The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-07 00:00:00

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Lord Macaulay's fifth volume is expected to
skortly oonts oat. A Life of Robert Stephenson is in hand
by Mr. W. B. Adams. Mr. Ruskin will complete his
Limns on the "Modern Painter.," and Mr. T. Deus
Hardy his "Menials of English History." Mr. Murray
has in preperatkat Leslie's "Like of Sr Joshua Reynolds,"
Kr. liothen' Kinglakes "Two Tears in the Crimea,"
Mr. John Porster's "Arrest of the Fin Members by Charles
the First," and Sir Robert Wilaon'e " Journal at the Head
Quarters of the Rued= Army." Maws. Smith,Elder,and Co.
an preparing a week as China, by Sir John Bowing; " The
Lis sad Anecdotes of Edmund Malone, she Coneneotatee on
Shakenere," by els Janes Prior ; " The Letters of the late
Rec. F. Robseets, of Brighton ;" and a new romance, by
Nathaniel Hawthorns. For Mr. Bentley. Dr. Hook, Dean
of Chichester is_ preparing " The Lives of the Archbishops of
Canterbury.' Kr. Newton (recento appointed British ors-
sul at Rome), whose directories of works of art have
recently been plated in the British Museum, is pre-
paring • wrath, of his " Resserchse rad Dam-
varies in the Levant and in the Wends of Mytaderst
and Rhodes, sad ea the coast et Ala Minor, &a, made
during a Itestissee of Semis Tears.' Masers. Hunt end
Beckett will peados, daring the nausea, "Travels Is
Eastern Afrise, -with a Narrative of a Reddest* In MCIIIIIW
Mous," by Lyons M.Lsod, late British Cowl at Massa.
Mons; " 'The Urger and Lower Amour," by Thomas Wm.
Attention; "The Lis sad Times of Chirps Taber% Linked
baukingham." by Mrs. Thomson; and " • Journey as a
Plink trout Kiev to Rena Bonne.," by Lady Charlotte
Pepys.
The Hoe. Edward Everett, of Boston, Y I. contribute
the el Washington to the new Midas of the
Beck
"Buoy Britesnies," published by Maws A. end C.

The list of candidates for the bower of a place
Is the rank of Auricle= of Os Royal Academy is only
forty-two In number. Oat of thia liat, we (Atheism)
should think, the choice will probably 611 on News.
O'Neill sad Austell. When these plasm shall have been
Mod by shottaa, there will remain Taoist in the Royal
Aeadesny the teat ol lame Ward, the professorship of Lord
Macaulay, the Ones of Freak Stone. It le understood that
the question of en increase of pensions, so proposed by Mr.
David Roberts, hes be.. settled by the Academy-1a sub-
stance if not In form. The fates aged Academia's= wM
be entitled to claim 1601. a year of retiring peados ; aged
Associates, 1001.: widows of Audis:idols= will receive
1001., and of Associate', 761. a year.
JOHN 1117wriz's MS. oN GIOLOGL—The Lancet
publishes a lows tree Proem°, Owen acatainlag sa an-
nouncement that he power a copy and Labatt to publish
• cones= of them mentworba works d the illustrious
John Runts, the originals of which wire thakeyed by Bir
Evened Boma

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.—The will of Miss Sarah
Dbn.li, of Gloucester-plaoe, Hyde Park, foreesely of Atha-
=it Trickvithear, was proved is Loodas by Ist
Dine Req., the sob creator. The per-
sonalty 4,0001. ale has bequeathed bar tended property,
mousy end done is public =rep ealer equily miaow& ler
three the RiOt Hoc. Behjeatia Diaraelt, M.P.,
P.C., Ralph Diana, &q., sad Janne Direell, Req. The
resettle of her property she Mane to her kosher, Ralph
ThereelL Bin b left to or atteudeat, Mary Wright, a
lq•cy of M., fres of Missy daty.-1116araged .Loolion

PROPOSED REMOVAL OF TEE INDICATOR IN
PICCADILLY.—At the mealy seeds' of the vestsy of Bt.
George Basovsr-eqsare, on Thursday, a wens diellallliOn
on the lweisance took place. A lehar was reed
from Mr. P. Gamin to the vestry, requeehng Its per-
mission to allow aim to remove the public indicator in
Piocadilly, and replace the pavement at his own ea-
puma which he had fur some time expressed his
we to do. Permission had bees originally given by the
vale, to Mr. Guerin to ergot the isdicator. After some
esseerks frets various members of the vestry, it was agreed
to OEI/4st with his request. It is understood the worths
se the other Wheaton of
,parishll le sow under the
oeeof the Committee of Works, and the result
wUI is he. tonne be laid before the vestry.
CAB ACCIDENT ON LONDON-BRlDOZ.—Yinstetday
'gambit/ Clarke Allem, • salmon, wee many* two gen-
hones to the noway statism, whoa ths horse teak
sad started off at • fissions pee', upsetting the cab es
bridge, and seriously kiwis' the driver, who tram aseveged
to 81. Thomas's Hostal In as inesnalble state. The gentle-
Men 0114 110/1111114 alight Works.