The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-26 00:00:00

DEATH OP THE LT-QUEEN OP THE PRENOH.

We announced the death of the ex-Queen of
the French, Marie Amelie, in the greater part of our
Saturday's impression. The sweat took place about
11 o'clock on Saturday morning, at Claremont, near
Esher, where her Majesty bad rigida during the
greater part of her lose exile. The illastriona
lady was born April 26, 1782, and consequently
was within a few weeks of completing bar 84th
Veer. Her Majesty wee the daughter of Ferdinand 1.V.,
Kin of the Two Sioilies, and married Nov. 26,
1809, Louis Philippe, Duo d'Orleans, after wards King of
the French, by whom her Majesty had • family of
five eons and two daughters—namely, Ferdinand
Due d'Orleans, who died in July, 1842 ; the
Duo de Nemours, born in OctOber, 1614 ; Francois
Prince de Soinville, born in August, 1818, Anthony Disc de
Montpensier, and the Duo d'Aurnale, born January, 1822,
Loads, the late Queen of the Belgians ; asd Princess
Clementine, born in June, 1817, married in 1843 Prince of
Ssxs-Coburg Gotha. Hei Majesty shared all the anxieties
of 1830, which preceded her hoshand's elevation to the
throne on the deposition of his kinsman, Charles X. The
Queen came to England on the abdication of her husband, in
1848. Daring her residence at Claremont the virtuous sod
pious Queen had endeared herself to the inhabitants by
numerous actaof charity. The melancholy news was, we learn
from a correspondent, received with profound regret at
St. Leonard's-on-Sea, where her Majesty mime her residence
In England has invariably panned some portion of the year,
and where her practical benevolence in • liberal support of
the local charities has endeared the venerable lady to all
classes of the inhabitants. At an early hour on Saturday
the tolling of the bells of the various churches announced
the event, the Union Jack floating half-mart high in front
of Starkey's Royal Victoria Hotel, where the members of
the ex-royal family have always sojourned when at St.
Leonard's-on-Sea. As on the 26th of next month she
would have completed her 84th year, it can scarcely h(
maid that the death of the Queen is nue:pees 1 ; aid !•
she died in comparative health. Two days before her
deoease she had her carriage drive. The day before she
was up as usual, with this only difference, that, feeling
rather exhausted, she went to bed in the evening earlier
than was her wont. She passed a restless night. On
Saturday morning she said, "Je aura ntieuz"--her last
words—and fell asleep. In that sleep she died at 11 o'clock
in the forenoon. She was spared the pain of consciously
encountering death ; also the pain, which I. her mothetly
nature would have been very grievous, of parting with her
ehildren. The late Queen's brother succeeded to the throne
of Naples, and was the father of the fsmous Bombs. Her
frier ■:stem were married respectively to the Emperor of
Awitris, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Charles Felix, King
el Sardinia, and Ferdinand VII., King of Spain.

Burr= Ham—The tbirty-fourth annual pas-
sion week performance of the Neenah by the Seared Har-
monic Society will take place on Wednesday evening next.
Madame Parepe, Madame &anion Dolby. Mr. Sims
Reeves (who will/re-appear for the first time after his late
indisposition), and Mr. Sootier, are the principal vocalist..
Warr Suwalki. —The government bill meets I
with universal approval in this district. At Guild-
ford, a petition has already been prepared in its I
I favour which is most numerously signed, and it is
forth proposed to celebrate the introduction of the bill by
Wilting Mr. Ondow, the liberal member, to a Reform ban-
quet during the Easter recess, when it is hoped that Mr.
Bright and other parliamentary celebrities will honour the
occasion with their preseuee. In Guildford, the bill will I
add about 213 of the workieg classes to the present con-
stituency of 667, making a bawl of 880, of whom exactly 11
one-ball will belong to the Artie= elem. This will be fatal
to the pretensions of any tory at future elections. The
mayor of Godalmisg has convened a meeting of the inhabi-
tants of that borough for Wednesday mooing, when DNlO-
lutioes will be passed in favour of the bill. It will add
about 300 voters from Godalming district—of whom five-
sixths are liberals—to the western division of the county.
Similar movements are in progress in Farnham, Dorking.
lisalemens, hr. ' • and if the bill pass, the liberal mums
in the whole of Surrey will be safe.—Weat Surrey Times.
SCOTLAND. —Arrangement are being made to
hold a general mostieg of delegate' on an early day, either
ie Glasgow or Edinburgh, in order to consider the proposed
government Reform Bill, and to take such united action as
is the circumstances may be deemed nee...my. Oa Thurs-
day eight, at a meeting of the Dundee reform committee,
&Abe flay and Mr. Henry Adams were appointed as dele-
gates from Dundee to attend the proposed meeting.
EDUCATIONAL bisarixo.—Ou Thursday evening
last a unease was held in Malvern to promote the cense
of education among the working chases, by the erection of
a suitable ball for lectures and other purposes. The Right
Hon. Lord Lyttelbon the Lad Lieutenant of Worcester-
shire, was in the chair. After as able speech from the
ehairman, addreare were delivered lay Dr. Grhidrpd, Sir
Heavy Lambert, Bert., Mr. W. E- DowdestroU, M.P., Mr.
C. R. Cloxwell, J.P., the Rev. P. Hoskin, Mr. H. Lakin,
Dn. Wantons, Fors* end others. Resolutions were
palmed in favour of the obfeet, and a committee formed.
A valuable sibs Is the hall is awed grataiteuely by Mr.
W. Eibookidge sod lilts. 13boobridge.