The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-30 00:00:00

(FROM LABT 'IOWA GAZYM).

WHITEHALL JULE 27.—The Qneen has been
pleased to direct letters petset to to passed wider the great
seal appointiog the Rev. William Camay, Y.A. to the
plansand dignity of a moon of the collegiate church of St.
Peter, Westminster, with the rectory of the parish church
of St. Margaret's, Westminster, thereinto annexed and
waited, void by the death of Dr. Wm. Carsten.

WHITEHALL, Jinx 27.—The Queen has been
pleased to present the Rev. James Stewart to the church
and parish of Peterhead, is the presbytery of Deer and
county of Aberdeen, vacant by the transportation of the
Rev. James Mitchell to the church and parish of South
Leath. The Queeo bas also been pleased to present the
Rev. Ewen Campbell to the church and parish of Knock, in
the presbytery and island of Lewis, vacant by the resigna-
tion of the Rev. James McDonald.

DowlmircArnErr, JULY 28.—The Queen hu
been pleased to appoint Hoary Show, Fog., to be tramper
for the Island of St. Vincent.

DOWNING,TREET, JULY 29.—The Queen hen been
pleased to appoint Anthooy Musgrave, Esq. (cow lieute-
nant-governor of the Island of St. Viscont), to be governor
and commander-in-chief in and over the island of Neorfoaed-
land and its dependencies. Her Mafeety has also bees
pleased to appoint George Berkeley, Esq. (sow Coloeiel Se-
cretary for the colony of British Honduras), to be limits-
neat-governor of the Wand of St. Vincent.

BOARD OP TRADE. WHITEHALL, JI-Ll/ 28.—The
Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Carlini! for Trade have received, from the Secretary of
State ,or Foreign Affairs, • oopy of • despatch from her
Majesty's mogul at Portland, reporting that yellow fever
has broken out at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

ELECTION PROAPECTS POE THE CITY OP LONDON.
—We (.Iforaing Herold) are glad so be able to date on the
best authority that four gentlemen of high commercial
Mardi's are prepar-d to content the City of Loudon on
conservative principles at the coming general election.
THE Dung or Nswessrm—A fortnight ago we
announced that his Grace the Duke of Newr-stle was sup-
posed to be fist approaching convalescence, and such ap-
peared to I. r the cage ; in fact, preparations were making at
Clamber for his retort. expected to be about the 10th of
August. We regret to state, however, that during the
afternoon of Monday last his grace lied another somewhat
severs attack of his old complaint, which has render, 1 his
removal front London at present impossible. We, however,
hope for the beet—Doncesfer Chronicle.
Balton Bzuerr.—An amusing mistake on the
part of an illustrated paper in Paris is recorded. A photo-
graph of Baton Beast, the representative of Germany at
the congress vas to appear, and a sketch of his life was
wanted to accompany it. In a Gallery of Contemporaries,
the name of Beast was discovered, and the life tranderred
to the paper, without the editor observing that, insteed of
the Maumee and minister, he war describing a miasma*.
gist and surveyor of mines. So far from clearing up the
mistake, this difference of occupation boded only to
magnify it ; for on coming to a work which referred purely
to mines, the French journalist exclaimed with astonish-
ment, "Quel bonnie net esly a great statesman, but
squally great eves in this department! "—Afterlives'.
FIRE AT ELIOHBITET.—Last night, about half-
pest 10 o'clock, a Sr. hfOkO Out I. two large unanieheal
houses, situated oa Mr. Ryder's estate, Hight:miry New-park.
The windows had not been put in, bat the overtures were
boarded up. The flames caught the boards end rapidly
spread. Two engines were early In atteadares, but the fire
was rot extinguished until the doom and roof had falls. is.
Great fears ware entertained that the damns would *stood
to the adjoining homes, which were inhabited, and stood to
the windward of the Sus, hat fortasately this denier was
averted. The origin of the Grohs =knows.