The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 181 X.

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OsBORNE, Dae.l7.
Her Majtaty's dinner party yesterday included
Prisms AB" the Priem ead Primus lablapea, Berm de
Lomeeatels, Lleatateat-Colonel the H. W. P. Talbot,
corentaodiog Staffordshire Militia, sod Captebt the Hoe. J.
Desuisan, R.N.

Dsc. 18.
The Prince of Wales, attended by Major-Geneuel the Hon
Robert Brace and Lienteoant•Colonel Koppel, arrived at
Osborn* JONOrday from Oxford.
Baron de Lamm&ls, on the pert of the reigning Duke of
eau Coburg, yesterday presented the Prince of Wake with
the htheptle of the order of the Dnosl Howes of &many.
Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, the Pf....}11 of Melee,
Prisms. Alice, Prthoses Helena, Princess Loath, sod nese
Arthur, attended morning service at Whippinghem Church
ro-day. The Rev. George Prothero performed the set rice.
The Ladies and Gentlemen in %tidag were also WNW.

Sir John Bowling had an interview with the Doke of
Newcastle on Saturday, at the Colonial-ofßoe.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerton left London es
Saturday afternoon, for his lordship's seat, Broad's-ads,
Heats.

The Chancellor of the &chewier left town oa Saturday,
for Haws:den Castle, Chester.
Despatches wore received at the Colonlal-office on &tar-
day from the Governor of Canada. Despatches were sent to
the Governor of Newfoundland.

Hill Royal liigtuieee the Prince of Wales left
&athwart= Docks for Osborn* on Saturday la the Royal
yacht Rhin. Captain the Hon. Mr. Denman. His Royal
Wahines had arrived from Oxford that day, etc impacted by
the Has. Mr. Brace sod Captain ReppaL The Prince wee
received by Mews. Hedger and Levy on the part of the
Dock Company, to whom be exproasi his thanks for the
arrangements made fur his embarkation.

Hu Excellency the Swedish Minister end the
Coaster Platen arrived at the residence of the Legation in
Geesyseor-plitoa on Saturday from visiting Sir William and
lady Middleton, at Shrublands Park, near Ipswich.
The Duke of Boceleuch and Lord Walter Scott
hare let Boughton Hones, Northamptonshire, for Scotland.

The Duchess of Atholl has left the St. George's
Hotel on a visit to the Berl and Coanteee of Derby, at
Keowekry Perk, Luscaehire.
The Earl of Sefton has arrived in town from
Crestetb Hell, LaiteelFre.

The But and Counter of Winehilsea have left the
Bt. Georges Hotal.

Frames Countess Waldegrave and Mr. Haroourt,
ILP., will leave Strawberry Hill on Friday for Nunthara
Perk, Ozoo, whore Ow intend to receive company during
to. airlift:am holidays.

Lord and Lady Willoughby de &ruby have left
rows for Torquay.

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His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
will holds levee on the 18th of January and a drawing•roam
the following evening, at Dublin Cattle.

Lord Palmerston and Judge HaWharton ore ex-
pected to be present at the sanest @Mao of the Southampton
Athananto, which fa to take place on the 17th proximo.
The Attorney-General hie directed the junior
brie& in the department of t►e Mhos of woods, forest, and
land revenues of ths crown to be sent to Mr. P. Ili'bishon, of
the Oxford Circuit, in place of Mr. W. N. Willem, who has
hem •epdated a 'aunty court judgia—Ofiurrer.
The government has granted an annual pension of
601. to Mn. Janet Taylor, of 104, Maori's, author of en
" Epitome of Navigation and Nautical Astronomy," " Im-
mured Imam Tables,,• "Guide to the me of Msury's
Charts," to., for her sunless In the came of navigation, •
deserved end gratifying recognition of merit.
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Sir John Williamßansdea, M.P., was entertained
oa Thursday e•erting ►t a banquet gi•s in his honour by
the principal inhabitants of Haddonfield, with which the
bac baronet is so closely connected. Appropriate speeches,
relating to local ►lairs, were deli•ered.

At the last meeting of the Literary and Philo-
sophical Bodily, Liverpool, Profersor Archer mid that meat
letters received from Dr. Livin,istons oonveyed the most satis-
factory amaranth el the health of the whole party who
aocompented him. TM fart that they were to free from fever
was attributed, in a great nossiore, to the use of quinine, as
reoommeseted by the work of Mr. Hutchinson, an honorary
..ember of the society.

TM proceeds of the late Financial Reform soirée
at Liverpool ahoy a balance of upwards of 1504 I.
favour of the essedetioe.

The Chancellor of the Richequer acknowledges
the receipt of the remaining bona • baak•note for SON. on
amount of Morena Mr, from " Q.D.11."

Notice has been given by the Treasury, through
the Beak of England, that all Mils of exchange accepted at
the °Aloe of the Paymaater•General or at the Admiralty
which fell dne on Monday, the 26th, will be paid, if pre-
sented, on Saturday, the 24th.

Th. Universal Marine Ineuraooe Company have
appoint= as their underwriter, Mr. H. K. Rutherford, who
has been teeny-even years In the marina department of
the London Icsetreses Corpration. Their subscription
het fa to elms on Wednesday.

Mr. Josiah Parke., the father of Miss Parkes,
whose la:rectums advocacy of the rights and wants of Yr sex
has attracted general attention, Is about to pablish a volume
on the authorship of Junius. Mr. Parkes Ilea, it is said,
managed to get something oat of the Fronde in the
shape of facts sad documents, which may add mach addl.
tioaal strength to the caw In favour of Sir Philip.
Yesterday userniog the Bishop of London held a
General Ordination in 84. Pears Cathedral, being masted La
the ceremony by the Very Rev. Henry Hart Mama, D.D.,
Dean of St. Peel.; the Very Rev. Witham Hale Hale,
M.A., Archdeacon of Landow; the Rev. J. H. Coward,
M.A., rector of St. Baser, Poste Wharf; the Rev. W. H.
billcosa, M.A., rector of St. Aagasthes aad St. Faith ; and
the Rev. Edward Petry, M.A., reeler of Acton, his lord-
slap's chaplain.

ORIENTAL " Bosn."—ne Daily New. of Thurs-
day coatelaed a review et • repose wort by • Dr. Arnold.
emitted, Ishmael, a.r a National Iliserry of Islamism aad
its relations to Christi...any," in which the followieg entre-
ordinary disclontre was quoted .--..Nay, iscredible as the
tiding. may wen," declares Dr. J. Y. Arnold, "end
humiliating as it is to exam it, we are oeiniailled to
add that • number of Englishmen—doubtless before Unita-
rian heart, if tint In profemion—bave already
embraced Islamiont, and avowed their determination to
rear • mosque in the heart of Louise, as ewe st
the could muter forty in numbs'. I" The Daily Nowt
the reensik !—.• Oar respectable contemporary, the
laquisar (tits U•varisn newspaprr] is invited to reply to
this serious charge." The reply in the hireirer of Saturday
I. a. follows :—•• In treating of an Orteatal salsct, an
Orien,al expremine. with which • ' learned Os Instaliet like
DT. Mudd Is torun.bly not altogether unacquainted, on,
sot be unsuitable. In the coarse of our Arabic @iodise we
have net with • very expereeive word, which contains in
itself all the reply the lariarer Dr, to give to the above
serious charge. Thee word—the predate stymologic.al IDMII-
- -bah we leave it to ear readers to diecovor—ie

•
NATIONAL GALLERY OF BCOTLAIID.—The Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer sad air Witham Dunbar, Bart., cue
a the Leeds of the Truantry, visited the Nwinosi Gslier. on
Troday lest. They men received by Mr. Boureiie Prim-
rose. the miNitaili sad Mr. W. B. Johnston*, the principel
curator, who a oomp•nied them during their insproriva of
the picture.. On takng Isere, niter • lengthened Ti lt.
both grade... esprvised the hist% gratification which they
had derived front itspectioni.f the gallery, and their surpass
at the progress which had been made in is short • time—ii
meals for which they Hid not seem to be quite prep•red.—
Scotswan.

RECTOR OF ST. ANDREW. UNITISRSITY.—in eon-
sequeuce of the dear alum of Colon, I kf ure of Cardwell of
tOu office of roctor of St. Andrew,. Univareity, to which be
war ft-rawly elected in upporilion to Sir Ralph Anstruther,
the Colo6liirioners have appointed Tuerlay neat her the dee:
tics rf another.

GIFT TO BURNS' NIECE-U.—The members of eom-
wee. of lbw fund ni-t in Ayr es Thursday, to rotese the
report of the.ecretary, and to Mk. stem for htmetiag the
motley eubssibed for betmof at the MU4IIII B.p. Mr, Mogo
Cowan. this Immure... wad the ..creiary's report, from .tinh
it ',pleated that the told centrioutioes unmated to 1,128/.
84. Id. lb. will exp.-twee amounted to about 621. Alter
some roolideratioe. it we agreed that annuities of 201 should
be purchased for nob of the Mime. Berg, which mould cost
about 5101. ; the fineaMine twleem,46ol.. to be placed M Owls
ojoposoi, wok the nower i 1 trtwees. Of the 76L °morphia,
it wee weed to melt 601. to the fund for behind Mlles.
Thomme, the poet'. oeugmet the remaining 281.. to.
*ether with env forth.. 0tb....r.p-oor which might be so-
ceded, .honied be eutorqueutly appropriated as the committee
might Bee peoper. —,,eotsman.
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M. Himmel has published an exquisite little
sinienack to 1860, rn h.y pertirn-i and innetrated entitled
ginainers ghnassok of the Languege of Flowers."