The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-21 00:00:00

Me Court.

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Lord John Russell arrived at Osborne yesterday
afternoon from town. The noble lord had an audience of
her Majesty.
On Monday and Tuesday in the current week her
Majesty's royal charities were, according to very ancient
usage, distributed to aged and necessitous persons. The
numbers of this class have unhappily of late very much
increased.
The royal gate alms were also distributed to 165
persons. 'This charity is of ancient origin, and formerly was
distributed to the poor at the gate of the royal palace at
Whitehall.
The Bishop of London held a confirmation yester-
day of about forty of the juvenile nobility and gentry, in the
Chapel Royal, St. James's.
A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Colvile, Cowan,
M'Chlery, and 11. Barkly, had an interview with Earl Grey
yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Hon. Charles Law had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office.—Colonel Anson
had also an interview with the right hon. hart.
Despatches from the governors of the North Ameri-
can provinces, and also from the Governor of the Gold Coast
were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Mr. Mark Boyd had an interview yesterday with
her Majesty's commissioners of emigration.

THE PRAYER FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF
PEACE.
The following is the form of prayer for the main-
tenance of peace and tranquility, to be used this day (Good
Friday), the 21st April. and on the four Sundays following,
in all churches and chapels in England and Wales, and in
the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed:
" 0 God, whose never failing providence ordereth all
things both in heaven and earth ; we Thine unworthy ser-
vants most humbly beseech Thee to continue Thy favour to
this land, and to preserve us alike from foreign enemies and
domestic divisions. We acknowledge, 0 Lord, that if Thou
weft to deal with us after our sins, or reward us according to
our iniquities, we might most justly have fallen under Thy
wrath and indignation. For in our prosperity we have too
much forgotten Thee; other lords besides Thee have had
dominion over us ; we have offended against Thy holy laws,
and have not glorified Thee, in whose hand our breath is,
and whose are all our ways. Thou host said in Thy Holy
Word, that when Thy judgments are upon the earth, the
inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness ; and now
we beseech Thee so to incline the hearts of the people of this
bind that the) may bear one anther's burdens, and follow
the things that make for peace, and have lore one towards
another. And du Thou, Lord, of Thy great mercy, restore
to us such prosperity that we may not saw much and bring
in little, but that Thou mayest bless us in whatsoever we set
our hand unto ; and that our people may eat their own bread
with quietness. Above all, teach us so to acknowledge Thee,
the Author and (liver of all good, that we may live in Thy
faith arid fear, setting our affections on things above, and
seeking first Thy heavenly kingdom, through Jesus Christ
our Lord; to whom, with Thec and the Holy Ghost, be
honour and glory, world without end. Amen."

MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES.
Yesterday a very numerously-attended meeting of
the Middli sex magistratesok lat the Sessions-house,
Clerkenwell-green, far the transaction of general county
business.
Tit E CHARTIST DEMONSTRATIOS.—MT. POWNALL pre-
sided, and on taking his seat expressed his satisfaction that
the mi assures which bad been adopted by her Majesty's go-
vernment for the preservation of the peace of the metropolis
on the 10th inst. had been , ffectual, and he further offered
his cordial thanks to all those persons who came forward to
be sworn in as special con'tables on that important occasion.
Their willing as ii devoted realises to edit the authorities of
the county in vind:cating the autnority of the law, and the
mainteualiee of the public peine, deserved, ha said, the
highest possible praise. He :elt confident that in saying
this he spoke the general feeling of the bench—that
they had all witnessed with great satisfaction this
manifestation of public opinion, which went to prove
how dearly Englishmen prized the constitution under
which they lived, and how implicitly their Queen might
confide in the loyalty and devotedness of her people.
(Applause.) Whilst rejoicing at the peaceable termination
of the proceedings he referred to, he trusted that the in-
dustrious classes would see that the magistrates, as well as
the other constituted authorities, were most anxious to pro-
mote their welfare by every lawful means. (Hear.) Some
resolutions on the subject would be laid before the court,
and he felt they would receive a hearty approval.
Mr. WILKB then rose, and after congratulating the court
and the country at large on the results of the precautionl-
ary
measures of Sir George Grey on the 10th, proposed the fo
lowing resolution :
That this court, composed of the magistrates of the metropolitan
county of Middlesex, including the city of Westminster, eagerly
profit by the Ilrot opportunity cm their assembling, to expme and
record their mutual, hem ty, loyal., and devout satiefuction, at the
enlightened, active, and self-denying spirit manifest.' gvnerally by
their neighbours and fellow.caurens. on Monday week. The evils
then threatened by the congregation of mat tamers of the
population and by unlawful. assemblies and processions in-
terrupting trade, and occasioning great need's's, expene
they would utterly repudiate ; and, in proportion to their dirapproval
is the honest pride and grateful delight with which they have ohierr.i
and partaken the spontaneous areochdlon, and prompt and cheerful
devotedness manifested by all ranks in society us coming forward as
ssppeecial constables, and wedding in all measures to defeat every inju-
rious design, anti to preemie the property and tranq he uillity of
hem on[
this reet
[withal from disturbance and alarm, and particularly at t
strstions afforded of ardent, loyal, and affectionate attachment to her
seared Majesty the Craceth. and patriotic regard to the glorious and
tree eonstinition under which they lire.
Mr. J. BENnse seconded the resolumm.—The resolution
was put from the chair and carried with applause.
Mr. WILK6 then moved a SCCOLtd resolution, as follows :
• That miming to the evils threatening the med./spills on the memo.