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The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-23

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H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent dined with the
Queen, yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. H.R.H. Prince
Albert hoi.oured the Highland Society of London with hit
company dinner, yesterday, at the Freemasons' Tavern.
H.R.H. tie Duke of Cambridge also honoured the High-
lend Society with his company at dinner, last *selling. Her
Majesty and H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent honoured the
performance of the French Plays with their presence, yes.
terday evening.
H.R.H. the Duchess of /Moue ,ler visited her Ma-
jesty the Queen Dowager, yesterday, 5t Marlborough-house.

Sir Robert Ferguson had an interview with Lord
John Russell yesterday at his official residence in Downing-
street. Sir Robert had also an interview with the Right
Hon. Edward Stratt yesterday, at the office of the Cos-
mistioners Great ^ _
Schimmel
business
had an to
Home•office.

PLAN
governo..ent
called ;.

Leave," Kiag's Armayard, Snow-hill. To these Meetings
the clergy of all denominations were invited, as well as lay-
men of every elan stet, sad party; and the rides of the dm-
easion were, that speakers taking opposite views of the
question should speak alternately, and have equal time.
Amongst the speakers were the Rev. Mr. llinton, and sere-

;chimmelpenninck, the Netherlands Miuhter, trairuted
,laciness Festerday at the Fore'gn-ollice. The Earl of Devoe
lad an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the
come
Ham A deputation of the willow untie, the
rower Hamlets, had an interview with the Beer,s,
ion yesterday at the office of the Board • Vt.
The Ecclesiastical CommissioneralK Ilea- A
committee meeting yesterday.
Despatelice were received yeeterd tbe
Ace frost the governors of the West In P. j
latches were sent off last evening fro • -Offer • •71.
or the governors of Sierra Leone and
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MEETINGS IN FAVOUR OP TIT
PLAN roe EDUCATION.—For five wifie
eovernment plan for educating the people,
pounded in the minutes of the Committee of Council,
hu been discussed in the hall of the " Co-operative
London, England, 1847-03-23

ASSIZE INTELLIGELYCE.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—CAMBRIDGE, Maltese 22.
Nw Parse.—Before the Lard Chief Baron and a gas'ial
CRAFT V. LINDOELL.—SLASIDZIL—Sir F. Theli..frel,
O'Malley, and Mr. Keane, were counsel for the plaintiff;
Sir F. Kelly, Mr. Serjeent Byke, end Mr. Sander., repre-
sented the defendant. This action was brought to recover
damages (which were laid at 20,0001.), foe slanderous word*
of a character unfit for description, alleged to have been
spoken of the plaintiff by the defendant, who pleaded " Not
Guilty." The evidence fur the plaintiff showed that the
defendant had spoken the words complained of, with the
meaning attributed to them by the declaration ; but, &I
well from the examination in chief u front therms-examina-
tion, it appeared that the words were uttered as the repe-
tition of something stated to the defendant by some one
else, and not as a statement on his own authority. There-
upon it was objected that the plaintiff must be non-suited.
There wag an obvious variance between the allegation and
the proof, and OA an amendment in accordance with the
proof would prejudice the defence, it could not be made.
After lengthened discussion the learned judge retired to
consult Mr. Justice Coleridge, and on his return into court
stated, that both himself and his learned brother thought
that the variance was material, and that the declaration
could not be amended. The plaintiff therefore was non-
suited.
London, England, 1847-01-11

ILA) EineManta.

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER.—SATCROAT.
CAMPBELL AND HAINES V. TILE QUEEN.--IN ERROL—
In this ease the plaintiffs in error were indicted of the Quarter
Sessions for Chester in 1845. in the first count for stealing in
a dwelling house above the value of 51., and in another count
for simply stealing that sum. The verdict returned by the
jury, and entered upon the record was, .‘ That the prisoners
were guilty of the felony aforesaid, on them above charged
in the form aforesaid, as hr the indictment aforesaid is above
supposed against them." Upon this verdict the parties were
sentenced to be transported for ten years, that being the
lowr?dpunishment that could be awarded for the offence
eha in the first count, but bring greater than
cool have been given for the offence charged in
the second count. The case was then brcught by
writ of error into the Court of Queen's Bench,
which court held that the finding was uncertain as
to which of the felonies the parties bad been guilty of,
and ordered a new trial. Upon this state of things
there was another writ of error, and the cue was
brought into this present court to be argued before the
judges of the Courts of Common Pleas and Exchequer upon
two points : " That the Court of Queen's Bench ought not
Ito have ordered or adjudged that the verdict should be set
aside and annulled, but merely that the judgment should be
' reversed; and that the said court ought not to have ordered
or adjudged, and had no power to order or adjudge, that a
venire facias juratoree de novo should be awarded by the
recorder and justice upon the said indictment."—Mr.
Peacock was heard on a former day on behalf of the plain-
tiffs in error.. _ .

Mr. Waddington on Saturday addressed the court from
its sitting till its rising, on the part of the crown, urging
that if thia court should reverse the order of the Queen's
Bench for a venire de novo, that would, iu fact, confirm the
finding at the Court of Quarter Sevions.—The court is to
hear Mr. Peacock in reply on the first day of its sitting after
term.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Sraniviston Corot.
Refbre Coreoninsionera Fonblenque, Holrv!, and Gouiburn.
A LAw WRITER —John Scott, the insolvent, who is •
barrister and a law writer at the Court of Common Pleas,
came up for his interim order. Re was supported by Mr.
Sturgeon, who said that his client made about 3001. a
,sear,
out of which be would set apart 501. a year for the gradual
liquidation of his debts. Mr. Begley said that the liabilities
amounted to about 2,0001., and therefore the creditors prayed
for 1001. a year.
Mr. Commissioner Cioulburn, considering the insolvent's
. ,

ability and experience in his 'court, and that be might be
employed as an advocate or otherwise, he would he enabled
to set aside more.—Mr. Begley aimed to accept 761. a year.
Mr. Sturgeon said that Mr. Soott's liabilities arose through
the trracherp of asuppmed friend, and the interim order was
then granted, the insoleent undertaking to pay 761. a year.

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1847.
London, England, 1847-01-11

Y
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jeans'', of that-city, of
on Friday.
The Heeakt) stye . the 'comtnisaian appointed
for the vaisiAcatiou of powers,' waa to present on the
2nd, all the reports on the election of deputies of
11m drat category', 'acid that tke debates would com-
mence on Sunday or Monday:
The question of the le,ral retain of M. Olozese
would he postponed, it was lOW tin titter the legal
constitution of the chamber.
The Clamor Pgablieft.states that M. Olozaga pealed
through Eirauda de Duero (province of Burgos) ea
the 30th inst., under a strong escort.
London, England, 1847-01-11

Vbe iDrama.

- -
ILLNESS or MISS FAucrr.—We regret to say that
the sudden illness of Miss Faucit disappointed a large audi-
ence last evening. The house was full, including the beam
..ben it was announced that Meg Faucit, who was to play
Mrs. Haller, nes too ill to appear. Of course, the audience
immediately rose and departed. We understand that Miss
Faucit would have played at any risk, but her physician told
her that if she did she would certainly rupture a blood-vessel.
mid that the consequences might be fatal; and, with judi-
cious in mtisenets, he would not allow her to quit her
ehamtx r.—Corl; Examiner.
London, England, 1847-01-11

7,r he epproW•

MAILS.
The melba for Vigo, Oporto. Lisbon, Madeira, Cadiz., and Gibraltar,
will be made up on the morning of the 11th Jrnuary.
The Wert India mails, exeluding those for t:c-n, Honduras, and
Bose Savannah, will be made up on the morning of the lath January.
The overland mailetne Gibraltar, Malt+, Greene, the !rattan Inland.,
MtAden, Ceylon, India, Hoag-Kong, and China vin liouthnnapton,
made up on the evening of the morning of the 20th January.
The overland cloned mai* rio Marseilles, to the Mcditerroncon.
Isnot, Aden, Ceylon, India, Meng Kong, Ac., will be made up on the
evening of the 10th hatter,
The mail, for New South Wale., Van thenen.s Land, and New
Zesdand will be made op on the evening of the 31st January.
The mails for British North America, Bermuda. and the United
Wales, will be made tip on the evening of the Jril February.
The malls for the Brazils, the River Plate, Monte V.dco, Pernam-
buco, Bahia, Ms leirs, and Buenos Ayres, will be &notched on the
wooing of the ith February.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
ee• Advertisement, Intended for no Erprer; London evening paper,
malt be at the °Mae by Tro it'd** on the day of publication.
London, England, 1847-01-11

SHINS.

ANDOVETt, JAN. 0.-Bast I)owna, 41. 6d. to be.
each; seconds, 3e. thi. to 45.; without being assorted, 4s.
Long Wools, L&ceeter and Cottswald, best Skins, Os. ;
4a. 04. Ox Hides, from 4011 s. to 1001 M. each
in weight, all at 21d. per lb. Calf Skins are 41d. to 44d.
per lb. Horse Rides, 10s. to 12.. each. Butchers' Rough
Fat, 2s. 10<1. to 3s. the stone of 81be.
WINCTIESTER, JAN. 9.-A large quantity of Sheep
Skins in the market, which wild by the bargain at 4s. each ;
by the Skin, beat assorted South Downs. 4.. 3d. to 4s. 9d
not culled, 4s. to 4s. 3d.; inferior, 31. 6d. to 3s. 9d. On
Hides still eontinue to be sold at 21(1. to 21d. per lb., of all
weights and sites. Calf Skins at 41d. to 41d. ; larger dm,
above itlbe. weight, 6s. each. Hone Hick*, from 6t. to 13s.

CATTLE, &c.
SMMIFIELD, Two o'Clock.—Our supply of Bemis
to-day is shorter, and the weather considerably improve*
slaughtering, trade is considerably better, and an adrenal af
3d. per 81b. is readily obtained. We have only 28 born Hol-
land. about 800 from Norfolk and Suffolk, nearly 700
Leicester, and Lincoln, 300 from Cambridgeshire, 120 from
Scotland, 30 from Ireland, and the remainder from various
puts of the country and the neighbourhood of London.
The number of Sheep is also considerably lem, and trade
brisk, at fully 2d. per 81b. advance. A few of the choicest
Downs have made rather over our top quotations. We have
only 230 from Holland. We have hot few Calvet on offer,
which are readily diapo•ed of at rather more money. The
trade for Pigs is also brisk, the supply being moderate, and
weather very favourable.

P. eume Of 6 lb. .. 41. s 4. Per stew 61111. 4. • el.
Rest Peet., Xrrtle.4, ke. 4 4 4 6 I Phn 4 0 1 4
Seel Neers.lbenee 3 10 4 1 Beet 11.ree et F1a1t.1..64 I I I
Seeeed runty Deem 3 1 1 a ben Laspereele
Calm 4 4 I 1 Ewes awe .reed heathy. 4 4
neub at eddhet, 1,633 , a►eep sad Lambe, 10,010 Pip, 170.
ANDOVER, JAN. 9.—The Beast market had a short
supply of lean stock. Cows In and with calf, selling at fair
prices. Steers and others at • reduction of ss. to 10s. per
head. Pigs were more in quantity. Small Pigs might have
been bought at almost any price. Fat bacon Hogs were
brought In considerable quantities from the county of Wilts •
some sold at 95.. others at 9P. fal. per score; for smaller, the
highest price 10s.
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SouTHALL, JAN. 6.—The supply of Beef and
Mutton and everything else was short. The trade was dull
and the prices somewhat receded. The Beef (Hereford and
Devon) was from 2s. to 4s. 2d. per stone, i.inking the offal
Mutton, 4s. to be 2d. ; Veal, 4s. 6d. to Is. 4d. ; Pork, 36.4 d.
to 4s. 4d.

WINCHIgTER, JAN. 9.—A small supply of lean
Beast and Cows, for which the trade was very slack, though
offered at lower terms, of at least ss. per head. Some good
in-calf Cows made fair prices at from 121. to 161. each.
Calves front 20s. to 251. each. Pigs were in great number;
not one-fourth changed hands, though offered at greatly an. -
duced figures.

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are the worst supplied. This is, however, no proof that
periodical literature is lees diffused in this country than in
the others, with which it is comp►red above. B,.me of the
forsian journals have but a very limited eireul ition ; fur in-
stance, a pirtieular journal at B 'Logue has only 500 subscribers
—and it is cited as a proof of the encouragement of periodi-
cal literature. Yet a political journal in London has its
20,000 purchasers and upwards, and readers it is impoisible
to say how many.

THE NETHERLANDS.—Tire HAGUE, JAN. 7.
—State of the Dutch Navy on the lot of January, 1817:-
2 ships of the line of 84 guns: b of 71, of wisich 3 are
ing; '2 of 60 : 1 of 54; 11 of 44; 2 of 38, building; 3 of 32 ;
9 of 28 ; 4 of 20, of which 2 are building ; 2 of 22 ; 2 of 20 ;
11 of 18, of which 1 is building; 1 of 16 ; 11 of 14 ; 7 of 12,
of which 4 are building ; 2 of 8 ; 5 of 6. sof 5 ; 4 of 4 ;
and 3 af 3 guns: in all 92 reseals, with 2,356 guns of differ.
cot calibres, besides these are 10 steamboats carrying 61 guns;
2 iron steamboats. and 1 building; 5 transports; 10 gunboats;
and 1 bomh vessel._ . . .

ROTTERDAM, JAN. 6.—The thaw which has set in
for two days begins to give some animation to our commerce
and navigation, and though the Mame is still full of X mating
ice, three ships and a schooner les re seen to work their way
through it to the Bridle channel, in order to take to E 'g-
land their cargoes atlas, linseed, and various kinds of grain.
Minn:EDAM, JAN. B.—The direct English mail had
not arrived when we went to press ; however we have re-
ceived, by way of Belgium, letters (rem L indott of laid
Wednesday evening.
GERNIANY.—BERLIN, JAN. I.—Letters from
Vienna say that at this moment there is agmin a great deal Of
business doing in the Eva. Chancery. To this news we may
add that here also there has been for some days an extraordi-
nary diplomatic activity, and yeaerdrty Mr. Webster, the
cabinet messenger, arrired from London, and Baron Burners,
from Vienna, with despatches.
VIENNA.—A letter from Vienna, of Dec. 31, states
that the embanaador from Sweden to the Austria,, court has
delivered there a protest against the incorporation of Cracow.
—Journal des I)4ass.

lIARBCRO, J. 2.—The railway from Zelle to
this place is near its complvtion.
J. s.—The last Paris mail of the Ist of this
month h., not yet arrived. The London mail of the cons
date was likesnse due when we went to press.

I.lmer an, Dec. 30.—The Northern railway,
which was to be continued to Buthnitz, will now, in conse-
quence of a resolution which has been adopted air co the
late events in the political world, be continued to Cra ow,
in order to indemnify that city for the lom of its lihorty, by
a dlre et communication with the heart of the maim trek y.
ZELLF, Dec. 23. The desire of emigr.dion,
which is so general in Germany, has also exterdert it, in-
fluence in some provinces of our kingdom. Curevans from
the vicinity of Hildesheim and Pine, with emigrant., have
gone to Bremen to cross the ma, in seers* of a new country.
London, England, 1847-01-11

KI:%T.

POST-OFFICO Drt. tTs.—A correspondent of the Dover
Chronicle states that letters and paper, p sG d in London at
six or seten o'clock in the evosing, and which rec.ch Dover
at twelve o'clock the slime night, are not delivered till eight,
nine, or ten o'ol itik nest cloy! Morning letters and papers
front London are not delivered at Dover till tour or gva
o'clock in the afterronn ; although the London morning
newspapers, gent by pared, reach Davrr, in the summer
months, by half-pest ten a.m., and in the winter months, at
half-past eleven a.m.
London, England, 1847-10-08

tats intelltientr.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Before Yr. Comoitertooer Evan'.
Tire DIAMOND TRADS.—IN as EDwALD TinßET.—This
bankrupt, who was a diamond merchant, of Frithntreet,
Soho, came up to pass his adjourned last examination.—The
bankrupt stated that, in February 1846, he endeavoured to
arrange with his creditors, but did not show a true state of
his affairs, and neither would his books show it. Ile had
had bill transactions with Linnit, who failed in January,
1846, and there ware bills of his outstanding, which were not

brought forth in the statement of February, 1846, which was
made in a hurry. Shortly after, he got a promissory note for
1,2001. from his father-in-law. He had made no positive
promise to the creditors, but said he would try to get a
note of 1,1001. front his father for their benefit. The note
was deposited in the London and County Bank, who had
discounted bills for witness, but nothing was advanced upon
it. After he bad made up his books, he had converted a
deposit of goods made before the bankruptcy, given as
acuity to Mears. Mortimer sod Herbert, into a sale, which
took place since the fiat was issued. In November, being
two months after this transaction, he gave them two
acceptances for the same amount, and, since that, goods
to cover the bills. A similar course had been pursued by
him mpecting Messrs. Maws, and it was charged in
the balance-sheet. Mears. Moses consented to the sale.
Mr. Lawrence, for the bankrupt, said that the accounts were
filed in June last, and he had charged himself with all he
' bought, and also discharged himself. A quantity of turquoise
which cost the bankrupt 21. 7s. 6d., are now valued by
the assignees at 3e., and opals which cost the bankrupt 671.
were valued by the assignees at 16s.—Mr. Price (from whom
they were bought) said he let the bankrupt have them at
31. 10s., although he could have got more for them. upon
the representation that he had plenty of property.—Mr.
Lawrence inquired if the bankrupt was prepared to ray that
the opals now valued at 16s. were the same as eat 6'!., and
take the risk of pusiag on such a statement ?—The bank-
rupt said that he wsa.—Mr. Cooke, one of the assignees,
said that the opals were not worth more than 11., and they
could never have cost 671. Mr. Blogge had valued them at
31. 10e., and his partner (Mr. Martin) now valued them at
Ida—The counsel for the assignees applied for an adjourn-
ment, and that Mr. Price, the bankrupt, and Mr. Martin
should be examined.—The cue was adjourned till the 3rd of
Nov. next.
London, England, 1847-03-15

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 15; 1847.

resulted is his apprehension. Inspector Squires said the
prisoner voluntarily told him in the station-laoese that his
first wife knew of his second marriage, and his second wife
knew hews a married man at the time be took her to
church. He had, previously to his second marriage,
applied to the Ecclesiastical Court for a divorce, but not
meeting with snows he had executed a deed of separation
from hfa first wife. He was remanded to give time for the
production of necessary legal evidence.
ARBAULT.—Mr. George Lyons and Mr. Robert 'Wieder,
of No. 8, Duke-street, St. Janus's, were summoned for
haying assaulted Alexander King, a person in the em-
ploy of Mr. Medwin, bootmaker. The complainant, King,
went, by his master's orders to the defffadant Lyons's clam-
ten, for a debt of Be., and alter knocking for some time
without any are answering, the defendant Wheeler came out
of his room, and said that if any person had come to his
chambers in the same way, and for the same purpcee, be
would kick him down stairs. Mr. Lyons at length opened
his door, and on the complainant salung him for the money,
he told him that if he came there again he woad serve bin
es
Mr. Wheeler had recommended him. M ochalleraitlealits•
took place between the parties. and the defeadles• Wheels,
sailed out to Lyme," Why don't you turn him oat, Lyme r
',ratline ideal complainant by the collar; a scuffle enaml,
osidietted in the passage, and, during it, Whack,
hella_Mlisiaa't'shands, while Lyons best him on the bee.
111malises0id oat, "Give it him, Lyons," but did not Mona
shrikeempilaant, whose nose was set bleeding by Lyme.—
Mr. Clerhesst said the present proceedings had been adopted
because ormitiouVs meter felt that the defendants' won
Sot the emitel list id. . ought to adopt towards the
meant et• arlemint whe only discharged the orders he
received to eMbasilig delta ix goods furnished on ready
Money term.—Tbe INSadants denied the charge, and called
• witness, wbo proved that the complainant knocked
violently at the door. mad, when remonstrated with by the
defendant Wheeler, said he should continue to do so.—After
nosh sines-esestinellea of the witnesses, Mr. Hardwick

said it was Tate clear from the evidence that an assault had
bees orensutted, and the only question was as to the amount
of justification. The complainant had no r*ht to knock
violmtly at the door as he bad done, and bad the defendants
coefined themselves to turning him out of the mom be
should not have interfered. Striking the complainant on
the fees was very unnecessary violence, sad he should fine
defendants 40e. each, with costs.
London, England, 1847-01-27

JUVENILE OFFENDERS.

Col. T. WOOD wished to ask the secretary of state whe-
ther the nseasuro contemplated by government related to
juvenile offenders generally. or merely to juvenile convicts ?
Sir G. GREY said that the papers which he would pro-
duce would include juven le of of all classes, except,
perhaps, those sentenced to imprisonment for a very short
period. The scheme in contemplation would not be con-
fined to those sentenced to transportation.

POOR-LAW (IRELAND).
In answer to Mr. P. SCROPE,
Lord J. RUSSELL said that the boards of guardians
would be required, by the provisions of the bill which he I
introduced last night, to afford relief in certain cases, namely,
to those who were unable to work from extreme age, per-
'snanent infirmity, or bodily defect. With respect to the
other chines, there were provisions suited to their particular
cases which his hon. friend would see in the bill. There was
another question as to the power of forcing the board of
guardians to afford relief when they refused to carry the law
into effect. With regard to that, ho believed that further
powers would be required in such cases, and, if necessary,
clauses would be introduced for that purpose. With reaped to
vagrants and mendicants, he thought that further legislation
would be required, but he had no bill to offer on that subject.
London, England, 1847-01-27

SHERIFFS' COURT.

CUFF AND BACON O. NACILINNEL.—TATEILN
The plaintiffs in this action, who were the proprietors of the
Freemasons' Tavern, sought to recover the price of a dinner
provided by them to a party of the defendant's friends, at his
request, on the 2nd of March, 1843, and the price of three
annual dinner tickets, in all amounting to 141. 2a, 6d. To
support the cam three waiters from the tavern were called,
who proved that the defendant (a wine-merchant in the
City), with five friends, dined on sumptuous fare, and had
wines, dessert, coffee, and cigars. When the defendant was
called upon for payment he promised to pay in a short time,
but subsequently he offered to Ist the plaintiffs have some
bonded wine, bug, on its being tasted, it proved so indifferent
that they refused to take it, and were compelled to sue for
the amount of their bill. The defendant's attorney declined
to my anything for the defence, and the jury found for the
plaintiffs.
ELTN 111 O. 1113011 ES. —RIVER CASUALTIM—This woo •
writ of inquiry to anew the damage sustained by the plain-
tiff, • lighterman on the Thames, through the defendant,
who was piloting a schooner, causing a collision, by which
the plaintiing barque, the " Empress," of 6.5 tons, then
lying at anchor at Halfway-reach, sustained injury to the
extent of 61. 3s. The jury found for that amount.
London, England, 1847-01-27

and even the rise at Paris did not tend to raise them. As
regards the want of specie, if the hopes of a sufficient supply
of provisions are realized, if the anxiety on the question of
subsistence subsides, the lace of things would be
entirely changed. It is under such circumstances that
great txperienees of credit should be made; everything would
seem to warrant sneers', whilst restrictive measures, benefi-
cial in a point of view of individual prudence, produce great
perturbation and anxiety. Amongst the means of remedy-
mg the deficiency cf specie, the issue of bank-notes of IA
and 100 francs is strongly recommended, as they would soon
become the current money for psyra -nts in small commerce.
Other means will no doubt he proposed to prevent a mone-
tary crisis, which it would be most dangerous to ailo• to
attain a greater development. As it is, the crisis was not
felt on the Paris Bourse as much as might hare been ex-
pected.
London, England, 1847-09-24

cbe court.

The Queen will hold a Privy Council on Tuesday
next, the 28th inst., at her Majesty's marine residence,
Osborne, Isla of Wight. The council will be held at one
o'clock.

14 •
Her
ajeaty and Prince Albert, accompanied by
the Prince of Wa'es and the Princeu Royal, arrived at
Osborne about two o'clock on Wethiesday afternoon
from town. _ _ _

Yesterday afternoon the Duchess of Kent, accom-
panied by Prince Ernest of Leiningea, arrived at Osborne,
on a visit to her Majesty, from her residemoe, Programs
House, Windsor.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the governors of the West India colonic.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 23.—This afternoon, at three
o'clock, the Duchess of Kent arrived by special train at the
Clarence-yard, where a guard of honour, furnished by the
60th Rifles, and the heads of the naval and military autho-
rities, received her royal highness, who immediately em-
barked in the royal steam-yacht, and, under salute from the
shipping and garrison, proceeded to Osborne.
London, England, 1847-01-18

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mount, payable to Mr. HENRY WAELBRIDGE,
cet-street, London.
•es fur adrertisemestia and communications,
rriais, and 90, Fleet-street, London.
London, England, 1847-01-20

RAILWAY NEWS.

The market yesterday exhibited no symptom of,
improvement. Prices were extremely uncertain, and not so
well supported as on the previous day. French shares were
offered on almost any terms, without finding buyers.
At Liverpool the transactions in the Aare market were
teen more limited than on any day during last week, and
prices in many instances were merely nominal. " lisstern
Counties" improved to theirold figure 23, and " Croe•rs" reser
to 21 p., the lane being reported as leased to the Manchester
London, England, 1847-01-20

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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find du...confidence reapected. NEITHER CAN WE CNDERTAKE
TJ RETCRN ANY SIAN USCRI PTS WIIATEVER.
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must be at the Ofilee by Two o'clock on the day of publication.

111611 WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE.
Tots DAT. —Mornin, 13 min. pion 4; Aftetnoon, 37 min poet 4.
To-lloasow—Morning, 0 mi. peat 3; Afternoon, 23 min. past 5.

LONDON, IVEDNESDAY, JAN. 20.

Tile session of 1811 does not come in, as March is
said to do, like a lion, but, on the contrary, like a
lamb. It is all softness. Instead of attacking foes,
each statesman and party seem to prefer confessing
faults; such practice of mutual forbearance and in-
dulgence was never witnessed.
First in the rank of the mild and humble,are ministers ,
themselves. The Queen's speech is, to be sure, in general
deprecatory of opposition or of argument. Its aim is
' never to provoke retort, amendment, or discussion.
The brevity of its remarks, and the absence of
, assumption in them, is nothing extraordinary. But
what really is extraordinary, is the length to which
this self-denying or self-upbraiding spirit was carried
by the mover of the address in the House of
Lords. He is selected by the minister, and is
considered to support if not to echo him.
What, then, must the house have thought of Lord
HAVIERTON'S wholesale condemnation of all the
ministerial measures in Ireland? Never was Prime
Minister more completely thrown overboard by a
subordinate, than Lord JOHN ReSSELL by Lord
HATIIERTON. We really thought we were assisting
Ist a sacrifice, such as )he bet prepared us /Coons, ia
London, England, 1847-01-20

the 16th. .totes that i: has been favoured with x sielot of the
pneest of the Swedish government against the incorporation
of Cracow. It state, that the note is short, and MI scarcely
be looked upon as a procestation ; for at the same time that
it reedoires the necessity of the act, it expreeses i.s regret at
this nectewite, and the hope that this set will be the last in-
fra 'Son of the treaty of Vienna. However mild the note is,
it caused great displeasure at Vienna and St. Petersburg, for
if they did not count on the adhesion of Sweden, they had at
least reckoned on its silence.
POLAND.—Correspondence received from the
frontiers of Poland informs us that the disturbances caused
by the discontent of' the peasants of Gallicia have re-corn-
menedd, and threaten to spread throughout the kingdom.
It is for this reason that a body ..r Russian troops, under the
command of General Rudiger, wa, stationed on the Gallician
fmother. Austria had assembled some thousand men, who
occupy the frontier of Cracow. Landholders are in great
anxiety, not knowing what meaworee w ill be taken by the
two government.; to prevent new &nesters.
The Augsburg Gazette contradicts the statement of
the Nuremberg Correspondent. that the definitive ir corpora-
tion of the kingdom of Poland with Rusda had taken place
on the Ist January, and states that it had received letters
from Posen up to the oth, which mane no mention of the
fact. We have Prussian papers up to the I ith, which how-
ever state the fact em likely to take place soon.
GREECE.—We read in a letter from ligribas
(Greece), of the lith ult. :—" 'fhere is in the whole of
Greece only one guillotine. Who river an execution is to
take place, therefore, the guillotine mu,t be taken to the
place. For some time past this inostrunsent had been sta-
tionary at Atheas, as there were so many brigands to deca-
pitate who had been taken in th- environs. The guillotine
Is now making the tour of the provinces, and is at this mo-
ment at Egribos, where it has just served to cut off the heads
of eleven persons, one of them a priest, who were condemned
to death some time ago for piracy. Although a great por-
tion of our population do not reg.ord piracy as a crime, and
have a profoend veneration for prie-ts in general, whatever
their private conduct may be, there was no manifestation at
the place of execution in favour of the curio.ity. The
number of persons present to seduces the execution was
about 12,000."
London, England, 1847-01-20

SHIPPING.

MAILS ARRIVED: 3, Dublin; 2, Waterford; 1, Donagha-
dee ; 1, Guernsey and Jersey_; 1, French; 1, Flanders.
LONDON, Jan. 20.—W.5.W., light airs, with a heavy fog.
SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 19.—E. .E.—Sailed, 18th: korth,
steamer, West Indies.
On, T atogwourit— Catherine Elizabeth, St. Vincent.
homer, Jan. 17.—Sailed: Malvnia, Pernambuco.
BRISTOL, Jan. 19.—S.E.—Arrived: Ant, Quebec. Sailed:
Calthorpe, New Orleans.
GLOUCESTER, Jan. 19.—Arrived: Almeira, New York.
CLYDE, Jan. 18.—N.E.—Arrived: Lyra, Demerara;
Bunda, Demerara; Caroline, Pernambuco; Janet, Valpa-
raiso. Sailed : William, Trinidad.
Corm, Jan. 17.—Arrived Pandora, St. John's.
Saunas, Jan. 19.—N.W. Sailed : Sharp, Cape of Good
SUNDERLAND, Jan. 18.—N.W. Arrived Bathunt, Hon-
duras. Sailed: Willia>o Bentinck, Honduras; Hindoo,
Vitt, Jan. 19.—N. to N.W. light —Arrived : Helens,
New York ; Megara, Sydney. New South Wales ; Prince Of
Wales. ditto; John Oldham, Jamaica; Dublin, Trinidad,
John Marsham, Charleston; Billy Brack, ditto; Rothschild
New Orleans.
FALMOUTH, IRE. 19.-13.—Arrived Havannah, New
York ; Havannah, for Antwerp.
Orr ST. ANN'S HEAD, Jan. 18.—Charles Clark, Coquimbot
for Swansea.
COWEN, Jan. 19.—N.E.—Arrived: Jean Van Eyck, Rio,
for Antwerp. The Bowditch, from New Orleans, and Robert,
from Charlestown, arrived to-day, after being in contact ;
the former is damaged in her upper works, and the latter los,
her tore-mutt.
LYNN, Jan. 19.—The Whitewell, Orange, from Saint
Andrew's, is on shore nn n rand bank in 1.1 nn Channel, but
is expected off with .1:c finnl.

Fur Yesterday's Market's.. last page.
London, England, 1847-03-12

exagreated. The supply of feed sent to Ireland from last
Angell up to the present time was very large. As to
what the noble lord said had been done by the French
governors% they had not purchased food except
to supply_their army and_ to send to Algiers. lie ed the
noble rid bed not blurred the observations he h id made
info Aneemiem.
Mr. DISRAILI all that the right hon. gentleman (Sir
C. Weed) mesa`
this wide friend of only =kin; assertions
end rerepthse la import of hi. statement. Toe number
of paIIMIMS who bad Mid in the workhouses up to the 30th of
January, was stated, in a return made to the bowie, to be
1,493 ; while in the corresponding period of 1816 it was only
162. This was not an assumption or an amertion. It was true
that the Embers in the workhouses were greater, but they
wore net gra double, and calculation would show thatit weal
ear sumer sinefold. Redid not suppose any of the ministry
tsg this tor en ororiset or an assumption. With re-
gent togoe total =mat et deaths, hi+ noble friend had
mole no d'art* atatenteut; and it was on that point he
wasted iskratatirm. It was reported to be 240.000. The
right Min gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer said
there was no authority for this. He (Mr. Disraeli) thought
the number was greater; and it was on that very subject
his noble (timid wanted information. 'f he right hon. gentle-
man also said that the French government had not puss.
chased food except for their army, and to send to Algiers.
That statement SS accurate, but the right hon. gentleman
had forgotten to say that the reason was that they emptied
all the rnagsoines for their army, which contained a three
years supply, in order to feed their own people and
population
Tb..ortion was then withdrawn.
LORDS' AMENDMENTS.
On the motion of Lord June RUSSELL, the Lords' Amend-
moats le the Labouring Poor (Ireland) Act were agreed to.
In monorer to a quest,. trim Mr. W. S. O'Bnice,
Mr. &LEDUC HERE 'aid that there were only two
usendroote,oue of a hichdireeted the commimioners of Pub-
RS Win* on the subject of the agreements between land-
leellegiwillsnanta ; and the otter that the sums recovered or
ifeellisr simeld be r ported to the house from time to time.
NC 'SCOTT wished to ask a question of the noble lord,
the eerarary far foreign affairs. The house was aware that
the t of what was called the Russo-Dutch loan de-
an the provisions of an set of parliament. He wished
akar,. M there had been a manifest violation of the treaty
of Violet% if it was the intention of the government to bring
is a bill to est its future payment ?
Viscount PALMERSTON (who was indistinctly heard)
was understood to ray that the payment of that money was
provided for by an act which was intended to tarry into alma
a convention between Great Britain, the Nether di, mad
cassia. When events occurred in 1831, which rendered' a
new convention necessary, an act was resod to euthoeise
the payment under that new convention.
In reply to a question from Captain PECHELL,
Lord J. RUSsELL was understood to say that he Amid
nal the house to go into committee of supply to-morrow.
CRACOW.—ADJOURNED DEBATE.
London, England, 1847-03-12

I of 13, Henrietta:street, maid the letter produced was addressed
to him from the Rev. John Fletcher, of New Finchley-road.
—A clerk from the Union Bank proved that the cheque was
drawn by Mr. Oidion Colquhoun, a customer of the hank.
—Weleouc. Cole, inspector of letter-earrien,.asid th pri-
soner filled the situation of letter-carrier attached to the
Charing-croft branch once, and his walk was Covent-garden.
The letter produced bears the letter stamp Feb , 1847,
.5 o'clock is the evening. On that day the prisoner was on
duty at Chating•croft. Henrietta-street is not in his walk,
but is adjoining. When the prisoner was given int. custody,
he heard him say he had purchased the coat of a Jew, and
he did not knew there was any pocket in the breast of it.
Mr. Jareine remanded him for the attendance of another
witness.
LA M BET H.—BIJHOLARY.—George Bristow and Edsvard
Geneva were finally examined, cr.arged with burglarious y
breaking into the dwelling-house of Mr. Aucuit, linen-
draper, Bridge-road, Lambeth. The details of this ease have
already appeared. The prisoners were committed for trial.
London, England, 1847-03-12

LIANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENT LAW..

Lord BROUGHAM wild that he had circulated his bill
remeetiok- bankruptcy and insolvency among the vorkeis
pimminjur. en throughout the country, and had born
foroored wit h a Lumber of valuable suggestions on point,.
of detail. Ale bvlig d, therefore, to withdr.tw the bill
already before the house and to introduoe another embodying
the more mates lid suggestions thus received. The noble
,red teamed lord subsequently brought in his amended bill,
which was reed a first time
London, England, 1847-10-06

THE PROVISION CON-TRACT.

On Thursday the navy contract for the supply of
beef ant pork for the ensuing year—and which may be con-
sidered as the index to the prices in the market—was taken
at Somerset.boute. The following are the names of the
contractors and the prices.

1-7.

5,000 tieieea

Phillips -
500 Irish ZS 4
600 ... Hamburg
Etalheimer 1,000 ... Ditto .......»«...._.... 8 8
Jones Brogues 300 Dentate ........, ........ 7 17
?etaoU
. . . 00.0 ... Ditto ..... ...
—... !! 13
•

E. Mitiwiney. 4,300 Ditto —
8 14 0

Annexed is a statement of the quiustitiesmade up, and the
prices at which taken, for the last five years :-
MG.-Beef, 12,000 tierces. 61. 10s. to 71. ss. 71. ; pork,
18,000 tierces, 71. 12s, to 71. IGs. Od.
1845.-Beef, 8,000 tierces, 61. to 61. 145.; pork, 14,000
tierces, 61. 3s. to 61. 171. 10d.
1844.-Beef, 3,000 tierces, 0/. 4s. 3d. to 51. 6s. 10d. ; pork,
11,000 tierces, 51.115. U. to 51. 145.
SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT. Pork, 1,000 barrels,
31. 19s. 4d.; beef, 2,000 half barrels, 1/. 19s. 3d.
1843.-Beef, 600 tierces, 31. 18a. frd. ; pork, GOO tierces,
3/. 15s. 10d.

1842.—Beef 15,000 tierces, taken at 71.1 x. 9d. to 71. 39. 10d.;
pork, 16,300 tierces, taken at 71. 10d. to 6/. 41.
The prices of singed pork for these years were in the
month of September as follow 1842, 365. per cwt.; 1843,
265. per cwt. ; 1844, 36.. to 38e. per cwt.; 1845, 4.55. to 465.
per cwt. ; 1846, 48s. to 50s. per cwt.
The contract was for 5,000 tierces of beef, and 11,000 of
pork. The Admiralty left 1,700 not taken, in consequence
of the high price of pork.
A considerable port of the contract, namely, 1,900 tierces
of pork, is to be furnished from Hamburg.
London, England, 1847-05-10

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, MAT 8.
On Thursday night his Excellency was again at-
tacked by cough. The following bulletin was toned
this morning :
"His Excellency 'offered less from cough lut night, and
feels better this morning."
Inquiries mode this afternoon, so late as 4 o'clock
p.m., were answered by the unpleasant intelligence
that his Excellency did not feel so well as in the
morning, and real alarm was manifested in communi-
cating this intelligence.
With the Irish landlord, peculiarly, self-interest
absorbs all considerations of public utility. Of a
great prospective and personal good with the smallest
pi client sacrifice he has not the least idea. It may be
his poverty struggling against his will ; but such is
the fact. This characteristic of the class was strongly
illustrated in the opposition raised to railway pro-
gress. Companies were pat to the inconvenience and
expense of numerous inquisitions, and employment
retarded, because the landlords would squabble and
haggle about a few pounds of money and a few
London, England, 1847-05-10

WALES.

Tea MURDER Or THREE CHILDREN Elf THEIR MOTHER
near Carmarthen hu been already described in this
journal. The inquest on the belies was concluded on
Thursday. The chief evidence adduced was as follows
—D. Owens said, on May 3 he was standing in company
with a friend near his house, at Llanddewybrt fi, when their
attenten was drawn to a wretched-locking female wading
tbrnugh the river in the direction of Cumarthenshire.
Suspecting she was the mother who was charged with mur-
dering her children, they determined to follow her. Coming
up to her they asked her if she was the daughter-in-law of
John Davis, which she denied, but subsequently admitted
she was the party. They then asked her how she could be so
cruel as to murder her children. For several minutes she
made no answer, but burying her face in her hands gave way
to excessive grief. Recovering, she exchimed, " Yee, I did it,
and I will tell you all from the commencement. I saw the
food finishing, and no means of getting more, and I thought I
and the children would starve. I could do nothing to sup-
port then. My father bus been a good father to me. I have
bad scores of pounds from him; but be has been cross with
me, and said that he would finish me—no that I did not
know what I was doing, or where I was going—and that is
how I am at this minute." She cried bitterly all the time,
and endeavoured to escape into the mountains, praying or
witness to let her go to starve, as she said, but he kept hold
of her, and with a good deal of persuasion she accompanied
them to the village, where she was given into custody. On
her way the following day to Llanybyther she related the
manner in which she hanged the children. She said she
hanged the two eldest first, and the infant afterwards. It
was better for them to suffer at once than suffer from starva-
tion. Several witnesses spoke of the state of mind of the
unfortunate woman, which for a length of time was that of
a person insane. The Coroner having addressed the jury on
the melancholy case before them, they retired, and after a
few minutes' deliberation, returned a verdict of " Wilful
Murder" against Mary Hughes, who was forthwith com-
mitted for trial at the Summer Assizes.
London, England, 1847-05-10

Jeans wee sot a Matilleaties la law, and the learned
judge having ameented to this arrangement, the plain-
tiff was nonsositrd. A rule to sot aside lids mama
ma obtained by the defendant, who sought to have the ver-
dict entered for him absolutely. A croaando was obtained
by the plaintiff, to at aside the smash and enter a verdict
for his, as the ground that he was sot entitled by law to
give such a cement to the distribation of the money as had
bees proved. Canso was risheeqaently Mown against the
rule, sad the court took time to consider its judgment.
Lord Mama now sold that the rights confirmed on the
plaiatiff, as steward of the soMety, try the statutes Media, to
&Mealy societies., trader which this memiation had bees
formed, empowered him to me as owes" only in the ear of
litigation against a Mum. They did not authorise him
to sue the society itself, or any member of it, is romped of
claims similar to thous which for the society he might eni
-
fone against strangers ; and, therefore, the mart was of
opinion that the nonsuit mut stand.
London, England, 1847-05-10

PROVINCIAL.

LANCASIIIRE.
Ton CORN QUESTION is again beginning to be agitated in
Manchester. The great advances which have takes. place in
food recently, when prima were already at a famine height,
coupled with the depression of trade, and the consequent
suffering of vast masses of people wholly or partially thrown
out of employ, is naturally causing some anxiety there, in
ignorance as to what may be the Intention of government
with reference to keeping the ports open, and s public meet-
ing is in contemplation to petition parliament not to separate
without repealing entirely and unconditionally the duty on
foreign corn. A requisition to the mayor to cell a meeting
for that purpose, has received the signature of 2.50 of the
principal individuals and firms in the town, but owing
to the absence of his worship from town, it is under-
stood th at a week or ten days will elapse before the meeting
takes place. The state of destitution into which many of the
working classes have been thrown, has given rise to much
alarm that fever will spread rapidly, from numbers of fami-
lies being crowded together in the same cottage, and Lbe
town council passed a resolution on Wednesday authorising
the police to put in force the provision of the sanitary act
for regulating common lodging-houses, by which power is
Riven to limit the number of lodgers m such houses and to
see that regard is had to cleanliness. It has been ascertained
that in some of these wretched places as many as sixteen or
twenty perms have been sleeping in the same apartment.
London, England, 1847-07-22

COLONIAL.

CEYLON.—Lord Torrington, the new governor,
arrived at Oalle on the 28th of May in the liaddington. He
reached Colombo next day at 4 p.m. He immediately pro-
ceeded to the council clamber, where he was sworn in in due
form. One of Lord Torrington's first official acts appears to
have given (and most deservedly) general satisfaction. Mr.
Smith, a member of council, having resigned his seat on
proceeding to England, Lord Torrington, on the ground
that he was new to this country, addressed a communication
to.the chamber of commerce requesting them to recommend
one of their members to supply the vacancy. Mr. Ackland,
one of the oldest merchants in Ceylon, was in consequence
recommended and appointed. The Overland Ceylon ob-
server announces the arrival of the Dutch steamer Merspi
from Batavia with mails for Europe, in consequence of the
atrange incident at Singapore.
WEST INDIES.—GuIAreA.—Our papers are to
June 18. Several hundreds of Portuguese and Coolie im-
migrants arrived within the fortnight. The combined court
had resolved to meet the year's excess of expenditure by an
ad valorem tax of 4 per cent. on cottons, cloths, coals, and
other articles not specifically taxed. The proposal wu very
unpopular, and a vigorous opposition was organising. The
weather had been rainy and squally, and some damage had
been done.
London, England, 1847-05-28

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1847.

PREROGATIVE COURT.
oeuttv v. WOODCOCK AND OTII ERA. -In this case
judgment was given by Sir Herbert Jenner Fug, after
having been argued at some length on former court days.
The deceased was Mr. Strobel, who died in the month of
August, 1841, et the advanced age of 82 years. The property
be left was of the value of 8,0001 to 9,0001., chiefly consisting
of shares in gas works, water works, and in the New Leather
market; The deceased was a German by birth, and came to
this country early in life, and settled in Bermondsey as a tan- I
ner, leather merchant and manufacturer. He lett two
daughters one married to a Mr. Fowles ; the other to Mr.
Iloully. The first marriage was without the consent of and
unknown to the testator. This excited his displeasure. while
the other union be highly approved of. The will gave the
larger proportion of the property to Mr. and Mrs. Fowles;
and its validity was opposed on the ground that it had been
unduly obtained. The deceased, before his dsu•.h, had retired
from business. Certain amounts advanced to Mr. Boully
were forgiven, but the paper before the court was, in other
respects, contrary to instruments be had before executed.
The whole question resolved itself into this. Was the de-
ceased, at the time the paper was executed, in sound mind,
memory, and understmding ? The court went over the evi-
dence at length, and held that the will was an act rationally
done, and in conformity with the real intentions of the de-
ceased, having a full knowledge of its cottents. There was
not any proof th►t the will had been obtained by fraud and
conspiracy. The will was not a hasty act, as its formation
took the deceased from the month of September to the 3rd
of December for consideration. The will mutt, therefore,
be pronounced for, but without any order as to coats.