The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-24 00:00:00

FII.VERAL OP CAPTAIN SPIKE.

The remains of Captain Spoke were interred
yesterday afternoon is the family vault, at the pretty little
village of Dowlish-Wake, about two miles from Ilminster,
and four miles from Jordan', the residence of the family
of the deceased. The body bad been lying at Wake Riil,
the residence of Caprsiu Speke'm brother, the Rev. B.
Spoke, and about 3 o'clock a long procession of mourners,
clergy, tenantry, and friends of the family was formed in
front of the residences, and accompanied the corpse to the
churchyard. Among these present were Sir Roderick
Murchison, Dr. Livingstone, and Captain Grant, the last.
named bearing a wreath of laurel leaves and flowers, which
he placed upon the coffin. The service was read by the
Rev. Prebendary Coles. About 2,C00 persons were present.

Apartments have been taken at Paris for the
Prises and Princess of Wes at the Hotel do Bristol.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, on
leaving the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield's seat in
Derbyshire, I 11 go to Scarborough to visit his mother, the
Duchess of Cambridge, who has takes op her residence at
Londesborough Lodge, at that favourite autumnal watering-
place, fora few weeks.

The Duke and Drachm of Atholl are expected to
arrive in Landon early in the emiring month from Canada,
when his graze has been on service with the 2nd battalion
of the Scots Fusilier Guards.

The Duchess (I)..iwager) of Sutherland arrived
yesterday at Stafford House, St. Janina's, from visiting the
Earl and Lady Constance 'Grosvenor at Foothill. The
duchess will go to visit the Earl of Cal isle shortly at
Castle Howard.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings have
arrived at the SC C.eorget Hotel.

His Excellency the Comte de Nesselrode has left
Maurip'e Hotel for the Isle of Wight.

His Excellency the Hon. G. S. Stafford Jerning-
liam has arrived at Maurigy'a Hotel from Beaufort Castle,
Beauty, N. 8., on his way to Stochholm.
The Earl and Conutssa of Westmorland are about
to receive a large party at Apthorpe Hall, their seat in
Nortbamptoeshire.

Lady Emma Talbot has arrived on a visit to the
Earl ►nd Countess of Derby, at Knowsley, Lancashire, from
the Continent. Iler ladyship has much improved in health.
Colonel the Hoe. P. W. Talbot is for the present at his
suburban residence at Sunbury.

Sir William Caermicheal, Bart., has left the Ca-
vendish Hotel. Jermyn-etreet. for Scotland.

Captain Burton has been removed from the con-
sulate of Fernando Po, in West Africa, to that of Santee,
is South America. The nth) of the Foreign-office is to
allow six neoritlis leave of absence on every change of
residence ; these di mouths will be devoted by Captain
Barton to renewed explorations is Africa. He hopes to
amend the Ooago to its source.

The British government has given 500!. to the
lister of the late Dr. Edward Vogel, who lost his life in
Central Africa whilst travelling for the Foreign-offlee,
giving his envie.' gratuitously.

Fifty-six pictures, principally by old Dutch
masters, which have been lent to the Department of Science
and Art by Mr. Walter, M.P.. are now arranged in the Gal-
lery of the Kensington Museum, which, until recently, coo•
twined the oil paintings of MuWady.

The theatre, all but completed, at Blanchester,
is to open its doors with the Tempest, with Mr. A. S.
Sullivea'. Shakespeare magic.

It is understood, hays the Times, that an arrange-
ment has been entered into of an important character be-
tweet% the respective baud' of the Great Eastern and the
Lancaehire and Yestake Railway Companies, with the
view of uniting the two eystems.

A sergeant and four privates of the Royal Roe-
mer; exiled from Southampton lut weak for Alexandria,
ea their way to JeiamM®. They are going oat to make
as exact topographical 'wooly of the city and aeighboar•
howl, including all its more famous hilla and valleys.