The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-08 00:00:00

VW Court.

OSBORNE, Due. 7.
The Queen and Prince and Duchess of Brabant
rode os horseback yesterday.
The Royal children took their usual exercise.
The Earl of Clarendon and Count Lavradio returned to
London.

A deputation of the Metropolitan Constnisaionen of
Sewers had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yester-
day at the Home-office. The deputation coxsisted of Mr.
R Jebb, chairman; Bir J. F. Burgoyne, Lieut.-Colonel
Dawson, Mr. Baker, Mr. G. Spenser Smith, and Mr. Red-
head, eomenissionen; Mr. Woolrych, secretary; and Sir
William Cuhitt, consulting engineer.
A deputation on the subject of the juxtaposition of the
scientific societies of the metropolis had an interview with
the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street. The deputation consisted of Colonel
Sabine, V.P.C. Treas. RS., Mr. Thomas Bell, President
Lioswan Society, Mr. Thomas Graham, V.P. Chemical
Society, Bir Robert H. Inglis, Bart., P.R.S., and Mr. W.
R Grove, F.A.S.
A deputation respecting the interments in Hackney-
churchyard had an interview, yesterday, with Viscount
Palmerston, at the Home-office. The deputation from
Hackney consisted of the Rev. Thomas Oliver Goodcbild,
the rector of Hsekney ; the Rev. Thomas Davis Lomb,
rector of West Hackney; Mr. William Holloway; Messrs
John Barber and William George Cole, churchwardens of
Hackney, Mr. George Greenwood ono Mr. Charles Green,
accompanied by Mr. Charles Horton Pulley, the vestry
clerk.

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A deputation of the Board of Guardians of the parish of
Camberwell, Suney, on the subject of the sewers and sani-
tary measures, consisting of Mr. John Owen Hart, chair-
man, Mr. Mitchell Greenaway, vice-chairman, Messrs.
Andrew Beattie, Ferdinand Richard Camroux, John
Deacon. William Henry I'Anson, Alexander Lodwick Ir-
vine, Samuel Straker, Frederick C. L. Stahlschmidi,
George Webster, M.D., and Thomas W. Phial, had an in-
terview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday.
The Bishop of London and Archdeacon Sinclair had an
iaterviLw yesterday with Viscount Palmerston.

The Rev. Nathaniel Arthur Garland, 8.A., was
ratetday collated to the Rectory of Deal, in the county
of Kent and diocese of Canterbury, vacant by the death of
the Rev. Archibald Hamilton Duthie.

The Emperor has ordered a gold medal of honour
clam to be given to Captain Rennie, of the Zenobia
atemer, belonging to the Heat Judie Company, fur taking
in tow and taring the French brig Sylphe, of ltordeaux.

RE(4..NT'S CANAL COMPANY. The half-yearly
general meeting of proprietors in this undert..king wee held
yesterday at the °fliers of the company, City-road, the Most
.Noble the Marquis of Sa:ishury in the chair. The report
stated that the traffic of the canal in the half-year ending
the 30th of September last amount d to 680,269 tons, the
gross tolls charged being 23.7911. 11.4. 6.1., and the net
profit 12,2441. 19s. 14., milking, with the balance of
13s. 3d. remaining from tae last account, an 'mania
of 12,370 f. 12s. 44 , which was sufficient for a dividend of
9s. per share, and would leave a surplus of 2121. 10v. 4,1.
E towards the next half year's dividend. Ihe cominit.ee also
• reported that the important junction with the river Lee
was now so neat perfected that the uxv,gation would be
opened before the meeting was held, and that the Brs•nt
reservoir lied been completed. and would bola 10,000 lucks
otwater. A lengthened discussion to,k place with refe-
i dime to the desirability of expending 50,0001. upon the
purchase of warehouses and land to &Winne tee traffic on
the canal, 10,0001. to be taken treat the reserve, and 40,0001.
to be borrowed for five years et 41 per cent. interest, and
ultimately a resalutien to that elliet was carried ticani-
atonal,. A dividend of 9s. per share fur the half-pear was
then declared,. sad after &eels of thanks to the noble =ar-
sine for peeridurg, the we*, separated.