The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-06 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

AUSTRALIA.—We have Sydney papers to the
10th of November ; Maitland to the 7th ; Port Philip to the
20th of October; and Hobart Town to the 'loth. 'she in-
telligence they bring is not of much novelty. The feeling in
Van Dienian's Land against Use government proposal for
transferring thither the penal settlement and convicts from
Sydney, was in a state of increasing excitement. A public
meeting had been held, at which the proposition was repro-
bated in the most unmeasured terms; end petitions, founded
on resolutions pawed in that sense, were adopted, one to her
Majesty, and another to the Lieutenant-Governor, request-
ing him to suspend the execution of the measure until fur-
ther orders could be received from England.

ARRIVAL OF LOUIS PHILIPPE
AND QUEEN AMELIE AT
CLAREMONT.

It was arranged on Friday night that the royal party
should leave Newhaven at an early hour on Saturday morn-
ing, Captain Hotham, the chairman of the Brighton and
Continental Steam-packet Company, and a director of the
South Coast Railway Company, mane the necessary arrange-
meets for their Majesties' journey to the metropolis. Their
Majesties retired to rest at eleven o'clock.
On Saturday morning the breakfast, of which their Ma-
jesties partook heartily, was prolonged by several arrivals.
Mr. Laurence and Lady Jane Peel were amongst the earliest
visitors who arrived, and a lengthened and animated conver-
sation ensued. Count Duchatel, the ex-Minister of the In-
terior, also arrived from the Bedford Hotel, Brighton, but
he only remained a quarter of an hour.
At ten o'clock Mr. Peckham introduced between forty
and WV of the inhThitantsof Brighton, Newhaven, and the
neighbourhood to the sx-King, whom they heartily con-
gratulated on his safe arrival. He appeared much excited,
and replied nearly as follows : " I am delishted, gentlemen,
i
to see you. This s indeed most kind. I feel that lam safe
in your great nation, under the protection of your excellent
Queen. I thank you for your kind hospitality. I have
spent many happy days in Er kid,
i and I know I can
always depend upon Englishmen.' He s also reported to have
made the following remarkable declaration: "Charles X.
(exclaimed the ex-King) was destroyed for breaking the
charter, and I have been overthrown for defending it, and
keeping my oath. I wish this to be distinctly understood,
and I hope it will be made known." The Queen, who ap-
peared much affected, ejaculated several times, unconsciously
clasping the bouquet between her hands with considerable
force, Oh, indeed ! indeed, it is kind—it is most kind!"
The deputation then retired.
As soon as his Majesty had concluded breakfast he was ap-
prised by Mr. Peckham that a large party of ladies and gen-
tlemen from Lewes were anxious to have the honour of con-
retulating him upon his safe arrival. With great courtesy
he appointed an immediate meeting, in the great room of the
hotel, to which the company resorted. Upon entering the
room, Mr. Blaker adds seed his Majesty as follow. The
large party of ladies and gentlemen in this room have come
from the ancient and loyal town of Lewes, to congratulate
your Majesty upon your arrival on these shores; and We
trust that neither your Majesty nor your royal consort have
experienced any evils from your hazardous and dangerous
plumage." His Majesty immediately responded, " I thank
you most heartily for your kindness. You know I have al-
ways been a faced to England, and I am now come to seek
shelter and security in these dominions under her gracious
Majesty your Queen." His Majesty then reiterated his
thanks, and shook each of the company heartily by the hand.
Immediately afterwards his Majesty retired to a carriage
which was waiting for him, and, with the Queen, they pro-
ceeded to the station, where a special train was waiting.
Meanwhile, information of the ex-Ring's intention to
leave Newhaven at.= early hour having been forwarded to
the members of the ex-royal family already arrived in
London, with an intimation that the royal fugitives would
li leave the railway at the Croydon station, the Duke de Ne-
mours and the Duke and Duchess Augustus Saxe-Coburg
left town at an early hour for that place, to be in readiness
to receive their illustrious relatives. The Duke and
Duchess of Saxe Coburg arrived at the London-bridge
station in one of the Queen's carriages, from Buckingham
palace. Thcheii:rztraal highnesses met on the platform, and
having ex salutations, were shown into a carriage
by Mr. Pulf , the superintendent of the joint stations.
The royal party left by the 9 a.m. train, and arrived at
Croydon in about half an hoar.
By the Duke de Nemours's expressed desire, no intima-
tion of their expected snivel was made, and on alighting at
the Croydon station they gave up their tickets in the ordi-
nary way, requesting at the same time permission to occupy
a small waiting room. This was at once granted, and the
exiled prince and princess, with the husband of the latter
entered it and sat down before the fire. The whole
party appeared deeply depressed, but the Prioress Clemen-
tine, who is a very interesting woman, bore up wonderfully,
and appeared to endeavour to cheer her brother. After hav-
ing waited some time, the royal party, ascertaining that nO
train was expected rom Newhaven until nearly Eleven
o'clock, left the station, and took a short walk into the
village. As they were very plainly dressed, their appear-
ance excited no observation, and after strolling about
for some little time, they returned to the station
to await the arrival of the train then nearly . due.
The train drew up alongside the platform at a few minutes
agar eleven o'clock. All the were on the plat-
MIN eel as Ihe eeeliese. by the primes Inked.

anxiously for their royal relatives. The ex-King and
Queen, however, did not tome by this train, bat a special
messenger arrived, who brought intelligence of the fact
that the es-monarch would leave Newhaven at half-part
ten o'clock by a special train, and that he might be ex-
pected to reach Croydon about twelve.
At a quarter put twelve a signal was gees that the special
train war in eight. The royal party had been on the plat-
form for some time previously, anxiously waiting its arrival,
and now emotion was painfully depicted on the countenances
of the royal fugitives. In a few wastes after the signal ha
been given the train drew up within the station, and a scene
ensued which we feel totally unable adequately to describe.
Suffice it briefly to relate the acts—any attempt to eubsten-
tiate by description the makes of the scene can but fall in-
finitely short of the reality. At the moment the train was
brought to a stand-still, the Duke de Nemours rushed
towards the window of the carriage in which his exiled
parents were seated, and grasping his father's head he
covered it with kisses. The Queen, who was sitti-.,g on the
right of her royal husband, and was consequently further
from the platform, on observing the duke gave
utterance to a scream, apparently from excessive
Jay, and then fell back in her seat. The door
the carriage having been opened the ex-King alighted
and immediately embraced his son with great apparent fer-
vency, kissing him again and again, while the tears poured
down Ilia furrowed cheeks. The next moment the ex-
monarch clasped in hie arms the Princess Clementine, who
was standing close to her brother. The princess, who up to
this moment had maintained an admirable self possession,
now gave vent to her stifled feelings, and sobbed convul-
sively The ex-King kissed her unceasingly for some mo-
ments, and then turning to her august husband, embraced
and greeted him affectionately. The Queen recovering her-
self in a few momenta, stepped out of the carriage after the
King sod successively embraced, with intense feeling, her
royafchildren. The whole party were for some time muck
agitated, and apparently altogether unconscious of the pre-
, Bence of strangers. The first burst of emotion over, the royal
fugitives were conducted into the waiting room, where they
remained for some time in seclusion.
After the lapse of about a quarter of an hour, the ex-
King sent for Mr. Greaten, with whom he warmly shook
hands, expressing at the same time his grateful acknowledg-
meets for the courtesy and attention which had been shown
to his convenience. The King then requested to be intro-
duced to the chairman and those of the co-directors present,
and Mr. Orenfell having communicated his ex-Majesty's
desire, the following gentlemen, members of the board, were
duly presented to the ex-monarch and his nal consort,—
Mr. Pareons, Mr. Schuster, Mr. Nix, Mr. Thompson, and
Mr. Edward Crowley. The ex-King shook hands with each,
and repeated the acknowledgments he had previously ex-
pressed to Mr. Orenfell.
At half-past twelve the ex-King entered one of the
hired carriages above alluded to, the Queen, with the
Duke de Nemours and the Princess Clementine, taking
seats in the same vehicle. As the ex-monarch entered
the carriage he was cheered by the persons assembled
around the station. Several pressed forward, and begged
permission to shake bands with the exiled King, a favour
which he very readily allowed to all who sought it. One
gentleman apologised for the liberty he bad taken in grasp-
ing his Majesty's hand, on which the exiled monarch re-
marked, " Oh, do not apologise, sir. I receive your hand as
a token of your friendship of the friendship, I ought to say,
of the British people." 'the es-King addressed similar ob-
servations to several other persons, and appeared greatly
moved at the kindness of feeling @boon towards him. The re-
maining members of the party having entered the other two
carriages the whole three drove off in the direction of Clare-
went, which is distant from Croydon about fourteen miles.
As the ex-monarch drove out of the station-yard, he was
again loudly cheered by. the spectators.
The royal party arrived at Claremont at three o'clock.
About five Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bouverie,
arrived to pay his respects to their Majesties, having
travelled from the metropolis by a special train on the
London and South-Western Railway. Prince Albert, atter
an interview with their Majesties, took his departure and
returned to town.
The ex-King and Queen of the French have assumed the
title of the Count and Countess of Neuilly.
Yesterday. morning the Duke and Duchess de Mcnt.
pensier arrived from East Sheen, and joined the other
members of the ex-royal family for the first time since they
had kft Paris. Their royal highnesses would have reached
Claremont on the previous evening, but in the absence of
co.rect information on the subject they remained at East
Sheen, in momentary expectation of the arrival of their royal
relatives at that

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PROPERTY OP THE ROYAL FAMILY OP FRANCE.
—A correspondent, whose kind appreciation of our
successful exertions to diffuse early and correct information
respecting the movements now in progress across the chart.
nel is gratifying, objects to " the wholesale appropriation by
the Provisional Government of the royal treasure, plate,
jewels and valuables; " and calls upon us to remonstrate
with the French people and their rulers on this subject.
We feel convinced that nothing of the kind is required.
The property in the possession of the late dynasty previous
to the revolution was partly crown property—belonging to
the chief magistrate of the state as such—that
is, national property ; partly private family property.
The former of course remains the property of the nation.
Of the latter a goodly portion is out of the reach of any
French government, and we entertain no doubt that what.
of it is within their reach will be duly restored, as soon as it is
seen that the exiles do not contemplate using it to disturb
the peace of the country; if, indeed, this precaution be
thought necessary. We do not say this upon vague surmise.
A correspondent in Paris, who has access to the first sources
of information, writei, " The Orleath are lost. People here
are so confident, that they care little for the English nobi-
lity's compliments on receiving them. Indeed, the Provi
atonal Government sent a large awn of money to the
Duchess of Orleans, with her Jewels. Nothing would have
been done to the King but to show him out respectfully."

Inc Court.
Prince Leopold, Count de Syracuse, had an audi-
ence of the Queen on Saturday afternoon, at Buckingham
Palace. Ha royal highness was attended by his excellency
General Prince Cattelcicala, the Neapolitan minister, and
the Chevalier de Collona His royal highness was intro-
duced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., and conduced by
the Hon. Sir E. Cut, K.C.H., her Majesty's muter of the
ceremonies. The Queen was attended by Lord Elphinstone,
lord in waiting, and Lieut.-Col. the Hon. It. Boyle, groom
in waiting.
The Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg, attended
by the Baronne de Waugenheim and Baron Fritsch, left
Buckingham Palace at twenty minutes before six o'clock on
Saturday morning for the London-bridge station en route to
the continent.

A cabinet council was held on Saturday afternoon
at the Foreign-office. It was attended by the Lord Chan-
cellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir G. Grey, Viscount
Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the Earl of Auckland, Sir J. Hobhouse, Lord Campbell,
the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, the Marquis of Clanri-
carde, and Viscount Morpeth. The council sat one hour
and a half.

INDISPOSITION OF LORD I. RUSSELL.—The Pre-
mier has retired for a few days to Hutings, to recover from
an attack of influeusa.
LORD BROUGHAM.—Lady Brougham has received
letters from the south of France which state the noble and
learned lord to be detained at Cannes from indisposition.
His lordship was too unwell to risk the fatigue consequent
on travelling, and therefore could not leave on his return to
England so soon as he had contemplated.
THE New BISHOP op CLIESTER.--Tile Obserrer
believes that Dr. Graham, of Cambridge, well known u an
able scholar and eminent divine, will be selected to fill the
vacancy on the episcopal bench., caused by the translation
of the present .Arcbbiehop of Canterbury.
THE ROYAL SOCIETY.—THE 'MARQUIS OF NORTH-
AMPTON'S CONVERDAZIONZ.—The Marquis of Northampton,
so president of the Royal Society, gave the first of the cus-
tomary annual series of four WiteeS en Saturday last, at his
lordship's residence in Piccadilly, to the fellows of that
learned society and the mem'ers of the principal literary
and scientific institutions of the metropolis. The com-
pany began to assemble at nine o'clock, and the visitors
comprised all the leading celebrities in the various
pursuits of science and art. In the several saloons numerous
works of modern art were exhibited, and among the most
attractive were some of the last productions of Felix Sum-
merley's art manufactures. Mr. A. Rain had his recently
invented electric telegraph, with all its apparatus. Mr.
Goadby submitted to general inspection some of the marine
enient/ obtained in a dredging expedition on the western
;out of Scotland, the Orkney and Shetland Islands, in June,
July, and August last,entirely new to many naturalists, from
never having been preserved, which was now achieved by
• that gentleman's celebrated preserving fluid. Professor E.
Forbes, who accompanied the expedition, was present with
proof engravings of the different classes of animals, and gave 1
an interesting explanation in reference to results obtained 'oy '
the expedition. A beautiful collection of illuminated church
carols of the 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries, front the
churches of Italy, the Greek Archipelo, and Syria, engaged
marked attention. They were certainly exquisite specimens
of art of those early ages, and the colours and gold embla-
zonicgs retained all their pristine brilliancy. The new
aneroid barometer, and a variety of other objects, must be
passed over without particular mention.

INQtESTS, SAITHDAY.—EXTRAOILDINAILY
AOct-
DnNT.—By Mr. Mills, at the Penton Arms Tavern, Barrow-
street, Clerkenwell, on the body of James Boxall, a boy of
nine years of age. A short time ago the deceased was left
en orphan, when Mr. Kingshott, ha uncle, a cowkeeper and
dairyman of Barrow-street, adopted him, and kept him in
his house, where,e was treated with care and tenderness.
lie was of a playful dispo-ition, always amusing himself in
the towelled and stable, and on several occasions he was
observed swinging himself with a jack-towel behind the door
of the shed. On Thursday last the deceased had been
miming for some time, when on James Skipp, a lad in the
employ of Mr. Kingshott, entering the shed, he found the
deceased suspended by the jack-towel. Re made an alarm,
when Mr. Kingshott proceeded thither immediately, ren-
dered every assistance, and sent for a surgeon, but the box
was quite dead. There were no external marks on the
neck, and it was evident that the deceased mast hare been
amusing himself swinging by the towel, when by some
means it twisted around his neck and strangled him. Ver-
dict : " That the deceased died through accident
W.
strangulation."—EXTlLSOlDlN•RT 8131CIDT..—By Mr. W,
Carter, at the Royal George Tavern, Great George-Wert,
Bermondsey, relative to the death of Emma Bodes, aged 17
years, lately in the service of Captain Boxer, R.N.—John
Boxer stated thatthe deceraed had been in his father's service
about 6 months. She was a girl of a eery cheerful disposition,
• awl stomp snessil 81064 with bun sitastiss Q Dam

day morning last, about eight o'clock, witness rang his bed-
room bell, bat not receiving an answer to it he went be
search of deceastd, and alter a considerable time he di&
wetted her suspended to • beam in the coal cellar.
Witness called in a neighbour, who cut the deceased
down. She was quite dead, and when teen by • surgeon to
said she had been so above half an hour. Witness after-
wards discovered two letters on her bedroom table, white
were proved to be in the deceased's handwriting. One will
addressed to her brother-in-law, of Commertial-road, Lam-
beth, and wee to the following effect:
Ism • poor unhappy wretch and miserable sinner. Could I bell
once more see my kind parents, but I um shall again, nee any
one on earth. Farewell to all, farewell w all, I must go. Emma
Barlsedsgerted this life March 1, 1843.
The outer letter was also handed to the coroner by Mr.
Slow, the offici t, and ran as follows :
My dean father and mother, 1 write there few lints to you. and am
extremely sorry to hear you are unwell, but trust 17 the ton-i.ing d
God, you will e.-.ob be better. I hope that when t doe. you veal lit
me be buried at Newel:Lurch, my nstise home; for I to.° of l should
sever rest in such a smoky plane as Bcrtaoodsey.—Your affectonate
daughter, ZllllO. beaus.
The lost-named letter was directed to her father, Mr.
Buries, of Newchurch, Berta, who was present daring the
inquiry ; and ill answer to the Coroner and jury, he stated
that he • a his family could not account in any way for the
committal of such au act.—Several It itnesies were hors
ermined, but none could throw any light on the cause al
the rash deed, which w.is fully believed to he from her owes
hand.—Th, leaned Coroner remarked on the ruse at great
length, and obsi reed that it was one of a most mysterious
character, and difficult to unravel. Be, however, kft the
jury to consider their verdict, and after half-as-hour's de-
liberation they agreed to the following. " That the dcce teed
destroyed herself whilst labouring under temporary in..atal
derangement." .

IRELAND.
DciLpc, MARCH S.
The " Confederates " held their wide in the Ro-
tund° last evening. The meeting was more MIMI'
one than select, and the cry was " still for war."
None of the great blmbs of the confederate arFend
exploded, Mr. l)uffy being orator en chef, and he
has by no means the qualities of Caesar. Having
dilated on all the virtues that become men worthy of
liberty, and excited a larger share of applause than
him on his last appearance, his ears were un-
tiferteuttely split with a shout for Mitchel and the
United Irishman. That was a sore rub. The meet-
ing was remarkably innocent. Lord Wall:court, the
chairman, has not the stuff of which revolutionary
leaders are made, or revolutionary audiences are in-
spired.
The addresses of Mr. R. Hawes and Lord Robert
Clinton appear in the Cork paper. Mr. Hawes advo-
cates the great principles of commercial and civil free-
dom which are animating the world; while the duke's
son is content to pursue the same " upright, honest, and
honourable principles that have influenced his friend,
the late member, in and out of parliament." lie does
not add purity to the catalogue of analogous virtues.

PROVINCIAL.
OLOUCMTERSUIRE.
ROBBERS AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.—On
Satur-
day, at Cheltenham, William Smith, a young man, was
charged wish firing a pistol at an old woman, named Anne
Farley, on the turnpike-road between ChelUnhain and
Tewksbury, near Piff's-elm, with intent to rub and murder.
The court was crowded to excess by persons anxious to heat
the proceedings.—Anne Farley deposed that,on the previous
Wednesday, she came to Cheltenham, in a cut, to sell but-
ter, and decided upon returning to her home at the L. jab,
about six miles distant, at three in the afternoon. At five
o'clock she reacted a place called Uckington, and there re-
ceived some money from a Mr. Until. As she was tear tact-
inn this business she obs.vved the prisoner pass the hi use.
but did not take any notice of the circumstance. She pro-
seeded on her journey for about two miles, and had re.e-hed
a spot distant about a quarter of a mile from a place wiled
Pills-elm, when she observed the pri-oner wending
' heap of stones by the road side. He immediately ad-
vaned, pistol in hand, and demanded her money. She
replied she had none, and he fired the pistol in het
face ; then, hearing footsteps approaching, he made
off. She was found in a state of will
blood streaming from her face and hands, by Philip Fri.*, a
bricklayer, whe had beard the report of the pistol.—Mr.
Hambridge, superintendent of the Cheltenham police, sp-
prehended the prisoner, on whose person was found a braes
of pistols loaded, bullet-mould, pistol-key, swan hot, and
powder. The shoes were taken off his feet, and c .:pared
with a number of footmarks in the vicinity of the place
where the offence was committed, and they exactly corre-
sponded.—Two men, named James Until and Robert Alder,
deposed to seeing the prisoner in the vicinity of Pars-elm n
short time before theolfence was said to have beencommitttd.
—The prisoner was fully committed for trial.—He was then.
charged with stopping Mary Bliaird on the highway, and
threatening to thrust a lung dagger into her body if she did
not deliver up her money. tin this charge he was also coin-
mitted.—He was likewise committed for a similar offence
against a young woman named Jane Merrick, in the service
of the Rev. J. Byrch, of Uckington.
MONMOUTHSHIRE.
REPRESENTATION OF MONMOUTHSHIRE. The
Gloucecter Chronicle says, " The death of Lord Granenla
Snmerset has materially altered the aspect of Monmouth-
shire politics. A number of conservatives voted at the elec-
tion last summer for Lord Granville on grounds of pens al
friendship and we are able to state that the result of the
registration which has since taken place shows a conserva-
tive gain of upwards of 300."