The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-17 00:00:00

THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF

WALE.

The marriage contract between his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra
of Denmark was signed on Thursday afternoon at
Copenhagen. Her Majesty's minister at that court
transmitted the news by telegraph to Earl Russell,
as Secretary of State for Foreign Affake, and the
information was forwarded to Caboice by tele-
graph.

ADDRIZIR Or THZ NORWICH MAGI9TLATZ3 TO THZ
Panes or Wune.—The following acknowledgment has
been made by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
through General Knollys, to the address moved by the
High Sheriff, and adopted unanimously by the magistrates
assembled in the shirehall at Norwich on the Bth inst., on
the occasion of the county quarter session':—" Sandriug-
ham, Jan. 12, 186.3.—5ir,--I am directed by his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales to acknowledge the receipt
of the address of the magistrates of the county of Norfolk
(moved by the High Sheriff), expressive of their gratification
at his royal highness having come to reside in their county,
and at the prospect of his repeated visits to it. His Royal
Highness has desired me to convey to the bench of magic.
tines, of which you are the chairman, his warm thanks for
their address, and for the terms in which it is oonched. He is
persuaded of the devotion and loyalty of the county of Norfolk
towards her Majesty, and of its affectionate feelingatowards
himself and the other members of the royal family, and his
Royal Highness looks forward with a sincernpleaaure to the
opportunities which his ugusition of property in the county
will afford him of becoming acquainted with all classes of
its inhabits:sta.—l have the honour to be sir, your most
obedient servant, H. KNOLLTS.—Sir Willoughby Jones,
chairman of the quarter sessions."—Norfolk New.
THs Prizaoit—lt is rumoured that we are
about to have two earls made marquises, and six new
peers. Five of the peers are to be—Sir Charles Wood,
Mr. Wentworth Beaumont, Mr. Moackton Milan, Colonel
Hoary White, and Mr. Edward Ethos. The earns of the
sixth has not transpired.

His Highness Prince Dolgorouky has arrived at
Low's Hotel.

His Excellency Baron de Groe, the newly-ap-
pointed Ambassador from Frame, in the room of Count de
Rehash, is expected to arrive at Albert gate Home, the
week after next, from Perim, to enter upon his diplomatic
duties.

The Marquis of Bristol is entertaining a family
circle at Ickworth Park, Bevy St. Edmunds.

The Earl of Derby, accompanied by the countess,
will leave Knowsley Park, Lancashire, on the 2nd of the
ensuing mooth, for town for the season.

The Countess Gleichen (Princess Victor of Ho-
Lenlobe) gave birth to a son, st his serene highness's real.
dense, at BC James's Uwe, on Thursday night. Both the
mother and infant are progressing well

Lady Lilford wu safely delivered of a son, at
Lilford Hall, Northereptoashire, on the 12th inst. Her
ladyship and infant are progressing favourably.
Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. D. C. F. de Roe
and the officers of the lot Life Guards gave a ball at the
Cavalry Windsor, on Thursday evening. A suite
of five rooms at the officers' house was tastefully decorated
and elegantly fitted up for the convenience of the company.
The walls of the mess-room displayed various devices in ad-
mirable team with cuirmses, swords, carbines, pistols, gm.
The Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, accompanied by the
Counters de Caiffeir, wore present.

Mr. Whitbread, M.P., the junior Lord of the
Admiralty, is, we (Army and Nary Gazette) regret to hear
sultanas from a severe attack of illness, which quite
incapacitates him from ►ttending to the discharge of his
official duties, which is peculiarly unfortunate at this
moment from the fact that the navy estimates to be placed
before parliament are still undecided upon ; awl as Kr. Whit-
bread has devoted a considerable amount of labour to the
business, his absence is attended with much inconvenieoce
to his colleagues.

The Archbishop of York elect will hold his first
ordination on Sunday, March 1.

During the last three days the private library
and personal effects of the late Most Rev. John Bird Sum-
ner, D.D., Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, removed from
Lambeth Palace and Addiogton Park, have been disposed
of by Messrs. Foster, at their gallery, in Pall-mall, by di-
rection of the executors. Although early in the season, the
eels was well attended, and excited considerable interest.
The first two days were occupied in the dispersion of the
library.

Mr. G. Lowrance, the author of "Guy Living-
stone," &c. bas, it is said, left England for the Southern
States of America. It is reported that he intends taking
service under "Stonewall" Jackson.

The University of Cambridge has lately received
• present of thirty pictures, by modern artists, from the
gallery of Mrs. Ellison, of Sudbrooke Holm., near Liocol•.
They hare been placed in the Fitzwilliam Museum, to
which they form a welcome addition, that gallery being
almost entirely deficient in representatives of the modern
English schools of art.
The Illustrated Times says :—" Mr. Philips, the
artist, is busy on • picture of the House of Commons, and
lately the house was put in order ; the table was covered
with books and boxes, the seats were all uncovered, the
mace was placed upon the table, and Mr. Speaker mounted
to his chair and gave Mr. Philips a sitting."
Madame Ceiling, who went to Barcelona to sing
as Fides in Le Propkete, is said to have found the theatre
there (as can well be believed) so inadequate to the repre-
sentation of a complicated and difficult opera that she
threw up her engagement.
It is said that Mary Tudor is the title of Mr.
B•lfs'a new opera.
_ _

La Muette de Partici is promised for next week
at the Grand Opera, Paris.

The musical season of Paris is beginning to show
symptoms of vitality. Several concerts are announced, and
Erard's tulle is already retained for the entire season. The
classical quartet societies ►re also in the field, with an addi-
tion in If. Vieuxtemps, who announces a promising series.
M. Augier's new comedy Le Pits de °Show has
been translated into Italian, and will be performed at Tarim
acd at the principal theatres of Italy.

The Levant Herald (Constantinople) of the 7th
says :—" Not a few of our readers will regret to learn that
the magnificent little imperial theatre at Dolmabakche has
been dismantled, preparatory to being converted into a bar-
rack! The building, furniture, and embellishment of this
gorgeous little temple of the Muses cost Sultan Abdul
Medjid more than 60,000,000 p., and the result was a bijou
of architectural and decorative art unsurptheed, if even
equalled, in Europe. On Saturday last the whole interior
of the building was stripped, and in a few weeks its lately
perfumed atmosphere will be redolent of &raves and chu-
sours. In addition to this transformation, the Sultan has,
it is said, also decided on converting the university building
into a barrack. The whole of the outlay consequent on
both these changes will be defrayed out of the ezhaastlior
economies of his Majesty's privy-puns.' _ .

Postage Manila for the Ottoman postal service
were to be issued on the 13th instant. They will be on sale
at the chief office in atamboul, sod at all the district sad
minor offices throughout the Turkish provinces.

"Letters from Rome," says the Union, "an-
nounce that the Count de Gut* brother of Francis
has offered to the pops an eliste of the annual value
of two thousand Homan crowns, or alum thousand francs.
The Holy Father, who wu deeply touched at the offer,
has, however, only ommeated to accept it temporarily."