The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-02 00:00:00

STY'S VISIT TO ARUNDEL

CASTLE.
TrEsDAT.—It having been officially
the naval and military commanders in
hat her Majesty and Prince Albert would ,
orne House, en route to Arundel Castle,
orations were made to receive the royal
r hour the ships of war in the harbour
re dressed with flags, and the life lines
axis. The Fairy, royal steam yacht, left
owes shortly after ten o'clock, to be
embark her Majesty. Part of the
id in a steamer about eleven o'clock,
proceeded in three carriages and
andel. At a quarter to one the royal
indard flying, passed through Spithead,
eke surveying vessel and Grappler steamer
a, but did not fire any salute ; but as the
arbour the guns of the fort and the flag-
aid Victory, and the Excellent, each tired
ae yards of the men-of-war were manned,
r passed the respective ships, their crews
A buoy had been previously moored at a
the King's-stairs, to which the Fairy was
Kajesty was conveyed from the yacht to
e in one of the royal barges, which
r Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence. A
;tended from the water:a edge to
guard of honour, furnished by the
th its excellent hand, were stationed at the
an, where her Majesty and Prince Albert
Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, the naval com-
mere, Lieut.-General Sir Hercules Paken-
lovernor, Lady and Miss Pakenham, Rear-
rker, the Superintendent of the dockyard,
'the Victory, Milne, of the St. Vincent,
ellant Lushington, of the Vengeance, and
naval and military officers, together with
various departments of the dockyard and
Dot of the master attendants office, a band
igen, composed of the shipwrights of the
stationed, who, on her Majesty's landing,
r an anthem written for the occasion.
of the royal carriages in waiting for her
and an escort of Lancers, under the coin-
r. When all was ready, the royal cortege
re* pace through the dockyard. The exa-
men and Marines' Orphan School were
at of the Admiral's house, where also the
iat gallant officer was stationed, and the na-
,yed as Her Majesty passed. Upon leaving
e royal cortege, still proceeding at a very
along the Common-hard and St. George's-
It-street, and left the garrison by the Lion-
ta were crowded with spectators nearly the
of Portsmouth, Smithies, Portaea, Gosport,
ices having congregated along the line of
ite. Everywhere as she passed her Ma-
nce were received with enthusiastic cheers
multitude, which they graciously acknow-
awing slowly through Landport, the car-
at a rapid rate on towards Havant, where,
heater, preparations have been made to
esty with demonstrations of loyalty and

either Evalloto.--Thedistinguiahed guests
her Majesty and her illustrious consort by
aches, of Norfolk at Arundel Castle, b
evening, and by the train which reacheden
it a quarter to six o'clock, the Duke and
ord, the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady
t Gower, the Earl and Countess of Elles-
Uorpeth, and Lord and Lady John Russell,
metropolis, and forthwith repaired to the

at dawn of day, the whole population
caking preparations in decorating their habi-
g to the best fashion their ingenuity could
means allow. The manifestation of loyalty
has not been exceeded by any portion of her
ts. The town hall, the bank, and several
1, were tastefully adorned. The Duke of
13 to pay all possible respect to his august
1 from the castle at eight o'clock this morning
to receive them at Portsmouth, to accompany
e the entire distance to Arundel Castle.
bole distance from Havant to Chichester,
tordially welcomed. the raval carriage being

crowded by 3 o'clock, and opposite to the tnayor:of Arundel's
residence the whole of the children educated at the National
Schools were arranged on the side of the road, dreossed
in holiday attire. The Duke of Wellington's arrival
was hailed by the warmest expression of admiration,' the ,
noble and gallant Duke accepting those unequivocal marks
of respect with his usual equanimity. The noble and_gal-
lent Duke, accompanied by the Earl of Ellesmere and Lord
Edward Russell, subsequently left the castle on horseback,
in order to-meet the royal cortege, when his Grace was again
loudly cheered. Shortly after four, the approach of the
royal cortege was observed on the Chichester road, and at a
quarter past, her Majesty reached the boundary of the town,
escorted by the Yeomanry Cavalry, preceded by the Duke
of Norfolk, the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Ellesmere,
and Lord Edward Howard. The arrival of the Queen gave
occasion to protracted cheering from the vast assem-
blage persons,, amidst which the royal carriage stopped.
The =yet then advinced to the Rotal earner; and 'most
respectfully presented the mace, his worship being supported
by the officers of the borough and municipal authorities.
The mayor, in offering the insagoia of his office, addressed her
Majesty as follows:
May it please your Majesty tosceept of this mace, which 1, as mayor
of this ancient borough, humbly present, in dutiful aubmimice to your
Majesty's royal prerogative.
The Queen graciously received the mace ; and, in reply,
thanked the -Mayor fir his dutiful reception, and resigned
the mace to his custody, with reliance on his integrity and
loyalty. This ceremony being over, an enthusiastic cheer
was given by the hundreds of spectators gathered in that
quarter, which was reiterated by the crowd less fortunate
in obtaining a sight of the ceremony. Her Majesty,
having placed herself under the protection of the
mayor and the municipal body, a procession was formed, and
moved at a slow pace by the more direct route, along Maitre-
vers, formerly Old Marketstreet, to the Castle-gate, the
precincts of the castle. At this entrance to the ancient ducal
seat, a spacious triumphal arch was erected, through which
a beautiful view of the portion of the old castle, now
crumbling to ruin, and covered by ivy, WAS obtained. A
vast body of respectable persons had collected there, and
as the royal cavalcade approached evinced their loyal senti-
ments by repeated bursts of applause.
The triumphal arch, erected by the Duke of Norfolk, at
this entrance to the castle, was almost exclusively composed
of evergreens, and bore two inscriptions—" Victoria. 1846.
Albert," and "Adeliza. 1139. Matilda"—in commemora-
tion of the present royal visit, and is reference to the former
residence therein of the Empress Matilda, whose chequered
fortunes obliged her, in 1139, to claim the protection of
Adeliza, Queen of Henry 1., when the Empress landed in
England to assert her claims against Stephen. The castle
was then occupied by Queen Adeliza, from whom in the fe-
male line the noble house of Norfolk is descended.
The mayor and municipal authorities haviug conducted
her Majesty thus far, made way for the royal carriage to
enter the court-yard.
At 2,5 minutes past four the Queen and his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert alighted from the royal carriage, the
Duke and Duchess of Norfolk advancing to offer their wel-
come. The royal standard was immediately hoisted on the
flag-staff at the summit of the ancient keep, and a salute of
21 guns was discharged from the artillery in the park to
proclaim her Majesty's safe arrival. The full band of the
Yeomanry Cavalry played the national anthem in honour to
the presence of the Queen. Her Majesty and the Prince
Consort were conducted by the noble host and hostess to the
principal drawing-room, in which apartment the distin-
guished personages who have the honour to reside at the
Castle during the royal visit had assembled to congratulate
the august visitors. The Queen and Prince Albert shortly
after retired to the suite of rooms apportioned for their ac-
commodation.
The Queen was supported on the left by his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, the Duke of Norfolk sitting on her
Majesty's right hand, and the Duchess on the left of the
Prince Consort. The dinner circle included the Duke of
Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Duchess
of Sutherland, the Marquis of Granby, the Earl and Countess
of Ellesmere, the Earl and Countess of Arundel and Surrey,
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Viscount Morpeth,
Lord and Lady John Russell, Lord Brooke, Lady Caroline
LevesonGower, Lord Edward Howard, the Ladies Mary and
Adeliza Howard, Mr. Edward Howard Gibbons, the Mayor
of Arundel, and the royal suite. The military band per-
formed throughout the entertainment.

COURT OF ALDERMEN.
Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch of
business. A sufficient number of members not having
appeared in the Chamber at half an hour after the ap-
pointed time,
Aid. SIDNEY gave notice of a motion for inflicting a penalty
upon those members who absented themselves.
Ald. Gums brought up the report of the committee to
whom it was referred to take into considerat.an the applica-
tion of the ancient company called the Homers' Company,
for a livery. It recommended acquiescence in the prayer of
the petition, and was unanimously agreed to.
CITY ImPaovammirs.—Ald. GIBBS brought up the report
of the committee upon the presentment of the inquest of the
Langhourn Ward. The presentment stated as follows :
For a length of time the increased trace in Leadenhall-market
has caused such obstruction and confusion in,Lime-street, by waggons
and carts unloading and reloading, night and day, that it is notoriously
one of the most dangerous and difficult thoroughfares in the City of
London ; but, of late years, the evil has so much increased, that the
undersigned inhabitants of Lime-street feel bound to apply to the
Corporation for such alterations and improvements as may enable
them to carry on their trade without danger, molestation, or incon-
venience.
The presentment was signed by most of the firms in Lime-
street. The report recommended that the subject should be
referred to the Commissioners of Sewers and the Improve-
ment Committee, which was accordingly done.
C HARGES AGAINST THE COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY
POLlCE.—Alderman GIRDS brought up the report of the
committee to whom it was referred to take into consideration
certain matters connected with the Commissioner of the
City Police, including the subject of increasing the salary of
that officer. The report expressed the committee's disap-
probation of the conduct of the commissioner in employing
policemen, who were paid by the City, in the capacity of
private servants, recommended that such practice should be
peremptorily discontinued, as irregular, and that the sum of
1,2001. per annum should be paid to him from last Midsum-
mer. Aid. GIBBS moved that the report should be agreed
to.—Ald. WILSON seconded the motion.
Sir P. LAURIE disapproved of the report altogether, as not
containing adequate condemnation of the irregularities it
alluded to, not censuring the connexion of the commissioner
with railway companies as a director in such speculations,
and lastly, as recommending a large increase of salary, not-
withstanding
the commissioner's admission of the correctness
of the several matters of accusation alleged against him.
Ald. COPELAND moved an amendment, strongly animad-
verting upon the conduct of the commissioner in employing
men belonging to the force as his domestic servants; requiring
that he should send in a return of the money received from
the civic funds by those so employed • and finally express-
ing the necessity for the observance, b the commissioner, of
the regulation enjoining. that such of cer should not be em-
ployed in any other business.
Sir P. LAURIE seconded the amendment.
Ald. WILSON said he differed from some members of the
corporation in opinion as to the commissioner's qualifications
for the office he held. He considered the commissioner to
be a man of very extraordinary powers, and certainly to
accomplish by his talents in one hour more than many
gentlemen whom he knew and often heard speak could effect
by all their exertions in one week..—Ald. SIDNEY and Ald.
GIBBS advocated the report, and it was finally agreed to by
a majority of 11 to 3.--Ald. COPELAND then stated that he
should certainly move in the House of Commons for au in-
quiry into the proceedings of the court in the case of the
commisaioner of the City police.

THE DEATH FROM STARVATION IN MARTLE-
BONE,—Yesterday, a special meeting of the board of direc-
tors and guardians of the poor of St. fdarylebone took place
in the board-room of the workhouse, New-road, for the pur-
pose of investigating the conduct of the relieving officers
and all other circumstances in connexion with the inquest on
Louisa Mordaunt. Sir J. Hamilton, Bart., having been
called to the chair, Mr. Thorne, the secretary, opened the
proceedings by reading a communication from the poor-law
commissioners, in which they desired to be furnished with a
statement of the facts of the case of Louisa Mordaunt, and
an explanation of the course adopted by the directors and
guardians in reference thereto. Mr. Langley, the inspector
of permanent door was then called before the board. He
admitted that in the case of the Mordaunts, he had neglected
to comply with the regulations prescribed for his guidance.
Sir J. HAMILTON begged to read a letter which had been
placed in his hand by a member of the board, to whom it was
addressed, from the curate of the district in which the Mor-
daunts resided, and which was of interest as bearing on
the case:
My dear Sir —Pephape you will excuse me attending the vestry
Board of Guardians), but allow me to make my observations. The
jury, I have no doubt, gave a conecientlons verdict, but it was incor-
rect—Louise Mordaunt gradually sunk under long illness. The family
had tea shillings of me last Christmas, or during the year. I relieved
them this year as late as August, strongly recommending the house,
finding they became more and mare distressed. In August, however,
I told her she must get on as she could during the summer, if deter-
mined not to go into the house, and that I would help her during the
winter. I have been for months wondering that I have never seen
her. After all the kindness 1 have shown the family I think her most
ungrateful in keeping her distress a scent from me, and wicked in
her sister to die without telling her minister, that I might
have administered to her the oonsolatians of our religion and the sus-
tenance she required. The officer seems to have been of my o
that their case only grew worse and worse, and that the ccenfoPrtinZ
nourishment they needed were only to be found within the house. An
extract from my book, 1846, Oct. 29, "called on Mrs. Mordaunt, found
them im great distress, and gave her 2a more."—Yours, very truly,
_ _ W. PTYPOLD.

Mr. Pater, Drawtordatrect• w. rvlnn.u.
A statement by Mr. Messer' the assistant-overseer,
vi hang been read, he was called before the board, and he
stated that when the deceased and her sister applied to him
for relief, they asked for bread, but said nothing about meat.
If a poor person were dissatisfied with his decision, they bad
the opportunity of applying to the board. Persons might
have to wait at the workhouse for relief from 9 till 5. There
were 200 waiting for relief at that moment, and it was im-
possible to attend to them all at once.—The officers having
retired, resolutions were put to the effect that both
Langley and Messer be discharged from their situations, for
neglect and violation of duty.—A stormy discussion ensued,
during which amendments were carried mitigating such re.
solutions to reprimands ; upon which Langley and Messer
were called in, severely reprimanded by the chairman,
and enjoined to treat the out-door poor with more considera-
tion and humanity for the future.
DESTITUTION IN ST. PANCRAS-MEETING OF THE
GUARDlANS.—Yesterday a special meeting of the Board of
Directors and Guardians of St. Pancras, was held in the
board room of the workhouse, for the purpose of considering
certain charges against the authorities of the parish, made
at the coroner's inquest on the body of Joseph
EWsa. Aoodwafterrd.
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