The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-07 00:00:00

THE LAST OF SONTAG.

Accounts from Hamburg of the Sed inst. mention
the arrival of the Danish brig Juno, Capt. Bohn,
from Laguna, with the remains of the Countess Rossi,
better knows by her maiden name of Heerlen.
Sontag, who, it will be remembered, died of the
cholera whilst making a professional tour in Mexico.
The corpse—which is preserved in three oofiles, one
within the other—was forwarded by railroad to Ben
lin in the first instance, when the widower was
accredited formerly as the envoy of the King of Sar-
dinia.

Irbe Court.

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WINDSOR, Goon FRIDAY.

The Queen and Prince, with the elder royal chil-
dren, the ladies and gentlemen of the court, and the do-
mestic household, attended divine service this morning is
the private chapel of the Castle.
The Hon. mad Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor per-
formed the sesviee.

Desgatehes from the Governors of the And:alien colonise,
and also from the Governor of Hong Hong, were received
yesterday at the Colonial office.
A messenger with despatches from the Commander of the
Forces in the Crimea for Lord Palmate, Secretary of State
for War, arrived in town yesterday.

Lord John Russell has found it necessary to post-
pone his departure from Vienna till after the 10th
oast., as the answer from Bt. Petersburg to Prince
Oortchakers last despatch cannot be received sooner.

The Earl and Countess of Ellesmere have left
Loaded far Ratchford.

The Earl and Countess of Durham leave London,
today, for Bracket-hall, Hertfordshire._

Lord Broughton left town on Thursday, for Erie
fitoke.puk. Wiltshire.

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Lord and Lady Overstone left town on Thursday
for Overstowepark. Northamptonshire.

M. Dnooe, the French Minister of Marine, is
eseisady
A sum of 9,400 florins has been received at the
Haim, from lisaelieeter, in aid of the numerous eafferers
from the late inuadations in Holland. •

The authoress of " Jails Eyie," whose death is
oniversally lamented, only changed her maiden state lest
July, when she married the Rey. Mr. Nicol, her father's
curate.

A free library and reading room, in connexion
with the Moe of the Commissioners of Patents, has beta

opened to the public.
It has been decided, within the last few days, that
the three separate buildings destined for the exhibition at
Paris shall be connected by gallery tunnel wort.
A statue is about to be erected at Montrose to the
memory of the Tate Joseph Hume.

The new Banter pieces include one at the Hay.
mutes by Mr. Platen, entitled " The New Haymarket
Spring Moeda' (1866)."_

.
The Euter Term of the Ladies' College, Bedford-
spun. osausesess ea the 18th.

The Meetings of Liteeary and Scientific Societies,
for the 'ming weak, are as follows :—Tuesday—Syro-
Egyptian, 7i—" Oa the Anglian Deity, If witch," by Mr.
BonsuM—" Oa the Catbite Idol, Engel," by Dr. Boahuh.
Eoe 9-Bsientifie. Wednesday—British Archsaclo-
4,—Aumsal General Meeting. Society of Arta, 8—
"The Mineral Industries of the United Kingdom," by Mr.
Haat —Ethnological, On tie Ethnology of the Ma-
cedonian Conquests,' by Ms. Anstry.—Grephis, 8. Friday
—Philelegieal, S.—Astronomical, 8.

Ths Gardeners' atroniele states that in many
puts of the country a great parties of the wheat plant is
militia'. Farmers, in such cues, are advised to drill
is fresh seed, whist, from the pulverise.' condition of the
sou, is praetioable without ploughing.
Au Roo. Randolph Stewart, second son, of the
Earl of Galloway, lad the brave lad who was lest year
subjeetaii to the enmity of Monitor Platt, at Barrow School,
is about to leave for the Crimes, with the 42nd Royal
Righlandon.
Thursday, was the spring Sacramental Fast in
Glasgow and Edinburgh, and, the day beteg line, the num-
ber of piemme-seeken was almost beyond precedent. It is
estiimind that as many as 42,406 passengers were carried to
sad ftess Gimes., by rail and

Tie opieZn. of Turin announces that the King of
Sardinia, who had boss far some days peat labour's' seder •
an ladispoeitiow whisk obliged kin to have twit* rownwee to
bleeding, has retravered.
Tbe.following General After Ordnr has been issued
by Lord Reglea, *amain Sir Jobs Barpyee for the am-
ylase readers' by him daring the sage, sad payiag bin a
very high complinteat :—" General After Order.—March
111.—Lioateasat•Geneeal Sir John F. Bargoyee, G.C.8.,
having been readied to iaglaad for the purpose of soma-
ta. the duties of the baperteat sanitise of Isepseter.Ge-
meal of Pertileatines. the Csmaaader of the Forage amass
*Urchin* aeries-his army irViSiitt bearing tostisoly urn
the waken% sunless he has "'adored. Lord Raglan bep
thelleutsseit-Ohneral to wept his waviest aohaowledg.
seals, mid takes this opportsaity of marls, his that his
exertions are universally appresiated, sad that he is viewed'
by ND with the, hieing respect sod vegard.—By order.
(biped) J. Swifter, Chief of the AWL" SO John left
fief liagidal the seat day. • •,
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