The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-02 00:00:00

A deputation from the guardians of the Salford Union,
and a deputation from the vestry of the pariah of Ken.
gingko, had severally an interview with the Earl of
Devon, at the office of the Poor-law Board. Whitehall,
yesterday.

CABINET COUNCIL.—A meeting of the members
of the cabinet will take place this afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the First Lord of the Treasury's official residence in

The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., is ex-
pected to arrive at his residence in Carlton-house-terrace
on Monday or Tuesday next.

The Countess of Lucan has arrived at Brown's
Hotel front the Isle of Wight.

Lady Sebright had a fall front her horse on
Monday, but beyond a few cute and bruises her ladyship
has sustained no serious injury.

A ball took place at Willie's Rooms, Ring-street.
St. James's, last night, at which about 1.50 of the court
tradesmen and their friends were present, in honour of
her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales' birthday,
Messrs. Farmer, Rogers, Evans, Dobson, Jay Dollar,
Nicholay, Begg, Hunting, Edwards, Inderwict,
and Masson performing the duties of stewards. Coote
and Tinney's band was in attendance. The supper was
presided over by Mr. Melton, of Regent-stn.-et. the hon.
secretary. The loyal toasts were euthusiastically re-
sponded to.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Bruce, IE.H., died
on Saturday last. The deceased entered the army at an
early age in the 79th Regiment, and served in the Peniu-
sula from 1812 to the end of the war in 1814. He was
also present at the battles of the Firmer on the 28th,
: Land 30th of July ; the blabs& of Pampeluna,
of the Nivelle and Nive (10th to 13th December) ;
investment of Bayonne, and battle of Toe/ones. He served
also in the campaign of 1815, and was present at Wa-
terloo, where he was severely wounded. He was made •
KniAt:of the Royal Hanoverian Onelphie Order in 1837.
He left the 79th I Regiment fo. the 48th Foot, from which
he retired in November, 1841.
TEI DEATH or BLuon-GILIER.tr. But W.
Renew.—We learn from the Bury Ibot that the death of
this gallant officer was the remit of apoplexy. He was
on • visit to Captain Harcourt Powell, of Drinkstime
Hall, near Bury, and on his arrival appeared to be en-
joying excellent health. In the evening he was sitting
in conversation with Captain Powell and his
engaged
when he was suddenly mixed with pain in his
forehead. He soon afterwards retired to his room, and
subsequently became worse, whereupon Captain Powell
sent to Woolpit for medical aid, but the gallant officer ex-
pired before • surgeon arrived.
THE LATE Ma. Housos, OF LEEDA. —Mr. Richard
Hobson, M.D., Leeds, who died somewhat suddenly on
Monday last, was thrown out of his carnage • few months
ago, but was only slightly injured. Following closely,
however, upon that accident, another occurred in his
house, by Which he fractured his thigh.. He was walk-
ing from one room to another, when his foot
thighht is
the and he fell with such force that his wee
broken. e remit was that he was roamed to • bed
for nearly three months. He recovered so much that he
was, even so late as Sunday last, out for • drive. Oa
Monday morning be was found dead in bed. He was 73
year. of age. In his earlier year" he wrote for the Nuked
?Among two treatime—one on diabetes, and the other on
the external use of croton oil. About two years ago Dr.
Hobson, published a book, " Reminisosemes of Charles
Wabirton," which has since become very popular.
TEE QUEEN'S ROYAL BIICEROUNDL—Yesterday
the meet of the royal bugaboo's& was at Farnham Royal,
near Slough, mid the deer, "Carom" (named in compli-
ment to the noble master of the hunt, Bari Colville of
Cukor), was unaided on Mr. Alfred Atkins' farm. The
line of country taken was from Farnham Royal to Taplow
Railway-station and the River Thames, the doer crowing
the Cheat Western Railway; thence back across the line
le lamliesa, and on to Ray-mills, near Maidenhead-
=s;llmete it ennead the river, and made awn far
doehileir back into the town of
head ; town. past the oi
and wee bell" in the direetioniTfa 3Par=y-
and wee afterwards taken at Dorney-imert the
senialtit Ilk Charles Janie/ Palmer, Bart., after • deruha
of twe bean and • half. Ilia scent was very bad -
oat 019 day.
REMARYABLI Om:maraca rat THE HUNTING
Faza.-0a a twat occasion John Richards Honafray,
Eisq of Pwlyraoh, Glamorgan hires was_ out with his
I.4aiharriteenain
thacesonalityboonsteal friends, when 6aahir: wore
residence of J. 7724. Cana which gave the UM a
good hour's run. The bars then -ftabled and was lost. It
su neatly turned out that she bad returned to the
where she had been found, and was die.
covered with three of the dogs sloes to her, all dead, at
the bottom of some rooks about MS Ant deep. A fourth
dogma ahead, and
jwas discovered einem' in a dam
of the mine rodo ust above them. MI gib iaaoanable.
sad 11 maid Not be Waitaki.