The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-13 00:00:00

Her Majesty and Prince Albert gave their annual fit.
yesterday to the labourers and workpeople employed on the
Osborne Estates, to the names and marines of the Royal
Yacht, and the coast guard and Trinityhouse men stationed
at Cowes. The detachment from Parkbunt doing duty at
East Cowes was also present.
Dinner was provided for about 600 parsons in teak.
erected near the house, and at 3 o'clock the whole of the
party invited marched in procession, beaded by the bands
of the Royal Marines and 80th Regiment, to the spot.
The Queen and Prince, with the royal children, attended
by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, alter seeing the
procession pass, went to the dinner tents, and passed
between the tables at which the party was seated.
Dieser being finished, her Majesty and Prince Albert,
with t►e PriDes of Wales, Prises Alfred, Prince Arthur,
and Prises Leopold, the Prisms Royal, Princess Helena,
',Mom Louisa, and the Dualism of Kent, took their places
is a marquee to witness the rural sports, which wen carried
on with great spirit till past seven o'clock, when her Ma
jesty mad the royal family re:ired, the beads playing " God
save the Queen."

AUCIIIST 12.

The Duke of Cambridge, attended by Major Clifton,
arrived yesterday on a visit to her Majesty.
LisutsnaobOeasral Sir John Burgoyne is also staying on
a visit. _ .

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The Queen and Mute, with the Duchess of Kent, drove
out yesterday.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon
at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The ministers
present were :—Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chan-
cellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Lansdowne,
the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, the Earl of
Clarendon, Sir William Molesworth, Lord Panmure,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood,
the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Viscount Can-
ning, aid the Earl of Harrowby. The Council sat
about two hours.

A deputation consisting of Mr. Wm. Gladstone, Mr. Wm.
Hawse, and Mr. fowler, had an interview with Lord Stan-
ley of Alderley, on Saturday, at the Board of Trade.

On Friday evening a conVereenione WM bald at the
Royal Institution, Manchester, at which the Lard Bishop of
Matscansvin presided, for the purpose of hinnies a photo-
graphic society. A large number of the leading gentlemen
of the tows (amateur photogreplists chiefly), end ladies
were present; and amongst those who took pert in the pro-
essediap were Mr. James Nasmyth, the well-known en-
gineer, of the Patricroft foundry; Mr. J. C. Grandy and
Mr. Agnew; Mr. J. A. HUOilerSlO], of ON Manchester
School of Design; Professor Calvert, and Mr. George leek-
son. litseingses unetarting the gentlemen present a
society kills pmessolles se this modern aad extraordinary
art wear orsial virmadmairly. ♦ collection of works of art
le Om pillseisa pont wore exhibited, and excited
peat Wawa. They iselnded between five budged
and six hundred views. illustrative of every brush
of the art, and of sins varying hoes the microscopic
view, touring 1-900th part of a espetartal task M photo-
graphs one to two feet square. The priselpal feentributort
IMO the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Manchester, 160
views; Mr. R. Orsig, Ile; Mr. B. Fothergill, consulting
engineer, 82; Mr. Arthur Neill. 28, and Mr. Joseph Side-
Wilma, 21. Valuable contribations threats, made by Mr.
J. B. Dancer, optieles, Orestreteseti Meeks. J.' end R.
Mudd, pattern designers, Getieguarnet; Mr. lames Nis-
myth, Patricroft; Mr. J. C. Grandy, Rachaege-strest ;
Messrs. Agnew, Exehaoge•strtt ; Messrs. D. Bolos-
garo and Son, Market•street ; Mr. John Lomax, Rs-
change Arcade ; Mr. A. Kellam, Ms. T. H. Moil', Mr.
Lund, Mr. S. Callender, Mr. W. Petty, St. Ann's-
street, and Mr. Easthane, photographer, Market-street.
The valuable collection contributed by the Lord Bishop of
Manchester, the president of the society, attracted special
attention, as much from the intrinsic waif the views as
works of art, as from the interest of the scenes represented.
His lordship contributed Avery late %amber of specimens,
about one-half of which were oaths walls, and the rest upon
the tables. Aniengt those en the walls were about 60
views taken in Palestine, Egypt, and the Holy Land, by a
celebrated French photographer, Maxims Du Camp, and
published by Blanquard Bvrard, of Lille. Mr. Dancer's
microscopic photographs were much admired. One of the
size of a pin's head, when magnified several hundred times,
was seen to welsh a group of seven portraits of members
of Mr. Dancer's family, the likenesses befog admirably die-
Cut. Another microscopic photograph, of still less size,
represented a mural tablet erected to the memory of
William Sturgeon, the electrician, by his Manchester
friends, in Kirkby-Lociedalitchureh. This little tablet:covered
only 1.900 th part of a superficial inch, and contained
680 letters, every one of which Gould be distinctly seen, by
the aid of the mieroseope. Stereoscopic views were also
exhibited by Mr. Deane, as well u by Mune. A. Neild,
J. Sidebotham, and B. Fotbergill. Amongst the photo.
grubic novelties were two lithographic photographs, pro-
cured by transferring the negative, which is taken on paper,
to stone, from which say number of impressions can be
taken. These specimens were taken by Leona, a French
artist, end they have all the beauty and fidelity to nature of
the ordinary photograph. These examples of a new pro.
eras in the photographic art were hot by Messrs. J. Side-
bottlers end A. Neat', amateur photographers, and members
of the Photographic Society, who also contributed excellent
oollodioa, wax-paper, and calotype specimens, including
views of Scarborough Castle, and the Lighthouse, Haddon
Hall, and Marple Hall, the latter being an exquisite pic-
ture of this fine old hall, with its ivy-colound walls.
Messrs. J. and R. Mudd exhibited views as fine as any in
the collection. The following were much noticed:—View et
the Manchester Botanical Gardens, Hough's End Clough,
the Old Manor House, Chorltoa, and Ordeal Hall. Mr. T.
Lewd, a member of the council, showed fine positive pic-
tures on glass of Platt Church aid Birch Church, the Man-
chester Royal Infirmary, the Vicarage at Alderley, end an
instantaneous picture of the ceremony of laying the foonda.
lion stone of the new Mechanics' Institution. There were
other instant.ineons protographe in the collection, the best
being French views of sea and sky. takes near Havre. Mr.
R. P. Greig exhibited 16 earthily eructed copies of the
most celebrated pictures in the Dresden galleries, and
Messrs. Agnew a number of others from the same source,
as well as portraits and groups of French peasants at work
in the vineyard or resting from their labour, and also 14
large and admirable exterior views of Windsor Cutle. Mr.
James Nasmrth contributed seven views of Notre Dame,
principally of the exterior, and large parts in detail; also
two superior protographs cf the moon, taken in America.

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The directors of this company have just issued
their general statement of receipts and payments to the 30:h
of June last. The capital account shows that 12,019,9551.
had been raised on shares, including 3,796,3421. on prefer-
ence stock, 7.102,8981. on debentures, loans, loan notes, Bcc.,
and 2,844,2701. on securities on the Birmingham and Ox-
ford and Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Rail-
ways, making the total receipts 21,967 1241. The pay-
ments in respect to the Great Western, Oxford, Berke
and Rants, Windsor, and other lines, and for locomo-
tive stock amounted to 10,757,3361. ; en the Oxford and
Rugby Railway to 1,285,2251. ; on the Birmingham and
Oxford Railway, to 3,094,4831.; on the Birmingham, Wol-
verhampton, and Dudley Railway, to 1,954,9831.; on the
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway, to 837,2701.
(including 229,176/. during the half year); on the Uxbridge
branch, to 54,6951.; on the Henley branch, to 16,570 i.; on the
Didcot Deviation line, 35,2881.; on the Oxford to Basingstoke
(narrow gunge rails), 14,5871. ; subscriptions and disborse-
manta for the South Wales Railway, 581,0001.; South Devon,
225,0001. ; Cornwall, 60,0001. ; Paddington hotel, 57,5871. ;
Swindon additional houses, 21,5551. ; together, 18,995,9721,
In addition to Hill., under votes of proprietors, 684,1271. was
expended on new rolling stock; 480,6611. on the new station
at Paddington; and 67,852/. on new works at Belt's-bridge,
and for statics accommodation; also 111,6321. on the
Gloucester sad Dean Forest Railway ; 515,000 on the Wilts,
Somerset, and Weymouth Railway ; 183,8571. on the
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway ; 99,0451.
on the Shrewsbury and Chester; 35,2241. en the Shrews-
bury and Birmingham ; 30,133/. in respect of the Shrews-
bury Amalgamation Act (disbursements on account) ;
10,0001. Wycombe Railway; 12,5001. Great Western Dock;
and 34,3701. on mon:scot the Metropolitan Railway, making
2,294,4051. upon which amount interest is borne by revenue.
The total expenditure amounted to 21,290,3781., leaving •
balance of 676,7451.

The Toulonnais, of the 7th inst., announces that
4,275 men were embarked at Toulon in the month of July
for the Eset; and the ship of the line Jupiter, towed by the
steam frigate Caned*, left for the Crimea on the oth. They
carry 1,500 men M the Crimea. The liner Donawerth like-
wise sailed with the frigate Uranie, carrying 1,400 men.
Orders were received at Marseilles last week to prepare
to embark 80 large mortars, with ammunition sufficient to
maintain a continuous fire for 20 days. The artillerymen to
serve them arrive at Marseilles daily. 750 privates and 220
horses of the 2nd Regiment, and 200 men, with 120 armour-
ies, of the 4th Regiment of Artillery, reached that port on
the Bth, together with 200 of the 4th Regiment if Hussars
and 300 of the 64th Regiment of Infantry. 500 of the 98th
Infantry, 300 of the Waggon Train, and 100 of the 9th
battalion of Chasseurs retched Marseilles on the 7th, and
considerable portion of them continued their journey to
Toulon, to be embarked for the Crimea. 300 of the 3rd
Regiment of Engineers, and 200 of the 2nd Regiment of
the same arm, arrived the day before. They were followed
by the 2nd and 3rd battalions of the 89th Regiment, who
are to relieve the garrison of Marseilles.

The revenue account from the Ist of January to the 30th
of June last showed that 647,7671. had been received, in-
eluding 7,0501. for rent and dividends on Gloucester tram-
med ; 9,9481. for use of plant by other companies ; 2,8101.
interest on cash balances of the revenue account ; 5,8871.
rent of property, cottages, dte.; and 2381. registration fees.
The espenditure amounted to 285,1261. or 45 85 per cent..
including 14.5521. for Government duty, 14,5871. vane mad
taxes, '2,6001. accident account, and 2,6001. towards Par-
' liamentary and legal expenses, leaving a balance of 362,6412.
To this sum is added 7,9241,, the balance from the last ao-
count,and 10,6871. received for dividends on the South Wales,
South Decor, and Glonster and Dean Forest Railway shares
held by the company, making a disposable sum of 381,2631.
Oat of this is deducted 1761. for additions to works on lines
opened; 16,4b21., annuities to the Wilts, Somenet, and
Weymouth shareholders ; 1,3281. interest on Berke and
Hants 'enaction shares; 5,9272 , rent of Gloucester and Dean
Forest Railway ; 1,8601. tent of Wycombe Railway ; 1,2061.,
rent-charge on Paddington estate; 4,1031., appropiiated
against loss on the South Wales lesse ; 78,5901., interest on
preference stock ; 147,4441., balance of interest paid on loan ;
and 31,4061., to meet deficiency on the Shrewsbury lines for
the half-year ending the 30'h June last; together 291,5541.,
and leaving a disposable balance of 89,6981. The dividend
at the rite of 2 per cent. per annum on 8,236,2761., ordinary
stocks and shares of the Great Western Company will
absorb 82,3621. of the disposable sums, and leave a balance
of 7,3361. _ .

The revenue account of the Shrewsbury lines (ansalw

PORTSMOUTH, ArGVST 10.
Vico-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., will
hoist his flag on board the Neptune to-morrow and sail on
Tuesday with the command of the royal squadron to Bou-
logne, them: to await the arrival of her Majesty and suite.
The Osborne, late Victoria and Albert, went alongside
the coal depot yesterday to complete coaling. She is to form
one of the royal squadron, and for that purpose Captain
Salina and crew, of the Simoon have been tamed over
to her.

The Rosamond, 6, steam sloop, Commander Crofton, is
being made ready to convey her Majesty's horses and cu-
rine, to Boulogne.
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The Vivid, steam vessel, Master Alen, arrived yeeterday
from the eastward, and the Sanspareil, Captain Williams,
arrived this morning to form part of the squadron.
The Rhadamanthus, steam vessel, Master Belem, was
taken out of the fitting basin yesterday. She sailed in the
evening with spars and rigging for the Baltic Let.
The Great Britain, No. 187, steam transport, came into
harbour yesterday to land her invalids.
The Simoon, 18, Captain Sethi's, and the Horatio, 24,
Captain Cochrane, were taken foto the dock yesterday to
make good defects.
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It ; expected her Majesty will leave Osborne for Bou-
logne on the 17th or 18th instant. She will proceed in the
Victoria and Albert, and will be accompanied by the
Osborne, Fairy, Black Eagle, Fire Queen, and Sprightly.

DEVONPORT, Avocet 12.
The Sanspareil, 70, screw, Captain J. W. Williams.
sailed yesterday fur Spitherd, to join the flLki which is to
accompany her Dlajeste to France.

The men and horses of the Horse Artillery of the
Turkish Contingent have proceeded to Greenhithe to embark
on board the Ad, hide, steam transport.
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The screw steam transport Harbinger, No. 86, is
completely loaded with a part of the fifth siege train, con-
sisting of twelve 32-pounders of heavy calibre, and 10,500
solid shot, besides gun-carriages, trench carts, handspikes,
spongers, rammers, She is expected to sail in a day
or so. _ _ _

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meted with the Great Western), for the half-year ending
30th of Juno last, shows that 96,6331. had been received,
including 62,3791. from the Shrewsbury and Chester, and
34,4541. from the Shrewabury and Birmingham ; and 67,8831.
expended, including 41,4121 in working the Shrewsbury and
Cheater, and 26,42 it. in working the Shrewsbury and Bir-
mingham lice, leaving a balance of 28,9501. To this sum is
added the 34,4061. charged in the Great Western g I re-
venue account above-mentioned to meet the deficiency,making
a wall of 63,3561., which is disposed of in payment of 14,6031.
for interest on debentures acd loans, and 48,6931. in payment
of dividends for the half-year on the preference shares and
guaranteed stock arid shares of the Shrewsbury companies.
From the debenture statement of the Great Western
Railway Company it appears that they borrowed 3,303,6451.
at 5 per cent., 1,162,32)1. et 41 per cent., 2,527,7911. at 41
per cent., 40,5001. at 41 per cent., 1,788,1801. at 4 per cent.,
281 7251. at 31 per cent., and 843,0071. at 31 per cent. ; total
9,917,1681. The increase in the borrowed money during
the half-year was 643,7571

MANCIIESTER, TICITON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS
JUNCTION.—Tbe half yearly meting et the shareholders
was held lest Saturday afternoon, at the Midland Hotel,
Derby ; Sir Joseph Pastors, chairman of the company, in
the chair. The report stated that, en the capital account,
there had ►een a further expenditure of 1,6871. 18s. 3d. in
the erection of permanent stations on the line, and in the
settlement of some claims of landowners. The haltyear'a
rent from the lesseea, amounting to 5,2661. sa, would yield
the usual dividend of It. 4d. per share for the half-year,
which the directors proposed to pay, as on former occasions.
The Chairman said that the affairs of the company bad be-
come so contrActed and reduced to such order, through being
in the hands of the Midland and London and North Western
Companies, that he only moved the adoption of the report
for the sake of formality. The report wss unanimously
adopted, and the usual dividend having been declared, the
proceedings terminated.

1116 MU LANCERS.—A detachment of about 90
men of this gallant regiment will leave the depot at
Brighton this day for Southsea, there to embark for the
seat of war, under the command of Lieut. Marshall.

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72 DEA= OE VIE REV. Da Fox, PROVOST OF
us Qu XIS'S COLLZOZ. OXFORD.—We regret to announce the
death of the Rev. Dr. Fos, Provost of Queen's College,
'oh Oxford, who expired at the provost's lodgings, on Saturday
:2,4„ morning last, at about three o'clock, in the eighty filet wear
130'" of his age. Dr. Fox had leen declining for the put five
136 year', but it was not until six weeks ago that be Moses
45 well considered serious. Sines ttAtt time he has taken
513 scarcely any food, end his medical attend.nt had several
113 •
, times given up all hope of his recovery. Isis loss will be
vs; very much felt, especially by those connected with the col-
-561 lege, to whom be was it.eatly endeared. Dr. John Fox was
las educated at St. Bees School, Cumberland, from whence he
9 3 was elected on the inundation at Queen's College, Oxford.
242 He was afterwards appointed fellow of the college, and for
243
332 many years was senior on the foundation, which he main.
254 tabled, in conjunction with the healship of Northleach
tgSchool. He took his BA. &pee, June 28, 1798 ; M.A ,
364 February 4, 1902 ; 8.D., Msreh 13,1827; and D.D , March
94 16, 1827. Be was elected Provost of Queen's College In
i,S2 1827, and at the time of his death held the dace of Delegate
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of Estates in the Uoiver.ity. Ile fiunded en exhibition at
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;li Queen's College. for natives of Cumberland or Westmore•
1379 land, educated at the school of St. Bees, value 301. per
489 annum. The election of a new provost, we understand,
bit muattaks place within ten days, and is vested in the fellows
90/ jon the old foundation. The funeral will take place on Fri

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CHURCH-BATE CONTEST AT LINBRIDGE.—A pro-
posal for a chureh-rate in Gsbeidge bee just been negatived,
c.j on a poll, by 161 votes against 110 —lVindsor Express.
02 FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—An accident,
13 by which a man and a woman lost their lives, occurred yes-
li terday evening on the river Trainee, near Southwark-
r4 bridge. It appeared that two men and a woman hired a boat
Rs of Mr. White, cf the Floating Bath at Bleclariars•bridgr,
ZS for the purpose of having a row on the river. When near
tact Southwark-bridge, oaing to the force of the current and
the swell of the water caused by some passing steamers, the
56 boat was driven against the steam fisting engine with such
m violence that it was literally tut in two. and the three per.
14 eons became immersed in the water. The firemen on board
the float mime to their assistance, and succeeded in saving
56 one of the men, wbo was clinging to the triangle of the em-
u pine, but his two companions were carried away with the
tide and were drowned. Tbe river was immediately dragged,
45 but neither body could be found up to 8 o'clock lest night.
" FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION AT SIIEFFIELD.—OR
109 Saturday evening, shout 8 o'clock, a dreadful boiler explo-
sion took place at the Tower Grinding Mill, Sheffield. The
boiler in question was a new one put up by Messrs. Wood,
Brothers, end the men were testing it at the time of the
accident. Two men named Bill anti Broughton lost their
ill lives, and three others were very seriously injured. Mr.
172 Marshall, the manager of 'he works, narrowly escaped with
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246 his e. He was standing at the time of the espial= within
a few yards of the boiler, on the steps of the countiophoust.
°W Bush was the form of the explosios, that it carried the
boiler through the yard gate in Blonk-street across the reed
7ui into the river. The boiler, which weighed 14 tons, in its
• progress knocked down the wells of two out-buildings on
772763 the opposite side of the street. The cause of the explosion
me is supposed to have been an insufficiency of water in the

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boner.
JOSEPH RICKARDS, condemned to death at the last
Brecon Maus, has been Tainted after a re-investigation of
the dreamotaates seder which his crime ono emamitted.

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