The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-09 00:00:00

POBT3IIOI3TH.

The illumination if-tinilentat Spithead will be
the chief attraotion of the festivities at Portsmouth to.
morrow. The squadron at aaohor there will comprise the
Revenge, flag ship of hear-Admiral Smut, the Warrior,
Emerald, Defence, and Resistance, belonging to the Charnel
forte, the Ira rise and Melpomene, the former just re-
turned from China, and the latter from the West ladies, sad
probably the Racoon, fitted out for special Berries.
The skips will man yards at eight o'clock in the evening,
with a blue light at each yardarm, and fire • royal salute.
Captains of ships not at Spithead, instead of manning yards,
may cause lanterns to be suspended from the jack stays on
the yards, to be displayed simultaneously with the firing of
the salute and exhibitioe of the blue lights. An official pro-
gramme has been issued to theca tains of the various ships at
Spithead, sachet whom is to apply at the Gon-wharf,
for 20 long lights, 201 a angle (bright), 20 ittoch shells
(roint..2o ditto (tail), 20 ditto (cracker), 20 ditto (squib),
5 - 210 inch shells (sorts) with mortars to cones , and
160 z. and 2-in. rockets. The yardarms will lit up
with the firing of the , first gun of the royal salute.
immediately alter the fisisig of the last gun in-
dependent shell•firing will commence from the west,
the first round in succession down the line of
ships(' with half • minute interval between each.
When the shell firing by ceased there will be • swamies
and rapid fire of rockets, forming • grand finale, each
ship lighting up when the roar of the rocket is heard from
the ship immediately next to her. The troops of the car;
nice, under the command of Major-Osmond Lord Wilkam
Paulot, will be messed .on Bouthosacommon, and at 19
o'clock fire • frit de joie, and after marching put the staff
in review order will return to barracks. At one o'clock a
royal salute will be fired from the garrison and by the ships
at Spilled and in harbour.

NORFOLK.
The tenantry of the 'Prince's Sandringham estate
are to be entertained, and other festivities will take pia, on
the poperty, which, it is expected, will be shortly visited
by the royal pair. 'At Lynn great preparations have been
made for worthily celebrating the day, as the inhabitants
feel that the Prince's recent acquisition of property in the
neighbourhood has, if possible, strengthened th■trengthend their loyalty
and attachment to him. Processions, dinners, Jens dome,
fireworks, &c., will long render the day memorable in local
annals. At Norwich the preparations in progress are
being actively pushed forwa4 and on Saturday the city
already preempted quite a holiday appearance, the
display of flags being very liberal. Above the th-
rombi*, castle, which hen witnessed the mutation, of
many centuries, a Danish flag floated in the breeze, and
several of the churthes,had also flags and streamers flying
from their steeple& Several triumphal arches have been
erected, and every public building as well as many 'hope
and dwelling houses will display elaborate illuminations.
The subscription commenced for worthily celebrating the
happy event had on Saturday reached an aggregate of about
1,6501, but even this. considerable sum is insufficient to
carry out all the projects which are in course of develop-
ment. The ball to begiven by the Mayor (Mr. H. S. Pat-
ters:is) in the evening will be attended by about 1,000 ladies
and gentlemen,. and old St. Andrew's-ball, which bee been
the scene of a host of previous festivities, hes been elabo-
rately decorated for the OCCA•iO/1.

NOWINGBAY.
The arrival of the eeve Alexandra on London-
bridge was telegraphed to Nottingham, and immediately the
bells of the varibus churches of the town commenced ring-
ing joyous pmts. Flap and banners and other decorations
were displayed on the public officer, and also from private
dwellings and warehouses. Bands of music paraded the
town. At 1 o'clock a royal salute was fired from the summit
of Stevenson, Bailey, and Smith's, which was continued every
three minutes up to 2 o'clock. In the evening there were
several illuminations in honour of the event. Triumphal
arches are erected in Wheeler•gate, and the street is
festooned on the MTN principle as Oboes at Gravesend
other parts of the town are following the example, and the
reparations generally are on a male never before attemptedw
Nottingham.