The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-27 00:00:00

VOt Court.

OSBORNE, Jura' 28.
The Queen and Prince took their usual early walk
this morning, in Otbarne Park and grounds.
ne Prince of Wales and the younger members of the
royal family walked and rode as usual.
Colohel and Lady Katherine Harcourt had the honour of
joining the royal dinher party yesterday.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited
h.r Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, et
Glouaeter•houa. _ _

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The Duke and Duchess de Nemours and Prince
Leopold cf Sass Coburg Gotha visited her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Carence-house, St.
James's.
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The Duchess of Gloucester visited their Royal
Higbalsams the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary
Grand Ductless of Mecklenburg fitrelitx on Thursday, at
Cambridge-house.
The commission for promoting and encouraging the
fine arts in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster
met yesterday afternoon at two o'cicer, in the
New Yalu, of Westminster. The commissioners pre-
sent were Lord John Russell (in the chair), the
Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Carlisle, Lord
Col-
bore.L the Right Ron. Sir Janus Graham, the Right
Hen. T. B Macaulay, Sir Robert H. Inglis, and Mr. B.
Hawes. The Secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was in attendance.
The commissioners for auditing the public accounts,
with their Secretary, Mr. Bromley, attended the Chtncellor
of the Exchequer yesterday at the half-yearly declaration of

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The Royal Commission for the promotion of the
Exhibition of the Worka of Industry of all Nations, to be
held in the year 1851, 'net at three o'clock
yesterday afternoon in the New Palace of West.
minder. The comeniselonen present were, Earl Gran-
rills (in the chair); the Right Has. W. E. Gladstone, Sir
Richard Westsucott, Sir Charles Lrell, Mr. Barry, Mr.
Dthlel, Mr. Cobden, Mr. Cabitt, Mr. Esstlthe, Mr.
John Gott, Mr. Posey, M.P., and Mr. John Shepherd
(chairman of the But India Company). Mr. Scott Rumell
(meretary to the Royal Commission) was in attendance.
Colonel Reid (chairman of the Executive Committee), was
present. The Building Committee of the Royal Commieson
bad • meeting, yesterday sternly, in the New Palace of
Westminster.
Mr. Tidd Pratt had an interview, yesterday, with
the Chancellor at the Sthh,quer.
Despatches were sent off, last evening, from the
Colonial Office for the Governor of Canada; and oleo foe the
Governors of the other North American colonise.

Tin LATE DREADFUL STRAY-BOAT EXPLOSION
AT BRISTOL.--W• gave in the Daily NODS of yesterdey
the evidence adduced oa the coroner's Inquiry into the canoe
of the late terrible accident by a mum explosion at
Bristol. We now give the result of the inquest. The jury
deliberated for some time, and eventually returned the fol•
lowing enlist :—" That the detested persons were soli-
dentelly killed by t►e explosion of the boiler of a steam-
engine on beard of the Bed Rover, and that the boiler at the
time was malt for use " Two more of the injured parties have
sines died—Thomas Vitas, son of a confectioner in Maryport-
street ; aid Bliss Tulked.
IMPROVED SLAUGHTER-HOUSER—The rremintna
offered in the month of April last for the model plans for
public sod private slaughter ►oases have been awarded by
the directors of the I.lington Cattle Market Company. That
fez a public slaughter house,, Messrs Ellis end liessey, of
Canonbury Villas, Lor- lellogton and for a prints
ono, to Thomas Tamar, Esq., of No. 24, Boadosiburs.