The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-25 00:00:00

BANKING BUSINESS AND THE ROYAL PRO-

Cd33!ON

Yesterday the Lord Mayor received the subjoined:and
communication from the governor of the Bank of
and others, touching. the transaction of a branch of banking
liminess in the City in anticipation of the royal parent :
" London, Feb. 23.
"My Lord,—We, the undersigned, repnisentimate
to banks and bankers of London, have the honour
your lordship on the incouvenimos which might attend the
transaction of busbies' in the City on Saturday, the 7th of
March next, the day appointed for the entry into Loudon of
her Royal Highness the Primer Alexandra of Denmark.
"Considering the risk that might arise from the collec-
tion of bills or money on that day, and the keeping open of
banking sad other houses of business, we have respectfully
to suggest that your lordship place yourself in ceennunics.
Ron with the Home Secretary of her Majesty's government
with the view to the passing of au act of parliament which
will legalise the collection and payment on Friday, the 6th
of March, of bills, &c., falling due on Saturday, the 7th,
and Sunday, the Bth of March.
" We have the honour to be your lordship's most obedient
servants,

"queito Lamar, Governor of the Bank of Eng-
land.
" Geoaog Cann OLIN, Chairman of the Awocia-
tion of Bankers fm the Clearing Howe.
" DAVID Bacommm, Chairman of the Joint-Stock
Bank Committee. on behalf of the Jaint-Btock

Banks of London:"
The Lotd Mayor had an interview with the Home Secre-
tary on the Nutmeat in the coarse of the day.

CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 23.—MmrsER Reruatrzto
TO BEANE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAIIMIM —Jolla Abel
Smith, Esq., of Belgravesquare, in the county of Middle-
sex, for the city of Chichester, in the room of Humphry
William Freeland, Faq., who has accepted the office of
steward of her Majesty's manor of Hempholme.--Gazate.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, FEB. 23.—The
Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council
for Trade have received from the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs a copy of a despatch from Mare Stokes, en-
closing a translation of certain regulations which have been
issued by the European Commission of the Danube, relative
to the discharge of ballast in the waters of that river and
in the Salina roads ; these regulatioos being supplementary
to that of the 29th April. 1868 (ladle.
Doeneixo-Brescr, Fla. 21.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint William James Maxwell, Esq. to be
collector of customs for her Majesty's settlement of linos.—
Ga.:ette.

Finn Parses Auisnr SCHOLARSHIP. —This me-
morial of the late Prince Consort, instituted at Liverpool,
has teen the subject of keen competition mese the students
born or edeceled within seven miles of that city. The Vice-
Chanoellor of Cambridge ham adjudged it to Augustus IL
Watson. of Birk's/mad, who was educated by the Elev. R.
Wall, late of Birkenhead, and DOW head master of the
Grammar School, Haywood, StaNcedeldre.
Tim &menu; CARL—Another phase has just
occurred is this cams cilibre. Yesterday (we learn from a
correapoudeat) an ezecation wee put into Mr. Kennedy's
°Mom at Birmingham for Mrs. Broad's (fiwyafea) costs in
the recent litigation between herself and her former advo-
cate. Aa execution was also put lets Mr. Kennedy's
°Moe, Elm-court, Temple, we Saturday.
Importing tea without colour on the lea/ pre-
vents Ilas Masse pain di Werke brown Laves as la the
usual Marls. Mcsuirasa% Tea Y eneeloured, Shared.* always
pod Yew debt In peirela bl titga esanet-4•4witirrowit.

Ismail Pacha, the new Viceroy of Egypt, has
arrived here. The Erman, confirming his accession
to the throne, has been read at the Porte.
An imperial Hatt has been published, announcing
that the Sultan will in future surrender 20 per
cent. of the revenues allotted for the civil list,
ordering the reduction of official salaries, and the
dismissal of all superfluous employds.
Safvet Effendi has been appointed President of
the Council.