The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-08 00:00:00

ESTITURE OF THE NEW CIVIL

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Kimura COMMANDERS OF THE BATH.
The Queen held on Saturday afternoon, at Buck-
ingham Palace, an investiture of the most Honourable
Military Order of the Ba'h—the first that has been held
Rime the extension of the order by the addition of Civil
Knights Commanders. Her Majesty wore the mantle of
crimson satin and the surcoat, and also the collier of the
order. Prince Albert, Great Master of the Order, wore the
mantle and collar. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness
having passed to the throne room the Knights Grand
Crosses were called over by Bath King of Arms, when the
following answered to their names, vie.:—Field-Marshal
she Duke of Wellingbin Viscount Strangford, General
Viscount Beresford, General Viscount Combermere, Field-
- the Marquis of Anglesey, Lord Heytesbury, Ad-
ir E. Codrington, General the Earl of Strafford,
the Hon: Sir W. Lumley, General Sir J. W.
Bart., General Sir G. Almon, General Lord Aylmer,
Sir T. Br %chord, Lieut.-General Sir J. L. Lush-
ington, Sir R. Jenkins, Sir J. M'Neill, General the
Right Hon. Sir F. Adam, Lieutenant General Sir H.
Douglas, Bart., Major. General Sir O. Pollock, Sir A.
Aston, end Lieut.-Gen. Viscount Hardinge. The officers of
the order present were : the Genealogist, W. A. Blount,
Esq. ; Bath King of Arms, A. Greville, Esq. ; and Gentle-
man Liebe,. A. W. Wo de, Esq. (Lancaster fiend I).
The knights and officers having entered the throne-room,
ranged themselves on either side the Queen according to
their seniority, Prince Albert being on her Majesty's right,
and the Duke of Wellington on the opposite aide. The
Mistress of the Roles, the Lady in Waiting, the Lord
Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse,
and the other members of the royal household, took their
usual stations near the sovereign.
The ceremony oommeeced -toy the introduction of Lieut.-
Gen. Lord F. Somerset, supported by Sir A. Aston and Vis-
count Harding., the two iunior Knights Grand Cranes
present, preceded by Bath King of Arms bearing the ensigns
of a Knight Grand Crow on a crimson velvet cushion, and
by the GenUeman Usher bearing his gold rod of office. Her
Mejeaty was graciously pleased to invest his lordship with
the ensigns of a Military Knight Grand Cross of the Bath.
Lient..General Sir J. Macdonald (Adjutant-General of the
Forces), and General Sir C. Halter, were introduced with
the Like ceremonies, and were each invested by the Queen
with the Ensigns of a Military Knight Grand Cross. The
investiture of the Knights Grand Crosses tieing ended, that
of the Knights Commanders of the Order commenced.
Rear• Admiral Sir T. J. Cochrane was invested by the
Sovereign with the Ensigns of a Military Knight Com-
mander of the Bath. Major-General J. Rolt had the
honour of knighthood conferred upon him by the Queen,
and was invested w ith the Ensigns of a Military Knight
Commander. The Right Hon. H. Ellis, sometime em-
ployed on an extraordinary and special mission to the court
of his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, received the honour
of knighthood from her Majesty, and was invested as a
Civil Knight Commander of the Bath. Tke Right Hon. R.
Patenham, her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Mi-
nister Plenipotentiary to the United States, was knighted,
and invested as a Civil Knight Commander. C. E.
Trevelyan, Esq , Assistant Secretary to the Treasury,
had the honour of knighthood conferred upon him,
and was invested as a Civil Knight Commander.
Sir R. I. Routh, Commissary-General on a par-
ticular service in Ir; land, was invested as a Civil Knight
Commander. Rear-Admiral F. Beaufort, Hydrographer to
the Admiralty, was knightal and invested as • Civil Knight
Consmsoder. The Right Hon. James Stephen, one of the
Under Secretaries of State for the War and Colonial De-
partment, received the honour of knighthood, and was in-
vested as a Civil Knight Commander. Major-General
W. Morison, of the Madras Artillery, was knighted, and
invested as a Civil Knight Commander. Colonel H. M.
Lawrence, of the Bengal Artillery, received the honour of
knighthood, and was inves ed as a Civil Knight Com-
mander. Major-general W F. P. Napier wee knighted and
invested as a Military Knight Commander of the order.
Bath King-of-Arms and tit, Gentleman Usher of the order
introduced all the Knights Commanders, the former pre-
senting the ensigns to his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
by whom they were delivered to the Queen. His Royal
Highness, as Great Master of the order of the Bath, atter-
' wards assisting her Majesty in investing the new-made
i Knights.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, the Knights Grand
Crosses, attended by the officers of the order, retired from
the presence of the sovereign with the wined reverence.

miral 8i
General

PUBLIC ORDER MEHORIAL.—A private meeting of
the commutes appointed to act in this matter was held on
Saturday at the British Hotel, Coclupur-street ; but reporters
were excluded. Atter the meeting was over, however, it
became known that the committee, with the Marquis of
Lansdowne in the *hair, paned the following resolution :
That after mature consideration of the circumstances which have
occurred Mom the °Firms of the committee were first promulgated,
it is expedient that no further efforts be mode in further .Doe of the
objects proposed, and that the contributions already received, of which
her Majesty and the members of the royal family have subscribed
1,0001., be retained to the subscribers, the expenses incurred having
been &selvaged by the committee.
ARTINTS' GENERAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.— IRELAND.
The annual festival of this charity was held on Saturday Duman, MAY 6.
evening, at the Freemasons' Tavern, when about 120 gen. EX OFFICIO PROCEEDINGS.
tlemen sat down to dinner. The chair was occupied by the Shortly before the rising of the court to-day the
Marquis of Northampton, supported by Mr. C. Barry, Mr.
Stanfield, Mr. W. Wyon, Mr. W. P. Frith, Hr. W. E Attorney-General entered, and said that the four-day
Frost, Sir W. C. Rose, Mr. T. Uwins Mr. D. Retorts, and rule for joinder on demurrer would have expired to-
Mr. T. Creewick. Toe preliminary icesta having been die- day, and accordingly he required Mr. Mitchell to
posed of, the chairman proposed ' The Army and Navy," join before the rising of the court. Mr. Mitchell,
alluding at the same time to a gentleman present as having who appeared at the aidebar, immediately complied,
formerly
formerly belonged to the latter profession, and beestingrir
couple the toast with the health of Admiral Stanfield'. t, and handed in the parchment to the clerk of the
toast of the evening, " Prosperity to the Institution," was crown. Monday 11 fixed to argue the demurrer.
drunk in due coupe, and gave rise to some appro. Notice of trial has been served in the cases of
priate observations on the part of the chairman Messrs. O'Brien and Meagher. The latter will be
ion reference to the important objects of the
_society, which it looking out fora " happy deliveranoe" on this day
sots seated in the report had granted relief to 5.5 applicants
week, since he is first on the list. Mr. O'Brien's is
daring last year, at a cost of 8441. 135., the entire number of
deem relieved by the society having been 1,050, in sums fixed for the same day, bat will not take place, most
resonating to 11,4051. The balance-sheet for the year probably, before the following Monday.
showed a total of 1,5691., of which 293/. 191. remained is the There was some difficulty about the publication of
hands of the bankers. The amount of stock held by the
the United Irishman to-day—MlC 111 h'
society was 13,3921- which included 2871.175. 9d. Three-pet. 0 power sots
so
Cent. Consols, purchased last year, at • cost of 2551. 10s. wanted to animate the dead metal. Mr. Pardon
Several gentlemen, in proposing the usual variety of touts, would not imperil his liberty, and the other owners eel
took occasion to make nigent appeals on behalf of the cha- presses fear the anger of the Attorney-General. It
rite. The result was • subscription amounting to 4561. has, however, appeared, but stripped of ita fair proper-
" NATIONAL " CHARTIST ASSOCIATION.—At the vio„, Only halt; and that quite sufficient, has been
meeting of this body on Saturday • discussion took pla-o as published. Eight pages are all that the loyal
to the propriety of admitting the public to be present at the s
machinists
of Dublin could consider within the limits
proceedings, in consequence of a rifle ball having been
thrown on the table the previous evening, which re.ulted in of safety.
its beina resolved to admit them as usual, it being considered Mr. Mitchell and his colleague, Mr. Devin Reilly,
that the bell could only have 'been thrown on the table to have sent in their resignations to the Confederation.
mark the " enthusiasm" of die people. It was reported Mr. Reilly, in reference to his retirement, says :
from the committee on the liberty fund of 10,0001.
It is sufficient for the Confederation to know that Mr.
that it should be raised by voluntary contributions O'Brien has intimated to me that either he or I and those
in the various localities, and that subscription banks
who agree in the opinions I hold, must cease to be members
should et once be opened for that purpose. —Dr. of the sone body,
M'Douall moved, and Mr. Henry seconded the resolution—
that the assembly take into consideration the questions of Mr. Mitchell enters into the subject at great
household suffrage and triennial parliaments, with the view length. In his letter to the committee of the Confe-
to express a decisive opinion as to the policy to be pursued deration, announcing his resignation, he says :
by the chartist body in regard to the parties who are now '
]stn the reasons which have induced me to take this
agitating thee; queetiene ; and that it be recommended that step I will not enter further than to say that the differences
all public meetings held for the purpose of effecting changes
on some important questions of national policy which, you
short of the people's charter, be attended by the chartist are aware, have long existed between Mr. Smith O'Brien
body, not for the purpose of obstruction, or of moving fac- and myself, have at length come to that point which
tious amendments, but to demonstrate calmly, rationally, makes it necessary, in Mr. O'Brien's opinion, that one or
and fairly, the superiority of the, people's charter ever all the other of us should leave the confederation. It is need-
other proposed reforms, and in case of attack to defend their .
tem to say that all the active measures projected by the
principle Icy reason and argument, which, any considerable
unit eil of which I approve shall have my wannest support,
discussion and suggested amendments, but which were not '
more enrcially the calling together of a national convention,
enforced, was agreed to ; one di legate stating that the effect and the enrolment of a national guard. Of course the late
of household suffrage alone would be to enfranchise some of
audacious proclamation of the British viceroy makes it the
the greatest scamps of London in the neighbourhood of
George-street and other parts of St. Giles's, while many of mere urgently necessary to hasten the election of the one,
the industrious and honest classes would be excluded. d arming of the other • and I
and the organisation an
do not look upon my present resignation as precluding
INQUEST, SATURDAY.—ON MR. DAKIN.—By Mr. me from full co-operation in these measures. For the
Payne, at the Parochi il School, Blackfriars, for inquiring National Council I mean speedily to offer myself as a can-
into the circumstances connected with the death of Mr. Wil- didate ; and on the roll of the national guard mine is the
liven Dakin, teadealer, at No. 1, St, Paul's-churchyard, who third name.
lost his lite by the explosion that occurred upon his premises I have for a long time past promulgated and enforced
on Friday afternoon.—Mr. John Jeffrey Dixon said he was doctrines of the most democratic, or, •I am willing to say.
present at the time of the explosion. Mr. Dakin was stand- revolutionary kind, as to the rights of tenant-farmers,
mg about two or three feet from the front of the oven, when labourers, and artisans, and the methods by which those
a mall, escape of steam was noticed, and all present simulta- rights ought to he enforced. I have especially insisted on
neously exclaimed " Something is wrong e when an ex- rig is
right of tenant-farmers to hold their land for
plosion took place, and the whole of the chamber was filled ever, subject to a valued rent, and, save on those condi-
with dust and amike, end it was two minutes before any of thins, to pay no rent at all ; and, inasmuch as there is no
them could see one another. As soon as the steam government or legislature in this country to guarantee those
had subsided, witness saw the deceased lying on right., but, on the contrive., a faction, calling hear a
the floor. He felt his pulse and found that he government, and usurping the functions of a government,
was quite dead. lie immediately went for a sue. whose main object is to destroy both the rights and the
Cbt Court. Neon. Dining the evening he found on examining the place people who have the rights, I have advised that the people
that the brickwork platform was thrown down, the root thus exposed to p.under and shaushti r should take the law
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the carried away, and part of the cylindrical oven blown off. into their own hands, and &Led their lives and properties ley
Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice, honoured the exhi- Two of the wrought-iron plugs were burst out, one was combiniug together for active and passive residence. I have
hition of the Royal Academy with a visit on Saturday found and taken away, A man and a boy were n'ao hurt. further aught to give to the" Repeal" movement a demo-
morning. The august party arrived at 10 o'clock, attended The explosion took place where witness had noticed an issue cretin character and republican tendency ;so that the
by the Duchess of Sutherlsud, the Marchioness of Douro, of steam the day Wore. One of the patentee's men was absence of the aristeratic element in our movement, or,
Lady C. Cocks, Hon. Matilda Peget, the Lori Steward, the present when the expiation took place, and had the entire rather its utter hostii'y to it, might be compensated by
Lord Chamberlain, he Master of the Horse, Lord Byron; management of the oven. The steam-boiler that works the increased energy, pow, r, and arn'iition on the part of the
Mr. li. Ormsby Mee, Capt. F. Seymour, Col. the Hon. machinery is independent of the furnace.—Mr. C. J. people ;is other word., that those who will have to make
0. Gre and Cept. the lion. A. Gordon. Roberts, surgeon, said that he had no doubt that death had our revolution with their own hands, should know and feel
On Saturday, before the investiture, the Queen gave been caused by one of the bolts. lie had not been able that they are making it for themselves, and not for the pre
modience to Viscount Hardinge in the royal closet, on his to detect any foreign Fulsome in the brain. Death must vilege of mkintaing in idlenesa a class of persons who sic.
lerdatilp's return from the government of India. have been instantaneous—before deceased could have fallen knowledge no country, and a foreign sovereign, whom we
Mr. Matthew Wyatt had an audience of the to the ground.—The learned coroner said he thought it know only by royal arenas to coercion bills, and still more
Oink in the royal claret, to kiss hands, and revolved from would be better to adjourn to Sere future day, as he &odd Insulting retie( messures.
boo Majesty his silver stick of office as lieutenant of the not like to bring the use to a conclusion without first ob. These are, in a few words, the doctrines which Mr.
Ron. Corps of Genticmen-at Arms, Mr. David James Mining the evidence of some scientific person , wko would O'Brien condemns ; and
hesth. y are in substance precisely the
Harlem had an audi• lice of the Queen to kigs hands, and be able to speak to the quality of the iroa.—The jury, after same as those which hought it necessary to repudiate
monived from her Majesty s
kis giver stick of office as east- consulting, decided upon adjourning until Monday Week. 'three months ago, save that on oat subject, the urgent no

SOUTH AMERICA.—Came.—From Valpsraiso
we have papers to the 30th of February, by way of Panama.
The only political particularity was the arrival of General
Ballivian in Cbile,in the character of ex-president of Bolivia,
from whence driven apparently by some revolution, the de-
tails of which are yet wanting. On the 10th of February
the government of Chile published a decree of an important
character, and which cannot fail to prove greatly beneficial
to foreign trade, that of Great Britain morn especially, as
well as to internal industry. The preamble sets forth that
mining industry was greatly prejudiced by the euhanced
prices of the instruments and materials which were required
for the mining labourers and the smelting works, because it
was necessary to purchase them in the prfacipal ports, by
which the expenses of carriage are much increased, and that
therefore to facilitate the iotcroation of the articles consumed
it was requisite that the number of vessels for carrying them
should be increased, which would have the further advantage
of promoting the exportation of national products. Inconse-
quence it was decreed that foreign and national vessels, which
go to load metals to the smaller ports of the republic, shall be
allowed to carry thero tools, machines, and materials, for
smelting furnaces, with coal and iron for the used the mines.
The same privilege is extended also to vessels which may,
without intending to ship metals, choose to pass to the said
smaller ports in charge of the materials mentioned. To ob-
tain the permission or privilege, however, a memorial of the
consignee of the vessel must be presented to the customs
administrator of Valparaiso, or other principal port, accom-
panied with a flatus actory bond for the value of the duties of
internal transit. To the list of the articles which vessels
&aimed for loading metals may carry to the smaller porta
are added sperm and whale oil, guano, cocoa, and coffee, as
already dispssed by law of 1847. In all cases where the ma-
chines and commodities before referred to should not form
part of the cargo I the vessel they may be taken sod
shipped from the stores or private merchants, or transhipped
from other vessels, according to the mods prescribed by exist-
ing regulations.
BRAZILS AND LA PLATA.—Her Majesty's
packet Penguin, Li. ut. Leslie, arrived at Falmouth on Satur-
day from Rio Janeiro, which port it left on March 21. The
branch packet Snider had joined her at Rio, with dates of
March 4 from La PI ita. Tne Swift packet had arrived from
hence. The Emperor had returned from his tour in the
provinces, and had , tweed the following change in the ad-
ministration • —Viscount de Maeahe, to be President of the
Council and Prime Minister ; A. P. 8. d'Abreu, Minister of
Foreign Addis's ant ad interims of Finance; J. A. Pimento
Burns, Minister of Juodice; M. F. de Souza Melho, Minister
of Marine and ad iritermt of War. The British commis
sinner appointed to the River Plate, Capt. Gore, had left
Rio, southward, in the Inconstant ; and the French com-
missioner, Baron Le Oro., in the steamer Magellan.

THE Heammtx, American ocean steamer, Capt.
Crabtree, lett Southampton for New York on Saturday, with
United States mails and 110 passengers.
THE CALEDONIA, Capt. Leitch, sailed from Liver-
pool en Saturday for H uz and Boston.
TILE PETREL, Lieut. Creser, sailed on Saturday for
Rio Janeiro with pa.senw is, from Falmouth.

comity of all Irishmen being well sensed—there is now, Iry
believe, no difference between us.
The Limerick scuffle has warned the andscieitiegi
to look to the public peace when the two forces dolt.
in antagonise. The soirée at Waterford to•eneerovoi
has occupied the attention of government.
A conjoint address to the Irish repealer., 'irons.-
members of the Old and Young Ireland parties, hair"
been published, signed by Dr. Miley, Mr. Omit*
O'Brien, Mr. John O'Connell, Mr. Meagher,' amt.
others. It is not, however, to be " interpreted," as•
the document itself says, "as being an actualt.
fusion of the two distinct organizations whieh are
now at the head of the movement, nor as dessitedli
to prepare the way for the suppression, or remodelliegs,
or abandonment of either. But while we think ittiorer
advisable to serve oar country for the present in di&
ferent spheres, we desire to impress upon our brother*
repealer@ that they ought to regard each other, not use
antagonists, bat as Irishmen suffering from the same
oppressive yoke, and animated by the same ennobling
enthusiasm to restore their afflicted country to *-
position of independence and prosperity." In this
spirit the document counsels peace, and contintze,--•
" We address you as individuals, some of whom have
suffered not a little in the cause of repeal already, ar.&
all of whom would be ready not only with resig-•
nation, but with unmixed delight, to sacrifice our
lives to purchase such a blessing for Ireland, but yet..
not one of whom would consent to purchase even re.
peal by a crime or dishonour."

SCOTLAND.
EDINBUIOII, Mar 5.
Yesterday a "Summons of Declarator " against
"the high and mightie prince" George Augustus
Frederick John Murray, Duke of Athol:, at the suit
of Alexander Torrie, advocate in Aberdeen, R1A441,
Cox. W.S. in Edinburgh, sad Charles Law, merchant
in Perth, was duly " signetted.* It was forthwithr
placed in the hands of a messenger, and this day, or
to-morrow, will see it duly served upon his grace.
The cause of action is the duke's recent attempts to
close the old road through Glen Tilt. It is stated itt.
the summons that the road has been a public road?' •
from time immemorial ; that the part of it
which passes through the duke's property,
"is more fully set forth in the engraved map of
Perthshire herewith produced, bearing to be corrected?'
down to the year 1805, and to be surveyed and pub-
lished by James Stehle," who was factor to the Duk•
of Athol for the time being ; "that the said road hen
for at least forty years been used and travelled on
' by the public on foot and horseback, and has beet'
frequented as a drove-road by drovers and their sheep
or cattle ;" that the pursuers and others, their fel-
low-citizens, have been in use to proceed along it
when travelling from Aberdeen or other places on the
Dee to Blair-Athol; that the public, if de-
prived of the road, will have to make •
circuit of many miles ; that the defender
has for some years back used various means to
obstruct and obliterate the road ; that he has em-
ployed " gamekeepers, forest-keepers, gillies, audl
other persons, to interrupt and threaten traveller,
lawfully passing along the said road ;" and so forth.
The summons concludes by stating that the roar)
ought to be declarer, a public road; that the defender
ought to be compelled to remove all obstructions, or
that they ought to be removed at his expense; that
he ought to be ordered to desist from molesting;p•
partners and others in the peaceable use of the road I
and that he ought to be found liable in the expen-co
&pewees. As the decision in this action will be the
r.ding case in a great many others that are sure to be
brought should a verdict be given for the pursuer*
the proceedings are exciting much interest throughout
Scotland.
Overlooked in consequence of other excitable
natters, Irish immigration into Scotland has bet or
going oa at a rapid rate for some months past. At
the last meeting of the Glasgow parochial board, it
was stated that in the course of five months and ten
days, 42,238 paupers had arrived in that city front
Ireland. This period extended from June lb till"4sthl
November; and from 25th November, 1841, tilt 4'l*
February, 1848, the medical officer had examined?
13,000, independently of those who came by ranker.
From the 17th September till 4th February, heliedi
examined 25,699 persons, one-fifth of whom (Includ-
ing children) were totally unable to do anything for
themselves. The Belfast steamers bring over adult
paupers at le. a head, and children at 6d.; while the
same vessels charge the parish in sending them back
to Ireland 2s. 6d. for adults, and Is. 3d. for children.
A memorial to Sir G. Grey, praying for some reme-
dial measure, was adopted by the board.

THE GLASGOW RIOTERS.—On Friday the parties charged{
with rioting—viz , John Cronin, Hugh Barrow, Jame* -
Kibitz, and Peter Keenan, were brought to the bar to re-,
ceive sentence. Creasers and Keenan addressed the court,
denying a portion of the evidence which was brought agaitat •
them, but admitting considerably more than had hese
proved. Lord Mackenzie proposed that the sentence, as re-
garded Crosses, should be transportation for 18 years;
Hugh Berms and Peter Keenan, 10 years' transportation
and, in the case of Killin, who had been found guilty ce
mobbing and rioting only, two years' impriSODUleut. The
sentences were accordingly passed by Lord Medwyn.—Five •
others were tried and found Buis., of rioting ; sentence
deferred. Five more pleaded guihy.—The diet against •
man named Ross was deserteu pro koo et tbmpore, i•
respect that the advocate depute had received some im-
portant information —Lord Mackenzie then bricfiy ad-
dressed the four other prisoners, and sentenced them tdl
two years' imprisonment each.—On Saturday another bleb
of five rioters were sentenced to two years' imprisonment
each.