The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-25 00:00:00

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WINDSOR, Ocr. 24.—The Queen, with bin Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales. and attended by the
Cuuotess of Mount Edgecumbe and General Wemyes, drove
in Windsor-park. lits Royal Hight.eis Prince Albert went
out shooting this morning accompaniel by Lard John
Res.,ll. Lord Waterpark, General Bowles, and Colonel F.
H. Se j moue were in attendance on his Royal Highness.
The Earl of Carlisle and the Roy. Lord Wriotbesley
left Vac) Ca;la this afternoon. Sir David Dundee, Judge
Advocate General, had an audience of the Queen at the
Cagli ta-day, and submitted to her Maksty the proceedings
of some courts martial. Her Royal 11.,ghnees the Duchess
of K-nt will dine with the Queen and Prince Albert this
I evening. Lord and Lady John Rusell and the lion.
Relit% and lately Mary Abertromby will join the royal party
at dinner. The Countess of Mount Edgecumbe has relieved
tLe Vacountess Canning in her duty as Laiy-in-Waiting to
the Queen.

The Earl of Carlisle returned to town yesterday
from Windsor Castle.
Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial-office for the Governors of the Mauritius and
Lohman.
Mr. CROWDER, Q.C., and M.P. for Liekeard, is
appointed counsel to the Admiralty.

THE QUEEN DOWAGER.
Her Mojcity the Queen Dowager continues much
in the same state of indisposition. Sir David Davies re-
mains in constant attendance, and Dr. Bright also attended
her Majesty yesterday at the Priory, Stantuore.
The all.ction under which the Queen Dowager is
gradually sinking has been atnounctd by her physicians,
Sir D. Davies anti Dr. Bright, to be dropsy. On Thursday
her Majesty received the holy communion at the bands of
the Bishop cf Londna, and is stated to bear her sufferings
with the most Cbristidn resignation.—The Guardian.

TIM QUEEN'S VISTT TO TILE ClTY.—Yeetnday,
the Corporation Committee for making arrangements for the
reception of the Queen, and the Committee of Aldermen
empl. yed ia a similar manner, assembled in Guildhall, and
were occupied during the d 4 in. attending to the minor de-
tails of the various outfits which have devolved open them.
The whole of the time of the two committees, both which
tho Lord Mayor attends, will be occupied until the d►y on
which tLe event takes place. The announcement th-t the
Prince of Wears and the Princess Royal are to accompany
their Bud parents was received mast enthusiastically by the
cominittetv.

DEATH 01 SIR JOHN DASHWOOD HMO, BART.—
We have to announce the demise of the above venerable
baronet, who expired on Monday last, after a protracted ill-
ness. The deceased baronet wu son of the third baronet,
who assumtd his maternal name of King. He succeeded to
the ►aronetcy and family estates on the death of his father in
1) 1793, having previously married in 1789 Mary
Anne,deuglittr of the late Mr. Theodore H. Broadhead. The
late baronet represented the family borough of Wycombe in
the Homo of Commons in nine successive parliaments, but
retired Irmo public affairs at the close of the parliament of
1830. Sir John ilillucceoded in the baronetcy by his eldest
eon, Mr. Geo. H. Dashwood, M.P.

POST-OFFICE SUNDAY LABOUR.

DIMINUTION OF SABBATH DULY BY TM;
NEW ILYGULATIONs.
We floderstand that, within thss het few days, re.
turns have been rec. it'd 't the (It:meal Post (Mee, stiosio
the grew. intent to which Snooty labour via (4,04444
in the country post-offices by the measures abcut to he htetot
into operation. It appeals that in more than 1:00 offices at
least Goa delivery on the Sunday 'ail be obi. !lined, met that
in many cases the abohUen will intend to two, or even three
deliveries. This choose alone will liberate several Emitted
Gillette.
We learn also, that of the regular pout-,f l_es'knit there
are nearly 600 where the time at duty on Sanday will be
reduced, the average reduction being nearly four Louts.
The returns do not yet include the sub-htlicie, white thou,
will be a decrease of duty ; but of theta there must Le sou
thous.:nde.
These feats era sufficient to give some idea of the largo
number of [persons who will be *elite partial 4 or 'holly
leased in the country tam from the performance of dtGy pa
the Sunday. And we are as.ured' hat thesmAt addition to
the toree in the Lendon office required by. the intiGlaftll which
will stfeet this great duction, Gannet entirely of
teem tend nut, as hie been emitted, of persons acing sod"
Gempuhion. Th. it work, too, as has already been stated.
%ell: be s)atransed as not to in'r.hge cn the Lours of divitA
service.

MEMORIAL IN FAVOUR OF THE NEW
REGULATIONS.
The directors of the Mat ch: star Chamber of Coos,
moms have unanimously agreed upon the following wow.
rial to the Lords of the Trevory, in sot port a the eh
proposed to be intrudneed late tr e ptat.ollice Penn:annul
which the amount of Sunday labour will be so ersatli
miniahed :
" 'That your memorialists have observed with extreme Is.
grit the mistaken seal with which the immure of her Ma-
jesty's postmaater-general, with reference to the proposed
transmission of country letters through the Loudon poet offiet
on Sundays has been assailed.
" That your memorialists yield to Locket of her Majesty's
subjects in a sincere reverecce for the Sunday, and even on
this gerund they consider the proposed theme ions to be most
laudable, in diminishing the amount ot labour now indigoes.
sable on that day.
" That your memorialists bold that the compulsory debt-
ticn, for a whets day, or lettere ietended for enema: parts of
the country, has been the cause of much inconvenience and
loss to the. manufacturing districts, and lung a subject of
most jus. complaint.
" That without imputing motive's to the objectors cf the
metropolis, whose material interests in the existing mal-
administration are suffic:ently oCiviuus, your memorialists
beg to observe to your lordships that since the establatimme
ot the electric telegraph, it is more than ever inceuilitot spau
the Post-..dice c, mako the proposed despatch S indap,
inasmuch as holding a strict monopoly of the carriage of
letters, the Poet-office it, in justice, hound so to exercise its
monopoly as not, by its own act, to give a preference to cue
portion of her Majesty's subjects over others quite as in.
portant and as nodal to the state, especially when the
means of equal distrioutian are at hand.
" That as far es this important district is concerned, it is
roost grievous to know that, by the detention ot Nutt
letters and other Liters which have to pans through Louden,
the interests of an Industrious comuunity are made se.
condary to the greed ot those who are so unjustly favoured
by a preferential early delivery of advises eirtieh, until inter-
bred wit, by the post-office, bad travelled toga her part
pares. Not only may large mercantile operations be thus
preferentially assisted, list opportunities for effecting
Buenas on advised cargoes may be lost, and scone are u.
rangainents of the deepest moment b• roust Injuihociely af.
fected. Both is a Ent reantile and social polat of vice, tha
peace of lamas may be ruined.
".oonvinced that the present system of detaining lsners is,
by i• • injustice and cruelty, a grosser inirautiqu of the data.
Icgua than will be the proposed alteration, and that theism
sure contemplated by her Majesty'. p rmaster-generalis net
only most wise and necessary, but will actually diminish the
amount of Sunday labour now required,
" Your memorialists earnestly pray that the Forted
transmission of letters far the country by the Sunday even-
ing'e mill from London may be resolutely adhetad to."

MEETING OF NEWSVENDERS.
Last evening a metting of the Saciety of News.
venders wu Lein at the News Exchange, Fleetestreet, fie
the purpose of adoptieg a memorial to her Majesty's Trts-
miry upon the subject of Sunday Inheur at the Post-ofilee.
Mr. WILD toelt the chair, and in opening the premed-
Mica stated that at the geoeral mee:log of newsvendrnield
on the 18th October it was thought necessary that this so.
cisty should make some stir in the present movement new°
ing the traesactiocof busiscse et the Post c on Seit.
In order to carry out the wishes of the society in this par.
limier the committee were in tructed to adopt each 'Leanne
es they might dem fit, cad they had accordingly dues q
the following memorial :
" To the Lords Cemmissinners of her Majesty's Treasury,
—The memorial of the Friendly Society of Dolan is
Newspapers, held at the News Exchange, Fleet-nest,
London, humbly showetb, that your mornorislists have
and with deep regret of the intention of the authorities d
the Geisral Post-office to commence the receipt sed truo
r eieeien of mails from anal to all parts of' England ea
Suuda3 s as on the other deys of the week. Teat yew
mean: rialists consider that, independent of the reel tem
which such an neighed and undesired meanies will Mena
the moral and religious feelings of the country, they cm-
ceivd that to curtail the rest which the pLyeical constitute&
requires would he invading the rights of men to the enjoy.
neat of the Sabbath made for him, and by knew&
his duties er.d his burdens render tem more enema
to hie daily occupation. That your 'memorialists haveresen
to fear that the proposed measure will open the way ultli
mutely to a far more extensive receipt Imo delivery dimes,
and probably of newel:specs, than is at present cent:epee&
That your memorialists are engaged in a trade requiring
incessant attention and considerable mental and bodily
exertion, and deprecating any addition to their present
arduous employment, they trust that your lordthine
rescind the order which has been issued, and thus nieces
EUMerOl4l body of the industrioue clam from the satiety
felt in anticipation of an evil which may probably remit if
this measure is carried into effect. Aad your reitiosen
will ever pray."
Upon the subject of this memorial, Mr. Wild proceeded to
say, ti at [(letters were allowed to be transmitted en Sue
days, it must be the came with regard to newspapers, sad
the effect would be that the proprietore of weekly pipers
would find it necessary to pubh-h editions on Sunday ruin
noon. Such an uncalled-for addition to the duties of the
publishers would of course therease the labours of the neve
veedore, beteuee people would send them orders en &toe
day, instead of Friday, as now, and they must execute Owe
orders on the Sunday. So that, in fact, the vendors often
papers would be working_ ineeevantly iron Saturday lug ht
to Saturday night. kl• wished to view the pee
Übe independently of religious eon/adoration', bat
solely with regard to pounds, shillings, and pawl
and it was his firm conviction that the meson
proposed by the Post-office authorities would, so
I far from being a source of profit to the newsveeden, prove
a rerious loss to them, by impairing their bodily heaith sad
strength, and increasing their daily expenses. It thereto
behoved them to take immediate steps to show thi it noes
for opposing this uijust and unnece.eary measure.
Mr. TBILIIY, Mr. LAUGHTON, Mr. Mortara,
PAYNE, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. HART, Mr. WALTER, sad
other members of the Society of Newavendere, respictively
' addressed the meeting in support of the memoeial, which
wee formally read by the chairman, and ultimately adopted.
The CHAIRMAN then observed that ho wished tow'
few words snore in reference to the gross rid wit led MO-
See of this measure. The conduct of the Post-otlice thew-
cities—se it affected a large body of peeple—might be
compared to that of a railway company who should pall
down a house and refuse to give comptnsation. Therecould
be oo doubt whatever that the duties of newsreaders wail
be greatly increased by the adoption of the proporci mw
sure, and they would never be left to the free enjoyment el
the Sabbath. It was very true that even at the present tine
they were compelled to transact business on Sunday, but
their work commenced between five and six o'clock M the
morning, and was generally concluded by half-past seven or
eight. There were, moreover, many readers of Sunday neve
papers who agreed to take their copies on Saturday fight,
so that the labours of the dealers were not so great on the
Sunday as they might appear to be.
It was then agreed that the memorial should be tigned
by the chairman, in behalf of the society. ccd the meeting
separated with the customary vote of thanks.

A Mmsn !MAN OF TILE BELLEROPUON AND ELVIS
Organs Daoweizia.—We have already briefly alluded to this
unfortunate accident. We now subjoin thb details :-01
the aft,rnoon of the 12th inst., Mr. Kemp, a mideh:piesn
H.M.'s ship Bellerophon, 78, Captain Bayn, a, C. 8., 4.iegod
Leghorn, was lent ashore in charge of the cutter tohilog
some men who were on leave. He reached the shore, em
berked big men, and left to return to his ship. In the mow
time, however, the breeze, which was lit le or nothing on
leaving the Bellerophon, had freshened considerably, and it
appears the cutter had proceeded one-third of the ontAnza
from tne shore to the ship, when, in coneeguence of shippin
a neat deal of water, Mr. Kemp bore up for the pup?* of
returning to the laud, the boat at the same time airman,
press of sail. More water was shipped in the act of bong
up, which was kept under by bailing, but, unfortutattly,Pas
sail having been lowered, and the boat having nothog
force her through the water, she became almost wag'
logged, and, shipping water on both sides, she filled, sad
shortly afterwards turned bottom up. This fatal catastrophe
having been seen, both from the Beileraphen and er
Majesty's steam vessel Porcupine, boats were instantly
lowered from those vessels and despatched to the Etistanea
of the cutter ; but before they could reach the spat the fol.
lowing poor fellows had disappeared, and were drowned:
Mr. Kemp, midshipman • Matthew Odgers, euzswain of*,
cutter; Jeremiah M'Ciirthy, able seaman • Jones Gray.
ditto; William Dukes, landsman; John Vinnister, ditto;
William Short, first-class boy; James Wheat, price's task
rine • Jahn Raynor, ditto; George Watt, ditto; William.
Harvey ditto; John Williams, ditto. Mr. Kemp is thews
of the late Lieut. Romp, R.N. lie was very steady in has
duties, was considered to be very competent in mensgibil
boats, and was altogether a very promising young dicer.
MILITARY INSUBORDINATION AT NOTTINGHAM.--
The on die in military circles is, that several general lad.
about thirteen district courts-martial are to be held to ?1:
quire into and adjudicate upon the irregularities and In
subordination which occurred lately in the 3rd Dragon
Quarts at Nottingham.