The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-02 00:00:00

eine, Chairman ; the Right Hon. R. Lowe, M.P., Sir
Alexander Spearman, Bart., Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. Thrill&
and Mr. Edgar Howring,aenetary.

Mr. wiliest= &Waded.

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Yesterday, a meeting of s preliminary kind wise
bald at the Marisa-house, seder tin auspices of the LORD
Maros, the object of which wee to edgiest* a public sub-
scription towards the erection, in ewes coespicuous position
in the capital of the ocrentry, of a essasorial denoted to per
the mew and character of the late Prime Co' snort.
The idea was pertly spontaneous oe the part of
the chief eligiehmte of the City, end partly suggested
by men to wises opinions be felt boned to de-
fer. Before, however. taking any. public step In
a matter of such delicacy and importance, the
Lord Mayor cossetted several of the leading bankers sad
merchants; among others Baron Lionel Rothschild, M.P.,
and two of his brothers, Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., and
Mews. Smith, Payne, and Co. He found in those quarters
but one Jeep feeling on the 'subject, and an unanimous
desire to give it prompt and public expression. Yesterday,
in addition both* the hoed Meyer coevensd a meeting of
has brethern of the Court of Aldermen, at the Manna's.
house, to take canasel with them upon the matter. The gen.
demon posseet were, besides the chief negitrate, Alderman
Copeland, M.P., Alderman ORIOUIORS, M.P, Alderman
Fiume, Aldernseoarter, Alderson's Rene, Alderman Aliso,

Alden-lea Makin, and Mistime Bee* ; the first fear of
whom, as is well heave, have fa tars es erred the office of
Lead Mayer. Among thin, tee, the feellog was unanimous
to favour of the grepseel, sad before aspsratiog they passed
a resolutioa that it was desitable to convene a public meet-
* forthwith, as a mew of giving it edict. The Lord
Mayor. wing is the seggiskios, W mconlingly celled a
public meet*, to he held is the Mgyptien.hell of the
Naosioo-house, at 2 o'clock as Thursday next ; and last
evening luteeesmaaleated the result of the interview with

the alskrmes, and with the eraineet merchants and beakers
who harm boa mused, to Lord Palmerstoo,*as the hood of
her majasay's parenuwest. experasiag a hope that what ha
had dam fa the raattot valid meet with his lordship's
approbatasa.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge is
ceased to Gloucester HOMO by an attack of gout.
Lord and Lady Arthur Hay are expected in town
is a tow days from ilio Continent.

Lord ilerrirs has left Thomas'. Hotel, Berkeley-
palm, for Iveriegtos Park, Yorkshire.

Lady Gladstone and the Misses Gladstone have
an at (Abridges Hotel from Scotland.

Sir Culling isrilley has left Claridge 's Hotel for
Sri* Kett.

A marriage is arrangdil between Colonel the
Hoe. J. Somme Celthorpa, eon of Lord Caltherpe, and
grandson of the Duke of Beaufort., and Mrs. Frederick
Crews, only daughter of Captain sad Mrs. Frederic
Chamier, R.N.

We (Worcester Chroatele) regret to hear that the
lady of the Hon. H. Commtry, who has been eD long
serioutly 111 at Mena Howbeit'', has had a relapse. Bap
aiciam of enummoe were sent fur from Loodon and Edin-
burgh, but they give no hopes of her recovery. On Mon-
day the whole of her atunerom family were telegraphed for
to take their lad adieu.

The trade of Dublin has just been exempted
from some heavy imposts. The 2s. entry, and also the
imposts on the trade of this port for the purposes of the
Public Safety Harbour at Kingstown, for the abolition of
which the Council of the Chamber of Commerce ban'
laboured so bug. amazed on Tutaday, the council having,
after extraordinary exertions, induced the legislature to
nowise the injustice of thoie taxes upon the enterprise
of our merchants, and to decide upon their discontinuance.
The differential duties also ceased, by which the Ballaat-
°dice meanies will be demean! by 3,0031. a year.
The American mails by the Africa, which were
landed at Queenstown yesterday morning about 3 11.1 M, left
Queenstown by special boat to Cork at 3.40 a.m. A epeeist
train conveyed them to Dahlia, and thence to Kingstows„
where a special boat, which had been kept in steam all
night, was ia readiness to carry them to Holyhead. They
left Holyhead by a special eagineorineh had also been kept la
waiting all sight, sad arrived at Emtoseigaare at ten minutes
before 9 in the evening, having thus accomplished the
Joann from Qoseostown to Loudon la 17 hours and 10
minutes. The distance from Holyhead to London (204
miles) was accomplished in five hems and 43 minutes,
including ail stops and delays by Impediments ou the Ilea.
This is probably the most extreordleary expressing es
record, bearing in mind the fact that the railway company
had very short, notice of the intentions of the Poatioffice,
and that the onlinary traffic of this important line did not
admit of interruption.

Archbishop Hughes still remains in Paris. For
several Sundays his sermons delivered is the church of St.
Rah attracted large numbers duns. The archbishop will
meosod to Rome is the course of a few days fur the par-
of paying his reaped' to the Holy Father. On Mon-
day he dazed in the Irik College along with *Gravel of his
countrymen who have abtalood the mine hierarchial posi-
tion as this Irish AIMIIiOIII prelate. They included the
Archbishops of Abyssinia, sad Pekin. and the General of the
Order of Bs. Viet do Peal. In the erasing Archbishop
Hughes, sosempaided by some French and Irish Rama
catholic clorgymea, and aa Irish mass doctor who has.
the Cress of the Louisa of Hower. mode a coil epos the
American Coml. the Stet domed in full emenkels.

THE ROAM IintOILIAL.-We (Sheritorm Jour,
well understand dot Plarquia of Balk G. W. Digby,
Esq., J. 11. Jacob. Feq.. aed Edward HIIISOMO, Bp., brae
comented to act as trustees to this fund.