The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-13 00:00:00

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM " THE OWL."

We are informed that Major-General the Hon.
George Cadogan, at present military commissioner at Flo-
rence, will be specially, appointed to accompany the head-
quarters of the Italian army.—lt is said that the
Austrian government have intimated their Intention
not to permit any military commissioners to be at-
tached to the headquarters of their army in the event
of war breskin; out. We believe that, if any officer had
been appoi ited by her Majesty's government Major-Gene-
ral Francis Seymour, C. 8., would have been selected for
the poat.—The Conference which has conferred to so
little purpose at Paris, after seeing its wishes, and
even its decisions, laughed at at Bucharest, appears
not indisposed to acquiesce in the irresistible logic of
events. The Russian plenipotentiary is, however, some-
what stubborn, and even threatens to withdraw from the
Conference if Prince Charles be recognised as Hoapodar.
—A marriage is arranged between Lady Rose Fain,
daughter of the Dowager Countess of Westmorland, and
Mr. the well-known painter; also, between the
Hon. Miss Blake, daughter of Lord WaLlscourt, and
Major-General Upton, brother and heir-presumptive to
Lord Templetown.—Mr. John Hall, 8.A., and Scholar of
St. Peter's College, Cambridge, has been appointed one
of her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools for Scotland.—
Captain Rich, R.E., has been appointed by the Board of
Trade to inquire into the circumstances attending the re-
cent extraordinary disaster in the Welwyn TunneL—
We are glad to see that the long and meritorious official
life of Mr. Hammond, Permanent Under Secretary of State
for Foreign Affair.,has been acknowledged, by his eleva-
tion to the rank of Privy Councillor.

A WINDFALL FOR THE UNIVERSITIES.—By the
death of the Earl of Gainsborough and the succession of
Lord Campden to the estates of the Noels, together with
the earldom, seven livings lapse to the gift of the Univer-
sities of Oxford and Cambridge, or one of them, as the
present earl exchanged extreme evangelicalism for Ro-
manism some years back, and cannot present. The livings
are :—Cottemnore Rectory, Rutland, value 8901., popula-
tion 670 ; Exton Vicarage, Rutland, value 325/., popula-
tion 881 ; Whitwell Rectory, Rutland, value 304/.' popula-
tion 139 ; Ridlington Rectory, Rutland, value 344/., popu-
lation 300 ; Teston Vicarage, Kent, value T 33/., popula-
tion 268; Pickwell Rectory. Leicestershire, value 519/.,
population 163 ; Chipping Cantpden Vicarage, Gloucester-
shire, value 640/., population 2,087.
SOUTH Sorra. ELECTION. —The writ for the
election of a knight of the shire for this division arrived
in Nottingham yesterday morning and was proclaimed
in Newark by Mr. Under-Sheriff Brewster. The nomi-
nation is fixed for Monday next at Newark. The only
candidate who has issued an address is Mr. Rildyard, of
Flintham, and although Sir Robert Clifton was men-
tioned a few days no as likely to contest this division,
it is now understood that the hon. baronet will not offer
himself, and that there will be no opposition to Mr. Rild-
yard's return.
THE NEW MILEAGE DUTY.—The new mileage
duty on stage coaches and omnibuses, by the new act
passed on Monday, will take effect on and after the 2nd
of July, when it will be reduced from one penny to one
farthing per mile.
CRYSTAL PALACE. —The choral meeting of 5,000
voices of the Tonic Sol Fa Association takes place this
afternoon. The great variety of amusements provided
yesterday on the occasion of the Princess Mary's wedding,
notwithstanding the dulness of the day, were highly suc-
cessful and attractive.
Cu Riots Buniresa Crarom.—The Rangoon Ttmes
mentions a curious fact. One of the prerogatives of the
King of Ava is to set mide any day he plower and call it
" New Year's-day." But it is generally fixed by astrono-
mical calculations. This day is the anniversary of the
descent to the earth of the The Glue Meng, or the King of
the Rats, who is the guardian spirit of the world. The
outward andviaible representationof this deity'is his golden
footed majesty the King of Burnish, who, on New Year's-
day, receives homage ea his account. During these festi-
vities Barmen children consider themselves privileged to
squirt water at people.
ACCLIMATISATION IN NEW ZEALAND.—The red
and fallow deer which were set loose in the Waimea (Nel-
son) lately are reported as thriving, their numbers increas-
ing, and there were seen lately some young fawns among
them. Pheasants are also multiplying in Nelson province,
and the broods are beginning to spread. The Imported
English song-birds are also increasing, and the notes of the
blackbird, the thrush (the "mellow marts" of Burns),
the goldfinch, chaffinch, and linnets), are not now
among the trees of town gardens, and are sometimes to
met with in ny-muntry districts.—PeroZeakaidExoesiner.
HEAVY CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIANN
MAILS. —CITRRALTAR, Ana 11.—The N leaves here at
3 p.m. to-day. She may be e at Southampton
early on Saturday, the 16th instant. All well.