The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-23 00:00:00

ne Court.

BALMORAL, AUGUST 20.—This efternoor, }et
Majesty and the Prince, accompanied by the Prince of
Wales, the Princess 11.41,1, the Princess Alice, and Prime
Alfred took a drive.
There will be no addition to the royal dinner party tL
evening.

Sir Francis Baring has returne Ito t w•n.
Despatch; a were received yes'erday at the Una',
office from the governors of the West Inns' colonies.

PRINCE ALBERT IN SCOTLAND.—Since the des.
tore of the royal party from Gllssg rw, we uncle rstaxd tie
an autograph letter, written by the Prince Albert on had
the Albert and Victoria yacht, and peeled in (Beulah, la
been received by a gentleman who was thrown a loathe
into the company of the prince. In that letter, the
pine
mvkes very liberal gratuities to be given to various musk
whom he was elite rtained. There is a gift of money name
to be given the hied of the Prince's Theatre, &wpm; ad
a sum, equal in amount, to be given to the piper who pate
on board the Waterwitch steamer, and who played SIMI:10
at t heal:mein] request o(his royal highness. A handsome golq
is &leo to toe given to the crew of tee Waterwitch. Thepese
while on board, quaffed off an entire glen of mcnntais
and sesemel to relish it exceedingly. He regretted maw
having seen Wallace's Cave, but intimated his detersairta
to return sad visit that ►nd other interesting localities
smother occasion, when he hoped the weather wool I him
propitious. and sated that, even before leaving Santana
this time, he would endeavour to persuade her Maisel is
accompany him on a Lochlomond excursion, and witamis
unrivalled beauties. All who came in c intact with dr
prince, while on L:chlomond, were delighted wit► b
affable demeanour and his good humour.—North Bfiti
Mad.

DEATH OF THE EARL OF AIRLIE.—We regteto
announce the demise of the Earl of Airlie, one of therm
sentative peers of Scotland, which event took place somas
unexpectedly on Monday afternoon, at hie lordship's las
dense in Regens street. His lordship was in his 63.1tynt
David Ogilvy, B ,n 1 of Airlie, Alyth, and Lintrathee,
ss
Baron Ogilvy of Airlie, in the peerage of Scotland, melee
on the 16th December, 178.5, and eacceeded h's fulie
Walter (by courtesy) 7th Earl of Airlie, in 1819. Icor
sequence of the ancestors of the late earl having masa
the cause of the Pretender both in 1715 ad 1
1745 they were attainted. David Lord Wiley jute
the chevalier at Edinburgh with 600 men, ebiai of
own name and family. After the battle of Calloks,
escaped to France, and obtaining the command of s Top
meat called the Ogilvy', became a lientensetlenersl is al
service of that country. At length he obtained a tree pr
don, and returned to Scotland. The disabilities under Th 4
the family laboured were not, however, reamed links
when a bill was passed to confirm the earl, whose deo
we are now recording, and his heirs, in their enamel
titles. His lordship was a widower, although twice su
ried. He is succeeded by Lord Ogilvy, who was boa it
May, 1846.

ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH AMBASSADOI
FROM BERLIN.
Lord Westmoreland landed at Dover, yestedg
about 5 p.m. An impression seems to prevail ti
' his unexpe2ted arrival is connected with the 6111$
surrender of Gorgey, the account cf whichl
brought from Warsaw to the King of Prussia bri:l
adjutant of the emperor. It is, however, possib.ici
his lordship's visit may have reference to a oor
alliance and repartltioning of Europe, wkich bar,:
late begun to be talked about in diplomatic cirle

IMPORTANT TO VICTUALLERS AND CONFECT
ans.—At Bath, on Tuesday, an application was mirk
some of the leading confectioners of the city for limns far
sale of spirituous liquors, &e. On the day in gamic*
magistrates for the city and borough held then lets
annual meeting at the Guildhall for the purpose of PO
licenses to persons keeping inn', alehouses, sad sic
houses, to sell excisable liquors by retail to be drank me
sunned on their premises, when, after the renewal of It
before granted. application was made for Leases
Fisher confectioner, Northgate-street, Mr. Fats,
fectioner, Wilsoncreet, and Mr. Gibbs, confecilf
Union-street. The applicants were supdorted 411.4
Hollings, solicitor, and opposed by Mr. T. B. Sow
I banister, on behalf of the wine and cirit trade, sat!
hotel and innkeepers of the city. After some disesiisi°
magistrates refused to hear legal gtntlemen on either 0.
' and the court wu cleared. to afford the bench an Opp oil
to confer together upon the subject. On the doors Mae
oed, however, his worship, the mayor, antiouseeiP,
the magistrates had decided that it would be itieseo
commence the practice of granting licenses to cute°
I and the applications were therefore refused. 'DOW
hetet
appeared to give great satisfaction to a great nate
ruiners who were present.
ROBBERY ON THE HIGII SEAS.--A
decent appearance, holding a child in her arms, install
herethe following chargeappeared that Olt 's",
a kw days ago from America by the Colmalxulfr,,
Bank. On the homeward voyage, and when akg
tail from New York, a female passenger espired,wito
mediately Mary Foster, the prisoner, went to a usa_fp
Storey, another passenger, to borrow a knife. lisZip
suspicions as to the use to which she meant to orie
complied with the request, but watched the wools,
menlo, when he saw her approach the deceased essie.,.s
tip her stays, and abstract a number of sovereigot,r...,es
presented himself, and she finding she was
counted out 41 sovereigns, and enjoined werref
He, h.mcvsr, imin.diately informed the captain of
had witnessed, but the only notice he seems tom barest
the matter was to possess himself of the dee7s
watch and other valuables. The man Storey
isf
police of the transaction on the arrival of the ship;
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the woman being aearched 491, were found nr.43,
more than were named in the charge. The
the m wish ate not extending to the high seas,.tkel
was discharged. Mr. Clough, the chief superior-04i
p lice, was directed to return the five sovereigns t 0700,.
Foster, but to retain posse:gen of the 41. al
semi in of the other property from the captchit ur,„o"
which will be headed over to deceased's friends,
in Inland.—Liverpool Standard.