The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-05 00:00:00

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SATURDAY. SUNDAY.
8. to W., moderate to SCOTLAND. S. to W., moderate.
fresh, some rain.
B.e.W. to W.N.W., IMAM S.W. to N.W., fresh,
strong to moderate, with some rain.
showery.
As next above. W. CMWERAL. 8.8. W. to W.N.W.,
fresh to moderate,
showery.
8.8. W. to W., fresh, B.W.ExOLaSD. As next above.

with showera:
S. to W., fresh to mu- B.E. ENG 114111). 8. to W., moderate.

derate.
S. t W.B W., mode- E. Mitt. 8.8. W. to W.N.W.,mo-
rate, some rain. dente.

At a meeting of the vestry of St. George's,
Hanover-ermare, yesterday, Mr. Chappell, the vestry clerk,
celled attention to a plan which had just been deposited in
his bands of a colossal arcade, to be called the Royal Arcade,
to connect New Bond-street with Regent-street. A bill is
to be introduced to parliament for the necessary powers.

The Tynemoutil Chamber of Commerce, like the
kindred body at Liverpool, has refused its assent to the
proposal to abolish commercial blockades.
The Rev. Fras. Chas. Maimingbenl, Rector of
South Ormsby, is appointed Chancellor of Lincoln Cathe-
dral,in the room of the late Chancellor Bird. It is ex-
pected the rev. gentleman will be collated and installed next
week.

Mille. Patti remains at Paris till January next,
and is engaged to return the ensuing season ; the interval
being filled up by engagements in Vienna, London, and
Naplee, where she is to appear in a new opera by Verdi.
A correspondent of La France Centrale announces
that the collate& heirs of the Marqr,s de Villette,now in
possession of his irriiense fortune, have just sent to M. Leon
Duval the heart of Voltaire. It had belonged to IL de
Valette. M. Leon Duval has offered it to the French
Academy, which has requested M. Emile Angier and M.
Prosper Merrim:c to draw up a report upon the subject.
In addition to a sum of 50,000 r., the heirs of M. de Vil•
lette have also sent to M. Leon Duval an enormous trunk,
filled with unpublished papers of Voltaire, which, according
to the testamentary dispositions of the author, are not to be
published until a hundred years after his death. Voltaire
having died in 1778, sixteen years must elapse before these
papers can see the day.
The insanity of the Prussian Minister at Rome
first displayed itself is a very painful manner. Whilst the
Prince and Princess of Prussia were at dinner at the Oaffs-
relli Palace, Rome, with their usual circle and the Duke
and Duch ass of Montebello, to the surprise and bolter of
everybody in stalked the ambassador, as pale as a ghost,
and looking very like one, iu his nightshirt and dressing-
gown, and demanded in an imperious tone what all the per-
sons he beheld were collected for in his palace, and whether
they or he were to be considered as masters of the house.
The evening was stormy, and great was the dismay of the
company at the apparition of the unfortunate baron, and at
the very strong language which he proceeded to make use
of towards them. The princess, although of course much
alarmed, behaved admirably, and his royal highness also
addressed soothing expressions to the baron, who finally
allowed himself to be conducted back to his room.

A Naples letter of the 29th ult. says, " Sau Carlo
was reopened at length on Tuesday last with Norma, and
the same grand opera was given again on Thursday.
Steffenone was the prima donna, and she was applauded to
the echo. The tenor was a Sicilian, Signor Sirchia, almost
• dautant, for 1 bedeve he has not sung elsewhere than in
Turin. His voice is beautiful, though it requires cultiva-
tion, and the story which u going throws an additional
interest around him. Formerly an attorney-general in
some district in Sicily, he refused to execute some orders of
the notorious Maniscalchi, and emigrated. After thirty
mouths' study he has appeared on the stage, and the
Neapolitans are warm in their admiration of him. Sirchia
is engaged for the season. The storm in San Carlo is there-
fore abated, and the Neapolitans are gloating over the
("armor (tit-bit) which has been given them, apparently for
getful of their resolution to drive out the Sopraintendente."
There are at this moment several Protestant
churches in course of construction throughout France, and
particularly in Brittany. There is one at Brest, which is
nearly finished, another at Lorient, and another at Tremeur,
oa the diocese of St. Brigitte. A protestant translation of
the New Testament into the Breton language h now in type,
and several thousand copies are about to be its uck off. M.
Froward, the protestant clergyman at Bagneresen-Bigorre,
is building, by subscription, a church at ItagMres, another
at Tarbes, and a third at Csutereta. Two protestant
churches have just been consecrated—one at Kayersberg,
in the diocese of Strasbourg, and the other at Marignac,
in the diocese of Valence. A third church was consecrated
on the 12th of October at Voiron, in the diocese of Gre-
noble.
DEATH OF MR. HENRY THOMAS HOPE—We
have to announce the dewier) of Mr. Hope, of Deepdena
who expired at 8 a.m. yesterday, at his residence in Picca-
dilly, after a protracted illness. The late Mr. Hope was
the shiest son of the wealthy capitalist of Amsterdam (as
well, if not better, known as the author of Anastasins ")
by Miss Beresford, youngest daughter of Lord Decies, Arch-
bishop of Tuum, who married secondly the late Marshal
Viscount Beresford. He was consequently brother of Mr.
Adrian Hope, of the banking firm at Amsterdam, and of
Mr. Alexander Beresford Hope. The deceased gentleman
was born in 1808. He had sat in the Home of Commons
previous to the passing of the Reform Bill (which measure
be opposed). having been returned for Kist Looe in 1830
and 1831. He supported, while he Mid a seat in the House
of Commons, the repeal of the window duty, and in 18.35,
then revivalistic's Gloucester, voted for the repeal of the
malt tax. He represented Gloucester from 1833 to 1841,
and was re-elected in 1847. At the two last elections Mr.
Hope was unsuccessful. He was a conservative in politics,
but in favour of free trade. Mr. Hope's immense property
will be inherited mainly by his only child, the Countess of
Lincoln. The lamented gentleman was one of the earliest
promoters of the London and Westminster Joint Stock
Bank. He was a deputy lieutenant for the counties of
Surrey and Gloucester.
TESTIMONIAL TO W. FISHER Horns, Earl.—A
subscription is on foot to present • testimonial to Mr. Fisher
Hobbs, for his long services in the cause of agriculture. As
one of the most active and useful working members of the
Royal Society, of the Farmers' Club, of the Smithfield
Show, and other kindred societies, his ability and zeal well
deserve this recognition ; and we are sure it will be felt
that the manner in which he has long laboured to improve
the cultivation and stock of this county. leading the way
as a practical man farming within its ltorders, gives this
testimonial a strong claim on Essex agriculturists. —aglow
ford Chronicle.