The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-09 00:00:00

elpi Cam.

The Queen and Prince Albert attended Divine
service in Whippinghaan Church on Sunday. The Her.
Mr. Protheroe officiated. The royal children went for an
airing to the sea beach on Sunday morning. Sir James
Clark arrived at Osborne House on Saturday, and had the
honour of joining the royal circle at dinner. Yesterday her
Meant, and Prince Albert took their usual early walk in
the forenoon on the beech, accompanied by the Priem of
Waies, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess
Alice. Sir James Clark has left Osborne House for town.
A deputation, on the subject of the distress in the I
Highlands of Scotia's& bad an interview with Sir G. Grey
Mad.y, at the Honse-oillee.—Mr. R. Montgomery Martin
sariausterview with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday, at
she oEae of the Board of Trade.—Mr. Edward Ellice, tun.,
M.P., had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Strati
yesteniay, at dm dikerday, of the Comadmienen et ilaßways.--
Mr. William Law Ogilby had an interview with the Right
Hon T. Milner Gibson yesterday, at the office of the Board
Trade.—The Bari of Devon and an interview with Sir G.
at the Home-odice, yesterd.
Chancellor of the Exchequer was sufficiently
recovered yesterday, from his recent indisposititn, to attend
at his official residence in Dewningstrest.
Despatches from the Governor of New &shad
were received at the Colonial-office onlietarday.—Dimpiffikee
were sent off lest evening front the Colonial-Mice, for the
Governors eillsegifesig and Ceylon.

Posy-otites DlitEcroitY.—ln oonsequenos of the
indispoeidoa of the Chancellor of the Itzebequer, Mr.
Mofatt's swam on the " Posawdles Directory," which was
to hays ems as to Friday sight, has has postponed hes
few
Du=days. op MA. William Afllll4 M.P. Volt
Bessamasassa.-11sii 'NNW& somber of the knew
bow, yams maw be., for the last 40 ram lam as Swift
ia wauserelml as well as political sinks, expired as the
edisasesa a INNAW Lakes 'Oates Hesse, wed family.
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ow saleasive busiare is the Cray. He isse besa adkewar ewe
twasidaeshis geoid .ti the Rea India Owepary, was
arsverwa et the Russies Misplay, and • skstilssibit la
other samasseimi wriseieldsgs. He was sea of the his
Goqiet nonoss, at by while =me be wee karma
' =to 1807, wises kkr teat of Adak. The
salmi the MoserrOsewssas is 1807 as sae of
the wegteleseetieet ititideigetelleemilik whisk We asearalas
Aid are 01•1111 tai4 WM At the kg seissealkelekla
1841 be was seamed Oiliest sikisekka.
with Theswat Allhed,tkr the semi, of Ikea Tail=
Mt. Ada was haws as a T tithe sidasked. Ma voted
spirt the Mehra nao, the >iomw Cori bid WI,
nod soled the free Wade lasswerso of Mr Behest PeeL Mr.
Adolf was a depetpliewleeeat sal sight-a_ kr Balked-
shire, as well as lieut.soi. it h. warty ssilltio. Ia WM be
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NATIONAL BiteZlLlalt MALMO AIIIOCIATION.
A swine of the diration sod sanseitoidess et Ws ecespany
was held yesterday, at their otios in Throgsorten•otreet.

The directs:es, having moven& this special meeting et the
remposet of several influential shareholder*, took the ',porta-
=torythat the prospects of the undertaking are
During several yen& of diwouragenamet, they
lam inewned hm • Willies without asking any annum
fort the shamhelBms • and it is only under the present
secoaregiag eineeimetiame that they are 'named to de so.
The directors am anxious to have the question of the ea-
marked shares decided, and they have accordingly requested
their solicitor to make the necessary arrangements for that
. T trust that the di cult-, may be eremone
without Pie any hey
htigation, and that, in a Mort time, they may
be in a position publicly to announce an equable and
amicable settlement of the question. Mr. Barney de Me me-
lenity proposed a resolution, that a committee should be
appointed to inquire into the accounts of the company; but
thin resolution was universally opposed, and was finally
withdrawn.
BRMitH AMERICAN LAND COMPANY AND BT.
I.Awansco AND ATLANTIC RAILWAY.—The annual meet-
ing of this company was held yesterday at the London
Tavern. A. Gillespie, Esq., took the chair, and mad the
advertisement convening the meeting. Mr. Galt, the Com-
missioner in Canada, reed the minutes of the last meeting.
The report of the directors was then read, and was of a
much more favourable nature than any reamed for a min-
dderable time. The following are the leadlog fiestares of
the report :
The Wet of bodement le HAMS area Ihe Walla lie ear-
ream hang as swings letfs. MI. yer awe wahopesed to
ami at lille les. ter Om In Shellosim Sad &owls/ sat n-
ames skims the lied bat year or 41111 emea smaLeleL Is N.,
eat ea omega p M. 61. ; asenithandhg, every wire
has bola amoleorise l of
soda Wesper to Inespeallie mites The sole
jest bwirwma, alai the
sheds hort with imet glowitaLs,,
Theist sesa'=saarhstreeiria•OHHlSFF.
beinfzempred hat leer, ea Weems of 4,113 41.
the basso sheet it spissered that the Leaden TO-
ceipts far 1846 WOWS 11171. 14s. Ild.; and the Mime at
bankers end in Euhmues bills, 2,4161. 13e. 7d. The total
assets of the corapeay in Canada were estimated at
241,5371. 16s. 7d. The chairman congratulated the proprie-
tors on the favourable nature of the report, sad ea the
prospect of their estates becoming shortly of gust valise,
which would be more particularly caused by the formation
of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic railway. Of this line 48
miles were under contract, and the position of one of the
stations would be within 10 miles of where the company had
from 70 to 100,000 acres of land. They would see the im-
portance of a railway to such a district, when be informed
them that the coat of carriage of Indian corn and other pro-
duce was so great as almost to amount to a prohibition,—
After some observations from Mr. Christie, Mr. Clarke, gr.
Prelim, and other proprietors the retiring di seen were
re-elected, and Mr. Pemberton and Mr. -Emoting were
elected new directors. A vote of thanks having been passed
unanimously to the directors, Mr. Gould proposed, and Mr.
T. Poynder seconded a vote of thanks to Mr. Galt, the cope-
mitaioner, which was passed unanimously, and the seethe(
adjourned.
PRINTERS' PENSION SOCIETY.—The annual gene-
ral meeting, and twenty-fifth election of this society for the
relief of aged and infirm printers and their widows, was held
yesterday, at the London Tavern, Bishopageteatreet, for the
purpose of receiving a report of the committee for the past
year as to the society's affairs, appointing the officers for the
year ensuing, electing four pensioners on the general knits,
and the candidate, fifth on the poll, to be entitled to the
Whittingitant Pension. Richard Taylor, gyp., F.E.a.,
treasurer, in the chair. Mr. J. S. Hodgson mid, use great
mums of annual benefit to their funds, the anniumary meet-
ing, which was prerided over by Lord Dudley Conte
Stuart, had been wiry productive, the sum of 2811. having
beta relived en that woke Other auxiliary aids in the
COMO Of the year were dialed to, via, the fay fate at
Valushall-gardeas, sad ea ennetairiment at Bromley, in
Kent, the farmer yielding a profit of 164, and the latter of
upwards of 601. The aomnittre further reported that a
legacy 41001. had been bequeathed by the late J. Harris,
Esq., bookseller. of Bt. Peal's Churchyard, to the funds of
the society, dough& being free of duty. The report
next alluded, in terms of regret, to the less the society had
manna elms admit patrons, by the death of the Duke of
Notthentherlsed, who, in giving his support to their institu-
tion, hod laudably hileered the eumple of the two former
Chancel oes of Cambetige, via., H.R H. the Doke of Glou-
cester andthe Marquis Camden. The society heelehalost a
warm friend by the decors of the late W. Clown, Esq.,
whose unostentatious contributions were increased amordisig
to the increasing wants of the society. The report having
been received, the appointment of officers then took place.
Richard Taylor, Esq., was re-elected treasurer. The other
officers were then appointed. It was announced that another
theatrical amateur performance would shortly take plwe,
and a hope expressed that it would be a• liberally supported
as on the last occasion. The remit of the poll was then
declared, and the successful candidats a were—Richard T.
Childs, 3,894; Francis Warmth, 2,995; Catherine New-
man, 2,588 ; Edward Turner, 2,37+5; and Thomas 8. Ban-
bury, 2,340 (Whittiugham Pension).
MEETING TO OPPOSE THE GOVERNMENT PLAN
OF EDOCATION.—A meeting was held last evening at the
Eastern Institution, Commercial-road, with a view of oppo-
sing the government scheme of education. The Rev. An-
drew Reid, D.D., presided, and several dissenting clergy-
men addressed the meeting. In the motives which were
urged for opposing the government plan, the speakers were
nearly of one mind, and we shall therefore sum up their
reasons as briefly as possible. The government plan, it was
argued, is utterly adverse to the most important of all
liberties—religious liberty. It was conteuded that religious
instruction ought not to be the business of the state, end
that, therefore, education ought not to be so, since, if
worthy of the name, it must include relgious instruction
—they cannot be separated. The necessity of such a plan
was also denied, on the plea of there being as many as
1.876,000 children now educated at Sunday-whools, and
that the retort it could scarcely he needful to lay out a mil -
lion and a a half of money annually for a similar purpose.
This, the Rev. George Smith maintained, would be the sum
required for carrying out the government plan, epee a
scheme which cannot but be baneful in its consequence,
taking away, as it must, all freedom of thought and opinion,
and perhaps forcing the child of Baptist parents, who had
never been baptised, to go through the Church catechism,
. intended for members of the Established Church. These
objectioes to the plan of national education were also set
forth in a series of resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted. The meeting, with he exception of one or two
slight disputer, was conducted harmoniously, and consisted
of not less than 1,000 persons. In accordance with the last
resolution, a. petition wee sign rd by great numbers of the
assembly as they left the meeting.
DEATH OP MR. HALL, THE PI:SLIM:MR.—This
gentleman breathed his last on Sunday. alter stragglier; for
some time with the most severe suffering. His, name,
together with that of his partner, Mr. Chapman, has been
for luny years &associated with the most successful lin Tory
works in the department of fiction of the present day—those
of Mr. Charles Dickens. The success of the " Pickwick
Papers," which were published by Messrs. Chapman and
Hall, gave them a celebrity in their profession, which has
since increased with the growing fame of " Box." Mr. Hall's
death will be ve/y widely lamented.
INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—ACCIDENT IN THE STAR-
LIGHT &mamma—Mr. Bedford held a protracted inquiry
at the Salisbury Arms, Dorhain-street, Strand, on the body
of James Hunt, aged 52, a frame-work knitter, late of Not-
tingham, who lost his life on board the Starlight steamer,
belonging to the Iron Steam Boat Company.—William
Lumley, 78, Great Suffolk-street, Borough, deposed that on
Friday afternoon last he was a psi-roger on board the Star-
light steamer, having got on board at the Nine Elms Pier
Vauban, and saw the deceased, who was inebriated. When
the veinal reached the new houses of parliament withers
wits seandiag at the larboard paddle-box, at which tion the
dumped advanced from the fore cabin, and, going towards
the amine skylight, he stangered, and witness pailed him to
the partition of the cabin stairs. Deceased's sea-in-law,
whaled been with him ell the do y, thee ease and per-
loaded him to go down ken the ashW again, but be resisted,
sad eitordysalterwarda he ~pile peed forward to the via-
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farther appeamede heat the wabbass of amen' ether wh-
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waif& • The jeep et booth mimed at meat
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THE FREE CHURCH AND GOVERNMENT
GRANTS POE EDUCATION.
We copy the following letter from the Norther*
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