The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1848.

Wbt Court.

The Queen and Prince Albert visited the Queen'
Dowager yesterday at Marlborough Howe.
Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday,
attended by Col. Bouvesie, Equerry in Waiting.
The Duchess of Keut visited her Majesty yester-
day.
The royal dinner party yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace, included the Duchess of Hint, Prince Lowenstein,
Lady A. Bruce, Baroness de Speth, .he Earl and Countess
of Breebery, and Viscount andeViscountese Mahon.
The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady A. Bruce
and Sir 0. Cowper, visited and inspected the Chinese junk
yesterday.

The Duke of Cambridge paid a visit yesterday to
the asylum at Chelsea. Hi.< royal highness visited the Jsws'
Hospital, Mile-, nd, on Monday.
The ltev. H. H. von l)adelezen, Colonial Chaplain
of Randy, Ceylon, had an interview with Earl Grey, on
luesday, at the Colonial-dike.
A deputation from the Great London Drainage
Company, consisting of Mr. Robertson, Mr. Taylor, Mr.
Morewood, Mr. Davy, and Mr. Alderman, hod an interview
with Viscount Morpetb, yesterday, at the tffleo of her Ma-
jrst)'s Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-

place.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had
a special general meeting yesterday.
Captain Forth and Lieutenant Forsyth had inter-
view. yesterday with Earl Grey.
A deputation, consisting of Viscount Villiers, M.P.,
Viscount Barrington. M.P., Lord Norreys, M.P., lion. Mr.
Litt stun, M.P., Sir J. Pekington, Bars., M.P., Mr. G. G.
Harcourt, M P., Mr. R. Spooner, M.P., Mr. G. F. Muni;
M.P., Mr, T. Thornely, M.P.' Mr. Itufford, M.P., Mr. R.
ilullond, M.P., Mr. W. Mathews, Mr. C. Ru.sell, Mr.
Saunders, and Mr. llunt, had an interview vssterday with
the Right Hon. H. L,bouchere, Earl Granville, and Sir E.
Ryan, at the office of the Board of Trade.

be found to occupy a prominent place among the reforms suuveted
by thaw
Other
offs might be adduced of the adoption tn Influential
quarters of plans advocated In the reports of the mews. but these
may mints' to show that ita edbms are not thrown awsy, even when
no direct result may appear immediate,' to proceed from them.
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Mr. J. STEWART, the treasurer, then read an abstract of
the accounts, from which it appeared that the society's
receipts during the put year had been 4911.7.. 10d , and the
outlay 4681. 190.; leaving a balance in band of 221. Bs. 10d.
From the commencement of the society there had been a

steady increase in the number of its Members, and in its
funds. In 1844 there were 109 members, producing 2581. ;
in 1845, 145 members, producing 3061 ; in 1846, 178 mem-
bers, producing 3731.; and in 1947, 204 members, pro::
clueing 4281.
The CICAIRseAN said the meeting would next proceed to
the election of officers. Thi re was one vacancy in the list of
vice-presidents, caused by the lamented death of Lord Ash-
burton. Strutineers having been appointed the lists were
handed in, and the following noblemen and gentlemen were
found to have been elected: President, Lord Brougham.
Vice-Presidents: The Lord Chancellor, the Duko of Rich-
mond, K. 0., the Duke of Cleveland, K Ci., the Eul of
Devon, the Earl of Radnor, Lord Nugent, Lord Campbell,
and the Right Hon. S. Lushinaton. Committee of Manage.
meet: W. Ewart, Esq., M.P., Mr. Commissioner Fon-
blanque, Mr. Commissioner Pane, J. P. Taylor, E.q , and
E.V. Neale, Esq. Treasurer, J. Stewsrt, Esq. Illeorary
Secretaries: W. Vicard, Esq., and A. Symonds, Esq.