The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-16 00:00:00

(Stamped, Id. Additional.)

all was over, and this was speedily followed by a seered
with further particulars. This latter arrived at
11.0.40, bat it was neoresarily some time brim
the Dews spread, and in some of the churches of
the town the recovery of his Royal Rightism wee prayed for,
but at ate or two the 'melancholy announoement el his de:
0•11•11 was made. The boils el the Uaiversity (Bt. Mary's)
and other chusekee commeneed toning half-minute time,
and continued to do so during the Intervals hitless the
IIIVII061; but even then the mem of the people were un-
willing to believe that the melancholy news wee trove. In
the Ualvenity Church in the afternoon profound empties
was evident when the aSeistieg minister, the Rev. C. D.
Iferstee, of Calm College Cosiest pros her ler the secekh),
omitted the mane of his left Royal HON= hem the
prayer for the Royal Family, sad (as Chamomiles" from that
for the blessing of the Almighty on ft this our body ^ (. e.,
the university), in which prayer the various dignitaries of
the university are enumerated. The reverend divine took
his text hem Jobe sir. v. 2,3, and after Meet* tie "'Alert
fly. mid the tidier whisk' had Wit day readied them
of the less el their Royal and humened Chemeellor, meet
tooth the in en espeile,) maps—*hove tidiep celled
them to earned prayer, that their Almighty liegiour might
now reveal to our 'Mena and beloved Queen the full sem-
fort of Hie love sad gram Nese but those who, like her-
Ifaiesey, had be.. called ta endure the bitterest d moan-
time, ought tell the pedestal elms" of • bleb the new ex-
periences Sr Meet shmip • dish& Rte. di-aided
a means d her wee—all could phinee r themembee the
deeektica she must feel, who so leafy but a revered
mother, and sow has been bereft of a worthy UAW. His
Royal Highness was elected Chancellor of the University in
181 T. In consequence of the lamented domes of his Royal
Bishops= fedivithe at Wimpoie, the mat of the Earl of
Headwicke, et whisk his Royal Highs the Prince of
Weise was to have bees pensik will he nesemarily ire-
vested.

The intelligence of the denim of his Royal lrighasse was
noshed at Portman* (writes oar correspondent) with un-
feigned sorrow. The event was the theme of general
sonvenation, sad the met einem sympathy is felt for her
Majesty is her sad bermeasent. At all the public eeab-
liemauts the royal atemlard was hoisted at half-mast
during the dip.
At Swathampton, Mr. G. N. Oooksey, a amber if the
town eennail. resived a telegram yesterday rocening aa-
noonisiag the movireful intelligence, and he at ones comma-
abated it to the skid magistrate, Mr. Perkins, and to her
Majesty's ship Fa" lying in Southampton Water. The
Mayer immtedisiely anierod the corporation lag to be
droopedoes a alga of nemaing. All the lap of the ship-
Pisi V the drop tsd Labels were also lowered. The he
wee ausimeed hoe the pulpits in ea town. At t Admit
in Um aquas= the *oral bells, by order of tho chief
siss#lo4 imsg i UAW pea The sorrow was universal
Ihreesheist the two and all .lmmss al ponces expand
the me polosei name. She Prince was personally well
beseis to eadiesigges, et he often ebbed there MI his way
te and hum Mem Seam
A telegram was reseed at Iffreleglee. yesterday whom
fag, and a hem MS Ned from the Mayor at the various
plasm of wasehip. eeWsg feat/ this poi calm* which
bad belles the Queen and the watioa. and that
payees shwas be cutest he bar IRA* sad her family.
The Veep* Ales says :—" Yiesteeday, a short time
hiders the ameba epemod for morning seelos, intelligent*
was mated i.ldeepeel ill the death of kin Royal High-
est tha Prince 011•111811 L The sod informitiort, whisk
spread wilt sonsidombie tepidity, was ansouneed in some
of the ahnrebes, end wherever the melancholy aeln was
made known it erased profeend agitation. The "pal
seeded was hemedietely mined to ball-asst ale
head of the town-ball, and fags at ball-meet ware dis-
played ea seat of the pebble bindings and on many of
ths eininthen in tows The reediatrooms were muck
thronged daring the midelay hes by mem= anxious to
ism the leading partioalan sosaaoted with the worms-
ful west ; and as all beads eqwessions of deep spa-
pithy with au widow streersign to he heavy bereave.
meat, were attend by use sat family moved to push de-
moreaßans. It is also worthy of see, that as soon as
the news beset* gear* known, the labaliesais of the
Wen erne paled down ask window libido Is telrea
a rasped. Prom the deep grief felt in all mailer, it is
man than probable that ace el Se iabsented public enter.
taiarnints of the week will be postponed. It is also feared
that this imalaasholy event, mobbed with the thickening
American difieultise, will have a met prejudicial effect on
the latended Great Ishibitios, if it do not actually cane
its postponement."
Jailed lee news was receival at most of the provincial
towns yeelesday, sad was pretty peerally referred to is
appropriate tame in the various places of worship.
CLOSING OF THE THEATRES.

LORD Own x's Omcm Dic. 16, 1861.
In consequence of the melancholy event of the
death of his Royal Highness the Prince Consort
the theatres will be closed this evening, and again
on the evening at the funeral.