The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-16 00:00:00

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WINDSOR, Nos 15.
There was no addition to the royal dinner part,
Tttibnyfrihe Windsor and previously inspected
Ass,
eiation for Imi roving the Dwelling' of tho Labouring
yesterday.
The Queen, attended by the Hon. Mary Seymour, rod,
in the Riding House this morning.
Albertttagwe.e
latelyno
built e 'h
Clime'. •
the model
co
mrinodel
The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred took riding
exercise.
The Princess Royal and Princess Alice took their usl
walk.
The Commissioners for Inquiring into the S•ste of the
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Corporation of the City of Do-;doe7hViiiia mett-ig yeit r.
day at the Privy Council Office in Downing-b•reet. The
commissioners present were the Right Ron. 11. Libouchere
the Right Hon. Sit Juba ?rumen, and U. Coruenii
Lewis, Esq.
A deputation from the Directors of the Rungerford
Market Company, consisting of Messrs. Stutz ty,
and Whitbread, accompanied by Mr. Kilpin, cretary to
the company, had an interview with Sir
worth yesterday, at the Office of Public) Worki..iiid
ings in Whitehall-place, on the subject of the propoLed
alterations of Charing-cross Bridge and appro..cnie thereto

It is said that the government of British Guiana
has been offered to Sir Edmund Walker lictd, Bart.,
the present Lieut.-Governor of New Brunswick, on
a reduced salary of 4,0001. per annum. His reply
does not appear yet to have been received.

FLORENCE, Nov. 7.—A correspondent writes:
Lord Miato is here, sod! hear from the ben authority tao
not many days ago the police set spies to watch who went
to call upon him at his hotel, such is the Fuspicion ot tius
miserable government.

The Military Secretary is not to hold a levee
before Tuesday, the 22nd inst.
Tho opening meeting of the 100th session of the
Society of Arts is to take place this evening, when Mr.
Harry Chester, the chairman of the council, is to read an
address detailing briefly some of the more importsut move-
ments in wh eh the society had been inagagid ,icce its for.
motion, and also explaining what is propthid tc be done
during the present session. Tee filth nanusl esitibition of
articles which have been invented, patented, or registered
during the preceding twelve mouths, will be owned at the
same time.

The London Sacred Harmonic Society arc to cam.
mence their sixth season to-morrow with Jewel us Egypt.
The Royal Observatory at Brussels has just been
placed in electric communication with the Itoyat Observe.
tory, Greenwich, fur the purpose of facilitating the deter-
mination in a direct manner of the difference of ►ongitude
between the two establishments. This operation is one of
extreme delicacy u well as of great importance to geodesy.
The electric communication is made in such a manner that
every oscillation of the pendulum at Brussels will be repre-
sented with accuracy at Greenwich, and vied verso. The
observations are to commence this week.

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF BR.4BANT AT

PLYMOUTH.

Nov. 15.—Their Royal Highnesses tke Duke and
Duchess do Brabant, accompanied by the Belgian Minister,
M. Van de Weyer, and the Countess Lannoy, in attend-
ance on her royal highness, arrived here yesterday morn.
ing by the mail train from Windsor. Tha distinguished
party were met at the station by a guard of Latour fur-
nished by the Royal Marines, with the band, and there
were also present Admiral Sir John A. Caminito., K.C.8.,
Sir James Dunbar, flag-captain, and other liitibbers or rue
staff; and Major-General Sir Harry Smith, 0.C.8. Sir
Harry Smith had the honour of being the only guest at
breakfast at the Royal Hotel ; a guard of honour from the
Light Infantry Company of the 50th regimeut did duty at
the Royal Hotel during the day, and their roya; highnesses
visited various places in the neighbourhood. Atter speed-
ing some time iu the Citadel, they procce,lel to Mount
Wise about 10 o'clock, and embarked on board the Aeon,
second master Commander Vietch, when the llelgian hag
was run up and saluted by the Impregnable, lot, o apt. Lowe,
the St. George, 120, Capt. Kingcombe. the &hi:burgh, ai,
Captain Hewlett. The Avon proceeded to tt•e Loyal Wil-
liam Victualling Yard and Drake's Island, bat the royal
visitors were unable to land at the latter 1,1-,:e in cut.se-
(pence of the tide being very low, upon whim: the vessel
steamed to the Breakwater under a salute of 21 guns, from
all the ships in the Sound excepting the Vulture, Desx-
rate, and Scorpion. Having steamed round the Break-
water, they landed, leaving her royal highness on board,
and after inspecting the lighthouse walked about half-way
over the noble structure. A visit was next pail to 11.51.5.
Agamemnon, 91, Cept. Mends, which ship twinned yards
on going on board, and on leaving a royal salute was
tired ; Drake's Island was then walked over, and Moat
Edgcumbe was the last place noticed. The Avon steamed
to the Victualling Yard, and the royal party landed at
three o'clock, carriages being is readiness at that establish.
meat. His royal highness dined with Sir John Ommsnney,
but the duchess remained at the hotel, beiug riv.igued and
slightly indisposed. This morning (Tuesday) a grand re-
view of the troop* took place at Mount Wise, lay Sir lian7
Smith, in the presence of the Duke and Duchess, Lord
Fitzroy, &e. They leave this evening by the 6.2-i train
for Torquay, where they will sojourn at Webb's Royal
Hotel.

SALISBURY ELECTIO.V.

Yesterday morning the polling commenced with
much activity at eight o'clock, the lead beiug speedily ac-
quired and vigorously retained by Major-G. aeral Buckley.
From the first hour it became manifest that many of thou
on whom Captain Roberta was depending for support had
either promised him in a spirit of levity or betrayed him
with reckless indifference. As a natural coostylcace, ru-
mours not altcgether favourable to purity and freeuom of
election acquired rapid circulation and ready credence.
The following returns wiil beat show the nature and pro-
greas of the contest :