The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-03 00:00:00

W.N.W. to N.N.E.
fresh to moderate.

Workmen are now very busy under the super-
vision of Mr. Gilbert Soot! in restoring, or rather coniplet-
log, the exquisite interior of the Wolsey Chapel, Windsor.
The groined roof of this fine old structure was only exe-
cuted in plaster and composition. This has been entirely
removed, and the plaster work replaced in carved stone—
the spaces between the rich tracery of the stone work
being filled in with tiles, to be covered ea soon as pos-
sible with the brilliant glass mosaics of Signor Salviati,
which attracted attention in the Exhibition last year. 7'he
windows are also to be filled in with stained glesst When
complete this will be one of the most beautiful little shrines
in the kingdom. It is intended, we (Times) believe, as a
memorial chapel to the late Prince Common, and the ex-
pense of its restoration, which will amount to between
25,000/. and 30,0001., is entirely defrayed by the royal
children.

At the Court Theatre of Vienna, 217 perform-
tom took place during the year 1862, divided as follows:
kleyerbeer, 26 ; Dooizetti, 23 ; Verdi, 20; Mozart, 17 ;
Richard Wagner, 16_; Flotow, 11, kr...

The drama of the Milkrabies has already finiahed
its career at Brussels, the last performance having taken
place three days beck.

The Armenia of Turin, the Journal of Frank-
fort, and many other ultramontane journals, have made a
violent onslaught on Mr. Odo Knoell for having been the
medium of offers from the British government to the Pope
in a dangerous juncture. The Ansonia comperes Mr.
Btuisell to Satan tempting our Saviour to throw himself
from the pinnacles of the Temple !

It would hardly be believed how important an
industry has sprung from the fashion of wearing crinolines,
if there were not statistical documents to prove the fact.
The steel springs for petticoats amount to 4,900,000 lbs.
weight per annum for Frame alone, 2,400,0001b*. for Fag-
land, and 1,200,000 lbs. for the rest of the world. Them
springs, covered with cottoo, are sold at the rate of
lfr. 25c. per lb., which gives an avenge of 10,500,0001 r.
annually. The cotton employed in covering them I.
sold at about 30fr. the 200 1b.., which makes the suns
1,200,000 fr.
Letters from Havannah mention the exorbitant
prices to which certain articles of primary neemeity had
risen there, and among others ice, which is required for the
hospitals of Vera Crur, and for which it is necessary to pay
2,000 fr. a too. At St. Jago de Cuba water is paid 15fr. •
ton, and if taken on board at night, 20fr. Coals, provi.
dons, native produce, and even rum, are all extraordiaasily
dear.

In consequence of an accident on the Havre and
Paris railway but week, goods for America and the Wed
Indies were delayed ►t Havre, and extra steamers have
been running to convey them to Southampton. On Sunday
morning lad eleven railway waggon. left Southampton for
Liverpool, filled with Freud:l4o,4s for the United States.

The Royal West India mail packet La Plata,
which was to have started at 2 p.m. yesterday, was ordered
by a telegram from the Admiralty to be detained until
midnight

The barque Achilles, laden with 5,020 barrels of
flour for the relief of the Lancashire operatives, has sailed
from Philadelphia for Liverpool.
LIGHTING PRISIROHR-HILL—The inhabitants of
St. John's-wood and the district at the north-eastern sad
of Regent's-park intend applying to the Hon. Mr. Cowper,
as Chief Commissioner of Public Works, to place gas lamps
along the pathway leading across Primrose-bill, and which
is the chief means of communication between the two locali-
ties, as well as to and from the North London Railway
Station in the Hampstead-road. An address is circulating
for signatures. While the subject is under consideration,
it would be as well to endeavour to obtain a revision of the
regulations concerning the dogleg of the perk gates. At
prompt they shut at hall•past four ; after that time the in-
habitant. living to the north of the park are compelled to
make • long circuit to reach their homes.—Beildirip Neer.
GREAT INCRRASIS IN EMIGRATION FROM LlVER-
POOL—Yesterday (Monda)) the emigration officials at
Liverpool issued their usual monthly return, and from their
statement we find that during the past month there sailed
from Liverpool "muter the act," 13 ships, with 88 cabin
and 1,833 steerage passengers; to Victoria, four ships, with
107 cabin and 1,437 steerage pumping ; to Queeodand,
one ship, with 3 cabin and 428 steerage passengers ; making
• total of 19 ships, 198 cabin, and 3,698 steerage. The
" short ships " vessels under the act) carried out to the
United States 887 passengers; to New South Wales, 12;
to Victoria, 35 ; to South America, 37 ; to Africa, 34 ; to
East Indies, 4 ; to West ladies, b ; total, 992—making a
grand total of 4,888. This number, when romp red with
the same month boa year, shows an hie:uses of 2,71 b,
being the largest number in the earns month inn the year
1857.