The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-02 00:00:00

Lord and Lsdy Lilford and the Hon. Miss Powys

ere expected borne Oe the 12th inst. The minims of the
Ms. Miss Powys and Kr. Fs akerley is appointed to be
solemnised on the 23rd inst.

Lord Ward has arrived at Dudley House, Park-
lase, from Italy.

Prince Mahomol, eon of the Salton
Tippoo S ihib, has arrived at the Oriental Hotel, Vero-
street, from Celcatte, with the view of renewing his rotor
tidbits of loyalty after toe proclamation of her Majesty to
the native princes of India.

Sir Richard Madox Bromley, T►.C.B., the Ac-
ootintual-Gesecal of the Navy, paid an of& ial visit ye-ter-
day (Friday) to the Deptford Dockyard end the Royal Vic-
tualling Yazd. It ie reported that an accountant is to be ap-
pointed forthwith for thew yards.
_

At en inquest held on the remains of the late
Marquis of Wa'erford, a verdict in accordance with the fees
of hie melancholy death wu returned. The writer of an
obituary notice in the Press remarks that In personal appatr-
acme the I.te marquis was " a genuine Beresiord, with the
clear, the twor.hiug eye, and regularity of features, hereditary
for generations in that nal-) ram. In bAlly brio he wits
ermsplesous for • chest and shoulders of rare development.
At thirty years of age Lord Waterford was probably the
strongest man in the kingdom, and his activity was equal to
hie rigour."

Lord Waterford is the third peer who, within •
'bolt period, bst his life from ',tutting. Ths lots Zeal of
Ilarswood and Lard Fitsluudingt died from bad fills to
the field , end only a few days aim a country gamesman sad
loaded proprietor was killed whits hunting In the county of
Cork.

We (dthemeewras) understand that Mr. Tennyson's
sew volume of porno, which is nearly ready for the pram, is
entitled "The King's Idylls," and that the subject relates to
the legend t.l King Arthur.
M. Perroties appeal to those who had correspon-
dence with Biranger ban aheady called in 2,200 °lbis letter,.
Mr. Palk, M.P., is announced to deliver a lecture
at the Temperenre Hall, Torquay, during the Raster rear,
on the " Dwellings of the Pose."

The New Society of Painters in Water-Colours, at

their last roosting, unanimously voted Mr. Fahey, upon Ws
resigning the office of tressurcr, the sum of fifty guineN as
en scknowle len nt of the efficient manner in which be bad
discharged the dada of the office.
The Scottish National Gallery has just had a noble
bequest rude to it. The exquilite Gatuaboroogh, the tine
whote-Lngth of Mrs. Graham (Lord 1) nedoela's wife)
II bought by Mr.Oraham, of Redgotton, foe 2,0001., was be-
queethed by him to the Bcottiah Gallery.
We read in the Art-gossip of the Illustrated Lou-
don News It wu the Marquis of Hertford who on Bator-

day last gave two thonsand five hundred and Shy g-ulneas
for the Sir Jahns portrait of ' Km. Hoare and Child ; it
was my Lord Ward who, on the rune day and in the same
room, gave eleven hundred guineas tx the Si, Joshua por-
trait of 'Who Prnelope Soithby.' Astother thootand, it Is

said, won't sot bars stopped Lard Hattfard. His lorisbip
was determined to Lave the picture. If Reynold, is ap is

the auuket, Tuber is gettig does. In the year 1853 the
ir.ll-known Mr. Windily, of Tcttenham, gave 746/. for

Turner's 'Dawn of Chektianity, and el; Saturday last be
only got 330 guineas for his porches.. In 1853 the same
gent'emaa gave 735/. for Tome's 'Gleams and Scylla,'
and on Saturday last thought himself fortunate In obtaining
280 glillea• for hie o.Ver•lptimated sequisition."
The Literary Gazelle states that the offer to the
Literary Food mashie in the offu of a library, accompanied
bye num of 0,000/. to be spent escharively upon its math-
Milano,. In coneid,ration of thk gift of kooks, it Is required
of the fund that it shall, at its own ant, procure a new
charter, far the purpose of making catain organic chsnges
fe its oottatitutim. The time when it is proposed that the'
books and the 10,0001. shall come to the fund is remote sad
indefinite, bring dependant on the termination of two per-
sons' liens; but the condition lasted on le that the new
charter shall be obtsinal at once. "We understan4," says
our ootamporary, " diet the opinions of the council end the
vin-preeMents have been taken upon the proposition, sad
that it is now natl.r the consideration of the committee."—
The conditicnal donor of the library is understood to be Mr.
John Forater,stitberof "The Lie sad Times of OHver Gold-
smith." The conditional donor of 10,0001. Is said to be Mix
Burdett Conti&

The Select Committee of the House of Commons
ea Military Organisation met yesterday. The following err
the members of the committee:—The Right Hon. Sidney
Herbert, to the cher ; Right Hon. Spencer Horatio Wal-
pole, the Judge-Advocate, Sir John Ramaden, Lord John
Russell, Colonel Wilma Patten, Lord Palsoenton, Mr. Mai-
sel, Earl of March, Lord Holism, Mr. Horenen, Sir James
Graham, Mr. Ellee, Mr William Codtington. After taking
the evidence of Lord Palmerston, the oommittee adjourned
till Tuesday are at 12 o'clock, when it is expected that hie
Royal Highness the Dole of Cambridge, the Duke of New-
castle, and Berl Grey, will be examined.
The Blue Book containing the minutes of evidence
reettivel by the Royal Coarnalasimers for Manning the Navy
has been laid apse the tab'e of the home. The commission-
ers sot Mecnry-eight days only; and the exact number of
winsome+ they examined was reveety-rive. The witnesses
comprised eight flag officers, twelve captains on the serving
list, and two on the tearryed liat, two cowman lent on fell
pay, Sir James Graham, Sir Thema Fremantle, Sir John
Liddell, Sir Richard Bromley, Mr. Richard., Comptroller of
Victualling, fifteen shipping melon, mostly under the
Board of Trade, and a number if offices sad civilians of
mares rank., holding positions in restrike with the royal
or mercantile eerier, or public inettutione. There were
1111110 sin warrant oilier., the foreman of riggers at Wo)l-
eke, two boa' swabo's mate*, end three seamen riggers.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

PRANCX

Mr. Renter has received the following telegram
this morning : _ . _

PARIS, SATURDAY.
" Six divisions of the or y are about to be placed
on a war footing.
" The regiments to be reviewed to-morrow (Sun-
day) will already have received the fourth batta-
lions that were to be added to them.

" It is reported that a corps d' observation is form-
ing at Relly in the immediate neighbourhood of
Cubs (department Ain) the junction of the Sardinian
and French railways.
" In the corps last mentioned the native Tirailleure
and other regiments recently summoned from Algeria
will be incorporated.
"It is said here that the Grand Duke of Tuscany
intends to impose a new constitution upon his
'objects."