The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-22 00:00:00

glace Words: the presort of the atmosphere over the !riled
Wee has deeremed Is now rising in the south. Wird.
southwesterly and froth on southwest coasts. Weather clvtl/
with rain general.

The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress gave a
farewell banquet to the officers of the Belgian ride ova
at the Mansion-house on Saturday evening. The Lim
possible hour had been fixed for the entertainment. d
afford the gentlemen invited an opportunity of teeing
comfortably from Wimbledon, but unfortunately not lug
of the two hundred who had promised to oome were AY
to get back to town until the feast was over.

The operas announced for the current week at
Covent Garden (the hat of the season) are L'Afrmow-
to-night ; Borneo e GiuDetta, to-morrow and Saturday;
Don Car**, on Wednesday ; Don Gwranni, on TheraW
(" for the benefit of Mdlle. Adellha Patti') ; and F :
Maraherita, on Friday (" for the benefit of Mille. Paull"
Lucca"). The theatre positively closes on Saturday.

Next season will show several changes in thextti•
cal matters. Mr. Wigan's new theatre in Long•arre
be open. Mr. and Mn. Dion Boucicault inaugur.te the
autumnal season at the Princess's, in. of course, • dram
by Mr. Boucicault. The St. James's will open at the tad
of September, with a new leading actor and • draws by s
new author. After Christmas Mr. E. T. Smith been
the lease. of the Lyceum Theatre. A drama by Mr. Wats
Phillips will be the next novelty at the Adelphi. Ne•
Robertson is writing a new comedy for the Prise et
Wales's.
Considerable interest has been excited in Bengal
by the death of the Hon. Sumlonath Pundit, the o•ly
native yet found worthy of a seat on the bench of an India
High Court. The deceased judge was of Cadiniere on:is
his family intermarried with Bengaleee, And be kept
aloof from all Bengalee usages. He began life on 241.1
year as a clerk, and then went to the native bar.
Another trial of petroleum for generating steals
was made at Boston on July 3, on board the P4o'. the
same vessel that was used in the previous experiments.
The results of this trial are said to fully confirm the ate•
ems of the others. The Palos steamed 44 nautical miles
in 4 hours 10 minutes, consuming eight barrels of petrel•
learn.

It is affirmed that in consequence of the expense
attending the reception of the sovereigns and prinoisi
in
Paris the imperial civil list has exceeded its ordinary
budget by some millions. The Emperor, it is NA, intends
to provide for this excess of expenditure by !ailments
spreading over two or three years, without having recourse
to a loan. It is said that the cost of the entertainment of
sovereigns and princes will exoeed the sum of two millions
sterling.
A new church has just been consecrated st
Illford, near Farnham, in Surrey.
THE STATUE TO VOLTA IRE. —The Soo OOP
tions that the subeeription list for the erection of a statue
to Voltaire, to which 150,000 persons have already nub
scribed, will be closed on the 30th of September. The
commission to decide on the character of the monument
includes some of the most eminent literary men in Yews.
Amongst them are M. de Sainte-Benue and IL ProoPo
blerimee, both senators, and M. Coyne-lel, jun.
ADMIRALTY, JULY 20.—APPOINTMENT. CVLDE
H. Boys to her Majesty's ship Warrior (commissioned,.