The Express.
London, England, 1847-08-06 00:00:00

the court.

The royal dinner party at Osborne on Wednesday
included tile Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, Baron de
Brunow, the Hurl and Countess of Wilton, Viscount Pal-
merston, Viscount Jocelyn, Hon. Miss Macdonald, Colonel
the Hon Charles Grey, and Admiral de Lutke. The baud
of the Royal Marines were in attendance.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the governors of the West India colonies.
Viscount Ebrington, M.P., has returned to town.
Lord Howard de Walden, family, and suite,
arrived at Ostend. on Tuesday afternoon in the General
Steam Navigation Company's steamer, Triton, from London,
which vessel left London in the morning of the same day.

THE QUI3EIe6 VISIT TO SCOTLAND.—NO changes
of any importance have been made in the arrangements for
her Majesty's visit to Scotland, of which we gave a full
account from an authentic source so far back as July 25.
Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the two elder chil-
dren, with their attendants, consisting only of the Duke
and Ditches of Norfolk and a limited number of donsesties,
will sleep on board the royal yacht on Wednesday, the 11th,
in place of the 10th inst., u we formerly stated, aad the
fleet win sail from the Isle of Wight by daybreak on
Thursday morning the 12th inst. In consequence of the
intricacy of the navigation on the west coast of Britain, and
more especially from the 'lumberer Irish steamers constantly
plying, the Admiralty have urged the propriety of the royal
squadron not sailing during the night; and consequently,
the fleet which is expected to reach Plymouth on Thursday
evening will remain there until Friday morning. The differ-
ent harbours at which the royal squadron will lie at anchor
during each night must afterwards necessarily depend upon
the state of the weather ; and it is calculated that the whole
voyage will not occupy less thus eight days. Gnat prepare-
tnns have been making at the Marquis of Abercona's
'shooting-box to accommodate the royal viAton, the whole
establishment amounting to about seventy persons. Besides
tents, some wooden houses have been sent from Woolwich
and the mansion has been undergoing repairs, and
desecrations, furniture, and objects of virtil have been
selected by the Marchioness of Abercoen from her London
residence

ItrirDLEBl3. Baurrear..—Taatorday the tame gene-
ral Quarterl Oast of Governors se held at the board-
rossof the the Hon. Cape. T. Mande, R... 14., in
the shale. After mum preliminary business of a formal na-
ture had been disposed ef, General Sir J. Bathurst pro-
posed. that the Rev. De. Lang the late chaplain to the hoe.
pits!, be elected an honorary life governor, but on Mr. Smith
urging the inexpediency of establuhing a precedent whereby
individual* who were at eine time stipeerry officers of the
hospital, might seek for wash an honour, set the probability
that it would lead to invidious dbainctions, the motion was
withdrawn, and es swops to Dr. Leap the high sense
in which his semis to the hospital were keld by
the set, and expreeing their regret at his with
from the office of chaplain, was substituted, and
unanimously adopted. The chairman said that the next
matter to be mosidered 'elated to the reestmendation of
the weekly committee foe the sale of 3,50 W. stock to meet
theis liabilities, on accost of the quarterly bills doe at
Midsummer and the building expenses, which, together,
animated to 3,9001. Mr. Jones said he had as objection to
agree to a resolution for the sale of 3,0001., provided it was
stated that 1,6001. was far one purpose, said 1,6001. for an-
other purists. But he would object to the sale of the ad-
ditional 6006., which he understood was to defray some
spans cosseted with the schools. In conformity with
Mr. Jones's Mews, a mutation, munitioning the sale of t•
sem of mosey not exceeding 3,0001., to be applied in meet-
.lag the speeterly bills and building espouses, was drawn
lup and wised to. Votes of thanks haying been then
passed to Mr. Hunt, the, late treasurer, and to the chairman,
the court broke up.
SOrrssidrroN DOCK COairsaw.—The half-yearly
general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held
yesterday, at the Aims of the essay, Bishopsgote-street.
Col. Barlow, chairman of the board of directors presided.
Mr. Sainsbury, the secretary, read the report, by which it
appeared. that during the half-year there had hens a steady
increase of the butane of the espany. The total amount
of the receipts of the half-year ended June 30, 1846. having
been 4,8001. 18s, while that to the 30th June, 1847, was
, T,6261. lie. 11d., being au ineresee of 2,8261. 13s 11d. The
general T 0,011116 account exhibited a balance which warranted
the directors to submitting to the meeting the propriety of
declaring a dividend of It. :per cent. for the half-year (10s.
per share), being at the rate of 21. per cent per annum.
The directors reported that the new custom had been taken
by the mown from the lot of July. They had entered into
11 a contract for the construction of a second dry dock 282 feet
long, 60 feet wide, and with gates of 61 feet, for the sum of
17,2471., to be completed in November next. They have also
contracted for the erection of a mead eastous warehouse el
two stories, for the evantirdisn of Impset yolk shish,
from the ggrera t inmate of the beds, the oaten of eastonas
hand • bly necessary. A U had bees
made tic lighting the whole of the with gas. The
directors had also to report that they have esmiderably
Improved the channel of the river Itshes, by breesdag its
depth on the eastern shore, and more orgaebay opposite to
the ratrasse to the docks, thereby effort/Mtn/me steamers
a better sweep in entering and going or stets decks. The
whole of 111111 breited shires have bee allettml to the pro-
prietors, sad the fall stipulated amount poll sp. The report
concludes with dr following paragrepli : " The directors
cannot close this report without essesuitdaeleg the share-
holders epos tie establishment of a FM 1111 American
steamers whisk lave commenced madras between New
*York, ficatkessgran and Bremen. The Washington,
the first ship of the company, • splendid vessel of
2,045 tons, took In her cargo sad teals, and left
the dock fl leis tar New Task, sod all parties
connected with has ;Maned throe/sr deeply im-
pressed with the advantage of the port of Seathampbm,
sad the nocommedeffem sad fasilities oNanial by the sow
pears esk& The ebb et the Wasido annot fell es
make had ewe tbrosigleat the essaineat efluanisa the elms-
riority errs perdu' of fiesakamploa dio earepieg to lie
traded the 17ataditerise sitiltiireesi,ilesa web
th ametemill intersossoma GOMM 1101-
landeir, sad, iodised, with all Bente. MILD IMP' Med to
an influx of American trade end shipping, sad antsibeta to
render Southampton the great entrepOt Utmost Anomie&
and the north of Europe.' The finantial patties of the
sompany was as follows :—Capital account : B.esehed ihm
deposits, loans, he., 604,321/. 14e. 6d. ; paid moral of
docks end_othei works, 443361. Oa. Td. • leaving a balance
411 15,%N. 18a.: lad. .oash soeoent r- liveeivod firm does
I and 10an5,58,6611.141.7d. ; paid salaries, ike.,44,1861. 124.2 d.
leaving a balance of 14,8871. 61r. 11d. The revenue for the
half year was 7,2621. his. 4d. ; the expense , 3,1011. Os. 10d. ;
leaving a balance for dividend of 4,5261.111. Id. After much
distuseion on various matters in the report, several sugges-
tions were thrown out as to the management of the company,
but nothing definite was proposed, and the report was dime-
- ' ---. dividend will be paid on the 14th.