The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-31 00:00:00

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Prince Albert honoured the performance at her
Majesty's Theatre with hie presence yesterday evening. His
Royal IL•ghness was attended by the Marquis of Abercora,
Lord Camoys. Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Colonel
Seymour. The Duchess of Kent also hououred the per-
formance at her Maje.ty's Theatre with hrr presence last
evening. Her Royal Highness was attended by Lady
Fanny Howard, Sir George Couptr, and Lord James
Murray.

Sir Thomas Fremantle, chairman of the customs,
had an interview with the Chancellor of the Eichequer
yesterday, at his official residence, in Downing-street.
Mr. George Moffatt, M.P., had an interview with
Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Liome.office. Mr. Whit-
bread bad an intervisw on Wednesday with the right Lon.

The Hon. Mr. Ellice embarked yesterday morning
on Marl the Genets' Steam Navigation Company's steam.
ship Soho, for Antwerp.

INQUESTS, YESTERDAT.—BUDDEN DEATH IN A
MILITARY CHAPEL.—By Mr. Bedford, at the Artillery
Arms, Westminster, on the body of John Sawyer, aged 21, a
private in the lit battalion of Grenadier Guards. The de-
ceased had been upwards of seven years in the regiment, and
was a hale, hearty man. On Sunday morning last deceased
accompanied the battalion to hear divine service in the mili-
tary chapel, Birdcage-walk, St. James's-park, and just u
the clergyman was commencing the communion-service, the
deceased suddenly fell backwards as he was seated into the
arms of a comrade, senseless. He was carried out of
the building, and Mr. Painter, surgeon, attended im-
mediately, who pronounced life to be quite ex-
duct. The immediate cause of death was an attack of
apoplexy, and the jury returned a verdict accordingly—
MaI.ANCHOLY DEATH FROM EXCITEXENT.—At the Brick-
layers,' Arms, Commercial road East, before Mr. Baker, on
the body of William Thompson, aged d 4 years, a chair-
maker. On Tuesday night last, the deceased was in com-
pany with his two sons and several other men, drinking in
a beershop in the Commercial.road East. His eldest son
commenced talking about the late chartist riots, when an
elderly man said " he was a special constable, and intended
to put down all chartists." The son said, "it you are a spe-
cial constable, take tha' ," and immediately struck him upon
the face. The deceased rose from his seat and said, " Row
dare you strike an old man ?" The son attempted to strike
his father, and his brother immediately went to his father's
assistance. An altercation ensued between the two brothers,
and they fought several rounds. The eldest was knocked
down by his brother, and while upon the ground the de-
ceased, who appeared very much excited, said " He would
correct him like a child." Order was at last obtained, and
they all sat down together. Shortly afterwards the deceased
complained of pains in his side and almost immediately af-
terwards expired. Mr. Bentham, a surgeon, was called in,
and ascribed death to a spasmodic affection of the heart,
caused by the excitement. The jury severely censured the
eldest son, and said they hoped it would be a caution to
him for the future. They then returned &verdict of " Na-
tural death, from excitement."—lNQMST UN A CLEW
oratax.—Before Mr. Wakley, at the Gatehouse Ta-
vern, Highgate, touching the cause of the decease
of the Rev. Mr. Henry Walker, a clergyman of the
established church, lately residing in Fitzroy-square,
who was found dead on the morning of the 10th
inst. The case had created considerable interest in the
asighbnurhold, in consequence of the body having been ex-
Ihumed from the Highgate Cemetery, and of a requisition by
Mr. E. Power, son•tn-law of the deceased.—Mrs. Walker,
the widow of the deceased, deposed that her husband was
62 years of age. On the 10th rut., about nine in the morn-
ing, she found him in his bedroom quite dead. He
was sitting upon a stool, and leaning against
the wall, in an attitude of repose. It appeared
as if he had died while in the act of undressing, his cravat
being on the chair beside him. The deceased had been
previously treated for a dangerous disease by Sir B. Brodie,
Mr. Mayhew, Mr, Prout, and other gentlemen of eminence.
The rest of the evidence brought the jury to the conclusion
that death resulted from natural causes, and a verdict was
entered accordingly. In answer to a question from a friend
of the widow, several of the jury intimated that they were
happy to couple with these verdict an expression of their
satisfaction with the treatment pursued towards the deceased
by his family, to whom no charge of neglect could in any
'sr be attributable.

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, MARCH 29.
It is currently rumoured to-day that government
intends to proclaim down the meetings of the Con-
federation, and compel the surrender of all arms.
The latter object could be attained only by such a
manifestation of disorder as would enable the Lord
Lieutenant to place the city under the recent act, for
which, at present, there is not the shadow of pre-
tence. The possibility of disturbance is no warranty
for such a proceeding, and Lord Clarendon is not el
a temper to revive old modes and detach the liberals
from his government. Vigorous precautions are,
however, being adopted. In addition to the strong
garrison now in Dublin an additional supply of troops
has been ordered. The Linen-hall in Larsen-street
has been taken for an infantry barracks. The 57th
Regt. is ordered from the north of England, and five
companies of the 52nd are expected to-morrew

steamer.
The organs of the old orange and tory party in
Dublin and the provinces are taxing their Imagine-
' Sons for symptoms of sedition, with the laudable
purpose of bringing the execuive into more prompt
collision with the repeal party. Without three ma-
licious aids we have quite enough to excite appre-
hension. Since the expiration of the Arms Act a
great quantity of musketry has found its way into
the hands of the boys and idle folk of Dublin. The
gentlemen spend their superfluous time in firing at
sand larks on die North Wall. An evening papas
magnifies these riflemen into organisers of victory,
and insinuates their connexion with the orinfsderate
clubs. I saw them practice on the day in qweatiam,
and certainly a less militarylooking body 'ever
stood behind a barricade.
On Sunday night all Tipperary was in a blaze
The hills from Limerick to Lower 'tipperary, a dis-
tance of at least fifty miles, and incl the Keeper,
Doone, and °ghee ranges, were almost in-
stantaneously with signal fires. On the cowitzy