The Express.
London, England, 1848-09-14 00:00:00

tEbe Court._

OSBORNE, TUESDAY, SEPT. 12.—Prince Victor, of
Hohenlohe, left (Mona lemardity morning (or Portsmouth.
The F. ry 144111 M ache was in attendance this morning off
the Trinity wharf, to embark her Royal Highness the
Duehem of Kent and party, on an expedition round the

The Viscount de Monaorvo, Portuguese Minister at
this court, left town yesterday for Liverpool, to embark en
hnsrd the Brazilian steam frigate Affonso, on his way to
Lisbon. Dario his Samilencs's Omens the Chevalier de
&Miro, seminary of the legation, will act as charge
d'affairts

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Nirl Grey arrived in town yesterday from a visit to
Lord As.lbartoa, at the Grime, Haat&

GLASGOW, WEDNESDAY, 2.30. P.M.—Lord John
Bawl has just arrived from Greenock, oa his way to Perth.

DEATH OP LORD DOUGLAB.—This nobleman died
unexcectedly Co Sunday morning last, at his residence in St.
Gear-Jeephoe, liyde-p•rk•corner. He was born in 1776,,
being a younger son of the first lard by his ant wife, Lady '
Lucy Graham. veoud daughter of the Duke of Montrose.
He succeeded his brother in the title is 1844. He was here-
ditary sheriff of Foriaishise, sod a deputy of Fork:shire,
itemburghaldre, and Lanarire. The first peer was one of
the parties in one of the most cerebrated cams that ever case
before an English court of law. The and peer, Archibald
&swan, succeeded to the estates of his uncle, the Duke
of Douglas, • title now extinct. Ho was one of
the 'twin eons of Sir John Stewart, Bart., by
Lady Jane Douglas, when in her Slit year.
The birth was described to have taken plate at the house of
Madame Le Bran, in Paris, on the 10th of Jily, 1748. The
right of the first lord was, however, questioned by the Duke
of Hamilton, who sumed in the Scottish courts; but on
the ease soaring before the House of Lords his grace was
defeated. The guardians of the Duke of Hamilton mama
spend, published some strong letters on Lord Mansfield's
conduct dating the long litigated ease, and in support of the
derision of the Scottish marts. The nit was known as the
Douglas cause, and at the time made a noise all over
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PROPERTY AND litcoma Tex.—The commis-
skein of stamps and tame will entertain no claims for re-
payment of income or propslty tax paid in excess daring the
last three been that are not sent in ou or beton the 10th of
Oct. next.
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_ MOWN! 80HEYI OF EtottCATlON.—The
candattee of Privy Cassell ea Education have announced
that suarethations far certificate. of merit to mistresses of
sehook oonanted with the Church of Rogland will be held
this autumn, and will commeao. September 25, to continue
daily from 9to 12, sad treat 2 to 6, for one week: in London,
et the Privy Conseil-oats • in Mancheeter, is York, in Bath,
sad is Binslegkeat. The folklorist an the =Weds of ex-
amined.% :—For all einem of cortilleates ; 1. Religions
knowledge ; 2. Realag ; 3. ; 4. Penmeaship ; 6.
Arithmetic ; 6. Industrial ; 7. S.
Parephreso of tome postage from an =rim
lish kidney; 10. Geography, descriptive sad ph. of
British empire arid Palestine; 11. Na ; Is..
Book.kespusg ; 13. Compositioa d the acts eta kook on a
subject oonnesed with konsehold datiss and domestic see.
nomy ; 14. Original way ea a snidest caassoted with the
art of teaching. For the higher slaws of eatideates ; L
Vocal mu& the Drawing from models ; 3. Rion sod
etysselopy or Emil& lawns ; 4. Biographkal
'Cima. the pipers as these subjoins made
l essdidate to the Wined= of her oohed is mist
iseednino whether she has the regulate skill as a
Pmher, the oohed will be visited by an inspeotor, who will
mod on its einkties and os the qualitiodsons ref the mak-
ido me reaped the instruction and management of a NINA
sal the addles will be granted is those cams is whisk
*limed s eadollestety. It is not aesemary, is ease ta
adds. akeeknikess to present bendf at this eallebel•
den dmt tee oohed amid lave been peeviouly nadir la-
bat maws of @sheik may at any time plea
errrfrilhoeheels under !Wag up the requisite
forms and apply foriVisseikshren of their teethes to die
general examination as a ermilidete he the sertileate
merit.
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awaiting did have %sea gmomitted by the authorities to
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