The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-05 00:00:00

The sentence of the court wa,---17:s7iQ hit° eg,„
at Lizuri, on the 19 th of October, at 10 o'clock
day, in presence of a large concourse d

cbt court.

wiNDsoft, Nov. 3.—The Queen and Prince men
walked early this morning on the slopes and 'aslant ten
The royal family took their accustomed walking sad exercise. His Royal Highness Prince Albert argot I
shooting this wooing, attended by the Hargaiggi 0 c4l
Lient -Colonel Hen. C. H. P. ippn, seed Lieut..Colgogi
A. Cordon. Her Royal Highness the Duehme 01 litg7,
tended by Her Royal Highness's ladies in vaitiae,
gig;
with the Queen an Prince. Albert this evening. The Bung
of Chaster arrived at the Castle to-day, and km the ,
bakik,
of joining the vie party at dinner.
Nov. 4.—The Queen and Privet. Albert took tligirg„.4
early walk. The royal Until walk rd this rooming.%
eastern terrace and slopes. The Queen and his Row
ness Prince Albert, the ladies and !aileron of glig-11•*,
and the domestic hod, attended Divine esteisel:
morning in the priva ,chapel. The sermon was pnietsi
by the Bishop of Chester, the prayers being read Hig.
and Rev. 0. Wellesley (domestic chaplain to tha %Iwo

THE QUEEN DOWAGER.
et The Priory, Nor. 3, 1844.
" The Queen Dowager has again passed a roper
nf
ight,
oobtatning hardly any Bleep, owisg to the te,q,„47
o ha mit.
" In other respects her Majesty continent la neehey
same state this morning, durinu the list two cum
" DAVID DATUM., kip.
• "Ti Priory, Nov. 4, ISee,
The Queen Dowager's cough was less hareseiag ewe.
the right, and htr Maj. sty had a few hours of quiet 4.-7
" Her Majesty eonsequen,ly feels more eorafortabViii
morning. " DAVID DAVIES, It.IY.P

The prayers of the congregation of the Ma* Re*
St. James's, were desh•d ye.terday for her Majesty Asguis
the Queen Dowager. The sermon was preached by IN let
Dr. Idtddy. The Count, sa of Jerry and Lady C. ti.h.:
Lady Willoughby de Ereeby, Lit d de Manley, esd 1,1
Dufferin, were among the nobility present.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge re.
Wield to his residence at Kew on Saturday froms view
the Duke of Rutland at Newmarket.

THE ANNEXATION QUESTION.—The 11( cite, Flew
sloop, is ready tor sea at Portsmouth, and tun sail a egi„
nesday with Sir H. Bulger, Envoy to the United gAN.
The Hants Telegraph says H-nry's first bean,
to know what encouragement, if say, the States aloe tog'
attemirect withdrawal of the Canada' from Drilla raly
is understood that he has full powers to resist earnienid,
all attempts at interference on the part of the Hilted gtyp
in Nicaragua affairs."

THT EARL OF GUILFORD AND TAP. ST. Clom
HOSPITAL.—The Right Honourable and Reverend
Guilford bat announced his intuition of resisting rk
living of St Mary'r, Southampton, estimated to be staill
between 2,0001. and 3,0001. a year. It appears also au a
prosecuting an investigation into the about of S Cru
Hospital at Winchester, of which the Rut of Gatti
master, come informality has been diarovered as to tie p.
',hutment of the Earl to that office, and it is not imptofebh
that he will have to refund the vast sums which ha hat ra
abed from the namea of the hospital.

THE NEW CANON OP WESTMINSTER.apt
have much p:eaeure in stating that the Rev.
Liam Cureton, of the British Museum, has bess eat.
nated to the Canonry of Westminster, vacant by the peas.
den of Mr. Minim to the desnery of Sc. Paul's. lie Cur
ton is well known, nut only in thia country bat vale
continent, as one of the first Oriental sct Mara of the day,
and is the same gentl.'man of whom we recently snowed
that he had received from the Kiug of Prairie thePrseise
gold medal of the Order of Merit, as a token of the*
appreciation in whieh the King held Mr. Clayton for
recent edition of the "!goad= Epi•tles "—Wok.
Slit BYAM MARTIN is to succeed Sir J. Haitian
Whitahed as Ado/ it el of thy Fl et.

DEATH OF SIR .1. B. I'ECIIELL, BART.-117
gentleman expired on Saturday, somewhat uriexpectedlt,st
his residence in Hill-street. He had returned hos is
country seat about three days since, apparently Miele,*
health, but he was again taken seriously ill, and inert.' it
eleven o'clack on Saturday waning. He was burn in US,
being the son of the second baronet by the emend &leiter
of Lieutenant• General Sir John Claming. 11 8.. pad
daughter, maternally, of the fir-t Earl of Delaware. Tit
deceased catered thee nswy at en early age, beams a p
captain in 1808 He saw some rJugh service, sad ww
engaged in the sffairs at Martinique, Guadalupe,
end in upwards of twenty-five actions with frigates er.i
minor naval forces with the enemy. On meey stem
sons he gave the moat d. dried proofs of personal velar.
He succeeded his father in 1826. He was for may TM
one of the naval aides-de-camp to the Queen. Is pan*
the deceased was a decided " liberal." lie was far may
years a lord of the Admiralty, but he resigned that pat es
the retirement of his party from pcia er in 1841. H• serried
in 1833 Julia Maria, dannhter nt the Moth Lord Pox fdlo
died witnont issue in 1841.) Captain Pechell, LN., 11. T.
for Brighton, bother to the deceased, succeeds to the tie
and traces. We should add that tee deeessed au sartted
for his services oa two occasions, and that he was .he author
of two important pamphlets upon " the fitting of gnat a
board ships." The family is of French extraction.

Tnz DUKE AT Dovni.—The Doke of Welliagtos,
as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, held a P.lot's Cwt
here on Thursday last, at which three senior memo to of the
fellowallrip were superannuated, and three young men from
the supernumerary list were put in their piaci' Hit emu
was received with a salute of 19 sunk a guard of bloat,
with band and colour, from the 60th (Queer,'s own) ow*
the command of Major L•ng, and by the local (finials.
The noble duke looked well end hearty; and after the tea
tine of the pilot business had been transacted, bid grief took
his customary survey of the harbour works. On rearkbg
the esplanade (in front of which, in defiance of the defeats
yet raised, the sea has been making extensive inroads doting
the late gates) his grace'. opinion was asked by the Whoa
muter as to what was to be done to save the homes ad led
in that locality, which stand in jeopardy • very hour. DS
duke replied, " 0, keep on piling." " How far, your crater
was the next query. '•Let me see," said the duke, lock*
down, musing, and then scar ning the bay with the eyed
an engineer, " why, to the bathing machines," Herod
completed his survey, the noble and salient duke steppol
into hie carriage, and drove off under another salute from to
(grand Rrdoubt.—Dover Chronicle.

FUNERAL OP THE LATE MR. JOHN Bsoots.—
The mortal remains of the late Mr. John Brooks, the Mth
chaster merchant and manufacturer, and one of the sod
energetic members of the crunch! of the Anti-Cars-kr
League, were consigned to their last resting plat os
Saturday. Mr. Br ohs died on the previous Saturdat,aged
63 years. Although the funeral was not wended to be s
public funeral, such was the respect in which the lamented
gentleman was held, that the tribute voluntarily tenderei on
this occasion was almost equivalent to one. The Mayor of
Blanchester and many of the members of the cor-
poration brought their e.rrisges to attend the pen-
sion, and amongst the pall-beams were observed Mr.
Richard Cobden, M.P., Mr. Brotherton, M P., Mr. G 5019
Wilson, Mr. W. Rawson, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Hardy, Mr- J4l
Macvioar, and Mr. Bale. The four sons and Mr. B. Brook,
banker (brother to the lamented gentlemen), followed the
remains as chief mourners, and amongst other gentlemen
mount were—Mr. Alex. Henry, M P., Mr. James Kerby',
I[.P., Sir Elkanah Armitage, Mr. A. Prentice, Mr. Alder-
man Shnttlenorth, Mr. Bald, manager of the Branch Bent
lof England, Mr. 8 P. Robinson, Mr. M'Coll, Mr. R.
Macartney, Mr. Bradford, Mr Ilicken, and Mr. W. Sant.
tlewiwth. The family vault is in the romantic sad segos.
is red little churchyard of Prestwick, about four miles from
Manchester, and the service was conducted at the church by
the Venerable the Archdeacon of Manchester, assisted by the
Rev. R. Etheiston.
ATTEMPT TO SHOOT • YOUNG WOMAN--A ale
bolical attemyt to murder a young woman ts shooting It low
with a gun was made at Longridge on Thursday eveniff
last. The name of the femal, is Isabella Taylor. BM*
about 23 years of age, and resides as servant at the house d
the Rev. W. C. Bache, incumbent of Longridge. Betels§
six and seven o'clock on the above-named rearing she vim
standing at the pantry window with a candle in bet
hard
when a gun was fired at her through the window, the blind
of which was only partially drawn, and she was Pm,*
wounded about her head and heir. One or two of her teeth
were knocked out, and her tongue was also cut and imaged.
Her master, the Rev. W. C. Bache, was out of the home
at tie time, and did not return for an boa"
two after the occurrence. Several females were a
home, and their consternation and alarm may be betW
inugined than described. Police oomstable Dolmen, via
was about a quarter of a mile from the 'shiest. hearing O.
report of the gun, hastened in the direction, and was sogi
apprised of the murdaross attempt. The young wanes,*
being questioaed by him, detailed the particulars as stows
and at one. stated that she suspetted James Walmslefa*
labouring man, -be has been employed about the modal
for the last six swaths, by whom rise said abs was premiss.
Derhant,about half.patt 12 o'clock on Friday morals*
want to Wslmsley'S house, is the township of Hothskeg,
about three miles from the Rev. Mr. Eschs's risideom
He knocked at the door, and Waloulay appeared to be id
bed. He came down stairs and let him in, upon which
bun 'barged him with firing a gun with intent to murder
Isabella Taylor. He mid he woe entirely innocent sad
kasw nothing about it. The policeman then searched.
the house and found two guns, both loaded and en sesidl•
tog Walnatley he found upon him a quantity of shot sad
some percussion caps. He took him into custody, aad 10'
hordey brought him to Preston. He will this day be Isreatibl
before the county magistrates, at the Town-ball, for mold.
nation. Ths prisoner is a married man, with two address
and occupies a smell farm in Hothereall, but is occasionalh
employed as a gardener or labourer. He appears about 3a
years old, and ii s 5
fret 91 inches high. Mr. Glassbrook,
surgeon, was called in to attend the young woman. 11,
stated that she was very severely iajured. about thirty alas
having entered her head and facie. The pantry door inured
which and the window the oung woman was standing, ca
perforated with about 100 shot, and a portion of the piater
et the wall, near to the door, which was part °pea, vis
stripped off. The occurrence has created eousiderabis see.
tuition in and about Longridge. On Heaton inquiring Pl*
as
terday morning respectiog the poor girl be ;w mfolla"'
that she was very ill.—Preston Guardian.