The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-18 00:00:00

TEE NATIONAL JIMMORIAL PUPA

Down to yesterday evening the fund now being
raised at the Menekookoesee, ender the ►uspiow of the
Right Hee.** Lord Mayor, tower& the erectios of ►
memorial to the We Prince Consort, had reached as
amount ie the aggregate of between 6,000/. and 7,0001.
Lest erasing thalLord Mayor forwarded the subjoinol nom-
onnicatioa to all the lord-lieutenants of 00940,11 in the
kingdom :

" MILHOIIAL FUND.-111f1 LAT. SOTAL HIGHNZINS Ilti

MICR CODIRI)IT.

" Marioa-house, Loodoo, Jan. 17.
"My Lerd,—l have • the homer to transnit to year
lordship a copy of the resolutions passed at a public meet-
iog is the Masson-bonus as Tuesday last, for the wpm
of mimic a lasting memorial of his late Royal Ingham the
Pniu a Consort. The Isaac of the meeting was Is MAIM
aCCOVISOCU with the neckties that the memorial ghoul be
national. The committee have requested me to solicit the
co-operatiou of your lordship, sad they Teuton to sapreas
a hope that your lordship wall convene public meetiap, or
take such other measures as your lordship may prefer Is
give the inhabitants of your county an opportunity of wh-
ims is aid of this object.—l have the honour, ho.,
" WILLIAM Cram?, Mayor."
A similar communication was mot by the chief magis-
trate to all the mayors of cities sod boroughs throughout
the country by the awl of last main.

The following appears in last night's Gazette
"The Quess, desiring to perpetuate the remembrance of
law hekvissa hubsad's comae:los with the Rifle Brigade,
sad feeling sue that it will be gratifyin to the *ores to
beer the name of use who, as its eoloool-M-chief, took such

deep ►od 000111411 i interest in its welfare, hie been pleasxl
to command that It shall bear in future the designation of
' The Moots Oemeort's Own Rae Brigade.'"
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales (says
the Cowl/ridge Zadepeadent), with great consideration for
the wants of lds labourers and the poor of the village of
Maclingley, has, through General Bruce, generously for-
warded to kis satwanll2l. to be distributed to those em-
ployed at the hall, and 201. to the vicar, the Bev. T. Yield.
for distribution among the poor of the parish.

His Highnese the Priucz Krakiuskey has left the
Brunswick Hotel Jerrnin-street, for Paris.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter are
satsrtsiaing a select party at Burghley House, Standard.
Amend the sompsay are tars Bail and Countess of Wert-
misebad, the Oenatmer Denser Spencer sad Lady Sarah
Sparer, Lord sad Lady Cited* Hamilton, Lord and Lady
Burghley. Lard sad Lady Brownlow Cecil, Mr. W.
Preake, fox _

Tits lkrl awl Countess of Derby have arrived at
their masa= ia 8k Jaaalea-equara from Kammley Park,
Laacease.

The youthful Marquis of Bute (remarks the
Comb/ Guerefisa) his Cardiff Chiba ea Yoseby. balm-
paged by bb guardian, Gannett/wart, ad Mrs. ataart ;
Webb,. the R. Mr. Smith, of Haney; sad Jobs Boyle,
leq., oae of Wa babble's trustees. W• aadorebod that
his lonlahip eaters Harrow ou the tenaberbe of the hob.
days.

Mr. Edgar Bowing, says the Western Times
who is the fourth me of Sir J. Bowling, was, as isloteers,
secretary to the Greet Exhibitke of 1861, aid in the dis-
camp of his duties wee amewerily much coneeoted with he
illustrious founder, the late Priem Albert. As a mark of
the appreciation is which Mr. Hewing was held by bra
late beloved oosror►, her Majesty hes, we hear, esteemed
her maims intention at conferring es Mr. Boning the
Companioeship of the Bath.
By the death of Admiral Sir Edward D. King,
E.C.E., Capt. the Efoe. J. Denman, in conmsad of the
Victoria and Albert steam yacht, obtains his deg rank, sad
in compequenc• the sommaad of her Ilafeety's yacht is at
the disposal el the Admiralty. The pliant officer was ap-
pointed to the repel yacht on the late Lord Adolphus Pits-
chrome being wade rear-admiral. Owing is the pens lea
of Oapt. the Hee. J. Denman a vamacy arims amass the
naval aides-de-camp to the Queen.
The chair of chemistry in the University of
Aberdeen is mown by the death of Dr. Fife. Under the
remit cirdisaceee of the university oommurioesre, the chair

s valuable oat, and there are a teaching assistant and •
bharstory atieolleat attached to It, with salaries, besides
so snowmen for elms expenses. The patronage is vested is
the Lord Rector sod other members of the University Coast,
tax in all, including the rector.
We (iamatti's) are informed that it is now
determined to place in the arcades on the south frost at
the Exhibition Building decorations oe • large and Ass-
tire scale of the nature of mosaic. The trash:seat is to lie

with 'figures on a large male, repremoting the peculiar
characteristics of the main avosatioos of the people is
ormarneree, manufactures, trade, and labour. Nor are the
arta to be forgotten is the Temple dedicated to them.
Ameapt the subjects already gamed are Musks, which
Mr. Hanky bee undertaken ; Mr. Mediae will do him
I dower wit► lisweruy ; Mr. Maimed,. we believe, choose*
Pine Aft, ; Mr. Hook will represent Fishery, by a mess
es the desk et s mackerel-boat, men h►uling in nets ; Mr.
Millais, Navigates, by a man at the wheel. Carpentry,
Ire, Forging, Busvatieg, Spinning, sad assay ether sub.
jests are spoken of.
The following anecdote, illustrative of the
"oddity of the Wish." is saw goiag the Nod et the
papers at Naples. When the telogrepli was feet opened
to Newfousdlamd, Leal P., a diellegaieliod aseiber GI the
seuriea ease to Ibs Also, sod mid he eddied' Se mod a
mime. "The lies is wet let epee to the pains, my
/fwd." 'Met yes know a ; have 10.000 'saw' (eliareid
la your lista, sod I will Wee 1001. sterling lee s mere
wed mower.' "Tog lordship mut wait two hewn for •
serly." The awry wes:—" Seed isho die sMri V nN.fostibie
date* sperk.4* Lord P. waited till he toed el to :
"Is see winele W Roark" His lowlsble Her; applied
lan Apr M the wink mad walked elf metseitellys with •
hew which wet him 5,000 fr. The eller, l• eatewely le.
peeled from paper to paper, sod is eposewilly betterei
" 'Wiliest • eiriegle"

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