The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-24 00:00:00

gbe Cotirt.

The Qom sad Priam Albert took a drive in an
oasis landau mad four yesterday afternoon. Lord Charles
Flimsy aid Colonel Seymour attaadod oa horseback.
Priam Albert redo os ►oresbssk i• the (enema, seem-
pealed by tk. Priam of Wales sad Prises Alfred, mad
atteaded by his Equerry in Waiting.
Her Majesty sad Prima Albert, assompaand ►y the
Prima of Wales, Prises Alfred, and the Priam of lottaie-
V/. !spawned the Prisease's Theatre with then presume Is
the evening. The ►oyal suits ooncisted of the Vissountess
Ceasing, lard Rivers, Lord Charles Fiisßoy. and Colonel
Seymour.
The Duchess of Kent went to Frogmen yesterday morn-
ieg, *Model by Lady Aims Maria Dawson, Baroness do
Speth, sad Cassel Btephena. Her Royal Highness re.
bawd to bar rimedsase, Clams'►hoses, 8t James'o, la the
aftsrama.

A deputation from the Church of Seetland en the subject
of the Lord Advocate's lidocation Bill, had an interview
with Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at his oßcial resi-
due', in Daseents-street. The deputation eouisud of
the 11ev. Dr. Cook (St. Andrew's), the Rev. Dr. Simpson
tilLirksiewton), Sir George Clerk, But., Mr. John Tait
Shwa of Claelnaliaanshire), Mr. David Smith, and
r. Alexander Pringle, of Whytbank.
A deputation ea the subject of the Great Northern
London Cemetery Bill bad ao interview yesterday with the
President of the General Board of Health, at hie office,
The deputation from the Burial Board for St.
Pancras consisted of the Rev. T. Dahl (chairmen), Megan
Jobe Flather sad Henry Ferrer (churchwardens), Meters.
D. Cooper, Tympeon, Fenno", Mr. Greene (clerk), and Mr.
&adding (solicitor). The Maryiebosie Burial Board was
represeated by Dr. Sayer, Merin. 8. H. Barlow., sad J.
Ressell, and Mr. W. B. Offenwell (clerk); sod the Burial
&fordo( fit. Mary, Weems, by Messrs James Wagstaff end
John Savage (elsessfurerdeas), and Messes. John Nichol!,
Wis. Aulenen. Joke Leyte& (Meek), sad Mr. Jobs Her
nett Hires of Messes. Barnett and Birch, the architects of
the cemetery of the three parishes).
The following gentlemen ales attended on behalf of the
Great Northern Leaden Cemetery Bill .—Mesers. Burke.,
last, Hakewill and Bowles.
• depstatioa from 'shores also had an interview with
the Prendest of the General Board of Health on the sub.,
jest of the Metropolis Ll4llll Mansgemeot Bill, consisting of
Mesas. Jen. Wagstaff and Juba Suggs (eburchosrdeee), .
Moms. Jobe Voesley sad Jobs Yount (overseen), and
Messrs. Charles Hoary Bit, Juba Faller, Coruna., West,
Thomas James, sod Thomas Lewis.
Despatehes were received at the Colonial-rfles yesterday
from the Governor of Cued& and tie ()overawes of the
other North American Provinces. Despatches were lent
yesterday I. the Governor of the West Cout of Afr:ca.

Yesterday, at two o'clock, it was announced to the
City authorities that her Majesty had been graciously
pleased to confer the dignity of a batonetcy upon the
Lord Mayor of London, now Sir Francis Graham
Moon, But.

We regret to learn the eyesight of Lord Charles
Wellesley it considered irretrievably toot.

The Provost of Eton and Mule Hawtrey have
arrived at the Clarendon, from Eton.

The Duchess of Sillierlaud and family have re-
tuned to Staiforsi-house, St. Jenne's, from Clitfden House,
Birks, for the season. _ _ .

The Count de Monteinolin and Don Sebastian have
arrived at Naples Irma Trieste. _ _

Among the guests at a dinner given on Saturday
by Sir Benjamin Hall, at his mansion in Mayfair, were the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Duke of Wellington, the
Marquis of Lowdown', Marniais of Londonderry, Muquis
of Breadalbane, Viscount Mucilage, Lord Waterparli, the
Spaaker of the Home of Commons, Right Hon. Sir Ramp
rep, lisp. W. Cowper, Hos. sad Ilea. Mr. Pillion (the
sew rector of Mary Whose), de.

The Besot= Academic= of Matioheal College,
Aberdeen, have conferred the degree of LL.D. on Hugh
Barclay, , one of the sheriffi of Perh,hire, author of
" A Digest of the Law of Ssotland," and other law works.
At the tame time, the degree of LL D. was conferred on
the Rev. James A. Wylie, Edinburgh, author of "The
Modern Judea compared with Ansiest Prophecy," &o.

. . ..
Castle Menzies and shooting have (says the Gloa-
low Deity Mail.) hein let to an Indian nines for two us-
soar. Him saws as Mold Sang, and hs is s unveil to the
Carinthia religion.

The College Committee of the Edinburgh Town
Council have made gement& with Professor Treill for
the teaching of the Natural History Clue (the chair of
which has been vacant by the death of Professor Forbes)
during the summer elision.

The Salut Public of Lyons says that her Majesty
has postponed her visit to Paris to the end of September,
in order to be premed at the distribution of Exhibition
prises, which is to take place at the commencement of
October.

The Emperor of the French left 4001. for the relief
of the poor at Windsor, and 104.4 for trio poor of Dover.
He also presented ROI. to the &unite Frangthis de &tours,
of which the French Ambassador is President. The Load
Mayor of London and the Mayor of Dover have reosived
valuable sonvecin.

The Precursor of Antwerp has a story to the
effect that after a Conference at Windsor last week which
(mum the peals)) resulted in the concession of tie command
of the Allied Armies to the Emperor of the French, ler
Msjeety approached the Emperor and said, " Well, Bin,
you me more than as ally to as, for oar army Is plaited
utter your command."

A Paris correspondent of the Independance Beige,
serrates that at the diplomatic reception ;last week, the
Isaperor of the Presoak observed to Mr. Boatsmen, the
American Misister at cur Court, that the return of the
latter to the United States need not prevent him from
visiting the Paris Ilzbibition, for steam now made distance
Immaterial. " Tree," replied the Minister, "and it is not
so far, perhaps, from Paris to Washington as from Paris to
the Crimea, whither your Majesty, as report says, is going."
To this direct remark, the Emperor contented himself with
the reply, " That is my business, and no one knows any.
thing about it."

Earl Duodonald is so positive that he mold destroy
Cronstadt, Sireaborp, Holsingfon, and Sebastopol, at the
moderato ezpossis of 1,000,00 W., that be is ready, with the
sanction of the Government, to plass his plans before
spirited individasla in the City, nadir whom superintend-
ent**, many may be disbursed.

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Min Peto, daughter of Sir S. M. Peto, Bart., named
a mew steals vessel, the European, numbed a few days
ago from the bend* yard of Moen. Scott sad Co.,
Greenock.

la June a small iron steamer will commence to
ply oa Look Tay. It will parterre two tripe from either
end of the lake in the day.

A singular result of the cheap fuse between'
Glasgow and Edinburgh wu insphfied last week, when a
erns at the former city received a considerable multilane
by the bands of a clerk, whose fare, first class, was con-
siderably less than the commission charged by a hanker.

In the House of Commons, oo the Bth of May,
Yr. Bounds will kits in a bill to amend the law of part-
turnip ; also a bill to alter and amend the act for the 'regis-
tration of joint-stock ompaniee.
In committee on the Education Bill, Mr. Biggs
will propose " That every parent who shall wilfully, eon-
'innately, and systematically neglect the educatioa of his
children, or who shall employ them, er allow thou to be
employed, is any profitable or remunerative oesepetise, so
10 to interfere with their daily 'destine, before they are
eleven years of se, shall, ors aeuvietion before twojutioes
of the mew, forfeit for the first offence, arum sot smearing
twenty shillings, or ens month ; for the second effete', a
sum not exceeding five pounds, or three months; and for
the third offence, a nun sot exceeding tea pounds, or sin
months."

Oa the Bth of May Mr. Locke Bing will ask the
Roues of COMM/CS to authorise the issue of a new, ocei-
pieta, and systsmaUe edition of the statutes now in farce.
From the provincial jouraals we learn that swal-
lows ►ave bola area daring the last few days, sad that the
valiance sere of the cuckoo is heard.
M. Billault, Minister of the Laterior, has refossd to
authorise the intredastlea of ball lights into Paris daring
the tine of the Inhibition. Such spectacles, he legs, are
repugnant to Preach ideas.
Admiral Hamelin, the new Minister of Marine in
141111011, Y 69 pears of op.
Count Potocky has had an interview with the Pope,
to seem the °Eclat notification of the death of the Empe-
ror Nicholas.

The diplomatic relations between the Court of

Naples satin Bardlona government an bosom* less sad
for amisabla. Tbo Neapolitan polies refund, the other day,
to allow roar Sardinian alms who an bound foe the Bast
to land at Naples for • fay boon. Ms Sardlalas govern
stint bas not failed to maks known to Lag Pardinand it.
displosson at this set of discourtesy.