The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-20 00:00:00

THE QUEEN DOWAGER.

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The following balletic of ha Majesty's health was
issued yesterday :
" The Priory, Nov. 19, 1949.
" The Queen Diwager ha, passed a restless night. Her
Majesty's strength has of late diminished.
" Deno Devine, M.D.
" RICHARD BILIGHT. M.D."

His Royal Highness Prince Albert arrived at the 11
New Palate, at Westminster, at eleven o'clock yesterday
morning, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Charl•e
Grey. and Lieutenant-Cebu,' the Hon. Alexander Gordon.
The Prince inspected the frescoes now finished, one by Mr.
Molise and another by Mr. Cope, in the Hones of Peen.
His Royal Highness then went to the upper waiting-room
and inspected a freno Just fetched by Mr. Herbert. Mr
Hudake was in attendance on his Royal Highness. The
Prince left the New Palace at half past 12 elock. attended
by Lieut.-Colonels the Hsn. C. Grey and Hon. A Gordon.
Mr. R. W. Keats had en interview with Earl Grey
yesterday at the Colonial office.
Despatches from the Governor dale Cope of Good
Hope were received yesterday at the Colonial-oast. De-
spatches were also received yesterday from the governors of
the North American colonies.
Despatches were sent off last evening from the
Colonil•o®ee far the Govesnors of Hong Kong, Lotman,
Ceylon, the Mauritius, and Malta, and also for the Lord
High Commissions', et the lonian Islands.

THE El-ROYAL FAMILY or FRaleCE:=Their
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Resumes
arrived at Claremont on Friday evening front Brasses to join
the tangly circle surrounding the Count and Countess de
Healy, at their mutat near Esher.

EASTCOUILT, NEAR WOKINGHAL BERKO, th. beau-
tiful sett of Admiral Sir Jobs Simlair, But , has bore put,
dialed by John Walter, Rm., M.P. for Nothieghem. The
property fetch-d sourly 60,0001.

SANITARY MEETING AT WHITECHAPELe—A public
meeting was held last evening at the Whi•eoltapel Society's
school, for the purpose of considering the propriety of form-
ing an menisci= for promoting habits toadies to the
cleanliness, health, and comfort of the industrious classes of
that district. The Rev. Mr. Cltempaeys, rector of the
wish, was in the chair, and addressed the seating at some
length on the necessity of making en effort to induce the
adoption of those simple measures which were known to be
preventive of disease, and the want of which rendered the
poorer portico of the inhabitants a ready pray to cholera or
any spilemic disease. The object of the association which
it was proposed to form would be to stimulate landlords on
the ens and, and aid tenants on the other, to keep
clan and ventilate their dwellings, and to endea-
vour to em s= for them an ample jjo ly of
water. This I= advantage seemed to be ("steely
desired, as applause hollowed every alludes to It. Resolu-
tions wars premed hy the Rev. Mr. Grippe, incumbent of
St. Faure, sad the Bev. W. H. Black, declaring in the
drat instance din =ay of the causes of disease tided be
removed b penandesery measures; and in the next, that
an diced he formed, to be termed the Whits-
=spa Anniaden, for the purpose of promoting the adop-
den of /Weil moms., and with power to appoint an
antleerised age= OD visit the domiciles of the poor, and make
such angteedeme respecting their dwellings, de., as he
might think. their nedition required. These opinions and
Teacloth.= being ads pied. thinks wore voted to the reverend
chairman, gad the =Wag =grated.
FREEHOLD LAND @octants' MEETING AT LETO'S-
TBIL—The LeiceetersAire Mercury has the following pars-
greph :—Oar readers will be delighted to learn that the
delegates from Leicester to the Freehold Land Societies'
Cuiferenos at Birmingham, had an interview with Mr.
Cobden, Bir Joshua Walouley, and Mr. George Thompson,
on the subject at an early meeting at Leicester, in further-
ance of this impretent radical movement; and that all
three gentleman promised to be present at such mestirg,
provided cad= nodes were 4ivea them. This it was pr -
raised shoe= he does; and we need scereely say that every
are will be takes to fix s day that will not clash with say
of their previous engagements. It is probable that the
ee mting will he held in the course of sowaaath.
SUICIDE AT THE SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY STA-
'mi.—About four o'clock lest evening, Dr. J. Allen, R.N.,
entered the railway station, Waterloorced, and for some
time stood on the platform, when as the half-pest four
o'clock train was starting, be flung himself under the engine,
and was instantly crushed to death. His brother's death,
which lately occurred, greatly affected him, and since then
he had been moody and degrading. He had been recently
appointed to the Bangalore transport ship. He had served
in Criss and on the South American station, and was be-
loved by his brother officers and all who knew him. De-
ceased was a Scotch gentleman, his native place being It.•
renege, and, he was only 34 years of age.