The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-18 00:00:00

LORD RIOUGHLM cos THE BRITISH

001INTITUrION.

The distinguished Chao:dice of Edinburgh 'Jai-
'amity is producieg, or rather reacing, a work spas
" This British Coedit:dim, its Mdm7, Street sod
Puestioes." The yahoos beim the following d • to
Malestr—the alludes la the ecooluding pump being,
el excess, to the new patent of the Brougham P
L eene
bg to los Irma " more mpielalky la eonsideratieal 4
Loud 21111#11M's public services is the diffusion of know-
tie speed Of education, sad the abolition of stave
trade sal skivery," and to the two preeedente followed in
the resainder to other than the next heirs, being
ids sof Lord fit, Vincent and Lord Nelson :

TIM Qour.
"Ifaidars,—l premiums to lay at your Majesty's feet a
work. the result of non yaws diligent study, much calm
telleetioa, mad a long Mfg enperienee. It professes to n-
and feels, Istituto sompintsses, draw °one-lesions, and
expound principles, alien toe Ode eonsiderod in Went/AIL
by theft nde_enjoy the blessings of oar
mann i sod --steal in ether countries crCose
who are enieeromming to esturelke it among themselves,
sad for whose sneers the wishes of all must be more hasty
than their lopes see be autguine.
" The subject of the book, ` The British Ocentltutdrie;
he • natural eonoeetiou with your Majesty's
reign, which in not mare adorned by the domeslie=B;
the sovereign thee by the strictly ociastitutiond exercise el
her high office, redounding to the security of the Grows, the
true a/14y of the monarch, and the happonem of 'beim**.
Entirely joining with all my fellowaitiers ia feel ci
gratitude towards such a ruler, I have incilviduolly•deep
MOOT of the kindness with which your slay hes pa-
-1 ciously extended the honours formerly bedew* *enamor
assigned for that favour, and the precedents followed in
grouting it.
• With these mentiments of bumble atteciuseet and re-
spect, I am, your Majesty's most faithful subject and most
dutiful servant, " Bsourrasn.
" Brougham Hall, Dee. U, 1860."

The Dean and Chapter of St. PauPe have deter-
edited te inaugurate the opening of the new organ, pro
watery to the evening services, by • grand pedantries
of sacred music, the oratorio of the Messiah, on Tbanday,
Jan. 21, 1861. The orchestra in the south trensept will
accommodate a full band and chorus of more than 800
voices.

The Rev. Wm. Henry Sage, A.M., bee been pre-
ferred by the Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol to the
perpetual curacy of So.. Micheal, Two-Mds-ILII. Brietol,
vacant by the resignation at the Rey. W. It. Lawrence.

Since the return of King Victor Emmanuel to
Naples all kinds el flying anecdotes about hie Raying and
doimp at Palermo have been told. He was in great wrath
at the bones being taken out of his carriage, and his being
drawn along by the people, and on leaving the cathedral
told the syadie or mayor of Palermo that In coming to
Dimly he wished it to be undertood that the brute beasts
wore to remain brute beasta, and the men to remain men.
He further added that he was neither • doneness like
Carib, nor a travelling dentist, and bad no wish to receive
the honours commonly accorded to such chamfers.

A Naples letter of the 12th says :—" During the
gale of Sunday lad a French snasissf-war's boat was upset
and wrecked nest the Castello Caroline. Another French
boat going to save it was upset and the men carried over the
breakwater, where they were in danger of their lives.
There was a large crowd looking on, gesticulating sod
screaming, Mks Napo/teams, when five English soldiers
rushed suddenly out of the crowd, and, duhiog into the
see, succeeded in saving several of the Frenchmen. la
doing this they were much bruised, and their clothes were
torn to piece.. Some of the Piedmont... Derseglieri pre-
seat reported the occurrene to the commandant, who or-
dered dry clothes to be given to them, ant sent in their
mace■ to the King, who presented them each with the
medal of velour."

On tho 6th the magnificent fleet under the com-
mand of Vice-Admiral Martin was anchored off Corfu. It
is cornmeal of the following ships:— The flagship Meri-
tocracies, 131 gum, POO hoes-power, Admiral Martin ; the
Orion, 91 pn, 60D-horse power, Certain Pram ; the Es.
month, 90 guns, 4410.1inrse power, Captain Payater ; the
Neptune, 90 woos, r•no bnne power, Captain Campbell ; the
Mars, 80 guns, 400.her.e power, Captain Strange ; the
Jame. Watt, 91 mum, 000- h unr. power, Captain Codd ; the
London, 90 guns, 700. bone power, Lhptain Chads. The
s..rew steam sloops Aseuraeos, 4 guns, 2tlo-horse power,
C.,ptain Aynaley, and the Alacrity, 4 guos, 200-horse
power. Captain Baird, were in attendatae, and plying alter.
uataly between Corfu sad Malta.

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WINDSOR cairsi, Din. IT.
The Queen held a Chapter of the Moat Noble
Alder of the Garter this afternoon, at the Cattle.
Her iiejegy wee conducted, at 3 o'clock, by the Loed
Chandiethda and the Lord Seaward, to a chair of state in
the Throne Rome, in which the Chapter wag he* The
Queen, the Sovereign of the Order, wore the manele and
the gold and enamelled collar of the Garter. The Prince
Consort and the Prince of Wales, both wearing the mantle,
hood, and collar of the Order, accompanied her Majesty,
wbo was attended by the Mistress of the Robes, the Indy
in Waiting, and the principal acme of her household.
The Knights Companions of the Carter were robed in
the vestibule by Mr. Hunter, m their blue velvet mantles.
Each knight also wore the hood of crimson velvet upon the
right shoulder, and the collar of the Order.
Garter called over the Knights Companions in the Water-
loo Gallery, when the following answered s—The Duke of
Cambridge, the Marquis of Exeter, Marquis Camden, the
Earl cf Clarendon, the Marquis of Normaaby, the Earl at
Carbide, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Granville, the Marquis
of Westminster, the Duke of Devonshire, and the Karl of
Hanowby.
The °Moen of the Order present were the Prelate, the
Bishop of Winchester; the Charxeller, the Bishop of
Oxford ; Garter, Principal King of Arne, Sr Cherie* G.
Young ; sad the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, Mr
Augustus Clifford, Bart.
The Knights Companions entered the Throne or Chapter
Room, and took their seats according to their seniority in
the Order, ea either aide of the Chapter table, which was
covered with blue velvet.

The oases of the Order took their anal stations.
The Citssallor of the Order notified the Quests royal
emerpiernee that the Weald stall in the RoyalClargrel
et 811 Omega at Wiockor, should be filled up, sad as ease
hat a knight can be elected, the Most Noble Henry Wad
Neweestle was introduced between Carter and Black Rod.
His graes was conducted to the Queen, and kneeling before
her, reeskad from her Majesty the honour of knighthood,
white was oodersed with the Sword of State. The noble
Duke kissed his Sovereign's hand and retired from the
Porter-nom
The Knights proceeded to the election, and the suffrages
were collected by the Chancellor and presented to the
Qnsem, who ecensanded him to declare that the Most Noble
Homy Doke of Neacsale lad lass duly elected a Knight
ci the mod noble Order of the Garter.

By the Sovereign's command, the Duke et Newcastle was
received at the door of the Chapter Boom by the 'Duke of
Demmehire sad the Earl of Harrowby, the two junior
Knights Camgemakes present, and was conducted betwesu
theme to the Queen, preceded by Garter bearing the endges
of the Ordseupoo a velvet mance, and by Black Red. The
Duke knelt ear her Majesty, and the Queen, assisted by
the Primo Comport, buckled the " garter " on his left leg,
the cheaseller pronsulang the usual admonition.
Geller presented the Abend with the "George" ap-
pendant, and the Quasar, maid by the Prince of Wales,
pared the same over the Duke's left 'boulder and under
the right arm, the Chancellor menounelag the admonitiom
His Gam again kneed her Majesty's hand.
The Duke of Newcastle, having received the congratun-
Mom of the Prince Coosert, the Prince of Wales, the Duke
of Cambridge, and the Knight. Consposices, reared.
Garter, by her Majesty's command, again celled over the
Knights Companion% who with the calms of the Order re-
tired from the prenence of the Qmeo.
The Prince's Alice, Prince Alfred, and Prince Louis of
Hee* stood behind her Majesty, to witness the ceremony
in the Thrum Roam

The court was attended by the various officers of the
boasebeid.

The 161011101 of the Onard were on duty in the Waterloo
Ga/lery and Grand Reception Room under the commend of
the Rem in Wailing.
Wend Pitsoimeries, adjutant of the seeps. attended.
A mid of honour of the Soots Fusilier Guards was on
duty with the band of the Regiment within the Quadrangle
of the Castle during the ceremony.
The Queen held a Privy Council at five o'clock. It was
attended by his Royal Highness the Prince Cowart, Fed
Granville, Lord Pnitideat ; Viscount Palmerston, First Lord
of the Treasury ; the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of Stet*
for the Colonies ; the Right Hoe. T. Milner Gibson, Presi-
dent of the Board of Tiede ; the Bari of Si, Germans, Lord
Steward ; Viscount Sydney, Lord Chamberlain; end Earl
Spencer, Groom of the Stole to the Prime donor&
At the council parliament wee redsied to he hither pro-
rogued from the 3rd Jimmy will tie 6th Fehanary, and
• proclamation was kneed eemeserrieg parliament to meet
for the despatch of Wines as tie sth February.
A proclam►tion war lime' geeing currency to the new
brogue or mired metal anise's.

Lord Bloomfield, by asna;uld of the Queen, wee sworn
one of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and
took his mat at the board.

Mr. A. Helps, clerk to the Privy Council, 'Waded.
Earl Granville had en audience of the Queen.
Her Majesty was attended by Viscount Castle Rome,
Vies Chemberlain ; Viscount Torrington, Lord-in-Waiting ;
sad the Roo. Mortimer Saukville West, Groom-in-Waiting.
Ms Prince Owiwort, accompanied by the Prince of Wales,
Prime Allred, Prince Louis of Hesse, lend the Prince of
Leiningen, went cat shooting this morning.
The Rev. A. P. Stanley left the Culls in the forenoon.
The Queen pea a dinner in the evening in the
Waterloo Gallery. The knights and officers of the Order of
the Garter had the honour of being invited.
The levitation to the banquet annprised, among others,
the Prises of Wales, Prince Alfred, and the Princess Alice,
Prince Laub of Ham, the Princess of Leiningen, the Prince
tolfut=sa, the Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of
Knight' of the Garter—The Duke of Cam.
Red Granville, the Duke Devonshire, the Duke
rfi Ireh of
weeitie. the Marquis of Exeter, Marquis Camden, the
Marquikof Westminster, the Marquis of Normanby, the
Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl of Her.
rewhy, sad Viscount Palmerston.
The bend of the &Ma Fusilier Guards was in attendance.

A deputation from the parish of St. Stephen, Coleman-
strarl, insisting of Mr. Perkins, Mr. Elliot, Messrs.
Walesa, Goodman, and T. Jones, bad an interview with the
Right Bea. C. P. Villiers y, at the office of the
Peer law lewd. Whi
Despatches were mat yesterday from the Colonial-oilloe
to the Governors of Owed& and Newfoundland.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
Prince Alfred, attended by Captain Cowell and Lientetamt-
Colonel Keppel, arrived from Windsor Castle on Sunday
to luncheon with their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of
Cambridge and the Princess Mary, at Cambridge Cottage,
Kew. The Prince of Wales will leave Windsor Castle
to-day for Oxford for a few days, before returning to pass
the approaching festive seas= with the royal circle at
Windsor.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left
Okatoester Home yesterday on a visit to her Majesty at
Windsor Castle.

His Zneelleney the Prussian Minister and the
oalleten Benstorf I have returned to Prussia House from
visiting Xr. and Lady Elisabeth Drummond, at Cadlands,
Haute.

The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough will
receive a Watt circle at Blenheim Palace tinting the Christ-
mas holidays.
The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have left
town for Hiocbingbrook, Hunts, on a visit to the Earl of
nasdwich, before going to Kimbolton Castle for the Christ-
mas.

Count de Persigny htu; arrived at Albert Gate
House from Paris fora short period.

The Earl and Countom Cowper entertained the
following party ►t Wrest Park, Beds, last week :—Earl and
Counter of Clarendon and Ladies Constance and Emily
Vllliars, Earl and Countess of Hardwieke and Lady Augusta
Yorke, Earl and Countess Spencer and Miss Seymour,
Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, Mr. and Mrs. John
Lester, Lady Victoria Ashley and lion. Evelyn sad Lionel
Ashley, Lord Otho Fitsgerald, Hon. Charles Edgcumbe,
Hon. Leopold Ellis, Mr. Thynne, Mr. Henry Creellle, Mr.
Caloran, Mr. Alderson, Mr. John and Mr. Augustan
Lumley.

The Earl and Countess of Laneiborough have
arrived at fiwithlaad Holt, Leicestershire, from Ireland.

Tho Countess of Fife and family have arrived in
town from Scotland. His lordship, who is expected In town
on Friday, has taken • houe in Wilton-cresoent for stew
months.

The Countess of Monntcharies was safely de-
livered af a (laughter yesterday at her residence is Rutland-
gate. Her ladyehip sad infant are programing favourably.
Lord and Lady Nigel Kennedy have left the
(lOWA' Hotel, Upper Norwood, for Paris

The Right lion. W. F. Cowper, M.P., and Mrs.
Cowper bore left town on • vi4it to Lord and Lady Ebury
at Moor-park.