The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-19 00:00:00

Zip Court.

The Duchees of Kent vieited the Queen early. yes-
teed', (the birthday of her Royal Highness the Princess
Louisa), at Buckingham Palace.
Lord John Russell had an audience of her Majesty,
France Albert, attended by Colonel B3uverte, hmoured
the S )ciety of Arts, in the Adelphi, with a visit yesterday
afternoon.
The Queen had a dinner petty, yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace. The company included. her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Spelt, the
Marquis and Marchioness of D uro, the Dowager Lady
Lettplton, Sir Georo Couper, Captain Francis Seymour,
and Mr. Birch.

Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar visited the Duchess
of Kent, yesterday. at Clarence-house, St. James's.
The Earl of Carlisle, Lord Ashley, and the Lttor-
neyG eeeee I, had a conference with Sir Georde Grey, yes-
terdev. at the Home-cffice, on the su'ject of extramural
sepulture.
Sir Edward Buxton had an interview with Lord
John Russell yesterday.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex.
11 chequer yesterday, at his c (Baal residence in DJ ning-street.
Despatches wera received yesterday at the Colo-
' adal-ollee hem the Governor of Gibraltar.
The Eal of Carlisle had a dinner party on Satur-
day, at his residence, in Grosvenor-place. The company
included the filarqui. of Lansdowne. the Berl and Countess
Granville, Lord and Lady John Russell, Lord and Lady
Overstonr, Sir James and Lady Graham, Mr. C Chorine,
Mr. Ord, Mr. o.le, Mr. Loch, Captain Peel, the Countess
of Carlisle, Lady Mary Howard, and Mr. Charles Howard,

There was no hearing of appeals in the House of
Lords yesterdsy in consequence of the L)rd Chine ellor's
continued illness.

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Admiral Von der Bosch and Captain Melville
arrived early yesterday moraine at the S. Katherine's
Steam Wharf, by the General Steam Nartgatim Company's
mail staam-ship Ocean, from Rotterdam.

THE GORHAM CASE.—Yesterday a meeting of
clergymen connected wilt the various dioceses in England,
was held at the offices of the Landsn Church Union, in
Lancaster-place, to take into con‘Peration the recent de-
/Ulan of the Judicial Committee of th 3 Privy Council, in
the use of the Rev. G. C. Gorham against the Bishop of
Exeter. The meeting was attended by a large number of
benefleed clergymen, who were appointed as delegates from
church unions in most of the Eagliah sees. Amongst those
who assembled wire several distinguished eteesiastical dig-
nitaries. The proceedir gs, which commenced at 12 o'clock,
extended over seven hours, the object in view being to de-
cide what steps should now be taken ty what is generally
termed the high church psrty, who maintain the doctrine of
baptismal regeneration to be one of the fundamental princi-
ples of the Church of England. Another obj, et of the pro-
moters of the meeting was to take measures for obtaining a
general protest on the part of the church c Reim the inter-
ference of the Privy Cloned (which they hold to he essen-
tially a lay court) in matters of a purely spiritual character.
Grist unanimity, it Is slid, prevailed, and the proceedings
of general councils were qu:ted with a view to show that the
present Court of Appeal is opposed to the spirit and inten-
tion of the church, which had at times protested, not against
the authority of the sovereign. but the manner in which it
was exercised. In proof of this, the church forbade, under
pain of excommunication, a presbyter to appeal to a civil
court (Council of Antioch, A. 311, can. 12; Council of
Carthage, A. 397, can. 9; Council of Vannes, A. 465, em.
9). The Council of Milevis (can. 19; Codex 13 xl. Afr.,
ern. 11H, received by the Council of Chaletdnn) said
" Whoever shall ask of the Emperor for his cause
to be tried before the public tribunals, let him be
deprived of his rank, but if he ark the Emperor to be judged
by bishops let it not harm him." It was contended that the
judicial committee had no power to reverse the judgment*
of the church courts, and that, therefore, its dec:mons ought
' not to be accepted by the church, and were not binding
upon Christian people. That the only proper way of deal-
ing with such a cue as that which had recently engaged
public e• asideration we. by means of cmvereatioq,
and that her Majesty should be petitioned forthwith fir
, assemble such a synod to delib and decide upon the
questioa at issue. Convocation had not surrendered its
right in this matter, for the emvocation which gave the
title of heed of the church to Henry VIII., under which
title he assumed the powers of the royal prey ;,alive which
ee did, gave it with the expri es qucliticati cn quantum per
legem Christi licet. At the time the meeting broke up no
final decision had been arrived at, the subject being deemed
of sufficient importance to warrant furtaer deliberation on
an early day.
WELSH SCHOOL, Gait's-INN-LANII-1 be annual
meeting of this society was hell yesteriey, at the School-
house, the Hon. G. R. Trevor, MI P., in the chair. After
the officers and committee of the society were elected, and
the other routine of the business was gone through, Sir T.
Phillips sail that he had intermesh* to wive which,
although not immediately cone, cited with the Welsh School,
would be most gratifying to all present to hear. He had
last evening heard a most r xcellent te rrn ni in the Welsh
language from the newly-appointed Bishop of Llendaff. It
was of gnat importance that bishops in Wales should be
sequainted with the language of the people, and Dr.
Olivant had proved that he was quite competent to discharge
his duties In that Language,--Mr. William Jones was glad to
be able to add to the testimony of Sir Thomas Phillips as to
the able manner in +high Dr. °Beane had preached the
suns* in question. His language was simple sad natural,
and his usual and emphasis as correct as if be had been
bora and educated in the country. He (Mr. Jones) was
much pleased at this, u the appointment at first wee not
considered satisfactory on amount of Dr. O.ivant being an
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A SERIOUS CAROB or inn OItALITY bat been mad*
against an officer of the Ports,' union, which was fully in-
nuked into on Ft iday evening, and the result of the investi-
gation forwarded to the poor law commissioner.. He is not
a resident in the house. The person alluded to is the Rev.
' J. R. Huston, who, for four Tear., has officiated as chaplain
to the union house, and who last evening, we have learnt,
has sent in his resignation of the office to the board of
gas:diem, which, for the asks of propriety, we trust will be
accepted without hesitation.—Han(, nkgrauh.
SUICIDR BT A LUNATlC.—Yesterday afternoon an
inquest was held in the board-room of Bei hlem Hospital, be-
fore Mr. \V. Payne, the City Coroner, to inquire into the cir-
cumstances attending the death of ens of the female patients,
named Elisabeth Leeds, who committed selbantruction by
strangulation. The deceased was admitted into the asylum on
Saturday last, and on Sunday evening she availed herself of
a temporary Oman of the nurse in attendance on her, to
possess henself of a silk handkerchief, with which she con-
trived to strangle herself in the course of the night. The
Petry retuned a verdict," that the demised destroyed herself
while is a state of unsound mind."
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111011 WAT ROBBERIEI3.-06 Saturday, the IGth
net., between four and five o'clock in the sPernoon, so Mr.
Osborne, traveller to Harries and Co., of Manchester, wail
driving to his gig from Bala to Lianfyllin, North Wales, at
• 1011:j part of tilt road Dear the top of Born)n Mountain,
four lee trom any dwelling.house, he WAS attacked by
three men, who stepped his hone and dragged him out.
Mr. Osborne attempted to struggle with his aril
be wee but about the bead till he became ink et
whilst in that state obey took from the gig •to
and silver. The ruffians got clear away. Os
gea.leman was stopped outside Mscobesterr
of 376 f..
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