The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-19 00:00:00

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Lord John Russell had an audience of the Queen
yesterday, at Buckingham Pilate.
Prince Albert, attended by Lieut,Col. the Hon. A. Gor-
don, rode out on horseback yesterday morning.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, l'rince Alfred,
the Princesses Alin, Hitless and Louisa, and Prince Arthur,
took their usual exercise yesterday, in the garden of Buck-
ingham Palace.
Her Majesty and Prinee Albert, attended by the Countess
of Mount Edgmembe, the Hon. Lucy Kerr, Lord Motile.
stone, Colonel the Han. Charles Grey, and Lieut.-Col. the
lion. A. Gordon, honoured the Princess's Theatre with
their presence last evening.
After the royal dinner piety on Tuesday, her Majesty's
Private Bead wee in atteadanee, and performed the follow-
ing selection :
overture, ttlPldelle`
Yale ea alf ISOM
Honorer Maack

A deputation from the town mid port of Osinsherough
and the Isle of Azholine, consisting of Mr. Christopher,
3fi.P., Sir Montagu Cholmeley, Bart., 14. P., Mr. Arch-
deacon Stonehouse, the Rev. John Dobson, Mr. Harvey,
Mr. Lister Mew, Mr. Henry Smith, Mr. Fanner, Mr.
Starke, Mr. Sharpe, Mr. Guy, and Mr. C. Meson, had an
interview with the Right lion. Henry Labouchero yester.
day at the Board of Trade.
Mr. Reynolds, from Corfu, bad an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. Moffat, Sir Timothy
O'Brien, Bart., Mr. M. J. Blake, and Mr. James l'erry,
had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, at bis official residence in Downing-street.
Lord John Russell gave a dinner to the whole of the
members of the cabinet yesterday, at his residence in
Cheshatn-place.
Dr. Smith had aa interview with Earl Grey at the Cele-
nial-ofioe yesterday.

THE SEARCH FOR SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.—Sir
E. Belcher, to whom his been confided the command
of the sew expedition in sesreh of Sir John Franklin and
oar led hillow-countryisen, will leave this country about

the middle of April, ra the'protreution of hisaarclutius but
interesting enterprise. In pursuance of the instructions
given to this gallant captain he will proceed to Barrow's
Strait, with the ships which composed Capt. Austin's late
expedition—namely, the Resolute, under the command of
Capt. Kellett the Assistance, under the command of Capt.
G. H. Richards; the Intrepid, under Commander Francis
L. M'Clintock ; and the Pioneer, under Lieutenant
Sherard Osborn. The expedition will, in the first
place, direct attention to Beeehey Island, beyond,
which no certain traces of Sir John Franklin's
ships have been met, and which is incontestably proved to'.
have been their wintering place in 180.6. If on the arrival
of the expedition Wellington Strait is found open and nevi-
gable, one of the sailing vessels, with a steamer, will pro-
eeed at ones to take advantage of the opportunity. Tb•
great object which the new expedition will seek to accom-
plish will he the examination of the upper part of Welling-
ton Strait as far beyond Captain Penny's north-west ad-
Note so.pasible. All further exploration in the direction
el Ildelvilb bleed or M the anath-wast of Cape Walker will
be absedeenk it Wi inn of Sir Edward Parry
8.1 sea eiba
milltam,ArctnactaftivtigincrstLh6ighbanet
gbrinifrideoll
"mama Ihrease Franklin passed that way.
FIVE WORKSHOP/.—Oh
mains • @pasha meeting of the executive council
gime Illooltly of Engineers, Ike., was held at
atillrit ahoy Alie-strest, Whitechspel, to
Riot Mop Meade ersging eut the seaddishosent of co-
mpanies weekshege, he the tropleparet of kande thrown
eat dwelt by the stoke, arogehag es • veesutle
mils by the ausell, sad 'alined the dillbrent
WNW et the satiety, by "hi* a quill grant et 10,0001.
she=riland has bees road kr Oat pegs's. It
, hat flat sea is by itself iesat
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dowsed Tee steed that a large might be MOM lea
seedel ithakel am et nesahere of the seeisty, a great
westdwham lava eapeemoi a wish toWaft maw, in
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mpg mamdamed, and, idler a dissuades, it was
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aradeated ; he, mains as I se awe east be agive hill
eel Mir pay to the peat blessed et "visages, I cannot
eensider it wise at sees Fable Is team to • pro-
esotivsroam. I Ilan wawa via the greftheinciple of
rallgious liberty, bet the emeesheaset. of church.
lima within these resins sat est be endered. Roma
Whelk WNW is serkaly awed in drawing prepedy
ken the heeds ef pried wank and plasie It ander the
sealed d use peistimied. 'nese WWI Oran for the sake
et ewe BOINA eathelle illeweeljeas twelves, whose
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et thinking I here Wady dens sew ser-
vile is this diesellsw Tek afar an, I rely Ws the roforo
et kaproad chanters as the dual end hest esesseda
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CITY OF LONDON ROIMITAL FOR Dimwit Cre THE
CauT.—We are glad to Awn the great progress which
ha bees erode during the het few Week. in the erection of
the uses beeped at the Visits-park, the works being now
se far adorned es es be seedy reedy der teeing. The ex-
terior redwing alba Whams roe de bell esthetes tial cha-
racter, indkratieg rather the paroneeset 'weighers of the
instituters that aiming at the a:bifida' mealy et arehi-
actual skill. It will be sew by retains to aselher part
of our alum, that Beat Oreavide Is is_ path at the
fortheesslai istial of the dimity at the lOW at 11=
and we feint the best Wise ef the friends at We
inatitutlos will be fully mind in obtaining 'he=
amount that is still respired be the esapiesien sal
ing of the
DEATH OP HOBERT SLACISIIOOD, Ittw—We
used with musk regret tie death, at Saturday law, of Ro-
bert Illaskwask Ism of the Ow a Messrs. Blackwood
and Las, the erolmeni gebilasee in Bdinburgh. Au Infirm
sad dant lapin ewe at Wahl' hail occasioned Mr.
Blaekvrood's retirement hies motive life during the last two
years. A better undeateedieg was exemplified be-
times author wad publisher: en the part of the twiner, un-
bounded eselliask siliation, and esteem ; on the part of
the latter, the utmost liberality, sagacity, and rote ,
Mr. Blackwood died in the 44th year of his age.— • h
Courant.

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