The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-30 00:00:00

TO TES D!TO1 OP TES SI.PRISS.

B/R,—On Monday last Prince Alfred's "goemnor*
arm • simple lieutenant, on Tuesday ha bed main to be
captidn and brevet-msjor. But why major P Although, /
dace say, a very deserving raw, and undoubtedly a highly
educated gentleman, Major Cowell, MIL, bee seem no
service whatever, exempt at Buckingham Palace end
Bd-
aerel, where his gofer, however effectively performed, were
baldly al a kind i 0 olds his to maker, promotion.
I her the edveixemmat el Major Cowell, Mee the helium
lately bestowed on 81r Charles "Polonium" Phipps, 5.C.8.,
sod bb son-in-law, Captain Tear, of the single clasp, go far
is prove the truth of the ancient proverb : " One campaign
In the court is worth two in the field."—l am, to.,
Little Britain, Oct. 28. " CAPTAIN EMINTRY."

INTELLIGINCA

CAMBRIDGE, Ocr. 29.
Pitanwtxze—The Medical Act passed in the last
swim of parliament (21 and 22 Victotia, . 90) dimellag
that ass member at Me Omani Council of Edam-
tilin at the Vaned Marl= shell iron damn, time be dam
by thatinivirilly of Cambridge, Dr. Road, olCorpm
and Baena PMmeer of Payola, Imbue' this day Ceisoiedlt
the NOM%

Mr. D. Nutt and Meters. Williams and Norgste
have In the peer a reprint of the " Vatican Greek Teats-
mot," by Maisel Mg, which hie lately been published
with the Septuagint in Rome, though not to be had
utPartfal7.

The sneoess of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews
her bein se great that their original engagement time
north at the Haymarket has been extended to six weeks,
after which they perform at the Theatre Royal, Dubai; for
a limited period.
Mies Amy Sedg wick, the popular actress of the
Haymarket Theatre, whose series Muse for some .Nips
past prevented her appearance en the stage, has recently
(mays the Ain day Times) bestowed her hand on Dr. Parkes.
her medical attendant.

A new feature has jest been added to the public
galleries of the Braila. Museum. Some of the rarest and
choicest tresuares of ibM jealously guarded corner of our
while hrsltletloa, wiled the Print-room, have within the
but weak been ensnared cn screens in the lightest end most
antra part of the Hiss's Library.
Mr. S. C. Hall is about to deliver two lectwes
" Oa the Anthem el the .64e"—isansoriu, he terms them,
derived from personal sequabdances sod nwelleedoee. Mr.
Hail opens with Honteli Mare and Lady Morgan, and eon•
dude' with Theodore Hook sod Toes Hood.

What may be ocomidera a literary aariority hes
just appeared as Wilma, In Poland, being a Hebrew treads-
tica, by a K. Bohalmaa, at Eugene Sae " Mystiree de
Paris."
The Saturday Review says of the article for
which Count Mcataissabert is about to be prosecuted by the
Preach govern:sant It is with plasm., that we ken
reed is the hot &unbar of k Correspondaat —a publicatiom
whose merits are not so widely appreciated in this country
as they dues—a study on England and the Englialt, tem
the pea ol Y. de licatalembert. It signifies little who

makes your osricaturs, bat if yen want a portrait yen mod
have as artist. To no hand in Europe would we mom
willingly give • commission le paint the country that
love than to that of W. de pd•asahmbert. He bee amid,
given cm a specimen of his powers, cad kis last sasay, le ear
try surpasses his preview .line. In the 'dish to likk
we refer, and whiob 4 =titled ' lla DAM Bur masa
Parkmant Angle's; will be frond the most splendid, sod
on the whole, we maims to say, the *test vino:Wks
which he yet appeared of the character of England, soled
those malignant amanita which have bean levelled spiel
her in the Continental prim, and from which she has bee
so ill-defeeded by her ova."

The 0.01c1:1 loured of Vienna moonier that
the Rammer has snowed Bar= Lions& de Itatimbili to
rutin the post of Austrian Causal-General at Landau,*
bas 1114/1111•91 aunts-Na with his long and (alibied sesbet;
also that its Rutekr has appointed Baron Audi/aids
Rothschild to the want place.
A report is current this afternoon in Paris ast
General de 8•114 eon-ba-law of Mandril Vallee,
seriously woundad LI act deed, at Otwg,, la the
'Tsushima A Mlentatigo &Matta was
to6OIOOIS-111•1
his scat who as Miler ha the Imperial Guard, • goer
toted at emaplegus. hash details ere expected vespiettoss
the lououtable met, which I. odd to have oteas Ilea •
family quarzel.—Perls ecereepoadeut of the Voss.

Our correspondent (says the /Imes), writing front
Liken en the SSA d Ootobw, states that the Chwteree.
Georges was on that worsting handed over to the
Prowls pet, and that the Trench wet steamer wee
getting up maw to tow her oat; the other French wee&
were to leave oa the fallowing day. The papaw holing
was tray Wang against the nen-lntarfereooe of Baena&

A Cocirritt 011orl.ltddB.—To have a large an.
estomilm4 od nett-roll. and the mate regularly paid by Mor-
t, Mom, who blue tbefr stets at having such •
Milked err Ids heaver; to ham so Meet bolding book TM
libleasit, Mbordeg Mt me, pasha's, who does so It order
to give oomisa to Owed Old Country Gentleman to shier his
sublime charity and 1111111110111 beerrolence of soul; to Met
thaw days wwook. km the sport of di things, and have per-
*et good health and good appetite In consequence ; to ham
jared eflutella, bat • good dinner ; to sit down et
th• midst al • ceoran of blessings trom the et.
the bet NM Is the Parish, the benefactor of the
Ida& smilemmess of mosunonato *sort, ay*,
smog um us. mberads Onners," to be ems; hat
' for hem's whey loom the worde me written ill dr
and lo give other &dm se example :—• G. G. Q. Go
fl sinner I De healthy, so wealthy, se Pk. s•
rommed by the visor, se mak bosomed lg the
ttis
....b. us maok beloved sod admdrod by his Mily.
exams Whom his story al rum in the
Milder hoot gmesm Its gamoutleagaret
girded holm • edemble donor I .dlbras Mu f Otis
any ma good health endr ter, ire she a
pit ths adoradott of lis mil the lose pi
innativo of hie Meng* sod I duty you to mho Ms as
I heartily dlisedelled MA Ide egirksel camadon an * 01110-
@elf down • odembla anything. If
gen won a tiedilido
I neat, and went to church in the met perfoot bonalhaml
I comfort, ths person widam to high the
N.H. sw ViseUr
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beret Ms* beim your the Mier /why amt
bottle of clink slid mown* sad • IMo
Yea wow ehow In humdlimed, old admowlsigo vs
Ma 110 Irani of Wage in ; Mt Is
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into Colts Floi wMytha sh m
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*week f No: a Mal .ft, dimpagr,
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November.
A FM= 81a-fdDll BTOZT.—hi. UM it
bee windy Mean a mhos to a new
of s bevel which has Ma pubilehed at Paris
es Met 'lbw months, and which hos hod a ems*
am TM. mime takes the ohm of a letter at=
owe of Ids lady friewds, Modem Bernard. BM
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Mks • pad and Mord sorry. Ms is pm is ie
and o the Belt broom of Trevor' with her
end het Mild, bat more Mimeses is Wish de
and ham romedding to rood. Fartmesely, M.
cm assimmoboo Mr. Hs his • mem% very.
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