The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-22 00:00:00

Zbe Court.

OSBOItNE, TIIVRSDAT, Aro. 21.
The Queen, the Prince, and the royal family,
walked c.nd rude us usual iu the grounds of Osborne
yesterday.
Sir Hamilton and Lady Seymour have left for London.
'1 he Earl of Liverpool, the lion. Col. and Mrs. l'hipr,
M. Sehntir, and M. Becker, had the honour of being
tu-
rluded iu the royal dinner party.

11. Drouet, who has been absent from London for several
months, arrived in town last week, 33 Belgian Charge
d'Affaires, durina the absence of M. Vande Weyer.
M. Monet had an interview yesterday at the Board
of Trade with the Bight lion. Henry Labouchere.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of the West India Islands.
Despatches were also received front the Governor of Gib-
raltar.

Baron ,Bentinck, ambassador to the court of
Gre.d. Britain, arrived at the St. Katharine's Wharf early
ye-tt rl.ty morning by the General St,arn Navig.ition Cum-
pany's m.til ste.tm-ship Rainbow, from Rotterdam.

THE ROYAL VISIT TO SCOTLAND.

EDINBURGII, THURSDAY.
Official intimation baying been received front CoL
Gordon, Equerry in Waiting to ills ltuyal Ilighntss l'rinee
Albert, that her Majesty will arrive at llolyruod I'alace on •
the afternoon of Thursday next, at about three o'clock, on
her way to her " highland home " at Balmoral, the autho-
rities here are busy making the necessary arrangements for
the reception of the royal party. These will not be on any-
' thing like the extensive scale of those of last year, the cir-
cumstance of her Majesty then coming to reside ler the
first time in the ancient palace of the metropolis of
Scotland, coupled with the laying of the foundation stone
of the National Oallcry for the promotion of the Fine Arts,
by l'rince Albert, having contributed to render the last visit
one of more than ordinary interest. In addition to this, I
it is alio understood that her Majesty is desirous that there
should be no public display uu the occasion of the fortheuni-
ing visit, wishing to be received in the quietest manner
passible. The Lord Provost and the sherilluf the county
have accordingly resolved to consult the wishes of her
Majesty in any arrangements which they may make. No
hustings are, we understand, to be erected on the route of
the royal party front the railway station at Meaduwbank,
which is about half a mile from the palace at Ilulynsod ;
and only a few yards of barricade will be erected at the
various avenues to the palace yard, to prevent crowds col-
lecting iu front of the palace.
Last year the duty of escorting her Majesty from the
railway station to Itulyruod was entrusted to the ltuyal
Company of Archers, the Queen's body guard for Scotland ;
this year, however, this honour is to be assigned to the high
constables of the City. We understand that one reason for
this alteration is that her Majesty, on her former visit, cx.
pressed a fear that by having the (ltuyal Company of Archers
fur her escort, she was suojecting many gentlemen to great
personal inconvenience, as some of those belonging to this
body were located in distant parts of the kingdom.
The route of the royal party to llolyrood from Meadow-
bank station, is to be lined by the Enniskillen Dragoons,
stationed at Fiershill barracks, and the li:frd Infantry, lying
in the Castle.
To-day the directors of the North British Railway Com-
ny are to proceed to make their preparations fur her
Majesty's reception at Meadowbank. These will be similar
to those of List year. A temporary plaU'urni is to be erected,
about 100 feet long, slightly elevated above the rails, with
two spacious flights of steps leading to the road opposite
l'arson's-green, where the royal carriages will be drawn up
to convey the royal party to Itolyrood.
Her Majesty only stays fur the night at llolyrood, leav-
ing next morning at eight o'clock fur Balmoral, proceeding
by the same route as that of last year. Various rumours are
afloat as to the time she may spend at llolyrood on her way
south early in October, but these are only idle speculations at
present. At all event, it is pretty certain that there is no
likelihood whatever of a levee being held at liolyrood on
that occasion, as has been conjectured; far the truth is that
considerable alterations would require to be made in the
building to admit of that taking place with safety.
It may lie stated here, that the statue of her Majesty,
which is being executed in freestone by Mr. Ilandyside
Ititehie, the celebrated sculptor, is well nigh completed,
the right hand only requiring to be cut out, and some
huishing touches given to it. Workmen are busily am-
played in erecting the pedestal in the l'alace-yard for its
reception ; and the sculptor confidently expects to have it
elevated on Friday or Saturday next, and all finished by
the I:Gth, two days before her Majesty's arrival. The statue
is a striking likeness of her Majesty, who is represented
standing in her rubes of other, and is ten and a half feet in
height. The imdc.tal, which has on each of its four sides a
figure in relict, representing one of the four season., is nine
and a half feet high, so that the statue, when raised to its
position, will be twenty feet in height.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

TIIIS DAY.

OLD COURT.
Bamae MIL )caeca WIWITNIAN.

Two hole, awned Upton and Gultcritlye, &Red respre.
tively 13 and It, plcatkd guilty to a charge of feloniously
placing a stone upon the Eastern Counties Ilailway, with
intent to throw a certain engine off the line.

Mr. nallantine, who appeared for the prosecution, said
that the act to which the defendants had pleaded guilty
was one of a most serious characti r, and might have been
attended with very calamitous consetiuences. It appeared
that the prisoners had placed a stone in the machinery of
the points to as to prevent them front acting properly, and
if it had not been discovered, the approaching train must
have been turned Of the line, and the lives of the
passengers of course seriously endangered. He was
afraid that the proceeding of the prisoners would
not be attributed to mere mischief, for Upton
had been working in an engineer's shop, and was perfectly
well aware of what would be the cunsequence of inter-
fering with the points in the way he had stated, and he was
also fearful that bop like the prisoners were instruments in
the hands of discontented persons, who entertained ani•
mosity towards the company, in consequence of their
having been defeated in the strike that took place upon the
line a short time back.

Mr. Spicer, who appeared for the prisoucrs, said he was
instructed that they had nut placed the stone on the point,
hut merely upon the rail, and their object was to see if the
engine would crush the stone.
Mr. Ilallantine here produced a large stone, which he
stated was the one made use of upon the occasion.

Mr. Spicer denied that this was the stone, and raid he
was informed that the one really made use of was much
smaller.

A witness was called, who stated that he saw the pri-
soners drop the stone that had been produced into the
point, the effect of which would hare been to throw the
engine off the line.

Sentence was pubtponed.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Biros' Ma. CuMNINIONIK EOM
IN KC NOCK ANL/ WILLIAMS.

This was a meeting for the choice of assignees under the
estate of the above baukrupts, who were extensive jewellers
in Frith-street, Soho. Mr. Teague appeared as solicitor fur
the petitioning creditor. and Mr. Lowrance and Mr. Evans
fur creditors. The liabilities are understood to amount to
about 26,0001., of which upwards of 10,0001. were proved at
this meeting.
The assignees chosen were Mr. Thomas, of Gresham-
street, accountant ; and Mr. 11. Churman, of Beak-street,
diamond-merchant, Mr. Maynard, of bread-street, was
'appointed to prepare the balance-sheet,
Oa an application by the bankrupts for an allowance, ob-
jection was made by a creditor, who complained of miscon-
duct on the part of Nock, and said he had two families to
support.
His Honour said that was not the proper time to com-
plain of the bankrupt's misconduct, nor was star-
vation the proper punishment. The law required
a bankrupt to prepare his accounts ; and how could
he do so in the state of utter destitution to which the bank-
ruptcy code supposed him to be reduced. No one was more
anxious to punish mercantile misconduct than he was ; bat
he did not sit there to try moral conduct, except in so far as
it affected a man's conduct as a trader. lte would make an
allowance out of the estate of 31. 10s. a week.

SVICIDF. Ix PARIS.—OIt Monday an elderly gen-
tleman, and wearing the ribbon of the Legion
of Honour, entered the shop of M. Lefaucheux, the gun-
smith, in the rue Vivienne, Paris, and purchased a brace of
pistols, which he ordered to be sent to his hotel. While
M. Lefaucheux was giving some explanations as to tho
pistols, he was struck with the wild manner and appearance
of his customer, and thinking that if he contemplated using
the weapons fur the purpose of committing suicide a diffi-
culty in loading them might perhaps give him time for
reflection, he ordered the man to take a ramrod which
' would not suit the barrels. lle even thought of commu-
nicating his suspicions to the commissary of police of the
quarter, hut, going out for a short time, he found on his
return that the gentleman had sent back to change the
ramrod. Yesterday morning the irommissary of police of
the section of the Place Maubert came to M. Lefaucheux
with the pistols, aad said that the purchaser had committed
suicide with them at an hotel in the Rue des Moyers. The
gentleman turns out to be a M. de M.—, ex-governor-
general of Martinique. A long letter was found in his
room, in which lie speaks of events hi which he had been
mixed up, and strongly expresses his disgust with life. To
this letter was annexed his will, in which he disposes of
his property in a very singular manner. Among other
legacies, he orders 1001. to be given to the first sergent de
vine who should enter his room after his suicide.

SIIItEWSLIVRY AND HEREFORD RAILWAY—A
meeting of the directorihas just bean held for the promotion
of this line. Negotiations are going on with the landowners
to f militate the commencement of works, and it is under-
stood that the contractors are prepared to bind themselves
to the contract sums specified by the engineers.