The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-13 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVRNING, APRIL 13, 1808.

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InHE DRAWINGS and PUBLICATIONS of
1 the ARUNDZL socrrry ore °PIN DAILY to the Dee
inspection of the public. Proopectoarne and Leto of Works co
sale will be sect by poet oo applioattoa to
F. W. MAYNARD, Secretary.

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THE ALEXANDRA PALACE and PARK
will be OFIN ND to the Public early in JUNI, Yull par-
ticulars will be duly announced. Applications for Fetes, he.
to be addreesed to .
. the Oeneral Manager, at the offices of the
Company, 70, 13
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TRO9. DIXON, Secy.

THE ALEXANDRA PALACE.—NOTICE to
FAHIBITORS —APPLICATIONS for SPACE, with spud.
halloo of hater* of exhibit and area required, will be resolved
at the 001oet of the Company, 70, Diatomite-street, IC., up
to Stay 1, addressed to the Osumi Kamer.
April 9, 11168, TKO& DIXON. Seep.

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ROBERT HELLER, the famous American
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HALL. King Williensetreet, Charing-mesa on RARTRR
MONDAY, performing every evening at 8, and on Wednesday
and Saturday afternoons at S. The beet compiling since the
days of Robert Houdin his humour oraysking, and reminding
us of Artesia* Ward.

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INTELLIGENCE FROM ABROAD.

(uvria's Tivaawra.)
ROME.

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High mass was celebrated today e a.
The members of the Sacred College, the diplomatic
body, several prelates and generals were present.
The Pope afterwards pronounced the benediction,
urbi et orbe, from the balcony overlooking the
Piazza San Pietro, where the Pontifical troops
were drawn up on parade, and an immense crowd
had assembled.

PORTUGAL.
LISBON, Amu. 11.
The Cortes will meet on the 15th April.
The American transport Guard has arrived hcre.

MALTA.

MALTA, APRIL 12.
The Industry, store ship, arrived here on the
10th inst. from Woolwich. On Easter Sunday the
American frigate Franklin,with Admiral Farragut,
and the corvette Ticonderoga arrived here from
Syracuse. The authorities have received orders to
show them marked attention.
The British squadron, under the command of
Lord Paget, will leave on the 18th inst., accom-
panied by the Swedish corvette Gefie, for a cruise
of the coast of Syria and the Levant. The
squadron will return to Malta about the end of
June.

THE REVIEW AT PORTSMOUTH.

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POILTISKOUTH, BONDAT
The visitors so far, have not come in as fast as
the good peor:le of the town expected, but they
have come in in thousands. Nearly all the trains
have been laden during the last three days, and
last night the Lading thoroughfares ware simply
impassable. It was a beautiful starlight evening,
and. everybody seemed to have turned out to see the
preparations, and very pretty it wee to see the
*mugs jostling each othergood-hurnouredly under
the decorations—throngs composed of Jack-tars,
sad-coats from the garrison, and volunteers from
everywhere, with a proper balance of the fair sex
and civilians, to keep the martial element from
Wig too overpowering. The fact is there are so
aplaces of interest to be seen near Portsmouth,
ortamouth itself is made up of so many die-
that it is impoesible•tosay how numerous the
are. Hendren& are gone over to
.1111 M at Wight, which we as see this
morning bright and peaceful beyond the
green, sparkling Solent, and the most con-
scientious volunteer may be pardoned for preferring
a lounge about lovely Elhan-chine. or a quiet,
reagoll th 6 con's at Ventnor, or Blackgang, to
about crowded Portsmouth, whose open
spasm this afternoon have been a little irritated
with the wind, and have taken their revenge out in
dui and sand. There seems to be a greater min-
glbag of miscellaneous holiday pleasures with the
more serious business of the review than we can
remember on any previous occasion. Larger num-
II ben than ever before are taking return tickets for
Wednesday, and are stopping to see the sports pro-
vided by the people of Portsmouth, and to go to
=andball to be given by the mayor on Tuesday
The bands were playing and bagpipes
droning early this morning, for the oppor-
tunity of display offered by church parade
of course, irresistible. There are a
many churches, as /may be imagined, in a
town with 120,000 inhabitants, and they were
largely attended at this morning's service. In fact,
the attendance at places of worship has been made
a chief feature, and the same perfection that has
characterised all their other arrangements has been
observable in the provision made by the local
authorities for to-day. Ministers of all denomina-
tions have co-operated in setting apart special seats,
varying from 1,000 downwards, for the use of the
citizen soldiers. The chief gathering was that of
the Hon. Artillery Company and the Ist Middlesex,
who paraded and marched to St. Thomas's Church
with the Mayor and Corporation. There were hun-
dred' left, however, to promenade according to
fancy, and there was hardly a spot of any promi-
nence that was not largely occupied by invading
forces. Streams of persons have been going and
coming in the direction of Portadown- hill, where
the sham fight is to be to-morrow ; the charming es-
planade has been thronged with loungers watching
the pleasure-boats sailing up and down the Solent ;
and others have been exploring the extensive forti-
fications, to learn, amongst other things, how the
powers that be make ducks and drakes of our
money. There are a good many objects of
interest in the town and neighbourhood. There
is Southaea Castle, built by HenryVlll. ;
there are the fine government establishments,
the old Victory, the Excellent ; and there
is St. Thomas's Church, built by De Rupibus,
Bishop of Winchester, dedicated to Thomas
A Becket, and containing a memorial to the infa-
mous Buckingham, who was stabbed here b Fel-
Lb, Ind also the register of the marriage of
11. with the Infanta of Portugal. There is in an-
other direction the garrison chapel in which the
marriage itself took place, and which was a hospital
in 1238.

Elaborate preparations have been made for keeping
the thoroughfares clearforthemarchof the regiments
through the streets to their various posts on the
scene of action beyond the town, and it is ex-
tremely essential that so large a body of men, with
comparatively so limited a time before them,
should not be hindered in their hard day's work.
It is not necessary to bewilder the reader with a
minute description of the forts, and creeks, and
islands that the sham fight is concerned with, espe-
cially as all necessary information has been given.
The supposition is, in short, that an army has ap-
proached from the Sussex shore and possessed itself
of the range of downs known as Portadown-
hill. It occupies the heights, and has de-
termined upon investing Portsmouth and
overcoming the garrison. It holds Wymering,
and threatens Hilsea fortifications, and it received
its supports from Fareham and Havant. Below, the
outworks known as Hilsea lines are occupied by the
defending force, who will be supported by a fleet
of small boats. Of course the enemy are repulsed
up the slopes, as they ought to be, under the per-
petual blaze of 80 big guns and field pieces, besides
the rifles. There is no alteration to make as re-
I garde the information we have published from day
to day. There will be, as stated in the previously
issued returns, a light force of cavalry, probably
about 170, two brigades of artillery, and four
grand divisions of infantry. It is not clear yet
what corps will march past, although we believe
nearly all, if not the whole, of the metropolitan and
local corps will be selected. This sham fight will be
invested with additional interest because pontoon
bridges will be employed for the purpose, and a
large portion of the regulars in garrison here will
assist. The volunteers may be sure they have no
easy task before them, but the practical ex-
perience they will obtain will be worth all the
fatigue they may endure. Should the day be
clear, the sight will be magnificent, and the great
advantage is that it can be seen far and wide ;
truth, distance will lend much enchantment to the
view. From Portsmouth harbour to-day we could
see people moving to and fro upon the distant
slopes, and overrunning the ugly looking brick
forts like ants. Except on Sou mmon, at
the marching past there will in all probability be
no mooing together of spectators as on Brighton
Downs, but instead a collection of crowds and
groups spread for miles over the country.
The naval operations will be one of the most
interesting features of the review. Portehester-
lake is too shallow to admit of the movements of
anything larger than gunboats, and is too small to
accommodate many of them. Two gunboats
only will therefore be engaged, but there will be
18 launches and pinnaces manned by men con-
nected with the ships in port, and their employ-
ment against these fortifications is a novelty that
is exciting even the " old dicers" of Portsmouth.
Naval architecture has advanced so much, and so
many changes take place year by year, that we are
in danger of forgetting the humbler vessels of the
fleet. Some of the launches are of steam, to he sure,
but the pinnaces, although they may be capable of
holding from 90 to 80 men, are propelled in the old
style, and have been endive agents in daring r_
terprises ever linos the fleet was a fleet. In point
of fact to-morrow, while these boats are assisting
to repel the " makes invader," we shall be having
a very good series of illustrations of the manoeuvres
told by Marryat and others in their seafaring lite-
rature. Captain Seymour, of the Victory is to
command the fleet, and the gunboats are to los the
Seek sodas fancy. At noon these vessels are
to lid wader weigh, and with the boats sad their
arm will proceed in line up Portobeeler-ereek,
IWei will be kept clew for them. They will be
owed parallel with the railway until the proper
olgoal.is given, and then they will take their pert in
the mimic fray, and open fire with their small
I Armstrong* and rides.
I Sleeping woommodation for 900 volunteers has
been pievided by the committee in the bonding
stores in King-street, Portsmouth, the iron bed-
steads and bedding being lent by the government
authorities. The contracts for breakfasts, &tr., for
r a large number of volunteers have been completed