The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-19 00:00:00

Ine Court.

Yesterday was the birthday of the Princess Louisa.
The Duchess of Kcut arrived at an early hour in v.e morn-
ing, accompanied by the Princess Ad.daide of llohealobe,
to pay a visit of congra'ulation to her MAjesty.
The Queen Rave a juveot:e party in the afternoon at
Buckingham Palace. The Duke and Duchets of Nemoun
and three children, and the Prince and Priwess Augustus
of Saxe Cobuurg with tour childrin, waived at three
o'clock. The Duchess of Sutherland and four children,
Madame Van de Weyer and two children, the Countess of
Shaftesbury and four daughters, the Cuuntest of Desert and
two children, Lady Alfred P..get and one daughter, and
four children of the family of Mr. Farquharseti act incur-
cauld, had also she honour of beim; invited.
The Duchess cf Kent and the Prine,M Adelaide of
Hohenlohe Mal arrived at the Palace in the atteriman.

M. Houdin attended and had the honurofp7ifurming
in the Picture Gallery, in the press nee of hi r and
Prince Albert, who were ac onipani,il by tte Princess
Louisa, the Prince of Weirs, the Vrinecie ituyal, Prince
Alfred, the Princesses Alice and Helena. unit Prince
Arthur, and also by the distinguished time as,einb!ed in
the Palace.

Prince Albert, attended by the Hon. Captain de Res, ho-
noured the Baron Maroc:anti with a visit IA his studio in
Onaluvr-square yesterday morning.
The Queen hard a dinner party la•t evenirc at Bucking-
! ham Palace. Tee company included the Duethess of Kent,
the Prince Augustus of Saxe Cubutg, the Princsos Adelaide
of liehenlobe, the Duchess of Sutherland, the liarin and
Baroness Brunnow, the Caunt and Countess Lavrsdirr, the
Marquis de Louie', Lade Fanny Howard, the Earl and
Countess of Jersey, the karl of C arendon, E Montrose,
Viscount Palmerston, Sir John Mei-schen, and Lady Caro-
line Barrington.
A deputation from Chelmsford respecting the case of the
cocvict Saunders, under sentence el death, had au icter-
view yesterday with Viscount Palmerston, at the Mame-
office. The deputation consisted of Messrs. Thomas
Marriage, John Candler, William Impey, and Aug. Sirters.
A deputation upon the subject of the duty upon soap,
with reference to the trade in palm oil (ruin Africa, had an
interview with the Chancellor of the Esehelivar )estarday
at his official residence in Downing street. The depute.
tion consisted of Mr. James Aspivalu Tobin erode Mr. George
Mendell, accompanied by Mr. Cuarles Turner, member for
Liverpool.
Mr. James Caird had an interview with the Duke of New-
castle yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Lord Stradbroke had an interview with Viscount Pal-
merston yesterday. Colonel Freestun, M.P., had also
an interview with thu noble viscount at the H(aut.-. Wee.

A deputation on the subject of the Peebles ltvlway Bill
had an interview with the Right Bon. E. CI.I dwell ys ster-
day at the Baud of Trade. The deputation consisted of
Sir Graham Montgomery, Bart., M.P., Sir Adam Huy, and
Mr James Badd, parliamentary agent.
Mr. John Wand, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue, and Mt. Pressly, had nu interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yest relay. Sir Alexander
Spearman had also an interview with the right hon. gen-
tleman.

---Adeputation from the Commissioners of Pavements, of
Rotherhithe, consisting of the Rev. E. Blink (rector);
Meters. Ilackwood, Ravenhill, and W. Cris:J.l, Mr. Kelsey
(surveyor), and Mr. H. S. Hawks (cleric), had an interview
with Sir William Molesworto ye:terilay, at the office of
Works and Public Buildings, in Whitehall Palace.
Mr. Edwin Wignall, of Birmingham, and Mr. R. Spencer
had an inter-iew with Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at
the Home Office.

Despatches were received at the Colonial Offlce yesterday
from the Governors of the Cape rf Uoed Hope, New South
Wales, South Australia, and New Z,aland. Despatches
were bent yesterday to the Governor-General of Canute,
and the Governors of the other North American pro-
vinces.

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. •
ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MARCH 17.—The Quen
has been pleased to appoint the lion. Mary Hu:tee] to be
one of the Maids of Honour in ordinary to her Majesty, in,
the room of the lion. Amelia Mal ilda Murray, resigned.
ST. JAMES'S PALACE, 111Ancn 17.—The Quell
has been pleased to appoint the Hon. Amelia M4tilda Mur-
ray to be Extra Maid of Honour to her Maj. sty.
DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 18.—The Queen kW
been plowed to make the following appointments fur the
island of Mauritius, via.:—Henry Collett Bury, Esq., to
be muter of the Supreme Court; Philip Down Souper„
Esq., to be registrar of the Supremo Court ; Onezitau Des-
marais, Henry Maxwell Self, Henri Bruneau, Jules
Virieux, Noma Gclfroy, John Audersou Itobertsun, Charles
Robert Telfair, Thorny Huddle, and Esenor Dupont,
Esqs., to be district magistrates; Uu tave Gireaudeati and
Charles St. Felix, Esq.., to be clerks to the cuu:t at Port
Louis ; Evariste Genet, Esq., to be clerk to the court at
Pamplemousses; Charles Telfair, Esq., to be clerk to the
court at ltiviere du Rempart; Alfred Montocchie, Esq.,
to be clerk to the court at Flory.; Jacques Charles Uodre,
Esq., to be clerk to the court at Maltebourg ; Henry Drai-
ning, Esq., to be clerk to the court at Savanne ; Edward
Mangeot' Esq., to be clerk to the court at Black River ;
William Lavers, Esq., to be clerk to the court at Muka cum
Plaines Wilhems ; F. Herchenroder, Esq , to be chief clerk
to the registry of the Supreme Court.

THE RECENT DOUBLE INFANTICIDE AND SUICIDE
AT BRICITOL —" BaISTOL, FILIDAT, SIAW7II 18. Tim
coroner's inquest on the !miles of the unf.rtunate man
Tucker and his two children, of whose murder and suicide
I sent you a brief outline yesterday, was held this morning
at the Portcullis Tavern, Wellington-terrsce,Clifto.i, before
1 J. B. Griudon, Esq., coroner, and a highly role ct►blc jury.
The horrible affair had mitt d an intense amount of in-
terest in the neighbourhood, and long before the liras Sled
for the commencement of the inquiry the inquest-room was
crowded by persons anxious to bear the prociediugn. The
jury, after bearing evidence which showed that Tucker
was deranged, returned a verdict " That the d ceased,
Isaac Tuckcr, destroyed himself and his children while in a
fit of insanity."

CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—A quarterly p-
natal meeting of the members of this society was held,
under the presidency of Lord Ranelaeli, on Thursday after-
noon at the Freemasons' Tavern. The report stated that
the society met with continued success. The total number
of shares issued up to that time had been nearly 3,000,
representing a capital of 150,0001., on which upwards of
20,0001. had been paid. Siuce the last quarterly meeting
the committee had effected the purchase of three bites—
one at Hounslow, close to the station on the South Wes-
tern Railway ; another at Woodgreen, Tottenham, botweea
the Great Northern and the Eastern Counties Railways ;
and a third between Hertford and Ware. They hid been
very anxious to obtain sites in other counties besides Mid-
dlesex, Hertfordshire, and East Surrey, in accordance with
wishes expressed by many of the shareholders, and would
do so with as little delay. as possible. With this view they
had inspected 90 estates in various party of the country;
514 shareholders had now been ploced on the order Si
rights, and the estates purchased were more than sufficient
to satisfy that number, even if all the holders selected lot
from the present property. Some of the allotments had
been sold at a premium of from 201. to 301.
BURFORD'S PANoasus.—Mr. Burford has a new
picture at his ever-changing and ever-attractive rooms is
Leieetter-square. This time Geoffrey Crayon's Sketch-
book is to be taken with us. and we are to enjoy a sight of
the city of Granada and the Alhambra. As always with
Mr. Burford and Mr. Selous the painting is very fine ; and
it will be admitted, at the first thought, that a better sub-
ject for a panoramic establisument could not have beet
Iselected. There is not only in this case the splendid
, and striking view of the picturesque Ssracenie
I town, placed in the midst of the msguificert Vega;
Granada is of all European cities the metropolis of me-
dimes,' romance. We will not quote from Mr. Burford'e
descriptive letter.prer, in which he impresses on us Andes
l 1 • usian history—we recommend Geoffrey Crayon, as before
mentioned, an hour with Mr. Ford, and then a tour to
Leicester-square. Among the visitors at tho private view
! yesterday was the Duke (with the Duchess) of Wellinetun,
who inherits from his lather the estate of the Soto de
11t...ma, which is in the neighbourhoed of Granada.
A JUDGE CAUGHT NAPPING, AND AFTERWARDS
• %TNT AT POST.—Me. Justice Williams was the other day
on the Great Western Riilway, b nand for Oxford. Hie
lordship, possibly fatigued by the forensic eloquence so la-
! vishly di-played by learned gentlemen when ou circuit, very
speedily surrendered himself to ale, p ; the pMeury of which
Jury be imagined, when we state that tie did not awake till
the train reacred Steventon. This was an awkward affair.
Ili* 11-rdship was wanted at Oxford, unit thither he must
pr ceed—hut how ? l'ost-horses have not been know*
' Kure the rail opened, and there was no conveyance but
the mail cart. Stein necessity knows no law, and judicial
dierity, arcustomed to state prociesions, pondered footmen,
and luxurious carriages, had to be content with the rough
trip of a country pestrnae. Jeliu' ignorant of the rank of
his travelling companion, indulged his gossipping propensity
to a gre t! extent ; it so happened that a recent assize trial,
in which he bad been ereicerned, was fresh in his recollee-
tion, and as the decision was contrary to his views, he took
his revenoe of judge, bar, and jury, in no measured terms,
roswing the utmost contempt for the institution of trial
by jury, and giving it as his well-grounded opinion that all
lawyers were rogues—the biggest of the it's always having
the most luck. The judge, doubtless, enjoyed the fun;
hut the poor postman was naralysid when he afetrwards
learnt the name and profession of his ae.ricuNhed ream-
' ger.— Ezetxr Thing Post.