The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-06 00:00:00

Zbe Court.

H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen
and Prince Albert yesterday. The Queen had a dinner
party yesterday at Buckingham Palace. The company
included H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, their RR. HII. the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, H.S.H. the Prince of
Leiningen, H.S.H. Prince Edward of Saxe-Weirnar, the
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Duke of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the
MarquisofAbercern, Earl Cawder, Earl Howe, Earl Fortes-
cue, Earl Spencer, Lady Augusta Bruce, Ladyiusta
Cadogan, Baroness de Speth, Viscount Clifden, Captain F.
TT he Sir G. Cooper, and Baron Knesebeck. he band
of the 2nd Life Guards was in attendance during dinner.
At a quarter peat eight o'clock H.R.H. Prince
Albert, accompanied by the noble directors of the Conmrta
of Ancient Music, left Beckinghsm Palace for the Hanover.
square Rooms, his Royal Highness being the director for
the evening. About ten minutes after the departure of the
Prince, the Queen followed. Her Majesty was accompanied
by her royal and distinguished guests.
A deputation from the London and South Western
Railway Company had an interview with the Right Hon.
E. Strutt yesterday, at the dace of the Commissioners of
Railways, in Great Ossegestreet.—The Portuguese Minister
transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office.—Mr.
Pringle had an interview with Sir G. Grey yesterday
Sir
W. Pym had also an interview with the Right Hon.
at the Home Office.—Mr. Rice bad an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official resi-
dence in Downing-street.—A deputation consisting of Messrs.
Horsley, Davies, and Foams, had an interview yesterday
with the Right Hon. E. 84rutt.—Mr. H. Greg had an in-
terview with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday, at the office
of Board of Trade.
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The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President of the
Council) gave a dinner to the Cabinet Ministers last evening,
at Lansdowne House.

SUDDEN DEATH or VISCOUNT ASHBROOK.—This
nobleman, who had been (or some time put in an ill state
lof health, expired suddenly on Tuesday afternoon, at his
seat, Beaumont Lodge, Old Windsor. He was in hie 71st
year, and in succeeded in his title and estates by the Hon.
Henry Flower Walker, his eldest son, who took the name
of Walker, in addition to the family name of Flower, by
sign manual in 1827. His lordship was twice married„ first
in 1802, to Deborah Susanna, daughter and heir cf the Bev.
William Maximilian Freind, who died in 1810; and
secondly, in 1812, to Emily Theophila, the eldest daughter
of the late Sir Thomas Metcalf, of Fern-hill, near Winker
Great Park.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
The annual meeting took place yesterday morning
at Exeter Hall, which was densely crowded on the oceasion.
The Marquis of Chohnondelay, in the absence from illness of
Lord Bexley, the president of the society, took the chair.
The CEAIMILN stated that the receipts had been greater
than in any former year, and the fames more numerous,
with only on. exception. The report of the committee stated
that, in France, of 128,133 copies of the scriptures issued
from the depdt in Park during the pelt year, 111,581 had
been put into circulation through tbe means of colporteurs ;
and nearly all theme had been dt6esed of among Roman
Catholics. Between 7,000 and espies had been dis-
posed of to other bodies, and only bad bees given away.
The sales from the depdt had never bs bees es huge ;the
receipts had been 79,697 francs. A grand sf INi. bad beim
made to the French and Foreign Bible 6/11141, Pam the
Brussels depdt the hews had amounted.* UPI lei
in Holland to 45,492. Dr. Pinkerton =diet
copies had been Weed la the Cie
Hebrew, and other languagesi of Imraill die nett premeds
amounted to 2,1171. 2.. 4d. During the year 42,011 series
had been printed sad parehued. The H ' eine
ported an issue in Styria, Carniola, Austria, Boheede, Mea-
ger', and Transylvania, of 7,429 copies. Amongst the Prus-
sian troops a fresh issue, contributed to by the society, of
24,000 copies of the New Testament had taken place. In
Switaerland about 1,200 copies had been sold in 'Berne, at
the rate of a franc per copy. The Swedish Bible
Society had issued 1,624 Bibles, and upwards of
19,000 Testaments. A now edition of 10,000 Swedish
Testaments had been printed in this country. TM
',eery in Russia had been active ; in Finland
oaf
about 400 families were unaupplied. In Spain, Portugal, mei
Italy, though the committee bad room for regret, New in-

Sir C. E. BMITIi, Bart., said it was a instead tact that
the issue of demoralising publications from Innins alone, in
one year, exceeded by five millions et melee the whole of
the issues of the Bible Society, sad Oboe oesiseimeorpd
circulating the scriptures--the Mahe autohre Wag 22
sad 27 millions. Then wee no greeter aleelea la the public
mind as to any man is Nmeepe, *el es is the &erecter of
the press& Pepe: is a,rely4ll& phrase, le we. " •
=esi hbeg." Eh mega& letter repeated, with
tholes& the deseaeletioes of his Freda-ewer.
Plei set aim* appeedei of the =nem& of Raw
eel &we, la filameey. ha sdeised la it se bravo tsar
dale Peon ; ma, wide Me view, the leelety Welt mil
themehus if ft. In Italy, setwitheemiles the ail& ell
the Peps, the epeelege for the 11111idee of the teeth
ebeadel everywhere.
The Rev. J. Brouwer, of mewl a rots of
&saki to the president and' et the society.
The R.T. C. PEROT, biaoll-44114 Of MOnOnifOO, in second-
leg the revolution, said that the principles of his church
sifted him to support the Bible Society, whose constitution
be heartily loved and approved. He rejoiced, also. is the
opportunity which it gave him of co-operating with pro.
tenant dissenters. (Hear.) His firmly behind that such
co-operatiop tended to produce unity and concord. (Ap-
plause.) He rejoiced to learn that a bible society existed in
that remote part of the globe to which he was going he
should have great pleasure in putting himself at its head,
and giving it all the support in his power. (Hear.)
The Rev. U. Sittig, who has recently returned from
China, said that the institutions of that country. were evi-
dandy in decay ; the
reigning dynasty was tottering, and a
general scepticism prevailed in the popular mind. Every-
thing prognosticated a grand revolution in favour of Christian
truth, when a nation might be said to be born in a day. The
rev. gentleman gave a detailed account of the steps taken by
the missionaries in that country from their fist establish-
meet ; and stated that, at the present time, a most favour-
able disposition wis shown towards Christianity by the
rin all the great marts of oommerce. A long mania in
ifglteio had convinced him of the TOSailleal with which the
natives perused the bible. He condemned the opium traffic,
and said the same vessel which conveyed the bible to those
shores ought not also to carry so destructive a drug.
The Bishop of CHF.STISR moved a vote of thanks to the
chairman, which was seconded by the Rev. N. BRANDRAK,
one of the secretaries, and briedy acknowledged by the noble
marquis.

ROYAL ASYLUM OF TEE ST. Alefiffg SOCIETY.—
A meeting of this moiety was held yesterday In the wheel-
room of the institution at Brixton-hill, for iits pampas of
receiving testimonials as to the character tinda=gl ems-
duct of persons who had been educated at Ihe ail to
award prizes to some of the deserving. Ibloovess mely
forty young females present, some of whoa MI ben sir
prenticed to the dressmaking business, awl aims berm
teachers; but the greater number were mewl Is
service. The Bishop of Winchester posallik
prayer _ had been read, opened the by
explailei the objees of the casualties In
Wilk, meting*; viz., to ascertain the
MOW isf life and conduct of the pupils, sad
low Ilirtbry b-nefited by the instruction which they re.
eelved. A number of letters were then read from the ma-
ployers of the late pupils, testifying in the most ample man-
ner to their merits ; after which, the prizes were distribsiel,
anolating generally of money, in amounts varying from half
• mown to a sovereign, and, in some few cams, of books.
The chairman congratulated each of the recipients indivi-
dually on the accounts which had been received in their
favour. A hymn was then sang, and elan the national an-
them by the boys in an excellent manner, which terminated
the proceeding.. There was a large assembly present, who
ameared highly gratified at the scene.
ROYAL MATERNITY CRARITY.—This excellent in-
stitation, for delivering poor married women at their own
habitations, was enahlished in 1757. It was mentioned by
Sir George Lament at the anniversary meeting, that during
its first year of operation it administered to only 35 persons,
during the past year to upwards of 3,100, and from its establish-
ment in 1757 to the present time, to 367,000. From January
last it had been instrumental in relieving 920 poor women,
principally in the neighbourhoods of Spitalfields, Bethnal-
green, Shorediteh, end Whitechapel. Though there had
been a falling off in the fund', its usefulness had been more
than commensurate with its means • and notwithstandir

that its resources bad been narrowed, ite beesieles et ope-
ration had been enlarged to a radio, of three air ken St.
Paul's. Upon an average 8 persons had been sollied
since the lit of January. He also alluded le lie abets
nude by Dr. Rayner, the secretary, to coal& abeemilset
fund, for supplying the poor destitute 1 mom with
bread, coals, tea, and other mammies, during the Ant week
of their confinement.

v.
SCOTTISH HooflTAL.—The idiaalparisstival
at MI benevolent institution' issitgiam at the
Star and Garter, Richmond, lie Doles Matron pre-
sidina. The noble Chaim,la input the toad MW
eveninB—" Prosperity who balial ENIPIMI"=
that this wsa one of the molt easiest boasithat
in the united kingdom. It derived lb seigin hem a moiety
instituted in the reign of James 1., fie taints. the Ism for-
tunate individuals of dee fieettilt adieu. It was in-
corporated in the reign of Ohndeo IL ; sad, after-
wards, a new charter as Wised Ito aperatiem had been
granted in the reiga of Gam. 111. Practically,
the object of th• moiety win ta afford relief to poor
and destitute Seolshima in this owl by small periodical
payments, in Gabe is preyed thdrlaaaming chargeable
on the parishes, sad as posed hams to irk own country
away hem the ogees of their assiblasne. Ilnihrennately,
the imams Odle ssaisty during Mahe& year had bum sear
below the atpeadkoome, that dm bei' abed showed a de-
fideasy 4111111. He trentsd. hammyto the nellital spirit
of
lib mes=dto rep* fhb &hut. Ia the lig of gab-
in the oppeero the mad of her
=he 1061., the Clam D monaweper h de
108., the Duke of
Healemo for 211., C. Orme, log. hr 214 dr Duke of Com-
who was meal& to admit in adesgarde of an
e:=at Boolcioglem Paha, IN. 40-
for the waling amounted to MIL, lasisdlig
twenty guineas hem the roost noble eheinialli sad Sea
guineas from Col. Muir, M.P., who was she pram&
HoYA.I, OITHOPXDIC HOSPITAL—Th• amaialattney
festival of this meet useful charity took place ygierday egg-
ing g the Leaden Tavern. The Right Hea. the Lend
Mayor Dudley C. Start. Mr.
gaP=4,lll2lard. Dr. S. Templia.
Esq., tad shoal owe Waded H.P.
igragnass. Oa tits
removal of the cloth the iirleura gave the " Health of the
Queen," at the sumo lima BMW* the gratifying fast that
her Majesty had asamated to basso dr of the
institntson. The anal routine lush was ibis'Mlles,' at,
after which the chairman gave the dared tart ileaseee
to the Royal Orthopedic Se ossadsa to
make the benefit sash ea seallatal as essielp ;
bed* se it did a oho et Mum he whisk tho anmereas
helOtale d this datespdis olinod little se se mid No dem
'tmed, observed No Web* madered the pealed so in.
kbowe NOW or iodises saatractien ;
addediesahme, es
Odiespalb habeas elhoold be
sappleSsil es a boa to dr Middle ohms of
the osmaremby. Thu had ass soodwed adlk ties laded
doemenstedka of opplasas. The Nowt was dela amt. ez-
=anglatlfylng mem* of dr faasille ashered by the
, and annovadam the ass Ad the subscriptions
anseuedei to about 1,0001.-4 in MAN, proposed the
health el Hr. G. Tmagile. Is lie instiaties, at thr
sans thee pining a high aa)ho palms, ddik
atteatioa erldelt that gootioneaad i is tratiag the
numerous prdleats 'plaided to hie ems—Mr. Templfa re-
turned thanks. Odin that his 'may regret was, that the
llmiNd reaureas of die inaltntisa peseested a most general

easier than on ibis morning.
Prayers were offered up for the Viceroy on Sunday
at the Castle Chapel and Presbyterian Chapel, Lower
Abbey-street
Nothing more powerfully illustrates the value of
cleanliness and ventilation in preventing the diffusion
of mortality in fevered communities than a comparison
of the deaths within and without the Cork workhouse
in the past week. The number of deaths was the
lowest yet attained—only 78, or in one week a decrease
of about 35 per cent.—while, without the workhouse,
the free interments in the public cemetery reached
for the week the alarming number of 258. Mortality
has been checked in the workhouse by the adoption
of a better sanitary system since the publication of
Dr. Stephens' report. Outside, the patients, from the
want of accommodation in the hospitals, are left in the
poisoned atmosphere of their garrets and lanes. Hence
the frightful mortality. The Board of Health have
sent down a medical Inspector to report on the rural
districts of the union, on the state of this case, and
the medical institutions for its relief. The inspector
is empowered to choose the sites for hospitals, and
place the lives of the people above local jars and
squabbles.
The circular for final redaction has created some
displeasure in Clare, and without just cause. Of all
counties in Ireland, Clare has least reason to com-
plain, for with a very numerous landed proprietary,
it has bad a larger proportion of its farming and
labouring population engaged in public works than
in any other county. It was time to re-establish the
necessary, bat long ruptured, connexion between pro-
prietor, occupier, and labourer, particularly with the
Relief Act in operation to facilitate the transition.
The circular creating discontent has been issued on
the 29th ult to the Ennis union, commanding the
cessation of all road work on the next pay-day after
receipt of the order. The union comprises tire
electoral divisions. The Clare Journal states that a
copy of the same order has been forwarded to all the
other unions in the county. Notwithstanding the
peremptory character of the circular, the redaction
will be In a great degree proportioned to the neces-
sities of the district, and the administration of relief
under the set. . _

Emigration appears to have sustained a slight
check. May was usually the most active season, but
the nee of the emigrants so early as February
at the hsaeb, and the continued efflux siace then,
Ws fay satisfied the first impatient rush. In Dub-
Bs the check is very apparent. The rural emigrants,
whether proceeding to Liverpool, or directly embark-
ing at home, have dropped off. Instead, however, a
strong emigrating spirit has seized the mechanics and
artisans of the city, with not a few of the shopkeep-
ing chum. Not fewer than 3,000 citizens of all classes
have either already sailed, or are prepared to sail be-
fore Saturday next, since the preceding Friday week.
Passages have also been taken in two first-class Ame-
rican traders, now unloading, to the number of one
thousand.

THE You're IN/L4.110 Niy &Wild of
peoceedimm of the Repeal Asemistien ymemdsp miennee
was made to the probability ofd Me
to between Young Ireland and the who to
Mr. O'Connell. There has been sews peewee wade
to that end. A conference hashes& appointed for this even-
lug, to be =singed by eight paeans from either party, and
these are to agree upon terms of accommodation. Many
permits expect that an adjustment of differences and a junc-
tion of forces will be the result. Mr. John O'Coasell and
Mr. 8. O'Brien head respectively the managers.