The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-02 00:00:00

int Court.

WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The Marquis and Mexchio-
am of Exeter, the Earl and Countess of Dalhousie, Lord
sad Lady Beauvale, and Sir Charles and Lady M. Wood are
expected to arrive at the Castle this evening on a visit to her
Majesty.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will
include the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, the Earl and
Countess of Dalhousie, the Bishop of Oxford, Lord and Lady
&wale, and the Right Mon. Sir Charles and Lvdy Mary
Wood.

Mr. 'Nlerivale had an interview with Earl Grey yes-
terday at the Colonial-oflice. Admiral Sir J. Ommanuey
had an interview with Sir G. Grey yesterday at the Home
otter.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary
Wood left their residence in Downing-streetyesterday after-
noon, for %Vindsor Castle, on a vi,it to the Queen.
Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial.office for the governors of the %Vest ludia colo-
nies; sod also (or the governors of New South Wales, Van
Diemen 's Land, and New Zealand.

CERTIFICATES BY THE COUNCIL OF EDUCATION.
On the report of her Majesty's inspectors, the Rev. Henry
Moseley, ILL A., and the Rev. A. Thurtell, M.A., the Com-
mittee of Council on Education have awarded the following
certificates. under the minutes of August and December,
1846, to the undermentioned schoolmaaten and students
educated in the Battersea Training School
MAMMA. —Middre CIaSJ Cerfeficate.—First Nvhdon : J. Goodall,
Moe Cunt School, Northampton ; 11. J. Hanger, Kirlidale Industrial;
W. Itammond, Commercial Travellers' /School, Wanstead; J. W.
Marriott, St. George's, Bloomsbury: W. Wilkins, St. Thomas, Char-
*rheum. Second Iliviaion ; A. J. Christie, Windsor National School;
J. A. Christie, Milton Abbott Free School; B.J. Jefferey, Dunchurch;
W. IL Krink% Woodford, Cheshire. Third Diverkn : J. Bate, St,
Mary, Newtown Leeds; C. Castle, New Swindon; A. Dionne, Sid-
&noon; W. Ea.:ton, Bndgewater, Dr. Morgan's Endowed; J. W.
Puckett, Stepney Red Cam; 0. Wei:Card, Thoeney Abbey. Lore,
Chas. ClTitliClie.—Eirst Divirion : J. Biggs, Clifton National School;
J. Courtney, Hannah More's, Bristol; J. Diggins,littenaar, Stafford-
Mae; M. Hirst, Dowlaia ; W. J. Lake, Bt. John's, Worcester ; B.
Bind, Fac:es, near Manchester; J. Ryan, Orb y. near Spilaby; J. L
Tregensa, Trevenson. Second Dina/ion: J. Burrows, Brimington ;
T. Garin, Loughborough Free; T. Cox, St. Matthew, Holbeck ; F.
Makin,Bennett-street, Manchester; 0. Dixon, Worcester National;
W. Jo.nrr, Caine; J. Woolley, Abbott's Ann. Third Division J.
Bailey, seedbed., Cheshire; A. J. Braid, Swindon station of Great
Western Ftillway; W. Baker, Coseley, Staffordshire; P. Brand, Park-
hung ; It. Cervill, Castle-hill; J. Davis, Eirkdale Independent, Live,
pool; W. Holmes, Omelets Lower; G. T. Rice, Bangor Endowed;
J. Slater, Quail-Anal, Brierly-hill; T. &beard, Blue Coat, Stockton-
on-Tee.; J. Thockeray, BL Paul's, Leeds; W. M. Thomas, Wheel
Friendship, Tanstoek.
Sn mr-vrs. (lass Cereificate.—Fint Division : W. Pinder.
Second Division: G. With. Third Division: J. W. C. Blackburn.
Lover Cl, s Certafiente.—First Division J. Aspin. Second Division:
J. Hallows, J. Peach. Third Divine': T. A. Adams, J. Brown, J.
End, W. Ryder, W. Rookwood.
WHITTINGTON CU/B.—The ordinary half-yearly
meeting of this club was held last evening in the London
Tavern, Mr. D. Jones in the chair. The report read by
the secretary detailed the injury done to the building of the
club by the late fire, observing that the property destroyed
woe more than sufficiently insured in the Phoenix and other
offices, and submitting whether it would not be expedient
to surrender the present building, and secure increased ac-
commodation in a more eligible situation. This suggestion
woo received with much approbation, as were all others
tending to increase the advantage of the club, such as the
introduction of music and the establishing of additional
classes for the study of foreign languages. The num-
ber of member elected to the present time is 2,956, of whom
2,181 had paid their subscriptions; while Lady Morgan,
Min Edgeworth, Miss Joanna Bernie, Mrs. Somerville, Miss
Milford, and Leigh Hunt, have been elected honorary mem-
bers. The report further stated that the gross total receipts
amounted to 3,2591. 65., and the balance in the banker's
hands to 311. 6r., the diference being the expenditure ; that
the liabilities amounted to 1,3551., against which there was
furniture and fixtures which cost 2,5981., and, taking their
value at 25 per cent. less, would leave a balance in favour of
the club of 513/. This part of the report, however, was
patponed for the consideration of a future meeting, a month
hence, it being admitted that the accounts were incomplete,
and had not yet been daly audited ; and the remaining per-
bonshaving been adopted, the meeting separated.

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IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BOTANIC GARDEN, CURL-
sta.—This is, perhaps, one of the oldest gardens in Eng-
land, and it gives us much pleasure to learn that the Society
of Apothecaries has gis en up all intention of removing it
from its present site. It was founded nearly 200 years ago,
and has been kept up at considerable annual expense for the
benefit of the various medical schools and hospitals in the
metropolis. The society has now come to the determination
of making it still more useful by improving and adapting it
to the present state of botanical science. On paying the
garden • visit a few days ago, we found that numerous in-
structive additions had been made to the collections during
the past year. The plants in the houses were clean and healthy;
the young ones, in particular, are becoming extremely interest-
mg. • • • The improvements about to be commenced in this
garden are of the following description:—The hardy plants
are to be re-arranged upon the grouping system, numbering
is to Se done away with, and each plant to have its name
affixed to it. This will, without doubt, prove a great boon
to medical students, who have often little time to consult
printed lists; besides, it will bring more readily under their
notice many of those fine medicinal plants which this garden
contain,. A new range of span-roofed hothouses and green-
houses are to be built in the centre of the garden, and these
are planned so an to have the tine old marble statue of Sir
Hans Sloane in the centre of the range. A new entrance will be
made in Swan-walk, at the east end of the range of holm.,
and a pond for water pints is to be formed at the bottom of
the garden, in connection with the Thames, and which will
be filled at every flood-tide.—Goecleners' Chronicle.
Co I N AG E.—Sir,—Your correspondent on the coinage
complains so much of the weight of crown-pieces, that it
Occurs to me that he and the rest of the public would be
much benefited by five-shilling notes. In Prussia the thaler
is in constant use ; but if its value, 31., be • sum quite irre-
concilable with a decimal reckoning, a two-shilling note
would be very useful. I believe our coins are as simple as
any, except the French, and amongst them the aggio payable
for gold, and the disfigured state of the copper coinage,
makes the money of the very rich and of the very poor some-
what indefinite. Would you turn your attention to this sub-
ject, for the state must be • gainer by paper being
worn, instead of silver being coined and reduced in
size and value ; and the be. of notes must he profitable also,
at the sometime ? How preferable it is to have notes in one's
pocket. as in Prwisia, rather than begs of five-shilling pieces
weighing one down. Indeed, an occasional lost note is
advantageously sacrificed, instead of a porter, or a cabman,
being paid for the transport of silver. Common consent
renders these things valuable, and by introducing this subject
to the public I really think you may do much good. For
myself, I am very partial to the kreuxer money, and the
reckoning everything by small sums, which does gored in ren-
dering everything cheaper. Thus seven francs appear
more than two crowns and a half; and if abatement is to be
made, it can be done more conveniently than when larger
coins are mentioned. An issue of small notes would certainly
enlarge the circulation, and they would be taken from choice,
while the anxiety as to their safety would be very different from
that which so large asum se 61. mayoccasion. Your correspond-
ent mentions very small coins ; and rally our paper postage
stamps are • circulating medium which show that it is
worth while to stamp a low figure on paper so well as to
prevent forgery. The Bible disapproves of him who " des-
piseth the day of small things," and I do hope that John
Bull will, in future, welcome se= innevesions as your 3d.
paper, which Lord Jeffery dodgem he wssM b if it were
three times its price, and such coevenienees= a 3d. omnibus,
for which I could hope that two postage stamps might be •
legal tender. I hope this will not rob you of your valuable
time, but lead to useful considerations, however, indefinite
my ideas may he,—VtATon.

THE NUMBER OP PERSONS OWNING THE PUBLIC I
FUNDO.—One of the numerous sources from which capital
has been supplitd for the purpose of constructing railways
during the past year, has been by the disposal of government
stocks, which have been sold to a large extent, not only for
the purpose of paying " calls," but perhaps even more for
1 the purchase of railway bends, oa account of the high rates
of interest which those securities have offered, aocaspanied
I with such an ample guarantee as the enormous revenues of
the principal lines present to the lenders. Latterly, no doubt,
there have been many other motives for the dissosel of
stock, among the chief of which has been, e ne-
cessity upon banks to convert their securities, in order to
meet the extraordinary demands made upon them. We
noticed last week that, within a comparatively short period,
upwards of nine hundred new accounts have been opened in
the dividend books of the Bank of England. It would sp-
ree that while the sales of stock during the year have been
clatehose
ee have beeninfhicoeflmypiarn astivllyamounetsc,oso ththatetgeewegrer-
number of persons entitled to receive dividends has been
much increased. The following account exhibit, the exact
number of persons who were entitled to receive dividends, of
the various amounts stated below, on the 10th of October,
1816, and on the same day of the present month :
Pennon entitled Persona entltled Amount of dirt.
to receive to receive dend each person
dividends dlcidends wee entitled to
Oct. 10, 10 14. Oct. 10, 1847. metes.
No. No. E
30,008
24,976 ....... 23,271
33,8211 ....... ..... 31,115
13,119 - ..... 100
6,893
1,916
300
129
164 -..... — 2,000
la

13;746 154,904
Showing that the number of pervons thus entitled to divi•
(tends on the 10th last. was 2,164 more than at the same
period of last year, by far the largeet portion of the inereue
being in the smallest amounts. The following shows the
exact increase and decrease of the receivers of dividends of
the various amounts:

More. Lass.
Not ex.xedles 5
10 ....... 256
50
100 •••• .......
200
son
I • 500 ..»._..... ....... •••• "
9
2,000
2,232 48
This would be a gratifying evidence of the increasing pru-
dence of the humbler classes of society, if there were good
grounds for believing that these investments were made
trots the accumulations of the past year, by withdrawals
from the savings banks for the purpose of buying stock at
the recent low paces, so that a considerable portion of the
money withdrawn from the funds for railways has been re-
placed from the savings banks. The entire number of per-
sons entitled to receive dividends on the 10th inst. was
154,901, and the average amount of stock held by each
person very little exceeded the sum of s,oool.—Economist.
" DORY EAST " ENTERPRISE.—Among the first
Americans who entered Vera Cruz on the cessation of hosti-
lities was the owner of a small schooner from " down east,"
then anchored off the harbour. He might be seen making
his way with breathlesshaste to one of the best hotels in the
city, upon entering which he vociferated for tke " landlord."
That important personage obeyed the call on the instant,
but in Evident trepidation, as a matter of course ; when the
Yankee, in a sharp accent, which conveyed the idea to the un-
initiated Mexican that his safety lay in implicit acquiescence,
thus accosted him : " I want this establishment, house, lot,
furniture, and everything, as it stands. What 'll ye take for
it ?" The Mexican, happy to be permitted the privilege of
naming a price at all for property which he supposed to be
at the mercy of the enemy, named so much as he judged he
wanted to put a respectable distance between him and " los
Yankees." It's a bargain !" shouted the down-easter, as
he commenced shelling out the money. " And now, my
friend (he added), what is the least possible time it will take'
you to clear out ?" He was told half an hour would suffice.
And in half an hour, accordingly, oar friend, the Yankee,
was mixing juleps and otherwise ministering to the comfort
and accommodation of his countrymen in particular and the
public in general.—Norfolk (U. S.) Herald.