The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-01 00:00:00

PREPARATIONS FOR THE MARRIAGE OF

THE PRINCE OF WALES.

Her Majesty hav;ng commanded that the
nuptials of his Boyrl Highs's' the Pt Nics of Wales and I
the Printers Alexandra of Denmark 'ball be celebratr d
with great magnifier:toe, preparations have been commenced
this week by the cap/olds of the Lord Chamberlain's de-
partment at Windsor castle with that view. A number of
extra hands have been engaged, and the work both in the
state apartments and other parte of the Castle is making
r►pid progress under the superintendence of Mr. W. Sea-
brook, her Majesty's inspector, assisted by Messrs. Miles,
Bentley, he. The sots apartments are being fur
nished with the superb hangings which were
used during the visit of the Emperor and the
Empress of the French in 1855, and the Zuccezelli room is
undergoing • complete change. The whole of the furniture,
picture frames, mouldings, and panel frames are being
richly regilt, while the walls are being hems with costly
Italian silk, six feet in width, bearing the initials " V.R.,"
encircled with a wreath and ornamented by a crown, the
silk being similar to that used in the hangings of the
/ans.' Council Chamber, better known as the Queen's
Drawing Room. This room contains several beautify' land-
sown by Zaccarelli, threeof them being Scripture pieces, one
representing " Jacob watering his Bock," while the other two,
which are very large, and occupy the whole of the west
wall, represent " leases Meeting" and the " Finding of
Moses." It is excreted that this will be used as a drawing.
room by the King of Hanover, while other portions of the
state apartment' will be appropriated to the use of the
Crown Prince and Prisons of Prussia. In other parts of
the Gads suite* of apartments are being fitted up with
much care and tavto, especially those which will be occu-
pied by their Royal Mishears' the Princess and Prince
Christian of Denmark, and other members of the same royal
family, who will be present at the celebration of the royal
wedding.

SOG"rHAMPTON, DEC. 31.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and 1
Prism Louis of Hew, attended by Lieutenant•Geeeral
Essays (Comptroller of the Prime of Wales's Hoonebold),
Captain Grey (Equerry-in-Waiting to the Prince of Wales),
Captain Westetweller (in attendance on his Royal Highness
Prince Louis), and Commander Christian, R.N., landed in
thedocke this morning at ball-pest 11, from her Majesty's
yacht Fairy, Master Commander Welch, ex route for Win-
chester, for the purpose of visiting the cathedral, he. Their
Royal Highnesses were received on landing and embarking by
Mr. P. Hedger and Mr. John Levy, principal officers of the
docks, and Mr. B. Beach on the part of the South
Western Railway Company. The royal party returned at
4 o'clock, and immediately embarked from the docks on
board the Fairy for Osborne.

Lady Katharine Hamilton Russell was safely
delivered of a daughter on Tuesday, in Fitzwilliamenntre,
Dublin.

Lady Anna and Lady Catherine Loftus have
arrived at 9, Ptinces.gate, from Brighton. Lady Cathet ;no
Loftus 's marline to Captain Arthur Loftus is to take place
on the 84.

Mr. and Lady Henrietta Morant have arrived at
their reddens in Park-Im, from their seat, Brokeohurst
Park, Haat/.

The Hon. Mr. and Mn. grey Egerton have
attired in Grosvenor4rquare, from Melton Mowbray.

. .
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean gave a "reading" at
Kilkenny on Monday. The attendance of the aristocracy
and gentry was bane. They next will appear is Galway to-
morrow evening, and on Monday, the sth inst.,in Dublin.

The Rev. William Lee, 'D.D. , F. T. C. D., has
been appointed Archbishop King's Lecturer in Divinity in
the Univenity of Dahlia. in the room of the late Rev.
Thomas If 'Nese*, D.D. Dr. Lee succeeds him also in the
rectory of Arboe, diocese of Armagh, of the yearly value of
5001.

The Dublin Freeman contains a long biography
of kr. J. P. Sooners, "one of the bat, if sot the last. of •
peculiar and remarkable mos of men." For many years
Hr. Somers represented the town of Sligo. His glace
was long end painful.