The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-21 00:00:00

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B.—Barometer corrected and isiciO-s.sl to It deg. at roam Na
level ; each 10 fest, of vertical rise, causing about one-hundredth
of an Inch dintlentlan : sad each 10 deg., above 32 deg., casing
nearly three-Imadredthe tncreses. IL—Mtpmed thermometer
In shade. 11.—Iffelitened bulb (for evaporation sad dew
point). D.—Direction of wind (true—two points WI of mew
netic). P.—lrotros (1 to 11—estimated). 13.--Clond (1 to 0).
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Initials : b, blue sky : c. clouds (detrital) : 1. fog: h. bail 1.
lightning es, tidily (buy) overcast (dull) : r, rain : 5,5110 W ;
t. thunder. P.—geodlsturhanos (1 tots. W.—Wet, ran-fall,
or snow, or hail, Inc. last report, la inches and decimals. &
Cabs.

It is, we (Atheneum) believe, the (apnea desire
of her bereaved Majesty that everything shall be done
which the Prises had projected, and, wet of all, that the
works at South Kendal/ton shall not suffer interruption.
The dress to be worn by all who will attend the
funeral of the late Prince Cornea will be a blank even-
ing coat, with trousers and book, white cravat. and round
bat. Stan end ribose& will be worn. Mourning mark
ge.,,f will be provided in Welsey's Chapel. A special train
will leave the Paddington dation of the Great Western
Railway for Windsor at 10.15 on Monday morning, and
will return after the ceremony. Carriages will be provided
for the conveyance of mourners between the Windsor
terminus and St George's Chapel.

The B battery, Royal Horse Artillery, in com-
mand of Captain Williams, was yesterday ordered to march
from Woolwich to Windsor, to be present on Monday next
and fire the salute of 21 minute guns on the solemn occa-
sion of the funeral of hie itoyal Highness the late Prince
Consort.

Orders have been issued that no firing of guns
shall take place by the military or naval authorities at
Portsmouth, under any circumstances, whether it be arrival
of royal personages, or from any other cause, however im•
portant, prior to the funeral of his Royal Highness the late
Prince Consort.

The following letter from Sir Charles Phipps to
the 'ssaistent secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society
will sow be read with a melancholy interest :—" Windsor
Castle, Deo. 2, 1.861.—1 am sorry to may that his Royal
Highness is very unwell, and I do not see much proba-
bility of his being able to go to London by Friday neat ;
indeed, my own impression is that his medical advisers
would consider it very imprudent in him to attempt it. I
know that his Royal Highness will he very ;sorry to give up
bis intention of being present, but I think it only Alit to
tell you that my own impression is that it is out a the
question."

A few weeks ago, in a provincial town, very far
from Loadan, we ( Alltentrun) heard of an orphan who, at
one of the schools of design, displayed a noticeable taste for
drawing. By an accident the boy's case became known to
the Prince Consort., who, after careful inquiries into the
orphan's character and talents, charged himself with his
education, and placed him, at a considerable expense, under
an eminent artist for instnaction.

It is observed by the dthejurum that the know-
ledge of the Prince Consort was very great, and it lay in
many unexpected nooks and corners. Of music he knew
far more than an average man—played on more than one
instrument—eang well—and wrote down his thoughts in
musical works of some length—if not with high creative
power, yet with a steadinm and sensibility not to be found
in the works of ordinary gentlemen who write. It is known
to the public that he was a very good etcher. "We have
heard an engineer declare that the prince kuew more of for-
tification then any non.profeasioaal person he had ever met;
and the secretary of the Photographic Society assures us he
was a very admirable photographer."

Most of the Madrid journals of the 16th speak
with regent of the lamentable death of the Prime Consort.
The Sporn, after referring to the affliction of the Queen,
says :—" The love of her Lundy and religion are the sole
consolations which remain to this affectionate spouse."
Advicos from Warsaw state that orders of the
day of the most ridiculous kind summed each other with ex-
traordinary rapidity. One forbids priests to christen,
marry, or bury, without authoriaation. Any inhabitant
who wishes to celebrate the anniversary of his birthday
most also provide himself with a permission from the mili-
tary authorities.

A Vienna letter states that the news concerning
the health of the Empress of Austria is most satisfactory.
Her Majesty takes frequent excursions in a gondola, and is
often seen walking in the imperial gardens, always accom-
panied by her two children. No doubt is now entertained
that her Majesty's health will be completely re-established
by the spring, when the is to return to Vienna.

The Athentrunt of to-day publishes a letter,
occupying three of its pages, addressed from Richmond,
Virginia, by Captain Maury to Rear-Admiral Filmy, pur-
porting to give an impartial history of the secession. The
language need is of the strongest possible character, and
instinct with the very spirit of bitterness towards the
North. The great offence of the North is, that it bad
threatened to overturn the institution of slavery. "Though,"
he says, " not so mighty in numbers nor so rich in war-
like supplies as the enemy, we are eight millions of
people thrice armed, in that our quarrel Is just.
Fighting for our homes, we are mighty in battle.
In mere lust the enemy is fighting for power and
conquest ; ws, for fire-sides, the graves of oar
fathers, dear life, and all that is precious to the heart and
to civilisation. Our cause is holy ; theirs, hellish. We
cannot, we will not, be subjugated. ' • In the week the
clergy are, of their own free will, drilling and being drilled
to arms : their churches are given up to the women, who,
with needles and sewing machines, congregate there to
make clothing fur the soldiers. On Sundays, from the pal-
pit, the hulloes of the war and the righteousness of our
cause are preached to the people. In battles, you find
clergymen among the foremost of the fight. We have on
our side a bishop fen a general, holy divines for camels,
majors, captains, amp soldiers in the ranks. Never was a
people more united and in earnest than the people of the
Confederate States are at this moment."