The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-02 00:00:00

'REf3S, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, 1864.
ebt eon. i LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

OSBORNE, JAI. 1.
The Queen walked and drove in the grounds
yesterday morning, aceompanied by Princess Helena.
Prince Leiningen arrived at Osborne on a visit to her
Majesty.
The °muster of Macclesfield has also arrived, in waiting
on the Princess of Wales.

The Right Hon. Sir George Grey has arrived in town from
his seat, Fallodon, Northumberland.
Despatches were meet yesterday from the Colonial-office
to the Governors of the West India Islands, British Co.
lumina, Bermuda, and to the Lord High Commissioner of
the Lonn' Islands.

HER MAJLIEY'S NEW. Yeae's Girra —The New
Year's gifts by her Majesty to the poor of the parishes of
Windsor, Clever, and the Holy Trinity, were distributed
yesterday morning at the Town-hall, Windsor, under the
management of the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of
Windsor, the Rev. H. J. Ellison, vicar, the Revs. Thomas
Rookie, R. J. Simpson, and S. J. Stone, curates of St. John's
Church, the Mayor of Windsor, &c. Since the death of
the lamented Prime Consort this annual distribution of her
Majesty's bounty has been divested of the deep and royal
interest attached to it, by its not, as heretofore,
taking place in the riding school in the presence
of her Majesty and the members of the royal family.
The recipient' of the royal gifts were divided into five
classes according to the number of their families. la the first
class then were 16 families, who received each 71ba, of beef
and :3 cwt. of coals, value Bs. 2jd. In the sewed class there
were 37 families, who received each 6114. of beef and 2j cwt.
of coals, value 61. 11d. In the third class there were t'.2
families, to whom were allowed slbs. of beef and 2 cwt, of
coals. value ss. Bd. The fourth class contained 118 families,
who received 41bs. of beef and 1 j cwt. of male. In the fifth
class there were 124 recipients of 31ke. of beet and 1 cwt. of
coals. The meat, which was of the finest quality, was sup-
plied by the royal butchers. In the perish of Windsor
there were 357 families who partook of the royal bounty.
The proportions distributed to Clewer were at the rate of
9 to 4 as compared to Windsor, and three of Holy Trinity as
13 to 6, which was according to the population of the re-
spective parishes.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales are expected to return to Frogmore House on
the expiration of their visit to her Majesty at Osborne,
either to-day (Saturday) or at the beginning of the week.
The prince and princess will remain at Frogmore during this
month, and afterwards will reside at Marlborough House
for some time.

Their Royal Highneffees the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Mary entertained a large party at
dinner last evening et the Cottage, Kew.
The Duke and Duchess of Blanchester go to
Knowsley on Monday to join the distingniihed circle about
to assemble at the invitation of the Earl sod Countess of
Derby.

The Duchess of Montrose left Belgrave-square,
yesteidsy, for the Continent. The noble duke and the
Marquis of Graham are staying at Poiria Castle, on a visit
to the Earl of POW

The Earl and Countess of Westmoreland are
passing the w;oter in town.

The Earl Russell returned to Pembroke Lodge,
Richmond-park, on Thursday evening, from visiting her
Majesty at Osborne.

The Duchess of Inverness entertained a large
party at dinner last evening at her apartments in Ken-
sin;ton Palace. Amongst the company were the Prince
Gortchitkoff, his Esc°Barmy the Spanish Minister and
Madame Comyn. his Etcellency the Danish Minister and
Mille. Bille, the Greek Charge d'Age4,es, the Earl and
Countess of Errol, General Sir Charles and Le ly Gore and
Miss Gore, Mr. Stapleton, Mr. and Mrs. Algernon West, ke
The Earl and Countess of Fife entertained their
Serene i"ghnesses the Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe
Weimar at dinner last evening. A small party were invited
to meet their highnesses.

The Earl of Malme,bury has arrived at his resi-
ilea," in Stratford.),lace from Heron Court for a few days.

We (John /30) understand that the marriage of
Mr. Leigh with Miss Trench will be solemnised in West-
tuinster Abbey on Thunder next. The service will be
choral, and the Archbishop of Dublin will officiate.

COXSECEATION OF THE ARCHBIcHOP OF
LUBLIN.

The Rev. Dr. Trench was yesterday consecrated
Archbishop of Dublin in Christ Church Cathedral. The
hour fixed for commencing the service was 11 o'clock, but
from 10 the cathedral was crowded. His Excellency the
Lord Lieutenant was preseut, accompanied by Mr. Hatchell,
private secretary, and Colonel Forster, A.D.C. Ate quarter
to 11 o'clock the procession from the Chapter•room to the
church was formed. The members of the choir led, the
clergy of the chapter of St. Patrick's Cathedral followed.
After those came the clergy of the chapter of Christ Church,
then the consecrating bishops, then the Primate and his
chaplains, and, finally, the Archbishop-designate and ins
chaplaio, the Rev. Dr. Lee, F.T.C.D.
The consecrating bishops, who were his Grace the Primate,
and the Bishops of Oesory, Killaloe, and Cork, haying take*
their places before the communion table, and the Arch-
bishop•designate and his chaplain having been conducted to
a pew near the table, the service began. The Rev. Mr.
Barton read the prayers, the Rev. Dr. Tisdall and the
Rev. J. H. Monahan read the lemons. The Te Daum and
Jubilate of Mendelesohn were sung by the choir, and, the
morning prayers having cor.cludel, Purcell's beautiful
anthem, "0 give thanks unto the Lord," was sung with fine
elf ect.

The special service for the coasecratiou commenced, the
Primate reading the Commandments and Collect. The
epistle, which was taken from the third chapter of lit
Timothy, was read by the Bishop of °wry ; and the
Gospel, beginning at the kith verse of the 21st chapter of
St. dohs, was read by the Bishop of Killalos. After the
Nicene creed had been chanted,
The Rev. Dr. LEE preached the consecration sermon,
taking his tent from the 3rd verse of the Epistle of Jude—
" Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto Tuu of
the common 'ideation, it was needful for me to write unto
you and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the
faith which was once delivered to the saints." The preaoher.
in conclusion, alluded specially to the ceremony which wss
to take place. The English language had been tared in
order to describe the nature of the gifts of a bishop and the
depth of the responsibility which be undertook. The
Archbishop-desigoete, he believed, would not be unworthy
of a dietioguished line of predecessors, but would prove his
ability and zeal in defending the cause of the Church and
contending earnestly for the faith once delivered to the
saints.

After the sermon, the Queen's mandate having been read,
The Her. Dr. lrench toot the oath of supremacy, and
answered the formal interrogatories of the service, and was
then consecrated Archbishop of Dublin. by the imposition
of the hands of the Lord Primate, and the Bishops of
Ossory,Killaloe, and Cork.

After the cornmuoion he.l been partaken of, the service
terminated.—Dublin Etymng Moil.

Our obituary contains the name of the Earl of
Charlemont, the moo of the patriot, who died last week at
Marino, county of Dublin. an his eighty-ninth year. He
was the intimate friend of Moore and Byron, and married,
in 1802, the beautiful and witty Anne Bermingham, whose
proses both bards were food of sounding. Lord Marie-
, moot was an elegant scholar, and a "wit among wits" no
less than among loafs.—Rrader.
DEATH of THE REV. F. MoNon.—The Rev. F.
Monod one of the moat respected pastors of the French
protestant church in Paris, has just succumbed to •
malady from which be had been long suffering.—Golionani.
ACCIDENT IN THE HUNTINO-FIELD.--011 IVetlUet.
! day lost, while hunting with the Tedworth hounds near
I Dom:dory, in Wiltshire, Lord Clthmaurice, aim of the
Marquis of Lansdowne, was thrown from his horse. and
severely kicked in the face by the animal. His lordship was
I assisted to Boomed, where medical waistlines was obtained ;
and we are glad to hear that has lordship is progressing
favourably.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETING,: FOR THE
ENSUING Wrsg.—Monday : Entomological, at 7; Archi-
; teas, at R. Tuesday : Anthropological, at 4 (anniversary);
Photographic, at A : Royal Institution, at 5, " Electricity
at Rest acd in Motion,' Professor Tynaall (juvenile lec-
tures). Wednesday : Geological, at 8, "Recent Geological
Change., Sornersetshire," Mr. Poole ; " Reds superior to
the &aerie in Suffolk and Essex," Mr. Wood, jun.; Society
of Literature, at Itj. Thursday : Royal Academy, at 8,
" Architecture," Professor Solirke Royal, at H. , Letter
from Dr. Otto Torell to General Sabine, " Houtly Obser-
vations of Magnetic Declination at Port Kennedy, Arctio
Sea. 1858.'59," General Rabic.; Royal Institution. at 3.
" Electricy at Rest sod in Motion," Professor Tyndall
(juvenile lectures). Friday : Archeological Institute, at 4;
Astronomical, at 8.

A DANISH VIEW OF FEDERAL
EXECUTION.

In the hat number of the Doe,ladee we read :
Win avg ►angst ink, lay that the intervention in
Holstein come' under the bead of federal execution!
In the instructions given to the eninmissioners it is ex-
pressly laid down that they have to administer the affairs
of the Duchy, reserving to the Sovereign all his rights and
without doing prejudice to them. Is it, we say, in confor-
mity with the tenor of that order completely to ignore the
existence of the King of Denmark, by allowing the inhabi-
tants publicly to proclaim a new sovereign ? The execution
is nothing less than a meek to foster revolt.
In the interest of peace Europe rejoiced when, on the 7th
December bet, the Confederation voted by a small majority
execution instead of the occupation of Holstein. What has
now become of the distinction between those two ides, ?
Had occupation been voted, it would have been a direct in-
fringement of international law. A heavy pressure has been
exercised upon Denmark to compel her not to monde(
the execution a cocoa WU, and to resist it by force of arms.
The powers who have made their will prevail at Copen-
hagen, and who, disdaining to listen to the wishes of the
nation, have extorted that concession from the government,
have acted under the supposition that it was simply federal
execution, and that any attempt to make a demonstration
in favour of the Duke of Augnstenburg would be rigoroculy
prohibited. What will they say now, after it has been
proved that the Plenipotentiary Commissioners of the Con-
federation pat:valee and facilitate every-thing which tends
to deprive the crown of Denmark of the Duchy of Holstein!
This pressure of the mutral powers at the present moment
is our greatest evil. We do not hesitate to say that the
whole Danish people chafe, with indignation at the incon-
ceivable attitude assumed by the neutral powers, who style
themselves the friends of Denmark.

(REVITICS TELEGRAMS.)
THE NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION AT THE
TUILERIES.

PARIS. JAN. 2.

The Monifriir of this morning contains an ac-
count of yesterday's reception ..1 the diplomatic
body by the Emperor At the Tuileries. It pub-
lishes his Majesty's reply to the address of the
Papal Nuncio, which entirely agrees with the tele-
gram already published.

PROCLAMATION OF THE DUKE OF
AUGUSTENBURG TO THE PEOPLE OF
THE DUCHIES.

KIEL, J. 1, Evestsa.

The Duke of Auguatenburg ha., under the title
of Duke of Sebleatei::-Holstein, pp.elama-
tion to-day, dated Dec. 31, addre,sed to the people
of the Duchies.

The Duke says :—" I would not hold back before
your call. 1 fulfil a duty in hearing the cares of
this momentous epoch. The Federal execution,
which from the beginning was not directed against
my government, has now ceased to have any object.
I am convinced that the Federal Diet will now
acknowledge that tile reasons which determined it
to order the administration ef the Duchy byFederal
commissioners, no longer exist. I expect that my
faithful subjects will, however, respect the Federal
administration, and that they will avoid any con-
flict."

THE BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE MAILS.
SOrTHAMPTON, JAN. 2.

The Royal Mail steamship P.traua, with the
above mails, arrived otl the NE:lies at 11.35. a.iu.
to-day.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(TROY OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS. FRIDAY EVENING.

This is the most miserable New Year's day, in
regard to weather, which has afflicied Paris for a
very long time. Snow, sleet, and slush—presided
over by thick heavy layers of leaden clouds
—reign supreme. The boulevards are deserted,
and the keepers of the traditional stalls mourn
over the ruins of long-treasured hope.
The functionaries in uniform, who spoiled
their polished boots in trudging to the Tuileries to
pay their respects to the Emperor, presented a
melancholy spectacle. Many of them could not
afford a cab, but many more could not get one
for money. The public carriages in Paris are
always insufficient for public accommodation ou a
fete day, and on a day like this, when so many who
would (if fine) have pail visits on foot were forced
to ride, cabs were scarcer than ever, and from the
bad state of the roads many horses were knocked
up early in the day.
Although since the new year's speech to the
Austrian ambassador which suddenly foreshadowed
the Italian war several years ago, the Emperor has
never said anything itnportant to the Corps Diplo-
matique on this anniversary•, the political public
has been all agog to know whether at this important
crisis of the world's destiny he would not say some-
thing from which au inference might be,l raw u one way
or another. As far as I can learn, up to the pre-
sent moment these new year's speeches amount to
nothing—or, if anything, are rather peaceable than
warlike. Peaceable in expression of course they
would be, even if war were intended ; but I believe
it will be found that they contain nu hint of war.
The Emperor used very few words on this occasion ;
and as what he said will be reported to you exactly
by telegraph, I do not send the imperfect accounts
which have reached me.

It will be remembered that when the Pope lately
made Mgr. Bonnechose, Archbishop of Rouen, a
cardinal, he created another cardinal, whose name
was to be subsequently declared. That is techni-
cally called the creation of a cardinal in pdto. The
Franee Central, now says that Mgr. Dupanloup,
the eminent member of the French Academy, and
Bishop of Orleans, is the favoured prelate.
The Daily Noes is seized.

VIVISFAIION IN F IREN E.—La Nw_inne of
Florence contains in its number of Tuesday, the 29th
December, the following statement from Professor Schiff :
"The undersigned thanks the subscribers of the address he
has received respecting vivisection in the Speeola, for the
honour they havedoue tom. He feels it hie duty to declare
that they have been misled by false and absorb report., sod
that the manner io which the physiological experiments at
the Swot& are conducted has always been in conformity
with the wishes expressed by them, which renders the
address absolutely unuecessary. Prof e lOC MAI:111810
SCHIFF. Floreuee. Dec. 28."

THE DANISH QUESTioN.—Lord Robert Cecil bas
addressed a letter to the nrrui correcting some ap-
parent ioaccnracies in its special information from
Homburg. It is obvious from the tone he 'Adopts
that the section of the tories which be represents--
loess who distrust Mr. Disraeli—intend to support the
Danimb aide. The TIMs of the middle classes seem
on the whole, to be of the same opinion, which is alio Lord
Palmerston'.. The Court —the Prince of Wales tempted—
entertains a different view, as does that coosiderable ses-
tina of politicians which holds that Germany is in all raises
the natural ally of Great Britain, the only real defers*
alpinist the aaceodency of the Western and Eastern mili.
taus monarchies.—Spertatcr.
The Maseachusetts volunteers, under the bounty
act just published by the general court, will be the beet
paid troop. in the world. The amount of bounty and pay
to be received for three year's service, by a soldier, who has
previously been iu the army nine mouths or more, if be has
a family of not leas than three persons dependent on his
labour for support, is as follows :—Poited States bounty,
402 dole. ; the Commonwealth's bounty, :t25 deli. ; pay,
468 dole. • ratimse. 324 : clothing, 126 dole.• sal to
family, 4?.42 dole.—total, 2,077 dole. if instead of i 25 dela
in hand from the state, he ..ccepts the offer of 20 dole.
per month increase, he will receive 445 dole. of pay more
than the sum above—New York !agar.
. . . .

Olian Francisco. It Spani:j.l f+itip'g conk, his been
ea/emitted by the Liverpool magistrates for stabbing •
pilot's apprentice.

THE SULTAN AT A THEATRE.

The Sultan attended a representation at the
Italian Theatre. Constantinople, a few evenings ago, an
act quite out of =nal custom. The Lerant Herald gives
the following account of the visit :—" ris usual hour for
the performance is 8 o'clock ; but the Sultan keeps early
hours—he wanted to return in fair time to the Peace ; and
he, moreover, bad brought his little son and nephew, and
dad net desire to expose the children too late to the chill
and frosty air of a winter's night. This was the second
time that Abdul-A six—that any Turkish Sultan, we
believe—had been to a Frank theatre. The coup
was very striking, and presented au attrac-
tive and glittering scene. It did occur to us,
perhaps, that even in the bores the male element was rather
too conspicuous to suit artistic effect ; of course, below, and
above, amongst the celestials, they were as densely packed
as human patience and the theory of matter would permit ;
but there was quite enough of youth and beauty, of bright
eyes and comely faces, of sparkling jewellery and rich
toilettes, to combine with the accessories of light and music
so produce a brilliant tout cnseanide. The Sultan was, of
course, the observed of all observers ; opera-glasses
were incessantly levelled from all quarters of the
house at the central box where, alone, with a
rather grave air, though dashed now and then
with curiosity, and a sort of pleased surprise, wearing his
plain fez, and the lower part of his form wrapped in the
fold of his cloak, sat the ruler of Turkey. If ever a man
was libelled by his photograph it is Sultan Abdul-Az-z.
He has moue of that morose acd semi-scowling appearance
which he is made to wear in his own capital at all places
of public entertainment, and almost at every street corner.
He Ina a fine manly face, intelligent, with clear and open
eyes, keen and rather scrutinizing, bat his countenance
is shaded nearly always with an air of pensiveness
amouutiog almost to sadness, which is so often
present in Turkish physiogoomies. His black and rather
closely cut beard looks all the darker is contrast
with his rapidly-whitening hair, although he is only 34 years
old. Now and then his face lit up with animation at some
fine passage of Verdi in the Trorarorc, and once or twine •
smile played about his features at the humorous absurdities
of the opera buff) of Crispi,,,, which followed it. The
young princes, who were in the next box, and seemed
delighted at the scene, looked very attractive in their co-
quettish little uniforms. Bewilderingly imposing, too,
looked the Arab body-guard in their picturesque costumes.
The Sultan waited until the conclusion, and then, amidst
Visas,' and through illumined streets, dashed away back
to ll.ilnia-Baghtclu"c. The artistes exerted themselves ad-
mirably ; and on leaviog. the Sultan presented the director
and his associates with 650 liras."