The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-08 00:00:00

Tug FOLlem r nun a aam _
of January next year, the. Gusty will between the king-
will be aboli
dom of Poland and the Russian Empire shed,
and the commerce between them be entirely free, by
ct which
the mod brilliant prospects are opened to the manufacturers
of Poland fir the disposal of their goods in the interior of
Russia. The kingdom of Poland, established by the Emperor
Alexander, and sanctioned by the European powers in the
congress of Vienna, having lost its constitution In 1831, by a
ukase of the Emperor Nicholas will be abolished at the
Russian new year, and converted into a government of
Russia, for which all the preparatory measures are already
in p
SrMEN.—SToCKBOIM, NOV. 27.—Yesterda7 at
noon, an ill-dressed young man appeared at th® palace, and
with violent gesticulations, required Colonel Von Peyrcei,
his Majesty's chamberlain on duty, to procure him audience
of the king. The chamberlain declining to do so, he threat-
ened the Colonel, with a pistol which he drew from his pocket;
and soon afterwards aimed a second pistol at Count Vonnon, 1
governor of the palace, who had hastened with some men
from the guard-heues to arrest him. The pistol was die-
charged,happily
.without injuring anyone. From the exami-
nation of the prisoner, which iinniiately p
took lac ein the
police-office, it appease that his name is Platin, and that he
was quarter-master in the regiment of Dalecarlia; that he
has been for a year in the lunatic asylum of Denviken, from
which he was discharged as cured on the 20th of May, 1845, I
when he was sent back to his relations, and had only been
, two days in Stockholm. The two pistols were fully loaded
with iron shot of different lees. The reports of the
1 physicians who have examined him, state that be is
completely insane, and he will therefore be sent to
the hospital at Danviktn. There is every reason to
believe that the intentions of this unfortunate man
were not a criminal as they at first appeared. In con-
sequence of the danger Which threatened -the King, yester-
day, the audience all the IMMO salted for the national
hyma,mhick wee Maid* Maid* the. loudest applause. The
gales what has been found the
Meet satitatie et the Melts in circulation. • The so-called
Zed. Von Instill, when he required the Captain of the
Guards to introduce him to Col. Peyton, was extremely
dirty and ill-dressed, so that when he announced hihim an
s desire
to have an audience of the King, the latter gave
evasive answer, and desired him to lean the palace, and to
muse another day. He then repeated. his refuaal, uhe
which the man declined to state any particulars of what
desired'of the Kipg, and immediately drew oat a pistol, and
Yid It to the breast of the chamberlain, exclaiming, " An-
manals me, or I will fire." The chamberlain turned
midi the inunle, and t pollination of the pistol,
mat to the guard-house and to the police-office all which
the .111111161. observed, but remained still, with his hand in
bie. pod*, About an hour afterwards Count Horn, the
of the palace, came from the guard-house, and or-
the men to arrest Platin, who stood behind a screen,
drew out a second pistol and fired at the count, whose
&Mk and temples were graced by
was the shot, so that his hair
singed, and the bullet entered the wall. Platin was
eideed without much resistance, and taken to the police-
elks, where, during his examination, he spoke very boldly,
threatened the officers, the French ministers, rte. On exami-
nation he was found to have a large knife, a watch with
metal case, some printed placards in bad Swedish,
were
.te prove that his proper name was the Duke of Bourbon, a
bundle of papers, but not a penny. in money. On being
questioned, In stated that it was his intention to demand the
eat of there who, in the year 1844, had placed him
=untie asylum at Daeviken. Being ask why he
MOO armed, he said that a Duke of Bourbon never went
neeemed. In less than an hoer he seemed to have for-
,....illip.Lvss/etictirgedttsont hadto
bepiardeilin the forenoon.ih The
.71/Pester=sy afternoon he wee again conveyed ta the lunatic
asylum. He is a young man between 26 and 27 years of
age, and has euffered mental aberration for many years,
but without showing any violence. According to the Afton
pad, his name is A. O. G. Von Platin, bora 1822, son of
Captain C. A. Von Platin, and has served as Quarter.
master in the rectment of Dalecarlia.
AFRICA.—The Portajoglio Maltese publishes a
letter from Tunis, stating that Ahmet Bey bad offered to
grant to the French government the forests of Tatiana, as
guarantee for a loan of 30,000,000 f., and that privileges will
be accorded to a company for a free exploitation of
the land till the sum advanced is reimbursed. The
letter, which is said to have emanated from parties
espousing English polities, hints that this mode of
proceeding is only a ruse by the French government
to induce the bey to grant a cession of territory on terms'
which it is known can never be satisfied. The acquisition
of this place, it is said, would be of great advantage to the
French, as it would afford them another source of communi-
cation with Algiers ; and the paragraph which is going the
round of the continental papers speaks so confidently on the
subject as to affirm that a negotiation has been already
opened between the two interested powers.

int OHO.
The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual
earli walk yesterday, in the plantations of Osborne House.
Prince George has arrived at his residence
in St. James's Palace, from Ireland.

Mr. C. and Mr. J. Marryatt had an interview with
Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-oftioe.—Lord Marcus
Hill had also an interview with the noble Earl.
THE CONDE MONTEMOLIN.—Yeaterday the Conde
de Montemolin, attended by the Marquis de Villafranca,
General Don Juan de Montenegro, and Colonel Merry,
visited the Traveller's Club, Pall-mall. Lord John Manners
was in waiting to receive the illustrious party and con-
ducted them over the magnificent range of apartments of that
'club-house. The royal visitor's name and those of his aides-
de-camp were inserted in the members' book, as honorary
visitors during the Count's sojourn in London. The Count
was received with every possible distinction.
DEATH an SIR C. MORGAN, BART.—The venerable
Sir C. Morgan, Bart., died at his seat, Tredegar-park, Mon- '
mouthshire, on Saturday last, in the 86th year of his age.
He was seised with a severe attack of influenza, accompanied
with fever, about a fortnight since, which terminated fatally.
He has left surviving his eldest son, the present Sir C. M. R.
Morgan, the member for Brecon ; and two other sons, the
Rev. A. Morgan, and G. Morgan, Esq., the member for
Monmouthshire ; and two daughters, the Right Hon. Lady
, the widow of George, late Lord Rodney, and the
ltit7Major-General Milman. The family of the Morgans,
of Tredegar, is one of the most ancient in the principality,
where there are many very long pedigrees. The record tells
as that Llewellin, of Ivor, Lord St. Clears and Own-Vaye,
Lord of Kilsaint married Anointed, daughter and co-heir
of Sir Morgan Meredith, Lord of Tredegar (descended
from Rhys, Prince of South Wales), and thus acquired
the Treclecestates. The last male heir of the line, John
Morgan, . (only son of Thomas Morgan, Esq., of
Ruperra, and nephew of Sir William Morgan, K. 8., of
Tredegar), married Miss Burt, niece of his Excellency
William Matthew Burt, Governor of the Leeward Islands,
when the Tredegar estates passed to the Gould family. The
father of the late baronet was Dr. Charles Gould, an eminent
civilian, who was appointed Judge Advocate and Judge Mar-
shal of the Forces, and was sworn of the Privy Council in
1779, received the honour of knighthood, and was created a
baronet in November. 1792. He married Jane, eldest daghter
' of Thomas Morgan, Esq., of Ruperra, county of Glamorgan,
Lord Lieutenant of the counties of Monmouth and Brecon,
and brother of Sir W. Morgan, of Tredegar. He assumed,
in conformity with the testamentary injunction of his
brother-in-law, John Morgan, Esq., and, by Royal permis-
mission, the surname and armorial bearings of the family of
Morgan of Tredegar. He represented the county of Brecon,
and on his retirement, in 1806, he received the unanimous
thanks of his constituents.

Tax Wurrrnorrox CLUB.— A special general
meeting of the members of this institution was held yester-
day evening, at the Crown and Anchor tavern, Strand, for
the purpose of considering ant adopting a code of lAws and
regulations for the government of the society, which had
been prepared and agreed to by the eceinciL Mr. Jenkin
Jones, the chairman of the council, presided. The draft was
read at length by Mr. Yapp, one of the honorary secretaries,
and the several rules embodied therein were generally agreed
to, after a long discussion, and with some amendments. By
one of them it was settled that the club should continue
open till 12 o'clock. An amendment that the club should
be wholly closed on Sunday was resisted, and negatived by
an overwhelming majority. On the motion of Mr. Petty B.
St. John, seconded by Mrs. John Dareus, thanks were voted
to the chairman, and the meeting, after a tedious sitting of
nearly four hours, broke up at 11 o'clock.
SOIREE OF THE EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.—
A soiree, in furtherance of the objects of the above associa-
tion, was held yesterday evening, in the Queen's Concert-
room, Hanover-square. The company assembled at seven
o'cock, for refreshments, and at a quarter-past eight Mr.
B. B. Cabbell, M.P., took the chair. Mr. Nash said that, as
secretary to the metropolitan association, he was there to
explain the change which had been made in its title, which
now no longer applied to drapers only, but . to all
trades. This was done for the purpose of embracing all
trades, which they would have done from the beginning, but
that they hoped to obtain a more vigorous organisation by
appealing to the class feelings of a large and important
branch of trade, when they could gradually include all other
branches within the scope of their operations. Theirs was
no selfish object ; they wished to ameliorate the condition of
tegerople m every department of industry, whether en-
in the crowded story or heated shop, or working at
the sickly employment of the dreams/Ler. Serena other
gentlemen addressed the meeting, and proposed a number
of " sentiments ; " after which thanks were voted to the
chairman, and the soiree concluded.
TOWER HAMLETS COMMISSION OF SEWERS.—Last
night an influential meeting of rate-payers was held at the
committee-room, Church-street, Hackney, to take into con-
sideration the present constitution of the Commissioners of
Sewrs and their frequent and excessive levy of taxation.
Mr. Churchwarden Border was in the chair. Resolutions
were adopted denouncing the irresponsible constitution of
the commission, and complaining of its extravagance. A
petition to parliament for the reform of the commission was
also agreed to.
MR. MILLS AND THE ST. PANCRAS VESTRY.—
At a special meeting, held last evening, of thecommittee ap-
pointed, in pursuance of a resolution unanimously adopted, to
consider the steps to be taken with reference to the recent
conduct of Mr. Mills, the deputy-coroaer for Middlesex,

take

to

1.001:tdra;
et—Quelb;; &nth, to ascertain the 'opinion of that
web conduct.
REPRESENTATION OP W}MTNIINOTES
tiss, signed by 136 electors of Westminster, es
presented to C. Cocbrsne, Esq., of Detonaha
allow himself to be placed in nomination as a (
represent Westminster in Parliament. Mr. Cpel
Bed his assent.

THE LFrERATt'RE OP THE "LITERARY
—The curious information is seriously copy,
Literary Gazette that " the Government hie
Melly signified the final determination to dispb
lington Statue from the Arch at Hyde-park.
erect it somewhere on a pedestal to be designed ,
under its 0501$ direction, and of its own exp
affords a couple of rich subjects for the caricaturis
Sketches of the bronze monster designing its o
and then paying for it, would be irresistible.
THE GRATUITOUS MARRIAGES AT $.
CLURaRNwELL, which, on the fint occasion, w
than 40, and on the second 36, yesterday d•
to two couple. This is attributed by the k
1
Hughes, who officiates gratuitously two days
to the great publicity given to the circumstance
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PARKINS'S PATENT LOCOMOTION,—A e
of locomotion, on the railway principle, has
submitted to the public ; and a model, exhile
the invention and its economy. is in the 'nurse
exhibition at the chambers of the inventor and
T. Perkier'' in Old Broad-street. The objects
tentee seeks to secure are stated to be three-fo
to human life, certainty of action, and miaow
Lion and working. How far he may be swi
achievement of these important purposes
presumptuous in ua to hazard an Of
have only to describe the operations of th
as achibited by the working model. in
wheels being attached to the carriages, the MI
to fix them permanently on the line of rade
engine, carnage., and trucks, are intended to
by means of their construction as level platform
the inventor calculates upon relieving end
of the weight of the rotatory adjuncts, the
carriages, and lastly, that of the engine, u
which, at present, are the requiaite means of r
tion, and thus not only to reduce the n •
ordinary steam power at present in opine,
eiderable outlay of capital. The motive pm
plan is so applied that the line of tract
into the centre of the railway, and the doe
the fracture of an axle or other similar sus
The experiments made with the working me,
30 feet in length are interesting.
THE GREAT BRITAIN.—" A
tol, Nov. the 28th," says the Lirefl
going the round of the papers,' stating, in i
Great Britain, that ' the engineer, whose
ting her off had been approved, repreeee
gales have so far strained and damaged h
not repay the cost which would ottani-ay
the attempt.' The engineer is Mr. Bream
not made any such representation. We h
with Mr. Bremner a few days ago, and his
the vessel as snug as possible for the remaiod
and in spring he intends to take her off it
an operation which he will perform on the
opportunity. One of Mr. Bremner's mos
great engineering ability, we are sorry to se
to leave the superintendence of the great
indisposition."
INCREASE OF THE ARMY.—On dil,
fidently too, in certain military circles, that
zeoostaiderable increase in the arm
an ts, it is said, or 12,000 men. If re
ealeteieed, we should rather think that it
Vedia ad second battalions ; but this math
run would be nearly the same. We giv
has reached us, without offering any open
bility. We can only say we think a con
ought to be made to the standing army.
Cape must be doubled, if not trebled. '
must be relieved; and, indeed, reliefs in
rally are called for by the voice of sound
of humanity. Of a war, thank God, tl
except in India ; but we should be prepay
regiments from the Cape and Australia t
and supplying their places with troops
Dublin Evening Post.
THE LATE GENERAL NOTT.—It
I House of Commons last session that
the hero of Cruidahar, died in affluent
that Lady Nott, his widow, was, e
peovided for as residuary legatee uncle
I however, was incorrect; for since
have got into Chancery, and it appear
of Lady Nott, the executrix' that unless
property at Carmarthen should sell at a r
there will not be enough, after paying th
legacies to the daughters ; and that Lai
titled only to the residue, will consequi
tinder the will.
HOME COLONISATION.—Ties CRS
r:ex.—A short time ago, two pieces one
situated at Herring-gate, Hera, coons,*
the other at Red Morley, Woreestenhi
acres, were purchased by the Chartists,
the erection of cottages upon them. Dot
up to Friday night last, the sum of
raised, the whole sum collected being I
object. On the former estate 3f) coital
have been built, at an expense of 5,000(.
taken possession of by the allottees on tl
Early in the ensuing year a number
erected on the latter estate. The Res
Russell, minister of Chenies, in the neigh
frequently at Herring-rate, viewing t
undertaking.—Sunday Times.
CONFINEMENT IN A WORKHOtS
ford petty sessions' two young women
an attempt to set fire to the Brentfor
The charge was dismissed. In the con
tion it transpired that the y worn
oung rse
tenced by the magistrates, for misbeh
house, to twenty-one da) s' confinemen
and that the master of the workhouse, h
order of the Board of Guardians, place
workroom, and set them to pick cede
returned from the prison to the workh
chairman of the magistrates, was indig
dared that after the young worrier
punishment, it was most improper to pl
called solitary confinement. The row
having been admonished by the bench,
the order until the Board of Guardians
AN ALLEGED AUTOGRAPH Cl
Yesterday, at a sale by auction at Men
son's rooms in Piccadilly, amongst am
was a signature presumed to be the s
Shakspeere. 'The notes were inserte
" Hollinshed's Chronicles," first edit
The auctioneer stated that he would n
nature to be genuine. The volume s
graph on the vellum cover of a book (s
of Shakspeare sold sometime ago for'
FUNERAL OF THE CANON RIF
remains of the late Canon Miguel del
illustrious general), were deposited in
tholic Chapel, Moorfields. The tom
its resting-place by_ many friends of
whom were Lord Nugent, Dr. Bow
tare of Buenos Ayres (Messrs. Morel
Charles Malcolm, Sir F. B. Meyer
donnell. The canon was known toe It
was highly esteemed. Be was a mar
particularly well acquainted with tl
Spain. He was a sincere, without
patriot, but his zeal for his countr
weir &Ward on all occasions ; his
ilia Wang, his manners simple and
WALKS AMONGSTTHE WORKI
do me a favour by inserting the inclosed
sorry that X. L. M. should have given or
aware, Sir, that persons born and educated
to have the fault with which he channv m
ignorant of that fact, or else my proem
did not detect my Scottish origin :
Colliers of Walkden Moor," and signed
that on visiting the
figures,inantechool the mast
some exercises on and called
bege-een, sad "twenty-eight" twenty-A
took no interest in the exercise, whichwi
mien, and that they seemed tired. Now, t
Corrempagident, I feel bound, as teacher
tell him most distinctly that be is entire'
lag the vowel:sound in eight, &c. As tow
have the 1014 sound of a or 1, I leave othe
I rare, the latter is the more common c
ite. "etghteen" ite-een, and
Cleuyirtml di
I odor the tartar, ten it X.
datdati Mae whistekr, henry,
refer with,
Or aloe won* sat tot e rme author'
speasieties, 240. X. L. M. was not s
ebildren were tired, yet be might hare
=ipirriti be hes sot dine. He knee
leveed the direr-hour specie.
while their rampeadana from the Jim/
team is the yhey-dreond. He must hr
=boob it be expect that children of twe
ormaarehead lesson of figure, (be shoul
r thap of seven. In " Walks
Had he Inquired mare minutely be
the russet children are often is
Bert free the others, and haw
suitable to their capacities than t
sad, moreover, that every lesson given
comprelersion. He seems howelef. '3
be wes no redeeming feature to set off tt
the vapintices of the teacher. Perhap
among the colliers of Walluien Moor, he
with something more than a ten mini
hour. It is much to be regretted that AO
like X. L. M., formina their opinion+ of
mere glance, and Si .ting them with as m
zetb;reeks with them; little thinkin
.—I remain, sir, your obedt, errs
Infant SchooL—Dec. I.
We, of course, submitted the ale
pondent, whose reply we now add :
In reply to "The Teacher of Walkden
state that, in my comnimication of chic
whatever *booth's aspiration of vowels,
I re.assert most distinctly, that when
children in the rudiments of firm* he
A Ire; eighteen, !sateen t and twenty.
not refer to " Walker,"' for we
that whatever Water, or his endswity
the word Adat=eZZ
ortrelli
11 it it not so d