The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-10 00:00:00

THE LATE MORT BON. HENRI lITZBOY.

(From the Saws Advertiser.)
We recently inserted a copy of the address of
condolence emanating from the high constables and electors
of Lewis, acd presented to the Hoe. Mrs. Fitzroy, through
Edward Monk, Eq. We are now able to place before our
readers the reply of this respected lady, acknowledging the
receipt of the document in gliestiOn, and expressing her
appreciation of the subscribers' attachment to her late hue-
bead, and of the sympathy so warmly entertained towards
herself. The following is Mrs. Fitzroy's reply :
" 42, Upper Grosvenor street,
"January 7, 1860.
"My dear Mr.—Having received from you the address
with which the high constables end electors of Lewes hays
presented me, I mast beg van kindly to convey to than my
moat earnest and sincere thanks for the universal sympathy
they express for me in my affliction. I feel that those who
can so truly wait &thine with me in mourning the memory of
him who was the centre of my affection., will comprehend
my atter Inability at the present time to acknowledge my
seem of the love, respect, and admiration entertained for him,
or of the sorrow foe myself, otherwise than by the simplest
ezpreesion of my deep and heartfelt gratitude.
"Pray aware them moat fervently from me, that the
veered of their esteem and attachment to my beloved hese
bend will ever be treasured with my dearest recollections;
and if there be aright beyond my child, the only earthly
solace vouchsafed me, which can afford me consolation, now
or in after years, it will be in the sympathy of those who se
highly appreciated the worth and merit of him, who In life
devoted himself to the conscientious fulfilment of the
honourable duties confided to him by the electors of lowa,
and who, in their regret foe him in death, forgot not the
grief and tribulation of her from whom it hes pleated the
Almighty to take the pride and happiness of her ezistence.
—Believe me, my dew sir, ever most truly your..
..11/101Alt M. Frye Boy.
" Edward Monk, Isq, Lewis."

THE LATE LIEUTINANT-COLONEL LEAKIL—The
death of Lieweemit-Colonel William Martin Lake, F.H.8.,
&e., the Eastern geographer, happened a few days ago at
Brighton, within a few weeks of the completion of his 83rd
year of his age. He was a member of on orient and
nepeotable Err: family, being a younger brother of Mr. John
Martin Leaks, of Thorpe Hall, near Ceicheater, a beueber,of
the Middle Temple, and one of the chairmen of the Essen
Qa,rter Sessions. Col. Leak. served for souse years In the
oral Artillery, but retired with the reek of lient.-oolonel la
1823 He had travelled over every portion of Greene sad
Ana Minor, sad gave to the world the rerulte of his re-
searches in several very learned sad scholorlike publican
which were issued by John Hurray between the years 1818
and 1830. He had only reoewly completed the supplement
to his lost work, "Nnenisruata Hellenice," when the hand
of death broke .6 hie career of learned labour. His name
will long he remembered a. the stator of "Travels In dale
WWl'," "A Journey in Greece," "Athenian Topography,'
sad "Travels in the Moron," Lerida. some shorter
pamphlets, in which he called the anent** a the home
government to the oppression to which the monern Greek&
were aubjeoted at the hands of their Turkeb vomiters.
CRUITAL PALACE.—A performing elephant ap•
peered for the Ind time yesterday at the Palace, to take part
in the teetivlties, and a troupe of welt-trainid dogs end
meeker, from Aatley's Amphitheatre went through • meo
of clever hats Ica• large ring in the centre transept. Their
performances evidently gave great eatiabc ion to the
thousands of elution present. The &phew mod doge, in
addition to the general etionenunits, which ere kept up from
12 till dark, whin the Palace is brilliawly lighted up, are
advertised to be onnti -WA daily during the orteent week.
THE LONDON ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION.—The
eret meeting of this wielety to k place OD tiaturdey evening,
at St. James's Hall, when upwards of sixty amateur instru-
mentalists were present, and very erg:m.6ly performed reveral
evettures and a ymphonies ender the able direction of Dr.
James Porch. Meetings are annouroced le take place every
Saturday evening until June.
THE LATE ELOPERENT.—A rumour, well authen.
Heated, hes obtained dining the teat f...w days to the effect
that Mrs. Smith Bowerman, who eloped a fortnight eines
with the Rev. A. W. Gress, curate et Huston treat Dart-
turd, wae, wiih her paramour, on the evening of her flight
put on boerdobe Anatraben dipper-ohip Blervie Castle, sub-
▪ goently wrecked in the Channel, when all ou board were
her. A Gravesend boatman. wbo motes/to to have had a
knowledge of Mr. Geese. bee deposed to the fact of having
taken thet gentlemen ohm the ill-fated ship on the night in
qa.edon with a lady closely unified, whose Ocieriptko
saac:ly osiseides with that of Mrs. BODINfOIIa.