The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-11 00:00:00

AUTOORAPH Larriza.

A Ws of extremely interesting autograph lettere
has just concluded at the auction rooms of Mows. Puttick
and Simpson in Piccadilly. Amongst the more remarkable
lota were the following, with the pncee for which they were
sold respectively
Lot 17. Roger Amhara, tutor to Queen Rllmbeth end
Lady Jana . Autograph receipt, alined, " 3 Julii,
1657, R. for say dews at Midsomer lea, the au of as
=dsthirtea ektl roes, fourpens," 41. [A wain the rata-
'rehro to this paper and mother lot (3M) nrational
hereafter, se forming part of the ear of Mute thicamoste
recitheely mold by government officials • few yearn ego for
waste paper at the rate of four pounds per ton. Than two
lame it will be seen produced ten pounds ix shillings. It
Is not long due' that a single leaf from this source was sold
by the sane auctioneers for near thirty pounds.]
Lot 75. Sir Francis Drake, circumnavigator, signature to
a artiflcate-21. 3e.
Lot 164. John Churchill Duke of Marlborough. A letter
to the Queen, in which he rays :—" I now send Con. Pastan
to give your liaty. an account of the surrender of the town
of Donsy and the fort d' Escarps , wee take posossion of
loth to day att noon"-41.4e.
Lot 165. Marnicatel, author of Ctoars Norma, • later
to Voltaire-21.

Lot 284. Irtednt Vincent de Paul, founder of the Societies
of Dames de 1. Motile end dee Infant erouves, • letter on
the affairs of the Jesuit MuleiCAL, 111. 2s. 6d.
Let 266. Voltaire, a loiter signed " Voltaire, gentilhomme
caulks do Boy," unpublished, relative to his purchasing
as estate at Feeney-41. 16e.
Lot 282. Cardinal Welsey, eignature to a page from the
Books of " Expenses:of the diett of my lord Cardinal"
—6l.b.

Lot 113. Galnsborough, the artist, a letter in which he
says, lam daubing away for the Exhibition with all my 3
might, and bare done two large Landakips (excloalre of
full-porMMts) The Land/kips are the best I
@Teri:l7l,4nd probably will be the best I shall live to do."
—W. 12s. _ _

Lot WI. Topbam Besuclerk to Gerr►ck, endorsed by
him, .. Mr. Beauclerk's Letter from Bath," about Chatterion,
ste.-41. 4e.

Lot 490. Rev. Charles Churchill, poet and satirist,
Mogerth's " bruiser," letter to David Garrick, containing
this passage : —" There la likely to be some high fun between
Talbot and Wilkes—the immortal l'smado—The only thing
I like my 001,11 for is the exemption from challenges." The
Woe also contained a " Scotch Eclogue," and onus carious
mime= to Hegira-101. 10s.
Lot 493. Dr. Samuel Johnson, a short letter to Garrick,
Informing him, " I have had it long in my mind to tell you
that there is an handfed pounds of yours in Mr. Jose's
hands, if you have not yet received it"-61. 7s. 6d.
Lot 494. David Garrick, autograph oopy of a Wee to
Lord Bute, relating to the Rev. Mr. Home (whom b calls
Mr. " Htime,") and who is addressed through Lend Bate,
upon his kegedy of Derglts+-21. 6a.
Lot 494.• Rev. John 110010, author of "Douglas," 'Wee
answer to the preceding, commendeg" Bony I ass to
Mad that your diesbation of my , is so cow
pbat. WLetever ree of just oonfidence or drake
an sabot may be possessed of, he meat be sensibly=
by year opinion of him, eves iodepsedmt of its comae-
qsamse-31. Bi.
Other Intending lots sold well. There were several
adabritlia in attendance at the sale, the bulk of the
lab waft tato the kande of well known amateurs, who
were present or represented by their agents.

Nam Foam or PASSPORT.—The following form of
pompon for travellers prooseding from any part of the
United Kingdom to Moat Blanc is issued by competent
sitthtzrit;ey We, Albert Smith, one of her Britannic
Ma s representatives on the summit of Mont Blanc,
Ka ght of the Most Noble Order of the Grande Millets,
Baron Galignani of Piccadilly, Knight of the Grand Crossing
from Burlington-arcade to the Egypdan-hall, Member of
the Society for the Confusion of Useless Knowledge, Secre-
tary
Tfigoruiler.is, A
in the ffairs, :fc.htc. Any. it
the ici.zzgesott
Mountains, all those whom it may concern, more *genially
the police on the Piocadilly frontier, to allow to
pees freely into the Egyptian-hall, and upstairs into the Mont
Blanc room, on the morning or evening specified an the
ticket or stall plan, and be offered aid and protection in mee
of need. Given at oar box-ofllos in Piccadilly, without any
necessity for appearing before a magistrate or other bumf-
listing ceremoey, but simply se an esticipetlon of the system
of espionage to which we shall all be probably soon subjected
by command of our Imperial ally, this day of , 1858
.
Attila" Sterrit."

Tee SIAMESP. AMBAMADORS IN PARIS.—We
reed in the Hate Acts _—" The French Opera presented at
its last representation a curious spectacle. The Stamm am-
bassador, occupied one of the large boxes on the lift, ia com-
pany with some high Siamese personages. Four it their
suite were in another lam adjoining, and about • doom ethers
were In orcbestra-stalls. The pro° gives wee the anal
de Bre.zi, and between the acts, M. Felting de Conches, In-
tetidocur of aoheemion at the Imperial court, conducted the
Eastern strung= behind the scenes, among the ballet-
girls. Thine peen ladles expected a distribution
of wham* bmniets, and diamonds, but nothing
al the Med seek place. as the ambassador, gave
waft bat • shahs of the hand here and there. and deep
sslueet At or moment, however, thetyounger embus-
miur pinged hie hand into his deep and wide pocks:
(Momenott MONISIM atteetiam) He drew oat • round box,
whisk he ipreseedel M epee wilt pent thlksey. (Profound
inmeden4 Tiw his temedled Ilsohene. whit& the native of
SIM devours& with= ageism end apparent relish.
(General mime frees all parte of the
asserubly.rseilitere then left des part of the theatre
behind the memo end returned to their places. The third
art of the plies winod to strike them much. They ye no
eppiame, but they used their opera-gimaes y, di-
radii them to eves, part of the how:
Tat 20y.tvita AT BERLIN.—A letter from Berlin
says :—" The Zanies,* who got up a theatre in the Preach
camp before Sebastopol are astonishing the natives here by
their performasoes et Kroll's Herten ; but it is not so math
the domed, talent el these military coroedians which ex-
cites aseimelan es the skill with which outain members of
the compsy whoa female parts with all the necessary
reirseminies mil the high head-voice charectetistic of the
Preselweinsm The pieces represented ere the seine es
the, get vtidia
lithe maps and the dramatic diet of *see le
6:tromel, lard by as intermezzo introduced with great
=ireality. The bistoricsl fact of an Meek at
s% son the allied camp having on one semi= la-
templed the votaries of the dramatic an while topped In •
periarmook sad called off the drymatis permia to melons
action, hoe mode • use of, and in the midst of the repro-
ear:telt* d l'artelati 4aPoim and friteess mown sad
mumbler, emp lewd, the beerded Rorie= come tumbling in,
awl Mind and Zisini spring toilful''r arms—that is to
their own French mnakets—end oppose brawny
and Muslin Myosins to all further program, the miring
falsetto dmosednig at cam to the rough depths of • sheet
yoke hod miloilomed by le pail "errs. The Lit plow
where the Lamm apparel here with great end wee as
spostatore in the gallery of the Haws of Deputies—• helm
in which the actors are Dot nearly so well up In their party
sod not amity IC succeedid in drawing:*