The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-06 00:00:00

LOSS OP HIS awrarrs SLOOP DRIVER.

Intelligence was reeeirst yesterday of the loan of
bar Majesty's sloop Diner. Chemeeiler Horatio Nelson.
We are happy, however, in Was able to state that the
whole of the officers and ow wore saved, sod it is expected
that the guns and other public Acres will be recovered.
The Driver was only cotnethicieed at Woolwich in the
mouth of May last, and finally sailed from England in the
early part of dune. She war a fine roomy vessel of her
clam. the mounted six guns, was 1,056 tons burden, had
a nominal steam power of 280 horses, and had a com-
plement of one hundred and sweaty officers and men. The
Driver was lost upon one of the numerous keys which cur.
round the Bahama Islands, and which have ever proved so
destructive to shipping. The following intimation of the
Ices of the vessel is from the Shipping Gaxtle:
LIVERPOOL, San. 4.

The Streoneshalh, Captain Chilton, arrived here from
Gonaives, reports that her Majesty's ship Driver, from Ber-
muda to Jamaica, in taking the Mayaguana Passage, on the
3rd August, struck on • reef on the N.W. point of the
island, remained, and on the 4th was loading storm to
ighten her.

A CHORAL WEDDING IN WENTIIINNIIR ABBEY.—
Yesterday morning a large proportion of the abbey congre-
gation remained in the choir after the ordinary morning
service, it being well known that an aristocmtic wedding—
that of the Right Hon. Henry Howard, Earl of Cann
of Hig!icier° Castle, to the Lady Evelyn Stanhope—weeto
take place, with " choral service." Weddings are
very rare in the abbey, only three having been solemnised
since the Reformation. The bridal tarty proceeded
through the Jerusalem Chamber into the nave
of the Obey, end so into the choir, along which
was laid red cloth, about half.past eleven, Mr. Tulle,
the organist. playing • soft voluntary. The boys nil
vicars choral of the abbey took their station. on either
side of the choir, at the junction of the choir and tran-
septs, the clergy being at their heed facing the west.
The first part of the service wan read by the Hoe. and
Rev. 0. W. W. Forester, the icicle being given away by
the Earl of Chesterfield. As the choir sang the psalm,
" Blessed Cr. all they that fear the Lord," to a chant
of Beethoven's, arranged by Mr. Turle, the procession,
heeded by the choir and clergy, moved within the altar
rails. Hem the suffrage', Lord's Prayer, and succeeding
prefers were chanted by the Rev. Precentor Haden, and
the Exhortation read by Canon Wordsworth. The chorus,
" Bland b 3 the Lord Cod of Israel," from Purcell's miasma
" 0 give thank e," was then snug, and the blessing pro.
nounced by Mr. Forester concluded the ceremony—the or-
ganist " playing out" the bridal party with the " Wed-
ding March." After the signing of the register in the
Jerusalem Chamber, the company proceeded (the *abbey
bells ringing merrily) in fifteen or sixteen can egos—
the bride and bridegroom in a carriage sod four greys,
with postilion —to Lord Chesterfield's residence in
Grosvenoraquare, where the "breakfast" was given to
about twenty guests. Among those meNent in the abbey
were the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, the Earl
and Countess Stanhope, the Earl nod Countess
of Portsmouth, the COUllitel (Dowager) of Carnal,
mu, the Right Hon. Viscount Newport, M.P., and
Viscountess Newport, the Velment Stanhope, MP., Mr.
and Lady Dorothy Nevill, Lard and Lady Forester, the
Hoe. Colonel Henry Fenner, Sir William Heathrote,
Bart., H.P. for Oxford University, the Hun. Alan Her-
bert. fre.

SADLER'S WELLS TREATRL—This popular estab-
lishment opens to-morrow right with the Ernehawk. Mr.
Phelps playing Master Walter. and Mrs. Bowers, an Ameri-
can lady of cossiderable reputation as a trayedmine,
appearing u Julia. Ac efficient working company, con.
stating of old favourites and new face., have been engaged
to support Mrs. Bowes, whose artistic capabilities are
looked forward to with hopeful anxiety by Islington play-
goers,

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