The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-14 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1856.

the Court.

The Queen had a dinner potty oa Wednesday at
Beckiaghaa Palace. The c !nosey included the Princes.
Royal, Prime Victor of Hoheobbe, the Maharajah Dulcet)
Sigel, the Duchess el flatherlaad, the But end Commis
of Raeribery, Visoosat Palmerrtoa, Lord Peamor -, the
Right Bon. Hoary lad Lady Mary Labouthim Sir Jobe
Lagia' Brigadier-0 I Shirley (commanding a brigade
of the Light Division in the Crises). Colonel F. &rimer,
end CJ'aiael Fitscasyer, C.B. (Royal Artillery).
The bend of the Coldstream Guard* played during dinner.
Be, Majesty's private bead afterward, pet fasted the fol-
' loving eelettioa
Overture, "Idolassoo" Nowt.
fraiaarlas,
eo ImGnome
Mir Hardy.
Numb Labiralty.

Her Majesty and the Prisms Couture and the Princere
Royal, attooded by Lady Churchill, liejoi-Oenerai Buck-
ley, sad Captain the Roo. Dudley de Rua, seat to Wool-
wich yesterday to witnem the errival of the s.fileeri and
son of the Royal Artillery shge train dire.t from the
CrMee. The royal party left Bei kittens Palace at
half-past two o'elook in two carriages and four, escorted by
a party of 3rd login Dragoon.. Ti,. Queen was received
at the Rust Artillery Barr sets by the Dabs of Cambridge,
Viscount Hardie's, end Leuteornt-Gmeral air Hew Row.
The Redress of Cambridge and Princess Mary were like-
wise present to meet bra Majesty sad Lord Panetta*. At
foar ock the *Mears and as of &be siege meta, is num-
ber about 900, Illerehed up MIMI the arsenal, where they
were disembarked, headed by the Royal Ant lir, band,
and passed by her Majesty. They were then formed is
lino us the common, sad the Queen passed down the ranks
for the ponces of minutely hupscting their appearatee.
The whole having marched past in quick tine, wheeled
into line and preseate4 arum The Qomen and the :opt
party then rimmed to London, and arrived at Backing-
barn Palace at a warier her, re six o'clock.
The Prime el IWaise and Prises Alfred, attended by
Mr. Hibbs, 'Mei the RooLgleal Hardens is the Regent'a-
perk.
The Qom and Priam Albert, with Prism Viet.), of
Rohm!, he, honoured the Princess's Theme with their
presence in the evening. Lady Chorehtl,, Hon. Caroline'
Cavendish, Lord Catnap, Maj r General Buckley, and
Captain Hon. D. do Hot, attuned.

A deputatioe, easels?* of Mr. R'clsaM Sadism (chair-
mew of the North British Railway Company), Mr. Mink
Sprot (divvy theirase), Messrs. John Baia aid Charles
'trotter (direetors), the Hoe. P. Veatr, 11. P. sad Mr. B.
Lockhart, Id P., bad ea latervirw with Lord 15matey of
Aids tit y and the Bight Hos. Robed Lowe yesterday, at the
Board of Trade.
Mr. Watson (managing director of the City if Dublin
etas Packet Company) and Mr. &yam (parliantentery
went) bad ales an Interview wittt the asble lord aid right
hots. geatleaan yesterday.
tr Thomas Fremantle had an interview with the Chas-
cello, of the Baehequer petards', at hie official undone*
li Doroiogstreet.
A deputation on the subject of leasieg the Rochiale
canal by the lAnewhire sad Yorkshire and other railway
compasses bad ea tateniew with the Bight Hen. Robin
Lowe os Wednesday, at the Bond of Trade. The deputa-
tion toadstool of Mr Aldan, Colossi Smyth, M.P., Coloriel
Wilson Paton, 31. P., Mr. Jenne Heywood, M.P., Bit
Williams Milner, M.P., Mr. William Rickert, M.P., the
Mayor of Heiden. Mr. John Hope Shaw Mr. Thome.
Wilson, Mr. A. o.Butwool. Mr. Charlie Huns, and Mr.
Waterhouse (saints*
Despatattee wire received at tbs Colonial aloe yestuday
from the Goversor of the Cape of Oroxt Hope.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—THIIIIIIDAT, Mum 13.
Tho Loki) Camioni.t on. took lits mot on the woolsack at
an °Wank.

TORTURE IN INDIA.
The Earl of ALBEMARLE gay, notice that on the
14th of April he should rut nt a p tition from certain in-
habitants of the tresiducy of Meuse, comp'aioing of the
ionictive of tenures by tie Wilms of it ()aeronaut, attri-
buting the practice to the pr. tsure of the esumment
for the government revenue end preying for trate:
Ulm ; also. that he should more to restive that by
a report latcy laid on the table it wee proved
to the entire conviction of tha hones that torans
for the purpose of extortion had long ban practised. sad
Bull oestineed to be prati.ed, by lb. :alma °Mare of go-
verament in the realisation of the public nu and the
administration of criminal law, to • greater or less *tient
throughout the 20 yraiatoo vonstilutiog the goverment el
Madras; that the aforesaid torture, although clandestioe
and uneethorised, had-been for many rug iutown to end
admitted by the sonstitetiid atithoritiee la England, as shown
by the public records; that this house viewed the prac-
tice of torten, entwining over so misty millions
of her Majesty's subjects, u en instrument for the
realisation of the 6publie revenues or the administra-
tion of *rimiest law, or for any other peruse
whatsoever, as repugnant tit natural justice, and highly
disgraceful the oharacter of this nation; that the house
pledged itself to puns. the speediest end most effectual
measures within its power for the snoihilation of the bar
heroes pr Atom atone!. within the government of Madras
He should also move for the production of certaia papers
connected with the subject.