The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-30 00:00:00

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The Queen had a dinner party on Wednesday at
Buckingham Palace. The company consisted of Hit H.
the Daihess of Kcnt, their RR.HH. the Duchess of Con.
bridge and the Priacess Mary, H.S.H. Prince Edward of
Saxe Weimar, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, and Lady
Blanche Somerset, Ls(ly Augusta Bruce, Bareness de Ham-
merstein, Baroness de Spells, the Marquis of Douglas, Lord
George Lennox, Lieut.-Col. the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Lord
Jamui Murray, and Mr. Edmond Mildmay. Her Majesty
had afterwards an evening party. The following had the
honour of receiving invitatious: The Russian Minister and
the Baroness de Brunnow and Mademoiselle Olga de
Lochner, the Pniadan Minister and Madame Bunsen and
Mdlle. Bunsen, Prince Lowenstein, the Marquis of
Headfort, and the Ladies Olivia, Mary, and Virginia Tar
lour, the Marquis of Granby, the Earl of Minto, and the
Ladies Elizabeth and Charlotte Elliot, the Countess of
Morton, and Lally Ellen Douglas, the Earl and Counted
Bruce, Viscount Anson, Mr. G. E. and the Hon. Mrs.
Anion, Hon. Mils E. Harbord, Mr. J. M. and Lady B.
Balfour, Hon. W. Cowper, and Capt. F. Seymour. The
Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of
Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Prince,. Alice, honoured
the performance at Drury-lane Theatre with their presence
yesterday afternoon. Her Royal H4hness the Duchess of
Kent visited her Majesty yesterday. -The royal dinner party
at Buckingham Palace, yesterday evening, included her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kest, his Excellent j M.
Van de Weser, his Excellency Baron de bloncorvo, M. le
Container Dieu, the Marelsieneea of Lansdowne, Lady
Augusta Bruce, Ramona de Speth, Viscount and Vis-
countess Villiers, Lord and Lady Beauvale, Sir R.
and Lady Peel, the Right Hon. H. and Mrs. Labouchere.

A deputation of the Southwark Improvement
Commissioners waited on the Commissioners of the Metro-
politan Improvements yesterday. A deputation of the
Westmiuster Improvi menta Commissionen also waited on
the Commissioners of Metropolitan Improvements 3 esurday.
The Commimioners of Metropolitan Improvements
had a meeting yesterday at their office in Whitehall. place.
There were present, Viscount Morpeth, Sir Robert H.
Inglis, Sir Charles Lemon, Mr. Ald. Humphery, Mr.
Milne, sail Mr. Barry.
A deputation of magistrates of the West Riding of
Yorkshire had an interview with Sir George Grey yester-
day at the Home-office, respecting a portion of the new
prison at Wakefield, being transferred to the government
for the use of convicts under sentence of transportation. A
deputation consisting of Lord Courtenay, Sir R. Howard,
Mr. Godley, and Mr. M. J. O'Connell, had an interview
with Lord J. Russell yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street. Lord J. Human was accompanied b 7 Karl
Gray and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The hurl of
Bowie had an interview with Sir G. Grey at the Home-
office yesterday.
Mr. Bancroft, the American minister, was pre-
vented by illness attendiug her Maissty's levee on Wed-
nesday.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had
a general meeting yesterday at their office in Whitehall-
Piers-
Dispatches were received esterday at the Colonial-
Mks from the Governors of the Mauritius, the Cspe of
Good Hope, and Malta.

DEATH OF LORD COWLEY.—It will be seen by
our Paris correspondence that Henry Wellesley Baron
Cowley, died on Tuesday night last, April the 27th, in
the capital where be once represented England as ambas-
sador. Lord Cowley was the fifth son of Garrett, second
►aeon Mornington, his elder brothers being the late Mar-
quis Wellesley, Lord Maryborough, the Duke of Wel-
lington, and the Rey. Dr. Wellesley. When his
brothers became powerful, one as a statesman, and
another as a soldier, Lord Cowley became a diplo-

matist, and was appointed ambassador to the Cour t
of Madrid. He had previously married Charlotte,
daughter of Earl Cadopan, and by this lady bad
issue four children, but whilst in Spun, circumstances
occurred which led to a divorce, and Lady Cowley was soon
afterwards married to the Marquis of Anglesey. At Vienna
Lord Cowley sube-quentle reprmented Cheat Britain. and
still later at the court of l'rance. He married, in 1816, the
eldest daughter of the Marquis of Salisbury, by whom to
has one daughter. Lord Cowley obtained his peerage by
letter. patent in IR2B ; and big diplornatis cervices else se-
cured him the distinction of G.C.B. His mild/en, by the
first marriage, were Henry Richard, secretary of legation
at Constantinople ; William, Is chaplain in the royal navy
Oerald, in holy orders; and Charlotte, married to Lord
Rehert Grosvenor. _ _

DILATE' OF MRS. DAVIS, OP BOSTOil.—Leta arrivals
front tho United Staten luring intelligence of the death of
Mrs. Davis, of Boston, mother of Mrs. &Acton, the wife
of the American =Ruda r.

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

The annual meeting took place yesterday, at the
house of the society in Hanover-square. The Earl of Derby
presided. The report of the auditors of accounts, with the
reading of which the proceedings opened, stated that the
total receipts during the year 1846, including the balance of
5381. 10a. 4el. reuniting from the previous year, were
8.843/. 81. Id., and the payments 8,6111. 111.94., the amount
of cash remaining in the banker's hands at the close of last
year being 16s. 4d. The; auditors observed with regret
that, with only four exc. ptions, in which there arc increases
amounting to 1091. Is. 92., there were decreases in the re-
ceipts of last year, as compared with those of the year
1845, under eleven different heads, amounting together to
6351. 12s. 5,1., showing an actual total diminution
of receipts, alter deducting the increases, of 5261. 10s. Bd.
There was a small iner.ase in the admietion fees, the amount
received last year having been 801., u ramparts' with 651.
received in 1846; the receipts in the two previous years hav-
ing been, in 1843, 601., and in 1844, 601. The decrease in
the amount of annual subscriptions, which was 2101. 155.,
was, they conceived, to he the more rroretted, inasmuch as
it had been progressive for a series of years-the diminution
for the last four years having been sa follows: in 1843,
4871. se. ; in 1844,4311. 12a. ; in 1845, 18 il. 10e. ; in 1846,
2101. 15e., making a total of 1,3154 2a. An examination of
the comparative annual receipts under the bend of " compe-
titions," afforded a more cheering result. The accounts for
the year 1843 *bowed no sum whatever to have been received
under that head. In the year 1844, 801. was received ; in
1845, 1682 ; in 1846, 2421. ; making a total of 4901. in the
three yews. The increase in the eel:tiles from ivory tickets,
although amounting hut to 162. 18s., was of snore conse-
quence than that sample amount would indicate, contrasting
it with the progressive decrease in the tire previous years,
viz., in 1844, 261. Is. ; in 1846, 29/. 9s. : melting a total de-
creme of1:51. 14s. There was a decrease of " public admis-
sions to the gardens " of 2332 4s. ; India the " promenade*"
a further decrease of 401 17s. There was also a decrease of
69/. 10*. 62. in " garden sales," the amount received in 1816
having been 621. 16s. 6.1.. as compared with 1211. 7e., re-
ceived in 1845. Only 2.51. 19s. 61. had been received in 1846
under the head of .• transactions," 664. 1.55. Ild. having been
received the previous year • and the amount received for the
sale of proceedings had been less last year by 91. Is. than in
184.5. With regard to the expenditure, a reduction had been
effected to an extent that would have splaeed the financial
position of the society, at the close of the year 1846, in a
much more favourable point of view, had it not been for the
very considerable decrease in the receipts, as well as the
various " extraordinary expenses " which it was found indis-
pensable to incur, and which were stated to amount te
1,0631. les., which was an increase of 3701. Is. 9d. over
the correspondisig expenditure of the. previous year;
whereas, in the " ordinary expenditure," there was a
demand of no less than 1,0481. 14s. 14. The arrears
which at the close of last ye .r amounted to 1,6351. 13s. 6d.,
had been reduced to 1,0281. IS.. 2d. • And the salaries and
wages had been reduced from 2,071. 18.. Bd., to 1,8341.
64.10 d. The cost and carriage of animals, provisions, mena-
gerie, and garden expenses, had all been proportion-
ately decreased. The present liabilities of the society were
estimated at 2,1502, the assts amounting to 7,90 U. Os. I ld.
The committee, viper observing that although they could
not congratulate the Weil ty upon the prosperous state of its
affairs at the close of 1846, they yet wished it to be under-
stood that they saw no cause whatever for despondency, con-
cluded by acknowleoging the valuable pettier. of Mr. Born-
pas, the assistant-secretary, and of Mr. Leigh, their able and
efficient aceountimit. . . .

The report having been adopted, and thanks voted to the
seven gentlemen who had prepared it. the report of the
council was read, from which it eppeerec that the total num-
ber of fellows was at present 1894, and the number of can-
didates for the fellowship, four. The number of honorary
and foreign members remain at 19, and corresponding mem-
bers at 142. The attention of the council had been drawn to
the further extension of the privileges of the fellows, and to
the question of admitting the public to the gardens ; and
they had come to a resolution which obviated the
necessity of the personal attendance of members
introducing their friends, and provided for the ad-
mission of the public on certain dale. In conse-
quence of the vacancy which bad taken place in the
secretaryship, they lied come to a resolution that it was im-
possible to secure such constant attention KB was necessary
for their purpose as long as the situation remained merely
an honorary one. They hod, therefore, agreed to engage a
secretary at a salary of 2601. a year. After acknowledging
the receipt of donations to the library from various distin-
guished public bodies, English and foreign, the committee
reported that the general health of the animals in their
menageries bad fully justified the anticipations which had
been formed with regard to the new system which they had
adopted. The total number of animals in the possession of
the society was at prevent 905 The total number of visitors
to the gardens in the year 1846 was 100,046:
Previous to, and atter the adoption of, the report, conver-
sation took place moons the members with regard to several
subjects connected with the management of the gardens,
one gentleman recommending that accommodation for
dancing should be provided in a tent on the promenade
days ; another, deprecating the continuance of the poultry
exhibition as a useless expense leading to nothing, and advo-
cating the promenades in their stead; while others main-
tained the promenades to be a departure from the
principles of the society, which were far more
!effectually carried out by the poultryexhibitions. Nothing,
however, arose out of these discussions, and they were
stopped by the result of the ballot being announced, when
the president, treasurer, and council, were declared to be re-
' elected, with the exception of five members of the latter.
Mr. D. W. Mitchell was confirmed in the appointment of
secretary, rendered vacant by the resignation of J. Whi-
shaw, Esq.
The proceedings concluded with some complimentary
votes.

COURT OF COMMON IoUNCIL.—SALARY OF THE
CITY POLICII COMMI.SIONEK.—The report of the com-
mittee appointed to enquire into the expediency of raising
the salary of the Commissioner of the City police was read
yesterday at a court of common council. The committee,
on taking into consideration the varied and responsible
duties attendant on the (flier, and the position of the com-
missioner at the head of the City police fume, were of opi-
uion that the salary of the comminioner should be 1,0001.
per annum, with 2001. per annum for a house, which house
was not to be more than six miles from the Royal Exchange.
Most of the gentlemen prevent thought the sorrier. of the
ocmmissioner were well paid, and they objected to
his conduct, both in emplosieg member. of the
force as servant,, and in the attacks which he had made on
the magistracy of the city. The option of residing out of
town was also objected to. The recommendations of the
report were negatived.—Tllll HEROIC Session CAPTAIN.
—Upon the motion of Sir limes Duke it was referred to
the General Purposes to examine and report to
the court the host means of appropriately testifying the
admiration, and, by the citizens of Loudon, the deep sense
entertained of the dinection and herin-rn of Captain Bernie.-
ditto Camp, of the brig Emilio, and the intrepid and devoted
exertions of his officers and crew, in saving the lives of the
mew and passengers of the Royal Mail Steam Packet ship
the Tweed, on the 12th of February list.—Adjourned.
LONDON INIiTITUTION.—The annual meeting of the
governors and members of thi. institution took place yester-
day, at the institubt, in Piusbury.eircus, John `Vas,
Req., vice president) is the chair. The auditor's report
contained the following items:—Receipts: dividends on the
Invested capital, ideal is 37,6301., 1,0951. 194. Bd.; annual
eulacriptions, 1.7541.. making, together with 3441. 13s. 6d.,
bedews of last year's account. sad other items, a total of
2,1561. 19s. lOd.i the total expenditure had been
2,8071. 4s. 6d., leaving a balance in the treasurer's hands
of 3491. 154. ed. The report of the committee of manage-
ment stated that the reenagers greatly lament the lean
arising from the resignation of the ptheident, Sir Thomas
Doring Bart., who is prevented by loss of sight and other
bmilly Infirmities from holding that office longer, and from
Has sadden d. ath of their treasurer, Sir W. Curtis, But.
The reports being unanimouely adopted, the eltairmsn stared
that the mauves had inquind whether Thomas Baring,
Esq. M.P.. the son of the former president, was willing to
take that office, and having received a reply in the affirma-
tive, they now proposed him for elrctiou. Abraham G.
Roberts, Esq., was proposed for election to the vacant office
of treasurer, and these, together with other elections and
re.elections of officers, were unanimously agreed to. The
chairman moved a resolution expressive of the respect and
gratitude with which the meeting looked back at the cour-
teous and liberal manner in which Sir Thomas Baring had
filled the olSes of president, and their deep regret that his
bodily afflictions should prevent him continuing in that
office. This was unanimously adopted, as were votes of
thanks to the managers nod the chairman of the day, after
which the meeting separated.
ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE.—The general
anniversary meeting of this society was held yesterday, at
the society's house, in St. Martin's-place, the chair being
occupied by Henry Hallam, Esq., the president. The report
was read by the Rev. Richard Cattermule, 11.13., secretary.
It recited the Terbium papers reed at the ordinary meetings
of the past year, many of which appear to have been of more
than usual importance. With respect to funds; it appears
that the society is in a comparatively flourishing condition,
although, perhaps, not sufficiently strong to attain the very
important objects proposed in its formation. After the
report had been read, the president delivered his
annual address, reviewing the proceedings of the society,
and the progress it had made during the year last
past. He congratulated them 011 various remarkable disco-
veries, and especially upon the part the society had taken in
recent successful researches into the monumental history of
Egypt; and he passed a glowing and generous eulogium on
his brother historian, Sharon Turner, whose recant death
has left a blank in the society's list g members. After the
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