The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-08 00:00:00

OE court.

PASSAGE, NEAR. WATERFORD, August 4.—Shortly
after the royal yacht Victoria and AIN rt had anchored, It.
Royal Highness Prince Albert, amonspsnied by their Royal
Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince Allred, and at-
tended by the EsH ai Forteacue, tient -CJI. the Ho.. A. Gor-
don, Liens:Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Mr. Bircl,
embarked in the Fairy, and promo did to Waterford. Hi.
Royal Highnew was rowed in a bugs throueh the bridge,
and returned to the Victoria and Albert, off Passage, at
about seven o'clock.

Despatctes were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office, from the Governors of the North American colonies.
Drsoatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial•otltes, for the Governors of Hong Kong anti
Ceylon.
The Duke and Duchess of 13neclench left town
yesterday, for their Seat in Dumfrienhire.

:Prom last night's Georgie.]
CAMBRIDGE-HOUBS, Auo. 4.—The Duke of Cam-
tni ine has been pleased to appoint Edward Henry Sieve
King, Esq.. Member of the Royal Collin* of Phy-
sicians, to be one of Hie Royal Highness's Physicians.
FOREIGN-OMCE, AUG. 7.—The Queen has bt n
graciously pleased to appoint James Grignon, now
British Vies-Consul at Venice, to be Her Majesty's Consul
at Portland, in the United States of North Auseeic.,
DOWNING-STREET, Aco. 7.—The Queen has been
tvto apni iat William George Knox, Esq., to be chief
, and Herbert Tesernshisnd Bowen, Esq., to be puiane
.juisre, for the island of Trinidad.
CROWS-OFFICE, Act:. 6.—Member returned to
serve is this present parliament for the borough of Boston :
Builleyhadevirmrsloam,Eiot the room of Sir Jos Duke,
Kat., who has accepted the office of steward of her Majesty's
Ciiil4lllll 'Landreth.

READING ELECTION.

THE POLLING-RETURN OF A CONSER-

VATIVE.
TUESDAY EVENING, ArousT 7.

The pilling began at eight o'clock this morning.
There were only three gentlemen competing for the honrur
of representing this constituency, a large placard being in
eirdastion a few hours prior to the commencement of riling
announcing that Sir John Hare had retired from the con.
test in favour of the " people's choice," Mr. Thomas
Norton.
Great excitement again pnvalled, and it continued moil
the fins! close of the poll.
At four o'clock the conservative commi•tss published the
awa state of the rill, .1.1.4 t gave to Mr. Stanford a majority
of 142, as will be seen by the following :
Mr. Stanford
Mr. Bowyer 36.5
Mr. Norton
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This afternoon the ultra-liberals caused hand-biTs to be
distributed, of which we give a cope Electors,—Protests
have been s, eyed on the returning officer of the borough, by
Mr. Norton at d certain electors, against the proceedings of
the pill clerks, who have made the election invalid and
illegal by their acts, and by the improper rejection of votes."
The mayor will make his official declaration of the poll
to morrow rooming.

LORD DENMAN'S HEALTII.—W• are girl to be
able to say that this distinguished nobleman's h ealth, cab gut
which so many false and alarming rumours have teen circu-
lated, is rapidly improving, and that he is progressing as
quickly towards entire convalescence as his numerous friends
scald wish.—Globs.
HLOPEMENT.—A fashionable elopement was the
subject of examination before the magistrates at E'on. A
gentleman of the name of Keeling, raiding in Borland-
place, Landon, applied for a warrant to recover a Young lady,
alm named Keeling, his daughter-in-law, from the posses
'ion of a young gentleman named Boynton, the son of an
eminent Yorkshire baronet, end an officer in Prince Albert's
regiment, the 11 Hussars. The complAuant stated that hie
daughter-in-law had eloped from his house with
her military inanorata, and were married at St
George's, Hanover•rquare, by licenso from Doctors'.
eremmons. The Haase, of which he obtained a
copy at St. George's Church, to which he traced
the fugitives, and which ho now produced, was
landsmentally false, stating that both the contracting
parties WON of age, whereas neither of them were ;
and his daughter-in-law was only 17. She was an
I heir. as, and w..uld hays a large fortune on coming of ego.
I The magistrates said it was not within the competency of
their jurisdiction to interfere as the applicant wished, an a
ease which might be the first step in a chancery suit, and
recommended him to consult a solicitor as soon as possible.
As to the marriage, the act haying taken place, it could not
be annulled. Was them any objection to the bridegroom ?
and might not some °oscillatory arrangement be effected ?
The applicant mid that the objection of the family to the
marriage was the minority of both parties, and the large
fortune in trust for the bride on ariyit g at her 1111jOritf.
He wouU not say that ultimately arrangements might not
be laid', satisfactory to all parties ; but, in the mean-
while, his daughter-in law ought to be platted under the pro-
tection of her randier (the wife of the applicant). In reply
to a gasolene of the beach, the applicant said that the run-
away couple yam then at the Royal Hotel. Slough, to which
kis aster, and the mother sad married sister of the yang
lily. had traced them. He had left the three ladies with
his daughter in-taw while he came on to Eton to make the
pr: seat application ; but Mr. Boynton, the bridegroom, re-
fused to glee up his wife, or to let her quit the apartments
he had engaged. He must admit that the young lady was
a consenting party. The magistrates repeated that
they had no power to comply with the applicant's re-
quest. He might go hack to Slough, and reclaim his
daughter-fa-law on bebsif of her mother, hie wit..
That he might have done of his own accord, and in
case of any violence or sena% he might resort to the
assistance of the police. Ultimately Mr. Superintendent
George King sad supernumerary constable Burton were
directed to accompany the applicant to the Royal Hotel,
Slough ; aced they departed with him in his carriage, in
,cer to be at hand should any violence or collision recur;
but euveillatinn and caution were recommended ad en.
bah parties. Oa the return of the officers they
joined to
reported that the father-in-law of the bride and thebride-
teem bed a long and earnest conference in a private
Tem ; that, ge &toluently, , the mother of the young lady
wee asst fee le join the conference, and that shortly after-
wards the emeseables wsre informed that their service' were
ne esiniced, it Wog understood that the conference
eadediaera friendly edjourna,nt to London being reoalmd
apes--Aylesbury New.
MIDLAND RAILWAY: The chairman of the com-
mittee of jays on proposes the appointment of three
paid and e director' for the future management of
this line.