f the expenses is L1,000,000; the last Coronation
cost half that sum; the Coronation of Alexander, L150,000; while that
of the Emperor Paul did not exceed L50,000. The military household of
the present Emperor consists of one hundred and twenty generals--that
of Nicholas, at the beginning of his reign, consisted of twenty.

Your Majesty is spoken of by the Emperor and by the Society here with
the greatest respect. Lord and Lady Granville have met with nothing
but remarkable civility from all classes.

Lord Granville has had great pleasure in seeing His Royal Highness
Prince Frederick William of Prussia in such good health and spirits.
His only anxiety was an interval of fourteen days during which His
Royal Highness did not hear from England. That anxiety has been
relieved by a letter received to-day. Lord Granville ventures to
request your Majesty to present his respectful remembrances to the
Princess Royal with his congratulations at Her Royal Highness's
complete recovery. Lord Granville begs to advise Her Royal Highness,
when residing abroad, not to engage a Russian maid. Lady Wodehouse
found hers eating the contents of a pot on her dressing-table--it
happened to be castor oil pomatum for the hair.

Lord Granville has been requested to convey to your Majesty and to
His Royal Highness Prince Albert the Prince of Nassau's expressions of
devotion and respect. The atmosphere in which His Highness at present
resides does not appear to have had much influence on His Highness's
opinions.

[Footnote 40: Lord Granville was appointed head of a special
mission, with the temporary rank of Ambassador, to attend the
Coronation of the Czar Alexander.]

[Footnote 41: Marie Alexandrovna, formerly the Princess Marie
of Hesse, daughter of the Grand Duke Louis II.]

[Pageheading: CHURCH APPOINTMENTS]

_Viscount Palmerston to Queen Victoria._

ST LEONARDS, _6th September 1856_.

Viscount Palmerston presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and begs
to submit for your Majesty's gracious approval that Dr Tait, Dean
of Carlisle, should be appointed Bishop of London with a clear
explanation to him that the Diocese will probably be divided into
two--one of London and one of Westminster.

That the Bishop of Ripon[42] should be appointed Bishop of Durham,
with a like explanation that the Diocese of Durham may possibly be
divided into two--one for Durham and one for Northumberland.

That the Dean of Heref