The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-29 00:00:00

TO Int IDTTOII OF THU tiritims.

Stn,—l shall feel obliged by your location of the
fullowiag very iatentetiag letter, which I have just received
haw Ape..
The public will at the was time be glad to leers that
10,0001., the exact SiSOINi et rettel requested by the Itepa
baud, kid ter voted kr then by that committee teigell the
fees el their applicatioa ; se that skw days alter their
kger wee d. etched the hake kr which they bed epplied
met have bees et their dlepani.—l eat. &C.,
(slped) THOMAS Q. TIMM, Prwidwitt.
27, Ossairrstrest, /LC.

TO TSB TRILSTDONT OF TES 7171 M :70a TIM UMW OW
THR SUPTIMBIS IT TIM NOTUIT II INDIA, LONDON.
FM Ages, Nan. 20, WM
Sir,—Flaving been eppehdel by the enossinalnear et the
Berth-Western Provinces weds he he sublertions whielt •
have been or may be plated se the &peed of
meet for the relief of ,ahem.by the lists matinCTe
hag to nuke direct application to you kr • portion ate the
fun& now being rand by the library of our coontrymin
at home, and to request that, if It mesh with approval, •
slim of money may be plain at ter dlepoest to rare r Is
'ellen the nuts of those whom circumstances cannot be es&
eidered by the mill( emenuess at Calcutta end Bombay.
It will readily near to you thd, dtuated as we are In the
very centre of the dinette which have been the scenes of so
much violence and suffering, the cells fur assistance an nu-
reerons and pressing. By the liberality of the mild com-
mittees at Kurrechee end Bombay, who hare sent us SOW.
and UN. invectively, we hare len enabled to and sumo
help to he most necemiton, but then sum. will only amide
is to inns • very inn portion of the distress mound us.
I. Agra it may be truly mid that the saran Christian po-
polities to sot only booming, but that the majority ant it
be. not the mom emential ertiele of furniture or clothing.
At present we are living in the cellan sod mules In the f
but, is soon as tranquillity le entond, it will be aeourry
foe ell exoept the pinion to move out of it; and we heir
that, mime we OM menet la miming hada =Sakai to
help thin who have litde or so mane of their own, • Imp
number of people will be unable to got cover before the bat
weather COMAIIOOI6. The einanistastose of the sunken at
the other stations in these pronmes are is hod, sad Ia any
&stains more deplorable thee of the meideate hen.
In addition to those who en sugaring from the lose of
ib.ie property, than is • number of widow. sad children,
many of them entirely dentate, tor whom provirion will
have to be made.
We propose applying to the Calcutta Relief Committee kr
2,0001., and to the Bombay Committee for 6004, in addition
to the remittance. they have already ant, end we now ask
you to tenet us to the extent of 10,0001., end we hope thee
with them sums we may be able to 'En materiel eneenee •
to those in need of it.
We take this opportunity of explain: our entire concise
men In the rules Laid down by the India Distress Commit-
tee at the meethig of 26th September, and our full intentien
of acting up to their spied se far ati it is ponble.
With the emennence of the floasnal commissioner of the
North-Women Provinces, ere beg, in couclusiun' that any
fume yes mai hiaplened to rural us may be Sureartled to
Beak of In the B C.elentm, to be pieced to the credit of
the guvernmeut Agra, end the neon cry skim to get the
money op here will be tan by the governmen—We have
the honour to be, die.,
(Signed), W. B. Loin, Ova Service, Joint Maestri.. of
Arts. E. H. lissom:li, Curator to Gnomon, North.
West Proviso.; K. MEADS, Cave's, leeks of Beipol
Contingent;llnelix Anoxe W. IIoTTYIwo, Agent
Agra Beak Corporeal*.

A lett(r from Vienna of the 24th [dates that
Lord Strait ird de Redcliffe had paid a visit to the Minister.
of Foreign Affairs, sad afterwards had a toag coarerutioa
with the Turkish stabareador. Mr H. Seymour, the Eng-
lish mobsesedor, wee that day to aim a mud dinner is his
bosom, and the day after Lord Stratford wits to dine with
the Minister of Forelffn Affairs. Hi. excellency wss nut to
leave Timm Instil the 2Sth.

la an article treating of Lord Stratford de Red-
cline's detention from Comateatieeple, the Albite of t.-41.,
says it may be .8180 mewled that is harts, the Lid opts
to the representative of Preece, Ihee leedalair's departtuto
"moat naturally have the *Sect of facilitating sad favouring
to a certain extent lb. pewees end the success of French
policy at Conaleatinople." The Dedam adds that • reconci-
liation is about to take place between It. Thouvmeel and
Iteerbid Podia, and that • !similar rvprerhentettt may be
sapectied to take place between ht. Thouvenel and the Mu-
stiest Ambassador.

The Casette de Vienne publishes in its official
colonise • Mier from the Emperor to the Minister of the Tato-
rice. dated the 20th, reLit ire to certain important improvesenta
in the capisl. It will be remembered thst the inner city
Vienna to ...panted hem Its epleiedid suburb. by walla,
fortifiroine• end a dry moat The imperial reecript pro-
vids dint three immense ground. alien be used (Of errs
etwete sad audier.. 4 large bruilevard, bordered by beau-
tiful edifices and gardem, will form • Mad otenelorare rimed
the inner city, the communication. la and with which will be

mutably sherd sad arranged. Spews will be raeeved f
setae military sad public edifices, the building expose's of
which me to he defrayed by the sale of the lead. A grand
plan of these imparestements is offered for Earopens
competition, and prize. of 2.0(0, 1,000, and 600 p. 1,1
ducats will be &ea for the beet. The rescrlpt ha. given
greet setioloctioa to the ishobitants. The ClailLiatlr is dimmed 1
to commence tie smsmary maps immediately.
Letters from Alexandria stab, that the brother of
the Sultan lloacceis, the chief sovereign*: Dorton", wee
.beat to visit Treace, Eagisad, and the ether principal
mace of Europe. Dorfour is • state of Central Africa, sear
Nubia and Kurdefea, inheNted by &black Mehometen papa.
knot. It terns on a oanoiderchle trade by means of can-
na& As English agent lately Tinted Cobb:. the capital of
the estuary, whoa he was very well received by the Sultan,
who rapeseed a desire to enter Into comeaci,iel relations
with Europe.

The Nor/ states that General Lamoriciere is dia.
porta( of his how* it Aram* korrybeg to morn to
Frs... with his Emily lAtor. lb. commeacsalent of Lb. mow
7t.

Elie Court.

-WINDSOR, MONDLTAI

The Queen, with the Princess Royal, walked in
the groan& of the Coe& tide noosing, and eilerwarda rode
in the Riding House, attended by the Hoe. Lue Kerr.
The Prince C.,neort went ont shooting, accompanied by the
Pram of Leiolueen. .

_
Mr, Atkinson had the honour of presenting to the Queen
and Prince Consort copier' of his watt upon Siberia.
Prince Alfred, attended by Lieut. Cowell, R.E., returned
to Alrerbank in the forenoon.
The Princess Alice took a carrier drive.

Despatches were received at the Colonial-olllca yesterday
frame the Governor of Malta sad the Lord High Commie-
skew of the laden Wanda

DEATH or TILE EARL SPENCER, E.G.

We aresorry to have to announce the madden death
of the Lad Specorr, who died on Sunday, • few galenhes
after 12 p.m., at Althorp Han, the family seat in Northam-
tonehire. The earl was, up to a few hours Wore his death,
to all appearance in his usual robust health, and ma Saturday
was out shooting for several hours with a party of Mends
partaking of the hospitalities at the hall. The mantas end
family chyle at Althorp have hem plunged into the deeper,
grief by their unreported and melancholy bereavement.
The deceased Frederick Spencer, Earl Spencer, Viscount
Althorp, county Northampton; 'figment end Baron Spence' ,
of Althorp, county Northampton, was fourth son of George
John, mend earl, by his marriage with Lady Lavinia Bing-
ham, eldest daughter of Chaise, Mat Earl of Lima. He was
bone the 14th of April, 1798, and oonsequantly woe la his
60th year. The late earl ma twice married; SEM,
February 23, 1830, to 1.. ligabeth Georgian, mixed daughter
olds* late Mr. William Stephan Payne; of Coudray-yea,
Some; by whom, who died in 1861, the deemed peer bee
surviring Viscount Althorp, M.P., end Lady Sarah; and be
married secondly, in 1864, Mae Adelaide Seymour.**
daughter of the late Sir HOMO Sessobeemy Seymour,
H.C.11., by Ms diet marriege with Matilda, daughter of the
late Ste Lemma Pat, BM. By the War marriage the
earl leaves tee atildren„ the last, a son, having bess born at
Spencer Home Si. Jamas, early fe the peat month.
The late end wee been at the Adadrulty, Whitehall, his
father having far many yeses preelded over that depertmest
of the government, mad was the great hieed of Lord Nelson.
He adopted the nary egi ode prefession, uttering that mentos
a few maths tete. hs attained his fourteenth year. As
midshipmen on board the Matta, 84, he was employed maw
atonally with the in-abere gastrin of Touloa, and also in
co-operating with the &Mei sassy on the coast of Spain,
more particularly at the siege of Tarragona, and the
evacuation of the don MIL Philippe, in the Col de Balmer.
in July, 1818, be ma made a lieutenant ; In 1821, be lea
mired the commend of Me Aleartty, 10 ; and in Aunt* ob-
tained his pan rank. In Ileptiaber, 1825, he ma eppcdated
to the command of the Talbot, U. While in that ship be
served to the Mediterranean ander the late Ashishal Sir
Edward Codringtoa, sat greatly distinguished hissetif
the tattle of Narartmo. Darla* the perked he had the eon-
' mend of the Talbot he misted at the reduction of the Morse
Castle, mad has ilrto, though scosalseery management of his
duties gave the highest gabbed= le his superior be cam-
mod. For his maim at Navariao, See, he ma, in Nome-
, bar, 11127, nominated a Compaalon of the Order of the Bath,
mad received the Cross of St. Louis of France, and made •
Height of St. Anne of Rork Ostend clam), and of the
Order of the Redeemer of Greece. Since be relinquished the
the Talbot, In the autumn of 1828, hie lordahlp
boo art boss Most,. His meal OXIMilaOll bore date as em-
mesa :—Lisslmart, July 14, 1818; commander, March 6,

Itll ; cepiaa. Avg;rt 26,18i1; sad resr-adadrol (marred),
OEM 7. 1662. _ _ _

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The Lel Spenoer was for • swim of yaws Ilswarry to het
Boyd Ilighnoos the Duchene of Hest. Is July, 1848, he
wee @notated Lord Chamberlain of the flosea's !towel:old,
who be wee created a Privy Coueedller, which appointment
beheld sp to 8ept.,18411, whis be woe eseanded by the Mar-
quise Dreatialbees. le Jesseary, 1664, he was appointed
Lord flenereed of her lileleety's bouashold, se oaks he
islersed es the Mb of lest sastL
The Ishe per wee aiMed a Haight of the Garter le 1949
cre the &Mho/ the leis Le Talbot.

The dimmed earl amended to the filly honours and
estemsive leaded estate% on the demise of hie broths Mtn
Charism sewed ad, the well known statesman, in 1845,
He is recoeeded by ►he KS John Pmts., Viscount Althorp,
11. P., born Oct. 37, 1835. PMTied' to his acosesion to the
peerage, the Iste awl sat la the House of Commons ier
Worcestershire (1831). From the general demi= in 1832, Ito
1835, sad from 1837 to 1841, the Hon. Captain Spent
' represented Midhuset la parliament. Darla" his otter in
the Lower House be invariably voted with the Whig party,
el which political body, like hie predecessor In the peerage,
he wee seoedatrt supporter.
The peewit earl we returned to the Bonn of COMM4OII
at the het gemeral election for the southern divisible of the
toasty of Northampton, his lordship heeding the poll by a
brigs mehetty. A vacancy consequently Willi In the repro-
matithiow of the county by this elevation of his lordship to the
Hems of Lords. _

The owl bedonly reotatly returned to Althorn from •
leagibesed towns the United Steam and Caner,.

His Excellency Ferakh Blum, attended by Capt.
Lynch and a nuenetuna suite, left Cleridgie Hotel yanerday
inerning for the Eneton stake, and proceeded by the Ltd
train to Bangor, for the purpose of inspecting the Bri-
tannia tubular-bridge. Hie Excellency le expected to ►etera
to town this evening.

Hie Excellency the Sardinian Minister is staying
ea a skit with the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, at
their seat in Dorsatehirs.

The Hachette of Grafton ',Ed the Earl of En ton
hey* reamed to town from 'gatefold Lodgo, Stacey Suit-
t:ed. Her grace and his lordship mill have Cl.rges•Weet
teomoreew• for Easton Hall, Suffolk, to be mewl et the
bowel of the lamented Lady Charles Fitzroy..

The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury's party
at Hatfield includes the Duke of Wallington, Viscount
Chelsea, Lora Sandy', Lend sad Lady Rotaby, Lady
Cowley, Hon. Frederick Cadogan, Major-Clewed Hall, 6ir
F. Kelly, Hr. Ban, Hr. C. Parris, dic.
The Counter' Craven and the Ladies Craven ar-
rived is town )esterday from Ashdown Park. Her lady-
, ship wfl dare Chaelse-aerset to-day on a tour of sighs.
Tbn Earl and Countess Howe are passing the
mason at Clopeall Hall, Leicestershire, surrounded by a
family circle.
The Earl and Countess of Westmoreland are sur-
rounded by • select circle at Apthorpe, Northampton-
shire.

The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury are enter-
taining a Wirt circle •t Fir thine' Howe, Don't.

The Earl of Morley has resigned the coloaeley of
the South ninon Militia, which hie lordship has held Auto
ISIS.

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are at Broad-
lande, where thoy Woad to receive a InICCONIUD of 'Woes
doting the holidays.

Lord and Lady Ribbleadale arrived in town yes-
terday, from Ming tit. Earl sad Comsat's Howe, at Gap-
adl Hall.

The mortal remains of the late Lady Charles Fitz-
roy will be removed from (arm, to-morrow treeing, for ht-
terformt, on Thursday morning. at the family mausoleum of
Enema Rah.

The lion. Mrs. George Anson and the 'Misses
Anson come to town te•day, from visiting the Earl end Can.
tem Hewn et Goyimll Heti.

We regret to announce the demise, et St. Lee.
nanfron•Ses. oa Chrtetmaa-day, of the Hon. Ansonia
Maude, daughter of the late Viscount Ilawarden. Sus
ladyelalp bad ugly attabaed her twinty.seventh year.

Che }ton. W.Neesau Joeelytt-has joined the Earl
of Roden at the Queen's Rotel, tipper Norwood.

Sir Michael and Lady Brno hero arrived at
Matutpliatel, treat a ooatinestal tour.

Sir Benjaunn and Lady Hall are passing the
seam at Llawsver, North Wales.

Liest.-Oeneral Shubriet has arrived at Illaarigy's
Raid bees lutdonr.

Lord John Russell is amongst the •iritors enter-
tained at &wood by tha Marquis of Laxisdomme durum the
Ciwistaias holidays.
The Right Hon. Edward Ellice is spendiig

Christmas aißreettlit Castle, the seat of Lord Pant; tur—s'.
An Italian committee, of which IL. Tommaseo if
president, arse some time since appointed at Turin, to memos
Ma feed mimed by ettlecription for analog a monument to

Daniel Mash'. TAB oaonnitt• Us added to Its ottatbera •

Frisch committee. coneisting of MM. /key Schiffe, Heel
Mattis, Mein, Neffme, Fax Xceseaa, Dumont, Joist
Biwa, Airital• de Is Forge, sad Plasm ds L Fa'..