The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-13 00:00:00

CDe Court.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Meeklenburgh &re-
lit; attended by Mr. Edmund Mildiatay, honoured the per-
formance of the Royal Italian Opera, at Covent-garden
Theatre, with their presence on Saturday evening. Their
Royal Highnesses afterwards returned to Kew.
The Duke and Duchess of Bedford visited Lord
and Lucy John Russell, on Saturday, at Pembroke Lodge,
Richmond Park.
Despatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good
Hope were received at the Colonial-office on Saturday.
The Duke of Wellington and Sir Frederick Trench
attended the early service yesterday, in the Chapel Royal,
St. James. The payers were read by the Rev. J. C.
Haden, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. D.
Perkins. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford attended the
daily service.
The Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel and
Miss Peel arrived at the right hon. baronet's shooting-seat,
near Beauley, N. 8., ou Tnursday last. The right hon.
baronet will receive a. succession of friends there during the
shooting season.

ARRIVAL OF THE DUKE OF LECORTENBIIIO.
His Excellency Ryon Iltunow (the Russian Minister) pro-
ceeded to the :ermines of the South Western Malimy, in
Waterloo-road, to receive his Imperial Highness the Duke
of Leuchtenberg (son in-law of the Emperor of Melia) on
Saturday afternoon, the Imperial Duke having arrived at
Southampton at an early hour the same morning, in the
Russian steam frigate Kimtschatka, from Cronstadt. His
Imperial Highness, attended by a numerous suite, arrived
et the Waterloo station about five o'clock, and repaired to
Ashbarnhani Home, the seat of the legation, where the
Imperial Duke will occupy apartments during his limited
sojourn in London. Last evening his Evaellency the Rus-
sisn Minister and Barmiess Brunow gave an elegant enter-
tainment to kis Imperial Highness.
DRAT!! Or THE COUNTESS OF DARTMOUTH.—The
illness of this estimable countess Yes terminated fatally,
having died yesterday morning at the family residence in St.
James'asquare. The deceased countess was second daughter
of George, the late Viscount Barrington, end consequently
sister of the resent viesount, She was boon 20th 0ct.,1802,
and married the Earl of Dartmouth (his second wife) 25th
Oet., 1828, and by whom she leaves a very numerous family
of children, the eldest of whom is now in her 20th year.
The families of Lard Begot, the Hon. the Dean of Windsor
and Lady Charlotte Neville Grenville, Lady Harriet Paget,
Viscount and Viscountess Barriagten, the Hee. and Rev.
and Lady Catherine Barringtos,and seveval ether personages
of rank are placed in mourning by the distressing event.

THE CANADA, Capt. Jadkina, sailed from Liverpool
on Bawds! for Halifax and New York.
THE MURDERER PULLET.—A few days since a ,
man named Howse, in cleaning a pool at Broughton, below
log to Mr. Checketts, found embedded in the mud the mole-
skin breeches which the murderer wore at the time, and
mode away with after the commission of the murder. They
wen tightly rolled up, and contained a brkk and a stone.
There was a blue and white handkerchief, well known to be
long to Polley, fastened round them. Owing to their ad.
vented state of decay, it is now impossible to discover any
stales of blood upon them. This MBAs the =IL tisk that
wm required to complete the proof of his guilt. .Me pool in
which they were found is situate about hall • mile from the
barn where Pulley was dimmed by Superintendent
Harris.—Worcester Mired
FATAL GUX ACCIDENT.—An inquest was held on
Tuesday last, at Btu:Thorough, on the body of William Bel.
lam a youth 15 yeses of op, who was found between the
lotus of two sadikree the previous day with the top of his
skull blown re% end Ms body frightfully burned. Deceased
wee employed by Mr. Jervis to seen birds from the corn,
and was estrusani with an old gas for that purpose. About
ore Vele* to Kesday hetFett some women employed by
the lame puma is an a field, and said, " )(aster's
erisdas up the awn." - tram were aboutsitting down
to dinner. He then proceeded to the gate of the wheat field,
and shortly aflerwerde they heard the report of a pin in
that amiss i k is about 100 yards tram the plea when he
' spoke to the women to the gate. They did not take say
mere of the report, as he bad fired several times in the
ennening, butane their law pd sat till two o'eloek, when
tag proesellmi *their walk, *deg hawk end had piektel
, up semi avails whim imp Awned a malt at
biNliiM. sad kakis rented sow musks heat the
r emu Ud, in the dhoetion of the gate. Os. (JIM Imams
west to see if empfsiser was the matter, and waseemplettily
hoards& kg the sight which met her view. , The gift lei
es4ort wee dm by kb gate with the top el hie skill sew
elf, hie *sine lying scattered abont,,,sad kis
almost to • cinder. The aim we. Emma ea the
l =li, and his eupposedat he mist have keen get.
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