The Express.
London, England, 1857-06-27 00:00:00

THE SALE AT .ALTIIN TOIVERS.

By order of the executors of the late Earl of
Shrewsbury, the superb content, of Alton Towers, fir many
years a source of delight to tourists from all parte of England
and other countries, and of excumioniets residing in Staf-
fordshire and the neighbouring countim, will in a few days
be dispreed of by public auction. The ink lisa Wen entrusted
to Moser,. Christie end Manson, and will be commenced at I
o'clock on the 6th of July, and continue during the 29fu11ow-
ing da s. The Towers are now clawed to the general public,
and a can only be obtained byeataloguee, 7s. 6d. each.
During the psi week the princely mat hew been visited by the
Denham of Beihsrland. Lord Foley, Lord Ihlainere, Lord
Whet de Malehlile, Sir Charles Eastlake, PALA.. Mr
ileilten, and by a large number of other connoimeure
and virtuosi. Under one of the conditions of sale no
lot ow be mowed during the time of sole, and there•
fen dr sealonto of the Towers may be inspected by all
lame it the beautiful in art until Saturday the Bth of
August. It would be futile, in the limited space at oar
diapers], to attempt anything like even an outline of
the tinware tins to be brought to the hummer. Wo
Ind tied tie isle of the picture, will last six days,
sod that thin Ise upward. of 700 tote, including the col-
Wilma of ifitimee Letitia Bonaparte, mother of Napoleon
I. The wafer Italian, and the Spanish, Flemish, end
hawk witeelo ere admirably represented by the produc-
tions e 4 wows others, Itaffeelle, Guido, Bellied, Perugia,C. de Sate Pau Yams's, Paris Bordone, A. del Santo,
Boudiede, Carlo Deice, Bawl Ferret°, and Guereino ;
i Vamp= sad Menlo: John Van Eyck, 1101bein, Ceyp,
' Van der Voidn_ Vander Neer, Bergbem, Wouvernien.,
Hoodliselor, Weenie, It. Boyish, and Jan Steen; David,
J. Vend, Llewa, Paul, N, ronnein, Guardi, Panini, and
the brothers Siggsalkaraws. The greater part of these
=an long Is a table gallery, 150 feet long, lighted
asWng, whkh is of oak; and supported lay light
team swinging from corbels of Talbot dogs holding the
acme the faintly. The collection of arm and simony is,
perhaps, as a private collection, unrivalled for extent and
fur historic interest. In addition to a knight and home
in complete armour, there are not lea than twentydwo
fine cap-a-pie tilting suits, numerous three-quarter and
half-cotta, three hundred weapons, carom, and ehielde
of rerioue kinds; a large stand of arms, end
several email cannon. The erulpturo includee a mag-
nificent waled notate of Barents, Ai beautiful statues of
the sesame, and a number of colossal, heroic, and We-
idee busts of mythological deities and modern celebrities.
The collection of porcelain Is exceedingly rich and varied,
and embrace. Oriental, Derby, Cbelaoa, Worcester, Staf-
fordshire, Dresden, Berlin, Si,vres, end other were, in
addition to s small but very valuable ;election of Majolica
and a few fine Limoges enamels. There is, too, an almost
endless variety of the linen old buhl, marquetrie. Floren-
tine, Mosaic, marble, and carved oak furniture, and the re-
minder of the appointment* are is admirable keeping
with than gorgeous snicks. The service of silver and
eilver-gilt piste weighs upwards of 10000 ounces. Apart
from this magnificent display, the Towers themselves,
which are built in a rich Gothic style, will repay the 'Lao,
for his trouble, commanding, as they do, a view of the
gardens, which defy description, and of the romantic
menery in the neighbourhood. The whole of the costly
libury, weighing several tons, bee been removed to London
for eak. The valuable collection of liothouee pleats will
also be odd separately.—So fordehire Aicertmer.

It is already known that the water need at the
christening of the Princes* Beatrice, on Tuesday week, was
brought from the river Jordan. It appears that Captain
timidity Nightingale, Hyderabad Cavalry, when travelling
some time rim* in the Holy Land, visited the river Jordan,
and had some of the water put into Lomita, which, being
hennetkally misled, the captain brought to England ; and,
upon the birth of the Princess Beatrice, he placed at the dim
piped of the Queen a quantity of the water sufficient fur the
baptismal ceremony. Captain Nightingslu's od•r was ae-
espied by her Majesty, and the lonian water was accordingly
pieced in the royal font, and used in the ceremony.
The .21/issaggere of Modena announces that the
Pope, accepting the invitation of Duke Francis V., will
shortly visit Modena.

Some of our contemporaries assure us that Mr.
Croker is restored to health. We (111no(rated London News)
wish, indeed, that we could confirm their statement. He
who writes this had the pisasure of conversing with Mr.
Cruker only a few days ago. Ilis mind was bright and clear;
him earcastio eyes nearly es fine as vs remember them twiny
years ago; and his recollection of bygone tiines perfectly

DEATH or SIR THOMAS BARRETT LENNART),
BART.—We have to record the demise of Sir Thames B.
Leonard, Bark, who died on Thursday morning at hie town
neidence Ln Bryanstoise-,,queer, having within a few mouths
reached the extreme ago of 96 years. He wee the oldest
living bercuat of the United Kingdom. The deceased, who
was created ► baronet after the t nion in DAL wax eon and
taatarocartar7 heir of the 17th Lord there, whose enrnema
and arms be assumed by sign manual. The late baronet
au take married—first, in 1787, to • daughter of the late Sir
J. St, Aubyn; P' ^l secondly, in 1833, to a daughter of theists
Sir Walter Stirling, widow of Mr. Henry Dawkins Milligan.
The late Sir Thome was a Deputy .Lieutenant of the county
of Pages. He is succeeded in the baronetcy by his grandeon
Thomas. He was born in 1828, and married in 1863 to
Miss Wood, daughter of the Rev. Sir J. Page Wood, Bart.
THE DEAN OF CARLISLE. ON THE RACES.—In
the enure of his sermon in the cathedral on Sunday after-
noon hat, the Very Rev. the Dean of Carliele expatiated on
the evils of horse-racing. He said that for ten years he had
preached against ram at Cheltenham. and he had lived
there twenty years after they had been put down. Ile added
that so long as he could speak, he would never cease to raise
his voice against them here.—Crerhile Journal.
THE NEW BATCH OF QUEEN'S COUNSEL.—WO

understand that considerable di;Mtisfartion exists among the
junior equity bar Or areeunt of the new batch of Qtreers's !
Counsel Wag confined exclusively to the common law ter.
Two or three leading equity juniors are well known to dabs,
end to have made application to the Lord Chancellor with la
view of obtaining, the honour of allk ; and It Is generally
thought that were his lordship to secede to their request,
both the polonaise and the public would be gainers.
The marine excursions round the Isle of Wight
front Southampton have commenced. On Wedneeday lest
ea 'newsier, to Branham Island wee organised by Mr.
Bettcock, of the Pier Hotel, at Southampton, for the elite
sencesgst the tradesfolk of that town. The mayor. the ex-
tensor, Mr. R. Andrews, and Mr. Bridal, the artist, were
emengn the excueviontani.
The Queen's coronation is to he celebrated on
Monday by a general holiday at Southampton, and at For-
dingbrolge, in Hampshire, and at Wirnborne, Foote, end
Steadfast!. in DoreetelaiOr.
The Warrington Guardian gives a long account
et a trip horn Warrington to London by the Rev. W.
Marken and 414 of hla parishioners. They were in London
for part of three days, saw the chief eights, sad returned
without a eine* mishap . The rev. gentleman is the one
described—(and mat truly described)—a few years ego,
the "Model Carats," in Dieksais Howeltold Words. He
wee then meats of Christ Church, St. George's-in-the-
FieMs, London.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—OPERA CONCEIT DAT.-•••AD•
MINION Sivas SHILLINGS MUD &arr./Kw—FRIDAY,
Joon M.—Admissions on payment, 1,374 ; ditto by swoon
&AMA 2,816.—T0tal vintors, 3,1190.
Tine. WOMAN AND THREE CHILDREN DROWNED
AT WALUNCWORD.—IsciveRT.—An inquest was held at
Wallingford, on Thursday afternoon, on the bodies Mute
woman and three children found drowned in the Thames, as
described In the Erprese of yester&y. William Corner,
postman, the woman's husband,deposed that he had been in
the habit of giving his wife money to pay the rent with, but
she applied it to other poposesous4the rent got into armors.
On Moday evmbg, Obeli landlord's 's agent called on him
for rent, he scolded his wife in the presence of the collector.
On the foltowing day he my her and spoke to her before
leaving home. On hie return, sbe nee miming ; and he sever
eaw her sßn afterwards. Some neighbOurs gem the deceased
a good character as an industrious and respectable weenie.
Tittry returned an oven verdict of " Found drowned."
MONCSIENTAL CHtRelI AT SERASTOPOL.—The
Aral.* Roan contains an announcement that, "in memory
of the Onions defame of Sebastopol, and of the brave war-
riors who found their death in that memorable confect, the
Emperor of Resets has ordered the building of a church in
the emissary of Sebastopol. The cost of its erection will be
defrayed by voluntary subscriptions, to be collected through-
out all Russia."
EASTERN COUNTIES AND BLACEWALL RAILWAYS.
—The Eastern Counties nod, the Malden line, being no
more, the Eastern Counties have, we hear, entered Into an
agnomen for a mutual interchange of passenger and goods
trafSc with the Blackwell railway.—lferopollt.
TRIESTE RAILWAY.—The section of the railway
between Laybach and Trieste having been completed, a trial
• ins was made on it a few days ego. When opened for
traffic, complete railway communication between Vienna and
Trieste will be established. An immense aqueduct hen been
constructed on the heights of the Karst to supply the neigh-
', Inuring stations with water.