The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-30 00:00:00

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At the Privy Council held by the Queen, at Os-
borne, Isle of Wight, on Tuesday, parliament wu ordered to'
be further prorogued from Tuesday, the 12th October, until
Thursday, the 11th November.
The Queen Dowager, accompanied by the Duke of
Saxe-Meiningen and the Duchies Ida, Prince Gustavus, and
the Princesses of flaze-Weimar, visited the new palace, at
Westminster, !yesterday, and inspected the new Hewn of
Lords. The august party afterwards drove round the parks,
The Duchess of Kent, attended by Baroness de
6peth, arrived at her residence, Clarence-house, St. James's,
at one o'clock yesterdaafternson, from Frogmore-house,
Windsor. Her Royal Highness visited the Queen Dowager,
at Marlborough-house, en partook of a dejefiner with her
Majesty and the Dachas Ida of Saxe-Weimar. The Duchess
of Kent left town at half-past three o'clock, on her return to
Frogroorehouae.
His Royal Highness Prince George arrived in town
on Tuesday evening. Yesterday the Prince visited the Queen
Dowager and the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, at Marlborough-
boue.

The American Minister and Mrs. Bancroft returned
to Eaton-square on Tuesday evening, from the Continent.
Viscount Palmerston returned to his seat, Broad-
lands, Hants, on Tuesday evening, from Osborne.—The Lord
Chancellor returned to his residence, at Copse-hill, on
Tuesday evening, from Osborne.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial.
oltce, from the governen of the North American colonies.

THE REGISTRATIONS.
WtaTmINSTER.—In the ease of Joseph Smith,
which was adjourned for judgment yesterday, the Revising
barrister said that, after giving a careful consideration to the
claim, and looking into the cases which had been cited, he
was bound to reject it as insufficient.
The list for St. James's parish was then proceeded with.—
Mr. Martin Steele, of Pickering-place, St. James's, claimed
for the occupation of a cellar under the same circumstances
" Mr. Smith, and the claim was rejected.—ln both these
cases an appeal was granted for the opinion of the Court of
Common Pleas.
Poctor Edwin Lankester claimed to be inserted on the re-
gister for the occupation of a house in Old Burlington-street.
It was stated that a rate due on April 8 had not been paid
en July 31.—Mr. Haggett urged that the rate in question
was cot made till April 21, or published till ,May 2, and,
therefore, there could be no liability for a rate said
to be doe on April 6. It appeared, however, that the
rate was made under a local act, 2 Geo. 111., e. 68,
and by the 7th section the rate was retrospective, being
due on January 4, although made on April 30. The
act required the rate to be made for a year, and it was,
consequently, due from one Januaryto the next, and payable
ffitanerly.—The barrister said he would look into the acts of

parliament before giving his decision.—No other ease of eon-
etqueneefrecurred, and the lists for St. James and St. Martin
were rose throegh with the following results :
Objedions.-Bt. James : Sustained, 21; failed, 1 ; with-
drawn, I.—St. Martin : Sustained, 33 ; failed, 1 ; with-
drawn, 1.
It appeared that the list of the result of yesterday's pro-
ceedings as to claims was not quite correct. It is as follows :
Names expunged, 46; retained, 2; withdrawn, 8.

ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR.
Yesterday, being Michaelmas Day, pursuant to the
terms of the City charters, and in obedience to the Lord
Mayor's precept, a Common Will was held for the election of
a Chief mestiatrate for the ensuing year. The announce-
went by Mr. Alderman T. Vesta tacit though next in rots-
tion he should not seek (in eonsessenca of the ilium of his
wife) the to which he has so often aspired.
primed the proceedings of ilia usual animation which hereto-
I fore have attached to this memorable day in civic annals.
The Lord Mayor, attended by his cortege, arrived in state at
Guildhall, and went in procession with several mem.
hers of the Court of Aldermen, the sheriffs, and other
members of the corporation, to the parish church of St. Law
rence Jewry, where, after divine service, an admirable sermon
was preached by the Lord Mayor's chaplain, the Rev. Mr.
Cobden, M.A., who selected his text from the first Epistle
of St. Peter, chap. 4., verse 10, " As every man bath received
the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good
stewards of the manifold grace of God." On the return
of the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, the Sheriffs, and Al-
dermentto the hustings,
The Recoanan, as the official organ of the corporation,
addressed briefly the livery, and announced to them that
they had been convened for the putpose of exercising one
of the most important of their privileges—that of electing a
chief magistrate to preside over them during the ensuing
year. The names of the different members of the Court of
Aldermen who had served the office of sheriff, but who had
not passed the chair, would in regular order be submitted to
them, and of that number it would be their duty to return
two to the Court of Aldermen. The Lord Mayor, Re-
corder, and Aldermen, then retired, and
The Common Serjeant, acting as assessor for the sheriffs,
put in nomination in succession the names of the aldermen
qualified to fill the office of Lord Mayor. On a show of
hands, the sheriffs declared the choice of the livery to have
fallen upon Mr. Alderman John Kinnersley Hooper, citizen
and vintner, and Alderman Sir James Duke, Knight, citizen
and spectacle maker.
The Sheriffs and Common Serjeant then proceeded to
make their return to the Court of Aldermen, and after •
somewhat protracted delay, the session of the common-hall
was resumed by the re-appearance of the Lord Mayor and
aldermen. The Recorder then announced that the election
of the Court of Aldermen hail fallen on Mr. Alderman
Hooper to fill the office of Lord Mayor for the ensuing
year.
By the Common Crier (Mr. Beddome), the Lord Mayor
elect was called upon by the usual form of ?roclamation to
come forward and take upon himself the office, and to save
himself from the pains and penalties which, in default, would
accrue.
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Mr. Alderman HOOPER, in obedience to the call and the
voice of his fellow-citizens, came forward, and having been
invested in due form with the chain of office, briefly ad-
dressed the few persons who had congregated in the hall to
witness the ceremony. Thg Lord -Mayor elect acknow-
ledged the high honour which had been thus conferred upon
him. He was not insensible of the responsible duties
which that honour involved, but he hoped to be able to
bring to the discharge of those duties, requiring the whole
time and best energies of the individual called upon to
fulfil them, a sincere desire to do all that was right and
proper. If he failed in the accomplishment of that
desire , he could only fall back upon that mani-
festation of liberality which heretofore the livery and
his fellow-citizens generally had been pleased to evince
towards him. In his person the rights of the community or
the hospitalities appertaining to the office to which he had
thus been unanimously elected, should in no degree suffer or
be depreciated, and with these promises he now took his
leave, *saki( the livery for all the kindness they had over
evinced towards him. (Cheers.)
Mr. JANNII ANDERSON than came formai and sained
the following resolution:
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Challis, mid Beat Wea. bee eberifils
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Ahem et the tinknerty; and ea thidr -shaman boat its rasped-
bellies the msenbasere and mien diadem of this Common Hall are
kw*, gnarl Ar their aulimpl bra aid yeeepertty.
Mr. T. G. Ihmesost seconded the resolution, which was
7 adopted amidst load cheers.
11111irri7Zaherilf KENNARD, in curt terms, returned
thanks on behalf of himself and his late colleague Mr. Al-
derman Challis, and was loudly greeted. After this the
Common Hall was proclaimed to be dissolved.

MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES.
On Tuesday a meeting of the magistracy of the
county of Middlesex was holden at Hicks's-hall, Clerken-
well, for the purpose of receiving a communication from
Secretary Sir G. Grey confirming the rules to be adopted for
the New House of Detention at Clerkenwell. Mr. H.
Pownall presided. At the butt meeting a code of rules was
read, and ordered to be transmitted for the approval of the
Secretary of State. The following was the one most worthy
of notice :

RULE RELATING TO PRISONERS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
OR FOR RE•RIAMINATIOIL—Prisoners for trial shall be per.
mitted to see their relations or friends on any week day,
without any order, between the hours of 11 and 2in the
afternoon, and at any other time on a week day by an order,
in writing, from a visiting or committing justice; and
they 'ball be permitted to see their legal adviser
(by which is meant a certificated attorney or his autho-
rised clerk) on any day, at any reasonable hour, and in
private if required. Prisoners of this class may write or re-
ceive letters, to be inspected by the governor except any con-
fidentially-written communication, prepared as instructions
for their legal adviser ; such paper to be delivered person-
ally to such legal adviser, without being examine/ by any
officer of the prison. But all such written communications
not personally delivered to the legal advisor or kis clerk are
to be considered u letters, and are not to be sent out of the
prison without being personally inspected by the governor.
Any person presenting himself as the clerk of an admitted
attorney shall, in the absence of his principal, produce to
the governor in each ease evidence (satisfactory to such
governor) of his being such an accredited agent, and the legal
adviser, or kis clerk, shall name the prisoner whom he wishes
to visit. . . .

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Mr. POWNALL called the attention of the court to the
letter from Whitehall, certifying the rules as proper to be
enforced.—The meeting having received the rules, and
ordered their immediate adoption, 31r. Pownall vacated the
chair, and the criminal business proceeded.