The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-05 00:00:00

(nom our inorr's oAzirm)

FOREIGN-0771C; Nuv. 23.—The Queen has been
graciously pleased to appoint Algeroon Bertram Milford,
Esq , of the Foreign-office. to be an acting third
in bee Majesty's Diplomatic Service while employ=
Warrausu., /fey. I.—The Queen has been
pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great
Seal granting the dignity of a Haight of the United King-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Gillen Pigott, Eel.,
one of the Banos of Her Majest's Court of Exchequer.
WurreaaLL, Dec. 2.—The Queeu has been
pleased to present the Rev. John Webster. LA., to the
chureh and pariah of Cameron, in the presbytery of St.
Andrews, and county of Fife, vacant by the resignation of
the Rev. William Pardie Mame. The Queen has also been
pleased to present the Rev. Alexander Matheson to the
church and parish of Gleoshiel, in the presbytery of Loch-
cameo, and county of Ross, vacant by the death of the
Rev. Farquhar M'lnr.

Dolviimo-erexer, Dec. 2.—The Queen has been
plowed to appoint Jell Rooters Martin, Eoq., to be a mem-
ber of the Legislative Council of the Talked of Antigua
William Wilkie and Edward Bowman Dyett. &qrs., to be
members of the Executive Comma of the Island of Mont-
serrat ; and Charles °arrow Blanc, Freq., to be a member
of the Legislative Council of her Majesty's Settlements on
the River Gambia. _ _

Downurc.-srnzer, Dm. 4.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint Arthur Edward Kennedy, Req., C. 8., to
be Governor and Commander-in• Chief in and over the
Island of Vancouver and its dependencies.
BOARD 07 TRADE, WHITEHALL, DEC. t —The
Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade give notice, that the .11fonticur, of the
26th ultimo, contains a Frank Imperial decree, providing
that•sal ammoniac of British or Belgian origin shall pay,
on importation into Fiance, in plep of the supplementary
tax at present charged, a tax three francs per 100 kilos.,
as an equivalent for the direct and indirect charges on the
manufacture of sal ammoniac in France.

THE GERMILN HOSPITAL, DAISTOIL—His Royal
Bighorn the Niece of Wales has been graciously pleased
to become one of the protectors of this charity, in conjunc-
tion with her Majesty the Queen aad the King of Prussia,
in the oleos of the lamented Prince Consort. The nineteenth
aneivereary dinner will take place at the London Tavern,
on Wednesday, the 17th of February next, under the pre-
sidency of the Bight Hon. the Earl of Caromeom
THE NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE COMMITTEE.—The
next general meeting of the National Shakespeare Com-
mittee will be held on Moaday, December 7, at 4 p.m., in
the Rooms of the Society of British Artists, Suffolk•street,
Pall-mall East. Amongst other communications from the
acting committee to the general body, announcement will
be, made that his Grate the Archbishop of Canterbury. his
Grace the Archbishop of Dublin, and Lord Brougham have
consented to act as nos-presidents. During the past week
Alfred Elmore, Faq., F. Yates Hurlstone, President of
the Society of British Artists ; Mr. Setjeaut Parry. P. A.
Taylor, Esq., M.P., Frederick Lawrence, Eel., W. Hill
Colliogridge, Esq., F. G. Stephens, Eaq., John Francis,
Emu, and other gentlemen have joined the committee.
Corrine Goons. —Dhacuimrah, bac. 4. —ln
shipping yarns there has bees no business to-day, nor his
thereto,. mach attempt on the part of sellers. Prices
which, as stated in Tuesday's report, had been up on the
previous day to the highest point yet attained, have given
way full 24 per lb. for yarns of all descriptions. But even
this decline has not brought buyers into the market. We
have had an unusually small attendance both of spinners
and manufacturers at market so-day. No doubt they had
been apprised of the rise in discount to 8 per cent, and
had anticipated the flatness which prevails. Spinners and
manufacturers being deeply under contract there is less
pressure to sell than might otherwise have prevailed con-
sidering the rapid rise in the money market. Cop yarns
are quite as difficult to sell as &hipping yarns.
and thee has scarcely been sufficient inquiry to test
valuer, bet it is quite certain that sellers have lost all the
had gained in price lest week and up to Monday. The cloth
market has been quite inactive to-day, but prices do not ap-
peer to have been affected to the mine extent as in yarns.
Manufacturers would in some cases take rather lower rates,
especially those who hold stocks. Many of them are heavily
under contract, and in such cases there seems to be little
disporitioe to make any sacrifice. Buyers bold aloof, owing
to the difficulties interposed by the condition of the mousy
market, but there does not appear to be much pressure to
sell. The market clime with a gin my feeling, but sellers
do not apprehend any serious decline in prices for the
present.
CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.—The directors of
this company lave resolved to recommend to the proprietors
at the general meeting on Wednesday, the 16th instant, the
payment of a dividend of 2 per cent. (2e. per share) on the
ordinary stock of the company for the year ending the 31st
of October kat