The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-29 00:00:00

LORD PALXIMITON'S VISIT TO HIERZTORD.—
liTiTroaD, BATOIDAT.—The inhabitants of this quiet city
are all on the tui vire in expectatioa of the visit of Lord
Palmerston to mangurate the statue to the /Me Sir G. C.
Lewis, which event comas off on this day week. The az-
rangemeob, as settled by the town council, are as follows :
His lordship will arrive here on Friday next, and will be
the guest of the Rev. Archer Clive, at hb seat at Whitfield.
It is expected that his lordship will attend the musical
festival on that day, when the oratorio of the Messina will
be given at the cathedral. On Saturday. at noon. the cor-
poration, militia staff and band, Odd Fellows, Foresters,
ride corps and baud, and cilium will form a procession,
and meeting the Premier on his arrival in the city, will
conduct him to the shire-hall, where the corporation will
present an address to his lordship, after which the unveil-
ing of the statue will take place. A. pablie dijeusier will

HoLBORN VALLEY IMPILOVEMEItTIL—ThO City
of London has obtained an act of parliament to form •
Tablet or raised way across Holborn-valley, and new
streets and improvements connected therewith. The cor-
poration will forthwith proceed with thegipatio oadertak
which when it is completed will, with the Thames embank.
moat, now in the coursed foreatios, preset. with the new
Palace of Justin, which will probably be authorised in the
neat session, a aerie of improvements adorning the
metropolis Those who remember the Strand in the old..
time, the Exeter Change, and the antiquated house in its
neighbourhood, as well as Hungertord-ruarket, behold with
00111111 re the improvements effected in both localities, sad
look forward to the works now going on, and others about
to be commenced in the metropolis, with eatisfactios.
In the statute called " The Coal and Wine Duties Voa.
bounce Act" of last yaw, it was stated that it would really
madam to the ociowsoience of the public, and to the accom-
modation of metropolitan traffic, it altoratioss were made is
and adjacent to Holborn-hill mad Skinaer-etheet, by the
raising of Holborn-valley, and that it was expedient to me-
boas the coal and wine duties from the Sth July, 1872. for
a farther period of tea years, for the murices of providing
mean to defray the intended alterations. It seems that •
duty of twelvepence is raised in the manner described ; and
fourpence, part of the same, is to be applied for the objects
mentioned, The City are empowered to raise money on
the duty of toupees to make the improvements by new
streets sod raising Holborn-valley. The plans have been
deposited, and can be inspected on the payment of one
skillet A viaduct is to be raised, for the purpose of
a high level street or road, commencing on Holborn-
hill. near Ely-plus and terminating in Skinner-street, sear
the Old Bailey. A new street from Hatton-pule to Par-
ringdon-rnad is to be made, and aiso • new street from Si,
Sepulchre's church, near to Snow-hill. Shoe-lane is to be
widened, to form a junction into she broad-way of the via-
duct, and other alterations are to be made for accomplishing
the purpose intended. The works are expected to be
completed in five years, sod the compulsory powers under
the act in the purchase of land and house are limited to
that period. The corporation have power to provide
improved dwelling or lodging-houses for mechanics,
labourers, and other peers of the working and poorer
classes The rights of the London Chatham, and Dover
Railway, as well as the Metropolitan Railway, are pre-
served. The City may borrow money to complete the
worts, bat not at one time more than 600,000 f., which
money is to be applied to the contemplated improvements.
Steps have been already taken to carry out the act, and the
tin, being :imited u to the purchase of property, the work
orobably he proceeded with with all convenient speed.
There is one object, however, connected with the undertaking
which it is hoped will not be overlooked, and that is the
erection of lodging and other houses fur the working or
pourer" classes, ea they are denominated. Whilst im-
Innvenients are being made, convenient dwellings for
hi wren and mechanics should be raised. It is good to
resiove the wretched hovels in which many :name to
lir.. as the want of proper places drive some of them from
their homer. A man's home is • " relic of Paradise," how-
ever bumble that home may be, and whilst the comfort and
comeniesces of the rich us considered, those of the poorer
rises should not ho eschewed by the City of Loodoe.—

4 Y.l L PALACE SHARE Ctrs..—The second and
last excursion for the season of the members of these
dubs took place yesterday, the palace directors having dis-
tributed steers] thotmand free tickets to the members of
the clubs and their friends. The palace and gram& were
"Pvisted at 2 o'clock, mad about 8,000 perm" were poweet
during the afternoon, the mom &morons behaviour pre-
vailing amuogat the visitors that hoe characterised all
these Sunday excursions to the palace. The venom, floe
art mama and picture galleries were oyes to the visitors,
made selection of Neared music wa• played cm the great organ
is the iimidel orchestra. la the coons of the afternoon
IT. Perett delivered a lecture opoo Egypt is ihn.r.riti"
e4ort, and Mr. L. Baxter made as appropriate on
botsay of the palace.