The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-01 00:00:00

ALHAMBRA.

A great musical attraction is promised at this
Louse next If amity, wiles Signor Nicosia, the @missal
Italian violialst, will make his first appemzmws la lgaglaud.
This patlarasa is well known thraagho t Europe, mid the
chief musical critics is Paris class him with players like
Si•ori sod Visartorops. He plays as well upon cum string
as apso four, sad he wIG doubtless prom a formidable rival
to M. Lotto.

Sir James Hudson left Turin on the Bth ult. for
the hills. On the subject of Sir James's retire.
ment from the embassy there has been much unde-'
sizable misapprehension and erroneous statement,

which will iliortly be cleared up.

Hee Royal Highnees the Princess George of
Saxony, aseempanied by Baron Gerodoeff, left Scarborough
yottorday far Ydiaborytb.

Viecount and Viscountems Palmerston went yes-
terday to a private view of Sir Edwin Lando 's studio to
Onelowaquars. The Duke of Wellington, Lord de Table",
Lord and Lady Edward /Ivan., Mrs. Lane Fox, Sm., Wee
also premat in the afternoon, to view the lions spew whisk
Sir Edwin is at week. Viscount Palmerston afterwards left
London fee Wales.

The Hon. Adelaide Cavendish, the second
daughter of the late Lord Waterpark, is engaged to be mar-
ried to Mr. Clowns, a wealthy widower, who redden near
Manchester. Mies Oarondialt wee mostly appointed Maid
of Hollow to her Majesty.

The Right HOD. Sir George Grey, Bart., has
returned to hie oat in Northumberlamd, tram visiting the
Hon. Gearp We'deplore Leslie and the Cession of Boers
IS their seat in Boatload.

By the last African mail a letter was received
front Captain Barton, in which he says, " I have just re.
turned (to Firmed° Po) from a visit to the Hire of Daho-
mey. He received me very cordially, shook bawds like en
Bagliehman, and made ate captain commandant of the Pauli
Carps of Ammons. He also pro me a black boy, a cloth,
and a premiss invitation to spend the three winter mouths
with him," ices

Under the title of "Military Recollections from
1804 to 1814." the Dm de Femme has lately published
some curious details of a military He. In the course of his
work, M. le Dec treats or to au way on the morale of the
Preeeh army of those days, and mays that the German ladies
wale to love the French, "began* we emancipated them,
by exacting from their brothers sod uncles a politeness and
attention to which they were totally unaccustomed.*
A curious case of breach of contract, which,
however, hasbuted a libel, has just been decided at Paris.
Millie. 8— proceeded against the director of one of the
Paris tbenewe for certain monies doe to her for au engage.
most or mead deeseues. The defendant pleaded " never
indebted ;" and, as a rider to the plea, stated that " the
Galva of Mademoinfle's lege were too big for a damson."
The following document was pat in by the counsel for the
prommtioe, and formed the ground of the action :—" My
dear Mademoiselle—Yon surely are not serious in proposing
to appear as 'cooed dui/reuse ? Your physical formation,
otherwise chsrwlog, Is totally opposed to such a career.
You may eossider your sugagemset cancelled, and yourself
fem. We have now but to regret a rehearsal which has
produced such negative remits. --Agree, Mademoiselle, to
believe the respect with which," he., tee. On the part or the
*WWI it was argued that she had made no secret of her
leis, wide* were such as • liberal Nature had gives to her ;
that they were, in fact, the 'Wade-trade of a dancer ; that
objsslios bad Mos token by other directors to &anuses
" mos mallet ;* sad finally, that the state of the CNN! wee
known to ddeedaet when he mad, the contract. The
defendant offered to refer the matter to au " expert," and
raved the ballet-muter of the Imperial Academy as his
Mares ; bat the overt held that strong legs were no breach
of montreet, and gave a verdict with wets for the plaintiff.
A letter from Constantinople, of the 20th, says :
—" As witnessed yesterday one of those beautiful sights I
which am only to be wee on the Bosphorus. A regatta,
which had been misread under the special patronage of
the Sultan. came off at Buyultd4i, • beautiful village near
the Blade Sea. The Sultan attended in his yacht, and late
ta the evening it was announced be would spend the sight
apposite the Tills's. As impromptu illumination we. se-
ranged; and till midnight the Quay of Boyukdere presented
• most ebinaleg spectacle,•