The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-17 00:00:00

SHORT WEIGHT IN COALS.

To the Committee of the Coal Merebaote Society.
=ti,atlf mte,—We, the undersigned, ?mom that yos will
all a rattling of the society to take into consideratioa the
tpwatim el short weight, and particularly as rifeness to the
toe opotott ia lb. [ady News, of the first Howie.—
41:4) Ofe. J. CoekereU sod Co.; J,)nee, Sell. and Co. •
Home tad Boa ; W. Best; F. Morris; Elmore sad
Ca.; C. Ham. Sergeant and Co.—Coal Etchings, he.
s.

At a meeting held cot Friday, the 10th Jen ,at the
Coal Enhance, the following resolution was —"?tut this meting wonders the systems refereed to in the
rutsterion that hat jolt been read, highly iejeritote to the
trace at lane; and nfen it to the committee to consider,
whethet say sod what noun can be adopted by this society
to order to bring the parties really offending before the
pablie is such • manna se shall mist the ends of justice,
cad toad materially to the prevention of practices so iejarious
to the trona at lap, by seems of the publicity that would
the,eby be Oen to then : aid that a general summing of the
00cmt be kali ea Friday, the 24th kat., to newly' the
11111art.'

TURKS Rags.—Yeeterday morning the premises
of Mr. J. Wllehire, 37, Colbetrest, Limehame, relight Ire
Ircia come anknows seam, sad before the engines solid
subdue the name, the Wafture end a con,idere hie portion
of the stoat were deetroysd. Oa the sum morstag a rear
of premien, ensile us earthworm-street, BL Pout?". Jell",
occupied by Mr. Jambe, Mean. and sad Koper, sad lit.
ea a phonon. nessfaserry sanal.teles ware-
h owe, ptiatistoese, aseget tin is the GM &Pa mesa
tt mnessise printer sass. This portions( the nage Wee elestemei, emy the valuable machinery W(1.4 dammed.
She sleek el *me Wei likewise iamb injury: by the 'rata.
It is asppeeed that the seniest mat sawed
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WINDSOR. TRIMIDAT, JAN. 16.

The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual
early sarolog walk The royal enmity took welkin, sad
posy exeraley le the slop. and Wandeor park. The Earl of
Atterdees, Sir °ewer Orry, and the Right Hui. T. B.
liassalay kit the Castle today.

A Cabinet Cigna was held at bell-past two o'clock
yesterday afternoon at the Iforrisn.oftioe. Downing-street.
The ministers ;resent were Lord John Rass•ll, the Marquis
of Lansdowne. the Hal of Mint Sir 0 <,,rge Viseount
Pelmeston, Earl Gny, the Chore liar 01 the Bochegutr,
Sir Froneis Suing, Sir John flobtmase, the Rod of Cow
lisle, the Right Jim. Henry Lsbooehen, the Morgan of
Clanriaarde, and the Right Wm. Fos Mvale. The Lord
Chancellor arriwd at the Forel/walks at bell post three
ohsloek, and joined his colleogare. The council rat three boars.
M Felipe Molina, Minister of C .ate Rios, trans-
mated business with Visenot Edmonton at the Fan/m-
-ottles yesterday.
Sir George Grey returned to town yesterday from
Windsor Castle.

Deepstehes were sent elf yesterday evening from
the Cdasial oIE s for the Gisernors of the Wist India
colonies, and alai for the Olvernor of Gibraltar.
Lord and Lady Juhn Rumen had a dinner party
yesterday evening at their re•idens, in Clieshatie plena. The
•oa.pay consisted of the Red aed Countees Granville, Lord
Seymour, the Right Hon Sir Riker% Adair, the Right Boa.
T. B. Macaulay, Licly William Russell sod Mr. Arthur
Russell, Sir John Hersehell, Mr. B. Howes, M.P., Mr.
Rich, sad Mr. Charles Di, kens.

PAILIAMBYTART RANQVgTS.—Lord John Russell
has head invliati ins If.r a grand parliamentary full dens
brusque: at his official residence io Dowaing•e•rest on the 3rd
proximo, to the I numb rs of that administration and
court having seats in that sasenehly. The Marquis of Lans-
downe will give a grand full dress parliamentary dinner on
the 3rd ornzinao, at Lanclowne Houw, to a large party of
peen. Lord S•anley will give a sumptuous banquet to the
Duke of Richmond and a 11U4iff Alt circle of protectionist
rens on the 3rd of the ensuing month, at his mansion in St.
James's, quer,.

Trim Farxisu Bosom.—Ttra Earl of Lincoln now
succeeds to the peerage, and the Falkirk ►urghs wi.l, el
course, be declared ♦se mt. A cendidate in the warn i,te-
rest has already been erten of in the person of Mr. George
Loch, son of Mr Loch, M.P., chArman of the F.rh and
Clyde Navipstion Company; but if there is to be a contest
for the privilege of r•presentinu the distract, a csndidute
must be brought forward of greater local influence, and
whoee business nnebilostiens ere more severally known end
sin/reetated by the coasiteeney.—NortA Mitish Mad
[ fbe Hon. Aoga•'ns Murray and Mr. Wile, of Minds"-
nen, have also been Bp ken of in connexion with this
vacancy ]

THE MARCHTONESS OF IfnavlEHE ham been soddenly
called away from her seat at lifford, neer Ly redactor. in
Hampshire, to Dab:in, In consequence of the alarming
illness of her eldest eon, th.• tdstqles of Heaths's!. The
marquis bad only just arrived at DuMia wish his regiment
vel en he wa. attacked with a kw fever. He sem imustarli-
Maly taken to the r. airliner of the //sky of 'Anger, and an
espmes was sent off for the marchioness to proceed at once
to Dublin. The mothioness was *boat to receives numb r
of distinguished visitors, among whom were Lord and Lady
Howe, Lord and Lsdy Br4ughatn, Lard Howe is the
gsardiaa of the marehlosem's Andres.
DEATH OF LOUD WILLIAM SOMERSET,—We have
to announce the dean et Lord William Somerset, brother o'
Lori Palm &mama, sad nada of the Duke of Beenfort,
who ezOred on Tuesday last at his residence at Clifton, atter
a veers Slams of several weeks' duration. The demand
nobleman, who was in ho'y orders, was filth son of Henry,
fifth Duke of Beaufort, and was b ma 2nd Septemb-r, 1784;
he married, 29:h June, 1913, Itie Wiz tbeth Mclyneuz,
eldest dauelder of the late Lieutenant General Sir Thomas
Molynese, But., who died is August, 1843, by whom he
had l•erse seven sons and daughters. His lordship mu a
Camas cal Bristol, which ht has held sines 1822, and Recta
ot the valuable livings of Llanguttoch, Breeln, ap,)niatatt
is 1814; and Trumann'', Gloomatenhiret, anointed is
1826. Is September, 1844, his lordship again married, but
does met have any issue by that marriage. The families
of the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the MILTII3I, and
Marchioness of Chulmondeley. the Berl and Countess of
Galloway, Lord and Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Captain
finnerse', M P., Sir W. C. and Lady Georgians Codriagton,
Sir Walter It and L idy M.ry Farquhar. Lady Harriet
Mitchell, the Hon. F. and Lady Charlotte Calthorpe, Mr.
and Lady Louise Finch, Lady Elizabeth Orde, and many
other families of rank are plaoed in mourning by the
&Rented d,sease of his Ladship,

MEETLNO OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES.

Yesterday the magistrates of Nl,ddleeva usembled
at the Court-hos e, Ckrkenerril-green, to transact the
financial and other gen.'s! business of the county. Mr.
Folmar. presided. There were ab at fifty magistrates
greeest.