The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-25 00:00:00

had withdraws, sad directed the attestioa of the Prisms
to them with evident pleseare sad setifeeptios. The bible
and prayer-book were printed at the tTeivreelty Press, and
wee magaitiontly hound, embossed, mod clasped. The
Primers of Wales headed to the heads of the various do.
patellae@ her mowers to their address, but did mot attempt
to reed them."

The Duke of Beaufort will return to England
the week after next, in order to be present at the Bath
nom Him gram will entertain a diotlagniahed rattle at
Badminton during the meeting.

The Countes; Cowper'afirst bell the season will
take plane ea Wedasedey, May 13.

On Wednesday was celebrated at Broughton
Hall, Yerkshiro, the resident» of Sir Charles Tempest,
Bark, wade of the bride, the ZlMlTiffirl of the Hoe. Thomas
Edward Storm, eldest sou of Lad Came" with Catherior,
eldest daughter of the late Mr. J. Coulthunt, of Gars/are
Hall, Yorkshire.

Sir Henry F. Howard (the British minister at
Hanover), Lady Howard, and family have arrival at
Browa'a Hotel.

Sir John Bowring is (says the Devon Weekly
Times) appointed by the government es ow of the envoys
to Wised the approach* corderence at Paris with reference
to the postal system ; espenally with reference to the
postage of nowspapws. AU the large continental nations
will be »preowned at this osefeream
The Army and Nary Gazette says :—" Mr. Isaac
Watts, C. 8., has, en the reeemmeedatioa of the Lords of
the Admiralty, ben. permitted to retire from the active
&Wesel Chief Constructor of the Navy on the full amount
of his salary."
Her Majesty's Commissioners of the International

Exhibition of 1862 have testified their appreciation of Mr.
Tanoyson's Ode on the Opening of the Exhibition, by pre-
senting him with a very handsome silver urn and salver.
The urn bears the following in.cription :—" Her Majesty's
Oonsmissioners of the International Exhibition of 1862 pre-
sent this urn to Alfred Tennyson in grateful remsmbrsoos
for his gift of prose sod noble soar, Ist of May, 1862."
_ _ .

The private view of the Eslibition of the Society

of Painters ia Water Colours took place to-day, opining at
11 o'clock. The public opeciag will be oil Mooday out.

Mr. Cropsey, the American painter, is ►bout to
leave London for New York. The pictures and sketches
remaining in his stadia, including the large picture of
" Richmond Hill," are to be sold by auction next week.
General Sabine's second conversazione will be
held next Saturday, May 2, at Burlington House.
. _ _

We (A theacrina) ere now informed that K
Gaseed's Passe will positively be repreesated daring this
memos at the Royal Italian Opens with Madams Iliolan-
Oarverho se Margaret.
. . . . . . .

M. Loyalist; is about once again to bring his
comic, tonnes std soup to Loudon. In company with
Ydlls Teleseire he will Wag at the Dudley Gallery daring
the month of May.

A life of M. Victor Hugo, understood to be from
the pen of Madame Hugo, will be shortly published in
Loodoo sad Brussels. The work, it is said, will °attain a
drama and may other unpublished works of the poet.
The meetings of scieutific societies for the en-
suing week are as follows :—Monday, Actuaries, 7, " Calcu-
lation of Liabilities of Insurance Compsoies," Mr. Sprague ;
Geographical, 84, " Visit to Ode, ljebu Coaatry, Weston
Africa," Capt. Wingfield ; "Explorations of the Elephant
Mouataies, he, Western Melia," Capt. Buries ; "'ravels
is Equatorial Africa (Gaboon, Cortaro, tro.)," Mr. W. Reads;
"Notes on Madagascar," Lieut. Oliver. Tuesday, Royal
birtitatios, 3, "Sound," Professor Tyndall; Reighteen', 8,
"Middle Level Drab's's," Mr. Hooligan ; " Charing Cross
Bridge," Mr. Hayes. Wednesday, Society of Arts, 8,
" Varieties of Minerals used Economically," Professor Mi-
sted. Thursday, Royal, 84 ; Antiquaries, 8 ; Royal Insti-
tattoo, 3, "Geology," Professor Awned. Friday, Philolo-
gical, 1, "The Letter it," Mr. Weymouth ; Archeological
Institute, 4." The Crypt sad Chapterhouse of Worcester,"
Professor Willis ; Philological, 8 ; Royal Institution, 1,
"Japanese Art," Mr. Leighton ; annual meeting at 2 o'clock.
Saturday, Royal Institution, 3, "Language," Professor Max
The entries for the great Islington Dog Show close
oat May 1. There is every reason to believe that they will
be very amorous. Several masters of foxhounds have pro-
mised their support ; and the champion prizes for blood-
hounds, greyhounds, pointers, and setters, which have each
was a prise, will be the mesas of forming some choice
picked clams.
CRYSTAL PALACI.—Ozcz Saumno DAT.—FRI-
DAY, APRIL 24. - Austrian on permit, L 355 ; Gild by
meat bloke* 757 ; total, 2,117.