The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-12 00:00:00

CIVIL LISP PENBIO7B.

The following is a list of all pensions granted
between June 20, 1861, and June 20, 1862, and charged
upon the Civil List :—Mies Elizabeth Rely and Mies Marie
Josephine Faucet (a joint pension), 1001. (in consideration
of the late Dr. Rely's long career in the public 'or-
rice, and of the merit of the scientific medical
works of which he was the author). Mr. Richard
Cori, 501., in addition to his former pension of 501.,
(on account of the great value and utility of his father's dis-
coveries in the working of iron, and of his failure to derive
any pecuniary benefit therefrom). Mm. Mary Cross, 1001.
(in consideration of her late husband's merits as a painter,
and of her straitened circumstances). Mm. Jar Fonblasque,
100/. (on account of her husband having been 44 years in
the consular service, and of his death having been caused by
an attack made upon him while at his post at Belgrade, by
a Turkish soWier, when his family was left entirely unpro.
riled for). Dr. John Hart, fellow of the Royal College of
Surgeons is Ireland, 751. (in consideration of hi re-
tributions to the screen of anatomy and physiology, and of
his being afflicted with blindness and broken health).
Mr. Charles Mackay, 1001. (in consideration of his retrain-
time to poetry and to general literature). Miss Emma
Robinson, 751. (in consideration of her many romances, hie-
torical plays, and other contributions to periodical litera-
ture, of admitted excellence). Mr. George Rainey, HUI.
(in consideration of his labeling in the field of minute ana-
tomy and physiology, and of the many works on the subject
which he boa given to the public in the transactions of learned
societies without receiving any pecuniary remuneration).
Mr. Leitch Ritchie, 1001. (in acknowledgment of his labours
to enrich the literature of his country, and to elevate the
intellectual condition of the poor). Mr. Thomas Roscoe,
501. (in consideration of hie literary labours). Mr. John
armor, 100!. (in consideration of hie contributions to liters.
tare, and of his career of usefulness at bore, and of educa-
tional Labours among the natives of fettle, in spite of his
being blind from within two years of his birth). Mr. bane
Taylor, 1001. (in public acknowledgment of his eminent
services to literature, especially in the departments of his-
tory and nhilowiphydanug a period of more than 40 years).
Mr. John Wade, 501. (in consideration of his ortributkes
to political literature, more especially during the time of
the Reform Bill of 1832). Mrs. Janet Wilson and Mir
Janie Wilson, 1001. (a joint pension, in coesideration ajar
eminent services of the late Professor George Wilson, of
Edinburgh, as a public teacher, and a scientific man).—
Total, 1,2001.

WAR-otrien, JULY 11. 37th Regiment of
Foot.—Major-General Sir Thome/ Simeon Pratt, K.C.8.,
to be colonel, Ties Lieutenant-General John Foam, de.
ceased.—Gozette.

Fontenot-omen, JULY B.—The Queen has barn
plumed to approve of Nenhorßras Fernandes u Vics-Coasul
at Bombay for his Majesty the King of Portugal and the
Altr:—Guam&
RISKIFIATION OF KIRKCALDY &MORK —A
vacancy is immediately etpected io the repr sentation at
the Kirkcaldy Burghs, by the retirement of Colonel Fer-
man, M.P., who him served the constituency sines 1841.
Several candidates in the liberal interest have already been
spoken of.

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OSBORNE. :DU IL
The Queen drove out yesterday. Lord Charles
Fits• Boy attended on horseback.
The Primo of Wales and Prince Alfred returned to
Osborne hat night at a quarter before 8 o'clock.
. .

The Connie; of Desert and the Hon. Victoria Wortley
have succeeded the Duchies of Athole and the Hon. Emily
Cathcart as Lady and Maid of Honour in Waiting.

The Vioeroy of Egypt, accompanied by his nephew Mita-
kph& Emits, and attended by the Hon. Charles A. Murray,
Zultlicar Pacha, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and several
other members of his suite, was present at the distribution
of prises at the International Exhibition yesterday, where
his Highness represented Turkey.

The Prince Otioeort's Memorial Committee had a meet•
log yesterday at the Pekoe of Westminster—preeept,
the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Clarendon, the Lord Mayor,
sad Sir C. L. Eastlake.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Coloniel-odice
from the Governor of Owed& Despatches were mat to the
Governors of Gibraltar and Malta.

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LOUIS OP EWA

Soon after noon on Wednesday last the royal
yacht Victoria and Albert, which had left Cowes roads on
the previous evening, arrived at Antwerp, having on board
their Royal Rightness!' the Prince and Princess Louis of
Hesse and their writes. The Count of Flanders, who had
arrived from Brussels in the morning, went on board the
yacht to pay his respects to their royal highneesee, and to
welcome them to Etrussels.

On quitting the vessel the royal party were saluted by a
salvo of 24 guns, and the crew manned yards and cheered
most lustily.
The princess, who was dressed in deep mourning, wee
naturally the object of much attention as her royal highness
walked front the yacht to the royal carriage in waiting at
the landing-place, where were stationed a guard of honour
from the garrison ►nd a regimental band. Amongst the
officials present were Lord Howard de Walden (the British
Minister at Brusaels), H. Lambert (the consul for Here),
and the civil and military authorities at Antwerp.
On arriving at the railway station at Brands, their
royal highneama were received by the Duke and Duchess
of Brabant and the Prussian Minister, and were conducted
to the palace.

The royal tmveitets continued their journey to Germany
on Thursday.

HER MAJINIT'II JOURNRY NORTH.—Her Majesty
and the royal suite will leave Windsor for Balmoral
Tuesday, the 22nd inst.; and Mr. Dunbar, of the railway
refreshment rooms here, his received instructions to prepare
breakfast for the royal party on the following morning.
Her Majesty, it is said, will remain about an hour at the
general terminus and then proceed northward.—Perdatkire
Advertiser.

PRINCE LOUIS OF HOME --OSBORN; JIIIT 5.
The Queen, Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the
Garter, has been graciously plowed by letters pateet, trader
the Great Seal of the Order, bearing date this day, to dis-
pense with all the statutes and regulations observed in re•
pad to installation, and to grant unto his Grand Ducal
Highness Priem Frederic William Lords of Here, Knight
of the said Most Noble Order, full power and authority to
exercise all rights and privileges belonging to a Knight
Companion of the said Most Noble Order of the Garter, in
as full and ample a manner as if he had been formally in-
stallei, any decree, rule, or usage to the contrary notwith-
standing.—Gazdte.

The Duke and Duchess D'Ayen and the Duke de
NOSIUSS have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Peri&

Her Royal Highnesa the Duchess of Cambridge
entertained a distinguished party at dinner hat evening at
her royal highness's apartments in St. James's Palace.
Atter dinner her royal highness received a select party.
The Duchess Dowager of Norfolk and Lord and
Lady Foley have left town for Worksop, Nom, and for Gap
sell Hall, Sheffield, to attend the funeral of the late Lady
Edward Howard, appointed to take place to-day.

The Duke and Duchess of Wellington entertained
at dinner last evening, at Apdey House, their Same High
imam the Grand Duke Bernhard of Sere Weimar, the
Prince and Princess Hermann of Saxe Weimar, the Prince
and Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Duke and Duchess
of Hamilton, the Earl Granville, the Princess Obelensins,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailsebary, Marchiooesn
of Ely, Lady Susan Ramsay, Earl of St. Germans, Viscount
Palmerston, Viscount Sydney, and the Grand Duke's Aide-
de-Camp, Count Schleinits.
His Excellency Baron de Benet hu arrived at
Farrance's Hotel from Saxony.
Lord and Lady Hatherton have left Thomas's
Hotel, Berkeley equate, for Dover.

Lord and Lady Otho Fitzgerald entertained at
dinner last evening, at their mansion on Oarlion-houte-
terries, the Duke of Leinster, \raiment Newry, the Earl
and Countess of Clancarty, Lady de Roe and the Hon.
Mies de Roe, Sir Ralph and Lady Howard, Sir &brie Land-
seer, Sir Edward Baker, and Mr. and lady Jame Repton.
The marriage was celebrated, on the Bth, at the
British Legation, Brussels, of Sir Rutherford Alcoa, K . C. 8.,
H.B.X's Envoy Extiaordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tiary in Japan, to Lucy, widow of the Rev. John Lowder,
IL A., late British Ohaplain at Shanghae, China.

Lady Alfred Paget gave birth to a daughter on
Wednesday Lit

Earl Cowley has left the French capital for
London.

A relative of Mr. Ewart, M.P., says the Bristol
Mercury, has been presented to the vicarage of Bishop's
Canniags, rendered vacant by the death of the Venerable
Archdeacon Macdonald. The rev. gentleman, whobears the
same name am the worthy M.P., was for upwards of 20
years curate of Pimpenze, a small parish in Dorsetehire.

On the Consideration of Fortifications (Provision
for Expenses) Bill, Sir G. C. Lewis will move to leave out
the proviso in clause 2, and insert the following proviso :
"Provided always, that it shall not be lawful to apply any
of such sums to any work not specifically named in the
schedule, nor to apply to any work any greater sum than
that which is set down in the schedule u the total esti-
mated cost of the work, nor for her Majesty's principal
secretary of Mate for the war department to enter into any
contract involving the expenditure in any district of •
greater sum than is hereby and by the act of the 23rd and
24th years of Victoria, chapter 109, authorised to be ex-
pended during the period ending on the Lt day of August,
1863, without inserting in such contract • condition that
the same shall not be binding on the said principal secretary
until it has lain for one mouth upon the table of the Home
of Commons without disapproval ; and the rid instruct
shall have so power of validity until it shall have lain for
one month upon the table of the House of Comma with-
out disapproval, anima previous to the lapse of that period
such contract shall have been approved by a resolution of
the said house."

A parliamentary return issued this morning
states that the number of proposals end plans for the pur-
pose of shot-proof ships submitted to the Admiralty be-
tween the lst of May, 1859, and the let of May, 1862,
amounts to 590. The whole were, in the Brat instance,
referred to the Comptroller of the Navy and the assistant
officers of his department for consideration and report ; 85
were subsequently referred to the committee on iron
plate; 19 to Captain Hewlett, commanding the gunnery
ship at Portamonth ; and Ito a specie committee. Oa
the 12th ult. there were 37 plans and proposal under
consideration.

We learn from a parliamentary return, issued
this morning, that 4,359 troops of her Majesty's service am
now stationed is China, and 1,556 of ber Majesty'. Indian
service (Benpl and Ponjaub Native Infantry). The latter
receive Indian allowances out of the Imperial Fund. There
are also 70 pus lamas, paid by Crest Britain, now in Chine.
Mr. Balfe's cantata for Mr. Sims Reeves is en-
titled Mamma.

Dr. Bennett announces a new overture for the
Philharmonic Jubilee Galant on Moeda, next.

The statues of Lords Eldon and Stowell, which
are mated, seven feet and a half high, of marble, and were
coeunenoed by Chantrity for New College Ante-Chapel, have
been placed in the new Library of traivenny CoUep,
Oxford.

Mr. Woodward has oommenoed photographing
AU the most important drawings in the library of Windsor
Castle. We (Adicaanas) trust this action will not be omi-
finsd to the architectural drawings. It is known that
many MBS. by L. da Vinci exist there, together with cer-
tain drawings unpublished and reported to be of great in-
teract.