The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-25 00:00:00

NESTING OF BRITISH RESIDENTS AT CANNES.

A very numerous meeting of the inhabitants of
Cannes—English and French—wan held on the 21st, for
the purpose of proposing an address to Queen Victoria
on her late severe bereavement. The ides originated
with Lord Brougham, and was fully approved
of by Lord Dalhousie (late Secretary of State
for the We, Department when Lord Panmove), and by
Lord Rokaby (mut by her Majesty, on Sir Edward
Bowater's death, to take charge of Prince Leopold). The
meeting wee held at the English Consulate, and sat a
British subject at Cannes was abseot. Lord Brougham,
being called to the chair, expressed himself la a very hlllllllll
DISIIDIR on the great merits of the late Prince Consort,
and dwelt particularly on the exertions of his Royal
Highness in favour of popular education—his aid to arts
and manufactures by the Exhibition of 1851—his presiding
at the British Association of Science at York three years
back—his forming the International Statistical Congrega—
ted his known intention of presiding at the Congress of the
National Association of Social Science to be held in London
sextyear. Sonmey importantacts not on ly entitled the Prince,
his lordship observed, to the national gratitude, but had
rendered his name famous the whole world over, and hence
his loss was a source of deep grief not only to the British
nation, but to foreigners of every country. His lordship
thou moved the following address :
" We, your Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, residing
at Cannes, are desirous of expressing the sorrow that we
feel, in common with all our countrymen at home and
abroad, for the irreparable loss which your Majesty has
sustaioed, and which is rendered still more grievous by the
affliction of last spring depriving you of your royal parent's
sympathy and consolation under this heavy blow.
" It may afford some comfort to reflect on the grateful
moss so universally entertained of those rare qualities
and great virtues which have been lost to your Majesty and
the country, who derived from them bassets of inestimable
value. But we devoutly trust that Divine Providence will
help you to support with resignation, for the sake of your
family and your people, a calamity which presses so severely
upon an."
The address was seconded by Lord DALHOUSIE, who
spoke in eloquent terms of the domestic virtues of the late
Priam, and after a few words from Lord Rokeby
and Admiral Pakenham, was carried unanimowily.
Every Englishman in thinness attended sod signed
the address, which was forwarded by the same
night's post to Sir George Grey, at tho Foreign Office. N.
Lelia, the Mayor of Cannes, attended the meeting and
signed the address, as representing the feeling and sympathy
I of the town of Cannes, which appeared as sincere as that of
lacy town in Greet Britain.

Tai ARCHITECTURAL MUSEUM, SOUTH KENSING-
TON Mostuif.—The committee record their sense of the
loss of their patron, the late Prince Cowart, in the follow-
hag terms :—" The committee of the Architectural Museum
beg to testify their deep gnef at the decease of his Royal
Highness the Prince Consort. White feelieg alike with
all her Majesty's subjects the greatness of the national mis-
fortune, and respectfully sympathising with ■ loss which
is irrepareble to the Sovereign awl the royal family,
they trust that they may be permitted to 'spree,
their own especial sorrow at the decesse of a Prince who
has always shown himself the wise and learned promoter and
munificent patron of art, and to whom the Architectural
Museum owes a deep debt of gratitude for the kiudoess
which induced his royal highness at the first foundation of
the museum to honour it by condescending to become its
patron."

The Journal de St. Petersbourg, after an intro-
ductory passage, stating the fact of the death of the Prince
Consort, says:—" We shall not enlarge to-day upon the
eking of Prince Albert to the gratitude of the English,
but must defer until another occasion to advert to a
career which, although too short, will leave after it the
memory of many excellent actions, and of • constant sod
intelligent support of all ideas which were calculated to pro-
mote the prosperity or the glory of his adopted country.
The Prince had a noble heart, and • great mind. Standing
upon the highest step of the throne, he held • place which
the institutions of the three kingdoms could, under
certain circumstances, make • difficult one. lie under-
stood, however, how to display ► tact and preserve a loyal
dignity of action, which, coupled with so many eminent
qualities of mind sad so many noble and solid virtues,
gained for him the sympathies of the nation that bad
adopted him, and rewarded his merits with universal
sateen)."

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, who
has been confined to Gloucester House fur some days by a
severe cold, is, we learn, much better.

The Duke of Weiliugton Las left Apsley House
for kis seat in Norfolk.

The Duke awl Duchess of Manchester left their
residence in Greet Stanhopeatreet on Monday, for Kim-
baton Castle.

The Duke and Duchraa of Argyll have arrived
in town from a tour on the Continent.

The Duchess de Grafuont arrived in London on
Saturday (on her way to Vienna), to visit her father, ie
Hyde Park-plaoe, fora few days only.
The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury have left
Groevenorsquare for their net, St. Giles House, Dorset.

The Countess of Craven and the Ladies Craven
have arrived in town front Ashdown' Phu*, Berke, for the
winter.

Viaoount Palmerston ia, We arc happy to learn,
fast recoweriog from his kit attack of gout.

Hie EreellencyLieuteuaut•General Baron Moltke,
Lieuteoant•Colonel von Oberoita, the Count Furatenstein,
and Captain von Leaned" have left Mangy's Haiti, for
Berlin.

Mr. and Lady Mary Craven are passing the
areas at Median Mowbray.

Secretary Sir George Grey left town yesterday
forliisliverth._

Sir Alexander and Lady Walet have returned to
Fnuakfort, from a alit to Lady Brougham, is (indica-
stmt.

Er. Joan, of Pantglas, M.P., and Mn. Jones
base left Quer residence in Eatonoquare for Patten', Cat-
rearthenshire.