The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-20 00:00:00

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ARDVERTFIY, SEPT. IG.—Prince Albert, attended
by the Marquis of Abercorn, the Hon. Capt. Gordon, and
Mr. Anson, left Ardverikie for Inverness this morning, at
seven o'clock. His royal highness dines and sleeps at Mr.
Bait's, of Dlchfour, this evening, and will join her Ma-
jesty on board the yacht to-morrow, at Fort William, where
her Majesty, it is expected, wit arrive at six o'clock r
from Ardverikie.

The Commissioners for inquiring into the applica-
tion of iron in railway structures held their first meeting at
Gwydyr-house, oa Saturday. There were present: Lord
Wrottesley, Profesaor Willis, M.A. ; Capt. Henry James,
R.E.; George Rennie, Erg.; Eaton Hodgkins, Esq., and
the secretary, I.;eut. Douglas Galten, R.E.
Sir Henry Verney had an interview with Sir George
Grey on Friday, at the Home-office.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town on
Saturday, for his residence, Mickleton-hall, Doncaster.
I)espacthes for the Governor-General of Canada and
the governors of the other North American provinces, also
for the governors of Ceylon and \Vest Australia, and for the
Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Wands, were sent
Mien Saturday evening from the Ca.lonial.ollice.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-office
from the Governor of the Mauritius.

LORD AND LADY Baol'aitAm are entertaining
select circle at Brougham Hall. The Marqnis of Douro has
arrived ou a iut to the noble and learned lord, from hi.
shooting-box in the Highlands. The noble marquis goes
next week visiting in Norfolk.
DEATH OF L IDT CHARLOTTE HOMAN—This lady
died on the 12th inst., at Drurnroe, Sir W. J. Homan's seat,
in the county of Waterford. Her ladyship was only sue-
'filing daughter of the late Marquis of Bute and the Hon.
Charlotte Jane Windon, eldest..aughter and co-heir of Her-
bert, last Viscount Windon, and was horn July 16, 1771,
and married, June 13, 1797, Sir W. J. Homan, Bart. The
Marquis and Marchioness of Bute, Lord Decica, Viscount
and Lady Frances SAndon, Lord Dudley Stuart, Lord and
Lady J. Stuart, the Earl and Countess of Beverley, Lord
and lady Wharocliffe, and several other families of rank,
are placed in mourning by the demise of her ladyship.

HER MAJE:ry's REruaN.—As previously arranged,
the royal squadron was to have arrived off Fleetwood last
evening. Her Majesty will start by railway at 8 o'clock this
morning, and will smve at Buckingham l'al4Co in the after-
Coon, en roue for Oaborne.

REPORTED MARRIAGE GP THE DUKE OP WEL-
eleomel wrnt Miss BURDETT Gorrie.—A eorrespon.
dent infernos us that the reported marriage between the
Duke of Wellington and Miss Burdett Coutts is likely to
take place within a very short period; that the legal advisers
of the illustrious duke and the wealthy heiress have been
engaged for some weeks past in preparing the settlements,
but owing to a difficulty which had suggested itself respect.
lag the descent of the property, some delay had taken place
in concluding the preliminary arrangements. The difficul-
ties which are stated to have arisen proceeded from the ex.
pressed desire of the lady that the greater part of her
fortune should be settled upon the heirs to the title
of the Duke of Wellington in perpetuity. This Macre.
tion has been objected to by his grace, who has
most distinctly stated his wish that in the ultimate
disposition of the money or any property that may be
purchased with it, in cue of the death of the Marquis of
Douro without issue, and the issue of Lord Charles Wellesley
becoming extinct, no interest should be taken by any colla-
teral branch of his family, including the heirs of his brother,
but that his direct heirs only shall inherit or participate in
the advantages conferred by the settlement. After much
negotiation between the parties an amicable adjustment of
differences has been effected, and, in the event of the
direct line becoming extinct, the property is eventually to be
applied to an object intimately connected with the renown of
the great warrior.—(Magner,
THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM'S ENIR OIRASeHENTe.
—The Odserter says the state of this nobleman's affairs has
for some time formed a topic of conversation, and his em-
barrassmenta have become so public that no secregy is now
considered necessary upon the subject. The creditors
of the duke have been trying to bring his personal
property to the hammer, and to divide amongst them
what little could he obtained by the sale of the valu-
able effects of the ducal residences, Stowe, Wotton in
Bucks, Avington in Ilammbire, and Buckingham-house
and Chandos-house in London. They estimated that
the value of the pictures, furniture, plate, wines, &c.,
in these mansions would be between 50,0001. and 100,0001.
Operati ins were consequently commenced, end in the latter
end of August an execution was put into Buckingham.
house for a sum of 20,0001., for whielt • verdict had
been obtained at the last assizi s at Devizes. This was
immediately followed by other executions in Stowe,
Wotton, and Avington (the house in Chandos-street
bring occupied by the Austrian embassy). The total amount
of the duke's debts is stated at between 1,750,0001. and
1.000,0001. When the officers in charge of Buckingham
House were about to seize the furniture, it was intimated to
them that the duke had assigned over the whole of his
effects, down to his wearing apparel, wines, &c., to hie eldest
son, in satisfaction of a claim which he had egainit his father,
and which would he preferred to the claims of the creditors.
The sheriff was then requested to leave the house, but this
he refused to do, and an application was made to the judge
at chambers on Saturday, when it was argued that the deed
of assignment was void as against the creditors, and that the
distress was legal. The judge also decided that the sheriff
should remain in possession until security was given for the
amount of the levies, and directed issues to be tried between
the parties to test the validity' of the various claims, so as to
bring the whole question before the court. It is stated that
there are now no fewer than sixteen executions in the town
mansion for debts of 30,0001 and downwards.
RECOVERY GP ABOVE 1,0001. WORTH OF BANKRUPT
PROrneorr.—lt will be recollected that in March last • fiat
in bankruptcy was issued against David Edwin Columbine,
of Carlton-chambers, Regent-street, and Cecil House,
Brampton, the solicitor of the defunct scheme known as the
London and Exeter Direct Railway Company. When the
day of sale arrived, the bankrupt served the parties with an
injunction granted by the Lord Chancellor, on the ground
that the property belonged to the bankrupt's wife under a
deed of marriage settlement. The valuable furniture, &c.,
therefore still remains where it was. The assignees,
however, have recovered trinkets, watches, and jewel.
key of different descriptions of the value of above
500/. in the most singular manner. The bankrupt,
it appears, at first proceeded to Paris, where he
disposed of his carriage and horses, and afterwards
went to Germany, taking with him the jewellery in
emotion. Upon his return to London, he deposited the
parcel in a well known London tavern, giving strict orders
to the waiter net to let any party but himself have access
to it. The mysterious manner of the bankrupt induced
some suspicion that all was not right, and the valuables were
handed over to the City police superintendent, and they are
now in the safe keeping of Mr. Green, the official assignee
After this disclosure, Mr. Hamber was instructed to use
his utmost vigilance in tracing oat any other property
that was c incealed, and for that purpose he went to Bou-
logne, whither the bankrupt had repaired. At that place
he found a number of boxes and packages, containing
a valuable pianoforte by Broadwood, a number of pictures,
and other descriptions of property, of above 5001. value,
which had been removed by the bankrupt. Mr. flambee
claimed them on behalf of the assignees, but the French
authorities declined to give them up until it had been de-
cided by a suit at law that they were entitled to take pos-
minion of them. Proceedings were accordingly instituted in
the French court, in the names of the assignees, and the suit
is still pending. While Mr. Hamber was staying at Bou-
logne he found from an informer, who disclosed that he had
been employed to set as an interpreter for Colombia', that
be bad accompanied the bankrupt to the office of a French
advocate, who had been instructed to delimit some money
belonging to the bankrupt in Adam's bank, at Boulogne.
Mr. Member lost no time in going to the bank, and found,
upon inquiry, that the information was correct. The neces-
sary steps were taken to recover the deposits, and the bank-
rupt, a few minutes after the notices had been served, en-
tered the bank to cash a cheque, when he found, to his
chagrin and mortification, that all his cash had been attached
for the benefit of his creditors. Another quantity of valuable
property has been discovered ate West end repository.
AN IRISH BRIGADE FOR ROME.—lnconsequence Of
the allusions made in Coaciliation-hall, Dublin, and elsewhere,
respecting the propriety of the Irish forming a brigade, to
defend the Pope from Austrian aggressions, a large number
of Irishmen, resident in London, have expressed their
willingness to enlist for that purpose, and they contemplate
bolding • meeting, to petition the Queen to allow them to
do so.
THE GREAT BRITAIN.—It ie rumoured that a com-
pany is to be formed for purchasing the Great Britain, and
placing her on the Liverpool sad New Orleans trade. She
still remains on the gridiron in the Prince's Basin.
INQCEST, SATURDAY.—ACCIDENT ON THE THAMES.
—Befere Mr. Hier, at the Essex Head, Essex-street, Strand,
on Willem Emery, lipid 42, one of her Majesty's walermen,
and Intel/01n to ttz of the guards, who, with
..a Serg.
t life on the river, as ueiZeu °f
Monday.—Charles hill, waterman at the Temple-so—pie-itairs,
found the body floating close to the pier, early in the morn-
Emery brother of the deceased, deposed that he
end his brother' rowed up the river two parties, in different
boats, that day week. Witness rowed up a' four-oared
Cutter which belonged to the Fusilier Guards. At Batter-
ies, they exchanged boats about 8 o'clock, p.m., his brother
taking the cutter, which he steered, and in which were
Sc great Paton and Corporals Smith, Hopkins, and Bythe,
who sowed. They were perfectly sober, and, for landsmen,
rowed well. They leg the Red House, Battersea, about 8
o'clock, witness and the other party remateing behind. In
about seve.i minutes afterwards, the accident, by which his
brother and Sergeant Paton lost their lives, a:carrot He
did net see it, but understood that it took place from the
Ili, coming in collision with a steamer. The bow, ?udder,
mg; first plank, knees, and shoulders on the tar boerd
Side of the cutter, weee forced in. His brother was a
l steady
I and practical watermsn, hut he could not swim.—Mr, Baker, '

the constable, stated that the occurrence was the result of
a collision between the Matrimony steamer and the cutter.
He could not adduce further evidence that evening, and he
therefore prayed for an adjournment of the inquest. —Ad-
journed accordingly.