The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-22 00:00:00

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In consequence of the unexpectedly large number
of applicants for tickets to view the Chapel !loyal, St.
James's, on the 27th, 28th, and 29th inst., the number
having already far exceeded the extent of aocomisodation
which can be afforded with reference to the min, of the
public, it his been found impossible to awry out the inten-
tion announced in the papers of the 6th init., of opening the
Chapel Royal on
c thapulepoewdzs. Arrangements will, however,
as be made soon se after the Drawing Room, on the
30th inst., for the state apartments, worthsr with
the Chapel Royal, to the public for a month, when the
*kola almedy issued for the chapel will be imitable for both.
Farther rerdstione ea to the imue of tickets will be pub-
lished bonafter.—Coart Circider.
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Subscriptions are getting up in Southampton to
provide the 'memento= poor there with tea, coals, and sugar,
sad nearly 6,000 school children with tea and cake, as one
way of celebrating the marriage of the Princess Royal, on
Monday. Excursion trains will run to-morrow night and
Monday morning from Southampton to London, to enable
eight-seers to witness the preparations for the marriage cere-
mony. The banquet to be given by the Mayor of South-
ampton in honour of the royal wedding will be held at the
Royal York Rotel. The megisuates, the municipal coun-
cillors. and others have been invited. A bell, also given by
the Mayor, on Monday, is to be held at the Royal Victoria
Roans, and will be attended by about 600 of the inhabitants
of the town.

In Edinburgh it has been resolved to celebrate the
menisge of Ate-Prinoess Royal by a public banquet is the
Parliament Howie on Monday afternoon. Thu Commander
of the Forces, the Lord President, and the judges have pro-
mised to attend. The writes to the *net, the Merchant
Company, and theChember of Commerce have besamommuni
mod with, and no doubt is entertained that a very large
cornrow will maseabis.
LONDON DESTITUTION AND THE ROTAL MAR-
11A011.—All Best End Incumbent" observes that the pro-
a7ap
of the fetes, balls, and banquets, as at present set
forth, to be framed solely for the enjoyment of the
highs. elasosa—the noble and rick. The number of those
who are receiving relief in the thirty-six metropolitan unions
ls about 100,000. Can nothing be done to give them a com-
fortable dinner on the suoichoss oomelon P "It gave me, as
a loyal subject," adds the incumbent, " the despot pain the
other evening, at a large meeting in which many of the
more respectable of the working claws were msembled,
to hear an allusion to the royal marriage received with evi-
dent disapprobation ; and it is in conisqnsmos d that dis-
approbation that I have ventured to sagged the following
plan for the Wasik of the poor : —Let all those who are in-
vited to attend the royal belle and banquets contribute
donation to provide the poor of the metropolis, both Indoor
and outdoor, with at least Is. per head on Mosday sett—the
indoor part to be expended in improving the workhouse
dinners on that day, and the outdoor portion to be given in
money. The whole cost will not be move than 6,0001.
But if this sum should be doomed too great, let the rate-
payers of the richer parishes supply their own poor-4.f.
Bt. George's, Hanover-square, Pad&ngton, the City Union,
and Bt. James's, Westminster—and let the contribu-
tion, of those who would testify to their wish for
the handsaw of the Princess Royal by something mars
tangibll than mere words be applied for the use of
the poor of St. George'a, East, Bethael-greyn, Whitechapsi,
fibareditch, St. Sa 4, and St. George's, Southwark;
lAmbeth, Rotharbkhs, Fulham, Grsinoh, Chasm, sad
St. Mary, Newington. lirny,of the raispymard Lbws anima
will scarcely be alsie Sisk own dams, much is
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