbour,
MCI hie Royal Sienese steno went off to her, and retuned
Oebeene at half-past en. o'clock. By orders of the
GM% the lase dii ass salute on her arrival ; but this
edit Ildralfidaradell when she returned, the ships in
harbenr sad deettbsail pored forth a salute of a deafening
and magnificent character.

Mr. l'hackeray delivers a lectors at the Marylebone
Institution at Thursday evening, for the benefit of a fellow
author, now in circumstances which command the sympathy
of his friends.
Her Majesty hu granted a pension of 3001. a-year
to the widow of t►e late Mr. John Montagu, colonial mas-
tery at the Cape of Good Hope.
The Marchioness Dowager of Londonderry will
present a new set of cslonre to the North Durham Militia,

on Thursday.
A deputation of between sixty and seventy gentle-
men, headed by Sir R. H. Inglis, But., waited on Lord
Palmerston yesterday, at the Treasury, on the subject of
Sir Joshes Wa!lnsley's intended motion for the admission
of the public to the British Museum on Sundays. The
Premier announced to them that the government bad come
to the determination to resist the motion.
The British fleet at the present moment in com-
mission counts 271 ships of all classes and sizes, from the
Deice of Wellington, 131, screw three-decker, to the port
admiral's cutter. Our ships mount 6,370 guns, and are
manned with about 62,000 officers, seamen, boys, and
sericite. It is estimated that we require at least 4,000 petty
officers and seamen to complete the crews of oar ships at
present fitting out at the ports.
The Times is still under the extraordinary bollncina-
, tin that the Newspaper Stamp Bill is propounded for the
single purpose of restricting the circulation of the Tones.
It believes also that what taii London papers have to expect
I is that in the metropolis, and still more in the manatee-
tering districts, there will be published early in the day,
and circulated by private limb, a cheap class of papers,
giving all the news which constitutes the principal attrac-
tion of the daily press, and to obtain which that press
spends immense sums of money. According to the
it " b universally believed that a copyright in news would
be wholly impracticable ;" but the Post agrees with
the Daily News that the question of copyright should
now be considered. "On what ground shoal the news-
paper proprietor be denied copyright in the original ar-
ticles which he purchases, or in the reports which be has
piqued by gentlemen in his employ? The speech deli-
Wed by a member of parliament the instant that it is deli.
need say be publics Aerie ; but the mode in which it is
glen, and, we may be permitted to add, the manner in which
lib often improved by the skill of an experienced and in-
telligent reporter, are fair subjects of copyright, and could
be easily identified. Books, lectures, plays, engravings,
sculptures, and designs in manufactures, are protected by
copyright ; but one species of composition which is original,
1111 far as the form of communication is concerned, is to be left
without protection—at the mercy of every dishonest specu-
lator who may think a cheap newspaper a good aud hopeful
undertaking. We trust that the property of newspaper
proprietors will not be thus confiscated, even to gain for
Manchester and the other large manufacturing towns the
benefit of what is termed a cheap press." The Herald and
Chronicle are for the present silent upon the measure.
The Lord Mayor of London has received front
W. H. Baylis, Brq , Mayor of Geelong, Victoria, a draft
for 1,3111. 13. , money subscribed (independently of that
collected in churches) by some of the inhabitants of
Geelong, in aid of the fend for the relief of the w and
children of British soldiers and sailors engage
d in the wrir
spinet Reads.
The Queen of Spain has ordered a Court mourning
for sine days for Den Cubes. His widow asks that the
body of bar hothead say be deposited ie the rialto of alte
Berl family.