The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-01 00:00:00

grin Court.

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE NORTH.
110LYILOOD PALACE, At 28.
Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family
left Doncaster by special train at 9 o'clock this morning,
attended by the suite, and arriving at the station in Edin-
burgh at half-past 3 p.m., where the royal carriages were in
waiting, immedistel) proceeded to the Palace at llolyrood,
escorted by a party of the Enniskillen Dragoons.
Lord John Russell has the honour of accompanying ber
Majesty on her journey..
On arriving, her Majesty was met by the Duke of Buc-
cleuch, by the Lord I'rovost of Edinburgh, and by the
Sheriff of Mid-Lothian.

The Queen and Prince, with the Prince of Wales and
Prince Alfred, drove out between five and six o'clock
through the principal streets of the city.
The Lord Provost was presented toiler Majesty by Lord
John Russell, and received the honour of knighthood.
The Duke of Buceleuck had the honour of receiving au
invitation to dinnar.

Dispatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial-
office from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian
Islands.

MO3T or IIER JIVESTY'S MINIM'ERS are at pre-
sent absent from London. Lord John Russell is with the
Queen, at Balmoral. Sir George Grey 14 erasing in an Ad-
miralty yacht. The Chancollor of the Exchequer is at his
country seat, as is Lord Grey. The Lord President and Sir
Francis Baring are only in town occasionally fur a day. Mr.
Lai-toucher*: has gone to Spain, and almost all the secondary
members of the Administration are away. But fur the
. . .

presence of Lord Palmerston, London might almost be
seam be without a government.—Observer.

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

A farther falling oft has to be noted in the Satur-
day's attendance at the Crystal Palace, the numbers on
&twiny last being 13,1112.
Cash account, Aug. 30.
Season tickets

At the doors

Total receipts

ISUSICAL FESTIVAL.
WORCESTER, SATURDLT.

Thc• festival of the three choirs for 1851 termi-
nated in•n ball last night at the Guildhall. Dancing ems-
mencerLshortly after nine o'clock, and about one there wee
a "rest.' for supper, akar which the gentle exercise was
resumed, and kept up until near daylight. Among the
principal, personages at the ball awl minimal performances
were the Lord Bishop of Worcester, Mrs. and the Misses
Pcpys, the Dean of Worcester and Mn. Peel, Dowager
Lady reel (widow of Sir Robert), Mr. Peel and Misses
Peel, Earl Somers,. Hon. and Rev. James Somers Cocks,
Lord Wrottosley„ Lord. and Lady Southwell, Lord and
Lady Henley, the Hight Hon. T. 11. Macaslay, Hon. Gen.
H. B. Lygon, ar. dce.
The following, return. gives a comparative view of the
daily receipts at the doors of the cathedral after the morn-
' ing performances at the last festival at West:ester in 1848,
and at She festival just closed:

18-18. 1851.

First day (Tacsday) £3o2
&land day4Wedacsday)
bbd day ltursday) 162 165
Last day ( i 'riday)
SubsecLucat contributions' ll

.£969 £BBl

Tut; Loci CONTRoVFK.SY--The American pick-
lock, Mr. Hobbs, has accomplished the picking and open-
ing of the famous Bramah's potent lock. A few weeks
since this gentleman accepted the challenge of Mr. Chnhb
to pick one of his patent lucks, and in a very brief period
succeeded in opening it with common picklocks. He was
then. challenged by Messrs. Bramah to experimentalist on
what have been styled impregnable locks, and was promised
a forfeit of 2001. if he should succeed in opening it. In
order that the trial might be fairly made,. commissioners
were appointed to decide upon it, and thirty clear days were
granted by Messrs. Warmth to Mr. Hobbs for his operation.
Mr. Roble went to work, but in a few days suspended his
operations, alleging the weakness of his instruments. As
soon as others had been prepared he desired to continue his
attempt, but to this Messrs. Bramah objected. The com-
missioners, however, interfered, and Mr. Hobbs resumed
his labours, and shortly picked and opened the lock. The
reward was, however, withheld, on the ground, as we under-
stand, that, contrary to the conditions, he had employed
more than one instrument. This point is to be decided by
the commissioners, whose report is to be published in a few

days. With reference to Me.. Hobbs'slc:ea in the Exhibi-
tion, and the reward of 5001. offered to whomsoever shall
pick it, no one up to the present time has come forward to
accept his challenge. It is what is known in America as
tho Parantothic Bank lock, and is described as being mani-
festly secure against the attempts of even the inventor,
being susceptible of 479,001,000 changes, through the move-
, able wards in the key.

SALE OF TILE AMERICA CLIPPER.—A correspondent
says : On Saturday last the necessary preliminaries and
conditions w'rc arranged and finally agreed upon by which
Commodore Stevens transfers the America to Captain De
Blsquiere, of the Indian army, for the sum of 7,0,101., who 1
will this day become her sole and undivided possessor. It ,
was the intention of the American commodore to visit the
London waters, for the purpose of giving the inhabitants of
the metropolis an opportunity of inspecting this nautical
wonder, but this arrangement has been set aside by the
ready acceptance of the ownership on the terms proposed,
without any abatement whatever. Yesterday (Sunday) ,
being the last opportunity of inspecting the America at
Cowes she was visited by an immense number of persons
from London and elsewhere, who universally expressed
their admiration of her extraordinary feats and singular
and unique construction. The present, or rather future
owner, it is stated, will at once proceed with her on a
voyage of pleasure to the Mediterranean.
BONDING IN MANCHESTER.—The notice-of the
corporation of Manchester that they would no longer be
answerable for the expenses of the Custom-house there,
and the steps taken by the Lords of the Treasury to remove
the privilege, has alarmed the trade, and the parties more
directly interested in the retention of the system of inland
bonding have had mectingswith a view to devising measures
to meet the difficulty. They have determined to concea-
ltrace the warehouses so as to lessen the expense. of collec-
tion, and to take other steps which shall lighten the costs to
the borough of Manchester. With these alterations they
expect to propitiate both the borough corporation and the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and are about to pray the
Lords of the Treasury to withdraw the notices discontinuing
the privilege.
APPREHENSION OF HACKETT IN NEW YORK.—
This notorious criminal, who, it will be recollected, was
convicted in this country of burglary, sentenced to trans-
Inrtation for fifteen years, and subsequently made his escape
a most extraordinary manner from the Model Prison, at
Pentoavillc, proceeded to the United States. Since that
period his brother has been convicted of felony and trans-
ported. A letter recently received from America by Mr.
Payne, one of the United States police, who is over here to
watch some of his doubtfully honest countrymen who fre-
nested the Exhibition, states that although George
the escaped convict, was supposed to have had in
his passesion a considerable portion of his ill-gotten wealth,
yet his ruling passion for plunder prevailed at New York,
and among other depredations he proceeded to the residence
of • gentleman named Williams, at a place called Newark,
[tear New York, and with others, not in custody, broke into
the house, and abstracted therefrom a quantity of plate,
vaalppureedheantd3ed,ooo,
andaonlloawrs.lie.F7nr thise oNffeewneeyohrt.
owzietraediwaiiyt
his trial, and, should he be convicted, subject to
close imprisonment of about ten Tears,