The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-03 00:00:00

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WINDSOR, GOOD FRIDAY.—The Queen and Prince
Albert, the ladies and gentlemen of the court, and the do-
mesuchousehold, attended Divine service this morning in the
private chapel of the castle ; the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie
Caurtenay officiated. Her Majesty and Prince Albert took
their usual morning walk. Their RR.HH. the Prince of
Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess
Mice took walking and pony exercise this forenoon on the
eastern terrace of the castle and the slopes.
H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge left town on Thurs-
day for his residence at Kew.

HIS EXCELLENCY COUNT DE ST. AULAIRE had a
lengthened audience of Viscount Palmerston yesterday after-
noon. We understand ilia Excellency u on the eve of
leaving the French Embassy for Paris.
Despatches from the Governors of New South
Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and South Australia, were re-
ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office.
APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN Elan LIPE.—The
morriage of Lord Alfred Paget, M.P., son of the Marquis of
Anglesey, and Miss Wyndham, daughter of the Countess of
Listowel, is to be solemnised on Thursday next. The
Countess of Listowel will give a sumptuous dqfriner at
Kingston House, to a numerous circle of the relatives and
friends of both families. The Duke of Devonshire has
placed his villa at Chiswick at the disposal of the young
*Duple.

(From hat night's Gazette.)
CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 1. Member returned to
serve in this present parliament for the county of Bedford.
—C. J. F. Russell, Esq., commonly called Lord C. J. F.
Russell, in the room of W. fastell, Esq., deceased.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 30. —The Queen has
' approved of Don .1. Melendes, as Consulleneral in the
United Kingdom for the Republic of Peru; also of Mr. 8.
Cahlmann, u Consul in London for the Princesof Schwarz-
burg Itudolstadt and of Schwarsburg Bondershausen.

WAR.OFFICF., Anus I.
3rd Dry. Oda—H. H. Lonadale to be corset, by par., vies 61.
aeons, app. to 17011...Drage.
4th Drag. Oda.-Carpet T. B. Williams to be lieut., by par., vice
Baker, who ret. ; J. M. Webb to be cornet, hy per.
4th 1.. Mar.—Cornet and Adjt. C. B. Mayne= to hare rank of
heel.; lieu:. J. W. Wallington, from 63rd F., to he lieut., rice lard
A. Churchill, who rub.
13th L. Dracra—lleri..MeMe T. Andante to he quart.muot., Mee
J. O'Beilly, who ret. b b..p.
17th L Dram.--Cmact H. St. George, from 3rd Drag. Gds. (ming,
mast.),"to be cornet, vice Graham, who ret.
4th F.—Enst. M. V. B. Marten, from 33th F., to be Omit, by par.,
vies Baldwyn, who mt.
116 V.—J. Malabar, to beeem, by par., rim Warren, app. to
199th F.—Lieut. J. L. R. Rooks to be ospL, by per Moe Farce,
who roe, ; Mos. B. 0. Bright to be lieut., by per.; F. C. Ashworth to
be ens., by pur.
t6th F.—Payniaet. Seri. C. Kent to be qaart..amet., aloe C. Daiwa
who net oo h..p.
kith F.—Ens. sad Adjt. EL R. ilemaidt to haverlat at Ea& ; Lima
M. T. B. Morton, ;/ton 4th F., te be Yam, vieeOlabla pee. ; Dna
R. L. Wanen, from 11th F., to be elm; Moe Itorkm6grair. ta 4th Y.
39th F.—Lient. I'. M. Haultain to kfta.oke , prom.
44th F.—Brevet Lieut.-Cot W. H. from 31st r.. to
be copt., without par. • Lieut. J. L.X. to he °apt, by por., rims
Taynton, who rm.; Ens. G. Cover to ha Ileat.dry per.; 0. M. Robins
to be elm, by par.
411th F.—Lieut. A. Green to be eept., by par., vtoe Bromley, who
ret; Eat C. Sykes to be lima, byre.; -W. IL to be in.,
67 ar
0011 F.--Em. J. C. liamicee 0 be Bativ withefit per, vim Coates,
dee.; D. R. Role le be ,
69th P.—A. IL Wersigar to be.ma, addheat pre, vies Fell. dee.
79th1.—Lleat. T. B. Battle% mpt., IT par, ebee Madied„ vibe
vet. ; Pre.. G. DL /11Dre to be beet, lir pax; J. Welsher, lobe era.,
br Per.
63rd F.—LlsoL Lard A. amok% kcei 4th Lt. Drop., to be Beat.,
rice Wallington, who each.
33th F. —llla6 and Alija O. Thaw= to have the Teak of beat.;
Ens. C. H. AIMS* tie heat.,
.111 mat per, vim Walters, app. to Cffell
Mounted Blimast ; A. R. to be am., without per.
frith F.—Perj.-Maior 11. from Seth F., to be miertereart.,
vier Carr, who ream h..p.
Kok Brig.-11. M. Boum& to be me. Data, without per., vice
Diokeola dee.
Owe Mounted Kitionen—Te be capta, without par. • Lima T.
Hare. from 27th F. • Leal& F. Campbell, J. T. Meat; SCITIVir.
To be Beata, intlioat par.: Lieut. B. R. Wallas, from IMO P. ;
Rua W. M. MEL from Old F. • Er. R. F. A. lavers, tam Ma ;
Ye T. de C. Haaalltca, from 990 F.; Eaa 0. ',Ramrod, from 914
F. •
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Er. J. Over, Moe Bimott; Ens. J. Harsey, Mee Borrow.
Tribe .moi without pelt :J. 8. Wakes, W. C. &we, F. Smyth,
sad O. L. .d.mt ; M. E. .116elle, Moe Carey; J. C. 0. ILlmpiey, vim
-Haney.
Brarm—Lisal. V. Meters, from Isis Ist F., re gliert..amet., to he
klarverniting Advice, vice Whim, prom.
. —Brevet bent.-Col. W. H. Upham. from 44th P., to be
eri. la the army.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Mears SI.
El. lephierce—Ftra Lima O. C. Baldlie to be ses apt, vim Km-
mew. *eel in the emended list; Bro. Lena J. Liddell to be Ant

GOVERNMENT AID TO IRISH RAILWAYS.
On Wednesday, e deputation from the Dundalk
and Enniskillen Railway Company waited upon Lord John
Russell. Among the deputationlate *ere the Earl of Roden,
Lord Cremorne, and Vieecrant

The Earl of Itooss briefly explained that they waited oi
the noble lord for the purpose of soliciting his sanction for
loan of 100,0001 oat of the Exchequer Fund, to enable tta
j directors of the Dundalk and Enniekilleu Railway Compere
to oomplete the construction of the works on the seetni
of the line between Castle Blayney and Duddy,.
Their expenditure had already amounted to neat,
63,000/., and they bad a balance to their credit of see 4
35,0001., but that sum was quite insufficient to carry on th,-,
works, and in the present deplorably depressed wenn:inane,
of Ireland, the great majority of the shareholders wen
utterly unable to pay up additional calls, though most log.
citous for the completion of the undertaking. If the govern.
merit consented to advance the required sum, for which tla
payment of interest at the rate of four, or even five, per cent,
would be cheerfully guaranteed, the directors undertook to
give immedii.te employment to no less than 6,900 men, a
remunerativ.• wages, in the comparatively distressed distrtst
through whi2ti the railway was to be constructed; whersr
they had no more than 1,500 men engaged on the works a
mvaient. It the government came to the aid of the eompeay
facilities would be thus afforded for opening the line as fa
as Castle Bliyney in the course of the summa, or early eta
autumn. If an additional loan were granted next year, the
directors, with the aseistanoe which they expected the abs, .
holders would be in a position to render them, contemplated
that the line to Clones would be ready for traffic in the fp.
suing autumn.
Lord Joint Rasstu. asked if the company represented
by the deputation bad half the amount of their capitol
subscribed in accordance with the provision contained in the
act of in, rporation ?
The Earl of Ronxw stated that the position of the con.
pany was simply this: The present act only contained
powers to construct a line to Clones, and, in order to lighten
the calls •ai the shareholders, the directors were promoting
a bill in paliament to reduce the shares of the company
from 60/. to 30/., by which means, even according to too
standing provision, they would be entitled to borrow money
' with 15/.. instead of 251., paid. The calls made up to the
present time amounted to 10/. The noble lord handed Lord
John Russell an elaborate statement detailing the precise
position of the corrpany.
Viscount Jocelyn, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. R. W. Collett,
severally pointed out the immense importance of employing
the peoi le on reproductive works,and with the view of remov-
ing the barrier which stood in the way of railway companies
obtaining loans from the Exchequer commissioners anal
half th. amount of the capital was subscribed, they urged
upon th noble premier the expediency and sound policy of
introdu ing immediately after Easter a short bill to email*
governi,ent, under the present circumstancesof the country,
and in • onsequence of the unwillingness of private capitalists
to hive: in railway securities, to make leans to railway com-
panies so about a moiety of their capitals being subscribed.
Lord Joint RUSSELL assured the deputation that
their proposition for surmounting a legislative difficulty
would :wave the consideration to which it was entitled.
The node lord proceeded to observe that the principal ob-
jection urged out of doors against government advancing
loans to railway companies was, that the great bulk of the
money so advanced would nut be expended in labour, but in
the purchase of land and other matters by no means alcu-
latad to afford relief at the present season of distress. Now,
in the r vent of the Dundalk and Enniskillen Company re-
ceiving government pecuniary assistance, he wished to know
how it was intended to be laid out?

The 'oar' of EAMES said that the directors were quitepee.
pared to give a guarantee that every farthing advanced by
government would be expended on earthworks and masonry,
and the. 6,900 men would be immediately employed.
Lord JOHN RUOSRLL informed the deputation that he
would esrefully consider the statement they had presented
to hisa, and communicate the nature of their application to
the Ex. !limner Loan Commissioner, whose early attention,
no doubt, would be directed to the subject. He could not
undertake to give a definitive answer to the deputation's re-
quest, h t he assured them that they might rely upon the
subject being entertained by him with as much favour as the
finances of the country and other important considerations

Tl;e7l,P.utation thanked his lordship, and retired.

HEALTH OP TOWNS ASSOCIATION.—On Thursday
evening, a public meeting of the inhabitants of St. Georges-
in-the-Bast, was held at the school rooms in Cannon-street-
read, for promoting the objects of the Health of Town As.
satiation. and to take measures for urging on the govern-
ment the necessity for adopting some speedy measures for
improvin r the amitory condition of the people. The Rev.
W. Que.. it took the chair. —2. Liddle, Esq., M.D., on
referring to the mortality of the various districts, found
that in tho north-western counties (Cheshire and Lancashire
for inetanm) the avenge mortality was 1 in 37, while in the
south-western districts, where the population was not so
great, and where the sanitory regulations were of a superior
character, the mortality was lin 62. He did not consider
overcrowding to be the principal cause of morta-
lity in large towns. What they had most to tear
was, the immense amount of poison generated,
rid which was at present so imperfectly emceed off.
Wide and magnificent streets had been erected, but the
poor were worse off than ever, being driven to districts
which were already too densely populated. He then alluded
to the loefringthousee fur " travellers," or tramps, in the
metropolis. In those hooves, large numbers of persons sleet
in the same room, the beds were so arranged that it was
impossible for a person to pan between them, the bedding
was scarcely ever washed, not even after a person had been
removed to the hospital from putrid or yellow fever. In
Glasgow, these lodging-houses were licensed for a certain
number of persona. and under the cootroul of the potion,
who visited them daily. He was surprised that government
had not adopted the same measures here. He then adverted
to the defective cleansing of the streets, and the inefficient
condition of the sewage, which latter he attributed to the
great and useless number of commissioners, who interfered
with each other in their duty. Of these commissioners then
were 173 in Finsbury, 200 in the Tower Hamlets. and 260 ii
Westminster. They were in effect a self-elected body,
money being the only qualification, _ yet they pocketed
4e. for every visit to the board, in addition to
which there was • trifle expended for tavern ex-
penses. In one year, the city oommiwioners expended for
tavern dinners the sum of 4871, and 1601. for a summer ex-
cursion in the garde year. The sum of 100,0001. was as.
Dually paid by the public for the present inadequate sewer-
age ; so deficient, indeed, was it, that some time since,
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digging up the sewers in Smithfield, several coffins and dead
bodies were found there : it had been used for the purpose
of a sepulchre. Dr. Liddle expressed his conviction that as
less a sum than 20,000,0001. per annum was lost to tkis
country by diseases, which might be prevented by proper
sanitary regulations. He concluded by moving that glob-
tion to parliament, based upon the above facts, should be
adopted. The Rev. C. Wheeler seconded the resolution,
i which was adopted, and a petition to parliament was
prepred.
tiOLDsMITIIS' AND JEWELLERS' ANNUITY INSTl-
ewrioN.—On Thursday evening, at nine o'clock, a general
m~tmg of the donors and subscribers to the above ineitatite
was Wd at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, for the
trametisa el general business—Mr. H. Ledger in the chair.
Theelnedtation was founded in 1827 for the purpose of re-
lieving,,the Essayed members in the above busiocases, their
workmen, sheyease, and clerks, as likewise their widow,.
There are new on the funds, fourteen male and six female
intendants, whose pensions during the past year, amounted
to 2281. 12s. 9d. ; the males receiving 151. and the females
101. per annum. The receipts for the year were
1,6641. 19s. 3d. ; the expenditare 3421. Bs. Ed. leaving •
balance in favour of the institution of 1,3121. 12s. 7d. A
further sum of 8001 has been set apart for the erestionof
almshouses. The report was adopted, and thanks was
voted to the chairman, and the meeting broke up.
ASYLUM FOR FEMALE ORPHANS.—On Thursday,
an annual court of the governor and subscribers to this ex-
cellent charity, founded in 1768, for the maintenance mad
education of orphan girls, was held in the board-room of the
institution, in the Westminster Bridge-road. The report
stated that there are now 148 children in the establishment
who're instructed in religion, reading, needlework, aid
household Deidnets, until they are apprenticed as serest% ha
rempeetedde families. Since its establithment. 2,412 children
have participated is its benefits, and above 700 rouse women
have received five guineas each for having faithfully served
their apprenticeship At the anniversary dinner last month,
at which His Royal .Hiohness the Duke of Cambridge pre-
sided, the sum of 1,1451. was collected. The report wee
iidTpted.
SCHOOLS FOR POOR CHILDREN.-0B TUBMIIy IRS
a meeting was held at Farringdon-hall, liolborsehridge, to
progaete the education of the destitute daises in the nei
The chair was taken by Thm. Thompson, •
The eimeiftg we called by the teachers of the Fox
Knor.oonet School, in Smithfield, who have laboured formula
years among the c'eildren in that densely-populatediomWT
with cheering success. The object of the meeting was :t•
seism the sphere of their operations. Two *owed
Miliaria are yet unattended to, and living in as degraded a
date as say pardon of the heathen world. A dayarefilm
Tem the libillehecil Union addressed the meeting, sad a
sellestion was made at its close. Three stables hays boa
eseted le be cenverted into a rehesi•rena, SIMI it
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