The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-26 00:00:00

the Court.

OSBORNE, SATURDAY.
Her Majesty and Prime Albert rode out on horse-
back yesteay aftersees.
The royal &Urea walked Gan drove is the pomade.
The Hon. Slower Snaky has eseceeied the Hole.
Cerohee Caswell* as Kahle( Besse, hi Waiting.
SUNDAY.

Dike Osoftis atul the (heal Noche= of Meelll;al;urg.
'Sated the Gems yesterday, and tetassed gads is the
afternoon to Shaeklis.
The Duchies of Gloucester, attended by Ludy Ca.
Money and the Hon. Colonel Liddell, arrived shortly WWI
eeven o'clock, on s WWI to her Majesty.

The Princess of Hoheolohr-Langenboarg, ernmealaniod
Ly her son and daughter, a tairnee and prisons of Hob's-
lobe, arrived in town on • tarday morning Dom Calais.
Her serene Muchness was received at the terminus of the
South Easters Londoo-bridge, by Sir
Cooper, and conducted to Clarence-house, St. Jameategl:
half.pest 12 o'clock the princess left town, attended by
6a George Couper, for Frogmore, on a visit to the Mobile
of Kent.
The Earl of Devon had an interview with Sir Jobs
Pakingten as Saturday at the Colonial-cake. Mr. H. flail,
L.U.(Cape of Gaol Hope), had also an interview with
the right hon. baronet.
Mr. Secretary Walpole left town on Friday emitting far a
few days.
The Amomey.General of Gibraltar had an Interview with
Sir John Pakington on Saturday.
Despatches were sent to the Governors of Hong-Koss sad
Ceyioa on Saturday from the Colonial.office.

TIItNLIZR STORY AND HEAVT FALL OP RAIN.—
Yesterday (Sunday) at a few minutes past I o'clock, p.m.,
the metropolis and suburban districts for mikes distant wen
'Visited by nee of the most fearful storms of thunder, rain,
ac, that has happened for loose considerable tia past. At
the time previously stated, the whole atmosphere became
densely clouded, and, in the eosins of a few minutes after-
wards, several heavy claps of thunder followed in rapid
succession. when the rain poured down la torrents. Far-
riogdoo-etreet, New Bridge-street, and the lower end of
Fle, I-street, were upwards of 12 hashes under water, bat
the Ineeneenience occasioned in that district was trifling to
what took place more eastward. in Spitalaelds the water
in some One.. rain as high as three feet, and coveriag tM
footpaths, rushed down the gratings Into the cellars ma
kitchens, and In fore the inmate. bad time to remove say a
their flaniture, an incalculable amount of mischief wire
done. In the immediate neighbourhood of the General
Fwt.oface, the thoroughfares were completely impartable
on account of the great depth of water which accumulated
so rapidly. About a o'clock another storm of lightning,
thunder, and rain followed, but the water did not cause half
the ravage in the public streets it did at the previous hour.
FoRF.IGN FIREARWR—The Lords of the Treasury
having had under their coseklera•ion an applieaCon of a
metropolitan firm requesting that a ease of foreign pistols
which hue arrived in this country front France may be
exported to the East Indies, their lordships have caused
it si-croary to acquaint the Commissioners of Customs
that they consider that these pistols were justly liable to
detention, and that the only concession which towel be made
in the matter was to permit the pistols to be returned to the
port from which they had been shipped to this country. and
which their lordships allowed tinder the circumstances of
the ease.

POLLS.