The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-18 00:00:00

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WINDSOR,WEDNESDAT.—The Queen will hold a
Privy Council on Monday next, the 22nd inst., at the Castle,
at one o'clock. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the
Princess Mary, accompanied by Prince Frederick of Home,
and attended by a lady and gentleman in waiting, are ex-
pected to arrive at the Castle this evening, on a visit to her
Majesty from their residence at Kew. Sir George and Lady
Grey are expected to arrive this evening, from town. The
Marquis of Angleeey, Lord and Lady Ashley, and Col.
Wylde, are also expected to arrive this evening on a visit to
the Queen. The royal dinner party at the Castle this even-
ing will include the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, Prince Frederick of
Hesse, the Marquis of Anglesey, Baroness de Speth, the
lady in waiting on the Duchess of Cambridge, Lord and
Lady Ashley, the Right Hon. Sir George and Lady Grey,
Col. Wylde, and the gentleman in waiting on the Duke of
Cambridge.

The Bishop of Tasmania had an interview with
Lord J. Rumen yesterday, at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.
Mr. C. Russell, Chairman of the Great Western
Railway Company; Mr. W. G. Hayter, Director; and Mr.
C. Saunders, Secretary to the Company, had an interview
with the Right Hon. E. Strutt yesterday, at the office of
the Commissioners of Railways in the Board of Trade. Mr.
Glyn, Chairman of the London and North Western Railway
Company, had also an interview with the right hon. gentle-
man yesterday.
Mr. S. G. Bonham had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President of the
Council, arrived in town yesterday afternoon, from his seat,
Bowood•park, Wilts.
The Right Hon. E. Strntt, Chief Commissioner of
Railways, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday.
Lord J. Russell gave a dinner to the Cabinet
Ministers yesterday evening, at his residence in Chesham-
place.

THE Potion BALL.—The annual fancy dress ball
in aid of the funds of the Literary Association of the Friends
of Poland took place last evening in Guildhall, where every
arrangement had wen made to do justice to the occasion.
The ball was opened at eight o'clock, but, as may be ima-
gined, the opening of the ball did not take place until long
afterwards. From an early hour until past midnight the
company continued to arrive, until the hall was completely
filled, when there could not have been less than 2,000
persons present. The " character drosses" were few, and
destitute of novelty, naval and military uniforms
being predominant. The concert consisted of a good
selection from the most popular pieces of the day,
to which full justice was done by the vocalists, among
whom were Mr. Harrison, Mr. Burdini, Mr. Bodda, Miss
Dolby, Miss Hassan°, &c. &c. There was a large number of
distinguished persons present, among whom we may particii-
lan.. Lord Dudley Stuart, who is always so prominent
among the friends of Poland. The Lord Mayor and several
civic dignitaries were also present. The hall was brilliantly
illuminated with gas, and presented a beautiful appearance.
The decorations which graced the recent festival of the Lord
Mayor still remained. be efficient band of Mr. Adams was
in attendance, and played its best.
DowN WITH THE TOLLS !—A movement ham
commenced against the metropolitan toll-bars, and in St.
Pancras the enemy is at the gates. The popular party, act,
iaeinfool.iprinitioon Bar-bar-lane, ianiksp will, itd •
e understood,
" That's the
ticket!" will be the watch-word of the opposite side. The
civic turnpikeman, who is stationed at the foot of Chancery-
lane, and gets run over regularly twice a week, begins to
feel the stool of office tottering under him ; as well he may,
for it is continually getting jammed in between the lamp-
pat and the wheel of some paring vehicle. The poor fel-
low has enough to do to obtain the money from a passing
cirt ; for, in consequence of the crush of conveyances, there
are " wheels within wheels " all day long.—Punch.
ARRIVAL OF SPECIE.—The vessel Pergo de Regan,
arrived in the London-docks from Oporto, has brought
three boxes of dollars, three boxes of gold, awl two boxes of
silver, consigned to different houses.
INTERCOURSE WITH THE CONTINENT.—The paaren-
gers between Boulogne and England during the week end-
ing the 14th inst. amounted to 1,112, against 908 in the
corresponding week of 1846 ; the passengers between Calais
and England to 194, against 248. Of the Boulogne pawn-
gen 589 were from England—viz.: from Folkestone, 453;
and from London 136; 523 were to England: to Folkes-
tone, 439; to London, 84.
FIRE AT ROTHERIIITHE.—A fire broke out last
night upon the premises of Mr. Wm. Schad, 38, Paradise,
street, Rotherhithe. The flames originated in one of the
bed-rooms on the first floor. Four children at that time
were asleep in the apartment, and the greatest difficulty was
experienced in getting them through the flames. In the
course of a few minutes the fire had travelled from floor to
floor, seizing upon everything of a combustible character,
when it at length bunt through the roof and ascended high
into the air, the reflection of which could be seen from
the several metropolitan bridges.. In a comparatively
short period numerous engines arrived, when the firemen
found that the work of destruction had extended to
the house numbered 39 in the same street, belong-
ing to Mr. J. W. Goodwin, and also to that of Mrs.
Sarah Harvey, No. 40. The engines were set to work, and
large columns of water were poured into the midst of the,
flames, but it was not till half past 11 o'clock that the fire
was isinsidered safely extinguished. The damage done is
considerable, and is thus returned by Mr. Superintendent
Braidweod : " The whole of the upper floors in Mr. Schild'a
premises destroyed, the contents consumed, and the lower
floor severely damaged by water, &c.: uninsured. Mr.
Goodwin (next door), about two-thirds of roof burned off,
and furniture and building severely damaged by water: un-
insured. Mrs. 6. Harvey (No. 40), budding and contents
damaged by water and fire. Mr. J. Smith (No. 41), similar
damage to building and contents. Thos. Rigg (No. 37),
roof and aide front damaged by fire, &e. Mr. E. J. Naylor
(No. 36), furniture considerably damaged by removal."
DEATH CAUSED BY AN ACCUSATION OF ROBBERY.—
On Tuesday an extraordinary instance of death occurred,
resulting from an accusation of robbery, at Charing-cross.
About six weeks ago, Mr. J. Bent, a gentleman residing at
21, May's-buildings, St. Martin's-lane, was riding in one of
the Blackwell omnibuses, and after leaving it he found
he had left his Macintosh cape in the vehicle ; a few days
afterwards he met the driver, and desired him to tell the con-
ductor to take ear, of his tape and he would give him half-
a-crown for his trouble, but did not at that period give his
address, and nothing more wan heard of him till Tuesday,
when, seeing the omnibus at the corner of Chasing-
cross, he went up to the conductor (Henry Wil-
kinson , aged forty), and having accused him of I
unlawfully detaining his property, called polies-eon-
stable 73 of the F division to take him into custody. The
driver endeavoured to expostulate on the injustice of the
charge, the cape being at the same time handed over, but
Mr. Bent persisting, Wilkinson became deeply affected, and
although a moment previously in apparent good health, he
fell insensible as if in a the blood rushing from his mouth
and nose, and expired without a moan. The body was taken
to Charing-cross Hospital, where • post monism examination
was made by Messrs. Avery and Seggall, and death was
ascertained to have arisen from suffocation produced b
aneurism of the aorta bunting into the left bronchus. Death
must have been instantaneous.
INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—THE ALLEGED Mk 17.1-
CID' AT RAC/NM—Before Mr. W. Baker, adjourned hr
the fourth time, at the Dolphin Tavern, Mare-street, Bar-
ney, to proceed with the invadgatioa, to inquire thie the
death of Mrs. Frances Sheridan, aged 70, widow of an weer
in the army, alleged to havelNS peened by her eau,
William Sheridan, a clerk hi the indereffice. The de-
ceased expired on the 29th ult., and the primer, who is in
custody, was examined at Wore/Updraft, an reported in our
paper of yesterday.—Mr. Baker add that in wens, of
the evidence of Dr. Letheby, who had swayed the astents
of the stomach, he considered it maturiallo resebda whether
any poison had bean administered by any of the urethral
gentlemen who bad attended the SINN during deented's
illness, and if not that the feet nimbi be swarised by them,
and for that purpose he helpmate& teak aaandaamm—Mr.
F. Tonlann, surgeon, of Haar, stated that he lot attended
the deemed on Saturday, the 23rd Mt, visa she was
vomiting, and witness heard that she lei lees purged.
There won at that period et pair a[
bat wit-
ness thought she wee la arise disuse et the mama
membrane of the alearsh.-- the Osermer : Bad erteinly
never reevibad amain Dint see the ease mini times,
and Isi ft la the heads el his pastsar.—Mr. Wass Lyre,
another vergers, downed that he found the mate symptoms
mentioned by the last witneee—By the Solicitor Had