The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-21 00:00:00

(FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTI.)

ST. JAMES'S PALArE, Der. 17.—The Queen has
been pleased, on the nomination of the Hight Hon. Lord
Foie°. to appoint Henry Jobling Wallack, Esq., late cap-
tain in the ;7th Il.,;:naeut, one of her Majesty's honourable
corns of gentlemet-at.arras, vice Maitland Barnard, Esq.,
resigned.

gi. JAME,'S PALACE, D. 17.—The Queen has
been pleased, on the nomination of the Right Hon. Lord
Foley, to appoint Lieut.-Colonel John Henry Lowndee, late
of the ilth Regiment of Foot, one of her Majesty's honour-
able corps of gentlemen-at-arms, vice Charles J. Sawyer,
resigned.
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LORD AIIBERLAIN'S OFFICE, DEC. EL
Notice is hereby given, that the state ap►rtments of
Windsor Castle will be open to the public on and alter
Thursday, the 22nd inst., under the usual regulations.

The Prince Edmond de Polignac has arrived at
the Brunswick Hotel. Jenny:l-street. from Paris.

Their Royal Ilijinessea the Duke and Duchess
d'itimale are expected to arrive at Strawberry Hill, Twick-
enham, on Monday next, from their seat near Evesham,
Worceetershire, on a visit to Frances Countess Waldegrave
and the Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue,

The Doke and Duchess of Wellington have been
entertaiaiog a select party at Strathfieldsaye, Rants.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings have
enterte;ned during the past week, at Donnington Park. the
Earl and Countess of Winchilsea and Lady Constance Finch
Hatton, the Eirl and Countess of Uxbridge and Miss
Heinen., Viscount Marsh►m and Lady Constance Marsham,
Viscountess Gteotworth and Colonel Baillie, Lord Court*.
nay, Lord Henry Paget, Lord Berkeley Paget. Mr. Baldwin,
Mr. Wombwell,

The Earl and Countess of MAltnesbury returned
to town on Saturday from visiting the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Bath at Longleat, and left on Monday (or Heron
Court to entertain ► select circle during CLristmas.

The Marchiouess of Loudouderry has had a relapse
of her illness, and is at present considered to be in a dan-
gerous state. Her ladyship's family are still with her at
Seabara Hall, and the Duke of Marlborough was sent fur on
Saturday night.

A propoual has been started in Yorkshire to
erect • memorial to the late Earl of Carlisle. A site is tug-
gusted at Sbngsby Banks, • prominent situation between
Halton and Ca.tle Howard.

Cardinal Wiseman has been for some time past
labouring under severe indisposition, and bas been unable to
attend to his ecclesiastical duties.

At the meeting of the Statistical Society yester-
day, Colonel NV. H. STK E-s, in the chair, the fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected fellows of the society,
viz. :•-Lieut.-Colonel .t. P. Kennedy, E. A. Hadley, H.
NV. Thompson, J. T. Mionett, E. T. Blakely, W. 11. Davis,
Geo. Senior, H. Snttoo, P. Hill. F. I'. Follows, and T.
Hudson.

MR. AND Mites. CHARLEs KEAN.—III October Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Kean were playing before crowded and
enthusiastic audiences at San Francisco—the pieces se.
letted being Kio, Th, S✓rrr. and Ilarnht.
Mr. Kran's embodiment of his great Sbaksperiao characters
(says the Goldod Era) created a perfect hn or,

The Italian papers tell of a gross case of religious
intolerance as having occurred at Bergamo, where a pro-
testant minister, having secured a place for public worship,
gent round circulars to announce his intention of preaching
there last Sunday. On that day, as he was about to enter
the house where the meeting was to be bald, he was at-
tacked, knocked down, and beaten, and escaped with diffi-
culty from his assailants. These were joined by other per-
sons, who heaped abuse on all heretics and protestanta, and
were even about to attack the house in _which the sermon
was to h►ve been preached, but were ?revented from ao
doing. The authorities had been informed that threaten.
lag letters had been soot the day before to the evangelical
minister, but they had omitted to take precautions. The
disreputable affair is attributed to the man.ruvres of the
clerical party.

A letter from Berlin of the 18th says :—"
at the present moment are all but forgotten by the
press no lees than the public. Everybody is preparing for
the grand holiday of the German tear, fur Christmas. Cart-
loads of young fir trees stand for sale on all oar public
squares nod market-places ; and in some parts of the town
the Christmas fair has been inaugurated by the erection of
booth, and stalls in which every kind of toy and sweetmeat
may be purchased in onler to be Mimi like artificial fruit on
the Christmas tree, an object which is never missing at
this time of the year in any German family. Christmas in
Germany is rather the children's than the adults'
festival. Adults, however, must eat lollipops with
all the eagerness of childhood it they don't wish
to gain the reputation of being cynics. The practice of
making Christmas bones for presents here is universal. A
man who does not spend the twelfth part of his income in
this way is almost regarded as a barbarian."