The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-07 00:00:00

MEOW= TO BOTH BOOB= OF PA

In the name of the Holy and Blessed Trinity,
be it known unto ell men by these presents, that whereas
her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, on the one part, and his Majesty the
King of Denmark, on the other part, being already con-
nected by ties of friendship, have judged it proper that an
alliance should be contracted between their respective royal
houses, by a marriage agreed to on both sides, between his
Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Duke of
Saxony, Prince of Sue-Coburg and Gotha, Re., Re., eldest
son of her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, and of his Royal
Highness the Prince Consort, Prince 'Albert of Saxe-
Coburg and Gotha, and her Royal Highness the
Priam' Alexandra Caroline Maria Charlotte Louisa
Julia, eldest daughter of his Royal Highness the Prince
Christian of Denmark ; the two high betrothed parties, is
I also his Royal Highness the Prince Christian of Denmark,
and her Royal Highness the Princes. Leaks Wilbelmina
Frederica Carolina Augusta Julia, his Royal Highness's
Consort, having declared their consent to such alliance ;
in order, therefore, to attain so desirable an end, and to
treat upon, conclude, and confirm the articles of the said
marriage, her Britannic Majesty, on the one part, and his
Majesty the King of Denmark on the other, have named u
their plenipotentiaries, that is to say :--Her Majesty the
Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
Augustus Berkeley Paget, Esq., her Envoy-Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary to his Majesty the King of
Denmark ; and his Majesty the King of Dommark, his Ex-
cellency Carl Christian Hall, his Majesty's Privy Councillor
of Conferences, President of the Council and Minister for
Foreign Affairs, Re., who, after having communicated to
each other their respective full powers, found in good and
due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following
articles :

ARTICLE 1.-It is concluded and agreed that the MILT- 1
rage between his Royal Highness Albert Edward Prince
of Wales, and her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra
shall be solemnised in person in that part of the Uniteci

Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Called Great Britain,
according to the due tenon' of the law' of England, and the
rite; and ceremonies of the church of England, as soon as
the same may conveniently be done.
AITICIA 2.—Her Britannic Majesty engages that his
Royal Highness Albert Edward Prince of Wales, &a., /re.,
shall secure to her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra,
out of any revenues belonging to his Royal Highness or
panted to their Royal Highnesses by parliament, the an-
I Dual sum of 10,0001., to be paid half-yearly to her Royal
Highness for her sole and separate use, and without any
power of anticipation, during the period of their Royal
Highborn'' marriage.
AIITICLZ 3.—Her Britannic Majesty engages to recom-
mead to her parliament that her Majesty shall be enabled
to secure to her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra
Caroline Maria Charlotte Louisa Julia, in case her Royal
Highness should have the misfortune to become the widow
of his Royal Hightails the Prince of Wales, the annual sum
or payment of 30,0001. sterling money of Great Britain, in
lieu of dower ; the said sum being, in such caw, to be
paid by quarterly payments to her said Royal Highness or
to her assigns

Aincii 4.—The prompt treaty shall be 'stilled by her
Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Greet Bri-
tain and Ireland, and by his Majesty the King of Denmark,
and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Copenhagen as
soon as possible.
In witness whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have
signed the same, ►nd have 'nixed thereto the seals of their
MIMS.

Done at Copenhagen, the 15th day of January, in the
year of our Lord 1863.
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A. B. Ricar. (L. 8.)
C. C. HALL. (LB.)

(PROM I 4 MONT'S aaszTrz.)

LOID CRAM 8K6L•121'13 OPTIC; FIR. 4. —No-
tie, is Lets► gtvoe, that his Royal Highnesstbs Prioos
of Wake will, by command of the Queen, hold a levee at
St. Junes's-palace. on behalf of her Majesty, on Wednes-
day, the 25th inst., at two o'clock. It is the Queen's plea-
sure that presentations to hie royal highness at this levee
shall he considered as equivalent to presentations to her

Majest
LORDy. CHAYBEHL•IIeS-011FICH, FEB. 4.—No-
ties is hereby given, that her Royal Highness the Crown
Princess of Pinola (Princess Royal of Great Britain and
Ireland) will, by command of the Queen, bold a drawing
room at St. Jones's-palace, on behalf of her Majesty, be
Saturday, the 28th 'natant, at two o'clock. It is the
Queen's pleasure that presentatioes to her royal highness
at this drawing room shall be cossidered as equivalent to
presentations to her Majesty.
THE VICTORIA CROEB.—WAR-OTTICH, FIB. 6.
The Queen bee been graciously pleased to sivify her inten-
tion to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on George
Hinckley, able seaman of her Majesty's sloop Sphinx when'
claim to the same has been submitted for her leajesty's
approval. for his gallant conduct at the capture of Fuog-
wha, io China, on Oct. 9, 1E62.

Mr. Colley Grattan, a gentleman known in the
Londe@ literary world, has been appointed consul at
Tenerife.

Although but a few days have elapsed since his
death, it is aid that the oorrespocdeoas of the late Marquis
al Luselowa) is being prepared for publication. It is pro-
bable that his lordship cornineeted the work himself.

Messrs. Saunders and Otley have issued a pam-
phlet from the pen of Mr. S. Laing, late financial member
of the Council of the Governor•Olaeral of India, under the
title of " England's ]fission in the East."

Mr. Murray has just named the tenth volume of
the Duke of Welliagtou's despatches. They relete entirely
to the campaign of 1815, to the campaign in Philo', the
battle of Waterloo, sad the capitulation of Paris by s mili-
tary eonveatios with the allied Britiah and Prussian emir*.

The library of the late Sir Benjamin Hawes is
sold by section on Monday next by Messrs. Leigh
Sotheby and Co., sad the isle is expected to last three
days. The isms Urn will also bring to the hammer on
the 14th, the late Miss Julia Pardoe'a collection of auto-
graph letters.
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- According to a letter from the Secretary of the
Hartley Colliery Relief Fund, 70,000 h subscribed for the
Hartley sufferers is safely invested in available securities,
5,5001. is in the bank, end 5,5001. las been distributed.