The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-23 00:00:00

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Her Majesty the Queen Dowager visited the
Queen yesterday, at Buckingham Palace, and remained to
luncheon with her Maim, and Prince Albert.
Their Royal 'light:easel, Prince Albert and the
Duchess of Kent visaed yesterday, at Willie's-rooms, the
Buser fee the relief of the famine in Ireland, and distress in
Scotland.
'for Majesty and Prince Albert honoured Her
Majesty's Theatre with their presence, last evening. The
royal suito consisted of the Countess of Charlemont, lion.
Miss Kerr, E art of Tlorion. Major General Wemym, and
Captain the lion. A. 11. Glrdon. tier Royal IliAhncas the
Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, also
honoured the p,rformana a at lite Majesty's Theatre with
her pet senee, last evening.
Iler Royal Highness the Duchess of Rent visited
her Majesty the Quern Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough
Mouse.

His Excellency the Baron Schemmelpcnninek, the
Dutch ambassador to the British court, arrived in lundon
yesterday morning, by the General Steam Navigation Com-
pany's mail steam-ship Giraffe, that lett Rotterdam the
previous day.
A deputation respecting copper ore had an inter-
view with Lord J. Russell yesterday, at his official residencein
Downine-at. The Marquis of Northampteu, Lord J. Stuart,
and a deputation, had an interview with Sir George Grey
yesterday, at the Home Office. Mr. Riley, chairman, and
Mr. Holt, solicitor, of the company of proprietors
of the I.:vegool Water Works (usually called the
Bootle Water Works Company), a deputation oe the health of
towns bill, had an interview with Viscount Morpeth. yea.
terday. at the office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods
and Forests, in Whitehall-place. Mr. J. B. Buller, and
Mr. .1. W. Badham, had an interview with the Right lion.
Edward Strutt, yesterday, at the office of the Commissioners
of Railways, in Great li,orge-straet. Mr. liigham, Secre-
tary and Comptroller-General to the Commissioners for the
Reduction of the National Debt, had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official rev-
demo in Downing-street. A deputation front the Rochester
Water Works Company, including Mr. W. Roberts and Mr.
Thomas Booth, had an interview with Viscount Morpeth,
yesterday. Lord Portman had an interview with Sir G.
Grey, yesterday ; Mr. Hutt, M.P., and Lord Villiers, had
also interviews with the Right Hon. Baronet, yesterday, at
the Home-office. A deputation on the subject of the Factory
Bill had an interview with the Marquis of Lansdowne, yes-
terday, at the Privy Council office, Whitehall. Sir J.
Graham had an interview, yesterday, with the Right Hon.
E. Strutt.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had
a general meeting yesterday.
'rho Metropolitan Improvements Commission had a
meeting yesterday, in Whitehall-place. The commissioners
present were Viscount Morpeth, the Lord Mayor, the Right
Hon. J. C. lisrries, Sir R. Inglis, Sir C. Lemon, Mr. Hope,
Mr. Gore, and Mr. Milne.
MARRIAGES IS Hiatt LIFE.—The marriage of the
Marquis of Salisbury and Lady Mary West, youngest
daughter of the Earl and Countess Delaware, is to be
solemnised in the course of the ensuing week. The nuptials
of the Hon. Miss Gage, daughter of Viscount and Viscountess
Gage, and the lion. Mr. Vereker, son of Viscount Gort, is
to be celebrated early neat month.
BURIAL OF SIR WALTER SCOTT.—The body of
Sir Walter Scott was brought home in the Wellesley, and
is now en its way for interment in the grave of the author of
Waverley," in Drybergh Abbey. Abbotsford does not, as
previously stated, pass at once to the son of the editor of the
Quarterly Review. Lady Scott, by her marriage settle-
ment, has a life interest in the estate.
HEATH OP Mits. llisnsEn.—On Tuesday infor-
mation was received in town of the demise of thislady, the
wife of J. Disraeli, Esq., author of " The Curiosities of
Literature," and mother of the present member of par-
, liament. She was in her 72nd year, and died at her seat in
Buckinghamshire, much regretted by a numerous circle of
friends.

LONDON DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION.
METROPOLIS SCHOOLS FUND.—A meeting in aid
of the objects of the Loudon Diocesan Board of Education
was held yesterday, at Willis's rooms, St. Jason's. The
Sieben ,:of London took the chair, and in opening the bun-
dem of the meeting stated its objects, which were simply to
obtain additional Lunde, not only to increase the efficacy of
the existing schools, but in building a considerable number
of additional ones, in order to provide in some degree for
the educational wants of the metropolis. It was unneces-
airy for hint to do more than briefly allude to the want of
religious instruction, and the state of moral depravity of a
large number of the people ; but there were two or three
facts which he thought should be stated. In the county
of Middlesex, from September 29, 1843, to April,
1846, 2,032 young thieves had been is enetraly, almost
• sixth part of whom had teen uneducated. Out of
252,544 persons charged with offences in England
and Waite, from 1836 to 1845, only. 22,159 mid read and
write well ; and only 1,085 had received superior ecluration.
Of prisoners tried at anises and sessions' from 1839 to 1843,
nine per cent. only could read sad write well ; of those who
were summarily convicted only four per cent. ; and more
than ninety per cent. of both classes had received little or no
instruction. The proposal contained in the minutes
of the committee of the privy conned on education
offered assistance of which too schools would be able
to avail themselves, except those which were in • state
of comparative efficiency, wLich was satisfactory,
inasmuch as they knew that no part of the grant would be
wasted ; but the fact rendered it necessary that the schools
should be brought into such a state of efficiency as would
enable the schools to take advantage of the grant.
They (the diocesan board) agreed entirely with the
government that it was their duty to make the
schools efficient ; and for that purpose he conceived
it to be indispensable that the condition of the minters
should be improved; for it was vain to hope that they could
obtain the services of well-instructed and efficient masters,
unless they could secure them something like • decent main-
tenance. To carry out these objects it was necessary that
funds should be raised, and his lordship concluded with an
earnest appeal to the public for their assistance in so doing.
Lord ASHLEY moved the flint resolution :
That the meson of edneation for the poorer dames of the ammo.
pity are proved to be Inadequate; and that it I. of the highest im...
pottiest that mature* should be adopted on a male commensurate
with the existing wants, to remedy the evils arising from the neglect
of so large a portion of the population.
The Rev. Dr.
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lion without further
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to be put to tits meeting, when a gende-
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Mr. R. M. Mittens, M.P., then moved :
That the recent measures adopted by the committee of the privy
council on education arc adapted to 1.:1nn...tr. wlt hon. su, cnwabnih
the benevolent efforts of indiv.duals and ...Madam in the mum of
education ; and Mat oddities& exertions emuld now be made by every
Mead of th it came to procure lb, the yeopte the advantage., open to
allothich the government offer. to mhoola und: r Its inepection.
Mr. Id. IUWNALL seconded the resolution, which was
carried unanimously.
Mr. Seasons, the hon. secretary, having read a statement
of the measures proposed by the board, towards which,
among ether subscriptions, 1001. hod been received from the
(loosen, and the Queen-Dowager, 5001. from the Bishop of
London, and 2001, from the Marquis of Westminster, a vote
of thanks to the chairman. proposed by Sir Stratford Can-
ning, and seconded by Sir H. R. Dakinfield, Bart., con-
cluded the proceedings.

Tux LONDON llool'lTAL.—The 107th anniversary
of this institution was commemoratcd yesterday evening, by
a dinner at the London Tavern, Dishoaagote strict. 11:e
Duke of Cambridge took the chair, supported by Lord
Robert Orosvenor, Sir Henry Pelly, Colonel Thomas Wood,
Wm. Cotton, EA., and other patrons of the hospital. 1: p-
wants of 150 persons were prevent. The usual loyal and
patriotic toasts baring been drunk, his Royal Highneu pro-
reed Prosperity to the London Hospital." He had re-
cently visited th►t excellent establishment, and he was
delighted to observe the extreme order and neatness which
prevailed thrdughout every department of the hos-
pital. Subeeriptioas were announced, amounting is
.1,2001. ; of this sum 29. N. 111. was subscribed
by gentlemen of the Hebrew persuasion. The report stated
that the number of petien•s admitted into the hospital
(luring the year 1846 amounted to 20,831, being an increase
of 1,735 over the list referable to the year 1815. The returns
from the hospital showed a decrease iu the estate for the
present year of 1.279!. 19s. 11d. The business'. of the
evening t .rminated at a late hour. It was annour.ced before
the ruysl chairman left the chair, that tho late 'l'. Ward,
Esq., had bequeathed a sum of 800/. to the society, and
that natio° had been received of a legacy of 1,0001. from a
late governor whose name was not permitted to be made
known. The total amount of subscriptions at the doe of
the evening was 3,2551. in addition to the legacies above
named.
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CDRafiliTS AND DREGGISTS.—A meeting of the
members of the Pharmaceutical Society woo held yesterday
at their rooms in Bloomsbury-square, to take into considera-
tion a bill which it is intended to bring into parliament,
" Foe regulating the qualifieatioes of chemists and druggists
throoghout England and Wales."—Mr. Mono's took the
chair, and observed that it must be evident to all that the
measure was ore of the highest importance both to chemists
and druggists so a body, and to the public at large. The bill
was to ensure all persons acting as dispensing chemists being
qualified for the trade. Other persons might sell medicine if
they chose, but the public themselves would then be re-
sponsible for the genuineaees of what they bought. The
aim had been to prepare • bill which should meet with as
little objection as possible. Whether that aim had been
arrived at it would be for the meetinr to decide.—Mr. Bell
moved :
That INC•IUM.I be forthwith adopted foe promoting the Introduc-
tion into parlimuent of a bill regulating the qualification,. of chemists
sod &landau. throughout rnieland and Wdea, and that the general
prineipk of the tall now read are considerel by Me meeting to be
• tishostory.
A gentlensan proposed the insertion of a clause exempting
chemists and druggists from serving on juries, contending
that they had es much right to such exemption as physicians
or surgeons ; but to this it was a rounded that, although the
council had not lost sight of the subject, it was considered
advisable not to clog the present bill with any questions
which might lead to di:cussion and delay. It was then re-
solved :
That Os meeting pledgee Wolf to employ every means to carry out
the rewolutioni now parweJ.
A vote of thinks closed the meeting, during the proceeiin es
of which not a single objection was offered to any of the r,-
solution 4, or to the bill or Petitions.
ALLEGED LOSS OP LIFE AT GRAVESEND.—Sir,—
In the Express, so well as in some other papers of Mon-
day, there appears • circumstantial account of the
running down on Saturday night of the Francis, of Goo:e,
Cthe Columbine, one of the General Stearn Navigation
mpany'e steamers. This is a fiction. The Columbine
was at sea at the time the accident is said to have occurred,
and there is, so far as I have been able to learn after diligent
inquiry, no such ship as the Francis, of Goole. The Cohan.
bine did not reach Gravesend until 9 o'clock on Monday
morning, and during her passage from Havre had neither
met with nor heard of any accident whatever.—AN Geneve'
OY TKO 0112tERAL STIAM NAVIGATION CONYANT.—[We
have refereed this letter to the re porter who eupplird the
paragr ph, and his answer fully bears out our correspond-
ent's contradiction. The report reached him at sceonp-
hand, and he has been reprimanded fur his carelessness.'