The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-21 00:00:00

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The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the ..._
Royal, end the Princess Alice took walking and pony exer-
cise yesterday.
The inquiries yesterday at Buckingham Palace on
the part of the diplomatic corps and the nubility and gentry
continued very numeroun A great number not only of the
nobilil and gentry
.but of tradesmen and mechanics, have
been making eager inquiries at Buckingham Palace after the
Queen's health ; and nothing could more poweefully prove
her Majesty's popularity than the anxiety which is exhibited
and expressed with respect to her present interesting situaticeel
by all classes of her subjects.
Count Schimmelpentonek the Netherlands
ter, left London yesterday evening fur the Hague. Minim.
SUDDEN DEATH OF THE MARQUIS OF BUTL—This
nobleman died suddenly on Saturday evening last, at his seat,
Cardiff Castle, Glamergamphire, in his 56th year. The fatal
complaint was • disease of the heart. On the afternoon of
Saturday the noble marquis entertained the mayor and
council of Cardiff, at dinner. Ks left the table on the cloth
being removed, for the purpose, it was thought, of writing
a !titer, but his continued absence induced the marchionees
to proceed to the noble marquis's chamber. Her lady-
ship called out to him, and receiving no answer she became
alarmed, and entered his room, when she found him lying
across the bed in a state of insensibility. She immediately
summoned the domestics, und dispatched them in quest of
medical assistaace, sad Dr. Lewis, who had been dining with
his lordship, was orertaken before he reached his home, and
returned with all possible despatch. Medical skill was, how-
ever, quite unavailing, the noble lord being dead. The me-
lancholy event has produced an unusual degree of gloom
throughout the neighbourhood of Cardiff, which tows
may .be said to owe its present important and im-
proving position to the Marquis of Bute. The epacions
docks were raised by him at a cost of 400,0001., and
various other improvements of the neighbourhood have
emanated from his liberality. Lady Adelaide Hastings
and a family circle were stsying at Jame at the time of
the melancholy oecureence. Lord Stuart. M.P., the
noble marquis's only brother left town yesterday evening,
on receipt of the melancholy news. The deceased,
John Crichton Stuart, 7lnrquie of Bute, Earl of Windsor,
Earl of Dumfries. &c., was born Aug.lo. 1793, and eucceeded
to the title on the death of his grandfather in 1814. His
lordship's father, John, Lord hlounutuart, was eldest son of
ta John, first Marquis, but died before his father, in 1794, hay-
' ing married in 1792 the ugly daughter and heir of Pa •
fittb. Earl of Dumfries, which latter title has since la
into the marquisate of Bute. The deceased married—
in 1818, Lady Maria North, daughter of the third Earl et
Guildford: by this lady, who died in 1841, he had no issue; '
he married, secondly, in 1845, Lady Sophia Frederks
Hastings, sister to the late Marquis of Hastings, and by this
lady leavea issue a eon, now Marquis ut Bute, bora
six months since. The late marquis was lord-lien.
tenant and CUSICHI rotuloruui of Glamorgan county,!
lard lieutenant and heritable coroner of Bute, high
steward of Benbary, keeptr of Rolisay. Castle, colo-
nel of the Glamorganshire militia, and since 1842 high
commissioner to the General Aesembly of the church of
Scotland. In the affairs of the latter his lordship always
took a deep interest. He was patron of ten tieing'. In
politic the deceased nobleman was a conservative, but he
never took a prominent part in public affairs. The
marquis was a munificent supporter of literary, scientific,
and educational societies, by all of which his loss will be
mull felt. Ile was a governor of King's College, a fellow
of the Royal Society, ands a
vice.president of the Royal
Cambrian Society. The family estates are exceedingly large,
and lie in the counties of Bute, Glamorgan, Ayr, Cam.
bridge, and Beds. Lutonact beautiful seat in the
Istter county was, it may he rice ed, partially destroyed
by fire some time since.
ESTIIROSISATIOS OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF CAN-
TERBURT.—An intimation was yesterday conveyed to the
Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral of Canterbury, that the
installation and enthronisation of the Most Rev. Dr. Sum•
nor, which had been appointed to take place in the course
of the present week, must be postponed fur some time. It
is usual after the election of an archbishop by the dean and
chapter. in compliance with the letter missive which accom-
panies the royal count (Mire, that the election should be
confirmed by the usual authorities, and that prior to his en-
thronization and installation to his new dignity, the arch-
bishop should do homage to her majesty, a ceremony which
was intended to have taken place this day, but which has of
course been unavoidably postponed. It may be well to
state, that this postponement of the archbishop's nstallaiiin
will not interfere with Dr. Hampilen'e consecration appointed
to take place on the 26th instant, inasmuch as although the
archbishop Ilse not completed all the ceremonies connected
with his elevation to the primacy, he is in full possession of
all the rights and privileges of his archiepiscopal office. The
ceremony of enthronisation, whenever it may take place,
will be conducted by the Venerable Dr. Crofts. Archdeacon
of Canterbury, the Rev. Dr. Spry, and the Rev. Dr. Rue
sell, canons reeidentiary, asaisted by the officers of the
cathedral.

SOUTII-EASTERN AND CONTINENTAL STEAM
PACKET COMPANT.—The half-yearly me,.ting of this com-
pany was held, yesterday, at the Bridge Home Hotel,
London-bridge, James McGregor. EA., in the chair. The
report showed that the revenue for the half-year was
14,3761., out of which a sam of 1,1101. was appropriated to
the reserve fund. The balance enabled the directors to re-
commend a dividend of 81. per share, which would lave a
sum of 1.531. The chairman read a letter from the Admi.
py,rmed by showing
thecomp the efficient manner in which the service was
rfoany's boata.—The reportwasadopted,
and the directors were reelected.
INQUEST, YESTERDAY.—TWO BODIES POUND IN
Tin River.—By Mr. W Carter, at the Grapes, Bother-
hithe, respecting the death of a man unknown, who WY
found dead in the riven—William Banks, a waterman, de-
posed that on Saturday morning last,whilst rowing a boat off
the Horns-stairs, Rotherbithe, he discovered the body of a
man Boating up with the tide. He conveyed it ashore.
The pockets were searched and found to contain &knife and
tobacco pouch, and round his neck was suspended a medal
which proved he wu a subscriber to the Shipwrecked Mari-
ners' Society.—Mr. Gardner, the summoning officer, stated
that since the body had been found a handbill was posted,
which ,ffered • reward, and fully described the dress ot the
deceased, who it appeared belonged to the schooner Patriot,
of Weymouth, from which vessel be had fallen on the night
of Saturday, Feb. 18. The captain and crew had since gone
to sea, but the former had directed Mr. Buries, the printer,
of Limehouse, to have the body interred in case it should be
found.—The Coroner suggested that as there was no direct
evidence as to how the deceased came into the water, it
would be better to record an open verdict, which would
leave the case fer further inquiry.—The jury therefore re-
tuned a verdict of "Found dead in the river."—At the
close of the investigation the beadle informed the coroner
that another body had been picked up just previously near
the same spot by a waterman. It was that of a young man,
andhed been in the water some considerable period.—The
coroner said that he should hold an inquest in a few days
' upon the body, which would allow the police and the officers
' time to get the necessary evidence together.

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, MLaCH 19,
Dublin maintains its usual tranquillity. The ao-
counts from the country are of a similar character,
with the exception of the north, where some dis-
turbance appears to have taken place. In Derry the
threatened procession has hi-en proclaimed down by
the mayor, Nil.. Alexander Lindsay, on informa-
tion that the peace of the city was menaced.
Nothing further seems to have taken place in
the maiden city. In Belfast, where a collision was
threatened between the repealer' and orangemen, I
have heard the projected meeting has been stopped,
and some rioting taken place. The Belfast papers of
yesterday are silent on the subject, but by private
letters received this morning accounts of suppres-
sion and some slight disturbance have reached us. In
the south the simultaneous meetings have passed
over quietly, and appear to have been very numerous.
The meeting will positively take place to-morrow.
To this the Young Irelanders are solemnly pledged.
No proclamation is likely to issue, since the Evening
Post of last evening would be sure to contain the pro-
hib:tion. A vast number of the operatives will at-
tend ; but the aggregate will be seriously diminished
' by the refusal of the Old Irelanders to participate in
the demonstration, as well as the cotemperaneous
meeting of Conciliation Hall.
The military appear abroad to-day without their
side-arms, and the police attended divine service with-
out their muskets and cartouch boxes.

SCOT LAND.
EDINDUROZ, MAROR 20.
The intelligence of the Queen's aecouchement
reached Edinburgh about eleven o'clock in the fore-
noon, when the bells were set ringing. At the
theatre, the national anthem was sung with much
enthusiasm, and yesterday prayers were offered up in
all the churches—the absence of a liturgy enabling'
loyalty amongst presbyterians to assume a devotional
form without the aid of privy council mandates.
In Paisley the parish churches have had their
share of the current depression. These fabrics are
three in number; the total sittings are 2,883, of which
only 350 are let ; and of those let, only 209 are paid
for : the whole ecclesiastical revenue of the town
amounting to 181. 2e. 7d.

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Fins AT CORAILT CASTLE, ATIASHIEI.—On the even-
ing of Saturday last the principal room of this build-
ing on the lower fist was discovered to be on fire.
With the prompt assistance of neighbours and an
easy meow to water, after great exertions, the fire was
confined to the room in question, which, however,
was completely destroyed, with its contents, rousting the
total destruction of one of the oldest habitable buildings in
Scotland. The ro m was desk, of most tasteful workman-
ship, recently executed in the style of the original structure.
In it also perished aidar constructed chair, on which,
it is oeid, Wallace, the otthh purist and hero, alga sat;
the .uss of which Mr. Crauford, the proprietor, regrets most
of AIL The canes of the lire is oacootoAs.