The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-02 00:00:00

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The Duke of Cambridge returned to town yester-
day from honouring the Duke of Bedford with a visit, at his
seat, Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire.
The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Frederick
of Hesse visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at
Gloucester House.
The Hon. H. Roberts, from Jamaica, had an inter-
view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his
official residence in Downing-street. The Chief Secretary
for Ireland had an interview with Lord I. Russell yesterday,
at his official residence in Downing-street. The Earl of Ar-
ran bad an interview with Sir G. Grey yesterday. Lord
Ashley had also en interview yesterday with the Right Hon.
Bart. at the Home-office. Sir, J. H. Pelly had an interview
with the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson yesterd,ay, at the office of
the Board of Trade.
Lord I. Russell had a dinner party last evening, at
his residence in Chesham-place.
Sir 8.. Peel had a dinner party last evening, at his
residence in Whitehall-garden'.
Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial-office for the governors of the West India
colonies.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
secs trees the floyernor.Generil of Canada, and also from
the governors of the other North American provinces.

THREE VACANT SEATS IN PARLIAMENT.—" There is
no longer much doubt that a new election will have to take
place in the west division of Oloucestenhire (says the Gloueee-
ter Awned). The Hon. Orantley Berkeley, in a letter to the
papers, states that he is called upon to prove his qualification ;
that he has no money to fee counsel ; and that he shall de-
fend his seat in parliament before the committee. It is not
expected for a moment that the hon. gentleman can maintain
hie qualification." The second expected vacancy, is one
for Sunderland. Mr. David Barclay, M.P. will, it is said,
very shortly apply for the Chiltern Hundreds • a requisition is
now in course of signature to William Arthur Wilkinson,
Esq., of Croydon-lodge, the late candidate for this borough,
to offer himself to supply the anticipated vacancy. An active
canvass is also going forward in the borough by Mr. Wilkin-
son's friends. On the other side it is confidently stated that
Mr. Benjamin Hawes, late M.P. for Lambeth, will be the
candidate on the whir; interest, should a vacancy occur ; and
it is rumoured, can pretty good authority, that Mr. Hawes
will be supported by the torz_party in the borough. If this
should turn oat soma Mr. Hawse chance of nee= will
be almost eartels. Thirdly, then is to be a new *Wien for
Tamworth, ararelened by the resigmation of Mr. W. Yates
Peel, M.P. The following address la been heed by the
above hon. gentleman to his oosetheialls at Tamesa*br :
heavy la eitmakin ns whka lam vow se aehy pim the
the
ellisdon TWA WWhin me mg thappllway. I eta men. to
Om le the torakees tithe Zoom et Owner the me and Meal*
veddithe et thee losimes amnia Prom a owe el
qtr.:, es ma es Orem the leleenes Vie lb&
ma moms to samle went et en arty rend.
the et reprossaing Jen, I swore yea met my gra=lisr
thelSilellllo MONK la tr. ea far IR the kindness I have an.
=dlet poor Mods. is umialad, sad will endure to the lONS
of say acistsoss.
RAVAGES OF THE INFLUENZA.—For some week
this epidem has prevailed more extensively than whip
kr ever Wore been experienced. The provincial newspapers
report its seeemestla tansy localitiee, especially in the north.
Letters from- Idhdrargh state that it Arbroathing the east
smut of flosliand, from Aberdeen to siadt Dundee,
and has also ea
in Edinburgh. The teachers of the
Edinburgh academy found their clams so remarkably thin
at the end of last week, that some belidaye had to be
granted; and the lord as
gave liberty to suspend
Meadows as the clawsin the high wheel for a week, for
the sees wee. On lisalay the elsiNlMil were all very
thlalp stleaded, In lielllnee WIT prevalent amongst
the ye sag, and it Is nektual that 15 per cent. are
gems tem all the edseele. en 810 in Lon-
de& zed its nalahhombeed balsams extensively prevails.
11101 Na reseed that esseral hundred boys, in the St.
lien gad ohlidditafilk mheols, are on the sick list, and
llsereheat Time Seed be been prematurely closed far
the Christine, 1211181 R. k consequence of the illness of
a large che mils. The baslagas of sone of
the pubrrs: bee else to.. impsaei Ikea the clerks
bong affected with the ifrowilar. and in the
,mast to he alma last week
f:Le
eat of
sejlialia olleshes--the post-
eSIM-140 clerks were.
la meastfactortes and wham& her assak keonyealume
be been felt tram the ammo amen. The lookiallas of Pater-
godor-row ham bed ems malt in getting through the
Whams of " Yep aVa Dars" hem the absence of a large
member of their sesiliaita. n bias extensively ha&
The returns of the at deaths, trc., ist
week ending Nov. 21. a gentlowsees of mortaft to
weekpolis in mamma= to that of the correspond*,
hich hie onsomed 1,041 for the last five
~s. Bat there died is London and its vicinity
luring the past week no feesarthan 1,677 Individuals, or 631--
about 00 per ant.—above the average. The table showing
the owls of death exhibits the realest boom el
sesnaldes from bronchitis sad imeemeelle, alessme delay
allied to what b popalarlv take kiksam. It is TO.
asked eat balk- have Oienel la Greenwich Hospital
dm*, ihe het fatalakt at the salt Ma per diem, out of a
teal amber of about 2,0011 pmehlosto. Yesterday the
mall= ef births and about_ 3xooo
Ile Markt of St. Martin's.
received ee or the death of a woman and
her— dren in BeBBlBBollo7, Ommat-garden, who have
alba Widen to the promlllap disown.
POOH OF ST. PANCIA.B.—TIE ABOLITION OF
TistrAlAas.—Yesterday, at a very ammerous meeting of the
/may of Saint Pancras, held in *snow vestry.rooms, ad.
joining the workhouse, Ring's-road, Camden-town, ldr. g.
Goodwin in the chair, Mr. Churchwarden Howarth bee
forward a motion, of which he bad given notice, with mew
to the agitation now going on throughout that =WNW
district, for the abolition of toll-ban. ile said if the ail&
tional six miles of road under the Metropolitan Turnpike
Commissioners wore thrown upon the parish, it would have
the effect of considerably increasing the burdens of the
neepayers, which the vestry were bound, if possible, to pro-
vost. The two miles of old turnpike-road which had been
thrown upon the mash had cost nearly 4,0001., and if the
ttiation out of dean soseseded in getting rid of the turn-
from the other six nil's, throwing that amount of road
the parish, the remit maid be asst of 4,0001. or
Elper per, sad thee hapset at keg as additional rate
in the pound on the phspayma, Mr. Howarth moved
the aliewlas resolution:
Ilot the monis KIM maks et the psi* turnpike cowls of the
I Union teemaitenills i lump to the lesiduats of the with..
=Lwind* Gay bops le pan weal Mew a awn anwensaad
idos wen are pattoskr pretam le the Intim Mier et
the blottrholB et si sem whim mum, Week by sat inte-
nsion!' the ashasemse et Srids enl MM. ta the meat or
wsv eals kr the emehe et ds big Misse, the bathe
isarnesp ark reads Mena be bows dhow by the letalitaats
et essiethe, er HO Olkeebern net rim miry totur
sweat soy whom kr the palideneis er vitt
the repairs of ay psalm the templice nab pre* *mitt this
parish.
Mr. Clarke seconded the resolution. He considered it would
be most unfair to the ratepayers of that pariah to be called

y for the sepport of roads which was wad and
public vehicles paring ova them from all parts.
euMuthinfaatt:otbwarthtkit the railway sarcasm, with their heavy loads, to
Plyobserved that the reason of the agitation wu
avoid toll-ban, had gene through the by-streets of the South-
ampton Paving Trust, but he did not think the traffic did
mach injury.—The resolutions ware unanimoudy adopted,
awl, the vestry having. proceeded te the election of two per-
lOW to act as summoning officers to the coroner, the vestry
ASSOCIATION FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR OF
TAB Ctn.—The annual eructing was held last evening at
the Loodon Coffee Hones, Ludgate-hill. The Lord Mayor
pessided. The secretary read the report o: the committee
whe sommemed by stating thet they did not disguise from
thammler the bet that the report which they had to present
Alm* k mesa of the operations of the association and
the hewer ...fared by its means, were calculated to
I mralosersid=entst in other respects give rial to me smell
ISSOSsiasi st . Incompliance with a desire exp.:wed
at the he Wed misetion, the sale of coals was commenced
rathree Welk& earlier last year, than the time at whic:e
boat mail to open the kitchen. The distribution wag
continued Orbs( fourteen weeks, from December 19 to
March 20, with the exception only of Christmas
Day. During that period 27,953 cwts. of 00611 had
been deemed at the rate of 6d. for every 112
lbs. The amount of coal distributed exceeded that
of the previous year by 115 tons, and that of the year 1846
by 389 tons. The committee considered it a matter for con-
gratulation that, although the funds of such a charity were
Liable to be affected very prejudicially by the change of resi-
dence which was occurring continually among the inhabi-
tants of the City, the places of the subscribers whose support
bed ceased in the voile of the year had been more than re-
filled by the names of new contributore. The state of the
balance-sheet at the commencement of the present season
had caused a degree of anxiety, which the committee were
compelled to avow in looking forward to the future. Having
commenced with only 71. 6s. 2d. is hand, and having been
under the necessity of incurring a considerable increase of
expenditure, in order to avoid closing the kitchen at a period
which the friends of the poor would have deemed exceedingly
inopportune, the committee had incurred a debt of 1711., and
this notwithstanding the aid of the corporation to the
extent of 2001. They trusted, however, to the public to fur-
nish means to enable them to liquidate the claims upon
them. The receipts for the past year, including 3001. which
had been borrowed, amounted to 2,2611.95. Bd., out of which
a ash balance remained of 171. les. 9d. Of the amount of
the loan, 2001. had been repaid, and the remainder, with I
some other matters, made the present debt 1711. The re- I
pert was adopted on the motion of Mr. Alderman Wilson.
The second resolution expressed the satisfaction of the meet-
ing at the present method of distribution, and their resolve
to continuo the working of the association on the same plan.
This, together with a string of complimentary resolutions, in
favour of the officers, &c., of the society, was passed. Al-
derman Gibbs, in moving thanks to Alderman Kelly, the
treasurer of the satiety, observed that the debt which had
been incurred had been caused by an alteration in their usual
practice, by providing for the gratuitous delivery of coals to
purchasers, which had been done in every instance. The
committee for the ensuing year laving been appointed, a
resolution was passed, that each subscriber present should
have one dozen extra tickets. A vote of thanks to the chair-
man concluded the proceedings.
PUNCH'S MISGIVINGIS.—We wonder if ministers
will abolish the Palace Court, and do away with the litiga-
tion that still flourishes there, to the great detriment of the
full benefits of the new county courts ? We doubt it: but
of course, if the nuisance is removed, the six lawyers and
four counsel who have the monopoly of all the law in that
snug little legal seat, will receive most handsome compensa-
tion—say 3,0001. a year s.piece—there can be no doubt about
that —We wonder if the National Gallery will be altered ?
It would not make a bad casino, or oil-cloth gallery, or
model timber room. Bat we doubt strongly if anything will
be done to it —We wonder if Lord Morpeth will have
Lo many occupations and public dinners to prevent his
attending to the Health of Towns Bill this season ? and
we wonder if the City of London will be included in the bill
this time ? Probably, as there is no city election, the thing
may be compromised, if not absolutely arranged.—We
wonder if the law which allows a member the privilege of
contracting as many debts as he pleases, without troubling
himself to pay a single one of them, will be altered this ses-
sion? We cannot help having our misgivings on this sub-
ject, as we know that members do not generally, when they
are sent into parliament, think of discharging what they owe
to their conatitatats ?—We wonder if Mr. -Brotherion will
adjourn the house at twelve o'clock every night this session;
and how many of the new members will distinguish them-
[elves as rising young men—We wonder hew many nights
the currency debate will occupy, and how many of those
nights will be taken up by Mr. Monts?—We wonder if the
income tax will be modified, or enlarged, or diminished, or
repealed this parliament? But now it is time to leave off
wondering, for what greater wonder can there be than the
income-tan? Besides, where is the use arguing about •
thing that, after all, cows to no end ?—PuricA.
ROYAL SOCIETY.—The anniversary meeting was
held on Tuesday the Marquis of Northampton, presi-
dent, in the chair. The president delivered his annual address,
giving an outline of the progress of science during the last
twelve months, to which was appended biographical notices
of the most eminent deceased fellows. The medals were
then awarded as follows: The Copley medal, to Sir John
Frederick William Herschel, Bart., for his work, entitled
" Results of Astronomical Observations made at the Cape of
Good Hope ;" one of the royal medals to W. R. Grove, E.,
for his papers published in the " Philosophical Transactions,
" On the Gas Voltaic Battery ;" "On certain Phenomena of
Voltaic Ignition ;" and "On the Decomposition of Water
into its constituent elements by Heat:" and the second
royal medal to Professor Faience, for his papers published
in the " Philosophical Transactions," "On the Artificial
Formation of a Vegoto-Alkali ;" and "On Benzoline."
The Fellows then proceeded to the election of officers and
council for the ensuing year. The following noblemen and
gentlemen were declared elected:—President, the Marquis
of Northampton; Treasurer, George Rennie, Esq.; Secre-
taries Peter Mark Roget, M.D.. Samuel Hunter Christie,
Esq.:M.A. ; Foreign Secretary, Edward Sabine,
R.A.,• other members of the council, Samuel Cooper, Esq..
Sir Henry De la Beche; Edward Forbes, Esq. ; Wallets;
Hopkins, Esq., M.A. ; George Richardson Porter, Esq. ;
Lieut.-Col. Sykes. The new members are : The Duke of
Northumberland ; F. Bell, Env ; R. Brows, Esq. D.C.L.;
re
Sir J. Clark, Bart.; J. P. Gaeet Beg. ;T. Graham, Esq. •
I. T. Graves, Esq. ; Sir 1. F. W. Herschel, Bart.; Sir R.
Inglis, Bart ; C. Lvell, Esq.
ARRIVAL OF SPECIE.—The vessel Chilian, arrived
in the docks from Iquique and Arica, has brought from the
latter place 3. bars, 1 sum, 3 boxes, and 3 other packages of
&uric, in addition to a general cargo consigned to several of
the leading houses in the metropolis. The vessel Phrehe,
arrived in the decks from Port Adelaide, South Australia,
and the Cape of Good Hope, has also brought from the former
place several boxes and other packages of specie consigned to
a mercantile house and one of the colonial banks respectively.
THE LADY KENNAWAY. The barque Nayaden,
of Copenhagen, from Hamburg for St. Übe& arrived
atTahnouth on Monday. parted company with the ship
Lid Kentlaway on Sunday 1 pm., the Lizard bearing
N.N.E. iE. 55 miles. It appears that after the Danish brig
ladustrie was obliged to leave company, which occurred on
the 23rd, off Unbent, 30 =AN S.W., a second temporary
rudder was fitted, and carried away ,• and on the following
day H.M.'s brigantine, Dolphin, on her voyage from Ply-
mouth for Teneriffe, in lat. 46 48 N., long. 7 43 W., spoke
these ship, and subsequently one of her officers and seven
men boarded the Lady Konnaway, " taking possession of the
ship in the name of Queen Victoria,' and one of her
seamen was put on board the Nayaden to assist in working
her, because of three of her people being on board the ship.
The Dolphin sailed on her course after supylying a hawser
for the purpose of the Nayaden's towing, her own hawsers
having been already destroyed in this service. Oa Sunday,
at noon, a third temporary rudder was fitted, and which
was just being completed when a gale of wind came on; the ,
Denied barque standing to the westward, and the Lady Ken-
naway:havuig her head 5.5.11 , from which period the latter
wee last sight of. She has In ell fourteen hands on board,
and is perfectly tight. Her Majesty's steamer Confiince has
put in here for information relative to the above unfortunate
ship, but from the state of the weather could not proceed to
sea in search of her.
SHOOTTNO.—TO be let, the exclusive right of shoot-
ing over the whole county of Tipperary for the present
season. The game is exceedingly abundant, consisting
chiefly of overseers, landlords, cue-collectors, bailiffs, process-
servers, government pay-clerks, and occasionally a few
women and children.—Application to be made to Archdeacon
Laflau.—No Saxon need apply.— Punch.
OMNIBUS COLLlSlON.—Yesterday afternoon, as owe
of the twopenny yellow omnibuses, from Hungerferd-markelt
to Paddington, was passing Waterloo House, Cadmus
duet, it was run against by another omnibus, on its way le
the Great Western Railway terminus, and by the soled=
the roof of the first vehicle fell in, and all the gleam Male
smashed, and the aides forced out. The pasesegem weft
extricated as soon as possible, and two men, a hey awl a
mem were taken, much hurt, to the Charing-erces
till, and a lady named Bristow, on whose bead an
I male estranger fell, was carried away insensible.
PUSS IN CHEAPSIDE. Two fires broke out
I retsvday is Woodetrest, Cheapride; one at a quarter
before 6 o'clock last evening, at No. 106, in the occupation
of Mr. E. Eagles, fancy box maker. It was caused by a
altild letting a lighted candle fall amongst a quantity of cut
paper, which in a few minutes set the top floor in a general
blue. Some engines shortly arrived, and plenty of water
being obtained, the firemen soon succeeded in getting the
flames out, but not until the top floor was nearly burned
out and the lower part damaged by water. The other fire
broke out shortly before L a.m., at No. 68, occupied by Mr.
J. W. Leggin, a holier. It was occasioned by a spark fly-
ing from alighted candle amongst the bedding, in the first-
floor, which set the whole in a blaze. The fire was confined
to the contents of the room, which were burned out, and
the stock in the warehouse below damaged by water.
INQUEST, YESTERDAY.—SUICIDE IN THE SURREY
EooLootCaL GARDINB. —Before Mr. W. Carter, at the
Royal George, Newington, on the body of Ann Smith, aged
24, who committed suicide in the Royal Sarre) Zoological
Gardens. Mathews, the money-taker at the garden', proved
having received Is. from the deceased for admission to the
gardens, and auto his having, some time afterwards, been
sidled to the deceased, who, at that period, was lying on her
face near the giraffe-house. He sent for a surgeon, who
pronounced her dead. Mr. Miff, jun., surgeon, said that
deceased had died from the effects of essential oil of almonds.
Mrs. Eliza Cooper, of 25, Newington-cement, said that the
deceased had lived in her service for seven months. She had
never known a better servant. She gave warning to leave a
month back, flying that she was going to another situation.
Witness had never seen or heard of the deceased speaking
to, or going out with any young man, and she was certain
none had called upon her at her lease. An assistant to Mr,

Thomas, snrgeon, said that deceased purchased 4d. worth of
eoesettlal oil of almond' on Wednesday last, which she mid
she wanted for devouring pastry. 'The coroner spoke in
strong terms upon the impropriety of selling such deadly
noisome, and he hoped that something would soon be done
by the legislature to put • stop to it. The jury returned a
verdict, " That the deceased destroyed herself whilst labour-
ing under mental aberration."