The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2g, 1857.

DISTASSSED VIM AND FAMILIES Or

SOLDIERS.

A communication having been forwarded to bar
Majesty (through the medium of Sir Gimp Gre) hem Mr.
Davey, Secretary of the Woolwich, Charlton, and Phi=lied
Committee, soliciting lee hisiesty's petrossags emd saloortp-
/ion to the fund for the relief of the vivre end flsllfss of
soldiers sent on active service to India, the Wooing noly
has been received thereto

" Windsor Cutts, Doe, 19.

" ham had the honour to submit to her Majady
the Queen the purport of the petition which &r George Gray
had forwarded to me, and which is eddressed 11 her Majesty,
although it in not usual for any committee, et r 4 other body
toAddram her Majesty personally through the medium d
their mastery.
. _ _

The subdrtplon to which you ask her Majesty to con-
tribute is one eased amonpt the inhabitants of Woolwich,
Charlton, and Plunated for the relief of the wives of the
Kildare of one particular oorp, who hare been quartered in
that neighbourhood.

"I am commanded to inform yeti is reply, that it ',odd be
contrary to established rule for her Ilsjesty to join • local
subscription, nor cold the Queen °attribute to the aria►
aims of the wives °tons particular portion of the aoldien to
her hiajesty'• sectioe, who are oulferlng under the mastoid.
able separation from their buabenda which has bun gamily
borne by the wives of soldier. of other branches of the army
who may have been quartets(' throughout the United King
dom.

Her Majesty fools roach for tits hardships which this sopa-
ratru, neesseitatal by the nature of the Berries, must masa
to these porr w omen, and cannot but fool pleasure at the
sympathy anti ►ind ansiatanos which their neighbours an
witting to utend to them.-1 have the honour to be, to.
"Mr. T. Davey." "C. B. Platers."

Ilia Excellency the Persian Ambassador, accom-
paid by the members of his snits, and attended by Capt.
Lynch, left Claridge's Hotel, last evening, on a visit to her
Majesty at Wlndaor Castle.

The Duchess of_At.holl has left the St. George's
Hotel for Dunkeld House, N.B.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbory, ac-
companied by the Marchlawn (Kazis) of Ailaabury, were
to leave Sawareake Lodge yesterday, on L visit to the Right
Hole. Sider, Lad Mrs. Herbert, at Wilton House.

The Earl and Countess Granville left town yes-
terday, on a visit to the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert end
Urn Herbert, at Wilms House, DMZ Saliabary.
The Counter of Yowls and the Ladies Herbert
have returned to Pork Castle trom a tour of vinte.

The Earl of Shelburne will leave Lundowne
Rouse to-day for Boorood.

The Earl of firewood is passing the season at
Ilarevoed Howe, Yorkshire, surrounded by a soled circle.

The Countess of Durham and her youthful family
am daily asp« tad is town train Brighton.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston will leave
Canalgidp 'loam to-morrow, fur Brooding&

The Count and Counter de Flahault and Min
Elphinatone de Flahault will leave tows in • few Wye an a
visit to the Marquis of Lowdown*, at &wood.

Lady Brougham arrired in town yesterday, from
Dover.

Tha Dowager Lady Stanley and Min tardey
Uwe We tbe St. Chores Hotel.

Lady Dover has arrived at Castle Howard, on a
visit to the Counting of Carliol., from BLUM.Id, Stafford-
shire, where bar ladyship ham been staying some week, with
Lord and Lady Begot.

. _
Lord and Lady Churchill hare arrived at the St.
Georgie Hotel.

Lord Stanley of Alderley has left London for his
solcAllaney Perk, Chtehire.

Lord arid Lady flantingfield hale left tho St.
Getwries Hotel.

The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., and MN.
Herbert ham, during the pan week, entertained a select
circle at Wilton Boum, near Salitbury. Lon, and Lady
Harry Yeas, Lord &salty, Baran and Barone.. Nioolay,
Omani Sir Geo. Bowl., Lady Gar, and Mr. Henry
Drummond. M.P., &c., hare been among the pions. The
party septrated on Saturday.
_ _

- Sir Robert Gerrard bas left the Clarendon for
Oarywood, near Warrington.

The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli
have leR Groeveaor-gate for Middleton-perk, Oros, to a
Vila to the But ad Costars of Jersey.

Iran MANUS ANDASsADORS AT LinsirooL.—
LITIULTOOL, MuNDAT.—Their Excellencies Phyla Mosta
gurieroswe (drat ambassador), and Chau Men Sarbedth
Beaty (road waresseder), attended by Mr. Edward Fowls,
with their when, arrived bee yesterday forenoon from Man-
chester. They wen met et the Lime-mreet ninny Ostia
by the twayee7amee Holme, Esq., who accompanied them
to the Aile4bi Hotel, ethers apartment. had bean engaged
for their me. In the afternoon the illustrious potty visited
Bisimmhied, mod afterratda proceeded by invitation to Lei-
emre Cast* the residence of Major-Omura Sir Edward
CIA Best, sad, slier pertains of luncheon, were
shown ewer the magnificent grounds attached to theads.
They afterwards visited the great Rost, and to-day, in axe-
anvil& the mayor inspected the extensive ship-trailding
O 1 J ,112USaerM,1 of Mr. an Land, at Birkenhead.

THE 11.101 or CMCIIEffTER AND THE ST. MAID
▪ INoTITTTION.—Io Mr. N,.1.'• pantlet refine
to second loom from tho Bishop of Chic atm to Miss
Once, but refrains from publishing it, on the ground that
be hr no permission from rho bishop to do so. Barely Mr.
Neale is medlesely wrupoloaa here, if we are to move the
Niceties of Mts. &obeli'. lettere so any maaeure of his
iMerprelstica of the word "confidential." The 'photo...al*
exposure of priests Milers en tbe one hand, and Mc ex-
treme TE la Firma to the biehoefe letter on the
ether, y remind ow of the sayings. ..2. straining M
• grit owellowiag ilemeL" We annex the
Mar 4 genetics w—" Palma, atioluokr, Deo. 3, 1867.
Dior Xadato,—Wliso year roe wee soneesool to owe, I
bit you lied takes a Bosom which wee by se 'seem opm to
you, la amiss to tile home witboat having pre y so.
retains( whether I approved of your doing oo or not.
Whatever petilketion with regard to Mr. &obeli Mr. Neale
may moire wpm making, he must do so. as far at beat a I
sin immersed, upon hie now reapoonbility, and at his own
risk us to consequences. If the documents you say you hare
brought with you were at this ni invent open before any I
would *Me to look into thew I will be no party to any
nob Intrusion of strangers into private and Gunn/ laditserS.—
I remain, deer Modem, your fen hfai psalm, A. T. CICSITIL
Mine Greain."—Coax: 4dtot.ser.

Tel HISADMASTgReff IP or IPSWICH 4311AlflIAR
Scuorm--Ws understand there are upwards of twenty can-
didates Ice the vacancy of the head mastership In this esta-
blishment, including several with first-rate testimonials. We
are Informed that the committee his had three sittings, and
liad the teak of selection one of no Viii. dieflenity.—defolk
Chronic*.

Matra OT IBRENDER DACHA.—lntelligence has
remelted %lama of the death of Islander Paella, who had
distingnished himself in the war between Ramie and Terkey,
and wbo lately accompanied Omer Pechn to }leaded. Mi
woe born in linsearabia in 1811; his name Whig Count
Ihnski. Ohl*ed to leave hie country on econena of compli-
city i pohiloal plots, he served en the conetanaiteel ado in
the dell wars a/Portugal and Span, mad Alia/ decors-
Hoes. He afterwards went to Algeria, this In Herat, aad
afterwards to Chine, inning to all three please taw Wittig
asperity. He afterwards returned to Algeria, awl acceptim
service trees the FIVIAI, distinguahed himself to the
ea-
tione against Abdel-Bader, mad gained the moss of the
Legion of Honour. In 1848 and 1849 he fought with dim-
, fineries to Hungary. He then went to Turkey and entered
the awake of the Porte. He took part with Omer Pitch. la
ow expedinaninskamt Montenegm. He dithigniebed
ed/ an tie sat of the war 'with Rants, bat etas
soca stearisa, wee kept for some time emotive. &Mee-
quad', ensaiwd thelpeelii-Beanuks, sad
asempalisi Omer Paths as shady stated.