The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-19 00:00:00

Zbe Court.

The Qoen sad Priem Albert, accompanied by the
Prises Alfred. the Prewar Alin, eel the Pricers. Melees,
took a drive Warn eyes end low 'monkey. Lord
Melia Fiterop lieetb F. H. Bspaeosr, the
I el=Weil:giehyded est horseback. The Dasher
svidani yeelarday.
Prteee Albert y afternoon at a meetly
of dojo* Onambeisa Err". prostotioa et the Exhibi-
don or die Weeks ladraeMy al all Nations, to be held la
the yea; lin.
Hie Royal Highness arrived at three o'clock at the New
Palma of Westminster, attended by Lieut.-Colenel P. H.
&yarn,. The Commiseioaan resat wire the Berl of
Bose, Berl Oreeville, Lord Oreretorn, Sir Robert Peel,
Sir Barnard Westernmost, Sir Charles Lyell, Mr. Joke Shep-
herd (Witham of the Hest ladle Coempse7), Mr. Barry,
Mr. Cobden, M.P., Mr. Eastlake, Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr.
Posey, M P., Yr. Cabin, sod Mr. Alderman Thompson;
Mr. See* secretary of the Royal Commission, was
la amends/set. Colonel Reid, chairman of the exseatty•
oommittee, wee also present. The meshes broke up at half
poet six o'clock.
The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yesterday
evening iaeluded her Boys) Mama* the Duchess of Rent,
Ludy Anna Marie Dawson, Baroness de Spetb, sad the
Marquis of Breadelbeite.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign °Eon The Ministers present were Lord John
Runell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minter, ffir
Getup Grey, Virulent Palnneutera, Earl Grey, the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer, Bir Francis Baring, B.r John Hob.
hone*, the Hal of Carlisle, the Kiska Hon. H. Labonehere,
and the Right Hen. Fox Kazin TIN council mat two hears.
A deputation from Liverpool, Bristol, and Hull, on
the subject of the Merchant Seam**'. Fend Bill, ontainteg
of Mr. Nelson Wood, Mr. Nicol, Mr. N. Bold, and Mr.
, Allen, of Liverpool ,• Mr. Baum, Mr. Brace, Mr. Osborne,
and Mr. Breeder, of Bristol ; Mr. Hall, Mr. Collinear, Mr.
Gill, end Mr. Wilma, of Hall ,• aecompuded by Mr. Card-
well, K P., Sir Thomas Bizet, hil-P., the Hen. H. Berkeley,
MP., the Right lies. M. T. Balers, M.P., and Mr. Jenne
Clay, M.P., had ea Interview with the Right Hon. H. La.
'nether* yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade.
A deputation from the joint stock batiks, consisting
of Mr. eb., M.P , Mr. Macgregor, M.P., Mr. J. Mathe-
son, M.P., Mears. Gainey, Gilbert, Pollard, Robinson,
Vile, Cameron, Cahill, Baokhserd, Lyarll, Webb, Thorne,
Hunter, sad any, had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Rath/quer on Wednesday, at his official residence In
Dowsing street.
The Marquis of Salisbury had an interview with
Secretary Sir George Grey yesterday. Major. General Sir
Frederick Stavin had also an interview with the right hon.
baronet yesterday at the Home-9ffice.
A deputation, including the Mayor and Town Clerk
of Benham, Sir Henry Willoughby, and Lord Marcus Hill,
had as interview yesterday with the Right Hon. B.
Labouchere at the Buerd of Trude.

1 The Ecclesiastical aoiniFiLronen for England had
I a 'mend meeting yesterday.
The Earl of Arundel and Surrey had an Interview
with the Combslonen of Railways yesterday at their office
in the Board of Trade._

Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Reunite, had as late/view yesterday with the Massador of
the Exchequer.
Major-General Thorn had an interview yesterday
with Sir George Grey.

We understand that Sir Robert Peel had a length-
seed interview of many boars with her Majesty, on a certain
day in the present week, Prince Albert being present; and
that the Right Hon. Baronet called at Apsley House after
having quitted Buckingham) Palace.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL

Yesterday 6 court was held for the despatch of
public busier.
In answer to a question put by Mr. BENNOCII, who
complained of an ugly building which bad begun to exhibit
itself on the Surrey side of London-bridge, near the Bridge
Hones Tavern,
Mr. LOW (the chairman of the Bridge lime committee)
•aid the City authorities had the power to prevent Alderman
Hamphery, to wham it appeared the ground had been sold,
from building an obnoxious projection, calculated to injure
the neighbourhood, on the spot alluded to. The alderman's
interest in the Bridge HousiT had visaed to exit, and
be therefore cared nothing about the effect likely to be pro.
dused by his project of building anon the neighbouring
premises. The committee had certainly observed the de-
formity of the elevation, and bad sent to Alderman Hum-
phery to expostulate with him upon the subject, but the
alderman lauehed. (Laughter.)
Mr. BENNOCH said the facts reflected no credit upon
Alderman Ilumphery, and it was to be regretted that the
ground had been disposed of to a person capable of impair-
ing the beauty of so noble an object as London-bridge.

THE P AAAAA NT OP LONDON BRIDGE
Mr. LOW brought up a report reeontraandieg that the
earriage-way pavement on Landon-bridge should be repaired,
at the estimated ripens. of 1,2001.
Agreed to, and referred back to the committee to be
earned into execution.

Mr. SHAW (the chairman of the navigation committee),
brought up a report relating to the Thames navigation tolls.
Ordered to be printed and taken into consideration on the
next court day.
Mr. WHITE (she chairman of the coal, corn, and finance
committee) brought up a report on the bill for establishing •
school for the orphans cf freemen, together with a draft
petition to parliament on the subject. He conrratulated the
corporation urns the probability of the addition of a new
monument to the liberal spirit of the City of London as was
recommended in the report of their committee.
Mr. ANDERTON said he was well known to be the
friend to widows and orphan., but be was such a friend to
common honesty that he could not think of incurring a large
expense when it was notorious that the city was borrowing
mosey every day. Under such circumstances he should
move that the report be laid upon the table.
The original question that the court agree with the com-
mittee in their report was then carried by show of hands, as
war the report from the same committee recommending that
50/. be granted for establishing evening classes for young
DIM

ADDRESS TO LORD DENMAN.
Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR, the chairman of the select
committee appointed to prepare an address to Lord Denman,
brought up the renew, together with *draft of the address.
The RECORDER then read the address, which was
agreed to amidst acclamation, and ordered to be presented to
L•'rd Denman by the Town Clerk.
Repute were brought up from the General Purposes
Committee, announcing that Mr. Barkley, of Tower-ward,
and Mr. Deputy Stacy, of Aldervgate-ward, had been elected
—the one as governor of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and
the other as governor of Bridewell and Bethlem hospitals.

ILICLANATION OP WA/TI LAND IN IItILAND.
Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE presented a petition from Mr.
Daniel Diamond, of Brunswick-square, praying fir permis-
sion to submit a plan for reclamation of waste land in Ireland.
It was as follows: "That petitioner prase permission to
present for the consideration of the court his proep, ctus of
a system for purchase and reclamation of waste lands in Ire-
land, under which, on obtaining certain specified parliamen-
' tarp powers or grants by royal charter, the corporation may,
without investment of the corporate funds, establish and
direct a company which, while confening a lasting direct
benefit of the most:important character on-Inland, and in-
directly on this portion of her Majesty's dominions, will pro-
duce to the corporation in 21 years • large profit, and confer
on it a territory in perpetuity yielding always a considerable
revenue, and affording opportunities for an extension of that
usefulness for wtich the curt has ever been distinguished.
That petitioner therefore humbly prays the court to give him
an opportunity to lay his scheme in extenso before one of the
committees for eonsi..eration."

The petition nu referred to the Irish Untie Com
mittee.

A petition was presented from Mr. De K.yeer, hotel
k spot, of New Bridge-street, complaining of proceedings
in the Mayor's Coon, by which large expenen were in-
curred in an action for the recovery of as alleged debt of 40e.
Referred to the S.c4ndanes committee.
Jruoz OF TUB SRSALVP.III COURT.

Mr. BROWN (chairman of the ofilcerslarldclerks' com-
mittee) brought up the report on the office of Judge of the
Bherifi's Court, vacant by the appointment of Mr. Bullock
as Common Berjeant. It was finally determined that bar-
risters of not less than ten years' standing should be eligi-
ble to the office, and that the diction should take place on
Thursday next.
The subject of the appointment of a common pleader in
the room of Mr. Laurie, who resigned the office, stands for
another day. The report of the committee is unfavourable
to the proposition to till up the office.

A GOOD EXAMPLE.—In consequence of the great
decrease in the number of poor in the perish of Bt. Mary'e-
bony, combined with the low price of previsions, the vestry
of St. Marylebone have deoided to lower the rates 9d. in the
potted.
HOP Paosrzers.—This year the hop gardens have
again taken a prominent position among the varied pursuits
of the agriculturist, and the season too his been very favour-
able far operations. Winter manures have been applied
with a liberal hand. and the frost afforded every facility
for getting the work done in good time, as well as ena-
bling many to replenish their stocks of poles !rem the
stocks in hand. The digging hie been brought to a close
in good season, much of it in time fey the land to take
benefit from the continued frosts by pulverising the soil
and rendering it in excellent order for dressing and pruning
the hills. This work. too, wee finished in good time and
season, and limy aeconnt in some measure for the consi-
derable prsgras already made in polling ; although some
are glad to get their poles up in good time to afford pro-
tection and shelter to the coming plant, while others prefer
delaying this work until the bine has fully made its appear-
ance, la order that the poles may be applied according to
the strength of the storks. A reduction in the plantations
to the extent of 9,530 seers, ere nearly 20 per tent. within the
last two yew, may he hailed as another grand step in the
right direction ; and we hope now that the plantatiogs are
agate brought within a re amiable limit, that planters will
have the prudence to keep them so, for it hat been too often
proved that an . Reese of plantation, and, as a consequence,
ov, el:nodes:Urns, have produced low and ruinous prices, and
man, other diesatirs appertaining to the cultivation of hops.
—Kent Herald

1/ MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES.
Yesterday the magistrates of the county of WA
&see: assembled at the Elessionolionse, Clerkenwell,
treason the financial and Renal %Mama of the coisap.
Mr. Pownata. melded, and than were upwards of NV
akagntrates present.

JOTaINILI OMINDIME.--PAROONIAL IMMINENT.
Ile. A. G. Yawns, the deputy clerk of the peace teed
the Winne of the preceding court, and laid Won the Isenek
sena& bills and papers ander the consideration of or mi-
nuted to parliament. Amongst these were the Bill Ice the
Beforautthn of Juvenile Offenders and the Prevention
of
Grimm hy Juvesiles, a Bill to sleet the Liability to Ammo-
aunt to County Russia certain were, the Parochial Ammer
manta Bill, and the Highways Bill as amended. These bilk
were referred to the parliamentary committee of the case;
with the creeps ion of the Jeveatb Offenders Bull, which was
referred to a committee appointed to inquire into the mom
of juvenile arias.
Kr. WILIIIi said he wee glad that the subject of juvenile
mime and juvenile (deaden was again Wore parliament.
and the eoutesplated creature in reference thereto would.
he ventured to k, previa great importance, at lean is
one respect, II it empowered the magistrates to profile
some permanent means for the nformetion of junsik
delinquents. The manure is Worsen to parochial asses
meats was one of vary greet unpartisan, insane& as it
would place in the hands of the magistrates the almost satin
control of the parochial assessments in the county. It was as
lees singular than important, that at the very time likes
certain captions individaals were attempting to curtail the
power and authority of the magistracy, and greatly reduce
the limit of their operations in (EMMA to the county rut.
Sir George Grey, on the part of the government, should
introduce a measure which, instead of interfering in any way
with the present functions of the magistrates, placed the
whole of the parochial assessments of tha ceenty under their
juitclietion.

RINOTAL OP SCOTCH AND HUSH PLUPIP.S.
Mr. Marna then laid before the court the report of the
Finance and General Purpose Committee, upon a ream
emendation contained in which the court made en order apse
the county treasurer for the payment of bills and denten& as
the amount of 9,29 U. 13.. bd.
Tais committee made • s pedal report in reference to a
letter, addressed to the court by Mr. Baker, the conteeMer
for the removal of Scotch and Irish paupers, which the oast
refined to the committee, in which letter Ddr. Baker offered
to surrender his present contract if the court would eater
into a new en* with him for an extended policd on a redwood
scale of charges. The committee reported that Mr. Baker
wee willing to take a new contract at half the rate of charges
paid to him under the existing one, and reconumecded the
acceptance of his offer.
Mr. M•UDI laid before: the court a letter from Sir Gee.
Grey, enclosing some memorials which had been trams-
matted to him by parochial boards, complaining of the high
charges at present paid for the removal of Scotch and look
paupers from Middlesex, and in the letter Sir George Grey,
through Mr. Waddington, the Uoder•Secretary, requested
the Clerk of the Peace to bring the subject under the cola
sideratien of the megistratra. Memorials praying for in-
duction in these expenses were presented tram the guardians
of the Strand Uoioa, St. Jamer, Clerkenwell, the Fulham
Union, and other places in the county.
After some discussion, in the course of which it wee
urged that the present contract should be allowed to expire,
and then throw the matter open to competition, the court
accepting the tender of the person who offered the beet
security and the lowest charges. the further considered's'
of the subject was postponed until the next court.

Tlit COUNTY UNISONS.
The Report of the Visaing J ustices of the House of Can
nation, at ldhatlxfields, W4l then read. It stated that
the committee bad mule a reductim in the exp. nelitare at
9121, in addition to the reduction of 1,23.51., eff..cted a sheet
time ago—and that an eventual saving of about 3,0001. a
year was anticipated. There were 974 prisoners in this
establi.hment.

The Report of the Visiting Justices of the House of Cm,
remit:s, at Westmins•er. was then read ; and
Mr. HECTOR ROSE, the chairman of the committee.
moved for an increase of 21. per week in the wages of several
warden who hal completed periods of service which, nada.
the standing orders of tae coat, enticed tlina to the
Menem.

Thie gave rise to • long discussion ss to the propriety of
making these periodical increaser, inasmuch as the practise
was adopted before the court had toe power togrant pensions
for long and faithful service., with a view to enable the
officers to make provision for old age and infirmity, ►y
placing the various increases to their pay in a "superanam
tion fund." It was contended by Sir Peter Laurie, Mr. W.
Williams, and other magistrates., that as the court bad now
the power to grant pensions, the wages of the officers ought
to be recuced proportionatety.
The CHAIRMAN said the court could not do otherwise
' t►an grant the !acreage under existis.g eircumstances,but tha
increass would be subject to any el ration resolved upon
by the Court upon the report of the committee on t►e
county expenditure.
The increase was then granted.
This prison contained 783 inmates, of whom 115 wire va-
grants. In t►e coons of the put week no less than 40
women, not one of whom could di plain needlework, ware
committed there.

The House of Committee reported further re-
ductions in the expenditure of the establuhment. on the
day the report was adopted there were 104 prisoners in the
house.

Mr. ARMSTRONG brought up Ole report of the committee
appointed to inquire into the county expenditure, which,
alter a long oral desultory discus:ion, eras ordered to be
printed and circulated, and a special day for its considerstiast
was appointed,

Oa the motion of Mr. Willis, a superannuation
al ow-
ana of 681 6e. was granted to Mr. How, and a like allow-
ance of 341. 13s. 4d. to Mr. loilach, both assistant clerks at
the House of Correction, eoldbath-fields, incapacitated from
further service by age and infirmity. The mercies of the
former was 25 years ; the latter 17 year,.
Punuant to resolutions passed at previous courts, a snort
gage was now executed on the county rate for 18,0001., for
the purposes of the additional lun.tic asylum at Cols"
Hatch. The interest was 31. 15t. per cent.
The remainder of the business was of a routine character.
Visiting committees were appointed, and several !notions
were postponed.
The court then adjourned.