The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-31 00:00:00

THE RETURN.

At a quarter before 3 the sounding of the trumpets an.
nounced that the royal procession was preparing to return.
It was re-formed in a few minutes, when the cortege re-
turned from the Coal Excherge to the place of re-embarka-
tion in nearly the same order se at first. The royal heralds
headed the party, followed by the principal aldermen,
shetiffa, recorder, and common councilmen, the Lord
Mayor carrying the sword of state immediately preceding
the Prince and the children. On this occasion Prince
Albert held the hand of the Prince of Wales in his right,
and that of the Princess Royal in his left; all three were
loudly chee red, and seemed Eighly plea• ed with the reception
which they had received from the gooi citizens and mer-
chant princes of the ancient City of London.
While the royal party bad been engaged in the interior of
the Coal Exchange, the Elfin steamer had been brought up
and made fast to the Custom-house-stairs, the Union Jack
flying at her head, and the Royal Standard at her stern, the
command of which was taken by Lord Adolphus litzzlarence.
Prince Albert and the two royal children having re-emb irked
en board this vessel, as well'as Lord John Russell and the
various state attendant., and other Oficial persona& e, the
word of command was given, and the royal party immediately
leP, the Tower guns again saluting them as they returned
up the ' , the bells of the various churches ringing, and
the plaudits of the immense throng who crowded the shores
en both sides bring again and again renewed.
They reached Whitehaltatairs at half-past three o'clock, a
detachment of Horse Guards received the royal party, and
escorted them to Buckingham Palace, which his Royal
Highnese Prince Albert, with their IEI4I Highnesses the
Prince of Wales and the Princes. Rcyal, left at ten minutes
past four o'clock f,r the Paddington terminus.
THE LORD MAYOR CREATED ). BARONET.

After the Lord Mayor had returned to the Mansion-
house, he received the following letter from the Prime
Minister : _ . _

" Downing street, 30th Oct., 1819.
" My dear I.)rd Mayor,—The Queen has been pleased to
direct that your lordship should be created a baronet. In
congratulating you upon this distinction, I may add that his
Royal Higbee,. Prince Albert was highly gratified with the
reception which hie Royal Highness, his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales, and her Royal Highness the Princess
Royal, have met with from the immense multitude who
rse fed their progress this day. Hu Royal Highness was
likewise extremely gratified with the arrangements made at
the Coal Exchange, and the loyalty evinced by all classes of
the Queen's subjects.
"I have the honour to he, my dear Lord Mayor,
" Yours very faithfully,
" J. RUSSILLL.

" The Lord Mayor."

INTRAMURAL INTERMENTS IN ST. LUKE'S.

A vestry meeting of the inhabitants of St. Luke,
Old-street, took place yesterday, for tie purpose of consider-
ing an ord.r issued by the Board of Health, on the 18th
inst., for regulating the interments in the pariah burial
ground Ur. Colottox KING, the asnior churchwarden,
presided.
Mr. PARSONS, the vestry clerk, read the order, which
was the 000 gazetted about a month ago. It was accompa-
nied by a letter from Mr. Austin, the secretary, eapressiog a
hope that the ground in Bath-street, which had been
closed, would nut be re-opened, as it was full of human
remains.
The CHAIRMAN sail this was not the fact. He had had
an interview with the Bishop of London, who had expressed
a wish that the ground should be closed, at least during the
prevalence of the cholera ; and on the part of the church.
wardens nothing more was agreed to. A great portion cf
the ground had never ytt been opened, and was, in fact,
maiden earth.

Mr. PEACHEY considered this nothing more than an
underhand attempt on the part of the governors of Bt.
Lukr's Hospital, who had set *heir minds on having a por-
tion of this ground, and were thus seeking to get possession
of it. _ _

Mr. HUNTER, a governor of St. Luke's Hospital, said
that body had no wish to obtain poesession of the Butt-strew
burial ground ; but Mr. G.erdon, one of the commissioners
of lunacy; had pressed on them to get rid of the nuisance,
though the governors did not consider it one, and had no
possible use for the ground.
Mr. PARSONS said as the order would limit the annual
number of interments to 265, and as they had 700 inter-
ments in the year it was necessary to make come arrange-
ment. Al government would probably bring in a measure
next year for re gulatir g intramural interments, the beet plan
would probably be to appoint a committee to make Rome
temporary arrangement.
Mr. A. WALKER was convinced the parochial authori-
ties would not close any burial-grounds if they could help it.
He lived near Bunhill-fields burial-ground, and all his
family bad suffered from the nuisance. He was thankful we
had a board of health, or much greater nuisances would
have to be endured. He moved that the order should be
complied with. (Hear, hen.)
Mr. PALLISER said the rector was entitled to fees by
act of parliament on every burial out of the parish. This
war nothing less than a deed " robbery. (Hear.)
A GENTLEMAN said that many of the cemeteries were
saddled with a charge for clergymen's fees,—the highest
being Brompton Cemetery, where the Bishop of London,
residing in the neighbourhood, contrived to get the fees
allowed, 75., more than at other places. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. WALKER said that the vestry of St. George's,
Southwark, had determined on burying at the Victoria-
park Cemetery, where the charges were very reasonable—
only ss. for the poor. It would be better for this parish to
do the same, than to go to the expense of purchasing ground.
There was, therefore, no difficulty in the way of complying
with the order of the Board of Health. He knew that all
the workmen in his employ suffered from the contiguity of
the Bunhill-fields ground. The conduct of the parish
authorities in this matter had been most disgraceful. They
said the ground here was not full. Would it ever be so,
when they kept chopping up the bones and coffins con-
tinually I (Hear, hew.) There was no difficulty on the
score of expense; and for the funerals of paupers, a plain
conveyance might be kept ready at the workhouse.
GLADDIN, in seconding the motion, said it was
desirable that all the burial-grounds in the parish should be
got rid of at once, for they were clearly overcharged. The
interments amounted to about 700 per annum in the acre.
Mr. HORNE thought the best course would be to refer
the subject to a committee, who might consider all the ques-
tions connected with this matter. He would have an equal
number of churchmen sad dissenters on the committee, so
that the rights of both might be protected. He moved an
amendment to that effect.
Mr. STARLING seconded the amendment.

Mr. SHILLIBBER considered that the appointment of a
committee would be useless, eo far u the order itself wu
concerned, for it was peremptory.
Mr. BATHURST urged immediate compliance with the
order.

Mr. BRISCOE doubted whether any facts could be ad-
duced in proof of the unhealthiness of graveyards ! At
Bunhill•fields me minister had officiated 37 and a sexton 40
years; and Miss Montague, who lived on the spot, was up-
wards of 60, and was very healthy. Even the gravedigger,
who was continually exposed to the alleged poisonous eases,
and was en asthmatic man, bad filled his office 26 years.
Allusion bad been made to the chopping of coffins and bones,
but nothing of the kind had taken place in St. Luke's. He
would boldly resist the order.
Mr. HOWSE defended the Banhill Fields' ground, as •
public promenade on a Sunday afternoon ! (Great laughter,
and cries of " Smithfield.") On an average. there had not
been one interment a day there of late years.
Mr. OLADDIN—Much more; 700 a-year.
Mr. PAKSONS suggested that a declaration of war
against the Board of Health would be injudicious, as appris-
ing them that their order was not carried out. Let them
end oat whether the parish was obeying it or not. In the
meantime, the appointment of a committee, which all in
effect admitted to be necessary, would lead to the adoption
of some proper measure.
Mr. WALKER having replied,
The amendment for the appointment of a committee, was
carried by a large majority.
A committee was nominated, and the proceedings closed
with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

THE SOUTHAMPTON PORTION OF THE INDIA
Man..—The Oriental Company's steamer Mindesten, Capt.
Say, arrived yesterday with the Southampton portion of the
India mail. She left Malta on the 20th, and consequently
she made the passage—a distance of 2,500 miles—in nine
days. Taking into consideration that sa• stopped at Gibral-
tar, she could not have steamed less than 12 knots an hour
the whole of the distance. The Hindottan has made the
passage from Southampton to Malta in Se days. She is the
fastest steamer that ever entered the Mediterranean.