The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-22 00:00:00

Zbe Court.

OSBORNE, FRIDAY, MARCR 21.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness took their
accustomed early walk this morning.
The younger branches of the royal family walked and
rode as usual.
Sir Edwin Landsecr had the honour of joining the royal
dinner party, yesterday, and returned to London this
morning.

The Ditchers of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard,
arrived in town at 12 o'clock yesterdav, from her residence,
Frogmore, near Windsor. Her ropl highness let Clarence-
house, St. James's, soon after 3 o clock in the afternoon, for
Gloucester-house, Piccadilly, and visited her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Gloucester. The Duchess of Kent,
attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Colonel Sir George
Coulter, afterwards returned to her residence, Frogman!'
The Transatlantic Packet Station Commission met yes-
terday at the Board of Trade. Present : Earl Granville
(chairman), the Hon. Wm. Cowper, M.P., Sir James Gor-
don, K.C.8., Sir John F. Burgoyne, K.C.8., Captain
Stephenson Ellerhy, and Lord Hobart (secretary). Vis-
count Bernard, M.P., had an interview with the commis-
sioners.

Despatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial-
other., front the Governors of Labuan, New Zealand, the
Falkland Islands, and Malta; and also from the Lord
High Commissioner of the lonian Islands.
The Marehioness of Lansdowne was somewhat better
Wilts.
morning. Her ladyship is at Dowood-pmk,
Wilts.

(Prom last night's Uazelir.)
COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT
OF MIDDLEREX.—Edward John Ottley, gent., to be Lieute-
nant in the Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia.
COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT
OF GwecEsrzusutnr..—Edward Augustus Stewart Hob-
house, gent., to be Ensign in the Royal South Gloucester
Light Infantry Regiment of Militia.

TILE CASE OF THE MO N. MISS TALBOT.

LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT.
THIS DAY.
ErPAX Loi, Tarto.
DOYLE V. WRIGIIT.—PETIVIONX.

This eau came on, by order, on a petition for a referenre
to the Master, to ascertain a proper scheme for the resi-
dence of the Hon. Miss Talbot, at present an inmate of the
Roman Catholic Convent, called the bodge, near Taunton,
during the ensuing season. The Court was crowded, and
much interest appeared to be excited.
• . . .

Mr. Bolt said appeared on the part of the petition
presented on behalf of the young holy by her next friend,
but at six tidal last night his clients had been served with
a copy of a petition purporting to come from the young
lady by her next friend the lion. Craven Berkeley f they
were not, however, furnished with any affidavits, and they
were not aware whether any had been tiled.
Mr. Page Wood, who armored for Mr. Craven Berkeley,
said the affidavits had been tiled.

The Lord Chancellor—l understand the object of both
petitions to be the same.
Mr. Bolt said they were. The question was, what arrange-
ments should be made, and whether the present were for
the comfort, happiness, and interest of the young lady her-
self. There were other matters in the ease ; hut every ma-
terial fact must he within his lordship's recollection, from
the interviews he had had with the young lady.
The Lord Chancellor—l saw the young lady when on a
visit to Lord Shrewsbury, and she certainly was very intel-
ligent, and capable of taking care of herself. Mr. Craven
Berkeley, whose conduct iu calling attention to the case
was most praiseworthy, applied to me in my private room
at the House of Lords for a writ of habeas corpus, which I
declined to issue until the matter came before me in
a petition in court. Mr. Berkeley then said he
should petition the House of Commons. I have since
received a letter from the young lady, which I
will hand to the learned counsel privately, in which
she is very angry with Mr. Berkeley. There has been a
statement that the young lady is a postulante in the con-
vent. Now, the young lady herself distinctly denied that
she was or ever intended to be. It had been also stated
that the young lady was in the convent with his (the Lord
Chancellor's) consent. That was positively untrue. He
found, on reticence to the orders, that she was placed under
the care of Lady Shrewsbury to go abroad, and ho (the
Lord Chancellor) found her in a convent.
Mr. Rolt—lt IR supposed that the residence of the young
lady in the convent will affect her will.
The Lord Chancellor said that would not affect the case,
as he certainly should not think it right to allow the young
lady to remain in the convent; the best course was for a
reference to the master to fix a scheme for the residence of
the young lady. It was no part of the duty of that court
to interfere with her religion, but to take care she was un-
der no coercion or undue influence. The young lady in
the letter said she was willing to come to London and mix
in society.

After some discussion between Mr. ltolt, Mr. Page Wood,
and Mr. Parker, the matter was ordered to stand over to
Thursday next, to answer the affidavit relative to the claim
of Mr. Berkeley to ace Miss Talbot, to which she was
averse.

DEA= OF GEN. THE HON. SIR A. Due, G.C.H.—
Os the 21st inst., this general officer died at Fulham, aged
73 years. The late Sir Alexander Duff, who was brother
and heir presumptive,to the present Earl of Fife, entered the
army as an ensign in the 66th ltegiment in 1793, and had
served at Gibraltar, in Flanders, awl the East Indies. He
proceeded, with Sir David Baird's expedition in 1801 from
the East Indies to Egypt, and served there until the peace
of the following year. In 1806, being then the Lieutenant-
Colonel in command of the 88th Connaught Rangers, he
commanded the centre column of attack upon Buenos
Ayres. lie was in 1816 presented with a sword by the
officers of the 88th who had served under him. The'
colonelcy of the 37th Regiment, to which he was ap-
pointed in 1831, is vacant by his decease.
NEWSPAPERS TO NEW ZEALAND AND AMERICA.
—GymEKAL POAT-OFFICE, MARCH. Many newspapers
addressed to Australia, New Zealand, and the United
!States of America having been recently detained at this
joffice, in consequence of the postage due for their convey-
ance not having been paid, it has become necessary to call
attention to the regulation under which a postage of one
I penny, either in money or by stamp, must be paid in ad-
ranee upon each newspaper sent to those countries, and to
point out that, unless such postage be paid, the newspapers
cannot be forwarded. Postmasters are desired to give the
utmost publicity to this announcement.
TIIIRSK ELEt-rtos.—Yesterday the election of a
representative for this borough, in the room of the late
member, John Bell, Esq., deceased, took place at Think.
The only candidate was Sir W. Payne Gallwey, Bart., who,
• backed by the influence of the Frankland Russell family,
of Thinkleby, asked for the suffrages of the electors upon
protectionist and protestant principles, and was returned
I without opposition ; the liberal party being determined to
await what is expected by them ere very long—a general
election, when, it is said, the hon. gentleman now elected
1, will have to contest the seat.
REPRESENTATION OF BASSETLAW.—It has been
currently reported for some time, that at the neat general
election, the highly respected representative of this divi-
sion the Hon. A. buncombe, intended to resign his seat,
and offer himself to the constituency of the East
I We have, however, authority for stating, that the report is
without the slightest foundation.—Doncaster Gazette.