The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-16 00:00:00

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The Queen and PrinceAlhert took their usual early
walk yesterday in the pleasure grounds of Osborne. Their
Royal Highneues the Prince of Wales and the Princess
Royal went to the see•beach yesterday morning, and
their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and the Princess
Alice took an airing in the pleasure grounds.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and
the Duchess of Cambridge honoured the performance of the
French Plays with their presence yesterday evening.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday at
Cambridge House.

A deputation from the General Shipowners
Society had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon yester-
day at the office of the Board of Trade.—A deputation from
the Steam Shipowners Association had en interview with
the Earl of Clarendon yesterday at the Board of Trade.
DEATH OF COL. GORE LANGTON, M.P.—Colonel
Langton, wbo sat fur East Somersetshire, died on Sunday
last, at bis house in Grosvenor-sguare. The deceased was in
hi, 86th year. Col. Langton, though • large landed pro-
prietor, was an advocate for free tra&, and his votes were
also given for Roman Catholic relief, and in favour of the
Reform Bill. To use his own expression, " He saw the corn-
laws become law, and he would not die happy until he saw
them repealed." Though suffering from extreme bodily de-
bility during the greater part of last session, he went down
to the home, or rather was carried there, to vote fur the
second reading of Sir Robert Peel's free trade measures.

STATUE TO THE QUEEN DOWAGER.— A deputa-
tion from the wards of Bridge end Candlewick, headed by
Deputy Evans, waited upon the Lord Meyer last week, for
the purpose of suggesting to his lordship the propriety of
raising by public subscription a fund for erecting a statue in
same part of the City of London in detour of her Majesty
the Queen Dowager, and to solicit his lordship's support in
tarrying that object into execution. His lcrdabip stated
that the proposition should not only receive his most cordial
support, but that he would use every means in his power to
promote it. We are given to understand that a committee
has been formed with the view of carrying out the object in
the most creditable meaner, and that public notice will be
given in due time of the proceedings.
ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS FOR THE. PROTECTION
oF WOmEN.—A public meeting convened by the Associate
Institution for Improving and Enforcing the Laws for the
Protection of Women, was held yesterday at the London
Tavern, for the purpose of assisting the progress of a bill
with that object, which Mr. Spooner is about to introduce
into the House of Commons. The chair was taken by Sir
Edward Buxton, Bart., in the absence of Lord Robert
Grosvmor, who was unable to attend. A series of resolu-
tions were then adopted, deploring generally the large
amount of traffic in prostitution at present existing in the
metropolis ; condemning in strong terms its encouragers and
those engaged in it; and agreeing to a petition to the legis-
lature in favour of Mr. Spooner's bill. The resolutions were
supported by the Rev. Mr. Hughes, the Rev. Mr. Cox, the
Earl of Mounteeshel, the Rev. Mr. Munro, R. Spooner,
Esq., M.P., Wm. Evans, Esq., M.P., and other gentlemen,
who delivered appropriate addresses. Thanks were then
voted to the chairman and Mr. Spooner, and the proceedings
terminated.
Tat GOVERNMENT SCHEME OF EDUCAPION.—Lent
evening a public meeting was held at the Tabernacle,
Shorediteh, to take into consideration the scheme of educa-
tion recently propounded by her Majesty's ministers. The
chairman, in opening the proceedings, remarked that the
protestant dissenters had always been the first to give secular
education to the people ; indeed, they had often stood alone
in that great work. It was bemuse they had loved educa-
tion and valued it, that they thus endeavoured to teach the
people, and it was because they loved education that they
now assembled, when they believed their civil and religious
freedom was threatened. The government told them that
the people throughout the country were grossly ignorant,
and that it was absolutely necessary that something should
be done for them. On this the dissenters joined issue with
her Majesty's ministers ; they denied that the people
were as ignorant as they were represented to be,
and they further maintained that if they were so
government was not the party to undertake their education.
Mr. Josiah Conder alluded to the success which had attended
the exertions of the Dissenters when Sir J. Graham intro-
duced his education scheme, and expensed a hope that the
same decided course would be adopted with respect to the
present measure. He fully believed that the present mea-
sure would destroy more means of education than It would
create. Education was the business of the people at large.
It was not the barium of the government. Dr. Davie, the
Rev. Dr. Campbell. le Rev. H. Richards, the Rev. It. Per-
sons, and other gemlieenai severally addressed the meeting,
and resolutions isry of the government education
scheme, and pledging the meeting to oppose it were carried.
A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings of
the evening.
HOTEL AND TAVERN-KEEPERS' PROVIDENT INSTI-
TUTION.—The eighth annual meeting of the members of the
above institution was held yesterday at the Craven Hotel,
&mid. Mr. Clan, late Mayor of Windsor having ta ken
the chair, the secretary read the report, which'stated that the
large Munn in the subscriptions and donations, during the
put year, had now completed the sum required by the rules
of the institution, before giving temporary relief to its mem-
bers. The balance at the last audit was 6e. 7d. ; the sub-
scriptions and donations amounted to 1,050!. Bs. 6d.; the
dividend to 1551. 15s. 6d., making a total of 1,2061. 84i. 6d.
The sum of 8551. 15s. had been invested during the past
year, which, added to the original funded capital, amounted
to 4,1761.161. 10d. After ai amounted
to 1001..05. 2d., there remained them of 2381. 3e. 25. to he
funded ; which sum completed the 5,0001. required before
they could commence giving temporary relief. The institu-
tion now consisted of 248 members, and 785 honorary
members and donors. The subscription lists at the last
dinner amounted to 1761. ; end, in consequence of the unu-
sually small amount of this sum, it was suggested that 6001.
should be raised by subscriptions of 501. each: end the
thanks of the meeting were given to the gentlemen who had
kindly taken up the subscription lists. The Lord Mayer's
collection amounted to 1791. Bs. The amounts collected at
the two hart diurnal were respectively 5301. end 1701.,
making together 7001. Tbo proceeds of a private ball
amounted to 531., which sum had been handed M. The
thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to the
auditore, sectetary, and chairman, for their unremitting
attention to the well-being of the institution, end the meet-
ing separated.