The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-12 00:00:00

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Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied hp
the Duke and Duchess of Base Coburg Gotha, and Duke
Ernest of Wurtemberg arrived at the Exhibition of the
Works of Industry of 'all Nations soon after nine o'clock
Eyesterday morning, to continue their inspection of the
xhibition. Her Majesty and the royal circle were attended
by the Hon. Matilda Paget, Baroness de Wangenheim,
General Wemyst Colonel Bcuverie, and M. B. de Tre.kow.
The Prince of *ales and Prince Alfred, attended by Mr,
Birch, also visited the Exhibition yesterday. The Princess
Royal and the Princess Alice, attended by Miss Hildyard,
also paid a visit to the Exhibition yesterday forenoon. The
Queen and Prince Albert and their royal visitors left the
Exhibition at half-past eleven o'clock and returned to
Sootiness= Palace.
Lord Broughton had an audience of the Queen yesterday
at Buckingham Palace, to present same presents from
Newab Num of Bengal to her Majesty. The articles con-
sisted of an elephant's state trappings of velvet and gold.
The houdah framed of ivory inlaid with gold, with cover-
ings of gold and silver embroidery. A state palkee or palan.
quin also of ivory inlaid with gold, the covering of similar
rich materials to the houdah. A throne or state resting
couch of crimson velvet and gold, with a canopy richly em-
broidered with the precious metals, and supported by silver
columns. A pair of gold moorchals or emblems of rank,
and a palkee or palanquin for evening conveyance. These
Presents were brought from India under charge of Dr.
Young.
The Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, and the
Duke of Cambrid,ge, and their Serene Highnesses the Prince
of Leiningen and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, visited
the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha yesterday,
at Buckingham Palace.
PrineeArthur and the Princesses Helena and Louisa took
an airing yesterday, in an open carriage and four.
The Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha visited the Duchess
of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester-house.
The Queen had a dinner party yesterday at Buckingham
Palace. The company included their Royal Higlinesais
the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe e,)-
burg Gotha, the Duke Ernest of Wurteinberg, and the
Prime Gustavus of Wasa, his Serene Highness the Princo
of Lciningen, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas,
the Marquis of Westminster, Lady Fanny
.Howard, Ba-
rone,' de Wangenheim, Baroness de Spetn, the Earl of
Aberdeen, the Earl and Countess Granville, the Dowager
Lady Lyttelton, Baron Itoppert, M. B. de Treskow, M.
Emma de Feiner. _

In the evening Herr F. Kaufmann, from Dresden, with
his eon and daughter, attended in the Palace, and had the
honour of performing before her Majesty and Prince Albert
and their illustrious circle with novel musical instruments,
via., Das Hurmonichord, Chordaulodion Symphonion ((hio
selbstapielenden Kunstwerke) :and Orchcstrion, also, Der
Trompet Automat.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. Despatches
were also received from the Governors of Sierra Leone and
the Falkland Islands.

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.—Yesterday the Crystal
Palace was visited by the Queen and Prince Albert, and
about 45,000 of the public.
_DEPARTURE OF TROOPS FOR TILE COL—Between
4 and 5 o'clock on Tuesday evening, the first division of the
12th Royal Lancers (dismounted) embarked at the North-
wall for Liverpool, en route to Winchester and Portsmouth,
there to take shipping for the Cape. The Lancers were
preceded in their march from the barracks to the quays by
three full bands, and were followed by a large concourse of
persons, attracted by the rare occurrence of n regiment of
cavalry proceeding on " war service." The men appeared
to be in high spirits at the prospect of a " brush."
THE REPRESENTATION or BATn.—Thc canvass for
the respective candidates to fill the vacancy in the repre-
sentation of Bath is proceeding vigorously. Mr. Sutcliffe's
address to the electors, devoid as it was of any expression
of political opinion, has created some dissatisfaction
amongst members of the tory party, and more than one pri-
vate meeting of the protectionists has been held, with the
view of bringing forward a candidate whose opinions would
be more in accordance with their principles. As yet, how-
ever, no announcement of any other candidate than Mr.
Sutcliffe, on the conservative interest, has been made.
The liberals are not only active in their canvass, but
Captain ticabell, their candidate, who declines, with
the full concurrence of his committee, making a per-
sonal canvass of the electors, has taken every oppor-
tunity of making his sentiments known to them col-
lectively. Besides the address issued and the public
meeting held lest week, as noticed in the E.epress, at the
time, he has this week addressed the electors of the impor-
tant ward of Walcot at a crowded meeting, held in tho
large room of the Three Crowns Inn, and his speech ap-
peared to give general satisfaction. Mr. Town Councillor
Edwards moved a resolution, that Captain Scobell was a fit
and proper person to represent the city in parliament,
which was seconded by Mr. Town Councillor Barter, and
carried unanimously. Captain Saumarez and Sir John
Hero also spoke in favour of Captain Seobell'a qualifica-
tions.

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COURT OP LIEUTENANCY.—A very numerous meet-
ing of the Commission of Lieutenancy for the City of Lon-
don was held on Tuesday at the Guildhall, for the purpose
of electing a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royal London
Militia, in the room of Alderman Thompson, who had been
appointed to succeed the late Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter,
Bart., as colonel of the regiment, tho flight lion. the Lord
Mayor in the chair. When the glasses were opened, and the
numbers were cast up, the Lord Mayor declared Alderman
Wilson elet ted to fill the vacant appointment by a majority
of 50 votes. Alderman Wilson then having proved has
qualifications, took the usual oaths, and the commission
having been ordered to be issued, the court broke up.
GRAY'S INN, JUNE 11, 1851.—The annual exami-
nation in law instituted by this society took place in the
hall ort Thursday and Friday, the sth and 6th instant, and
the to:lowing Is the class list of the successfu. candidates
for honours on that occasion, which VIM published this
evening in the presence of the Leachers and members of
other inns of court. 1. Mr. William Fowler, of the Inner
Temple; 2. Mr. Oliver Claude Pell, of Lincoln's Inn; 3.
Mr. Edward Samuel Dale, of Lincoln's Inn; 4. Mr. Richard
Fisher, of Lincoln's Inn, Mr. Horace Townsend,
of Lincoln's Inn, .Eq. ; Mr. Leonard Field, of the Inner
Temple, Mr. Joseph Napier Higgins, of Lincoln's Inn,
/Eq. ; . Mr. John Lindsey Reed, of the Inner Temple;
7. 111 r. David Kitcat, of tho Iz,ncr Temple, Mr. Oeorge
Taylor, of the Inner Temple.E.+ Mr. Fowler received from
the lecturer, Mr. W. D. Lewis, his prize, consisting of a
complete set of the Reports of Vesey, Junior (20 volumes).
SOCIETY OF ARTS.—The first conrerrazione of the
new series was held last night, and was numerously at-
tended by the foreign commiasionors and exhibitors, and
by the members and their ladies. The arrangement of the
suite of rooms has been much improved. The music for
the evening was • selection from English composers, per-
formed by various popular glee singers.
MANCJIESTER SUNDAY SC7IOOL.S. —On Monday
morning last, in accordance with a custom long established,
the children attending most of the Sunday schools con-
nected with the churches of Manchester and Salford had
their usual procession as the opening of their Whitsuntide
festivities. The number of children present was 13,749.
We have been unable to obtain the usual semi-official list
of the number of scholars in average attendance at the dif-
ferent schools taking part in the proceedings of Monday,
with the number of elder scholars from each admitted to the
cathedral. Last year the average attendance at 20
schools was stated by this list to amount to 13,018 scholars,
on the previous year there were 13,356 in connexion with
25 schools, and of these 1,615 were admitted to the cathe-
dral. The number attending the anniversary on Monday
must have been a close approximation to this.--Manchester
Guardian.

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SUPPOSED TRACES OF Sin JOIIN FfLINKLIN.—A
morning contemporary gives circulation to a report as to
some supposed tracts of Sir John Franklin. These trace',
which are said to be " by far the most important, presump-
tive or otherwise, which have yet reached us respecting the
missing expedition," consist of the following : " From the
voluntary testimony of one of the seamen engaged at Strom-
new for the Prince Albert, we have the following facts,
elicited and taken down in the presence of Mr. Kennedy,
the commander of that expedition, and others ; and the
statement is attested by the seaman in question, William
Millar, who declares that, if required, he would make the
same upon oath. He states that he was on board the
Prince of Wales in 1848, when, early in September, during
very thick weather, they entered (as they believed) Lan-
caster Sound, and steered west, advancing slowly. The fog
continued very heavy for some days, when it suddenly
lifted, and high land was seen on the larboard side, over
the mast head. The captain, being at first doubtful if it
were the loom of icebergs or of land, sent a boat off to ascer-
tain the fact, and of this party William Millar formed one.
He states that on landing the marks of shoe prints were
distinctly visible in the mad, above high-water mark ;
close by was a small cooking place blackened by fire, ands
a little further on a well-built cairn, about four or five feet
high, of which the party pulled away • few stones ; but,
being recalled by a signal front the ship, which was being
driven in shore by the current, were compelled to return
on board immediately." From the above it is inferred that
some of Sir John Franklin's party must have visited the
spot, and that beneath the "cairn" is deposited " distinct
information of his past progress and future intention."

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CHARGE OP LARCENY AGAINST A L ADY.—A singu-
lar cantles been before the magistrates of Stonehouse, in
which a married lady, the daughter of a naval officer,
figures as defendant in a charge of burglary and larceny.
Mrs. Robinson, the wife of a gentleman connected with the
mercantile service, resides at 16, Caroline-place, having as a
neighbour a Mrs. Westlake, keeping a respectable semi-
nary. From some cause the domestic servants of the two
parties quarrelled, in which their mistresses took part, and
for some time past Mrs. Westlake has been subject to the
most extraordinary annoyances, the most glaring of which
was the constant breaking of the glass of her kitchen.
In addition to this injury she has recently missed
several articles from her kitchen without being
able to discover by whom they were removed.
Amongst other things which, it seems, were lost
was a sugar boson, which, on a search being made
in Mrs. Robinson's house by the police, was found in her
back parlour. Other missing articles were thrown over the
wall between the two houses, into Mrs. Westlake's garden.
Witnesses were heard as to the sugar basin being seen in
the defendant's house, and also in reference to Mrs. Ro-
binson's delicate state of health, which had confined her to
her bed for some time past. The bench eventually com-
mitted the prisoner for trial at the next general quartet
sessions for the county; offering, however, to admit the
prisoner to bail, on providing two sureties for her appear
ance in 501. each.