The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-24 00:00:00

THE EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH.

The Empress, accompanied by the Countess de Monte-
bello, Madame de Sauley, and the Marquis de la Grange,
left Donglasgis Hotel in an open carriage, about eleven
o'clock on Wedtiesdaf feterteonf and proceeded by the
Bridges, Nieolsort-street, and so Dalkeith.
A few minutes after tWelVe the coach arrived at the
Duke's lodge bate on the Dalkeith-road, -*here the
Marquis de la Grange alighted; walked tip to the lodge,
and asked the keeper if it was a day when admittance
was to be had to the groutds. The keeper replied that
strangers were not admitted list Ma gate, but by the
palace gate in Dalkeith, adding, from-having been
previously' apprised, and from the appearance of the
Marquis, the interrogation " Was it the Empress."
To this the Marquis replied "No." The gatekeeper
was staggered: but as "No" was the answer, "No
admittance" must be the rejoinder. The Marquis
returned to the carriage, and the royal company drove
on to Dalkeith, and through the principal street of that
towrf, Without exciting the slightest attention, till they
arrived at the principal entrance to the Duke of Buc-
oleuch's palade. There they announced themselves
simply as strangers wishing to visit the place. The
royal party being readily admitted,
.proceeded along the
avenue on foot. Their mantle of incognito could not
now lie weirs, as recognition immediately took place at
the palaee, mid Wag fellbWed liy a hearty welcome.
The illustrious party *did deterred from inspecting
the romantic grounds of the palace by the weather,
which had now become quite boisterous, the u'ind fad-
ously howling among the trees, and scattering their
sere leaves far and wide. Her Majesty therefore
returned to the carriage, and left the palace at a quarter
past one.

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The Lord Provost called at Douglas's Hotel on 'Wed-
nesday afternoon about five o'clock, when his lordship
had the honour of being presented to the Empress, and
met with it most cordial reception. The Lord Provost,
believeive assured her Majesty that the corporation of
the city, as well as the thole of Ms fellow citizens,
Were highly pleased and delighted that Edinburgh bad
• been selected its a place of temporary sojourn during
her visit to Scotland. He added that her Majesty must
have witnessed. the interest which wits felt and mani-
fested in herself personally; and he hoped that this had
not inco'nven'ienced her Majesty, but would rather be
regarded as hidiealing the gratification which was felt
at the confidence manifested by the Emperor of the
French in the good feeling of the people of this country.
Permission was given to the Lord Probst to read
the following address, which was drawn up by his
lordship's cethinittee, in accordance with the resolution
of the council at th-e-n, Wetting on Tuesday :
" TO EUGENIE, EMPRESS OF IHF, FRENCH.
• "May it please your Majesty,—We, the Lord Provost,
magistrates, and council of the city of Edinburgh, beg
leave, fop` ourselves and on behalf of our fellow-citizens,
to convey to your Majesty our expression of unfeigned
satisfaction at your arrival in this city, and our hope
that your visit to Scotland may prove beneficial to your
Majesty's health.
"As the consort of the Emperor of France, and as
connected with our own country by the ties of kindred,
We humbly present our assurance of sincere and deep
tespeet, and of Interest in your Majesty's welfare.
Although your Majesty, in coming among us, is
unattended by the state arid ceremonial of your high
position, we are desirous to take this oecasion of ex-
pressing our belief that your present visit wit? tend to
maintain and promote good will, and peace, and friendly
intercourse between France and Great Britain.
"We hope that your Majesty, on returning to the
Emperor and to France, may carry with you the remem-
brance of a kind reception in a country for which we
believe you have a special affection.
" Signed in name and by appointment of the Lord
Provost, magistrates, and council, and the seal
Of the city affited hereto, at Edinburgh, the
ti,lst dal' of November; 1860.
"p. llitertrrt Pkintniks, Lord Provost."
The Empress, in reply, was graeiorisly pleased to say
that she felt very much gratified at receit'ing this Com-
munication, and regretted that her knowledge of the
Ellf!lish language would not allow her to express herself
so fluty at; Are soak' have wished. But she had a very
kind and affectionate' feeling towards Scotland and its
People, and she regretted that her visit was necessarily so
short. She would look back with ninth satisfaction to
be very kind feeling manifested towards her hi Edin-
burgh, and would always feel great pleasure at the
tbcollection of tier riait to WC city. Her Majesty audeu
that ads she was visiting this country not in state, she
could not receive any mere formal address (which might
be ineorisiStent with her duty td the Queen of England),
brit she *as fery glad to he assured of the feeling enter-
tained towards het by the citizens of Edinburgh, and
Was very happy td reetive the address thus presented to
her. Her Majesty assured the Lord Provost_ of the
earnest desire on the part of the Piiiperer to maintain
the alliance, and to cultivate a good feeling with the
people of this country, and expressed a hope that the
people of Great Britain would be fully persuaded of
this.
The Lord Provost having thanked the Empress for
gracious Mariner In which the address had been received,
then took leave. •

SINGULNR ACCIDENT.—A fatal accident of a very
unusual kind has to be recorded :—A .shoeing-smith
named Mace, of the Place de l'Eglise, at Montreuil,
bought some dare back a quantity of old iron to work
lilt into horse-shoes and other articles. A few days
singe, sue sdectei from the heap the barrel of a musket,
and put it ititd hig forge' to make it red hot in order to
cut in into pieces. As he' was palling it from the fire,
a loud explosion was heard ; and, at the same moment,
he uttered a piercing cry and fell dead f The barrel had
been left loaded, and the ball, striking him above the
abdomen, passed through his lungs, came out.just below
the shoulder, and lodged in a wall at some distance.
AnonuMears' VISITATION FEES.—A case which has
excited some iaterest in clerical circles has for some time
been pending in the. Notwich Episcopal Consistorial
Court: the plaintiff was the Yen. Archdeacon Bouverie,
the defendant the Rev. W. L. Barnes; and the
point ai icstie vlba whether archdeacons can claim
visitation fees from a parish clergyman in any year
in which no actual visitation has liten made of his
church. Tho fees claimed by the archdeacon teferred
to the last four or five years, in some of which,
Mr. Barnes contended that no personal visitation had
taken place of his church (Knapton) on the part of the
archdeacon. The sum is dispute was only Bs. and some
odd pence, but the court held at least a dozen sittings
In the matter, and in the arguments on both sides and
the judgment of the Chancellor an amount of erudition'
has peen displayed worthy, probably, of a better cause.
The testilt of the long-protracted snit was a judg-
ment adVerse to Mt. Barnes, who then threatened an
appeal to the Cotitt of Arches or the Court of Queen's
Bench, but who seems to have thought twice before he
did so, and eventually to have abandoned his design,
his reason being' that, under arty circumstances,
the decision as to costs would have been against him,
as the archdeacOn did personally visit in one 'of the
years for which payment was resisted, and that conse-
quently he would have been, mulcted in costs, even
though the superior court decided in his favour on the
merits of his objection—viz.,: that procurations are only
payable
,on the day of an actual parochial visitation. The.
matter then became narrowed to the question of the
costs incurred in the litigation at Norwich—for anyhow
a long bill of costs stared the determined but luckless
Mr. Barnes in the face—and the rev. gentleman was
served with a citation monishing him to appear "to see
and hear further proceedin<rs in the said cause accord-
ing to the exigency of the law, and especially to show
good and lawful cause (if any such he hath or knows),
why the decree against him should not be demanded to
execution and costs taxed, and further to do and receive
as to law and justice shall belong, on pain of the law
and contempt thereof." Tke bill of costs presented by
the arch-deacon's proctor was £35 18s. 9d., but this
was reduced on taxation to £2B Os. 9d. ; and this
amount—on an application being made for a peremptory
monition to enforce payment within six days--,-Mr.
Barnes paid under protest. The rev. gentleman, who
intends to publish a pamphlet on the subject, is still
prepared, however, to resist payment of proeuratimis
except on the occasion of actual visitation ; and from the
resolute constancy which he has displayed in the =past
we may probably hear more of him in the future:'