The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-07 00:00:00

CIVIL LIST PENSIONS.

The following is a list of all pensions granted be-
tween the 20th day of June, 1864, and the 20th day of
J an*, 1865, sod charged upon the Civil List (pursuant to
Aet 1 Vick, 0. 2).
DAVI or OMIT, JONI 19, 1865.
Dr. Robert Archibald Armstrong (in addition to a former
peneloa of 401.), in acknowledgment of his philological Is.
been as a Gaelic lexicographer, 201.
Mrs. W. Henrietta Bingham (widow of Colonel Charles
Iliagham, of the Borg Artillery), in consideration of her
lets husband's long and eatable serviette, sad of the straitened
°iron:latencies is which she and her children are left, 1501.
Mrs. Boole (widow of the late Professor of Mathematics
in Qama's College, Cork), is eoasiderstion of her late bus-
load's distinguished attainments as an original mathema-
tician of the highest ceder, and of his remarkable labours
towards the extension of the boundaries of science, 1001.
Mrs. Mary Haydn (is addition to three former pensions
of 251. each), is eonsideratioa of the literary merit of her
husband, the l►te Mr. Haydn, author of " Dictionary of
Dates," " Book of Dignities," and other works, 251.
Mr. John Baylor, ea account of his labours as a portrait
painter, 501.
Mr. William Howitt, in consideration of the ion aid
useful mew of literary labour in which both be and his
wife have been wigged, 1401.
Dam or Cisawr, Nov. 17, 1864.

Mrs. Bertha Hill, daughter of the late Robert Mothry,
is ocieslderstiois of the services rescind by her IMe lather
to Beglish Moreton, 1001.
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DAT/ or GSA" Joys 19, 1865.

Mr. Henry Laing, in consideration of the services he has
rendered to the study of Scotch antiquities and Scotch his.
Jeri& research, 501.
Mrs. Anne Leech (widow of the late Mr. John Leech),
in emaideration of the merit of her late husband se an
artist, 1001.
Mr. Richard Cockle Lucas, in mmaidamtion of his merit
as an artist, and of his having present; Ito the Kensington
Museum some valuable ivory carving and antiquities,
1504
Dr. David Nicol, in consideration of his long and zealous
auctions for the moral and literary improvement of the
community in which he lives, and of the fact of his being
suddenly inosparitated by disease from the professional
wadies which wee his coly source of income, 1004
Mrs. Elizabeth Reid (widow of Dr. Roswell Reid), in
consideration of the efforts of her late husband to promote
the knowledge cf chemistry, and the practical science of
ventilatkm ; and of the narrow circamstences in which she
is left, 100&
Mr. Richard Swam, on account of bis contributions to
botanical and geographical knowledge ; the result of travels
in (South America • and of his alnico/ in introducing
cinchona (quinine) eorls into India, in 1850, 501.
Mr. Thomas Wright. as an author who has oontritinted
much to English literary and political history, 651.
Total, 42001.

The Bishop of London and Mrs. Tait entertained
at dinner, at Fulham Palace on Wednesday Let, the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury end Miss Lamle'', his Grace
the Archbishop of Armagh mad Mm. Beresford, hie Excel-
lency the Danish Minister (Baron Ramokranta), the Earl
wad Ociantem of Levee wed Lady A. B. Leslie Mel-
ville, the Bishop of Grahamstown aid Mrs. Cotterell, Mr.
William Stirling, M.P., and Lady Anna Stirling, Professor
Lightfoot, Mr. end Mrs. Joba Mussy, Mrs. and Miss Neale,
Mn. Knotdord Panama, Miss Spotteer. Rev. W. H.
Fremantle, Mr. Hazard, Mrs. Fortssate, he.
A marriage was solemnised yesterday morning at
All Saiete Chunk, Fulham:, by the Bishop of London, is
the preemies of Lord Palsecreton mad a large number of the
local gentry, between the Rev. R. 0. Baker, M.A., vicar of
Fulham, zed Miss Bolivia, daughter of the Right Hoc.
Laurette* Bulimic, P.O. Miss &divan, who is a niece of
Lord Palmerston, Is 40 years of age, while the bridegroom
has attained the 'native age of 77.
The Levant Herald of the 28th ult. says :—" The
(earth 'mammary of the &Mae' socesrion was celebrated
with more than usual Mat on Sunday. The city and
suburbs were illuminated with almost napreeedented
splendour, while the greet event was the evening fete
gives by the Grand Vizier at his palace at Saadi& The
pawns aloag the Bosphorus was quite a fairy some, as yell
niter Tall exhibited its long facade of superb illumine-
floes. Antoegst them the most conspicuous were the palace,
of A'ali Pada and Kiamil Pasha at Brink, and those of the
Nodes envoy, Mims Hussein Khan, and of the Viceroy
of Egypt—the latter of which bore away the palm of
megniikeees from all the reek The shipping in the Hors
and slcsg the Beephorce was likewise splendidly lighted
up. At the palms of Paid Packs, ell that art coed effect
was lavished in adornment, sad the brilliancy of the prdens
presented a wattage almost of Fasten magic. The can-
patty, whisk ineladed nearly all of reek and beeaty whick
the capital meld furnish. assbered about 1,000, and the
festivities were kept op with the utmost spirit un daybreak 4
The Grind Vizier himself frequently made the tour of the
sseawswats. Tlw ball wee preceded. as we led already
insoetesed. by a pawl diploma* sad adaiewlei basr
quit."