The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-30 00:00:00

BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS.

The following telegram has been received at Mr.
Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company :

.atIinLANDRIA, Auover 29.

The non and Ceylon' with the above mails,
left Alexandria at noon to-day. The former may
be expected at Marseilles on the 4th, and the
latter at Southampton about the 11th September.
OUTWARD MAILS OF THE 12rs AND Ifts AUGUST.

The Bohm left Sues for Bombay on the 27th
instant.

THE IEAVOtritATIOR or THE ALBZILT MEMORIAL
STATUE AT PISTIL—The preparatioes for the inauguration
to-morrow (this) morning of the Albert memorial statue at
the mamma of the North Inch, Perth, are now completed.
A stead in front of the statue has been erected for her Ma-
jesty the Queen. The stand, which was designed by Mr.
Heaton, architect, has a groined ceiling, sod promote three
arches, embellished with evergreens and Bowers. The cen-
tral one is to be appropriated to ber Majesty, sad con-
sists of four shafts with floral capitals. The stand
is coveted with crime= cloth, and is fitted with
curtains in ease of rain. A handsome drawing room
chair made of walnut wood, and covered with crim-
son
velvet, with the royal arms on the back, has been pre-
pared
for her Majesty by Mr. Geo•ge Scots, cabinetmaker.
The statue, it may be Ammo& is surrounded by a malle-
able iron railing, consisting of stars sod crosses, with floral
balustrades. A stand, capable of holding 500 persons, has
been erected at a short distance from the statue for the sub-
ecribere to it of a guinea and upwards. The streets along
which her Majesty, family, and suite, a.. expected to pass,
are to be lined by the 92nd Highlauders from Glasgow, a
detachment of the 15th Hamra, the 74th depot in garrison,
sod about 500 of the Perthshire Volunteer Rifles. Eighty
mite of the Royal Athillery, with six gums, from Leith, are
to be statiooed os the North loch, and are to fire a
royal salute on the statue being unveiled. A
dinner is to be gives in the aftersesse et Tuesday to Mr.
Brodie. the sculptor of the statue, in the Royal George
Hotel, at which the Lord Provost will preside. The annual
games of the Perth Highland Society are to take place also
on Tuesday. Business generally is town will be =speeded
for the day. The following are the military arrangements
that have been made in connexion with the ceremony :—A
boon of the 15th Hussars from Hamilton, and a battery of
Artillery from Leith Fort, will arrive in Perth daring the
course of to-day. A detachment of the 74th Highlanders,
mosisting of 10 officers sod 320 men, will leave Edinburgh
Castle and proceed to Perth early on Tuesday morn.
lug by special train, and will ieturo in the evening
after the ceremony is completed. A detachment of the
Wed Highlsoders,comistinget 12 officers and 360 men, from
Glasgow and Paisley; and • detachment of 7 officers sad
1.30 men from the tt.d Depot Battalion at Stirling will also
leave for Perth early on Tuesday morning, and will return
the same day. There will be in all about 1,100 regular
troops parrot, is addition to the Perthshire trifle Volun-
teers, 'rho are expected to take part in the promediegs.
The moms will be ueder the command of Major-o*mm'
Walker. C.D.s cessmanding the forces in Scotland, with
Colossal G. Hyde Page, A.D.C., Acting Assistant Adjutent-
Gewersh—Brotessers.
• CZYMPAL PALLOR. -- ONE SRILLING DAT.
Norma, Anwar 29.—Adaoloioos on payment, 16,279;
*SW by moos tickets. 1,878 ; beta, 1d.157.