The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-31 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1851.

ne Court.

Her Majesty ant Prince Albert, the Prince of
Wales, and the Princess Royal, the ladies and gentlemen of
the court, and the domestic household, attended Divine Ser-
vice yesterday morning in the private chapel at Bucking-
ham Palace. The lion. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley offi-
ciated.
The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess
of Desert, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel Bouverie, left
town at eleven o'clock on Saturday morning, and paid a
! visit to the Countess de Nenilly and the French Royal Fa-
mily at Claremont. Her Maje,ty returned to Buckingham
Palace shortly before two o'clock.
The Duchess of Kent arrived in town on Saturday, at•
tended by Lady Fanny Howard, from her residence, Frog-
more, and visited the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Her
Royal Highness partook of luncheon with her Majesty and
Prince Albert, and in the afternoon returned to Frogmore.
Prince Albert presided on Saturday afternoon at a meet-
ing of the Royal Commission for the promotion of the Ex-
hibition of the works of Industry of all Nations. His Royal
Highness, attended by Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and
Colonel Bouverie, arrived at the Exhibition building in
Ilyde-park at three o'clock. The commissioners present
were Earl Granville, Lord Stanley, Lord Overstone, Sir
Richard Westmacott, Sir Charles Lyell, Sir Charles L.
Eastlake, Mr. Baring, M.P., Mr. Barry, Mr. Barely, Mr.
Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. John Gott, Mr. Posey,
M.P., Mr. Stephenson, 11.1'., Mr. Alderman Thompson
M.P., and Mr. John Shepherd, chairman of the East lndii
Company. Mr. Scutt Russell, secretary to the commission,
attended. Colonel Reid, chairman of the executive com-
mittee; Colonel Lloyd, special commissioner; and Dr.
Lyon Mayfair, special commissioner, were in attendance.
The meeting broke up at kalf-past four o'clock. His Royal
Highness I'rince Albert afterwards inspected the building.
The royal family took their usual exercise on Saturday in
the garden of Buckingham Palace.
The Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Constance Leceson
Gower, the Marquis of Westminster, the Earl of Liverpool,
Lord and Lady John Russell, and Col. the lion. C. B.
Phipps, had the honour of dining with the Queen on Satur-
"ilia Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured Mr. W.
Theed with a visit at kis Medic, in lieurietta-street, on
Thursday last.

DCBLIN, MARCII 29.
A practical step in advance has been token on the
subject of the packet station, which, if followed up
with spirit, must speedily have the effect of setting
that question at rest, and of effecting most important
benefits for the west of Ireland. A prospectus has
been issued by an " European and American Steam
Packet Company," provisionally registered, the object
of which will be to establish a line of fing-class
steam ships to ply between Galway and some port or
Ipoets of America hereafter to be determined. It is
rr, for the purpose of carrying out the project,
isseed a capital of 230,0001. to begin with, in 6,000
ewe* of 601. each.
The Hon. Colonel Henry Cole, next brother to the
Earl of Enniskillen, is about to resign the repre-
sentation of Enniskillen, for which borough he has
sat since the death of his uncle, the Hon. Arthur
Cole. The Blue% of his brother, with whom he is
about to proceed to the continent, is the cause of Col.
Cole's resignation.
The Lord Chancellor has made a reduction of 20
prr cent. in the rents on the estate of Island Magee,
in the county of Antrim.
The emigrant ship Favourite, from Liverpool to
New York, laden with iron and salt, and carrving 223
passengers, was wrecked on the rocks off the lands
of Trabolgan, the demesne of Mr. E. B. Roche, in the
Bay of Curk, on Wednesday morning last. The pas-
sengers and crew were saved, but it was supposed
that the ship would become a total wreck. She had
been out 23 days from Liverpool.
Emigration is progressing at a formidable rate.
The II 'aterjirrd Mail states that the steamer which
left that port for Liverpool yesterday took away
200 passengers bound for America, and that all of '
them appeared to belong to the more comfortable class
of farmers and shopkeepers. Upwards of 300 persons
have lately emigrated from the vicinity of Bally-
shannon ; and a current of emigration on the same
scale is flowing. from every locality in the country.
Mr. Mile emigration agent in Dublin, paid in the
course of last year 25,0001. on orders from New !
Orleans alone, by natives of Ireland who had emi-
grated.
Measures have been taken, in compliance with the
wishes of the inhabitants, to erect in Belfast suit-
able buildings for a Custom-house and Post-office.
The Athlone Sttatincl says : " Some of the pauper
girls who were sent from this workhouse to Aus-
tralia eighteen months ago, have sent home to their
friends in this neighbourhood sums of money vary-
ing from 101. to 151."
Several lots of property, consisting of houses and
building plots in Cork, were offered for sale in that
city yesterday, under the order of the Encimilieredl
Estates Commissioners, and brought very large
prices. One lot, yielding an annual rent of
280. 3s. 10d., was sold for 5,050/. The others
curried prices proportionately high.
Among the petitions presented in the court last
week was one in which the Duke of Bedford and
Mr. Robert Hale Blagelen were petitioners, and
Patrick Kiravan and others the owners. The rental
of the lauds in the case is, on the aggregate, 8,331/.
The encumbrances are 137,518/.

Mr. Alexander Bostic, M.P., bad an interview with Sir
George Grey un Saturday at the Home-office.
The Agricultural Implements Committee of the Royal
Commission for the Exhibition of 1511 had a meeting on
Saturday, at half-past 12 o'clock, in the Exhibition Build-
ing in Hyde Park. There were present—Mr. Posey, M.P.
(chairman), Hon. Dudley Pelham, Colonel Chalimier, Mr.
I. V. Shelley, Mr. 11. S. Thonmson, and Mr. Brandreth
Gibbs. Cul. Reid (chairman.) and Mr. Dilke, of the execu-
tive committee, and Dr. Lyon I'layfair (special commis-
alone*, attended.
Mr. Blanshard had an interview with Earl Grey on
Saturday at the Colonial-office.
The Duke of Wellington attended the early service yes-
terday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The prayers
were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was
preached by the Rev. Mr. Jackson. At the daily service
the sermon was preached by the Bishop of Ilereturd; the
prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Ilelmore ; the lessons
by the Rev. Mr. Haden, and the communion aersice by
the Rev. Dr, Wesley.

A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office,
Downing-street, on Saturday afternoon, which was
attended by Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor,
Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring,
the Earl of Minto, Lord Broughton, the Right lion.
Henry Litman:here, and the Marquis of Clanricarde.
j The council sat two hours and a half.

The Earl of Durham, the Honourable Messrs.
Lambton and Laseello, and Lorl llenry Sutt, left South-
ampton fur Gibraltar in the l'eninsular Curupany'aeleamer,
Euxine, on Saturday.

APPOINTMENTS.—George Wattley, Esq., is ap-
pointed Provost,'Slarshal of Saint Christopher's. Edward
M urrxy, Esq., is appointed Marshal of the Island of Trinidad.
John Lash, Esq., is nominated a member 4f the Legislative
Council of Trinidad. Algernon Montagu, Esq., Stipendiary
lagistrata of the Falkhuid islands, is appointed a Member
of the Legislative and Executive Councils of those islands.
—ob4erree.

THE SPEAKER'S SEVENTH DINNER took place on
Saturday, and wts attended by Lord Arundel and Surrey,
Lord Ebrington, Lord Anson, Lord Enfield, lion. R. E. Boyle,
Sir W. Mulesworth, Sir Percy Nugent, Sir E. Buxton,
Mr. E. Ellice, jun., Mr. liutt, Col. Matheson, Mr. Perfect,
Mr. Butler Mr. Wyld, Mr. Richard Harris, Mr. Locke,
Mr. Bass' Mr. Shartnan Crawford, Mr. W. Brown, Mr.
Morgan John O'Connell, Major (Rockall, Mr. Heywood,
Mr. Brown We.thead, Mr. Corbally, Mr. Chisholm An-
racy, Mr. James Clay, Colonel Dunne, Mr. Ditett.

It is stated that the lady with whom Miss Augusta
Talbot is to be placed for the present is the Countess
of Newburgh, a Roman catholic lady.

The serious attention of the government has been
draws by the governors of the West India Islands to the
irregularities of the West India packet service since the
establishment of the new route. The inhabibuits of Deme-
rara have nut been able to answer their correspondence by
return of post but once since the new route commenced,
owing to the late arrival of the outward mails.

The writ for the election at Southampton, in con-
sequence of the elevation of Sir Alexander Cockburn to the
office of Attorney-General, was received in that town on
Saturday. The nomination is to take place on Wednesday
next.

ST. PAUL'S AND ST. BARNABAS, PIMLICO.—The
lion. and key. itobert Liddel entered upon his ministry in
St. Paul's yesterday, by preaching the morning sennon. fhe
service was conducted at both churches exactly according
to Mr. Bennett's uxage, except that the black academic
gown Will worn in preaching instead of the surplice.

TIIE SOCTIIAMPTON CLUB.—An loon as the
United States frigate St. Lawrence arrived ill Southampton
water a committee, meeting of the Southampton Club took
place, and a resolution passed that the officers of the frigate
should be invited to avail themselves of the privileges of
the club during their stay in England. All the tams
attend the club when they come on shore.

THE CENBCS.—The Census Office, at Craig's-court,
for the last two or three days, has been comparatively quiet,
having issued all its tons of returns and instructions to all
parts of the country. Sy " taking time by the forelock "
the necessary arrangements for the census of last night were
SO complete as to leave the officials a lull of repose after
their recent very pressing duties. Some excitement was
experienced up to the last hour owing to the information
which had to be given to those who had not perfectly
understood their instruction,., and in consequence of
a pleasing fact respecting the educational department,
which it is very gratifying to notice. It appears
that tho estimate formed at the Census Office of the
number of schools in the country had been far below
the reality, and in consequence it was found necessary to
supply a large additional number of forms in that depart.
meat. This deficiency of schedules applied more to Eng-
land than to Scotland, for which country a large supply
had been furnished, but the estimate had in the first in-
stance proved inadequate. The number of forms for day-
schools sent to to Glasgow at hest was 800, for adult even-
ing schools 200, and the same number for Sunday-schools;
but it was found necessary to increase the number for day-
schools to 1,500, for adult evening schools to 800, su.d fur
Sunday-schools to 1,000. During the latter part of the last
week, after the issue of the schedules, the most gratifying
evidence was given of the willingness of the public
tormisly the required information. In some caws they
the enumerator to receive the required particulars
at once, and tendered him the requisite information then
and there. A few of the people have shown some lingering
recollection of the poll-tax, but there have been very few
who have indicated an unwillingness to give adequate
replies to the queries proposed. The printer had been be-
sieged by some 50 or 60 persons who bad mislaid their
papers, and who applied to him under the impression that
he was the proper authority to supply the defect. The
enumerators and local registrars had a reserved store of
schedules to meet such cases, and also double schedules,
with lines for 55 names, where the household is very large,
besides being able to furnish any further quantity Ant msy
be required.

SUICIDE AT BLACKFRIAIIS-BRIDGE.—An inquest
was taken on Saturday- by Mr. J. W. Payne, at the Bride-
well, Bridge-street, Blackfriare, on the body a fine young
woman, who was found under following circumstances :
On Wednesday morning, about 11 o'clock, a buy named
Rhodes, living in the Waterloo-road, was standing on the
steps of Blackfriare-bridge, when, as the tide receded, he
observed a human head on the causeway, which induced
him to go to the spot, and discovered the body of a fine
young woman, of not more than 18 or 20 Tears of age. Ile
called to a policeman, who obtained a shell, and she was
taken to the Glazier's Arms, in Water-Lane, and there seen
by Mr. Hutchinson, of larringdou-street, surgeon, who
was of opinion that she had been dead some hours. She
was dressed in a sort of half-mourning gown, and from the
appearance of her hands had been used to much hard work
with the needle. The jury in the case returned en open
verdict, that the deceased was found dead in the river, but
they had no evidence to show how she came there.

FIRE IN HOLLOWAY-ItOAD.—At twenty minutes
before tour o'clock on Saturday morning a Are, involving
destruction of property to the extent of nearly 2,0004,
broke out in the premises of Messrs. Henning and Co., silk
mercers and Manchester warehousemen, Holloway-road. It
commenced in the lower part of the building—it is said in
the back shop—hut from what cause it was impowible to
tell. Very fortunately, all the inmates succeeded in es-
caping from the building without injury. By the time the
engines arrived the fire bad obtained an alarming amen-
, daney, for the whole of the shops and show-rooras allow
were wrapped in dames. The outbreak caused considerable
alarm in the neighbourhood ; eventually, however, the tire-
Imu smiusged to subdue the tire, but not until the most
valuable portion of the building was destroyed. Part of
the. goegerty was insured in the West of England Fire-
d.