The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-02 00:00:00

THE OPE.NING OF PARLIAMENT.

(From Last Night's Gazette.)
Palace d Weetmiaeter. I.sed Groat
Chamberlain's.odice, Feb. 1.
All peervvArn wishing to be prteeliteu theuerapion
of the oponuo4 of rorliament, ea Tuesday, the 6th February,
will hare Ow." reer•rvel for them in the Heusi of lA-wile,
if the anmciorement be made at the Lad Great Chamber.
lein'sorfliee three no 31onelsy, the Ith isooLgut,
And tielket+. not tr.th•fentl.le, for the peeresses' Leitch will
he forty/anted to them.

Peer.* chlest %ow: will hare tickets for the peers' eldest
sous box forward:sl to them upon a written or penimad
atiditatim at the office.
No wrson except those entitled to be Trnent, in the
Ifouse :4 1.445, can be admitted without a ticket from the
Lord I :re-at I lonmlerlain.

Ticket% tor the interior of the House of Lords will be al-
- at the peers' entrance.
Tiektts (..r the 1:..y41 UaUery at the Viaoria Tower
eutrabee.

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the wo! be opened at twelve o'clock.
N'ILLOUGHBT UE ElitABT, G.C.

BY °FIDE!: OF THE LORD GREAT CHAMBERLAIN.
RE.:CLATION.. TO BE. OBsEITID OR RUCH DAYS AM HEM
MAJENTY %PALL (*OBE PI:BLICLT TO ?Hi ROI OE LOKI"
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TI OPENOk rttORIX3I:I:

The front benches rolsa—theilouse of Lords to be re.
@erred for the loribi, the upper bench, on the left of the
throne, being the dukes* bench..
Yeerees s, who have given due notice, to be shown to
their placed on the bete b rt,ervg-t1 for peeress,•* only.
The bench behind the peenames' bench, on the left of
the throne, to be reser. ed for peers' daughter..
Seutch and Irish peers, not being peers of parliament,
sod the eldest sons ~f o,ev, to be inte.l to the peers
eldest sons' b,c below the her,

The apace below the Ltr to be kept clear fur the members
of the Houee of Common,.

No person whatstievcr to be admitted at the peers en.
tratirc without a ticket from the Loot Great Charobtrlvia,
except peers, peen' eldest soot, foreign ministers and their
attaela2s, Ju1?..., awl other a.ahltants summoned by writ.
No person to he admitted at the Victoria Tower entrance
without a ticket foci, the Lord Greet ChamLerlain, except
the officials connected with the ceremony, or the procession,
who are to be directed to that entrance.
Servants att.:Dding the lords with their robot, to be di-
rected to the bishole' entrance and staircase.
Doors to ho opened :11 twelve o'clock.
WILLOUGHBY DC EMMET, C.C.

The Ron. J. H. Cameron, who ix a member of
the Canadian Legislature, ■nd a grand toaster of the
Orange body in British America, is at present in the north
of Ireland, and war wtleiimed to Belfast on Wednesday
evening at a dinner ■o I public meeting of the " brethren
in the Oranmhall of that town. The local journals give
lengthened reports of the proceedings.

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We (Times) a requested to state that, owing
to the very dangerous abbess of ► member of the family of
his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, the meeting of
the Convomtion of the Province of Canterbury oo Wed-
nesday next will only be pro form?, and that due Doties
will be Frets of thu further meeting of that body for
Weiner.

Yesterday evening, at the ordinary weekly meet-
ing of the members of the Royal Inertutiue, the Rev. Alex.
J. D. D'Oney delivered a lecture on "Thu Study of the
Puglia Lau ea an Essential pert of a University
Coarse."

Professor Challis will leave the Cambridge
Observatory, but retain the Muni= professorship, and
reside in Cambridge and a member of the university will
be appointed to a newly-crested office—that of olmervator.
He will reside at the Observatory, perform the duties, and
receive a suitable salary. "It will be difficult," says the
(Ambridge ladepottlent, "to *elect • gentleman who is
able to execute the duties of the new office) efficiently, for
though there are plenty of theoretical astronomers, there
are few practical observers and computers."
The Royal Charter, incorporating the Commis-
ikons of the Great Exhibition of ISM, hoe been drawn,
and is at this moment before her Mandy for signature. "By
the Use," says the Atheiv ion of to-day, " then words 1301110
under theeyse of our distant readers, Earl Granville, the
Marquis of assedoe, Mr. Baring, Mr. C. Wentworth Cake,
and Mr. Fairbairn will have received from the Queen full
' powen to proceed with the building and arrangements."
The Liverpool natural Mtn are preparing an an-
niversary festival, to be held in St. George's Hall in April
of this year.

Notice has been given at the British Galleries of
the National Gallery at Smith Kensington that henceforth
se copy is to be made of any picture, the painter of which
is living, without his written consent.
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Mr. Birket Foster, on artist whose delicate pen-
cil has been the delight of Christina& homes for many
years, died at his house in St. John's-wood last week.
The ladled of ludic, with Lady Causing at the
bard of their committee, purpose to erect a monument over
the too-famous well at Cawopore. Mr. !ken, ILA., hes
muds desigus for this work.

The lien reportol to be entertained some time
ago for restoring the royal tombs in Westminster Abbey
hes bents abondomxl definitively, and the wily meddling
that has been allowed upon them (says the defsereeitn) is
covering them with a eilicious preparation, which, it le to
be ►eyed, will May farther decay, at least for a time.
The Easter piece at the Haymarket will be
written by Mr. Tom Taylor. The subject be has chosen is,
we (Suedes Times) understand, a somewhat wetl•kaown
incident, entitled The Alb! in Difficulties.
The Easter piece at the Princess's will be founded
es certain events which occurred in Frame during the
time of the Huguenots. Mr. Feaster and Mr. Brougham are
to be the joiut author, of the piece, in which, we nailer.
Mood, they will both play.

Mr. Fechter is announced to appear at the
Princess's Theatre in the character of Des Cams de Baas,
at the 11th Inc.

During the performance of Muck Ado About
oe Tamslay evening, • mistake occurred which
would pmholily have destmyed the acting of lees talented
actors than Mr. ►sd Mrs Kean, In the middle of the love
sinew between Beatrice ►nd llenedick, the Hata were cud-
Ss* changed, and to their surprise •ad horror, the loven
feendUieinselves soddenly *maimed in • dungeon.
We (Sitmlay Times) are given to understand that
at the !WI of the present month (unless previously disposed
of by private contract) Aatley's Royal Amphitheatre, to-
(ether with the whole of the wardrobe, scenery, machinery,
stabling accommodation, be., will be sold by aunties.
It is currently rumoured in military circles (says
the Veiled Serrfre Ges:ette) Bast Ma)orAletierel Sir Richard
Alrey will, oe relinquishing his present appointment of
Qicarternisster-General, proceed to Canada, to take the.
essamend of the troops in that rsilooy„
It is said that the agricultural accounts from all
parts of the United Kingdom have become much more en-
couraging owing to the recent fruit having been followed by
the present dry weather.

The following letter was received at Cirenceiter
yesterday, addresewl to the committing magistrate, and re-
Swim to the late poathiag awe which excited so much
props:—"Wbetehall, Jan. 29, 1861. flar,-1 1011 directed
by thelisarrAary of Stale for the Home Department, to
UNA you far your report on the tale of John Hall, awl
sequalat yea that coder all the circumstances he doe,
not purpose advising any intorferenee with the prisoner,.
—tops.-1 am, sir, your most obedient servant, H.
Wanassotos."