The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-30 00:00:00

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF IVALES.

On Tuesday last the Prince and Princess of
Wales drove to the Des of Abergeldie, about half a mile
from the castle, sad took luncheon io that quiet, romantic
spot. Wednesday brought a regular downpour of rain,
which lasted all day ; but, notwithstanding, the Prince of
Wales, Prince Louis, and Priam Alfred were out shooting
till near dark, and brought down several stags and some
Made.

His Excellency the Ambassador of France re-
tained to Albert-gate Homo yesterday, from NHL

His Excellency Count Nesseirode bag returned
to Manrity's Hotel, from a visit to the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Bath, at Longlode, Wilts.

General and Lady Alice Peel will shortly leave
town on a Continental tour.

The Marquis of Normanby bail arrived at 4G,
Quoteslog•-torraoo, Kensington, from Nowa Scotia.

Lady Ebury and Hon. Miss Groevener have
arrived at Paris on a visit to the Earl and Countess Cowley.
Earl Russell is expected to leave Meikleour House
to-clay, for the south. To-morrow the noble lord leaves
Edinburgh, for liassendean, on a visit to the Earl of Minks.
—Edinburgh Courant.

The marriage of Mr. Crawahay Bailey with the
Countess Elisabeth Selina klekaa, only daughter of the
Count and Countess Metaza, took place yesterday at St.
Lake. Church, Chalonbarn, ia the pregame of a Girds of
relatives sod [rinds.

The majority of the Hon. Charles George
Lyttelton, eldest son of Lord Lytlelion, will be celebrated
on the 27th of next month at Hanley Park, Worcestershire.
ALLEGED RESIGNATION OF THE ENGLISH AMON-
NET•GANTRAL.—Erpos what appear satishiolory, authority,
we (Dublin Eve-wing Mail) arderstood that the Right Hon.
Sir William Atherton, her Majesty's attorney-general for
England, hes resigned his high Mire on the ground of ill.
health. Sir Roundsll Pasant, of course, enemas to the
vacsat attorney -generalship, and 11,.. Collier, the member
for Plymouth, wi", it is believed, be the new solicitor.
general

PRINCE NAPOLBOL —His royal higbarea will re-
nnin in England for about three days. He has already
visited the Crystr! Palace and the South Kensiegtes
Museum, and will probably visit other institutions sod or
inarkabie phase is sad war the metropolis. Yesterday hie
roval bighnesa, aocempaaiod by his suite, inspected the
Hammam is Jamys-street, asd took a Torbish bath.

THE SCIENTIFIC BALLOON ASCENT Ar
WOLVERMANPTON.-PERILOUS DESCENT.

The balloon remained all Monday night safely
moored in the grounds attached to the Stafford-road weeks
of the Wolverhamptou Gas Company. Yesterday messing
broke without a Meese, and at fivecidoek operations were
resumed preparatory to as ascent if possible at seven. To
supply the deficiency occasioned by leakage during the night
sad day about 12,000 more feet of gas were turned in ; and
by seven o'clock LordWrottesley arrived on the ground from
Wrottealey-hall. Mr. Glaither had passed the night at the
residence of Mr. Proud, the mess: to the gas company,
who lives on the spot ; and as soon as his lordship arrived
the instruments were attached to the customary board
and affixed to the car. In addition to the instruments
which have been taken up at previous tweet.; Mr. Clasher
had provided himself with a Herschel's aotanometer and a
spectroscope. This last was the same Metrologist as was
taken by Professor P. Smyth to tie Peak of Teneriffe. By
• quarter to eighto'clock everything was reedy ; the calge was
slipped, and under the guidance of Mt. Cozwell, the balloon
nee steadily and freesia* from the ground. The adieu
cheerfully waved and uttered from the car by Mr. Glaisher
end his aeronaut were warmly respouded to by Lord
Wrottealey and the few other spectators who had re-assem.
bled at that early hoar. The rise at first was not rapid.
The machine moved off in • north-easterly directioe, and
after remaining in sight about half an hour was
SOSO rising fast and moving in a somewhat southerly di-
rection. A great deal of ballast was Siren up, so that the
halms might be kept for some time from rising too high, so
that the cordage, which during the night had become
saturated with moisture to the extort of perhaps 3 cwt
might be dried in the sun before the machine attained as
altitude at which, by freezing the limes and cordage, would
become like so much rod-iron.

The balloon fell at half-past ten about six mite from
Sleatord, having previously reached a height of about three
miles and a half. Ths descent was a very rough one; and
the halloos was torn.

H. Nedar's monster balloon has not yet " as-
pired the sky," bat is to do so. His design i■ to render
aerial rope* sot way instructive, but pleasant ; so he hes
omentructed mewling and billiard rooms, and a photographic
studio is Nadinen to the usual living apartments 1 The oar
which malaise them I two.atoried, the upper floor being •
terrace, sarroneded by • etroog railing or yankloas.
It is understood that the plans and reports sub-
mitted by Mr. &sem C.F.., Deputy Director of Works, to
the Beard of Admiralty for the extension sad improventeat
of Portsmouth Dockyard him been approved, sod that
bill embodying the details of this scheme will be had before
parli►meet early next swains. Of late Mr. Skinsfeld,
Junior Lord of the Adrainhiy, has visited Portsmouth
daily, and is addition to investigating the dockyard system
of acconate has spent considerable time in aoqusintios
himself with the requinitomits of the port.

The Hecate, war steamer, carrying six guns, and
rider the command of Ceptein Richards, which was lying
in Poet Jackson at the last dates, wan about to leave for
England via Batavia and the Cape of Good Hope. The
Hecate has bees sagged cro a ecieutitc sad surveying
voyage extendiug over seven years. She left Vaaeonver'e
Island December 22, 1E42, sod baying touched at San Fran-
cisco, proceeded to Honolulu, where she arrived March 17.
She left the Sandwich Islands April 21, and made Fanning.
hlsod May S. She touched at Humphrey's sod Reardou'e
'Wanda, and also at several islands from which the natives
bays boss meetly kideapped by slavers. Sunday Island
bee bees stripped of its inhabitants, and the plantations
and settlemsets in the other Weals in the vicinity have
also bow completely destroyed.

We (Manaester Examiner) understand that the
Bow. Hoary Ward Beecher passed through this city yes-
terday on his way north, and daring his visit of a few
loan inspected some of our principal warehouses. We
understand that he has promised to attend a public meeting
a$ the Prestrade Hall, on Friday, the9th of (lctober,under
the auspices of the Unioa and Emancipatioe Society.
Mr. Charles Mathews maitioues to play with un-
abated *accede, sod there is likely to be a series of hot
DOM. One of the most popolar anthem at Paris is em-
ployed le writ's( a new vaudeville for the friar& of Mr.
Mathews after Christmas.

CoNsuLka APPOINTIIINTR.—Last night'r Gazette
Mabee that the Querns has bees pleased to spore,. of pos
Carlos Ortega Morejoe as Could at NerreAstle far her
Majesty the Quo= of Farah ; sad of Mr. Edward Frederik
D Messie
marr as Coosa Bahasa for his Majesty the Ca( of
enk.

Tug SIX OF GIBRALTAL—The GOLZeted of last
I sight formally announces that her Majesty has been pleased
to appoint to this ere the Right How. Walter Join Tremor,
D.D., YN Liana of Easter, and formerly Bishop of Waage,
and Oalloway.
Tns Nsw Saszurirs' CIL&PLAINF.—Mr. Sheriff
Nissen has appointed the Re.. Hoary Herbert Enos,
formerly of Magdalen Hall, Oxford. perpetual curate of
Leyloestona, Ems:, hie chaplain for the year of his
abrlevalty ; and Hr. Mberiff are lure appointed the Her.
Yeti: Palmer, ei Brassao.s Wiese, Osford, mum. at
Loughran, Hass, to !tumid upon him in a similar °enmity.
It is naderetood that the Lord Mayor elect will nominate
es hie &apish) the Raw. Thomas Madge (Hallam') who
was chaplain to him daring his aluicralty.