The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-28 00:00:00

THE ANNIVERSARY OP HER MAJESTY'S

CORONATION.(THIS DAY.)

To-day (Saturday) being the anniversary of her
Majesty's coronation, the bells of St. Martin's-in-the-
Fields, St. Marg►ret's, Westminster ; St. Mary Abbot's,
Ketsiogton, and other churches in the suburban districts,
rang forth their peals. The nags at the Tower, Post-office,
and other public offices, were displayed. The shipping in
the river were gaily dressed, and the usual salutes were fired
from the dockyards and forts.

The Queen and Royal family Buffered a great

accession of grief yesterday morning by the receipt
of the melancholy intelligence of the death of
Major-General the Hon. R. Bruce. Enjoying the
entire confidence and the sincere regard and
esteem of the Queen and Prince Consort, General
Bruce was intrusted with the charge of the Prince
of Wales as his governor, a trust which he dis-
charged with fidelity, mod judgment, tact, and
kindness rarely equalled. Upon the receipt of the
intelligence of the dangerous state of the general's
health upon Thursday evening the Prince of Wales
immediately made arrangements to go to London
to visit his revered friend. His Royal Highness
left Osborne at seven o'clock yesterday morning,
before the sad intelligence bad reached Osborne
by telegraph.
The Marquis of Hastings has left Long's Hotel.
Mrs. Farquharson's (of Invercauld) second soirle
datuante is pnetnons4 from Tuesday, the Bth proximo, to
Wednesday, the 9th July.

By the death of Major-General the Hon. R.
Bruce, the following promotions will take place :—Colonel
the Hon. GeorgeiCadogan, C. 8., late of the Grenadier

Guards, to be Major-General ; Lieutenant-Colonel R. Jen-
kills, unattached, Staff-Officer of Pensioners at Chatham,
to be Colonel ; Major G. Lefevre Dickson, late of the 30th
Regiment, to be Lieutenant-Colonel ; and Captain R. C.
Dudgeon, 61st Regiment, to he Major in the army.
The committee of the Fine Arta Club will hold
a eolarrrsecimie on Wednesday evening at the residence of
Mies Bartlett Coatis, Piccadilly.
Frteuda of the late Johu Cross and admirers of
his pictures will learn with satisfaction (says the Athourust)
that a grant of 1004 per annum has been made to his widow
from the Civil Lid.

At a late meeting of the Society of Painters in
Water-Colour*, for the election of a full member from the
list of &omelette, the choice fell open Mr. Market Foster.

The memorial of John Locke, proposed m a com-
panion figure to Robert Blake, is to be inaugurated at the
Shire Hall, Taunton, at the next meeting of the Somerset.
shire magistrates, on Wednesday.
_ _

M. Alphonse Esquires, whese papers on English
society in the Revue du Deux Mundt. are well knows,
writes an article about Frenchmen in London in the now
number of the Cornhill.

" Romola " is the title of the novel which the
author of "Adam Bale" contributes to the CornAill
Magazine, and it commences with a handsome instalment
el forty pages. The CornhUrs yellow covers are henceforth
to be swelled by an additional article—a review of the lite-
rature, eatenee, and at of the month.

The meetings of scientific societies for next week
axe :—Tuseday Ethnologitsl, 8, " Human Remains, Malay
Peninsula," Professor Huxley ; " Human Remains, Valley
of Trent," Mr. Mackie; " Veddahs of Ceylon," Mr.
Bailey ; " Drawings from Sierra Leone," Mr. Clarke ;
"Influence of Climate, &c., on Man," Dr. Koos. Wed-
nesday : Horticultural, 1, Show. Friday : Arcbseological
Institute, 4; Horticultural, 2, Election of Fellows.
Saturday: Asiatic, 3, "Philological Affinities of Coptic
and Ancient Egyptian Languages," Mr. Stuart Poole.
Rumours regArdiug coming theatrical changes
(says the Illestrakti Times) are still current. Among them
are Mr. Wetster's proximate retirement ; Mr. Wigan's
occupancy of the Prinotees ; and a division of the company
at the Strand, some of whom—notably Mr. Rogers and Miss
Marie Wilton—it is said, are, with the aid of Miss Oliver,
about to establish themselves at the Royalty. _ _

This evening a new drama, from the pen of Mr.
Edmund Phelps, son of the tragedian, is produced at the
Standard Theatre.

Mr. Benjamin Webster announces a new drama,
Jessie Brows, for immediate production at the New
Adalphi. . . .

Israel's Delirzrance from Babylon, the oratorio by
Herr Wachner, founded on Moore's Sacred Melodies, is to
be performed at Exeter Hall on the 30th of next month,
with a strong mat of singers, a chorus of four hundred voices
and Mr. Mellon to conduct—for the benefit of the British
Columbia Female Emigration Society.
The National Choral Society announce a perform-
ance of Slijah for Thursday seat.

Mr. Benedict will give the four Exhibition com-
poeitioee at his concert on Monday next.
. .

Mr. Hall, the father of the youlug lady who was
murdered at Fordiogbridge last Sunday, is so 111 from the
calamity which has befalleu him that he is sot expected to
live.

Some specimens of wool have been received at
Sydney from the Feels. Islands.