The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-06 00:00:00

General Sir Edward Bowatct haa rtlioved the Hon. Morti-

ma Backe(lle West In his duties is the Oroom in Waiting
to tho Quinn. Lord Waterpark is the Lord in Waiting to
her Majesty.

A deputation to sat for the assistance of government to
stable the operatives recently discharged from their establiab-
meats in Woolwkh end Plurastead to emigrate, had en
interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday. The depu-
tation consisted of Sir William Codrington. K.C.B. ; Sir
Fenwick Williams, Bert.; the Rev. Henry Brown; Rev.
W. Acworth ; and Captain Orr.

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Despatches wont sent from the Colon'sl-ottlee to the
Governer of the Cape of Good Hopo yestaday. Despatches
were received Nom the Governors of the North American
Provinces.

:URAL OF Tile DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER.

WINDSOR, TVZSDAT.

The remains of the deceased Duchess will arrive
at St. George's Chapel, at twelve o'clock, on Friday next.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Duke of Cam-
bridge will attend so mourners.
Oa the arrival of the corpse at the Great Western Rail-
RN, !tuition at Moue', whore the proceed= will be formed,
it will proceed through Eton to Windsor, under an won of
the Royal Horse Guards.
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Cardinal Woisoy's chapel is being fitted up u ► robing
room for the chief mourners and great often of state. The
raised platform down the centre and south misled the chapel,
which Is nearly completed, will be matted and entirely
covered with black cloth ; the marble pavement of tho choir
has been boarded over and matted, and this will also be
covered with block cloth.

A portion of the Orenadier Guards, Dow quartered here
with their band, will form the guard of honour at Windsor.

The Duke of Sutherland and Lord Ronald
Laves= Owerhave arrived at Stsfrord lime, tram Midden,
Backs.

The Duke of Beaufort has left Badminton for
Chester, when his grecs will stay during the race week.

have
House, frogs Sim House, for the

The Duke and Duchess of
arrived at

The Marquis of Lothian arrived in town yester-
day, from Newbedde Abbey, Mid-Lothian.

The Marquis of LanSiiowne entertained at dinner
ea Monday, the Countess of Morley, Duly WißWa Russell,
the Earl sad Counter of Shelburne, Viscount and Viscoun-
tess Duncan, Mrs. Lane Fox, Count Strzelecki, the Right
Roe. C. P. Villiers, tbo Ron. F. Byng, Mr. B. Osborne,
M.P., Mr. De Lane, and the Right lion. John Bourn*
M.P., sad the lion. Mrs. Bourerie.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter are
expected in town in a few days, hoot Borghk7, for the
serwa.

The Marquis of Stafford, M.P., has left town for
Lanehoner. The mareisionan moans in town.

The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementin

Chien arrived In

,ea lionday evening,

from t).kley Perk, near ammeter, the Earl Bathurst's
seat, where the wanton made s short May on their way to
town from Devonshire. The noble earl has some to town
from Middleton Park.

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The Countess Frances Waldegrare and Mr. Har-
court, M.P., hare been entertaining, at Strawberry Hill, the
following company:—Hie Excellency the Belgian Minister
and Medulla Van de Weyer the Merchkome of Clanri•
grade, the Countess de Fielanit, the Bari end Counter
Stanhope, Mr. O. E. and Lady Selina Vernon, Viscount
Chan', the Bishop of Oxford, Lord Masks or Aladaloy,
turd sad Lady John Rural, Mr. Ralph Sasyd, Mr.
Chicheater Futimene, Mr. Norman Maodonald, Colonel and
Mrs. Malcolm, Mr. Ortsfell, and Mr. William Harcourt.

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The Earl and Countesa Mainers aro expected in
Portmaa•agaan on Friday next, from Thereaby Put, Nett;
for the *mem

The Earl of toned*le, who arrived in town a few
cloys back Gem Perla, has shim gam to Lowther Castle,
Westmoreland.
The Earl and Countess of Yarborough have an-
rived In Arlington-street, from the Continent.
The Earl of Powia arrived in town on Monday,
from Walcott House, Shromblre. The Countess of Fowls
and Lady Lucy Herbert have also come to town.

Mr. Alfred Tennyson, tho I'oet Laureate, his
arrived at Little flolland Ilona, from his met, Farrington',
Jalo of Wight . .

Viscount Palmerston will give a state dinner to
the menders of the House of Commas, at Cambridp
Howe, this evening. Her ladyship will "receive" on Sa-
turday, the 16th inst., sad on the following Saturday.
Lord and Lady Cochrane have arrived on a visit
at Mr. Mackinnon's mansion, in Hyde-park-place.
Lord and Lady Churchill have arrived at the St.
Georges Hotel.
The lion. Mr. and Mrs. Coventry and family
have arrived at their residence in lilelgrave-square for the
season, from Melton Mowbray.
Mrs. W. E. Gladstone has cards out for an assem-

bly, on Monday neat, at the family mansion on Carlton

A marriage will shortly take piece between the
Hon. Andrew Buchanan, oar minister et Copenhagmt,
and the Hun. Georgina Stuart, eider of the present Lord
Blantyre. . . ... . -

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Sir R. Peel has, we are informed, resigned his
office as Lord of the Admiralty. The war estimates will be
moved by Sir John Ramadan, who will not, however, be
able to present himself to his constituents for melectien
until 14 days after the meeting of pediment Mr. F. Peel
will, we believe, be sworn of the Privy Connell.—]Sous.
DEATH ow LADY ASHBrRTON.--It is with much
regret that we announce the death of Lady Ashburton, which
took place at Paris on Monday last. She had passed the last
winter at Nice, and had melted Paris on bee way to England,
having, as it was Loped, overcome the malady under which
she sank. lady Ashburton was the eldest daughter of the
dap Earl of Sandwich. sad was married to the present Lard
Adliburton, then Mr. Bingham Baring, is 1823.

Mariscital College, Aberdeen, has no rector at pre-
sent. At the late meeting for election in March, Lord Elgin
and Mr. Layard, M.P., had on equal number of votes. In
the circumstances, the matter wsn referred to the latter gen-
tleman se precious rector, to say what should be done in the
case, and be having given his decision in f.our of Lord
Elgin, hie lordship being about to leave for China, declined
to accept office.

MR. Co BDES.—I n a letter to Mr. Alexander Laing,
manufacturer, 11awick, in acknowledgment of a copy of reeo- I
lotions priced at a public meeting in that town, sympathizing
with Mews. Cobden, Bright. and Gibson on their recent
defeats, Mr. Cobden observes that his defeat at Huddentield
was accidental, and that his entrance upon the contest
was at the time " simply and solely a mistake"'
The real canes of bin abss front the house is to be
leered as fir back as 1147, when, "owing to the
over-zeakam kindness of my friends, I wee, while 1,000 miles
I distant from England, returned for both the West Riding
and Stockport." Ile was swan at the time that in with-
dr.rimg hire& from the oafs anthange of Stockport. he
was enduMenn6 his return at mule future election. " The
moult has only verified my predictions. Hat let it not be
suppmed that I am an nereseonable as to fed aggrieved by
the remit. I should be about the laid mesa living to be
Mantled in giving way to seek a feeling. I hairs had more
than my sham of the honours of political warfare,
cad
.winy should I expect to escape Its MIMS? For
reasons it is convenient to me at present
WI pue litved from the duties of parliament. I mast con-
flea, however, at the mine time, that there never was a mo-
nist when, on public grounds, I would have more gladly
takes my emit la the Rouse of Commas." Mr. Cobden' has
aloa nemiled as address Some the Roman catholic electors of
Leeds. Allang to a passage to the document, Mr. Cob-
detle bt n sarinttreply It in true that I incurred some
lit metals quarters by opposing the Ecclesias-
tical Tides la 1861, but I did so in coniatency with
time of religious liberty which has always been the
eg any political life, and which I apply alike to all
immumbadems. Rd the mature affected the church po-
mmeling et -the Wesleyan', the fatlepesdaute, or the
Hague s, I ebenld bare equally append it."