The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER • 30, 1862.

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OSBORNE, DIC. 29.
Owing to the unfavourable state of the weather
the Queea was unable to leave the house this morning.

Despatches were repaired yeaterday at the Colonial-offloe
from the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, St.
Helena, and Canada. Despatches were sent to the
Goren:tore of Malta, the Manritine, Ceylon, Hong Kong,
Labium, and the Australian colonies.

The Marquis of Bristol has been entertaining a
family party at Ickworth Park. Ameept the company
were the Earl and Countess Jermyn, Lord and lady Au-
gustus Her►ey, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey, Mr. Conway Bey-
moor, km _ _ _

The Countess (Dowager) of Westmoreland and
Lady lice* Paw arrived is Portman4quare Let eves*/

from Brighton.

Lord and Lady Norreyi are expected in town
early next week from Townley Hall. Lancashire. _ _

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Stir Archibald and Lady Alison have arrived at
Rutland-gate, the residence of Colonel Alison, from Posed
Home, Lanarkshire.

It is rumoured that a baronetcy is about to be
coaferred on Mr. William Brown, of Liverpool

Lord Palmerston has been appointed president
of a society for the protection of erlinon in the river Test
in Hampshire.

The friends of Charles Tottenham, Fol., M.P.,
will (says the Dublin Evening Mail) be glad to learn that
he is recovering from the severe attack of illness from which
be hu been lately suffering. Mr. Tottenham is at present
at his seat, Ballyeurry, Ashford, where Lieutenant-Colonel
Tottenham has also arrived.

The Holy Congregation of the "Index " at Rome
has just outlawed the following works :—" Lectures de Ec-
clesiastical Rights, for the use of the Students of Turin ; "
"Church Catechism," by Begno•i, honorary bishop of that
church ; " Introduction to Philosophy," and " Antenes," •
philosophical review, both published at Monaco ; and " The
Christian Proceedings of the Actual Roman Inquisition,"
being an answer to the falsehoods of the Armonia, by P•
Moogini, priest.

Mr. Robert Hunt, high sheriff of the city of
Limerick, visited the city gaol on Tuesday, and from his
private purse paid off the debts due of all the pauper
debtors, who were then liberated, in order to enjoy the
Christmas with their families ; and, in addition, he placed
at the disposal of the governor of the prison a slim of money
to assist the ostgoing debtors in enjoying their Christmas.

The King of the Belgians appears in the enjoy-
ment of better health. His Majesty came from Laeken to
Brussels two days back, and attended divine service at the
palace, and in the afternoon received several persons of
distinction, returning to Laeken in the evening. _

In the recently-publiabed volume of the corre-
spondence of Napoleon 1., there is a very curt reply of the
Emperor to a person who had offered to sell him a chateau.
It runs thus :—" I have already more chateaux than I
know what to do with, and don't want yours."

The ceremonial to be observed at the new year'.
presentation at the Tuileries is as usual laid down in the
Moniteur. A Paris correspondent says :—" The trains this
season will be, as they were last winter, very long. The
Empress is particularly desirous that they should be so, as
she hopes thereby to diminish the number of ladies who
generally avail themselves of their right to go to the Tuile-
ries on New Year's-day. Trains are always difficult things
to manage when the wearers are not followed by train-
bearers. Bat with an additional metre to their length it
will be almost impossible to back out of the presence of a
pair of majesties without something very awkward hap-
pening. A prefect's wife got her foot entangled in several
yarde of velvet at the last new year's presentation, and in
consequent's had such a very ungraceful fall that all the
assistants would have let their risible muscles contract as
much as they were inclined, were there not an Emperor,
an Empress, and a grand chamberlain present, before whom
it was necessary to look as unmoved as though the lady had
made her retiring curtsey with all due ease and grace-
fulness."

The Paris Monde alludes in the following short
mange to Viscount de la GrieronniZre's last article in the
France, and contrives, whilst sneering at its extreme length,
to include in the censure expressed another writer of the
Paris press, who has not been so fortunate as to secure to
himself any great amount of popularity among his content-
poraries :—" The hon. viscount is publishing in the France
a series of interminable articles on the empire, the bour-
geoisie,
the elections, the press, ha. Those articles contain
very honeyed words for all classes and for all parties, but as to
their conclusions, it is difficult to discover them. The sena-
tor is, par excellence, a great collector of clouds ; happily
those clouds do not contain thunder, nor do they dissolve
into fertilising showers ; they still remain in their nebulous
state. It is only M. Emile de Girardin who can throw any
tight into them, It being the property of a vacuum to re-
move vapours."
Mme. Poitevin, the well-known aeronaut,
made an ascent three days back at Per, accompanied by a
young gentleman of that town. The weather was favour-
able, and the balloon, owing to the effect of contrary cur-
rents in the atmosphere, remained in sight the whole time,
passing twice over the town, and at last descending in •
garden in the Rue des Cultivateurs. The greatest height
attained was 1,800 metres. The amateur aeronaut, who
was delighted with Lis trip, xtatel that the view he
obtained of the Pytenem was magn;ficsnt beyond descrip-
tion.

A letter from St. Petersburg of the 22nd speaks
of the appearance there of a journAl called the Jo mina.: of
Lorena ; or, the Demimonde. The publication is pew
witted by the censor, "as it contains nothing againat the
government or religion."
The vacant throne of Greece !supplies Charieari
with some amusing earicathres. The lest one represents a
number of frogs in the Greek dress clamouring for a stork,
which wears in its hat the feathers of a British general, as
their king.

The extraordinary increase in the price of
paper in America is stated to be in part owing to
a combination of large manufacturers, who aim to
secure permanent control of the market. Almost every
journal in the country hu increased its price, and many
periodicals have done the same. Books, also, are higher
pried. The New York publishing houses talk of suspend-
ing all hominess for six months, and, should they set the
axample, the publishers in other cities would have to fol-
low it.

Mr. Rarey, the horse-tamer, has beau appointed
Oommissiooer of Hones in the Federal States. His first
official act was to go to the army of the Potonuo under
Burnside. There be inquired fully into the health of the
horses. and bu 'mingled ane system to cheek the morta-
lity among times.

Jusmolts NOR JANUARY.
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(From Le MA)
The fashionable world bag now returned to Pis*
and opportunities for admiring as well as describing "La
Mods" are ntunsimes. We will ammo= this month with
• description of some new mantles, OA we would recom-
mend, as the most dieinguees, those of plush made with
sleeves, and • loose back. Some are made of violet
plush, lined with quilted black taffetas. A silk cord,
to match, is placed all round the edge of the
mantle. A thicker cord, with tassels, fastens it toge-
ther in front just nods, the little (roller ; the same shaped
mantle is also made in golden-brown plush, lined and
trimmed to match, and also in aluminium grey plush, lined
with white quilted teffetai. Collets of black velvet,
trimmed round with • deep guipure, are also worn. Rich
embroidered medallions are placed round the mantle, and
between these and the lace, • kind of mossy trimming
formed of black feathers, which hue • very elegant effect
Fur, as • trimming, is still greatly in favour; et is, per-
haps, more generally worn on bleak velvet, but ermine or
chinchilla may be and with violet, blue, brown, or drab.
Zibeline and sable are always fashionable. Astra-
= should be of the beet quality, that of an in-
ferior kind has become so extremely common.
Both rotondes and peletOts are made this winter in
woollen velvet At present, poplin and taffetas are the
materials most in vogue for simple toilette. Visiting
dresses are much more luxurious; they are composed of
splendid moire, rich brocatelle, China satins of cheveux de
la Rein., light-brown colour, faded rose leaf, or Mexican
blue. Generally, these magnificent robes, being of so thick
• material, have very little ornament. The skirts are full,
and cut pointed, forming a very decided train. The trim-
ming of passementerie for the body is frequently put on
like • emote Figaro. Scotch plaid poplins are much worn,
especially by children. Velvet dreams are trimmed with
grecques, festoons, or bends of velvet ; these are, of course,
of black on coloured robes, and coloured on black, and are
always edged on each side, either with a guipure ruche, or
with stars and banging drops of passementerie.
In the muddy weather, of which we have bad so much
lately, the fashion of the petticoat becomes quite an im-
portant matter. First, there are those of =bemire of
different shades, red, grey, magenta, blue, groseill., lie.
At the bottom of the skirt a tuysute of the same, with two
rows of black and white braid ; and, above this, a narrow
pion of black silk, braided with white. Then there are
the skirt, of woollen serge. They are made in all colours ;
and above the hem is placed • band of leather, about the
width of an ordinary pion ; upon this bend a row of steel
buttons ; and at the bottom • binding of leather.
Theme skirts are, perhaps, • little I la Amazon ; but they
have this advantage—the dust an so easily be brushed off
the leather. In Paris, they are called an English fashion;
but it is believed destined to greet snoosee. The newest
style is of white oschemire, with medallions of black
velvet ; and round the bottom, • black ribbon, embroidered
with white grecques, and edged with narrow plisses of ribbon.
Perhaps, the skirt, mode of quilted taffeta, are those to
which the word comfortable may be the mat properly
applied—at this season of the year.
Tarlatan and tulle will be still in great favour. Many
=latexes are made with dowers or spots and stripes of
' coloured velvet, either black, blue, rose, red, Am. A
charming material also for full dress is the foulard. No-
thing is prettier than a foulard with the ground of porce-
lain, blue, rose, pale green, mauve, or black Bowers on
white ground. The white foulards are very beautiful,
and even more finely fabricated than some silks ; supple-
ness and firmness are united in them ; and it is impossible
to tear or crumple a dress of Indian foulard of first•rate
quality. A plain white foulard, trimmed with blue, rose'
de Chine, or light green, is exceedingly pretty and simple,
especially suitable for • young girl.
Among the newest bonnets, we may mention • capot of
white crape, the drawing far apart, trimmed with • curtain
of plain velvet, blue, Solferino of Levan ; the front edge
also of velvet ; at the side • large rosette of black lace,
in which is placed • bunch of flowers in velvet, the same
shade as the curtain, mixed with the enda of ostrich
feathers, forming • fringe. These bonnets are sometimes
trimmed with • simple bouquet of curled feathers, or one
Bat feather.

A very elegant bonnet of pink royal velvet was trimmed
with a marl of white tulle, placed acres' the front and fas-
tened at the top under a bouquet of pink velvet flowers,
with brown velvet leaves, and thick twigs : a bouquet of
the lame flowers in the cap. Pick satin strings.
A plain white crape, covered with several fold. of crape,
and a wide blonde. Drapery of white crape, hullaued with a
white curled feather.

Green velvet bonnet, trimmed with a fanchon of lace
placed very backward, trimmed at the side with • bunch of
green and black curled feathers. Wide strings of green
velvet, with narrower ones of black lace.
Mauve velvet bonnet, quilted, trimmed with • long
feather the same colour. White flowers in the cap, and
white ribbon strings.
An emerald green velvet bonnet, curtain formed with •
double fanchon of white blonde ; at the side • full drapery
of the same velvet, trimmed with black lace, forming •
large coquille. A pouf of lace and bouquet of rosebuds in
the inside.

A bonnet of black velvet, trimmed with a coquille of
blonde, fastened with a butterfly bow of blue velvet, placed
on the front ; the same trimming in the cap. Wide strings
of black velvet, with narrower of blue velvet over.
A blue velvet bonnet, with curtain of tulle, edged with a
frilling of velvet, and covered with two small barbes of
blonde. The edge of tulle is covered with blonde, and •
very full ostrich feather forms a kind of fringe, falling at
the aide. Wide strings of blue ribbon.
A bonnet of La Valliere plush, trimmed with an aigrette
of white blonde, fastened with a bouquet of Valli;:re ram
and periwinkles. Wide strings of pink satin.
A violet velvet bonnet; a wide white ribbon placed round
the edge forming the strings. The curtain of white taffetas
covered with black tulle, edged with fringe. Oa the front
are placed two white feathers, the curled ends fallmg over
the edge of the bonnet ; on each side of the feathers are
placed large MOMS rose-buds. White blonde cap, trimmed
with black velvet ribbon.

BOUM of our modistes have been using fur as a trimming
for bonneta, but it is not at all generally employed, though
it has • very pretty effect. The fun used are chinchilla,
ermine, and swansdown.
Felt bonnets are also worn ; • very pretty on. was
trimmed with • velvet curtain the ease colour as the bon-
net, which was drab ; on the front, a full piece of velvet,
ending at the sides in two bows, sod fastening ; two ostrich
feathers. The strings of piece velvet were cut on the blab,
lined with silk, and edged with lace. In the inside, • quil-
ling of Mexican blue velvet and coquilles of black lace.
Wreaths are much worn, although more simple head-
dresses are still much in favour, such as • simple bow of
velvet or lace between the bandeaux, with an enamelled
comb in the back hair, or a bow and long ends of velvet or
lace. For full dress, a garland of faded leaves, forming as
aigrette, oa pee side, of moss roses in the midst of bade. .
A wreath of forget.ms-nota, with a roes es the fordo*
or of small briar-roses, mixed with lobelia, is exceedingly
becoming to a young face.
An 'lngot wreath may also be formed with white came-
llia ; or white and red camelias mixed, have a good effect ;
or of Trianon roses, mixed with leaves pondre ; or a still
prettier wreath, formed of pink acacia, mixed with small
white feathers, and long red and green grass. This wreath
had • long branch falling gracefully over the neck.

MANCHESTER UNITY OF ODD FELLOWS. —The
annual meeting of the North London District was held at
Auderton's Hotel, Fleet-street, yesterday, 67 delegates
from lodges being present. K.G. Woods read the auditors'
report, from which it appeared that the deaths during the
half-year bad been 48 males and 32 females, causing an ex.
peediture of 76W., and that the neoweary levy upon the
8,571 subscribing members had been is. &I. each. The in.
csidental expenditure had been upwards of 1521., which was
covered by a levy of sd. each. The meeting adopted this
report, and then proceeded to elect officers of the district
for the ensuing year, Prov. D.G.M. Mitchell being chosea
Pray. G.M. P.O. Stephens, Cambridge Lodge, Prow.
D.G.M. • and Mr. Daosie remaining secretary. Examiners
of lodge hooka and the financial committee were next ap-
pointed, and after diwiesing various proposed alterations of
laws, the committee chose as delegates to the Leamington
A. M.C., in 1863, Messrs. Dansie, Morose, Mitchell, Stocker,
hough and Stephens. Various petitions and other business
were also disposed of.
EXCISE DUTY ON SPlElTll,—Yesterday • return
was issued showing that in the throe quarters of the year
ended the 30th September, the duty charged on spirits far
home consumption numbered 13,75421 gallons.
INCREASED TRADE WITH FRANCE,--ACOOTdhlg to
a return published yesterday the real value of imports from
France in the three quarters ended the 30th September
amoneted to 14.925,4584, against 12,801,0554 in the same
period last year.
CZYNTAL PALACIL—ONE SHLLLLNO DAY.-1/10N-
DAY, DEC. —4bimesione on paysenbf2979l ditto by
season Mobil", I,OW 1 total, 3,892.