The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-22 00:00:00

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Total £167,037 11
The "estimated reroutes and cAorges u per estimate of
the accoitothlt to the governor of Banal," an :
Cs.a Revenue 5300,430

C 310,351
Civil Chutes
521,100
5101 tar, cynd „,

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Et3T INDIA MAIL.
sou-nut/prom, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, SEVEN P.H.
_The Royal Mail Company's steamer Forth, Capt.
Chapman, bas arrived. Her dates are : Jamaica,
Feb 23 ; Demerara, 18 ; Trinidad, 20 ; Barbadoes,
.
St. Thomas, March 1 ; Fayal, 14.
24; Granada, 26:
The Forth has brought the following passengers :
Mrs. Lore, Hon. Justice and Mrs. Roberts and child,
late lieut. 2nd West India
Archdeacon Pope, Mr. Hai,
Reg Rev. Mr. Burrows, lady, end three children, Mr.
fialtles; toile, lir. Blackwell, Mr. Raikee, and Captaio Dodd,
from 11111aiCe; Mr. Estridge, from Forts Rico ; Men
Estridge and baby, and Mr. Aldecoa, from St. Thomas's;
General Middlemen, lady, five daughter,. and two seruab
Mr, cuTiagut, cietain Bare, Captain
Baker, Captai Irenionger, Ma
Captain n Wel-
Clarke, Capron Mailmen,
late), and IL Reedy. from Barbadoes: Mr. Parke, fotell
Tobago; Mr. M'latosh, from Demerara; Mr. Davies, front
Trieidid i Ceptais Fitsmayer, and Major Caney, nom
Grenada; Lieut. Grattan, from St. Vincent; Mr. and Mrs.
Martin, two children, and servant, and Lieut. Anderson,
go. Antigua; Viscoeste de &enrage, and Mr. Le Metre,
from Guadeloupe; a distressed British subject, from FayaL
The Forth left England Jan. 18, and has, conse-
quently, only been two months out. An accident to
the machinery has occasioned her being sent home
out of her torn. She encountered a heavy squall on
her return on the 15th inst., in which the starboard
quarter of her foreyard was carried away.
The Royal Mail Company's inter-colonial steamer
Eagle was nearly lost on the Grampus Reef, off
Granada, on Feb. 21. The particulars of this die-
ader are thus narrated by one of the passengers :
e Ws left Trinidad on the 20th, at 6 p.m., end the follow-
morning, at half peat 4, we were stormed by. the vessel
Idat At the same time a voice from deck cried, ' The
skip is on the rocks, let every soul come up.' The sum-
mits was quickly obeyed. The straining of the ship against
the reef, over which the sea was breaking heavily, bespoke
auger. She continued to strike violently, and every means
that sesauship, assisted by steam, could devise, were em-
ployed to get her off, without avail. The dead lights were
wan is. The boats were ordered to be lowered, and
pretingabc., thrown overboard. One boat was instantly dashed
Is meta. After some time, however, the steamer did off the
edge of the reef, the paldle-wheels were put in motion, end,
tanks to a merciful providence, the engine kept the vessel
bee, and we were weed from shipwreck and arrived safe at
Granada. I afterward, saw the Eagle on the slip at St.
Thomas's • she is seriously dammed, several timbers broken,
mad bilge Planking destroyed ; the engine-frame is broken,
and tem told the boilers are some inches out of their place.
The repairs will cost the company a large sum, and doubts
are entertained whether they can be thoroughly effected in
the West Indies. It is to be hoped that authentic informa-
tion of the state of the Eagle, and the number of her boats,
may be published."
At Granada a letter was addressed to Mr. Stoke, in
command of the Eagle, be the Archdeacon of Trini.
dad ; the Rev. J. H. Hamilton, Rector of St. David's
and St. Patrick's, Tobago ; the Rev. W. Bannister,
Wesleyan minister ; Major Calley, of the 19th Regt.;
Captain J. W. Fitzmaurtce, of the Royal Engineers,
and other passengers, expressing their satisfaction
with his conduct in the hour of danger. This, how-
ever, leaves untouched the question how he came to
run the vessel on the reef.
The Reindeer was at Granada on the 21st of
February; the Avon, Eagle, and Larne, were at St.
Thomas on the Ist of March ; on the 13th the Forth
exchanged signals with the Indian Chief.
JAMAICA.—The House of Assembly met pursuant
to adjournment on the 16th of February. An address to the
new governor was voted. Next day the house met to receive
his Exoellencre reply,. and then adjourned till the 18th with-
out taking up any business of general interest. From that
time till the mail was despatched it was found impassible to
collect a sufficient number of members to form a house. The
council met on the mme day as the assembly, and also voted
an address to the governor. It was resolved on the motion
of the Chief Justice that the bill for regulating the salaries of
public officers (sent up by the assembly) should be " taken
off the table" on the 22nd of Feb., when council were to be
heard at the bar in support of the petitions of Justices
Macdougall and Stephenson against the bill. In conformity
with this resolution, Mears. Edward. and Middleton
were heard against the bill on that day. Sundry
petitions in favour of the bill were then presented ; and the
Attorney-General, on the part of a committee appointed to
inspect the journal, of the House of Assembly, laid an ex-
tract from its minutes on the table. After tnese prelimina-
ries, the Hoo. John Salmon moved that the bill be read a
second time that day six months; the Hon. Alexander
Brews seconded the motion, and the Chief Justice spike in
support of it. The diseusaion was then adjourned till next
day. The opponents of the bill admitted that the colony
was "hard pressed," and expensed a desire to support any
measure for relief not involving a breach of public faith.
The Coulee Chensher presented a most animated scene on
the occesica. All the members of assembly present in
Spraiek Town ware in attendance, several chairmen of
Quetta Itieseheme, the Judges, the Inepector-General, Island
iorohsepar, and ether officers whose salaries would be
AMU ley the bill. No doubt was entertained of its being
figura eat by the Council: but there was great un
smaisay rii le what course the House of Assembly would
puma, "The minority " says the Despatch, which has
ably aad eafilachingly adimeatied the bill, "calculate upon a
Wing of red such as amessioa to their number as will
prevent aey laterruption it the laminar of the country ; but
the supporters of the maser, mai determined to fight the
battle." Wend in De Cesdora's Mercantile Intelligence,.:
We it eraswery to monies that, in the nista there being
snows Meows the sass ef Assembly and the Onmell, irking
en ettht tthemeion on the aftenslnened BM, Ma actualiketv that
awe vette a dimolutha at lie loom helm the lesemeo Bill, Which
wangin an the nth Agra, dial hue boa gees into. mould events
Ms Or Own which it in corjetenred they wM. as Revenue Rill mutt
eaniata anyone until the ilibeenses between the two branches of
=Ware Mull be armed
_• bet we eannot at this moment
elm a smother is the peeled Walsh will elapse between its
Milama ha served sir ammiment
Genenor's replies to the addresses of the two legisla-
tive tales were brief. His answer to the common council
0( was a little more diffuse. Its pith is contained
knit • sentence, not naworthy of :Hemel :
ore as ariesbas a atria it my espninwie my etoet-
eau sal eay minder ban WON Ma sedeing whin' the immi-
maierif searaencsaanatve be he umeliedia, wag he .
wane dilissUuo the pane dare Mae Mairdent and
illi nenad of oil the enatWash oohs eawalline senskind
atilmed=to operate In sins be of motemeel geed.
excitement to exist MI account of
the dielest el Mr. Mitchell, TWA Cwsba of Kingston. An
adieu had beta Feasted to that gentleman, earned by
army baeireis tithe inhabitants. It is worthy of note that
* wets, bed
portion- of the subscribers being unable
to bpi wade dear eauha In ablation to the dream-
dual, -Maria ail is Ms reply:
The memo alloiet to this Weems are widow. I
dwell= tea thaw of egessmes sod tyranny Mick have
b." Wadb I.ll' bi • Pity ememotisally eppmet to sae--a
Us reeival sash eousimmes to a grosses, to whit*
or mod= milmewm la wi ilreededes.
De Oarderta's ' Inaglspeacer obssrms, la refer
masa lite maireeerelle abire et the hhead :
ere Imo le mast wer medult as Ming in =me Pnniti°.°
nu% was wbra we weft bat la pew the in twerratt by
masslealliko adhad, stab one hi me tha: Met Ihe hWh
Wmaheliwillai =B:Nre*arap 'emiregAa= est prod.
ear straws Ls edam
bibre. • tloortiohrteert Ihilt, Wil the emeW to
g ,„, 1.---
- ...am et kw peek. seel the (the two
Inmerb aelladerl, anal= MIAs better Ma than them
wrest la our *us ot the Mk Instant.
ST. VEWENTS.—We have to-day the painful
duty amending the death of the Moe. and Rev. Nathaniel
Streit, Speekee of the Here of AseenNt, sad e stipendiary
aad pike tereldeate etas bbad4rdeliwted this hie on
this
eitsa dew dere 60 sears. Tbe
ihnitevellywebeensed -eimteil eentkaata
has bit algid th seeker thaletll not be filled up, be age
hi me mot only ea ememet to the in which he
Mani, bathe was abeam of war best officers. Is
ajalhilif capacity Msember, ware table; he yea
Milt 1:41P8012•11 sad eatobstious is be
tiesbeitgae had ~
abetgibed be embosses at
hba, lit diebiree—a TWO
ijrl_ Olaii=d—gammilly eau uthibetion to bob par
_,,„.".• he speaker, he was dignified, bat. at the some time,
sal debearbet—qoaltdat bre were very moms!
*or_ to meet the attend emsdadlin of the bowie,
fro, • net of vi he • represents-
nu,. wile introduced inert of Utopian
'nalle ahem embalm sedan required both tact and
Messed sueessfully to eminbot. In private life he was all
Vat lisitil l• expected ham the finished gentleman and
...___analleplifind scholar. To every one he was kind, cone-
.. 4 hags, • his ever open to relieve the die,
ballad heart to sympathise with the
alhelemen in which he was held by the
4411==triillet at the interment of
itiani to the grave by his
lusibv. so Ummoseir•Owensr, the Chief Justice, the
11011unell, the ressehlas et beepethke, the various
elk% awl a large KIN- deem rtifitutabile and
Pi11"64 all sorrowing for Ye bet. The members
ifCtuiessee
liege (of which the deteased was past
.._.lalbtemi eh* is procession bat mare peneated, we
44---7 74 sie hum having a dispensation, from interring the
mat 11":"*'°' of their craft."—Sr. Vincent's
Glom, Ira. 2:

k Gann.
The Queen and Prince Albert, the Duchess of
Kent, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the
domestic household,ettended Divine Service:yesterday morn-
ing in the private chapel at Buekineham-palace. The
sermon was preached by the Bishop of Norwich. The Hon.
and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated at the service. Her
Majesty and Prince Albert suited her Majesty the Queen-
Dowager on Saturday at Marlborough-house. H.A.H.the
Duchess of Kent also visited the Queen-Dowager on Satur-
day. The Queen had a dinner party on Saturday at Buck-
ingham-palace. The company included the Duchess
of Kent, H.S.U. Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, their
Excellencies Baron and Baroness de Moncorvo, the Marquis
and Marchioneas of Clanricarde, Lady Emily de Burgh,
Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Spells, Earl of vesart,
Viscount Clifden, Lord Campbell, Lady Campbell and
Stratheden, Hon. Miss Campbell, Lord James Murray,
and Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps. Her Majesty
had afterwards an evening party. The company con-
sisted of his Excellency Count Dietriehatein, their Ex-
cellencies M. and Mdme. Van de Weyer, the Countess
of Jersey and Lady Clementine Villiers, Count Potocki,
Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon. Miss Stanley, Hon. Mrs. Charles
Grey, Maj.-Gen. and Miss Cavendish, Capt. Hamilton, R.N.
and Capt. Francis Seymour. H.R.H. Prince Albert visited
the Duchess of Gloucester at Gloucester-house, and
their RR.HH. the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Cant-
bridge-house. Her Majesty and Prince Albert took
their usual early walk yesterday. The royal family
took their accustomed airings, yesterday. H.R.H.
the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday.
Their RR.HH. the Duchess of Cambridge and the
Princess Mary attended divine service yesterday morning in
St. Michael's church, Chester equate. H.R.H. the Duke of
Cambridge attended divine service yesterday morning in
Grosvenor chapel.
Their RR.HH. the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge honoured the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne
with their company at dinner on Saturday, at Lansdowne
House.

A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock on
Saturday afternoon, at the residence of the Marquie of Lans-
downe, in Berkeley square. It was attended by Lord John
Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Mint*, Sir
George Grey, VisoountPalmenton, Earl Grey, the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir John Hob •
house, Lord Campbell, Viscount Morpeth, the Earl of Cla-
rendon, the Marquis of Clean:aide and the Right Hon. T.
B. Macaulay. The Council sat two; hours.
A meeting of the new Bishoprics' Commissioners
was held in Whitehall-place, on Saturday. There were pre-
sent the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord J. Russell, the
Earls of Chichester and Powle, the Bishops of London, Dur-
ham, Winchester, Chaster, and Lincoln, the Home Secretary
of State, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
A deputation from the Committee for establishing
Houses of Occupation for Discharged Prisoners, waited on
Sir G. Grey, on Saturday, at the Home-office.
Mr. Hudson, M.P., had an interview with the
Right Hon. B. Strutt. on Saturday, at the office of the Com-
missioners of Railways, in Great George-street. A deputa-
tion from the Commissioners of Sewers for Surrey and Kent,
had an interview with Vinci. Morpeth, on Saturday, at lb.
I office of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in Groat

George-street.
The Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Aberdeen
attended the early service yesterday, in the Chapel Royal,
St. James's. The Marquises of Anglesey, and Northampton,
Ladies Wilton, Paheenton, Campden, and Compton, Lords
Wilton, Granby, Cawdor, Liatowel, St. Germans, Eliot,
Castlereagh, and W. Graham, were among the nobility
present.
The Bishop of London will preach the sermon on
Wednesday next in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
Lord and Lady Brougham reoerved at dinner on
Saturday evening, at the noble lord's mansion, in Grafton.
street, the Marchioness of Allegheny, Viscount and Viscount-
ess Castlereagh, the Marquis and Marehioneu of Douro,
Lord Lyndhurst, Sir J. Graham, Mr. Rogers. Sir Robert
and Lady Peel, Viscount Centaurs, the Hon. Col. D.
Darner, Mr. Montgomery, end Lady Malet.
VISCOVNTESS PALMERSTON'S ASSEMBLT.—Visconnt
and Viscountess Palmerston entertained his Excellency
Count Sehemmelpenotnek andx distinguished party at dinner
on Saturday, at their mansion in Carlton-gardens. Her
ladyship subsequently had an assembly, when most of the
foreign corps dsplomatique and fashionable', honoured the
Viscountess by their company.
The Right Hon. the Speaker of the Roam of
Commons had a parliamentary dinner on Saturday last, at
the family matuion an Eaton-square.

SERIOUB ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN R. VTAE,
Oa Thursday last, the Baron Rothschild's hounds met at
Rowsham. The deer took a line towards Bierton, and, when
near Mr. Bustace's house, Mr. Vyse, in taking a fence near
the road, fell from his hone in consequence of the saddle
slipping round. His foot unfortunately hung in the stirrup,
by which he was dragged upwards of 100 yards, the horse
galloping at full speed and beating the unfortunate gentle-
man's bead against the ground. At length his foot became
disengaged from the stirrup, and he was carried to the house
of Mr. John Easter*, from whence, after ashort period, it was
deemed advisable to remove him to Loud= by railway. We
understand he is at his residence in town in a very alarming
state.—Burt, Herald.

CORPORATION OF LONDON REFORM.—The Com-
mittee of the whole court assembled on Saturday for the pur-
pose of appointing a select committee to confer with the
Court of Aldermen. Deputy Peacock was called to the chair.
Mr. Ashurst then moved that a select committee, consisting
of seven members of the Court of Common Council, be op-
pointed to confer with the Court of Aldermen, upon the
subject of the ease submitted to Mr. Wilde and Mr. Pea-
cock, and the opinion given by thoee learned gentlemen,
respecting this case. After a lengthened conversation, the
select committee was appointed, and they proceeded to hold
the conference with the committee of aldermen. After some
conversation, the aldermen directed Mr. Wilde to lay the
ease and the opinion before the committee for their conside-
ration. This was the first movement of the two courts to-
wards a perfect reconciliation. It is understood that the
Lord Mayer will appoint a day soon for a special court upon
the subject of preparing the bill for parliament, in reference
to the qualification of members for the Court of Common
Council.
THE MARTLEBONE VESTRY.—THE REGENT'S
CANAL RAILWAY.—Mr. G. Daniell, as chairman of the
committee appointed to watch the progress of the ft's
Canal Railway, brought up the following further pe to
Parliament upon that subject on gotarday :
Sheweth: That a is be wren siremedis bum to
enable the company of proleldsre et *a Oda* wile a
railway from Paddington as Lbsitome► a bedsit
and to amend the set reiting Ilats=koinsl. 11011=
Regent's CAnAI pews partite et lbe add
ponds of Maryleboon =keno mid wad is wsswed is So pew
sad other parochial rotes of the add ppstoaWlkrely es to andtkai
covered with water; when* your pMtika.e bend* submit tits
the said land so covered 1111 k "SW, ad by limo!rcedeesd *lles
arum. of a cowl, Is away Inkk bawdy owl eyed
tks to your pslitiems sal seinpegies of do odd
punk, to be bawl% eni be eitherhirles wpm salpeepw pro.
parka to the persdki mess
moneer wag other Mee*
tomato asi property be the odd Folk et R. lisedebus• end so.
weda• is the MI sash ei Pedlsment by midi the rack, of the
=lstikresulated. Tow puelthuse• theedere. huesidyysew Mar
Mom that sok big mop wows Ida kw umbers pro.
Aka beteg mods to dint awl wry eft the dint sitesusik and
that your petitioners try be bawd spinet the INN by themselves,
their counsel, be.
The petition, en being put, was townhnonsly adopted by I
the vestry,
THE ARTISTS' BENEVOLENT FUND.—The annual
meeting of this society wee held on Saturday, at the Free-
masons' Tavern, to adopt the report, and for the election of
officers. B. B. Cabbell, Esq., M.P., took the chair. In the
report the committee expressed their satisfaction at the con
Untied patronage and liberal support of her Majesty. During
the past year, 38 widows bad received gratuities of NZ
each, and 23 orphans gratuities of 51. each. The accounts
were as follows :—Receipts: balance of last year's account,
321. ss. 7d. ; ordinary income, 8641. 10s. ; annual aubsceip.
dons, 1321 13s. 6d. ; members' annuity fund, 784 55.; &A-
denda and stock, 591/. • stewards' fines and dinner tickent,
521. lls. 6d.; extraordinary income, being donations, 3611.5 a.
Expenditure : gratuities to widows. 74.51. ; gratuitift
orphans, 1121. 10s. ; various other expenses, 2411. 16s. Td. ;
investment, 931. 12a. 6d.; balance, boa. 2a. 6d. The report
concluded by stating that the committee regraded 1111118111.
ingly to observe that the ordinary expenditure tie pod
year exceeded the ordinary income by 2441. 15e. 7d. She
committee, therefore, with due regard to the *tweak el
future claimants, and the permanent security of the had,
felt themselves under the necessity of stating that the rt.
to OW to widows for the present year will not exceed 141.
each. The officers elected or re-elected, consisted of the
president, Sir John Edward Swinburne, Bort., F.A.S.; vice-
presidents, the Duke of Sutherland, the Bari of Ripon, Sir
Robert Peel, Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., Richard Hon.
man Scilly, Esq., Peter Ligh, Esq., together with the Isom-
mittee, trustees, council and treasurer.
GOVERNMENT EDUCATION have
been to a meeting this evening, called a public one at am
awry to say. it was a one-sided one), at Finsbury
Finsbury-circus, to consider the gomment odemedia
scheme. The Rev. Mr. Ainslie read a rim of woke re-
marks of yours (he did not state the date mad argued tram
them that you were not deserting ofeepportl Matteg, aloe,
that you were a paid agent of the eat ; therefore,
your paper was dear at any price.* . Miall also argued in
the same strain. Perhaps you may rafts at my 'apposing
these remarks may do your ecPblislueent any harm' but,
believing that there is as mock dowry be opinkin among
certain Classes .f dissenters as then is is say other ekes, I
think it should be noticed. It mom to be a favourite argu-
ment against the government marine, that ;(00 tt=
Mr. Hint= stated at the Hall of Comatose) 88
(vide Mr. Ainslie's speech) teachers win be distributed
through the country, to exert their ingsenes at dew
tions in corrupting voters. It MOMS OWNS. that no
opposition speaker explains that this wolf, would be dis-
tributed over the whole country ; therein% far eorreptiew,
would be perfectly inert. JW&e, they nista be disqu
fied (as the Customs' officers are). Tt alms te me, that the
dissenters generally are afraid of tompetitice. Surely they
need not begrudge any other labourer a place In the field—
there is plenty of room ; and, as for their talk about being
made slaves, are their principles so dda tend aamedy, that
they are afraid to trust thenteelves ekes:aids of ahmen ?
Dr. Col spoke about the church party the ddidren of
dissenters mince-pies, &c., to induce ama te come is their
schools. Is this argument? As a Presbyterian (o( the Free
Church, too), I am ashamed of the language held jot now
upon the subject.—T. C. L.

• When Polk now to ilia arms 0110 so Ono to lion of ono-
moot, it is care ago ad Shir am* Is bopikoo,