The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-17 00:00:00

Vbe Court.

PERTR, AUGUST 14. —Her Majesty arrived at the
George Hotel at Perth at 4 o'^lock this afternoon by railway
from Glasgow.
Her Majesty will leave Berth to-morrow morning for Bal-
moral.
Her Majesty and the Prince, attended by Viscountess Joce-
lyn, the Hon. Miss Dawson, the Right Hon. Sir George
Grey, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Clanton, took a drive
this evening in the neighbourhood of Perth. Hi. Roy:d
Highwas Prince Albert, accompanied by the Right Hon.
Sir George Grey, and attended by Mr. Anson and Sir James
Clark, visited the General Prison at Perth, and was shewn
over tile establishment by the governor.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenhurg-
Strelitz returned to Kew yesterday afternoon from Ports-
mouth.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Uo-
pill office from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and
of West Australia.
Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial-office for the Governors of the West India Colo-
nies, and ale, for the Governors of St. Helena, the Gambia,
and Gibraltar.
General Macneil and family, and the Hon. M.
Ashley and suite, left Blackwall yesterday by the General
Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Soho for Antwerp.

DEPARTURE OF His IMPERIAL HIGHNESS THE
DOKI OF LECCHTENBIIIIO.-11111 Imperial Highness the
Duke of Leucbtenberg left the Russian Legation shortly
before ten o'clock yesterday forenoon for the terminus of the
South Western Railway, in the Waterloo road, thence to
S iuthampton to embark on board the Russian war steamer,
Kamtschatks, ter the Mediterranean. His Imperial High-
ness was accompanied by his Excellency Baron Brunnow,
and M. de B. rg, principal secretary of legation, and attended
by a numerous suite including Chevalier Rosa de Diamani,
Prince and Prince's do Migration, Count de Ogearoffsky,
the Madame Mussard, the Madame Flicker, &c.

SIR JOIIN FRANKLIN'S ExPEDlTloN.—Acconnts
from the Sandwich Islands, dated the 20th of May, announce
that her Ma,esty's ships Pandora and Herald were anchored
at those islands. It will be remembered that they were, some
time ago, instructed to search in the Northern Pacific for the
adventurous Polar navigator, in order to render succour, if
such were required.—Times.

AMERICAN MAlL.—With a most commendable re-
gard to the public convenience, the postmaster of Liverpool
has made arrangements whereby letters for the British pro-
vinces and the United States can be posted half an hour
alter the closing of the box at the General Post office. This
is to be effected by a receivinfr house being erected on the
large landing stage from which the tender starts with the
mails for the ROA: steamers. The late letters mud be
paid for in stamps.

REVISING BARRISTERS.--The following are the
barristers appointed by Mr. Jus:ice Creswell to revise the
lints of voters for the counties and blrouths on the Western
Circuit for 1849:—South Hints an.i Isle of Wight, J. Al-
dridge, E q. ; North Mobs, G. N. Ososhain, Esq.; Dorset,
Thetalss, , and Holsworth, Esq.; South Devon,
J L. Lnee-s E q.,end H. T. Ersk;ne, El.; North Devon,
W. Hodges, H.q.; East Somerset, J. S. Graves, Esq.. and
F. W. Waits, E.q.; West Somer.et, C. Sounders, Esq.;
South Wilts, C. R. Cayman, Esq. ; North Hilts, G. Paul.
den, Esq.