The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-17 00:00:00

ete Court.

OSBORNE, /doNunv.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Prince of
Wales, the Princess Royal, and Princess Alice, attended
Divine service at Osborne yesterday morning, which was
performed by the Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley. The Ladies
and Gentlemen in Waiting,and the household, also attended
the service.

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The Duchess of Kent, attended by her Lady in Waiting,
went to Frogmore yesterday morning. Her Royal Highness
returned to her residence, Clarence House, St. Janice's, in
the afternoon.

Sir James Graham left town yesterday afternoon for Os-
borne, Isle of Wight.
The Lord Chancellor will receive the Judges, Queen's
Counsel, &c., at 12 o'clock on Monday next, the flat day
of Trinity Term, at his Lordship's residence, in Upper

The Earl of Clarendon left town yesterday afternoon for
his seat, the Grove,Watford, Herts.
Despatches were sent last evening from the Colonial-
, office for the Governors of the West India Colonies.

me to make a sag-

gestion which I thinktrould give rise to a great improve-
ment in many of our modern cities. My proposition is this :
In all the leading thoroughfares of principal towns I:would
recommend that a glass piazza be erected over the Ilagways
or footpaths on both sides of the streets, such piazza being
termed by a series of ridge and furrow roofs, placed one
beside the other in succession, after the fashion of the
Crystal Palace, and which might be supported on iron
columns. This, if carried on continuously in front of the
houses and over the crossings, would be highly ornamental,
while it would be of the greatest possible public utility.
We might then traverse a large city, such as London, Faro,
&c., in snowy or wet weather, without risk of cold or incon-
venience, and then healthful bodily exercise might be
taken in all seasons, and the necessity of a winter garden
would he advantageously superseded, sir, if still deemed
beneficial, means of getttog to it comfortably would thus be
afforded. Now that our railway system has been brought
to such perfection—we can actually travel the length and
breadth of the land from one town to another, in all kinds
of weather, with more comfort and less risk to health than
we can go to the next street, or from our house to the sta-
tion—this is a consideration to which I would draw the
attention of the various governments and municipal autho-
rities throughout the world—of the sanitary commissioners
—of medical men, and those desirous of promoting the
1 health of towns, and whose object it is to remedy, as far as
possible, whatever is detrimental to the well-being of nations
and individuals.—Correspondent of The Builder.
SALMON FISIIINGS.—The " takes" on the Tay for
the last week have been much the same as the one previous.
I On all the stations below the bridge, with few exceptions, '
they have been fishing pretty steadily, while those above
have been getting a good share of what was going. The
melting of the snow on the hills has kept the river running
spate after spate, though not to the extent of what is usually.
termed a spate, yet quite sufficient to carry the fish well
forward, and thus giving the tacksmen of the upper lashings 1
a chance not often got at this season of the year. 'Very
little has been heard of rod fishing this season in this
quarter, but Mr. Win. Condie has bad some excellent sport
last week, having killed four tine fish on Wednesday last
at Burnmouth. One of these weighed 181 b., and the other
three from 101 b. to 121 b. each. On Friday that gentleman
1 I killed two splendid fish at the same place.—Perth Courier
. ' DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT COINS. —On Tuesday
last some workmen, who were engaged in removing an old
thatched farmhouse
elver coins,lavtAlne, which were,Easing-
wold,near
with discovered an old linen bag, which was found to
' contain
a fewroof f
tain a
large
enrga a
uomberof ancient
exceptions, shilling-pieces of the reigns of
Elizabeth, James, and Charles.—Yorkshire Gavete.