The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-16 00:00:00

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OSBORNE, Dec. 15.

The Earl of Aberdeen is cipected to arrive to-day
oe 4 C.lt to her Majesty.
tee Hoe. Coloneand Mrs. Grey had the honour of being
touted to chantr jtaterday.

Mr. (Sieber*. hid an interview with Viscount Palmerston
a Wednesday a, ti Home-office.
The Earl of rfb ,seksn left town yesterday morning for
Osborne, Isle of Wight,

Vastcrday owning a funeral service was cele-
brated in the catholic church of the Bavarian embasay,
Warwick , Golden•wiusre, for the repose of the soul
of ha late Mq• •'y the Queen of Portugal. The service
sung owl high mass was performed by Falb.,
Brusly r and SPOur.r. Invitations were sent by the Portu-
guese =mister to all the representatives of the sovereigns
who are related by eL.i.angitiaity or affinity with the august
deceased, as well it to the Portuguese and Brazilians rai-
der. in London. The deceased was rof her late Im-
perial ltighae-s the Princess Mini Amelia, sister of the
Emperor of Brazil. The church was most numerously
awaited.
The Count and Countess de Flahaalt leave town
en Saturday, on a visit to the Marquis of Lansdowne at
Bosom!.
Viscount ilardinge has left town for South Park,
feu,burst. . _

- Ills Excellency the Ambassador of France and the
Countess Waleeski leave town on Saturday, on a visit to
tint Morris of Lanadowne, at Ifowood.
The N ery Rev. Dr. It. Stevens, Dean et Rochester,
i. a dangerously ill, that his life is despaired of by his
frithi.s—indeed, there appears to be little hopes of recovery
in consequence of his advanced age. The reverend g. ntle-
man was presented to the deanery by the crown in 1820, and
an the same year war instituted to the rectory of West Far-
leigh, near Maidstone -a benefice worth between .5001. and
WI. a year, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of
It:ehesh r The deanery is worth 1,5001. a year at present,
het will not yield so much to Dr. Stevens' successor.

PRESENT STATE OF THE HOUSE OF,
COMMONS.

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M it is probable that only a short time will elapse
before parliament will re-aressible, it may be acceptable to
our evaders to know the Charges that have taken place in
the compositiou of the Howe of Commons during the
rut IL

la COlll4 quenee of the death of Mr. Charles Baring Wall,
there has been a fresh election for Salisbury. The candi-
date, were !Igor-General Buckley and Captain Roberts.
The number pelted for Major-General Buckley was 2.13;
for Captain Rehire, 89. Major General Buckley, there-
for", is now the member for Salisbury in the room of Mr.
Charles Baring Wall.
From the circumstance of the death of the Earl of Dart-
Meth, Lord Lewisham, the member for South Stafford-
shire, bas been raised to the peerage, and there will be
Ullllltor election for that division of the county.
Lord Brooke, the member fur South Warwickshire, has
Nos Word to th peerage by the death of his father, the
ltedef Warwick, and Mr. E. P. Shirley has been chosen
Bethel diviiion of the comity in his room.
The seat ler the borough of Cloninel is now vacant, Mr.
Ceti! Lemke being raked to the peerage, in consequence of
the death of hie father, Lord Cloucurry.
Mr. Richardson, a liberal, has been returned for Lisburn,
lisseptitioo to M•. Binney, conservative.
Moro must bo another election for East Gloucestershire,
ititlr room of the Marquis of Worcester, now become Duke
stiosatost Party politics run very high in this division
of He county, and an energetic contest is impacted.
A great many members d at the last general elec.
tin hese died since that period. Among the names of
nosoben thus deceased may be noticed those of Mr. E. Fen-
den's, retuned for West Cornwall. Mr. M. Williams
was retuned in his stead without opposition on the 18th of
July last.
Sir John Rope, the member far the county of Edinburgh,
was replaced by the Earl of Dsikeith, the son of the Duke
of Buccleuch.

Colonel Bruen, retuned for Carlow county, was replaced
by Captain Bunbury in April last.
Oeseral Caulfield, elected for Abingdon, was replaced
by Lord Norms.
Mr. Dunctift, elected for Oldham, bee been succeeded by
M. W. J. Fox.

Mr. Maurice O'Connell, elected for the borough of Trak*,
has been succeeded by Mr. John O'Connell (eldest eon of
the lets Daniel O'Connell), returned in opposition to T.
Fitzgerald, Esq., G.C.
Sir J. Guest, who was elected for Merthyr Tydvil, has
been replaced by Mr. Brute.
Mr. T. C. o.ainger, elected for Durham, has been suc-
ceeded by Mr. Mowbray.
Among the wets where changes have taken place, in con-
sequence of death or the decisions of election committee.,
may be enumerated West Cornwall, North Derbyshire,
South Staffordshire, South 'Warwickshire, West Worcester-
shire, Edinburghsbire, Carlow (city and county) Berwick-
on-Twiia, Clare (county), Abinglon, Barnstaple, Black-
burn, Bridgenorth, Bury St. Edmunds, Cambridge, Canter-
bury, Chatham, Clitheroe, Derby, Durham, Harwich,
Huddersfield, Hull, linaresborough, Lancaster, Liverpool,
Maidstone, Meldon, Morpeth, Oldham, Oxford (city and
university), Peterborough, Plymouth, Rye, Stamford,
Stroud, Taunton, Tavisteek,Totness, Tynemoutb, Merthyr
Tydvil, Athlone, Cork (city), Dungarvon, Lisburn, Sligo
(city), and T ral es .

POSTAL ECONOSIT.—By the withdrawal of the
Rotterdam and Hamburg mail packets, 17,0001. a year will
be saved to the country. The whole of the correspondence
for the continent will now enter by two ports
Calais sad Ostend. The withdrawal of the above named
packets have been rendered practicable owing to the in-
crease of railroads as the continent. A large number of
countries in Europe which used to have a commusication
with England twice a week only, have now a daily commit-
niOatien, in oessequenise of the new arrangement.

CosszavArrvz LAND Socirry.—Yesterday after-
noon the first anneal meeting of the members of this society
was held at Freemasons' T , Viscount Ranelagh pre-
siding. The report, which was read by the chairman,
stated that the total number of shares issued was 7,782,
representing a subscribed capital of 388,3001., on which
75,3101. 131. has been ;mid up. The balsnce•sheet showed
a net profit of 1,9141. 12s. 611. in favour of tho soeietx on
the 29th of September. This sum was in addition to
7,3141. 16s. Id., balance of profit realised on the bfarkfield
estate, which stood to the credit of the society as a reserve
band. The executive ountalttee, therefore, proposed that a
bonus, a! the rate of cis goo mew per annum, on all sub-
exiptions paid on intessnpleasil dares up to the 29th of
September last, in respell et whishannburesta had not been
taken, should be &dared Mil added le the aseounta of the
several members la the basis of the nesisty. They had also
resolved that the interest us angislad shares and payments
in advance of a year ma upwards ea other sham,
in respect of wtdel allnusents bed net been taken,
should receive 31. per east- ia addition to the 31. already
guaranteed, 60 as to mats every payment into the
society on existing Aires realise 61. per cent. for the
put year. The directors having also maturely considered
the operations and profits of the first year, had come to the
rosolati•As of increasing the rate of interest from 31. per
cent, as heretofore, to S per cent., which would be allowed
from the 29th of September for the current year, and on
all completed shares and subscriptions in advance of one
year and upwards. Up to the present time 16 estates had
been purchased, Bof which hail been allotted. The Enfield
and Hounslow estates would be allotted on the 4th of
January, 1854, and the allotment of the Castle-hill, Read-
ing estate, would immediately follow.—On the motion of
Lord Konen)), seconded by Colonel Knox, the report was
arced to, sod the following directors, who retired, were
unanimously re-elected :—Vicount Maidstone, Lord Alfred
Churchill. Colonel Browalow Knox, M.P., Mr. W. Cribb,
ldr. R IC. Fowler, Mr. J. G. Maitland, and Mr. Henry
PownalL The sum of 1,0001. wen voted to the eaustive
committee as some acknowledgment of their servfres dor-

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ing the past year, and 100 righ-ts of choice on the soci.ty'a
estates were balloted for. It was announced that the next
ballot would take pluses the 14th of January nut.
THE "THEOLOGY or TABLE TERNING."—Laat
night the Rev. N. T. Godfrey, Incumbent of Wortley,
Leeds, delivered a leature on this subject at t. e Hanover-
square Koons. The rev. gentleman stoutly contended that
table turning, spirit rapping, and clairvoyants, were nothing
less than a direct communication with the Evil One. The
et airman, Mr. J. Heitman, suggested that the meeting
ahould conclude by prayer, and • hymn was sung amidst
great confusion. An extraordinary suns then took place.
The chairman, lecturer, and a number of clergymen on the
platform made a precipitate retreat amidst loud cries for the
chairman to keep his seat. Several gentlemen attempted
is address the meeting, and a Mr. E. Connor wes called to
take the chair, for the purpose of making ezperinsenta. He
made several extraordinary statements. This officials eon-
weed with the hall attempted to extinguish the lights, but
were prevented doing so by main force. The table having,
however, been at last turned over by the same means, the
meeting separated amidst great confusion.
APERri.tellINO STRIKE IN GLA3GOW.—We regret
to learn that there is every prospect of a strike taking place
GUu tuwn and neighbourhood amongst the opeasitive
cotton-spinnen, in consequenre of an intended reduction
by •f, w of the employers upon a wale of prices lately
'guild to by the associated rnasten of EcotLand. In con-
nexion with this matter, we learn that the whole of the
f‘easter.,soinneri of Scotland are willing to abide by the
scale with the exception 3f sewn.—Olusprie Post.