The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-19 00:00:00

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RECOVERY OF THE BODY OP MR. TODD, THE BAB,
zirnia..—On Friday last en inquest was held at the Red
Dog, High Ralston, before Mr. Hills, deputy coroner for
West Kent, on view of the body of Mr. Todd, • barrister,
who was accidentally drowned on Raster Sunday, whilst
cruising with sone friends in the Thames, below Graves-
end. Edward Than Davis, a waterman of Gravesend,
stated, that oa dm 20th of April he took some gentlemen
from Waite's 11kr a sal in the Lady Melvtlle • boat
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ii belonging to •U • waterman at this place.'
They
beat about of Otavesmid for about two boon, when the tide
slacked, and they went down the river beim Minden.
On their retain Hr. Todd and =other redienen were
enading en the enebsent deck, and there Wag Hats wind,
sewed the maim& to etas over, whisk bunked tine both
overboard ; one laved limn& by eatehing bait tithe sail,
bud Mr. Todd west down, and be maw bin no exec Witnen
bleatiled the body u that of Mr. Todd. The jaryreturned
a verdict that the clamed wee " weidentely drowned."

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AISTILIJIAT AT Simanirass.—Four companies of
artillery frees Chatham have arrived at Sheerness to re-
place the depot of the 16th Foot, and it is intended in fu-
ture to purism this place with artillery instead of troops of
the line.

gro court.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert and the Itoyal
Family walked yesterday in the garden of Buckingham
Palace. The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of
Wales and the Princess Royal, and the Duke and Duchess
of Saxe Cobourg Gotha, and the Duke, Ernest of Wur-
toottnirg, the ladies and gentlemen of the court, and the
bouseheld, attended divine service yesterday
iftliosing in the private chapel, in Buckingham Palace. The
Una. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley officiated
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales,
Prime Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Prince...es Alice,
Helena, and Louisa, paid an early visit on Saturday to the
Malsibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations. Her
Majesty and the Prince were accompanied by the Prince
owl Princess of Prussia with the Princess Louisa. The
royal suites included the Countess A. de Hacks, the Coun-
tess Louise Oriolla, Count Pukler, Colonel the lion. Charles
Grey, Lieut.-Coloucl Francis Hugh Seymour, and Count
Oohs. Her Majesty and the royal party returned to Buck.l
is/teem Palace at 21) minutes bilore 12 o'clock.
Duke and Duchess of Saxe Cobourg Gotha and the
Duke Ernest of Wurtemburg arrived at Buckingham
Palace at a quarter-past 12 o'clock on Saturday. on a visit to
the Queen, and were received, on alighting, in the grand
ltmallailel the Prince Albert. The Prince of Leinengen accent-
i the royal party to Buckingham Palace, and after-
wards to Clarence-house, St. James's, on a visit
to the of Kent. The Duke and Duchess of Saxe
Coboarg Gotha were attended by Baroness Wangenheim
sad M. B. de Treskow. The illustrious party travelled
from Dover on Saturday morning by the South Eastern
Railway, and proceeded from the London-bridge terminus
to CU palace in the Queen's carriages.
The Duchess of Kent paid • visit to the Duke and
Duchess of Sane Cobourg Gotha and Duke Ernest of
Wurtemburg soon after their arrival.
At five o'clock in the afternoon Prince Albert (attended
by Licut.-Colonel F. H. Seymour), the Duke and Duchess
el Saxe Cobourg Gotha, and Duko Ernest of Wurtem•
burg, visited the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of
all Nations.
Her Majesty, with Prince Alfred, accompanied by the
Prince and Princess of Prussia, and the Princess Louisa of
Prussia, took a drive in an open carriage and four in the
afternoon. Lieut.-Colunel the Hon. C. B. Phipps and

Colonel the Hon. C. Grey attended on horseback.
The Prince Albert, attended by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon.
F
C. B. Phipps and Licut.-Colonel F. H. Seymour, honoured
the officers of the Scots Fusilier Guards with his company
at dinner, at Grillion's Hotel, Albemarle-street, on
Saturday.
The Queen, accompanied by the Prince and Princess of
Prussia, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Cobourg Gotha,
and the Duke Ernest of Wurtcmburg, honoured the Royal
Italian Opera with her presence on Saturday evening. ji he
royal suites were the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, the Hon.
Beatrice Byng, the Countess A. de Hacks, the Countess
Oriolla, the Marquis of Ormontle, Count Piikler, Colonel
the Hon. C. Grey, and Count Golts. His Royal Highness
Prince Albert joined her Majesty at the theatre in the
evening.
The Princess of Prussia visited the Duchess of Kent on
Saturday, at Clarence House, St. James's.
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary,
attended by Baron Knesebeck, kit the residence of the
royal duchess at Kcw, for the continent, on Saturday
morning, and were accompanied to the London-bridge
terminus by the Duke of Cambridge.
The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Prince of
Leinengen, and attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Lord
James. Murray, honoured her Majesty's theatre with her
presence on Saturday evening.

A deputation from the Lincolnshire Estuary Company
had an interview on Saturday with her Majesty's Commis-
sioners of Woods and Forests, at the office, Whitehall-place.
The deputation consisted of Memrs. Fryer. Pryme, Pegu.,
and Wingate (directors), Sir John Rennie and Mr. Yates
Freebody (engineen), and Mcmn. W. G. ltoy and G. G.
Day (soheitors).
Mr. Archibald and Mr. Asa Whitney (of New York) had
an interview with Earl Grey on Saturday, at the Colonial-
ogle°.

Mr. Arnott, President of the College of Surgeons, had
an interview on Saturday with Sir George Grey, at the
Rome-office.

Sir James Reid (from Corfu) kul an interview on &tut..
day with Earl Grey.
Lord John Russell has issued invitations for a full dress
dinner party on Saturday, the 31st of May, in celebration of
het Majesty's birthday.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has issued invitations
for a full dress dinner party on Saturday, the 31st of May,
at his official residence in Downing-street, in celebration of
her Majesty's birthday.