The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-09 00:00:00

PR:P.IIIII7ONX Ar GUILDHALL.

Tlie preparations fur the elide pen eat have
Ivm foe ttw Lent few daya genial maw.* the stood
men reitmec,l la As iireseetiee of the
4,.0.11„it ritilimd to work Went end day in
entre to ....owlet* ihe arntaussamena Thin leas been
real. n.l Deneseary ie consequeoce of the ashy east
bv the election. To jodsie by the magnificence and eldest
a tie decorations in the 4 4111.111hiii, as well is the other
prrianitione his lonlship seems determined to ferry
out the &orient rodrons .4 the Citv. The decimations
111,. rear err far more eplentbil than is usually the
At the west end of the hall, no each nide of the figure.
rf t;.1•1111 Slaws:. are placed some well executed pointing..
of the attend role corps cleverly grouped. In &contain: I
4.1 b• from this around the hall are placed the figures of
Plenty." t'ommeme." " lodultry," and other
alley:meal personages, surrounded by wreaths of flowers.
tioplues of dap. taners. he., surmounted by standanb of
...mil. At the west end of the building is a very floe trans-
parency roprwnting the dome and principal entrance of the
Etbiliition Building of Ian?! which ma surrounded by figures
illwtnbng the coming event, as well as by handsome
groupings of statuary and garlands mingled with flags
and teeners. In order to give greater erect to these
decoration. the ball will be brilliantly illuminated by
cut crystal st irs. The various passages have hems lined
with coloured drapery. where statues ore placed at triplet.
intered, The Conned Chamber, used on the meanies an
A nveption•room, is being handsomely decorated. At the
eel in a Sue picture of Miriam scenery, so contrived as to
a gr 4014 effect when lighted by gu jets. (tutu&
the building n hanilvinio rants. corridor, running around
the entire yard. will be lined and decorated with coloured
drapery. &c. In the centre, over the entmuce, will be
placed a brilliant dlamiratins in gm, as well an a splendid
tnionperency of the City arms, kc. The various trsAiramett
in the princtpal streets through which the precision will
pas ea lie way to Weeteninster have also made peepers.
liras, and it being his Royal Highneas the Prince of Wales's
birthday, a large number of them intend to illuminate their
maims in the City, but more avec:illy at the Wert End.

MR. SPUROZON Off EMINICNT LORD MAYORS
Yesterday evening the Rev. Mr. BFurgeon
delivered in the hall beneath his chapel • lecture on
" Eminent Lonl Mayors." The hall wee densely crowded.
Mr. Spurgeon concluded his lecture, which occupied rather
longer then two hour* in the delivery, by vindicating the
rooms he was pursuing in delivering lectures on secular
subjects. It wa. hi. npinion that the age did not so much
n•quirc books on religion m secular books written in • reli-
gium spirit.

IVDIAPO4ITION Or THE EARL Or SIiATTESBURY.-
Thunday night an anniversary meeting of the WRIVAR.
hanipton Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society
was held at Wolverhampton. A very numerous concourse
of perinea were attracted there by the announcement that
the Earl of Shaftesbury would preside. His lordship's
health would not, however, permit him to carry out his in-
tention ; ao.l the committee, 6o soon u ►hey knew this on
Thursday last, issued placards announcina that Sir Francis
f;,sslricke. Bart., would take that nobleman's place. When
the proceedings commenced, Mr. Hartley (whose guest hie
lordship was to have been) came forward and said he was
sure the meeting would join with him in feeding the deep-
est regret that they were deprived of the presence of
the Earl of Shaftesbury. Up to a late hour on the previous
day his lordship quite intended fobs present. The meeting
at Birmingham, however, aimed to have been too much
for his strength. He had received a letter from his lord-
ship in addition to the letter which had been received by
the committee ; and the earl, in both communications, ex-
pressed the great disappointment he felt that he could not
orme to Wolverhampton. He bad also received • letter
from Mr. Bagman, whose guest hie lordship had hem at
Barr. Mr. Baena!! said that such was the Mate of Lord
shaftosbury's health that be could not allow him to return
to London alone, sod that he had, thank.% that day
aceomp•nied his lordship to teem.

Some comments have been incited by the fact,
that is the "Strollle Story." which is being published by
Sir E. B. Lytton in the pages of All tAe Year Roam{ see
• the characters in represented an having been tried le
realised for anauslau7hter. coovicted, and meilsesed,
during his absence from the country. The-right his. hart.
sow c plains that "it is not the author who le tire nar-
rating, but certain Mrs. Poynta, the oupposed erects of a
cesntry toes, in whom general conversation the author do-
dges to coos," the manlier. partially correct. end partially
emceed, in which the (.stalled) world prenousess
Me judgment, and circulates it. gossip. She is
errimmisciag am account of eircennieences which
die may knew@ by reoollections of what she has
beard years age. bat which contain the germ of
a menet that appears afterwards to expand into the super.
seterel Is a lister poetics of my wort (which, I may
• was sot only 'fritters. but petaled off. bcfore any
malice of any seppessat blender appeared) it will be &bows,
sr M Isest implied, why is that asseent a mistake of law
said of het was perinea, admitted, so that with the first
hist sal a pendigy,s dealt of the efreimestsetial eviiteses
cm w►ic► it i stated might he simellessonaly LWOW ;
ens emin posed of interest is ' A fit:Lags Stony ' beteg
meglii (as will, perhaps, be shows is the ultimate develop.
swat of it. porpoise) is the questime bow far any Waage
Wore, whim thoroughly sifted by perdellikel sad mete.
physsail mimes, may allow of ether implentelmme thee
thaw w►ich impentitirie wield assign le the marvedlees."

" Who ix reepousib:e," says a eorreepondent of
the Platervit,vt Taws, " fur the wan se ear public
beekbep ! Whether the 'market b eyeembeehed with
er whether there is e reareity .1 'alb' I knew set, bet
eir,roe rietties the sew Itecor&ollee is rehher-bee soy
NW on reek ate et the ibraw the seeelppsyea motto,
' tf tw seer raLit.'

The library and reading-room which form com-
pop tat pana of t►e w nolosas et Oxford. aid which are
manaly stocked with saiestile books from the Radcliff*,
hare hese opened for public use, under similar amuse-
manta to thaws' the Bntiel Museum resdi**-rwomt

TIM meetings (.1 scientific societies fur the snits-
* emk aro :—Moarky : Mo►al Madam!. 8, Arteea7.
Mr. Partridge ; Geograpberel. str. " Upper Yeag-te►kisag
Lepplition," Lieut.-CMosel Sara ; " Notes on Use
Maecenas," Captain Cameros. Tuesday : Fagisern.
" 'toughly sad Matte: Mr. Lospidge ; Syro-legyptiaa,
7± ; Zoological, 9. " :Shrimp from St. Vi 11011111101," Kr.
%lite ; " New Nokia, laths sad Australia ;" " Undo.
scribed Legideatera Marsh Warbler (eelamotterpe,
psistri)," Mr. Saville. Wednesday : Society of Literstarie.
41,!. Friday : 8.

It i. maid that the Limited Liability EngHA
Op" Company io about to open as °Moe for the diatrilsotioa
of prospectuses, sod for the Magog of shams to those able
and wdhug to venture.

The rumour that Her Majesty's Theatre will re-
op.o mit year !piss ground.

Mr. Henry Le.liu announces that the concerts
of his choir will re-commence oe the 2nd of January, 1482 ;
that they are to be tee in number ; that a Motet by Bach,
probably one of flandel's Chasid°. Anthems, not given in
public, 't a believed, during the present century ; a COM.
prelim by Itr. Wesley ; and some of Xendelasolin's eight-
part Timbal, writt.n for the cathedral choir at Berlin, will
be among the prine,pat ...Sri perfumed.
Thu l'opular Monday Concerts are advertised to
begin, at the St. James. Hall, on the 18th ; M. Vieux•
temps is to be the leading violinist—Y. Halle the pianist.
The ss"'", of regular Saturday music at the Crystal Palace
commence! this day week. Today, Lea Whitty, Herres
Ole 11.,11 and Formes will appear there.
Mr. Henry John Lincoln will shortly deliver in
1.,,n.100 two lectures en " Tne Operatic Overture," with
illustrations, from its origin to the present time.
We regret to announce the death of Miss Lizay
semis 04... A. S. Tomsoa), which took place on the 2nd
inqt. The WI was favourably known as peessesiss one of
the meet beautiful contralto voicea is the kingdom, sod vise
614.10.1 r•onsiolerable celebrity latterly in an entertainment
eta.tled A Prep at Scotland tAron2A Atr Solvis.—Soinday
Toln9s.

The r,./bee Raw* was performed for the Let
tlnne Last eight, after rue of Dearly 300 repeeweetatiool.
Th.. Adolphe will he cloned this @venial; far a rehearsal of
the Dew piece, The Octoroon, which le to be produced on
htholey._

Mr. Phelps is about to give the theatrical world
&bother proof of his venatility. He will wear ow Wed-
modily evening in • piece of iissiiiMia ketereet, estitlecl
b.....) I,r at Best, is which be will wilsis tits ehanieter
of pick Stubbs.