The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-01 00:00:00

'IN court.

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by
their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, took an
airing yesterday, in an open berouche and four. The Equer-
ries-in-waiting, Lord A. Paget and Col. Bouveris, attended
on horseback. _ _

Their Imperial Highnesses Prince Peter and the
Prince's of Oldenburg visited their Majesties the King and
Queen of the Belgillllll yesterday, at Buckingham Palace.
His Majesty the King of the Belgians visited his
Imperial Highness Prince Peter of Oldenburg yesterday, at
the Clarendon Hotel.
Their RR.HII. the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred,
the Princess Ro3 al, the Princess Alice, and the Prinetes
Helena walked and rode on ponies yesterday, in the garden of
the Palace.
The Queen had a dinner party yesterday at flack-
ingham Palace. The company included their Majesties the
King and Queen of the Belgians. H.R.H. the Duchess of
Gloucester, their I I.HH. Prince Peter and the Princess of
Oldenburg, H.R.H. Prince George, his Excellency M.
Van de Weyer, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke and Duchess
of Northumberland, the Countess Vandentraten, Lady G.
Bathurst, the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, Viscount and Vie.
countess Palmerston, Le Comte di Lalaing, M. de Knu-
driaffsky, Llajor de Moerkerke, and Dr. Carswell. Her
Majesty had afterwards an evening party. The following
had the honour of receiving invitations: the Portuguese
Minister and the Baroness de Moocorvo, Baroness de Brun-
now, the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady C. Leveson
Gower, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Marquia and
Marelsionms of Abercorn, the Marquis and Marcluonees of
dilesbury, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde and
Lady E. de Burgh, the Earl and Countess Spencer, the
Countess of Westmoreland, the Earl and Countess of
Shelburne, the Earl and Countess of Lincoln, the
Earl of Liverpool, Viscount and Visoountess Can.
niers, the Bishop of Oxford, Lady Alfred Paget,
the Dowager Lady and the Hon. Miss Lyttleton. the Right
Hon. Sir G. and Lady Grey, the Right Hon. Sir J. and
Lady Graham, the Right Hon. Sir C. and Lady M. Wood,
the Right Hon. S. and Mrs. Herbert. Mr. G. E. and the
Hon. Mrs. Anson, Gen. the Hon. A. Upton, Lieut.. Cal. the
Hoc. C. B. Phipps, Col. the Hnn. Sir E. Cant, Sir R. and
Lady Gardiner and two Mimes Gardiners, and Col. C. and
Mrs. Bentinck. A concert was performed during the even-
ing. The following was the programme
Parte prima.
Overtna( Prometheus)) Hasairrin
AZ* "Dom eons," MU; Lind (Le Some di
atr na/v)
Nan pin andral,Bl.l=Labbebe Masa
Soma Varissionl, and violin, Mrs
Andean and Y. ton
(lawmen; "Ili peep," Mk. Lind
Parts mond&
Enna Kamen Atha.
Arles, Manama (, amor) Lanham Asisbeilm
Pantmia, violin, M. Minton Palace
tuderitt Der Nennierine,” Der Milner and &hub.,
der nab," Mdlie Lind .
Mrs. 'Merton presided at the pianoforte Her Majesty's
private band attended, under the direction of Mr. Anderson.
Their RR.HH. the Duchess of Cambridge and
Prince George, and their Imperial Highnesses Prince Peter
end the Princess of Oldenburg visited Her Majesty the
Qum Ildwager yesterday at Marlborough-hones.

A deputation from the parochial schoolmasters of
Scotland had as interview yesterday with the Lord Presi-
dent of the Council and the Earl of Minns, at the Privy
Coancil.office, with reference to the recent minutes of the
Committee of Council on Education.—Mr. W. &indent and
a deputation from Deptford, respecting the Health of Tovros
Ball, had an interview with Lord Morpeth yesterday, at the
office of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in
Whitehall-place. Captain Denham, R.N., bad an
interview with the Earl of Clarendon on Tuesday.—
The Astronomer-Royal and Mr. Airy had an interview with
the Right Hon. E. Strut, on Tuesday, at the office of the
Commissioner of Railways, in Great George-street —The
Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister, had an interview with
Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at the Foreign-office.—Col.
Brereton, C. 8., has arrived in town from Canton, and had,
Yesterday, an interview with Bari Grey, at the Colonial-
Mike .

Lieut.-General Sir Edward and Lady Kerrison left
town yesterday an a tour.
Lord John Russell had a parliamentary dinner-
party last evening, at hie re,idenre, in Cheehamplare.
Despatches were sent off last evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governors of New South Wales and
South Australia.

CITY OP LONDON CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIANTON.—
At the annual meeting of the Conservative Assoeiation for
attending to the Registry of the City of London, held yes-
terday at the London Tavern, Mr. I. D. Towles, on taking
the chair in the absent,. of Alderman Thompson, observed
that although they had met merely to receive the report of
The committee, it woe impossible not to east their eyes
towards the approaching election, He had hoped that the
City would have been spared the turmoil and excitement of a
tented, by the unopposed election of two gentlemen on
either side ; but their opponents, upon what ground be knew
not, having resolved upon attempting to exclude the whole
conservative body of the City frost any representation in par-
liament, he thought they would not be properly meeting
that attempt unless they too entered the field with four can-
didates. The reformcarty said that they could command a
Majority of 1,800 votes, but as in 1843 the conservatives had
a majority of 300, he could not understand how the opinions
of those who registered since had been ascertained, or hove
that result, which was certainly fallacious, had been arrived
at. The adoption of the report, which stated that the

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WREGNe OP EMIGRANT SHIPB.—The Nig iir
Sanderiamd, Captain Thomson, master, was elentemell
Irish emigrants by Lord Palmerston early in Acell lssl, ma
sailed from Sligo towards the clews of the month with nee*
200 on board. In so far as wind and weather waft cien-
oerned the voyage was at the lint prosperous, hut there was
much fever among the passengers The vend encountered
a strong gals on the night of the 19th of May, and was driven
about two o'clock next morning on a dangerous shoal about
silty miles east of Cape Rosarie, and went I. pieces
in the course of two hours. Not more than twenty-two
of the two hundred passengers escaped; the crew were
saved. The vessel is stated to have been fully insured.
Two other emigrant ships chartered by government were
lost about the same time as the Carrick. One is the imogen,
Gime Foreman, master, Rom Liverpool, and the other the
Zenobia. The Imogen. which was 348 tons burthen, was
wrecked five miles south-wetter the island of Scattarte, on
the 20th of May, by running ashore during a thick fog. She
had 173 em grant, on board, who, fortunately, with the crew,
selected a safe landing. The Zenobia was lost off Nanadian ;
she had 300 emigrants on board, who were also saved. The
emaireet ship, Miracle, recently wrecked off the Magdalen
Island, with 60 of her passengers drowned, is also stated to
lave been chartered by government.
INFLUFNCE OF THE IMAGINATION. —The danger of
Riving loose to the fancy is frequently pointed out ; but we
have seldom heard so sad a case es that of a friend of ours,
who having lately been feeding on haricot beans, in conse-
quence of the dearness of bread, hr taken it into his head
that he is changed late a hone, and has made various at-
tempts to draw his own gig, while he is neglecting his ordi-
nary avocation+. What makes the matter worse is the fact
that the poor fellow who fancies himself a horse is suckled
with an enormous family; end be has been running about
exclaiming, with Aleebeih,
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all over his neighbourhood. —PnocA.
INQUEST.—ALLEGED ILL-TREATMENT OF A BLACK
BOY.—Yeeterday an investigation took place before Mr. T.
Wakley, M.P., coroner, and a most respectable jury, at the
Bedford Arms Terms, High-street, Camden-town, concern•
ing the death of Daniel Hunter, a youth of colour, aged 18,
alleged to have died from being compelled to sleep in a dirty,
dark, and damp underground cellar, by his master. Mr. Bd.
ward Pinder, chemist, of 123, High street, Camden-town.
The coroner and jury viewed the body, and the place where
the deceased had been in the habit of sleeping up to the day
previous to his death. It WAS a perfectly dark opening
under the shop, about four feet and a half high, between
the joists supporting the shop Soaring, the only veatilation
being a few holes in the steps entering the shop above. In
it was a stump bedstead, and at the bead of the bed some
bricks. which were so damp that when Tiffin, the summon-
ing officer. placed his finger between them and withdrew it
he found his finger covered with wet. The boards were
rotted through, and the place was filled with straw and all
kinds of refuse. The following is a narrative of the cir-
cumstances connected with the deceased as detailed to
the jug:—lt appears that about five years since the
deceased, who was a native of the. West Indies, was
brought over to this country by a lady named Hutton,
wbo made a will in his favour. About three yearn
&lee this lady, under the authority of a commission
of lunacy, was dragged from her house at Bromptoo,
and conveyed to a lunatic asylum, where she shortly
after died. At the time Mrs. Hutton was being
dragged from her door to be placed in a cab, notwithstanding
the cries of the deceased, Mr. Weaver, of Park-street, Cam-
den-town, was pusicg, and on making inquiries, epd hear-
ing the boy was loft friendless, he took ham home, and he
lived under his protection until about ten mouths since,
when Mr. Pinder, wanting a lad as an errand boy, en-
gaged deceased, agreeing to give him half-a-crown a week.
The deceased was a lad of an exceedingly mild and easy dis-
position, and never complained. The evidence went to show
that about three weeks age he caught cold, through going
out to Chalk Farm, and sitting in Nis wet clothes, and be-
came very ill, so ill as to be unable to do his work. He was
medically attended for cold on the lungs, but notwithstand-
ing be was labouring under this complaint he was allowed to
remain in bed for eight dam in the place above described,
and on Thursday last he expired. No notice was given
to the coroner, but, at the desire of Mr. Pinder, a post-
mortem examination was made by Mr. Hield, of }line-
ament, and Mr. Hillier, of Francis-terrace. The body was
be have been interred on Sunday ; but, by order of the ca-
lmer, the funeral was suspended. The medical gentlemen
aimed stated the result of their examination to be, that the
demand had died from pneumonia and pleratis, sunned by
41111111111111 t to wet and cold.—Several of the jury commented
very streeglT on the conduct of Mr. Pinder, who had de-
tiered that his previous boys had slept at the same place, and
that all others should do so. They ultimately returned a
verdict—" That the deceased died from dimes of the lungs
keen exposure to wet and cold," and appended the following
That, having viewed the place where the deceased was
kept while labouring under the disease from which he died,
W jury consider that place to have been a very improper
ass as a sleeping place, not only for a pantie affected with
disease of the lungs, but even for a person in good health.
and earnestly recommend to Mr. Pinder not to require any
servants of his for the future to occupy that piece at night."