The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-27 00:00:00

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The royal dir ner party yesterday at Buckingham Pa-
lace included the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Palms,
the Chevalier Bunsen and Medea. Bunten, the Duchess of
Sutherland, the Marilee and Marchioness of Lanedowne,
the Countess Lopez. Lady in waiting on the Hereditary
Princess of Parma, Lord and Lady Dameny, and Lord and
Lady Charles Wellesley.

Sir Henry T. De Is Bache bad an interview with
Sir George Grey yesterday. Mr. George Mstfatt had also
ea interview yieterday with the right boa. baronet at the
Home-office.

The Harbour Commissioners had a meeting yester-
day at their office in Dake 'Meet.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of Gibraltar.
Despatches were sent off last evening from the
Colonialoffice for the Governor of Gibraltar.

PRINCE ALBERT AT THE ROTAL INSTITUTION.—
Yesterday, by the medal desire of Prince Alba rt, who was
resent. attended by Liget:C.d. Seymour rod the Hon. Col.
C. B. Phipps, Dr. Faraday delivered a discourse at the
Royal Institution, on the diamagnetic and magne-metallic
condition of bodies. The lecture roam was crowded In
every part. There were a considerable number of lady
visitors present, amongst whom we noticed Mile Burdett
Courts, Lady_ Boileau, Mrs. Marcet, Sc.
FIRST REPORT OP THE IRISH POOR.LAW Coll-
laTTNß.—The following is • verbatim transcript of this
testis' report The select committee appointed on Irish
poor•laws, who were empowered to report their opinion,
front time to time, to the house, have considered the matters
to them referred and agreed to the following resolution :
That in . get of the next two years every union shall pay a
sum (goal to a rata of 64. in the pound on each electoral
&veins in such union, towards a general fund for the relief
of the poor in Inland • and, if n.crary, a rate shall be
nada fee that purpose.—Fab 23, 1849.
Tax Barnett MUSEUM.—Yeetarday a sale of the
old materials of • great parr of the remaining portion of the
front, or, ea it Is generally d, the " screen," of the
British Must um, was brought to the hammer, with a view
to its immediate removal. The portion selccted is the old
grafters of the °Mom, facing Museum-street. Its removal
will afford an iaterestiog glance at the majestic pile behind,
which will be no longer hidden from the view of pameogen.
THE ARBITRATION MOVEMENT.—A public meet-
ing wee held yesterday evening in the large room of the
Horns Tavern, Kennington, for the jtirpooe of adopting •
petition to parliament in favor of Mr. Cobden's mono* for
special treaties of arbitration to supersede the present war
system The rcom was crowded in every pert. A letter
from Mr ;Chas. Pearson, M.P., was fetid, splogising for non-
attendance and expresung sympathy with the objects for
which the nesting was convened. The first resolution
stated:

That In the opinion of this meeting the oysters of war foe the settle..
meat of isternatlosal disputes le distinguished alike by Ito Impiety and
impWcy, and is opposed to all the pi baciptes and eMrit of chnstlanity,
aad ialsolcal to the ben interests of mankind.
The second resolution waa as follows:
That the penalty which we are called upon to pay for 1111r1, is the
sha of a debt of 800,000,0001., and the annual infliction of
20,M,0001. of taxation for the present support of the war establish.
meat, are burdens so oppressive that the most strenuous exertions
are needed to free air country from the pressure of settling our In-
ternational quarrels by an appeal Warm..
Thus resolutions wire passed unanimously, and • peti-
tion in favour of Mr. Cobien's motion having been adopted,
the proceedings terminated.
PLUNDER OF THE IMPERIAL ARSENAL AT VIENNA.
—The commissioners of the metropolitan police have
transmitted to the commissioners of the customs a list of
weapons, banners, models, &e , which have been stolen
from the imperial arsenal at Vienna, and which it is sup
posed will be brought to this country for sale, with • vi-w
to the recovery of the property, in the event of its
imports. ion.
A GRAVE-DIGGER BURIED ALTVE.-84tturday after-
noon, an aged man, named Charlet Banker, who for a long
period had dirioharged the duties of gravedigger in South
Hackney churchyard, was preparing a ten-feet; grave, when,
having attuned • depth of about six feet without the aid of
shorn., an immense mane of earth gave way, and instantanc•
ously buried him. A young man, named Jackson, who wit-
Reseed the occurrence, gave an alarm, and no time was lost
in extricating the unfortunate man, who was found in a
stooping position. A surgeon promptly attended, and used
every effort to restore asination, but without effect. The
upper portion of deceased's face was severely contused. The
accident is ascribed to the disuse of shores, and the proximity
of the sped to a newly.filled grave, the soil of which is of
a loose and gravelly nature.
INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—DRATH FROM STARVA-
TION.—Defore Mr W. Carter, at the Rose Tavern, Snow's-
fields, Bermondsey, on the body of Elisabeth Rose, aged 64.
—S. Tubby, • broker's assistant, stated that the deceased
had been living with him for the last 13 years. Witness
had formerly been in a large way of basilicas, but through
misfortune had been reduced to extreme poverty. Witness,
his daughter, and deceased occupied one small room, and
latterly they had been without food for days together, occa-
sionally obtaiuing a little bread from the neighbours and
others who had known him in his prosperity. About the
13th inst. deceased became very weak and ill, when witnim
called in a female lodger, who waited upon her un•il her
death on Tuesday last.—By the Coroner: Made no ap-
plication to the pariah authorities for relief. The de-
ceased would not allow me to seek aid from the pariah,
and I think she wculd rather have starved from hunger than
allow any one to go to the workhouse, if she knew it. I
could not go myself, as I was also suffering from ill health.
She had been without food for four days previous to her
death.—The Coroner : You might have sent to the relieving
officer, who would have attended and afforded instant relief
in sash a cue.—The witness added that the three of them
slept on the floor upon some old bedelothee. They ware
usable to have a fire for revere days prior to deceased's'
death. Witness and his child were starving, and, if some-
thing were not done for them immediately, they must share
• similar fate as the deceased.—The jury agreed to the fol-
lowing verdict : That the deceased died from the want of
proper nourishment, and that great blame attached to the
persona in charge of her for not making the case known to
the parish authorities, who were kept in ignorance of the
ease, and upon whom no reflection was east."