The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-31 00:00:00

inc Court.

The Queen and the Queen Dowager, and the ladies
of the royal suite, took a drive from Oslanrne in two char-ci-
bases, on Thursday afternoon. Prince Albert was on horse-
back, accompanied by Count Menadorf.
The royal dinner party in the evening included her
Majesty, al, Queen Dowager, Count Menadorf, Frances
Lady Clinton, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ormonde,
and the Hon. William Ashley. The band of the Royal
Marines attended at Osborne during dinner.

(Plain last night's Gazette.)
WAR-OFPICE, Ji.a.v 36.
Ist 1.. Gds.—Cornet R. Winterbottom (nding-rasatee) to be lieut.,
without par., vice &cams. dee.
15th L. Draga—Mast W. V. Oresthem to be Heat, by par., vice
Read, who re. • J. IL. WA. Hutton to be cornet, by pw.
lat Grimed:Lei P. Gds.—Etas. and Idiot. R. Lloyd to be teat. and
apt, by par., vise Powell, who ret.; Lieut. C. Rumen, 35th F., to be
env. and at., by par.
Coldstream F. lida—ltia and Lieut. Lord A. C. L. Fitzroy to be
Neat. and amt., by par., vice Wigan, who mt.; IL Arraytage to be
coo. and Heat., by per.
sth F.—Seo. t F. H. Prosier to be first Heat., by par., vice
Damn, who ret.; L. R. Parry to be me. lieut., by par.; Lieat. W. N.
C. Potter to be perms., rice W. Close, who reverts to former as
• roast anat.
101 h P.—eisist..7sarg. V. Webb, from Staff, to be assist.-airg., eke
Stewart who each.
Plod E. R. W. Smith to be Heat., by par., eke Coot*, who
rel. • N. 11. 11PGreth toe ens., by per.
:oth V.—Capt. P. C. (Iran to be mace, by per., vice Proctor, who
ret ; Lieut. J. B. Patella, to be cam., by par.; Anal'. W. Woe to be
beat., by par. • W. IL Heyburo to be mia, by par.
Seth G. N. Rabbis., heal 4Kb P., to be OW., rice Parks,
who each. .

111107-om. J. H. H. Farts, from Mt F., to be bes., Vic! Robin',

78th F.—Capt. V. L. T. liatton, has Lt W. I. Bost, to be capt.,
,is Murray. who eoeb.
79th I,.—See. Ltc.t F.l. Harrirca. from 87th F. to bo ens., vice
Pirawl,tW. Baldwin to be or. heat, by pa., ,tee Harrison. epp.
to 790 i P._
- - - - -

Rcpt.—Capt. C. Murray; from lath F., to be apt., vice
Hatton, who each.
Um.imci TEL.—To be Lent-Cokeels, withal put.: Pre.. CoL D.
Palle, from major 11.-p. unatt. ; Bra. Lieut.-081k A. A. O'Reilly, from
major bjruzatt. ; Brev. LleuL-Cci. J. Auttialamajor h.p. matt.
To he Majors, without put.: Brew. LJeat.-CoL .oampball, time apt.
Bre.. Lieut.-Col. IL Easm, fad Du-
ran Batt. ; tire,. Lleut-CoL J. H. saga*" Ibuni apt. l-p. (la
&vv
F.; Brev. Major 0. T. hen opt.
Major T. Conch, from apt.aseaD, ; Liget Nary, from MN
F.,a
to be capL, without par. -
Ilrma. brava —Amlat-Aurg. D. Illoapt, boa Hati F., to he
mist—aura. to the Aram On Webb, atm MIL
M. II OP ANDOM.—Tha am& of the area app. be 1114 D. Ok., July
33, la Fredricks, smt Traderleka.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE; Jou'
Royal Artillery.-I,eut.-Col. A. F. Onward to ha eel. Wee Ewa-
mid, ern. , Capt. and Br,. Major H. Pala to be Mt.-col.; Bee.
Capt. P.O. Hamilton to be rapt.; First Lieut. IL Lealdrat to be mac.
rapt. ; Sec. Lieut. .1. &plower to be at 4 lieut.
ADMIRALTY, 24.

Toe rouovrmn imoworioN. bare take. pleas Bleittitteut upon
the death of Admiral J. X. Daisies —Ado. gitwite X. U.
Other to be *dm. of the rod; Adm. of the alp B. Laurie, Bart,
KC,B. to be adm. of the white ; Vlos.Adaa. or lie J. Blacked.? to
be mile. of the blue; Viee.Adm. of the Wide V. Warten to be vise-
ado,. of the red ; Vlee-Adm. of the Mee J. Nab to be vioe-adis. of
the white ; Rear-Adm. of the Rae M. Mewls tab. vlirodas. of the
blue ; Rear.Atim. of the White lir 0.1. liteineee. Bat. C. 8., O.C.U.
to be rear.adm. of the red ; Bear-Adm. of die Ilse C. Gordon. C.B.
to be rear.sclm. of the white; Capt. Sir T. Pedro% But., GB to be
rear-adm. of the blue. _

JrLY 27.—Corps of Boni Marlees.--Capt d Beer. Major 3. Giles
to be lieut..rel. ' • First Lieut. J. Y. Bridals to be eapt To be Capt.
First Limns. 0. W. Congdon, L W. licheux, E. Hook. r. F. A. 11.111.
day, S. Fraser, J. Wade, H. Parke. get. Lieut H. I. Tribe to be first
lieut., vice Brlttab, prom.; lee. Lieut. J. W. C. William to be lint
lieut., and app. to Artillery Comp. of the Corm; See. Lieut. H. S.
Fuck to be first lima., nod app. to Artillery Comp of the Corps •, gee.
Lieut. T. V. Cooke to be am Itu?vies Congdon, prone.; See. Unit.
L. S. Rene. to be fint Beet, abed; prom. ; Sec. Lieut. 0. S.
Illgby to be first limit, mix,. Artillery Comp. of the Carta ; See.
Lieut. W. E. Farmer to be Wet lieut., vim Hotter. prom.; See. lieut.
J. C. D. Morriecn to be find Bent , vice Halliday, pram. ; See. lieut
H. T. Swan to be first lieut., vice Fraser, prom. ; Sax Lieut. C. R.
Drina to be lest limit. To be Fest Sec. Lieuts. A. Do-11.
Nepean, H. Swett, O. E. 0. Jackson, F. A. P. Wood, E. P. Usher, 0.
B. Puddkorabe, M. Sprint, C. T. P. thalow. I. Some.
Jtr.e 27.—Corps of Royal glinines—Fird Lieut. W. (kora to be
eapt., vice Pried, doe. ; See. Lieut. T. P. Cody to be first lieut.
Jvxv fig.—With reference to the combined naval and military expe-
dition up the Canton river, the following naval promotions knee taken
place:—Comm. T. P. Thompson to be amt.; Lieut. K. Cade to be
WM=

THE ELECTIONS.
CITY OF LONDON. _

OFFICIAL DECLARATION Or THE POLL.

The mind of every liberal in the city was filled with sur-
prise and disappointment on hearing the sheriff's official
declaration yesterday. It had been supposed,—and we, in
common with all our contemporaries, published the fact,—
that the triumph of the liberal cause was unalloyed by the
return of even one tory ; but the official declaration places
Mr. Masterman in a majority of three above Sir G. Larpent,
thus differing from the accounts of both the committees,
liberal and tory. Of course, under such circumstance*, Sir
George Larpent will, if so advised by his friends, take the
necessary steps to question the return. So may as 8 o'clock
in the morning, Guildhall was densely crowded with
supporters of the liberal muse to bear the result.
Lord and Lady John Russell arrived at about half-put
eleven, and when Lady Russell appeared in the gallery over
the hustings, she was recognised by the aasembly, and loudly
cheered. Shortly after one o'clock the whole of the suc-
cessful candidates, except Mr. Masterman, who was sot pre-
pared for his good fortune, appeared on the hustings, at-
tended by a large body of their friends, and were saluted
with the most enthusiastic cheering.
Mr. Sheriff CHALLIS then mme forward, and announced
the numbers to be es follows:—Russell, 7,137; Pattison,
7,030 ; Rothschild. 6,772 ; Masterman, 6,722 ; Larpent,
6,719; Boma, 5,268; Johnson, 5,069; Fr/Afield, 4,704;
Payne, 513. Mr. Sheriff Challis then declared the first four
candidates to have been elected.

Lord JOHNTLisiar.z. then presented himself, amidst deaf-
,' ening cheers, snd spoke as follows .--Gentlemen,—l will
venture to address you for a few minutes, to return you
thanks for the honour that you have done me, not only in
electing me again, and returning me to parliament as mem-
ber for the Cry of London, but likewise for the eminent dis-
tinction which you have conferred upon me by placing me at
the heed of the poll. I consider that pour having so acted is
a great triumph for the principles of the Reform Act. For
it was said when that act was under discussion, that it would
be impossible for any one to be concerned in carrying
on the government of this great empire, and at the
same time to retain the coofidenee of a large and
popular body of constituents. (Applause.) And, it must
be admitted that it was not possible that such an
action should take place together with such • system of
government as was use for the country's interests, unless
the member who was thus cooewned in the administration
of affairs was read) e brave temporary unpopularity on par-
ticular questions, end sever to shrink from his duty while he
thought be oak the path of the public interest before
Ife~ ma le possible, if the constituents, making
se snowmen Ibr rise tiss of government, and for un-
avoidable alineentin of opines, should have insisted that,
vent .a terwal, their member should represent their own
d, sad amid givealba to those opinions by every pr-
ote that might hareem begiveo in the Commons' house
et parliament. But, gentlemen, I trust that we may all
say—l, on my part, as your member ; you, on your part, as
the electors of this great dry—that we have not shrunk
from that part of the duty which belonged to os on this
great occaaion. I trust I may say that I have carried on the
business of parliament—whether I was out of office, as a
member of what was called the opposition, but which was
not in fact an opposition ; or whether I mu concerned in the
government of the country—l trust I hare not shrunk from
doing my duty. (Cheers.) Whether I was right in the
opinions I formed, or whether I was mistaken in my judg-
ments upon particular questions, I trust that no base de-
sire to preserve my seat in parliament contrary to the dictates
of my conscience, no mean feeling of shrieking from temporary
unpopularity, has guided my course while I have been your
representative. (Cheers) And for you, I have only to giro
you my hearty and grateful thanks, not presuming to think
that you all, to the number of upwards of 7,000, who have
done me the honour of recording your votes for me, approve
of every part of my conduct ; but I have to thank you that,
seeing the exigeneies of government, seeing what • differ-
ence there is, and inset he, about carrying into effect fresh
principles, in the mode which may seem most wise and pew-
thistle, not conforming in every detail to that which may be
the opinion of the moment, you have acted with forbearance,
with indulgence, with generous confidence in one who,
however he may be unworthy of that confidence,
still felt that he was coisseientiously performing
that which be thought to be his duty. In that
respect this election has been, in my person, a great tri-
umph for the civil liberties of this country. (Cheers.) In
other respects it has been a great triumph for the commercial
liberties of this country. For, although, notwithstanding*,
great personal respect and regard I bear for Mr. Mastsrman
duriog the years he has been my colleague, I confess I am
disappointed in the fourth return of this election—(mar,
bear)—still, I think, considering what happened in 1841—
considering the votes which weregiven in limiest yearby Mr.
Masterman—considering what her since happened in that
interval—that it is • great triumph for the principles of com-
mercial liberty which we see in the return that is row made.
I believe—all the best statesmen of the day believe—that
with the progress of commercial freedom is linked the p
of this country in wealth and in happiness. (Cheers. )1T:el!
lieve that those principles of which we have been the advo-
cates aro true principles ; and I cannot expect any reaction
on this subject. (Cheers.) I expect that the parliament
about to be elected will confirm the laws enacted in the sea
sion of 1846—doing away with the dot's" upon corn—(cheers)
—with the differential duties upon sugar, and thus allowing I
the people of this country all the advantages that are to be
obtained by a free competition with the other nations of
Europe. And can any of us doubt here—in the midst of
this great metropoli., in the midst of a metropolis which has
risen to a degree of else, wealth, and prosperity which I be-
lieve to be unexampled in the history of the globe—can any
of us doubt here—can any one doubt that this great country,
with the eminence and wealth to which it has risen, and of
which this metropolis is at once the sign end the symbol,
will be able to equsl, to surpass, perhaps to distance, all the
other nations of the globe in that race of free competition ?
I Having expressed, in his absence, my personal regard for
Mr. Masterman, let me now add, in his presence,
that I was glad to find that, in the great contest

of yeei., In the ettempe, the successful attempt, to free
coca and bread from the heavy and injurious dulls* impaled
upon them, Mr. Mastermaa was one of these gem veiled
fee the repeal of those duties. That is the peewee WWI,
it the •00111 e of six yore, we have made on the gnat mew
tine of commercial freedom. And now I touch upon another
return which is no leas a triumph —a triumph for the prin-
ciples of religious liberty. (Cheers.) I am happy to any
that, though the progress of the nation in the principles of
religions freedom has not been so rapid as that to which I
have just adverted, yet, if we look beck some forty years, and
consider that religious intolerance was then in its prime and
vigour, that in the guise of "no popery" it
raised • powerful and predominant cry easiest
those who differed with ourselves upon religious
subjects, we shall see that the day has now come when
the disabilities which afflicted protestant dissenters and
Roman catholic, having been removed, you have declared,
by the election, as one of your representative', of Baron
Itothschild—(loud cheers)—that the day has arrived (or the
removal of the lut vestiges of religious intolerance, and
that, hereafter, the privileges of the free people of this united
kingdom—the privileges of serving the crown and represent-
ing the people in parliament—are to be enjoyed by all the
subjects of her Majesty without the distinctions of religious
persuasion. (Cheers.) Can I doubt that such a decision, on
the part of the electors of the City of London, will have its
weight, its great weight—l should say its prevailieg weight—
on the legislature of the countr, ,v and that the next parliament
will have the glory of establishing and proclaiming at once
the completion of the great social edifice of civil, commercial,
and religious freedom ? (Loud cheers.) I have already said
that I have to thank you for the large and liberal confidence
with which you have entrusted me, a minister of the crown,
with the duties of your representative. I consider that it
would be inconsistent with that confidence, inconsistent with
those duties, were I now to attempt to sketch to you what
will be my course in the ensuing parliament. 8o long as I
think that my advice to the sovereign rimy he of benefit to
the people of this united kingdom I shall endeavour to dis-
charge that duty to the best of my power and ability.
(Cheers.) If I conceived myself unable to re-
main, with advantage to the country, in the coun-
cils of that sovereign, I should cheerfully tender
my resignation of that office. But of this you ma
' be assured, that, so long as I continue your representative. I
shall endeavour to act upon those great principles connected
with the freedom and the happiness of this country, of which
I have hitherto been the advocate. (Cheers.) Questions
arise in the performance of the duty of • minister of the
crown which are often embarrassing at the moment, and
which often lead to decisions that may at firetaight appear to
be inconsistent with the principles which that ministry have
adopted. But I must again, upon this subject, request you
to continue your forbearance and yourindulgence. (Cheers.)
With regard to many questions, it has been my duty,
thinking that the interests of the country required a different
course from that I had hitherto pursued, to change that
course, and to declare the alteration of my opinions;
but with regard to the general tenor of my conduct, 1 can-
not say that there has been a change. With regard to the
general principles which efluence political conduct, my
opinions are very much the same no them which I held some
five-and-twenty years ago, when I first proposed to the
Commons' House of Parliament a reform of that house, and
an improvement in the representation of Use people. I
believe that that reformed parliament, representing mote
correctly than any of the old borough parliaments ever did
the opinions of the people, is, to we a favourite word with
our oppontosts, a more " conservative " institution than were
those old parliaments. (Hear.) 1 believe that the institu-
tions of this country are for safer when the House of Cons-
umes reflects faithfully the opinions of the people. (Hear,
hear.) I trust that the ensuing parliament may
do so; and I will now take leave of you by returning you
again my grateful thanks, with the expression of my ardent
wishes for the prosperity, the liberty, and the continued
welfare of this great city. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. Pernsom having addressed • few lenience' to the
assembly, expressive of hi igrotitude for the honour which
they had dose him,
Baron ROTPISCRILD said, I cannot find words to express
my admiration of your efforts in the cause of civil and reli-
gions liberty. This is a victory which will find an echo in
every corner cf the world. (Cheers.) The hearts of
thousands, in countries where oppression and tyranny still
exist, will offer up for you their daily prayers, on account of
the noble example which you, the electors of London, have
set, in the cause of religious freedom and tolerance. (Loud
cheers.) After the kind manner in which the noble lord has
been pleased to refer to me, it is not my intention to do more
than thankyou for the many favours and kindnesses which
I have received from you, and to acknowledge the debt of
gratitude which we all owe. I trust that the political opi-
niers which I have always advocated in favour of freedom,
will be fully developed and zealously discussed in the house.
Those opinions which have been so forcibly carried into effect
by your-elves on this occasion, will always have my adro-
cep. I trust that my conduct will merit your approbation ;
and that the favour I now retire from you may be grate-
fully remembered sad faithfully returned. (Cheers.)
Mr. MMITIMMAN having arrived during the former
speeches, expressed his thanks to the electors for tke position
in which they bad placed him.
Sir G. LANPRNT said, It would he affectation in me to
say that I do not feel mortified at the result that has taken
place. The account of the committee of the conservatives,
as well PS the decision of our own committee, gave me a
majority over Mr. Muterrnan • and it was not until
came into this hall that I 12/1 the slightest idea that
I was not to be returned as your representative. (Cheers.)
I do not for one moment suppose that the honour-
able gentlemen near me, the sheriffs, have, in any
shape or way, been led to this result erroneously ;
but, gentlemen, it is still quite possible, with an
apparent majority of only three against me, thit
I may still occupy the honourable position to which I
have aspired, and which I was led to believe I had at-
tained. (Loud cheers.) Give me leave to ray, I most con-
sult those friends on whose judgment I au rely, lkfore I
submit to a return which so completely violates all former
expectation. (Cheer.) I cannot but be deeply gratified,
humble individual as I am, and comparatively unknown in
this city, having never come forward before this election, at
the number of voters who have recorded their suffrages is
my favour. I have all along stated that this was a contest,
not of persons, but of principle. (Hear.) He then con-
gratulated the electors on the choice of the other liberal
candidates.

A few words were spoken by the rejected tory candidates,
and thanks were voted to the sheriff*. Thia tanniaided the
proceedings.

GRESi4WICH.

Yesterday fracsoung, at eight o'clock, the polling booths
for the distrilas of Deptford, Woolwich, and Greenwich,
were womlemotl the polling proceeded somewhat slowly up
to twassioWallt, but from that hour until two o'clock there
was • Oimpialia rash from the dockyard voters at the two first
named pets oftbe borough. The three candidates main-
tained libe mem position on the poll from first to Wt. At
four Ala* the poll closed with Admiral Dundas and Mr.
Barnard at its bead.

The very sharp contest for the borough of Lambeth termi-
nated yesterday to the return of Messrs. Pearson and D'Eyn-
court, and consequently the defeat of Mr. Hawes. There
was a majority for P, anon over Hawes of 1,305, of D'Eyn-
court over Hawes, 375. The return of Mr. Pearson was
certain from twelve o'clock, and the race remained between
Mee rs. Hewer! and D'Eyncourt. At two o'clock Mr. Hawes
was 200 a bead; but then Mr. Pearson's supporters com-
menced splitting for Mr. D'Eyncourt, and finally secured his
return by a majority of 373. The official declaration will
take place th➢s day.