The Express.
London, England, 1847-06-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1847.

throe : and a considerable quantity of flour has been already
brought up from Valladolid. The Clamor says that the
Queen has commissioned Don Ventura de la Vega to repair
to Paris, with an autograph letter of her Majesty to the
Duchess of Montpensier, touching family affairs. The car.
rine. that have recently arrived from London, for the ser-
vice of the Queen, are accompanied by 16 excellent hones.
Monsignor Bronchi, they say, is gong tothe Pardo to-day,
to visit the King. It is thought that be will endeavour to
street a reconciliation between the royal pair, and persuade
the King, if passible, to accompany his august spouse to La
Oranja.
The adjudication of the quicksilver mines of Almaden was
to have taken place on the 10th. According to some,
MM. Rothschild would obtain the concession ; according to
others, IA great Loudon house, represented at Madrid by
Mr. Smith.

MONTREAL, May 29, 1847.
Every vacant office has been filled up in the mi-
nistry, who will now meet parliament a united phalanx. The
solicitor-generalahip of Lower Canada bee been given to a
Mr. Turcotte, who, it is said, will obtain his election by the
constituency of a French county. Mr. Turcotte waa formerly
one of the moat violent declaimers against the British race
and rule. It was the fashion of the day, and no particular
odium ought to attach to him for going with a current too
strong for any man singly to resist. A change has come over
men's minds, and Mr. Turcotte, with others of his
race, has abandoned the violent of his own party,
and been denounced by that party accordingly as
corrupt, unprincipled, venal. His appointment has
exasperated the British or conservative party of
Montreal, and • portion of the prep of that party
has come out in almost uncompromising hostility to the
government. The disapproval of this party rests upon the
opinion that,.after the failure of so many overtures to the
French Canadians, the ministry should be completed by
appointments from the British race only. They are dis-
gusted," and so forth, in the phrase of news-room gossips.
I suppose, however, all these vapours will blow over before
parliament meets, or gets to work on the address of which
we shall know more four days hence, on the 2n of June,
when his excellency will, for the first time, meet e Cana-
dian chambers.
Mr. Badgley, attorney-general, is opposed in his election
by Col. Ougy, late adjutant-general. The friends of each
speak confidently of success for their candidate. Mr. Joseph,
who was private secretary to Sir F. B. Head, has been made
clerk to the executive council, in place of Mons. Parent,
who has been appointed assistant-secretary. Mr. Mac-
donald, member for Kiaypton, comes in as receiverteneral,
and Mr. Sherwood, it is expected, as attornergeneral for
Upper Canada, in place of Mr. Draper, who will succeed
Judge Hagerman, although not perhaps before the session
is over, or partly so.
I have no other news, excepting that Mr. Caron has been
removed from his office of Speaker of the Legislative Council.

GERMANY.—TREATY or COMMERCE BETWEEN
AMERICA AND TA B ZOLLVERNlN.—Thejournala of Northern
Germany state that the treaty of commerce recently con-
cluded between the United States, Hanover. and Oldenburg,
will be followed by one between the United States and the
Zollverein. They even go so far uto state that the clauses
of such • Witty have been settled between Mr. Buchanan
and the Pruuian minister, Baron Geroldt, and only await
the signature of the divers states forming the Zollverein.

and Grand Durham of Saxe Weimar, H.R.R. the Heredl, '
Lary Prince of Luna, and a brirlisat of British
mobility. The ecomert untonmeed sliest YslGpet 10, and
subjoined is the prognaas albs adidanless :
Tcarr Pair.
The. "Qua] *dna," Maims* GOAL Signed, Mario e
Tsmberlid (1 Limit:will
Deo, "el set midi," Madame Albmil • Signer Ifs
burial (bale di Omuta) .
QuittedS*. " Mesorl serene."thwth.' Made= Gal • Mills. AI-
'"I(* M e
llio id celiac," Medusa Ora e Signor *Alit
Mar Parkas)
Aria, "Per nos Ware in odo," MdUe. Alberni
(Marla dl Bohan) DonlardL
Quintets°, "Ak nOilline," Madame Grid a Mille.
Mixed, Signori Mario, Tandittrini, • Lablache
(Zelmirs) Bow
SECOND Pear.
Trio, "Vet= erudele," Madame Grad, aped Mario,
e LaMothe (Emig)
I Aria, "be d'amcre," Madame Grad
(Akerandre sea Dille) Pacird.
Duo, "eel Paige," Signori TainewWl e Labiacks
Regina dl Goma.) DaniiettL
Aria, "Comas-in la ChandiiLa
i" !UMW Rade
(La Chanson de Mal) Meyerbeer.
Duo, " Ciel (mai destine," Madame Grid and Mille
Alban! (Mama e Patens)
Ga's. "Fell a eta," Madame Grid and Mille. Allicel
Signori Mario, Taiaburini, and Labiache
The inattumenuil artists engaged were : at the violoncello,
Mr. Lindley ; the contrabass°, Mr. Howell ,• sad at the
pianoforte, Mr. M. Costa. Her Majesty and Prince Albert
took their leave of the noble host at a quarter to 12 o'clock,
the noble and gallant duke seeing his august guests to their
carriage. His grace soon afterwards retired for the night,
after taking leave of the Grand Duke Constantine. Their
RR. HH. the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess
of Sane Weimar, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and
Prince Geonge, the Duchess of Gloucester, and the Hereditary
Prince of Lucca, did not quit the ducal residence till a more
advanced hour. The Marchioness of Douro and Lady
Charles Wellesley assisted in discharging the hospitalities of
the duke's Rte.
Lord John Russell had an audience of the Queen
yesterday, at Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager visited the Queen.
The Queen's copy of " Gray's Elegy, illustrated by
the Etching C:ub," was presented to H.R.H. Prince Albert,
at Buckingham Palace, by Mr. Bell, the sculptor. A statuette
of " Ilna and the Lion," about to bo eiecuted at the Staf-
fordshire potteries, was also submitted to his Royal.High-
nem
Their RR.HH. the Hereditary Grand Duke and
Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar visited and inspected the
Royal Mint.
H.R.H. the PrinCes—aiiiy, attended by Baron;
Hammerstein and Major Stephens, honoured the perform-
ance of Mr. Benedict's concert at her Majesty's Theatre with
her Faience.

A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock, at the
Foreign-office. It was attended by Lord John Russell, the
Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of
Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey,
the Chaneellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland. Bir
John Ilobhouse, the Earl of Clarendon, Lord Campbell,
Viscount Morpeth, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Right
Hon. T. 13. Macaulay, and the Right Hon. H. Labouchere.
The council sat an hour and a half.
Mr. Entwistle, M.P., and Mr. D. Ikrbishire, had
an interview with the Right Hoa. Edward Strutt yesterday,
at the office of the Commissioners of Railways.—Sir Henry
Dukintleld,Bart., and a deputation, hadan interview with Sir
George Grey, at the Home-oftloo—Dr. Lynch, accompanied
by the parochial officers front Sc. Andrew's, St. Bride's, St.
Dunstan's, and St. Sepulchre's parishes, had an interview
with Vint. Morpeth, at office of the Woods and Forests.
The Marquis of Normanby had an interview with Viect.
Palmerston, at the Foreign-dike. The O'Conor Don had
an interview with the Earl of Clarendon. Lord Chichester
had an interview with Sir 0. Grey. A deputation, consist-
ing of Mr. Frewen, M.P.; Sir W. Feilden, ; Mr.
Grenfell, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Silchester, Mr. Stephenson,
Mr. Burchell, Mr Rilgour, Mr. Sherrard, Mr. Bidder, Mr.
McGregor, Mr. Fesron, and Mr. Clayburn, had an inter-
view with the Right Hon. E. Strutt.
The New Bishoprics Commission had a meeting in
Whitehall•place. The comminioners present were the
Archbiehop of Canterbury, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the
Earl of Chichester, the Bishops of London, Durham, Win-
chester, and Lincoln, and Sir C. Wood.

DEATH Or SIR RICHARD PLASEET,
This gentleman, whose name has for many Tears been
familiar in the history of our colonial empire, died on the
11th instant, at Hampson.house, Torquay, Devon, aged
sixty-five. In early life he formed one of tbe staff at the
Colonial-office, and suSeequently held appointments in
Malta, Ceylon, and at the Cape of Good Hope ; his career
in such respect extending over a period of nearly thirty
years. He usually acted u public and private secretary to
the home government, and generally gave much satisfaction
to all parties. In consideration of his valuable services he
received the order of St. Michael and St. George on its tint
institution.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.—CLOSED DOORS.—
Tortenley a court was held fer the purpose of taking into
comillindes the Guided of the bill in parliament relative
to the comeervaacy of the Thames. A short discussion took
.place upon the motion for the admission of strangers, and it
was stated by some members that " closed doors" would in-
evitably eases misrepresentation. The opinion of the court,
however, wee, that whatever disposition there might be upon
the pert emote persons to misrepresent the body, the qua-
' tics was ems which ought not to be publicly discussed, mag-
mata as the commusications between the government and
the committee of the court were private. The court was
..pied for several hours in deliberation, but the result was
net publicly stated.
BANK OF AUSTRALASIA. Yesterday, the 13th
annual meeting of this company was held at their offices, in
Austin-trim. Our reporter was in attendance, but wee not
admitted. Subsequently, a report of the proceedings was
forwarded from the secretary of the company, with a request
that it be inserted as if emanating from our own reporter,
a request which, of course, was not complied with.
POOR-LAW OFFICERS' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—
The anniversary dinner of this institution took place yester-
day evening, at the Freemasons Tavern; Benjamin Bond
Cabbell, Esq., in the chair. The report of the society called
attention to the fact that numerous instances have occurred
in which persons who have spent the best part of their lives
fa poor-law and parochial employment, are, for the want of
a society like the present, in receipt of parochial relief.
The esontars announced that the number of subscribers
=
increased since the list anniversary. The en-
was conducted very satisfactorily, and the
dinner was expellent.
GRAND CALEDONIAN BALL.—The following illus-
trious visitors to this country have signified their intention
of being present at the Caledonian Ball this evening Ilia
Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine; their.
Serene Highnesses the Duke and Dudes, of Saxe Weimar.;
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar; Prince of Loom mml
Lowenstein ; and it is also expected that his Royal Rigimal
Prince Albert will visit the ball after the opera. The
following ladies patronesses met in committee yesterday,
to make the final arrangements: The Duchess of Suther-
land, the Countess of Lincoln, Lady E. Drummond, the
Countess of Eglintoun, the Countess of Haddington, the
Countess of Kinnoull, the Countess of Roxburgh, Countess
Camperdown, Lady B. Balfour, Lady A. Duff, Lady Wil-
loughby d'Eresliy, Baroness Strutheden, Lady Gordon Cum-
ming, Xra, M'Leod. It was also resolved that the time
should be extended until five o'clock this afternoon for
exchanging voucher at the original price.
GRAND REVIEW IN HYDE-PARK. To-emaewoM
there will be a grand review of moo in Hyde-peak beim
'his Imperial 101 At Prince Calesterethee or Ruda,
H.R,H. Prince his Grua the Omemander-in-chief,
and a brilliant stair. liar Majesty the Gams will also, it is
stated, hewer the grand with her }moves.
The follow*
is a espy athe pmegraorm whisk ha boa homed : The
tromp =will be reviewed Im review order by his Is-
pedal Prises Constantine of Ruda, in Hyde-perk,
on Weimicaimumamdas next, the 16th inst., at ton o'clock.
The the arid amithathed by M4m-Geed his
Bard Ilighethe Priem Othage of Othaddige, K. G.
The beer wW eresprhe the he beadles it the Grena-
dier Guards from the Tower,the fed beadles stele same
corps from Peritheaotreet, he let batten= er the 0•11.
them Ova& hem Wellingtoathureeka, the bad biota.=
of the um regithiat froth et. Jetheetheed_ the 2nd
battalion ef the Maio Fustian from IL Gesege's-barrarks,
the OA lbeginsea et ISlthrethp hem thrtatheith, and
dialed hellenew the the Mars Athol Ithea, hem
Porteaseath. The hasp be honed to three brigades,
yis. e—lat brigade : let adhe Weak= theaadier Guards;
2nd bandies 80005 F 28111112 Othre.--.1.1 Brigade : Ist and
2nd Wiliam Cobham= Otheith—thit Mode : 43rd Regi-
mad I Ird bettellea MI& Beglethat—The Ist brigade will
be amendled Woad Hers Gmemedier Guards. The
Pat Ilry Behead C. Beatisek, Celipsaa Guards. The 3rd
I frld&r:Ookaal Furlong, of the dbil imeat. The
ef Feet owls will be theisamdad by Colonel
Drauemsmi, Neel
__Friar Guards. The ground
win be the themetheid Oavalry, s. e., die Blues and
bed Lib • the thaw mss rig will receive his
lathirdees Bei the thurtiraleiethesaoral. Moms will
appear ia MI dross, ad with silk aim

THE CAXTON MONUMENT.
Si ,—lt is a great natiottsl aidertune that there is
Namely ever a p.a Ile duty Waked era public' tribune ”id
in thiseastry widest somas nespialest of "kid." Haring
• kmansmarthisdatoeseiblidt4POß 4 praido plunder—
the most ithgraosibl diseriplion Moak, bonsai=
attar the guise of national limes or natiesel
—I no meet saw Mr. ltaman'olo44 in the pib grlars,
the I onmseted a now lamp. at a jab in the moarmsat-
engin diterstios. The wiry eishimann of the disevery,
Idler the lope of throe seed., that a mcsumood to
Caxton was the use thing wanting la the netrapelis,
was in itself startling. There woe eatrdiksi or plisse,
too, about the period at whisk that esavesey woo mimic
Nothing is bolter known than that, irk, Ws parti-
cular per, 4ory thing depwaked ups Taratary at.
les hogukhed in osuniquesto of the drain trr peculiar
;
At a period when all Ireland is vnise •
iirdim, and di is patiag_ a and
tmerards a giorlsen hodsas Lord very
=l"WilleigestiegWedoramkr Mogan
mele art. Why, them, di now, if them
was sat 'milking in the ethos. plaa
or todosil to be tarried, of whisk Indio know little, and
to whisk this was only auxiliary ? IlemilllMMlS
eery remarkable about the quarter ham whisk the
came. Ordinarily, we do not look saOsnme of W
Abbey as the promoters of great pato improvements; and
nature of 81. Margaret, Weohninoter, 41 mid, if they do

their duty, to be able to find superabundant opportunity for
all the employment of their time end money within the
sphere of their own parish. The cut-and-dried way, more-
over, in which the scheme was promulgated could not but
excite suspicion. " A lamp-post and • water-spout situated
at the west-end of Westminster Abbey!"—es if a better
approach was desired to the Dean's-yard, and as if
the pump in that little-known locality was considered an
eyesore or a nuisance by thaw who live opposite. The
whole thing reminded me of the scene in "Guy Mannering,"
where a smelt is made for • will by a sharp attorney, who
has the important document, signed, sealed, and delivered,
safe and sang in his pocket.
It was with sorrow that I heard during the progress of the
affair that there was too much reason for supposing the sus-
picion of a job to be well-founded ; and it was with infinitely
more regret that I found, on Saturday, kind-hearted Lord
Morpeth strewn into the awkward position of patronising
this rose attempt upon public credulity. It isreally difficult
to contain one's self when one reads the resolutions this esti-
mable and liberal-minded nobleman was n quired to " put
from the chair." Not only was there a distinct resolution
that the west front of Westminster Abbey (a site utterly un-
known and unfrequented, save by the scum of Westminster
and the Dean's-yard people) was the best site
in London for the monument; but an attempt wee made
to vest the entire executive and administrative power in the
hands of five individuals, three of whom are residents in St.
Margaret's! Now, Ido my, if the authorities of Westmin-
ster Abbey wish to
to improve their property, or if the reeler
and parishioners of St. Margaret s desire to ornament their
paris , either of these bodies are wealthy enough to accom-
plish the object without coming upon the public. So diffi-
cult was it, indeed, to find a good reason for building a
monument in the position assigned, that recourse was obliged
to be had to the truly American eloquence of Mr. Bancroft,
whose reasons for the selection were, first, that the west was
the neamt side of the abbey to the land of his birth (an
argument which would apply with ten times greater force to
Fulham, or the Land's End, or Valentin Island); and,
secondly, that in Westminster Abbey were deposited the
ashes of the kings of Ragland (a reason, probably, of peculiar
weight with an American, but open to the objection
that it is difficult to define bow Caxton and the
kings of England were intimately amociated). The
third resolution was too seendalous, and was conse-
quently justly modified; though, as those who know
anything of these matters must be aware, still open to grave
otjection. To say that it was opposed to all precedent to
attempt thus to put the whole management of a public sub-
scription in the hands of the originator, and four of his
friends, is saying very little; but on this point, after the deci-
sion of the meeting, ft is fortunateunnecessar) to expatiate.
There is, however, one other consideration to which I would
venture to direct your attention-namely, to the chaucter of
this meeting. It is very remarkable to notice who did not take
any part in the proceedings. Except in the person of the chair-
man, used, as I hope he will never consent to be used again,
the parliament of England was entirely unrepresented ! The
press of England was sloe unrepresented. Not one editor or
other person connected with a daily paper was present !
Mr. Millman himself represented in his own person
the authors, poets, historians, dramatist., novelist, and
sermon writers of the country ! Hallam, Prescott, Arch-
bishop Whately,B ul wer, Dickens, M. hi lines, Charles Knight,
James, Talfourd, Dale, Horace Twin, Collier, Foublanque,
Melville, Selwyn, Wordsworth, Jerrold, Marryat, Lever,
Theckeray, die., &c., where were they ? Where was Lord
Ellesmere, that most liberal and judicious patron of the
press ? Where were the great printers of the day ? Spot-
tiswoode, Nicholls, Hansards, the re-resentatives of Wil-
liam Clowes (a worthy follower, indeed, in the foot-
steps of Caxton), Bradbury and Evans, Ciay, Palmer and
Clayton, Re. ? The only practical man permitted to take a
Net in the proceedings appears to be Mr. John Murray.
Sr, I do say, that such a proceeding as this, on such an
occasion, is utterly unworthy the design and its promoters.
Disgusted with the whole business, I give up in despair, as
• paltry parish job, what I should have rejoiced to be able to
regard as a great national demonstration. I trust the meet-
ing will tell its own tale, and sufficiently guard the public
against so clumsily executed • design. In case it should not,
let me entreat you to raise your voice in deprecation of this
attempt to make the public responsiblefor what may beclearly
foreseen to be a signal, and a sad failure.—Snow-'sit-or.