The Express.
London, England, 1847-08-02 00:00:00

ITN Court.

The royal dinner party at Osborne' on Friday, in.
eluded the Queen Dowager, PrinneEdwardof Saxe Weimar,
Count Menadorf, Frances Lady Clinton, the Marquis et
Angleeey, Lady Alfred Paget, Lord Byron, and the Ron.
W. Ashley. The band of the Royal Marines attended during
dinner.

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The Queen Dowager, accompanied by Prince
Edward of Saxe Weimar, and attended by Frances Lady
Clinton and the Hun. W. Ashley, left Osborne at one o'clock
on Saturday afternoon, and crossed in the Fairy to Gosport.
Her Majesty left at half.past two, by the Loudon and South.
Western Railway, fur Bushy-perk.
Count Mensdorff, the Hon. Capt. Gordon, and Sir
J. Clark had the honour of joining the royal dinner circle at
Osborne on Saturday.
The Queen Dowager returned to her residence,
Bu•hy.house, Bushy-park, at half-post five o'clock on Satur-
day afternooo, train a visit to her Majesty at o.borne, Isle of
Wtaht. _ _ _ _ _

Her Majesty and Prince Albert hare signified their
intention of honouring Portsmouth Regatta tomorrow with
their presence, in the Fairy Royal Yacht,

Despatches for the governors of the West India
colonies were sent off on Saturday evening from the Colonial
office. Despatches were also sent off on Saturday evening
for the Governor of New South Wales.

The Duke of Wellington and the Duke and Duchess
of St. Alban's attended the early service in the chapel royal,
St. James's, yesterday, and received the sacrament. The
Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated.

ARRIVAL OF THE REIGNING DCKE or NASSAU.—
The reigning Duke of Nassau, attended by M. Pachmann
and a limited suite, arrived in town yesterday morning from
Germany. Count Schimmelpenninck, the Dutch Minister,
went to visit his Royal Highness, and the minister's car-
riage conveyed the Duke of Nassau to the Clarendon, where
apartment. were engaged for his reception. The Prince
Peter of Oldenburg was in waiting at the hotel to welcome
his Royal Highness, haring come to town on Saturday ex-
pressly to meet his illastrious relative. His Royal Highness
and the several gentlemen in his suite dined at the Russian
Embassy Last evening.

THE ELECTIONS.

LAMBETH.

Ton Deets nartots.liaera;t scene of one of the most
exciting contests that ever took place in Lambeth was
enacted on Saturday. At one o'clock Mr. Onslow, the
returning officer, announced the exact numbers to be—
Pearson, 4,614; D'Eyncourt, 3,708; Hawse, 3,314: and
declared that the election had fallen on Mr. Charles Pennon
and the Right Hon. Charles Tennyson D'Eyncourt.
Mr. PEARSON then came forward and addressed the elec-
tors. He regretted his inability adequately to return thanks
for the great honour that had been conferred on him : but
his habits, he feared, fitted him more for the conflict than
the victory. He had, certainly, expected his return, but he
had not been at all prepared for the overwhelming
majority which had placed him so far ahead of both com-
petitors. Ho was satisfied that it would require the greatest
exertions he could make to redeem all the pledges he had
given, but any deficiency in ability should be supplied by
zeal and indefatigable industry. (Hear, hear.) Of the de-
feated caudidate he would say, that knowing how eminently
useful he was to the public, in hie position in the Colonial-
office, he hoped that no difference between the electors and
himself, on principle only, would permanently deprive par-
liament of his services. (Cheers.) Mr. Pearson, having
thanked hie committee for their exertions. begged to
make an observation anticipatory of anything that might be
said by those who were to (^flow him as to the disposal of
the second votes in the latter part of the day. There had not
been a whisper between him and any one else about releasing
his plumper; but at two o'clock, finding his election safe,
the committee informed his supporters that the condition
on which they had plidged themselves to plump for him was
fulfilled, and that from thenceforth they were at liberty to
exercise their private judgment as to the disposal of their
second votes. (Cries of " No, no ") He said thus
much for his friends; but for himself he would
add, that personally he knew nothing of the matter,
directly or indirectly, and that neither by word nor letter,
message or manner, had he interfered. lie had, in fact,
left every elector to do as his conecieece dictated. He begged
to thank the returning officer for the impartiality with which
he had acted, and he hoped to have the pleasure of meeting
him again with a similar result. (Cheers.)
Mr. D'EYNcotKT said be would begin where his hon.
colleague had concluded, because since he had come up on
the hustings be had understood that a report less in circula-
tion to the effect that there had been some unfair work on
his part. (Hear, hear.) His hen. friend, Mr. Hawes, told
him those cheers were not his. He thanked him for the ob-
servation. They had been too long joined together in afik-
tionate amity to suspect each other at this time of day.
(Cries of "Oh !") His honourable friend knew he
was incapable of any trick ; and there, ou that open
common, in the face of all England, he asserted that
no election had ever been conducted with more openess,
propriety, or fairness. He had conducted his election him-
self; he did not wish to throw the burthen on any individual.
At two o'clock he had thought himself beaten, and it was
within the last hour and a half his return had been effected,
be having during that time polled between 6 and 700 votes.
He begged to assert that neither directly nor indirectly had
there been between himself and Mr. Pearson any communi-
cation as to the disposal of the second votes. (Hear, hear.)
The usual words of congratulation came painful to him, as
he could not but deeply regret one of the results of that
election. But there was one consolation : hints which the
Prime Minister would understand had been given at the Tower
Hamlets, at Edinburgh, and at Nottingham, which showed
that elections were not decided with reference to individuals,
but because the constituencies wished to give to the Queen's
government a hint that if they persisted is the course they
had lately begun they need n.t hope long for the cordial co-
operation of the people of England. (Loud charts.) He
did not hope for an immediate extension of the suffrage, be-
cause it was then that government found the check to ope-
rate; but under any circumstances he did not think the time
very far distant when the decisions of the electoral body
would represent the opinions of the whole En lisp people.
(Hear, hear) He trusted that the hints to eirlhich he had
alluded would induce them to take from their project of edu-
cation its painful sectarian tendencies, to hold their hands
in the centralising principles which theyhad just begun, and
to leave the people more fully to the old constitutional system
of efficient local government. With respect to himself, as
his hon. colleague bad been so kind as to tell him, he would
make good all has deficiencies. (A laugh.) lie begged to recip-
rocate with his hon. colleague, by promising, as an old
hand, to redeem the errors of his youth and inexperience.
(Laughter.) His bon. colleague had promised to work
double tidee; and, it be (Mr. D'Eynoourt) worked only one
tide, they would have all the advantages of three representa-
tive,; and hie colleague might depend that he would follow
his own example, and keep a book against him, to record all
his short-comings. (Laughter.) If a contest should come
again—he hoped it might be in three years—he hoped that
the decision of the electors would evince their approval of
his past conduct. Haying intreated a kind hearing for his
bon. friend, Mr. Hawes, the right hon. member concluded
by again thanking the electors for the honour conferred.
Mr. HAWES came forward, and was received with general
cheering mixed with some hives. Ile said—Gentlemen I
shall adhere in the few observations I am about to make to
the rule which I have prescribed to myself throughout all
the heat of this conflict, throughout all the excitement of the
content, that rule which has forbidden me to carry into poli-
tical strife anything like personal bitterness or animosity.
(Loud cheers.) And to-day, as the defeated candidate, I
ask you, if on have felt any anger or animosity, that it may
be buried altogether, and that none of the injurious results
of a contested election may affect the recollections of what
has passed within the last few day.. (Cheers.) Gentlemen,
adhering to that rule, I shall striatly confine myself
to public topics, not wishing my right honounible
friend, and the other gentleman whom you have
elected, to understand for a moment that if I make
any comment which at all savours of personality, such obser-
vation is otherwise founded than on public principle. (Hear,
hear.) Well then, gentlemen, I am defeated—(a slight
laugh, which was immediately put down by the general feel-
ing of the meeting)—but I em not disgraced. (Loud cheers.
I have been deprived of a proud position; but I am resentful
to no one who has taken a part in committing that act, which
I individually and with all humility deem to he an set of
injustice. (Cheers, cries of " No, no," and " Yes, yes.") I
am not going to make any childish complaints about it. I
have fought the battle manfully, and I may again. (Loud
cheers.) Wherefore, do not suppose fora moment that I shall
shrink from vindicating that great and influential body of
men who have come forward so independently and honour-
ably to support me. I dare say that instating the causes which
I deem to have lost me my election I shall disappoint
some, among the rest the hon. gentleman who has supplanted
me, for I shall not call it a triumph of principle. (" It was,
it was.") I shall call it the triumph of &lucky accident; and,
with the permission of the meeting, I will state why I my
so. I was engaged in the absorbing duties of the House of
Commons, and twill add, though I suffer for it, in the duties
of an office one of the most laborious in the gift of • minister;
and whilst I was thus engaged—l make no complaint—but,
while thus engaged, the hon. gentleman who has supplanted
me was successfully arranging election. (Cheers.) There
was another cause on which I am anxious to say a few wotda.
You are aware of the vast increase in the register, within the
last year or two, of 'voters for this borough. A very large
portion of that class could know little of me, and
what they did know, or at least what they were
told, was entirely without foundation. I have
had language addressed to me by members of the
working class—for whom there is not one man living
entertains more respect than I do, or one who, according to
his ability, has endeavoured to do them mere justice and
more service--(expressions of dissent)—language has been
addressed to me by them which is entirely without founda-
tion. I hear some cry about wages. I say to this multitude,
for myself here, speaking before you on nay own responsibi-
lity, that there is not one word of foundation fur that charge,