The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-29 00:00:00

EXPLORATION OP THE RED SEA.

A report was presented last week to the Academy
of Sciences, on a paper sent in some time ego by M. Cour.
boo, on the results obtained by him during an expedition
swat to the Red Sea for scientificmperor
of the French. M. St. Claim Levi' e, who was the reporter
for the geological part, stated that M. Courbon hail minutely
examined many parts of both coasts of the Red Sea, had also
crossed the Egyptian Desert between Comae end the ruins
einem, sod even penetrated to the neighbourhood of the
tows of Haley io Abyssinia. Of this country IL Courbon
hag =idea highly interesting geological map, aud, moreover,
given a minute description of the configuration of the collet
Jeddah, the bland of Desseh end the Bay of Adults, the
Island of Doomairah, Re. At Edit he found an immense
Wallet wall built by nature, the whole country being of
volesnie formatial. The Island of Perini is Umbrae ; the
ealaniaatias points of the island reach an elevation of 223
feet and prove that the island itself is the result et a vol-
canic eruption under the see. The lava bad first abed up
the large hank of madrepores which ODVintli the bottom,
and had then forced its way through the tabulates, end
become visible over the water. This volcano, the vast aster
of which embraced the Bay of Perim, in noun of time
covered the new island with mud, ashes, trachric blocks,
Re.. and then became extinguished. M. Valenciennes, who
reported on the zoological part, noticed among the 'pea.
mens brought by M. Courbon a new species of the genus
gymnodactylos. It is a Saurian, to which M. Valenciennes
ass given the name of gymnocephalua. There were also
two species of fish, the cypnnodon lunatus and cyprinodon
&spar, which N. Courbon bad fished in a lake near Massisah,
the waters of which marked es much as 11l deg. of Fahren-
heit This was the first instance on record of cyprinodona
living in such warm water. A third kind of fish, inhabit-
ing the rivers of Abyssinia, quite unknown, sod belonging
to • genus of which a single species only has vet been met
with in Java, M. Valenciennes has called taiitora
M. Brogniart, the reporter on the botanical part, stated that
M. Conchae had presented his valuable herbarium to the
Museum of Natural History, and mentioned several new
species or varieties of plants brought home by the enter-
prising traveller.

The Prince Radziwill, Count de Beaumonte, and
the Marquis Milo have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jormyn-
street, for Paris.

His Excellency the Danish Minister has returned
to the residence of the Legation in Park-street, Grosvenor-
square, from Brussels.

The Duke and Duchess of Montrose and Lady
Violet Graham have left town on a visit to Lady Emily
Foley, at Stoke Edith Park, Hereford.
The Duchess of Inverness has left Kensington
Adam foe the CaetteHotel, Richmond, for a few days.

The Marquis of Lansdowne received at dinner on
Wednesday evening, at Lansdowne House, the Earl sod
Collateral Shelburne, Earl end Counter Stanhope. Frances
Countess Waldegrave and Mr. Harcourt, lady Hislop,
Mn. Lean Fox, Mr. and Mn. W. Harcourt, Sir E. land.
seer, Mr. G. Hibbert, Mr. Stanfield, Count Pablen, the
Hon. C. Byng, Mr. Westenceott, and Mr. Chichester
Forteseue, M.P.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire are
expected in town early next week, from Ireland, for the
MOOD.

The Earl of Carysfort and the Ladies Proby have
arrived at Partway 's Hotel from Melrose Hall.

The Earl and Countess of Erne have arrived at
their residence in Eatonsquare, from Ireland, for the
110111011.

Viscount Palmerton 'arrived at Tiverton on
Wednesday night from Torquay.

Lady Hamilton Seyiu;ur's ball is fixed for
Friday, tie 126 of ApriL
Lord sad Imdy Claud Hamilton arrived at their
maiden' is Eateseaquars yesterday for ea alarm

The Right Hoa: Sir Charles Wood left town on
Wedoemtoy for bis east, illokleton MA Yorkshire. lady
Mary Wood and Hies Wood am enplaned in town early
nut mouth from the Continent

The Hon. Gilbert Heathoote, M.P., left town on
Wednesday fee Normanton Park, bathed.
CAIIIIIIIDOZ, Mace 28.-oownomics, was
AR 111•Jarrr.—A1 • "seal Goagregatio• to-day, au ad.
dress of estidalemse with her Majesty, on the melancholy
°maims of dm death of her Ravel Highness the Duchess
of Kent, woe voted. His Royal /Hewes, the Prince Chan-
cellor will be communicated with u to the date and MOM
of presentatioa.