The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-23 00:00:00

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The Queen and Prince Albert rode out on horse-
hack, yesterday, in the vicinity of Claremont, attended by
some of the gentlemen of the royal suite. Their RR. IIH.
the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Raj al, and
the Princess Alice walked and rode on ponies, yesterday, in
Claremont-park. 11.11.11. the Princess Helena was also
taken On airing, yesterday.
Sir Robert and Lady Gardiner had the honour of
joining the royal dinner circle at Claremont, yesterday
evening.
14.11 Il the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady
Fanny Howard, arrived at Cashiohury-park, Herts, the re-
sidence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, yesterday morn-
ing, from town. H.R.11 partook of a dryeemer with her
Majesty, and in the afternoon leR Cwhiobury-park for town.
Their RR. H H. the Duke and 1 /uchesa of Cambridge,
the Princess Mary, and hie Serene Highness Prince Frederic
of Hesse, visited the Model Prison at Pentonsille, yesterday.
H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady
Fanny Howard and Sir George Cuuper, honoured the per-
formance of the French Plays with her presence, last evening.
A deputation from the Steam-ship Owners' Asso-
ciation, accompanied by Mr. Matthew Forster, M.P., had
an interview 3 esterday with the Earl of Clarendon at the
office of the Board of Trade—The Right Hon. the Speaker
of the House of Commons, and Sir William Heathecte, had
an interview with the Right Hon. E. Strutt yesterday, at
the office of the Commissloners of Railways.—Mr. Greene,
M.P., had also an interview with the right hon. gentleman
yesterday.
DEATH' OF GENERAL DARROCII OF GOUROCK.—
We have to record the death of General Duncan Darroeh of
Gourock, whieh occurred at his in msion on Tuesday last,
the 16th inst. The general entered the army in March,
1792, having been appointed ensign in the 41st regiment at
the age of Pl:teen; he became lieutenant in 1791 ; captain
in the 104th by
.purchase in 1791, and major also by pur-
chase, in that regiment, in the same year. In 1800 he was
appointed lieutenant-colonel. In 1810 he was promoted to
the coloneley, and in 1812 was placed oa the staff of North
America as brigadier-general. In 1813 he was appointed
major-general ; sa 1825 lieutenant-general ; and general ie
November, 1841.

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Inn NEW MONEY-ORDER-OFFICE.—On Monday
next the new money-order-office in Aldersgate-street, will
be opened for the transaction of public business, and the
payment of money on money-orders,
A MIDLAND GENERAL POST-OFFICE.—Under this
we yesterday published the suggestion of a correspond-
ohuogulhd be.t:zqtaXisihetedteniinvonepogf
south-westl ceth
should be transMlfted, i="
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of towns,
to the chief office in London.
We have since learnt that the Birmingham post-office actu-
ally performs the function which our correspondent proposed,
and in ignorance of which he must have written.
THE RATE-PAYING CLAUSES OF THE REFORM
BlLL.—Last evening a public meeting of the inhabitants of
the parish of St. Pancras was held in the vestry-rooms, for
the purpose of taking into consideration the rate-paying
clauses of the Reform Bill, and petitioning the legislature
for their repeal. The chair was taken by one of the church-
wardens, who having adverted to the object for which the
meeting had been called, several gentlemen addressed the
assembly, showing how heavily the rate-paying clauses
affected the great majority of the householders, many of
whom in consequence of not being able to pay their taxes in
time, were annually disfranchised. Resolutions in accord-
ance with the view, of the speakers having been adopted, a
vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the meeting
separated.
THE " WANDERING MINSTREL," Don JUAN DE
VEDA.-At a meeting of the electors of Westminster,
favourable to the return of Mr. C. Cochrane, held last
night at the Craven Head, Drury-lane, Mr. Cochrane, on
being introduced to the meeting, eutered into a length-
ened explanation of his previous life, and alluded to some
letters which have recently appeared in the Sun, asking
whether Mr. Cochrane is the person who, some years
since, made a tour through Kent and Some: as Don Juan
de Vega, a Swish minstrel ? He acid, in reply, that he made
a tour on behalf of the distressed Spanish emigrants, and that
he wrote a des:tiption of his tour when a very young man. He
felt sorry for having written that which in mature years he
felt was not right. With regard to the object for which he made
the tour, be begged to inform the meeting that he had re-
ceived a vote of thanks from the Spanish Ambassador, and
from the highest classes in Spain ; and, in 1841, when he
was at Madrid, the Queen Regent thanked him for what he
had cone for ter poor emigrant subjects. An elector—
" There is another very serious charge against you : that
during your tour you collected a great deal of wealth. Now,
what I want to know is, what was done with the funds so
collected." Mr. Cochrane—l have not the least objection
to state. The funds were very small—l believe between
601. and 601.—e1l of which I immediately on my return to
London, divided amongst the distressed Spanish emigrants.
INFLUX OF EMIGRANTS FROM THE SOUTH OF
IRELAND TO THE PORT 07 LONDON.--The Ajax steam-
ship, with a full cargo and an immense number of deck
passengers, consisting of men, women, and children, appa-
rently in very poor circumstances, arrived yesterday afternoon
at Wapping. Furthermore, numerous bodies are, it is mid,
preparing to follow. There has been a great demand lately
on the parishes of Deptford, in consequence of the influx of
Irish paupers • and the distribution of bread by the relieving
officers has been unusually great to these poor and needy
creatures. The burden becomes very serious as regards the
poor-rate pavers in particular, and the union-house is
crowded by its own poor.
ADJOURNED INQUEST AT CAMDEN-TOWN.—Sires
I was rather surprised at the following sentence in the re-
port of the proceedings in the above-mentioned came Mr.
Jacob Bell and other chemists present all stated " that the
compound strichnia powder was not known in the British
pharmacepecia. The coroner said it was quite certain the
medicine prescribed was not to be found in any recognised
formula, and the water of bitter almonds might be of a very
great strength or very slight strength," &c. &c. For the
information of those who may be coiled upon to use the
bitter almond water, allow me to refer them to the following
formula, which they will find in vol. 1, fol. 63, of the " Phar-
macopoeia Univenalis," by A. J. L. Jourdan, M.D., Peri,. ;
edited by J. Rennie, A.M. : R.—Fresh bitter almonds, two
parts ; alcohol, one-twelfth part ; water, six parts ; distil
two parts (Hann.—Borus). the formula for the" strichnia
powder " is to be found in vol. 2, fol. 626 of the some work,
and is the following R.—Strychnine, one-sixth of a grain;
dentoxide of iron, six grains ; sugar, half a drachm ' • mix.
to be taken night and morning (Biers). Allow me also to
state that were druggists to be confined to use only the
articles of the British pharroacopmias, or the " recognised
formula," many of the most valuable prescriptions of the
most eminent physicians could not be prepared.—JOHN
ORIPFITILL
EFFICACY OF SALT IN PREVENTING THE POTATO
DISEASE.—IL will be remembered that we published, some
time since, a 'nutmeat from competent authority, thanio-
tatoes grown near enough to the sea-shore to be under the
influence of saline particles, were more healthy than those
grown inland. In further proof of the efficacy of salt in
preventing the disease, a correspondent writes to tie as follows:
" Being a short time since in Birmingham, I heard a discus
,ion with several farmers and manufacturers, who were
dining together, as to the beneficial effect of common salt
mixed with the earth in which they had planted the potatoes.
and not one of the roots were destroyed or damaged by the
prevailing and continuing disease, hut the crops were healthy
and plentiful."

AN EXCELLENT SUARTITUTE POR POTATOEB.—Sir,
Franck kidney or haricot beans are superior to every other kind
of grain or puke in point of nourishment. They contain, ac-
cording to Einhof, 84 percent. of nutritive matter, of w hieh 50
is pure farina, the rest gluten and mucilage. I had some in a
dry state cooked for the first time of my life yesterday, which
had been soaked and gently boiled till tender, and mixed
with some gravy, salt, and pepper, and I never relished •
better esculent vegetable. The cultivation of this bean on a
large scale will add greatly to the resources of agriculture,
and be • great boon and blesaing to the poor.—Jo H !OWN.

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