The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-28 00:00:00

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The Queen rind Prince Albert wslind yesterday in I
be garden of Buckingham Palace.
Prince .llhert, attended by Colonel Bouverie. was pre- ,
sent at a held day of the troops in Hyde-park yesterday
morning.
The King of the Belgians, accompanied by the Duke de
Bratunt, the Count de Flandres, and the Princess Charlotte
of lklgiuin, and attended by Colonel de hioerkerke and
Count Alliert de Bricy visited the Exhibition of the Works
of Industry of all Nations yestenlay morning.
The Queen had a manual performance yesterday morn-
ing, at tie I,P o'clock, at Buckingham Palace, nn the me-
chanical monieal instruments lately brought from Dresden
by Ilerr Kautfmann, six., the Orchestrion, the liarritonb
chord, the l'hordauludion, the Symphonion, and the Au-
tomaton Trumpeter. There were present at the perform-
ance her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of
Wales, Prinee Alfred, l'rince Arthur, the Princess Royal,
and the Princesses Alice, Helena. and Louisa, and also the
King of the Belgians, with the Princess Charlotte of Bel-
gium.
Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting
pithy commission fur promoting and encouraging the fine
ruts in the rebuilding the palace of Westminster. Ilia
Royal Highness arrived at 3 o'clock at the Palace of West-
minster, attended by Col. Bouverie. The commissioners
present were the Dake of Newcastle, the. Earl of Aberdeen,
Lord Colborne, Viscount Mahon, Right lion. Sir James
Graham, Sir Robert 11. Inch., Mr. B. Hawes, and Mr.
Hallam. The secretary. Sir Charles L. Eastlake, and Mr.
Aubrey Beni, were in attendance. 'f he meeting broke up
at a quarter before 5 o'clock. Prince Albert• accompanied
by the commissioners, afterwards inspected the cloisters, tho
new House of Commons, and other parte of the building.
His Royal Highness, attended by Col. Bouverie, took bre
departure at half past 5 o'clock.
The Countess; de Neuilly and the Duchess d'Orleaus vi-
sited the King of the belgions yesterday at Buckingham
The Prince or Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by
11r. Binh, visited tier Exhibition of the Works of Industry
of all Nations yesterday morning.
3he Doke de Brabant and the Count do Plandres. at-
tended by Col. the 110:1. Sir Edward f'ast, Vol. de )lovr-
kerke, and Count Albert de Briey, visited the new I'alcce
at %Vestininster yesterday afternoon.
' ..iler Majcaty..liad a dinner party yesterday at Buck-
ingham Palace The company included the King of
the Mauls, the Duchess of Kent. the Duke de Bra-
bant, the Count de Flutdics, the Duke de Nentouri, the
l'riette of Liiningen, the Duchess of Sutherland, and Lady
Constance Levee= (lower, the Duke end Duchess
of Norfolk, M. Van de Weyer, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Westminster, the Marquis of Abereoro,
Lady Augusta Bruce, Rareness de Speth, the Earl and
Countess ul Visaed, the Earl and Countess of liardwicke,
Lord amt Lady stuilcy, the Right lion. Sir George and
Lady lir, y, Cul. de Moerkerke, Count Albert Ile Briey,
and Sir hula rt Carswell.
'I In trochee. of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce,
the 11.uuu,s de swik, and Sir George Coupdr, visited, the
Exhibit,ou of the Works of Industry of all Nations yes-
terday.

Mr. Tanered, M.P., and Lonl Gaye and Sele, High
Steward iif Ilanbury, had an interview yesterday with Sir
OMNI' (key, at the Home-office, to present a memorial
from the :slayer and Town Council of the borough of Ban-
bog, prayin,r fur an extension of the municipal boundaries
of that borough.
Sir sthion.s. Freovintte,Chairman of the Customs, had an
inticirii•sv with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday
at his utlirinl reside new in Downing-street.
The Westminster Bridge Commission met yesterday at
the office of Her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and
Forests, Whitehall-place. Present: Lord Seymour, the
Earl ul Lonsdale, Lord Suileley, Alderman Ilumphery, Sir
It. Inglis, and the Right Hon. C. Tennyson d'Eyneuurt.
Mr. Aruott had an interview with Sir George Grey
yesterday.
lksipatilics were sent off yesterday from the Colonial
Office, to the Governor of the Canada', and the Governors
of the North American Colonies.
The Judicial Committee ot the Privy Council sat yes-
terday at the Council Office. The lords present were the
Lord Chief Baron. the Chancellor of the Duchy of Corn-
wall, the judge of the Admiralty Court, and Sir Edward
liyan. An Appeal from the Prerogative Court, " Whyd-
don and Chase r. Itilliaghurat " (part heard) was concluded
and judgment given; and an Appeal from the Arches
Court, Genius v. Herring " was heard and judgment
given.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
Foreign-oilier, 1)ow ' g-street. The ministers pre-
Milt ware Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor,
the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of !dint°, Sir
George they, Viscount l'alinerston, Earl they, the
Chain-cline of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring,
lord Broughton, the Right Iluu. Henry Labouchere,
the Earl of Carlisle, and the Marquis of Clanricarde.
The Council sat two hours.

IrmalMt Nigtv.'s Oas•tte.)

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11UCKINGUAII•PALACE.', JUNE 25.—'flan day had li
audience of her Majesty Ills Excellency Nlonsieur brouyn
de I.huy., Ambassador Extraordinary front tl.e French
Itepuldir, M deliier his letter of meal ; to
which he was Introduced by Vioannt Palmerston,
G.C.8., her Majesty's secretary of State fur Foreign Af-
fairs, 3114 eunducta4 by Colonel the Hun. Sir Edward East,
Master of the Ceremonies.
Itow N I NG-STREET, JCS,: 2,l.—'llte (lace!' bat been
pleased to appoint Larabert Nieuwerkerk, Esq., to be
ke.istant-IteeeiverAienersl of Ilerbiec, in the colony of
Guiana; also to appoint William Carman, Esq.,
to In: Clerk of the liens in the Supreme Court of the pro.
vine.. of New Brutuswiek.

l'ltowNAtEEtcE, JUNE 27.—Nlember returned to
serve in this pn sent parliament for the city of Bath: George
Tres.. eke Scohell, Esq., of nigh Litkktukk, iu the county
of Somerset, Ckeptain, R.N., in the room of Anthony
/Wiley Cooper, commonly called I.onl Ashley, now Earl of
blistlesbury, called up to the Rouse of Peers.

" The Rev. Mr. Kustass, sea., scssondel the mo-
tion. His own ministry had mow extended to a period of
more than fifty years, and he could assure the synod that,
during thirty-four years of that time, there had been no
alma in his parish. A Sunday school was established at
Ore time, on which ho withdrew from catechising is the
eimuch during service, as the people thought the Sunday
school was sufficient. But from that day dissent had ace
tainly grown in the parish till it had reached a considera-
ble intent; and he as certainly attributed it to the fact of
baba relinquished catechising.
"The e'en. Archdeacon MOORE-STEVENS said his
101 saver discontincd catechising in his parish, and ho
scald testify to its great value.
" The Rev. C. C. BARTHOLOMEW expressed his
warm concurrence in the resolution, and said he had se
doubt that Ood's blessing would rest on the practice. But
wise present circumstances, in some districts they meat
pas cautiously. They must not set themselves too directly
against existing prejudices. At the same time, where there
were proper materials, and above all, where there was a
elereyman who had acquired the necessary preparation of
the heurt and the intellect (for such a duty required • com-
bination of the very highest powers), he could anticipate
none but the most excellent results both to the people and
to the church.
" The Rev. Dr. HARRIS inquired whether the exec
' doe of catechising should absolutely supersede the after-
NIMIM sermon, or whether that was discretionary, as paro-
chial minister. might find expedient?
" The BISHOP replied, that he desired to avoid pre-
scribing an elan line of duty, where it was obvious that,
from circumstances, much must: be left to the discretion of
individual ministers, who knew their own parishes much
better than he could pretend to do. liut he wished to
impress upon his clergy strongly the great duty—and it
was a great, because it was a very important, duty—of
catechising to • very considerable extent. As to the mama
way, the precise time, and the particular mods, is all 2111114
he would rather be spared the espreasion of am *miss.
" The Rev. Prebendary LUNE Y 'mid he could oat admit
that the existence of Sunday schools, and the prattle of
catechising children therein, would meet the evils which'
had arisen from the neglect of following the old usage. He
believed that the necessity for calling this synodical meeting
had arum in a great measure from that neglect; and that
this was among the evils which bad arisen out of an uncate-
chised church. He knew of his own knowledge that the
benefit of teaching the formula of the catechism was by no
means confined to the children who were examined. It
reached further—it extended to the hearts of all the people
present. Not the ignorant only, but the educated were
instructed through this medium—an observation to the
truth of which he supposed every ono present could bow
testimony.
" The Rev. Mr. COUSINS mentioned that he had adopted
the practice in his pariah nearly twenty years since, not ise-
stead of the afternoon's service, but in addition to it; awl
he had repeatedly received the thanks of the elder num.
hers of his congregation fur it in this rather extraordineey
10111 D. " Sir, we have learned something."
'fhe Rev. J. B. HOGG, of firixham, said his let emit.
ISM seaaeg a peculiar class of people, and that it wag hi
liering duty to catechise not children only, but their pr
Gate is at the same time. His people were mostly fishers
mat, many of whom spent the Sunday upon the water.
Until the last two years his instruction to them were not
entbethetical but he might say didactic, given in a room;
but finding ho did nut make so much impression as he de-
sired, he made them can:chi:tied. Ile questioned the old
men and women, as well as the boys and girls; and his
lordship would recollect that last your he had twin enabled
to present several adults for confirunition, who, until be
adopted this system, had received no religious instruction
whatever. lie found too, that those who receivi d cote-
chetical instruction, thoroughly retained what they had
learned ; and he was sure they had become patterns to
their fellows in the parish. (hear, hear.)
"The Rev. Dr. COLERIDGE enforced at some length
the necessity of continuous ccerldsing for a given penod
rather than once a month upon the Sunday afternoon.
Much benefit had resulted from the presence in the parishes
with which he had been connected.
"The Rev. Mr. DOWNALL, of Okehampton,dericribed
the success which had attended his own labours in catechising
in Liverpool, in Kidderminster, and now in his present
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parish.
The BISHOP—I hope I shall not be considered in-
vidinus in saying what lam about to imy. No individual
will, I am persuaded, consider it as addressed to himself, for
lit is not intended to apply to any individual. But I must
gay, say own experience and observation, during the whole
of lay clerical life has been thi., that catechising is a moat
difficult work. The great difficulty is, that there arc very
taw good catechisers, and the best and the greatest benefit
the church could derive from the clergy, would be from
their feeling the special duty, and learning the great art of
eseirehisinu well. And they would, L am sere, have great
satisfaction and encouragement in finding their own ins•
provement in theological knowledge brought out, by the
questions put even to the humblest children in their
parishes. lam talking to you on this subject as Idoto my
deacons at their ordination, and I am confident you will
not think me at all obtruding anything authoritative in
what 1 have been saying. (Hear.)
" Mr. DOWNALL recommended 'Bather's Hints on
Catechi.ing,' to his brother clergymen as a valuable little
work upon the subject, and he added, that much might be
learned from Bishop Nixon's ' Lectures on Catechislung.'
"The resolution was then carried unanimously, and the
-4 adjourned."