The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-09 00:00:00

WBATHER REPORT.

SAVILDAT, MAY

Nairn 90.01'64
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Leith MOB 86
Ardroman 30.1061
Pertrush 90 bent
Galway 90.16'66
Valentin pomp
Queenstown 10.146
Holyhead 30.14111
Liverpool 90.17H1
Pembroke 90.16.61
Penzance 30.1764
Jersey
L'Orteet 10.0014
Rochefort 10.0067
Plymouth 16.17 61
Weymouth 10.1166
Portsmouth 10.1066
Kerr. 30.16 60
Loudon 30.16 60
Dower 10.1164
Ysrmouth 10.1743
dearboronalL 30.1711
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FOREIGN-OFFICE, Aran 29.—The Queen has been
graciomly pleased to appoint Haney Adrian Churchill. Pao.,
0.&, sow her Majesty's Constil-Geoeral is &ris, to be Mr
Majesty's Consul-General
hi Algeria. The Queen has also
been graciously pleased to appoint George Jac son Eldridge,
Fag., now her Majesty's Consul at Erzeronm, to be her
Majesty's Coasul.General hr Syria. The Queen has elm
been graciously
,leased to appoint Sandal Callender Esq.,
now her Majesty'. Consul at Rhodes, to be het Majesty's
Consul at Erzeroum.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY s.—The Queen has been
pleased to approve of Don Federico Faque as Consul at Sin-
gapore for ber Majesty the Queenof Spain.
ItzY. JAMES'. PALACE, MAY s.—The Queen has
been pleased, on the nomination of the Right Hon. Lord
Foley, to appoint Major James Leith, V.C., one of her
Majesty's Hoe. Corps of Gentlemen.atArma, vice Charles
James Cox, Esq., rotted
INDIA-OFFICE, MAY b.—The Queen has been
girto appoint William Holloway, Esq., of the Madras
l" Servioe, to be aJudgs of the High Court at Madras.

THE PROPBSED Ponca AMALOAMATION
Yesterday, after a Kitting of some length, the select com-
mittee of the House of Commons, consisting of Colonel
Wilson Patten (chairman), Mears. Darter, Bramston,
Dunlop, Egerton, Henley, Herbert, Letroy, Puller, Walpole.
and Wrighteon, declared that in the one of the proposed Bill
for the Almalgarnation of the City and Metropolitan Police
the standing orders of parliament had not been duly com-
plied with. The bill mast consequently be withdrawn.
The Army and Nary Gazette says that the
rumour that Lord Clarence Paget is about to proceed to the
North American station to relieve Vice-Admiral Sir Alex-
ander Milne, K.C.8., his been revived. It is stated that
he will hoist his gag in his old ship, the Princess Royal.

A petition against the construction of a railway
viaduct lerool Ludgate-hill u in course of signature by
all the leading City firms, the following being among the
names already affixed to it —Baring Brothers and Co. ;
Foraeott., Grote, and Co.; Frederick Ruth and Co. ; N. M.
Rothschild and Sons ; Glyn, Milli, and Co.; Bankq and
Oo ; Finlay, Napes, and Co.; Thomson Monkey and Co.;
Smith, Payee, and Co.; Heywood, Kennard', and Co.;
Barclay, Bevan, and Co. ; Copeatake, Moore, and Co.;
Dimadale and Co.; Western Wood ; Jones Loyd and Co.;
Roberts, Lubbock, and Co.; Banbury and Lloyds; t3eorge
Moffatt; Spooner, Attwood, and Co.; J. sad R. Marley;
Leaf, Sons, and Co.; Mssterman and Co.; Grepon and
Co., &c.
Mr. Millais has sold the " Eve of SL Agnes" to
Mr. Charles Lucas, the well-known coetniator. The price
is stated (says the Illustrated Timer) to he eight hundred
pleas.
The following are the names of the fifteen selected
out of the whole number of fora-fire candidates whom the
council of the Royal Society recommend to the fellows for
election. The dry fixed for the elecbion is Thursday,
June 4 :—E. W. Cooke, Esq., W. Crooke*, Fan., J. Fergus.
son, Eq., F. Field, Req., Res. R. lierleyor. B. Hied, Far 4.,
C. W. Merrifield, En., Professor D. Oliver, F. W. Pam,
M.D., W. Piogelly, Req., H. E. Roscoe, Esq., Rev. G.
Salmon, D.D., 8. J. A. Salter, Ent., Rev. A. P. Stanley,
D.D., and Colonel F. H. Eardley Wilmott, B.A.
A special exhibition of sculptures iu ivory will
be open to members of the Arcbscolugical Institute, at the
apartments of the institute, from Monday, Jaw 1, to
Saturday, June 13, inclusive.
Candidates for admission into the Royal Academy
as associates have always bees compelled to attend at the
Academy in the month of Mar, atd isecribe their names in
a book kept there. In the usual notice at the commence.
meat of the exhibition catalogue for thin year we find it
announced, however, that exhibitor of this or last year
" may become candidates by inscribing their names, or rose.
stusicating by letter to the merreary, during the month of
May." The italics denote the alteration.
The first of eight matinees, which M. Halle will
give, will take place oa Friday next.
The New Philharmonic Society announces Mdlle.
Fioretti and Signal Tamberlik for its next concert. Mr. I.
F. Barnett is to be the pianist.
_ .

Mr. Benedict, for hie coming concert, to be held
on JUDO 1, advertises three unpublished osinpositious by
Weber.

Signor Gardoni is coming to London this year,
only to slog is orocerte.
We (Athenaeum) read of still another National
Association for the Encouragement of Mamie startiog under
good auspices ; the first step of which is to invite a oompe•
titian of choirs, to be held at the Crystal Palace oo the 4th
of July, announcing a list of prizes se follows :—For choirs
above 100 actual members, 2007., 757., ; for choirs be'
low 100 actual members, 1001„ 507., 301., 201. Every corn•
peting choir must number at least forty members ; sod, it
is added, that "unless at least eight large choirs mid
twenty small choirs are entered, there will be so competi-
tion for the respective classes of prize."
The Vienna journals state that several cafi,s of
that city have lately introduced a machine for shuffling
cards, which performs the work with great mistily.
The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa states that the
Lombardia steamer having arrived at that port from La
Maddalena, an island not far distant from Caprera, the
custom•bouse officers searched the vessel, and fouod a
cannon packed up ion box with some whims ; the ship's
papers, moreover, presented some irregularity. Among the
passengers there were Menotti Garibaldi, Dr. Prandins,
Father rentaleo, and other 3 from Caprera.