The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-05 00:00:00

Vbe Court.

OSBORNE, Doe. 4.
The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna
D4wson, and Sir George Cooper, arrived at Osborne
ymterday afternoon, having travelled by the South Western
Railway to Southampton.
The Duke of Parma and the Duke of Cambridge are ex-
pected to•day on a visit to the Queen.
Tho dinner party yesterday included the Duchess of
Kent, Lady Anna Marta Dawson, and Sir George Cooper.

Despatches were received esterday at the Colonial-ofllc
from the Governor of Gibraltar.

A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office
yesterday, at two o'clock. The ministers present
were, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord John Russell,
Lord Truro, Sir Charles Wood, Earl Minto, Sir
George Grey, Lord Palmerston, Lord Grey, Sir F. T.
Baring, Lord Broughton, Right lion. H. Labouchere,
Lord Granville, Lord Seymour, Marquis of Clanri-
carde, Earl of Carlisle, and the Right Hon. Fox
Hanle.

THE " SHAKSPERE TESTIMONIAL TO

KOSSUTH."

TO Till EDITOR. OY TILE DAILY NEWEL
Dna Sta,—Can you give a corner to enclosed. I
tbiak it curious. Faithfully yours,
DOUGLAS J ERRO LD.
, Among other signillesat subscriptions to this growing
fund is that of a hundred and twenty pennies from " the
piles, &beano), and a few of the inhabitants of Holy
I LW"'

The following additional sabscriptions have reached the
Doily News OMBee —A few friends in Liverpool, la 6d. ;
186 inhabitants of Lewes, pr Mrs. H. Browne and Mn.
Sam. Wood, 15s. lid. ; a few workmen in government ser-
vice, 2s. ; printers in employ of Walton and, Mitchell, War-
dour-street, Soho, Ild.; Messrs. Waterloo's printimpofilee,
London-wall, ls. 6d.; persona in the employ of Mr. Crock-
ford, 29, Esser-street, Strand, 25.; per D. 8., Liverpool,
Ils. 3d.; 12 working men of Eibweetli, Beauchamp,
Leiosstehire. Is. • an old friend to Hungarians, Is. . • five
persons, per Fred. Ash, Birmingham, fid. • E. Ward Jaek-
sou, Stockton-on-Tees, Is. 6d. ; 24 " o;iMns," 25.; J.
Lowered's., household, and family, Is. ld. ; 100 centributon
at 104, Fore.street, Be. 4d. • 12 " Hero Worshi " Is. ;
IL and J. Morley's, 18, WOod-etreet, Chen ci, 4e. 7d. •
38 workmen and others in the employ of J. B. Howe and
Co., of Brentfonl, 3s. 2d. ; 30 porters and lads in the em-
ploy of Messrs. Burrows and Sons, confectioner, Hounds-
ditch, their second subscription, 20.6 d.; admirers at Barnes,
la. • from the gentlemen fragmenting the bar of the Golden
Lion, Forge-lane, Sheffield, fia 3d. ; E. A. J., Islington, 6d.

WATERLOO BRIDGE COMPA/18.—Yesterday the
half-yearly meeting of this company took place at the
Freemasons' Tavern, Mr. Anderson in the chair. A report
was read, which disclosed the following facts. The tolls
'waived for the half year ending on the 23rd of August
kW, asneranted to 10,204 f. 9s. 10d. ; and those for the cotes
period to 8,4341. lbe. 84.; showing an inercue
of Is. Is. 2d. ; of which sum 1,4001. 2s. was derived
teem tans and carriages, and 6691. 9s. 2d. from foot pas-
senger,. A further increase bad taken place both in the
base and foot toll since August teat, the former amounting
te 7391. 134. 10d. ; and the latter to, 607/. 6.. 241. The
committee were aware that the attractions of the
Exhibition greatly tended to increase the tolls,
yet they had great pleasure is informing the
proprietors that premiums to that there was • proves-
save improvement in the ordinary and general tragic. At
the last general meeting it was reported that after paying
the current charges and expenses, and making • dividend of
, 1. In the pound in February last, there remained a balance
of 9001. 2s. bd., and the committee were now enabled to
state that, after paying the current charges and expenses,
end providing (or the interest upon the company's bonds,
and making a dividend of 3s. 6d. in the pound to the annul.
tante in August last, there remained a balance of
2,6141. Os. 11d. The committee assured the proprietors
that every. measure affeetiag the interests of the company
bad received their best consideration, and they
were happy to say that the bridge continued m• wand and substantial condition. The report having
been received and adopted, • proprietor inquired whether
there was any truth in the report that the South Western
Railway Company intended to throw • bridge across the
Thames to Rungerford Market To this question • director
I replied that there did not appear to be any probability that
the South Western Railway Company would construct such
a bridge, and if the idea were in contemplation the work
would be carried out quite irrespective of the interests of
that company. Mr. lomat Oliveira waselected a director,
and three other gentlemen were re-elected. The meeting
then *twisted, with the usual vote of thanks to the chair-

REVISION OF POSTAL DISTIUCTS.—The Post-
erior-Girard Os wised dr wink al ea districts et
dr rural Isesresdas Ss MD soled, is aster eat bettor
esemesalles ay be dbeki 1.7 M pub.

RHF'OLU'PION IN FRANCE.

• THIS DAY'S
NEWS FROM FRANCE.

(BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.)
PARIS, FRIDAY MORNING.
A decree appears, ordering that the voting, open-
ing on the 20th inst., will be secret instead of public.