The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-03 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE COURT AT OSBORNE.

COWEH, JOLT 27.—At two minutes to six o'clock
p.m., salutes from the Castle, and R. Y. S. House Batteries
unmanned the approach of her Majesty, in the Fairy, which
vessel, after reaching Cowes Road', slowly steamed through
the fleet of foreign merchant ships now detained herein
consequence of the Danish wee. Her Majesty on landing,
accompanied by H.R.H. Prince Albert and children, im-
mediately proceeded, in an open carriage, to Osborne, and on
her way thither received and courteously responded to the rc-
panful salutations of the RIME cons party who had assembled
to greet her arrival.

LAYING THE FIRST STONE OF THE OLYMPIC
TitZainz.—For a considerable time pest labourers have been
employed on the site of the late Olympic Theatre, cleating
away such worthless ruins es were occasioned by the recent
calamitous fire ; and on Saturday last the first stone of the
new edifice was hid by Miss Eden Cavell, daughter of the
proprietor, in pr:eenee of the proprietor, the architect, end a
large circle of private friend', including numerous persons
connected with literature, the tine arts, and the drama.
EMBEZZLEMENT FROM THE LANCASIIIIIE AND
YORKSHIRE RAILWAY CoMBANT. Yesterday, at the
Manchester Borough Court, before Mr. Maude, a well-
dressed man, named George Jackson, who had been em-
ployed as a collector on the above line, wee charged with
embezzling different sums of money, amounting in the
aggregate to upwards of 801, from bier employers. The
prosecution rested en two sums for which he had not
accounted, one of five pounds and the other of twenty-
three pounds ; the rempte for these items being produced
by the parties who had paid the money to the prisoner. The
other defatestins were also proved by a clerk in the employ
of the company, wno we, sent round, afar suspicion hsd at-
tached itself to Jackson, to the varicue pude: whose accounts
appeared from the books to be still owing. The pr;' =WS
salary was 1901. per annum. He admitted the fraud, and
said that he had spent the money in betting at the Man-
chester Steeple Chase. He was committed for ttiel.
A MAN MCEDERED BY HIS WlPE.—Yesterday
Mr. 11. 3d. Wakley, deputy coroner, received information of
the death of Peter White, a shoemaker, lately residing at
BeLerford-street, Fitzroy-market. It appeared that the de-
ceased and his wile bad for some time past lived vteri un-
comfortably together, in consequence of the lattergiving
way to intemperate habits. On the 6th of last mon they
had both been out to a party, and they returned
home between 8 and 9 o'clock. The deceased then
went to bed, when his wife came up to him,
anon afterwards, and pretended that she wanted to kiss him.
Sho then draw a knife, which her husband used in his busi-
ness, across his throat, inflicting a dreadful wound, from
which blood flowed in streams. The cries of the man
brought assistance, and he was conveyed to University Col-
lege Hospital the same night at half-past 9 o'clock. The
wound in the throat was dressed, and everything done for
him that the nature of the case would permit of, but the de-
ceased died on Sunday laat. The woman has been taken
into custody.
ACCIDENT AT THE ECBTON STATION.—Ltst even-
ing, whilst shunting the seven o'clock up train, after the
psasengers had alighted, to make room for the eight o'clock
up train, a firstclass carriage ran off the line against one of
the columns supporting the shed. The girders of the roof
immediately broke, and a portion of the roof kit upon one of
the first-class carriages. No person wee hart, but the
damage done to the roof was considerable.
CHOLEJtA ON BOARD A CONVICT-SHIP.—Our OW-
respondent, under date Falmouth, July 2, 3 a.m. says :—" I
have to annum the patting into this port of the convict.
ship Havering, under the command of Mr. John Fenwick,
end belonging to Means. 11. and C. Touhnin, of London,
908 tons burtheiL She leg London June 23, bound to
Dublin, where she was to receive convicts, and than proceed
to New South Wane. Only three days after her proceeding
on her voyage her new were attacked by cholna, as also
wen the safer' on board; and to this (the eighth) day six
persona—five seamen and one soldier—have died, and were
thrown overboard. The Tide Surveyor of the Cirften, on
finding that two were yet very severely in, sad general Wilfa
reported (to the number of nine) as labowring =ler the
disease, came on shore for the callesktes advice.
It appears that this gentleman bad se cooks
but to give patient, to the ship ; and be
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