The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-01 00:00:00

GOSPOKT.

At five minutes to four o'clock the train entered the forti-
fieetions of Gosport, end in a moment more was in the Royal
Clarence Victualling Yard; here a guard of honour, with
the splendid baud and colours of the Royal Marines, was
drawn up, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Delacemb, the
Colonel Commardaat Menzies, X. H., being also on duty.
A brilliaat assemblage of the representatives of the United
Service wen present in the Claresee-ard to do homage on
her Majesty's arrival antes( them Admiral the Ilan. Sir
Thomas Capel, 8..0 B. the Poet Admiral; Rear-Admiral
11. Prescott, C 8., second In enema ; Major-General Lord
Frederick Fairlawn*, ' G C.H. LintenantHovernor of
Portsmouth ; Captain the Rightllea. Lord Adolphus Fits
ciarence, 0.C.H., of the Rotel Yachts; Captain Greafell,
R.N.; Captain James, R N ; Captain Perna, Brigade
Utica; Captain O'Brien, Acting Town Melon ; T. T. Grant,
Req., F. R.S. • W. Davies, Esq., R.N.; Flag Lieutenant',
Lai* and ; R. W. Stevens, Beg., L and S.W R.;
the Countess of Mount Edgeumbe; Adjutant Stewart,
ffe.
The royal barge was brought alongside, and the royal
party, including the lords end ladies in waiting, Sir George
Grey, to., entered immediately, and was steered by Lord
Adolphus Fitsciarenoe through the guard of men-of war
boats which Used the 'week from tlte Clarence Yard to the
harbour, manned by the crews of the ships in sommiaden
whose voices greeted their 'overdo* tight lustily as
state beige glided through their lane towards the royal
yacht. The barges of the Port-Admiral, Rear-Admiral,
and Lieut•Groyarnor fell into the wake et the Queen's
barge as it shoved off from the stairs, and with the flags of
their chiefs is the bows, combined with the flags decorat-
ing her biejeritj's ships in the harbour, the men on their
yards, and the royal salutes, formed • very English and
invigorating picture of regal pegentry, and being belied
with the most devoted loyalty on the pars of her Majesty's
lieges, &shore and &Seat, was altogether of a character to
increase that devotion to the royal person which so con.
epicuously manifests itself whatever the standard may be
raised.

On musing from Portsmouth harbour. the Fairy first,
the Elfio seemd, with the P-eyal standard at her main, the
Admiralty flag at the fore, sad the union at the mis n of
the former, be garrison Odium saluted with 21 guns;
soon alter followed by her Rsjsity's strip Superb, 80 guns.
at Bpithead, sad of the Royal Yacht Bqesdres batteg and
West C Ares Castle, sa the equadron entered Cowie Roads,
at Ilse minutes put fire.

OSBORNE.

Her Majesty, the Prince Ccatort, end the royal children,
attended by Sir George Grey, reached Osborne home on
Saturday animas at twenty minutes put flee o'clock. We
have sun setishietion in announcing twit the Royal
Sovemigh hasreraraed from her Highland Irxne at Balmoral
to her marine readings in the enjoyment of excellent health,
and evidently very much gratified at the enthusiastic recep-
tion which she errioneed In those dhteicts of the royal do.
minions bewared by her smut presence since her dem-
tore tor Inland. It le understood, too, that the younger
r,
member, of the royal family have bees; considerably Mar
fitted by their recent extvirsiot. Awarding to presest or-
rangeniente, we believe the Court will leave Geboluo Hum
on Thureday week. Sir Georg* On who, as es.allly of
State, atten&d her Majesty from Howlektn Oslneme, will
0 resume the important duties of his Alm is Downimpetee
to-day.
and

PILOPOIIID ABOLITION or TIM MALT AND HOP
Dusty.—We eta state on the beet authority that an oryrani-
ration a the leading opponents of the malt tax I. the barley-
Ewing thanties, and the hop duties among the growers of
ns, dune:, Worcester, dc., is now being formed, in order
to take steps, iannedbandy ea the opening of parliament, to'
pries for the stealth's of both thee ditties. A great sasisting
was held la Leaden en Thursday fee the purpose of obtain
sing • postponement of the payment of the hop duties ; bat
although such was nomiatally sad ostensibly the sole object
of these who eseembled, the skid leaders, seek as Mr. Jere-
miah Smith, of Rye, Mr. Selma, ems., and Mr. &thee, just.,
with several other gentlemen of great balance la Kent and
fluessx, are deterealsed to make a bold effort to fares upon
government the repeal of the ()bassi sus duties altogether.
Meetings have bees bald at Norwich, Ipswich, Lynn, Peter-
borough, Bakthre, and the Isle of Ely. ma well as in
Kent and Sussex, when resolutions have been unanimously
paned against the longer oonfinuance of the malt tax ; and
as the mee
tsth in Peterborough was sled by Earl Fox
millions, believed that •ISITO sales
of government
sappoeters is prepared to vote far the repeal of the malt and
hope datiea —Bemsday Mmes.
Baociino RAILWAY AOCIDUIT.—A dreadful se-
&deist etharred no Friday kat, ea the Nottingham
and Mansfield Railway (Midland) to one of the company's
servants, • 'shearer, named Titoism Coops, which, there is
no doubt, will terminate fatally. About the Vika on the
morning is gumbo Coop. the at work es the above lice,
at a carve, soar Steg's Mills, whoa the down train from
Mansfield to Nottiughth was proesediag at a very rapid
plot; and it h supposed that the unfortunate man, either
had net time to get off the lime, or comthered himself safe
in soatiassiag at his employment. He woo, however, struck
down by the engine, and one of his legs completely torn
from his body. The poor tallow was taken up frightfelly
mutilated, los head and back being shockingly Wand, and
immediately ormveyed to the general Infirmary, at Notting-
hem, where Its now »mains under the care of the resident
surgeon, Mr. White, with bat little elaaee of recovery.
Exrcosiox or • Hamra IN THa Boaoune.
—On Saturday evening, about Mx o'clock, a fearful
explosion of sewer damp happened in Priaretrest, in the
Borough. The tower has been in • most pestilential state
for some time, and cholera !rsit=lisamediately around it
to .an awed extant. Not rePested com Plaints
bad been made, nothing ass beendone y the commissioners,
and on Saturday Messrs. Anderson sad Colley, soapboilers,
were prevailed on by some of the inhabitants in despair, to
attempt to draw off the pestilential vapour by onneeting •
pipe from the sewer to one of their chimneys. All went on
apparently well for about half an hour, when a violent ex-
plosion occurred. Tie shock was felt at a contiderable
tame round the neighbourhood ; the cast-iron plates cover-
leg the man-holes, in the flag pavrnimit in Friar-street, were
ad blown into the air, and the flames came through the
golly-gratings into she stmts. Happily, no lives was lost.