The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-03 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY AT COBURG.

Sirr. 28.

The Queen yesterday morning attended a special
service in the Ducal Chapel of the Palace, at which a
funeral sermon was preached in honour of the late Duchess
of Coburg and Gotha. Her Majestyi was attended by the
ladies and gentlemen of the suite.
The Duchess of Coburg and the Princes Frederick Wil•
liam of Prussia were likewise present.
Yesterday morning at 7 o'clock the Prince Consort, with
the Duke of Coburg and Prince Frederick William of
Prussia, attended the funeral of the late Dowager-Duchess
of Saxe Coburg-Gotha, which took place in the Royal
Chapel of the Old Castle at Gotha.
Their Royal Highnesses returned to Coburg at 3 o'clock.
The royal family dined in ;a-irate yesterday, there being
no addition to the party but the Count Merualorff, who wee
previously introduced to her Majesty by Lord John Russell.
On the return of the Prince Consort on Monday to Coburg
from shooting, the horses of his carriage ran away. His
Royal Highness jumped out and has not been hurt beyond
a scratch on his face.

COBURG °crime 2.
,

The Prince Causert suffers but little from the slight cuts
and bruises which he received yesterday. His Royal High-
ness's general health is not affected.

The Allgemeine Zeitung, which stated $ few days
since that on the return of her Majesty from Coburg the
betrothal of her Royal Highness the Princess Alice with
Prince Louis of Hesse Darmstadt would be officially made
known at Darmstadt, now states that this intelligence is
only inexact as to the place named, and that the event will
be celebrated at Mayenee instead. Prince Louis is the son
of Prince Charles (brother of the reigning Grand Duke)
and the Princess Elisabeth of Prussia (daughter of Princo
William, uncle to the King). and was born on September
12, 1857.

Their Royal and Imperial Highnemes the Crown
Prince and Princess of Wortembitrg have left Claridge's
Hotel for Belgium.
His Highness Prince Mentchikoff hoe arrived at
Claridge'■ Hotel from Paris.

The Earl and Countess of Bective have left Bray,
county Wicklow, to join Mrs. Thomson at Underly Hall,
HirkbyLonsdale, Westmoreland. Her ladyship has quite
recovered from her late severe WWII*.

The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe has arrived at
Firma?" Hotel from a cruise in his stearalacht off Cowes.
Amongst the few visitors still is the lake dis-
trict are the Earl of Harrowby, and Lady Wharneliffe and
mite, who are sojourning at the Derwentwater Hotel.

Yesterday morning a farewell service to Arch-
deacon Mackenzie previous to his leaving for the field of his
missionary labours in Central Africa, was celebrated in the
cathedral at Centerbury. There was a very large congrep-
tion, comprising principally the members and friends of the
Oxford, Cambridge, Dublin, and Durham societies for send-
ing rnisaionaries to Central Africa, the scene of Dr. Living-
etone's explorations. The sermon was preached by the
Bishop of Oxford.

An introductory address was delivered on Mon-
day, to the medical school of St. Bartholomew's Hospital,
by William Soovell Savory, Esq., PALS., of Charterhottae-
square. The inaugural address at Middlesex Hospital was
delivered by Dr. A. P. Stewart, and that of the Grosvenor.
place School of Medicine, by Dr. Blotham, lecturer on
midwifery. The inaugural address at the London Hospital
Helical School was delivered on Monday by Dr. Barnes,
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, assistant obstetric
physician to the hospital.
According to the report of the Church of Eng-
land Book-Hawking Union for 1960, the following books
have been sold in the greatest numbers :—" Pictures and
Stories for Children," S.P.C.K., 500 ; " Hymns and Verses"
("I like little Pussy"), 440; Oreadea's "Pathway of
Safety," 400; Partoe's "Cottager,' Garden Calendar,"
400 ; " Song Books " (two), each 250; Ilnrophrey'a " Hymns
for Children," 250 ; "Hints and Helps for Nurseries," 200 ;
Oreaden's " Labouring Man's Book," 200. Of periodicals—
Britian Worinsais, 1,000 ; Penny Past, 400 ; Leisure Harr
and Sunday at Hume, each 400; Churchman's Penny Ma.
raine, 320.

The National Gallery is now closed to the pub-
lie pending certain 'lterations which ere being made to
render the building more fitted to the reception of the na-
tional collection of pictures by old masters. The works
have been commenced, end are programing with considerable
rapidity, the eastern wing being almost ootnpletely unroofed,
and the circular room in the roar of the premises having
almost disappeared. The exhibition is not likely to be
open for six weeks or two months.

A general review of the Hampshire volunteers
is intended to take place shortly. We understood that
Lord Palmerston has expressed his willingness, and even
his desire, that the review should be held at Broad'anda,
and that the committee of the local corps (the 11th Hants)
have urged the Lord-Lieutennat to appoint the Premier's
park as the place of meeting for the Hampshire companies.
The new postal sen•ic,! between Dublin and
London came into operation on Monday. The train with
the midi left London at 7.30 cm., and the Leineter, which
conveyed them from Holyhead, arrived in Kingstown at
5.18 p.m. Irish time. The through journey was thus per-
formed in somewhat less than 1011 hours, being three-
quarters dam hour less than the stipulated time.

The King of Wurtemberg reached his 80th
birthday on the 27th ult. His Majesty visited the theatre
on the occasion, and was received with much enthusiasm
by a crowded audience.
It is stated that the Grand Duke of Saxe-
Weimar intends, in compliance with an invitation from his
relative the Emperor of Rues* to visit Wiles in a few
days, in order to participate in a buffalo hunt, which will
take place in that neighbourhood, and afterwards to travel
to Warsaw with the Emperor, to be present at the im-
portant meeting to he held there.
Vice-Admiral Pereano, to whom General Gari-
baldi, on entering Naples, assigned the command of the
Neapolitan fleet, is a brother-in-law ot Mr. Huntley Bacon,
one of the Colchester magistrates. A nephew of Ur. Bacon,
Lieutenant Cicala, is aide-de.camp to General de la Rocca.

General Schmidt, late of the Papal army, has
addressed the following letter, dated Altdorf, the 26th ult.,
to the S.-Aryl: Gazeete :—" I road in an article in your
jmirtial, in which there is • question of my stay at Turin,
the following phew :—' A purport. for Switzerland was
accorded to the prisoner on condition that he would not
again Mice up arms against Italy.' I beg to observe, in cor-
rection of this statement, that I did not go as • priwnier to
Turin ; for, according to the terms of the capitulation at
Perugia, no one of any corps, whether officer or soldier, was
made a prisoner of war ; and at Turin a pasport of an ordi-
nary• trnvellor wee given 'me, and no promise like that of
which you speak was exacted."

The political excitement in Venice is very great.
The inhabitants scoff at the troops and the German "rod-
dents, and insult the government whenever they thiik they
can do so with impunity. During the night of the 21st ult.
the Imperial sums were pulled down from a public office,
and so bedaubed that they were untouchable.

A new decree has been issued respecting pass-
port. to be granted to foreigners travelling in Russia. Fresh
facilities have been panted to travellers, and passporta
when once they have been riot by a Russian
functionary, will out require that formality for a second
journey. Foreign commercial travellers and Jews may
visit the places of trade in the interior of the country on
receiving an authorisation from the minister, and the heads
of large commercial undertikinp may obtain passports for
Russia front the Russian legations and consulates, even
without the authorisation of the minister. Every foreigner
on arriving in the country most deposit his passport at the
fleet chief town of the government he reaches, and will re-
ceive a Russian passport in exchange.

The Thadin Mon 4,1 11-rt,ssays .—" On Sunday
evening the Solemn Office of the Deed was recited by the
students of the College of Maynnoth, for the repose of the
souls of the decewic.l members of the high brigade.
Among all the prayers that west up ea that day to the
throne of mercy in their behalf, that eternal light might
shine unto them, none arose more fervently, nor with more
heartfelt sympathy, than from the students of St.
Patrick's."

Deapatches were receirod at the Colonial-office
from the Lon! High Commissioner of the louLea Islands
yeekeday.