The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-31 00:00:00

TORQWAY.

In compliance with the sanction and concurrence
of a large number of the inhabitants of Torquay, a public
meeting wee convened at the Town-ball, on Saturday last,
by R. B. Sheppard, Esq., chairman of the Local Board, for
the purpose of agreeing to an address of condolence and
sympathy with her Most Gracious Majesty, upon her late
limessemest. A. B. SHIMED. Esq., took the chair ; there
was also a large samba of the inhabitants present, when it
was moved by If. C. M. Phillips, Bp., and seconded by
the Rev. It. It. Wolfe, that the following address be
adopted and promoted to her Majesty. It was also agreed
to, that the address (which was signed by all present) should
be left at the town.hill for signature:
"The humble and loyal address of the inhabitants and
residents at Torquay, in the county of Devon.
" We desks to approach your Most Gracious Majesty on
the
end attachment.
We
melancholy Occasion with feeling's of profound
" e beg respectfully to offer to your Majesty, and the
member* of your Baguet family, the sincorest expressions
of our condolence and sympathy upon the great and
sad bereavement your Majesty and your royal
family have suffered by the Owens of his Royal
Highness the Prince Como& We desire also to
express our deep sense of the seven, loss which
the British nation has sustained by the death of
his Royal
t Highness Whine didiegoilted virtese Wen •
fitt.example to all, sad whose anxiety to augment the
and happiness of your Majesty's subjects, more es-
pecially by promoting the interest of education, science,
and art, has been manifested on so many oocasions. With
these our expressions of sympathy and condolence, we
desire to unite in eeriest prayers that by the assistance
of Almighty God your Majesty and your royal family may
be supported under your present heavy allictioo, and that
your mast Gracious Majesty may he spared for many years
to receive the loyal homage and devoted affection of your
grateful and attached people."

The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield and Lord
Stanhope passed through town yesterday, from speeding
the Cbriettoas with the Earl and Counter of Carmarvas, at
their seat in Wiltshire. The earl and countess have gone
to Rretby Park. Load Stanhope has repaired to Melton
Mowbray.
The Earl and Countess Delawarr have left
Boum* Hall, their mat in Cambridgeshire, to speed a few
days with Mr. H. Rummell, M.P., and Lady Elisabeth
Rumen, at Oakley Park, Bedfordshire.

The Earl Grey left town at the close of the past
week, for Nioe, to join the countess, who has arrived in that
city from Florence. It is not the intention of the seri and
countess to return before the first week in March.

.
The Earl of Hopetoun has armed at Long's
Hotel.

Viscount Stratford de Radcliffe is sojourning at
Um Bristol Hotd, Brighton.

Lord Dufferin arrived in town on Saturday from
visiting the FAH and Countess of Carearron, at thewlore,
Wiltshire.

Lord and Lady William Powlett have arrived in
tows from vigil% Lord sad lady Harry Vane, at their mat
is Ream

Sir William and Lady Freeatun have arrived at
their residence io Glosoaster-aquara, from Weymouth.
Sir Alexander and Lady Arabella Bannerman
have arrived at their seat in Scotland, from visiting at Eaton
Hall, Cheshire.

Colonel tho Ron. W. P. and Lady Emma Talbot
Lary arrived at the Fed of Derby's resnisnos, in St.
ihroseresquars, from Knowsley, Lanonskins.

We (Sussex Advertieer) learn with extreme regret
that Lord Pevassay, ILP., has bass attacked by r►ere
ilium at Paris, whither, we understand, the Earl said
Constant of BMW& have been sniamoced, sad where they
are now in smile= attendance upon his lordship. The
noble lord is.said to be suffering from a dangerous attack of
fever.

The special evening services at St. Paul's Oaths-
dial will recommence on Sunday out, January S. Preacher,
the Lord Bishop of Loudon ; preacher Jan. 12, the Rev. J.
R. Woodford, Vim: of Kempsford.

This being New Year's Eve, a special choral
service will be celebrated at 10.30 p.m., at St. Paul's
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Walwarils.

The Federal journals give ea account of the ro-
mantic escape of a Federalist gentlemen named Andover',
who, with his family, were assured in Texas by the Con-
federates. He was Imprisoned at St. Antonia, and his
family were sent to the Mexican treatise to find their way
to the Northern States. Mr. Anderson made his escape
from prison during a dark and relay night. He tra-
velled aloes through prairies sod jungles inh►bited
by Coesumbes Indians aid wild beasts, and at length
arrived at Monterey. General Vidaurri seat him from
theses to Tampico, where he got as board the Royal Mail
steamer Clyde, and reached Havanaeh. There he unex-
pectedly found his wife sod family, from whom he bad
bees separated, and be states that he wee treated with the
utmcst kindness by the Akira of the Clyde, notwithstand-
ing the &Emir of t►e Trent.
The rebel schooner W. Mallory arrived at
Havannah on the 6th inst. from Mobile. She would have
brought a cargo of cotton, but the authorities at Mobile
would sot permit it. Vessels ate clearing at Havasnek every
day for Southern ports, and very few of them are raptured.
They carry cedes, for which they mike large profits.
The New York papers say that the famous rebel
steamer Sumter escaped from Martinique through treachery
on the part of the commander of the Federal aas•ef.wsr
Iroquois.
. .

It in estimated that in nine jeers' time the popula-
tion of Victoria, is Australia, will be ewe aullioa. In 1836
it was under two hundred.

The Prefect of the Haute-84one (France) has sus-
pended a cerement schoolmistress of that dapeetaaat, ea
the greead fiat, in making a collectioe for the Pope, from
house to bowie, without due ►uthorieatioo, she bad failed in
her duty towards her superiors and infringed the :Moistens'
ioatruotioes, which forbid such collections.