The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-14 00:00:00

THE BRIDAL PRESENTS TO THE PRINCESS

OF WALES.

The following letters have been received from
Lord Hank, Controller of the Household of his Royal
Highness the Princess of Wales :
" Windier Culls, Harsh 12,1883.

"Lord Harris has been commanded by her Royal High-
ness the Princess of Wake to express to the Ladies' Com-
mittee of the Souvenir Fund, and through them to the
ladies of Liverpool, her best acknowledgments for the very
beautiful souvenir which they have presented to her. Lord
Harris has been instructed to add that her royal highness
is deeply sensible of the gratifying expression of sympathy
sad regard manifested by the ladies of Liverpool in their
address, the memory of which must be indelibly fixed in
her heart, and for which Lord Harris has been desired to
return her royal highness's wannest thanks.
"To the Executive Committee, Bridal Souvenir Fund,
LiverpooL"
" Windsor Castle, 12th March, 1863.

" Worshipful sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the
receipt of an address to her Royal Highness the Princess of
Wales from the ladies of Manchester, signed by you, and
accompanied by a bracelet of diamonds. The address and
bracelet were laid before her royal highness on Monday
leek when she was graciously pleased to accept them.
I have it in command to acquaint the ladies of Mancha.
hit, through you, that her Royal Highness the Princess of
Wales highly appreciates the valuable present which they
have sent her, and I am instructed to communicate her
heartfelt thanks for the sincere elogratulatious and fervent
good wishes expressed in their address. —I have the honor
to be, worshipful sir, your very obedient servant,_

" }Laws.

"The Wenhiptal the Mayor of Manchester."
" Wiedsor Castle, 9th March, 1863.

"Madam,—l em commanded to acqueet you that the
diamond bracelet and the address from the ladies of Leeds
which accompanied it., have been laid before her Royal
Highness the Prinoess Alexandra of Denmark.
" I am directed while informing you that her royal high-
ness has been graciously pleased to 'coast the very beautiful
ornament which you with the other ladies of Leeds have
presented to her, to add that its value in her estimation Is
greatly ashamed by the kind and gratifying sentiments ex-
premed in the address which accompanies
"I have to communicate to you and the other ladies of
Leda, her royal highness's warm acknowledgments for
these (amongst many other) early proofs of the cordial
reception prepared for her by the people of this country,
and for which she is profoundly recognisant.—l have the
honour to be, madam, your very obedient servant,
" Mrs. March, Mayoress of Leeds." " HAREM

THE HOUSEHOLD or THE PRINCESS or WALIEL—
WEEDBOI CASTLE, MAACK 10.—Her Royal Highner the
Printer of Wage he. bees plowed to make the following
appointments :—The Lord Hama to be Chamberlain to her
royal ►ighness ; the Ilarchiaser of Carmarthen, the
Counter of Morton, the Counter of Knooleetleld, and the
Counter De Grey, to be Ladies of the Beakhamber to her
royal bights/en ; the Hoe. Mn. Robert Bruce, the Hon. Mn.
William George Grey, the Hon. Mn. Edward Coke, and
the Hon. Mn. Francis Stonor, to be Bedchamber Wanes to
her royal highness.

The Mayor of Southampton received yesterday
the following letter, dated Osborne, March 12 : "
General Haellys hes Widths honour of laying before the
Prince and Primers of Wake the address of the Mayor,
aldermen, and burgesses of the borough of Southamptoo,
on the wicasion of their royal highnesses' marriage, and is
commanded to aware them of the gratification with which
they hare removed it, as wall am to supreme their royal high-
' new t►eab for the sentiments contained therein."

The Duke and Ducheee of Atholl have left the
St. George's Hotel.

The Eirl and Countess of Yarborough have left
Arlington-street for Backleaby Park.

The Earl and Countess of Metborough arrived
at the Pavilion Hotel, Polkastone, on Thursday,

The Earl and Counter,' Russell entertained at
dinner last night, in Cheshatn-phoe, the Count and Wile.
de Flahault, the Italian Minister, M. de (Inmost la Faroe,
Earl Granville, Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley, Mr.
Chichester Fortrecue and Lady Waldegrave, the Right Hon.
W. E. Gladstone and Mn. Gladstone, Sir Henry Cotterell,
Admiral Elliot, Colonel Byng, Colonel F. Stanley, Captain
Drummond and Mrs. Drummond.

The Lord Bishop of London has, we learn, re-
ceived her Majesty's commands to proceed to Windsor, this
day, to remain with the mart until Monday.
A letter from Dublin says :—" The widow of
Mr. Thomas Bradley, who lately died poeseseed of enormous
wealth, followed her husband, after a few weeks' illness,
yesterday. Her history was curious. She had • ►over,
whom she stipulated to marry, though his wife was then
living, when they should be both freed from legal impedi-
menta by the death of their respective partners ; and in de-
fault thereof Mrs. Bradley was to forfeit some thousands of
her husband's mousy, for which she gave a bond. The gen-
tleman, after Mr. Bradley's death, commenced ►egal pro-
ceedings to enforce this bond, the wealthy widow having
coemented to give bar hand and fortune to the son of a
peer—the Hon. Mr. B. —. Both the rival suitors are
deprived of the magnificent prize by the death of the lady,
whose relations will now be likely to share the vast say.
hip of Mr. Bradley."

The handsome bronze statue erected by the citi-
zens of Londonderry to commemorate the public services of
the late Sir Robert A. Ferguson, was inaugurated on
Ruda', in the memos of a large 000exuse of the inhabi-
tante. The Bishop of Dairy officiated.
LORD PALMERWTON'II VISIT TO SOOTLAND.—LOTd.
Palmerston is expected to visit Glasgow on Monday, the
30th Barak Gressock on the 31st, sad Edinburgh as the
let Arrugasests are is proper foe the diaper to
be gives to his lordship is Rdisburgle on the lost-uss-
tiomed date.