The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-17 00:00:00

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witketlobead coal rooks, may after all bßquit. as
cleattly as our fanatioi Of the tube
Many seat prejudices as this exist Adak is
good to try and dispel ; and the French, on fir'
aide, have much to learn in this matter. In their
dealings with the British tourist, there is what we
may call the great beefsteak delusion. The
popular notion in France, and even in Belgium,
Holland, and other parts of the Continent, is that
the travelling Englishman is always pining after
beefsteak! at every hour of the day. The travel-
ling Englishman has certainly too little toleration
of national variations in cookery ; but he is not
such a worshipper of the beefsteak as the French
imagine. He has no faith in being able to get
the article in a state of British excellence; and here,
as in many other things, he shows his ignorance
of the country. There are places in Paris, not
frequented much by the English, where this dish
may be got in higher perfection than at many of
our dingy taverns, and simply, we presume, be-
cause it is much eaten by the natives. The
Frenchman, after all, is your great beefsteak eater
—devouring it, with many adjuncts, at eleven o'clock
in the day, long after the British tourist has break-
fasted on eggs and bacon.
No international delusions ought to stand long
in these days of free and cheap communication, if
travellers would only study streets and people as
' well as palaces and picture-galleries. Perhaps,
when the British tourist has wandered for another
quarter of a century be will discover that French-
men are not mercurial, but somewhat sad and
earnest ; that Dutchmen and Germans are rather
light, gay, and riotous ; and that Italians are not
always breaking into tarantellas and flourishing
stilettos.

Int Court.

OSBORNE, Auousr 16.

Her Majesty, Prince and Princeas Louis of
Hesse, Primer Helena, sad Priaosas Lainingen drove to
Whlppingham yesterday afternoon.
Princess Leininaen accompanied the Queen to Net*
Hospital on Saturday.

Despatches were rewired yesterday at the Colonial-ales
from the Governors of the North American Provinces and
the Bahamas. Despatches were tent to the Governors of
the West India Islands and British Columbia.

THE PRINCE OF WALES'S VISIT TO

DENMARK.

COPENHAGEN, Auoula 13.

Paedretanded of today says :—" It is generally
reported that the Prinoe and Princess of Wales
will visit our royal family in September."
The semi-official Berlingske Tidende states that
Prince Alfred will visit Iceland, and return to
England at the commencement of next month.

The Duke of Wellington and the Hon. Henry
Wellesley nailed Lard Brougham at his lordship's seat on
their way to Soothuid.
The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort leaves town in
a day or two for Scotlaud, on a tour of visit..

The Duchess of St. Albans and Lady Diana
Bomalark have left Primes-gate tor North Barwick.

The Earl and Countess Russell and Lady
Georgina Russell and family left Pembroke Lodge yesterday
afternoon for Woburn Abbey. Bedfordshire, whiob has
been placed at the noble earl's disposal by the Duke of Bed
ford. The noble earl and family intend to reside there for
several weeks.

The Earl and Countess Jermyn have left town
for the noble earl's shooting-box in Scotland.
The Earl and Countess of Caithness have arrived
at Barragill Castle, N. 8., with the iatsotios of realise
there for the winter.

The Countess of Listowel has left the Clarendon
Hotel for Coeval:note, Imbed.

The Countess (Frances) Waldegmve and the
Bight Hoe. adobes's, Fortson, arrived at Strawberry.
Twickenbuss, on Monday, from Brisbton, when they
have been paining several weeks.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston leave
Cambridge House next week to pass a month or six weeks
at Weimer Castle.

Viscount Falkland left London on Stturday last
for Aix4s-Chapels.

Viecounteon Jocelyn, who returned to town on
Monday treat attendaace on bar Majesty, is *lout to leave
town ea * =Wassail soar with bar daughters.
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The Lord Bishop of London is expected to leave
Fulham Palace about the 23rd inst, foe the meth of England
and Argykahirs.

Lord Elcho left town on Saturday last for Ands-
Haddisgtoe, to joie her ladyship and family. They
intend to remain at the E4rl of Weasyss's slat daring the
autumn.

The Rigbt Hon. Sir Robert Peel, M.P., and
Lady Emily Peal left their resideass is Whitehall-gardeas,
yesterday, for Draytoo Manor, Staffordshire.

The Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, K P.,
left Cowes towards the end of last week for Dieppe, in bis
yacht, and will be absent some weeks, erniaing of the
western coast of France.

The death of Captain the Hon. Arthur James
Douglas, R.N., took place on the 14th inst., at the house of his
brother, Colotel the Hon. E. Gordon Douglas Pennant, in
Malkin-street, Bolgrave-thaam. The late gallant °Meer
was the rimiest son of the Hon. John Douglas, wood son of
the fourteenth Earl of Morton, by his marriage with Lady
Frances Harwood, eldest daughter of the filet Earl of Hare.
wood. The gallant gentleman was gazetted as a captain ea
the retired list on April 1, 1856. He was cousin of the
Marquis of Abortion% and Lord Oland Hanultoe, M.P.
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIRTT'II GARDENS MID
THE ARNIM/LIT OF TSB IlinrilDAY Or !RR Punic%
001(801M—By aernmand of bar Majesty the council have
directed that these gardens shall be opened freely to the
public ou the 26th August, 1864, the anniversary of the
birthday of his Royal Highness the Prince Coosort, the
founder of the gardens. In answer to numerous inquiriee,
especially from the schools of the metropolis, the following
information is given :-1. There will be entrains' to the
gardens at the east in Exhibition-road ; west In Prince
Albert's-road, and south in the Exhibition-road. The
ontraness will be opened at 10 and closed at 6 o'clock.
2. There are about 36 acres of groucd and ample space for
all visitors. No tickets will be issued. The ,police will in-
struct visitors as to the several exits from the grounds. 3.
The conservatory, orchard houses, the arcades, and the
masa, will all be opened. The cascades and Minton's
fountain will play. 4. The Old Husdreth Psalm,
a hymn composed by the Prince Consort, and " God
Seth the Queen," will be sung by the visitors. The singieg
will take place on the north or upper tenses in front of the
conservatory. " God Save the Queen " will be sung at
6 o'clock. Beads will be stationed in several parts of the
gardens, sad will perform at intervals during the day. Vial-
tors must of coarse provide their own means of conveyance.
Omnibuses pass the gardens. Steamers land passengers at
Cadogan pier, Chelsea, and there is a railway station in the
Fulham-road, both places being about a mi►e from the gas-
dens. Clubs, schools, he., may be accompanied by their
banners and bands. Rerreshmeata will be sold at moderate
retie, or the visitors may brim' their own. The south
arcades at the lower end of the garden, as in the Exhibition
of 1862, sad either of the theatre, may be used for the
refreshments ; but visitors are requested not to nee the
I Sower garden as a place for refreshments. A guide to the
I gardens is published, price 6d.
LORD PALMERSTON ♦ND KM CONRTITURNTL--
The noble Premier has signified his intention of paying a
visit to bin constituents oa the oecoaioe of Tiverton rases.
which are appointed to take place oe the 24th and 25th of
the present month.

THE STATUE TO THE LATE SIR G. C. LEWIS AT
HREEPORD.—The brosze statue. from the mat of Bares
Marechetti, to the memory of the late Sir GawpsConte.
wall Levis, Bert., has arrived in Hereford. The Id of
September bra been teed for its inauguration, on which
otrawim Lord Palmerston has prossived to deliver the
inaugural address. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is
alm impacted to be preseet. While in Herefordshire the
noble Premier will be the guest of the Re.. Archer Oliva, of
Wbitirld, Oratbst al lb. Goo. Qin, LP.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE Kiwi OF PRUSSIA'S VISIT TO
VIENNA.

The Oa-Deutsche Post says :—" Next week be-
longs to Prussia. The presence of King William
amongst us imposes upon us more of reserve than
we owed to his prime minister. The mineral
waters of Austria have evidently exercised a bene-
ficial influence upon his Prussian majesty. The
King will reach our capital at a time when, his
body having gained new strength, he will find his
kingdom taking a flight of power of which we have
not seen the like for 30 years. All this he owes to
Austria. The waters of Carlsbad and of Gastein
have restored his physical power, and the self-
denying support of our diplomacy has augmented
his political elasticity and his moral force. The
waters of Cgrlab►d and of Gastein have lost nothing
of their efficacy by the services which they have
rendered to a powerful and ambitious king. People
cannot say as much of the sources which feed the
power of Austria. On the contrary, one is forced
to believe that the continuation of the care of
Prussia, following the regime and the method
pursued during the last two months, will end in
lessening the ascendancy of Austria in Germany,
and in diminishing her influence, her power, and
her authority."

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misstward Nag Mad GM Northam.

TRIATNIINT or MISISLONARI NI IN INTRILT.
A &pantiles from the British sod Familia Bible Elociisty,
Introduced by its preridwit, the Earl of ahaftesiatry, mod
coasistisi of Mr. James Farialt, Mr. J. F. Thomas, Mr.
W. M'Arthar. Mr. W. Ooks, the Bor. Dr. Thome" wed
the Rev. Clutha Jerboa. secretary, waited by appals&
meat on Red Ituswill, at the Fereiga-selm. as Friday, tie
12th Lott, to ask hie iaterpositioa co behalf of the Keats
of the society, who, it was stated, bad twee treated with
peat iediguity by the Turkish polls% and whose work of
Bible distributies had not only beset temporarily later-
?acted, but thrwitesed with ultimo INIDOMOINI. A IMMO•
rial Biped oa behalf of lb• somaittas by the Paul of
Bloftssbury asked the favourablaattestisa of her lispety's
Secretary of State for ?amigo Affairs. Awarding to Ile
Watt coconut. raaeived by the society, 11 cooverta are
still in prima for oassaisea lake.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

THE PARIS FETES.
' (nor on' owl' coaszsroarnzar.)
PARIS, TcrisDAT EVIOII7O.

The fireworks and illuminations last night were
as successful as the varied amusements of the
day—so thoroughly enjoyed by two millions of
people, and it is very gratifying to be able to
report that no mishap of any kind marred the
universal happiness. The fireworks at the Pont
d'lena were very brilliant, if not very original,
and seemed to give unbounded delight. The
illuminations were magnificent. The Place de la
Concorde was one blaze of light, arranged in that
tasteful and artistic manner of which the French
alone possess the secret. The Mexican Palace,
which surrounded the monolith in the middle of
the square, adorned with lines of white, green,
and red lamps, and capped with a sun of electric
light, was the great feature of the night's display.
The presence of the Emperor, the Empress, and
the Prince Imperial contributed materially to the
interest of the scene. Wherever they appeared
they were cordially if not enthusiastically cheered.
The greatest good humour pervaded the im-
mense mamas, who bad a little diversion
of their own in saluting everyone as
" Lambert," and asking, without ceasing,
"Oh est Lambert 1" What these sallies were in-
tended to convey, and what latent meaning was
therein hidden, I cannot say ; but this I know,
that shrieks of laughter greeted the name of " Lam-
bert " on each occasion, and the women especially
seemed to enjoy this harmless pleasantry. It was
very late, or early, this morning, my Paris was
quiet, and never by universal consent was there a
more successful fête—never a pleasanter day spent
in this pleasantest of European cities.
No journals appeared, and it was a holiday at
the Bourse.

To-day people are resting after the fatigues of
the grand fete, but I see no preparations for re-
moving the decorations of the Place de la Concorde,
so I conclude they are to remain until after the
King of Spain's visit.
Politicians had speculated upon a letter from the
Emperor which was to have appeared yesterday,
but did not. His Majesty is too wise to commit
himself. No man so well understood Napoleon's
character as the late illustrious Cavour, who said
of him that he waited on fortune, that be had no
original policy of his own, but a wonderful knack
of shaping and arranging events as circumstances
brought them about. So he waits now, and his
patience and tact may ere long meet their reward.
There are many who see in the Belgian imbroglio
most favourable symptoms for the aggrandisement
of France.

M. Dufaure, a surgeon of the French navy, has
published an interesting account of the wounded
seamen who were brought to the naval hospital at
Cherbourg, after the engagement between the
Alabama and the Kearsarge. Of 13 men, one is
dead, two remain in a dangerous state, the others,
favoured by a strong constitution and the great
care paid them in the hospital, are recovering. For
some days victors and vanquished lying near each
other in the same room forgot the civil discord
of which they were the victims. They were
visited with the same solicitude and the
same humanity by the officers of the ship
which survived the engagement. One of the first
remarks suggested by reading Dnfaure's state-
ment is that the greater number of wounds was
caused not by cannon shot or shell, but by splinters
from the ship. The crew are not protected from
splinters by the plating of wooden ships. The still
increasing calibre of guns requires a greater num-
ber of men to serve them, and it follows that one
shot may cause more destruction by striking a
compact group of men. A shell from the Kear-
sarge, falling among nineteen men who were serv-
ing one of the Alabama's guns, killed or wounded
fifteen. The Alabama fired altogether 270 shots,
the greater number from howitzers. The Kw-
aarge fired only 163. Nobody appears to have
been killed by the round shot ; all the injury was
done, directly or indirectly, by the shells. The
captain of the Kearsarge soon ceased firing
his 32-pounders, which produced little effect, and
used his two 11-inch howitzers, and a rifled
20-pounder placed forward, and gained the victory
with these three pieces.
Nothing whatever doing at the Boum, and
prices are quoted as on Saturday, 136 fr. 40a.

Furreet. or THE LATE Romeox.—(Tate
Dar.)—This monis' the mortal remains of this well-
keosru actor were committed to their last resting place io
the cemetery at Norwood. They were horse to the grave
amidst the heartfelt regrets of a large camber of those with
whom for so many years he bad been on the closest terms of
profeesiosal sad mobil intercourse. Only very intimate
friends of the deadwood were repeat. Amongst the mOCesell
who proceeded from Ampthill-sguan to the ground ►t
Norwood wets Mn. Bohm°, mom, the mother of the
deadwood, Km Robson (his wife), Mr. Babson (his see),
Miss Robson (his daughter). with Dr. Brooke (of the West-
miuster-road), aad Mr. Smell (of Clemeot's•ins), his ear
caters.

Tag LATE Mn.. C. W. DILI C. —The remains of
the bite Mr. 0. W. Dilke were consigned yesterday to the
family vets at Keesel.green Cemeter►. The funeral was
' stickily private, Wooded only by members of the (eerily and
two or three old intimate friesda, among whom we may mow
tin Mews. John Forster, Hepworth Dixon, and W. J,
Thome. The last number of /fora and Queries cookies
the following well-deserved tribute to the memory of the
dammed :—" In the death of Charles Westmeath Dia*,
Fag., !loess end Queries has sestabled a peal lost ; for,
among the many able writers who have from time to time
contributed to its pages, no one has enriched them with so
many valuable papers illustrative of English history and
Literature as he whose death it is now our *did duty to
record. Mr. Mks was one of the truest hearted men, and
kindest friends it has ever been our good fortune to know.
He died on Wednesday last, in the seventy4ifth year of his
age. The distinguishing feature of his character was his
singular love of truth, sod his sense al its value end ha.
portance, even in the minutest points and questions of
literary history. In all his writings the enforcement of this
great principle, as the only foundation of literary honour
and respectability, was hie undeviating aim and object.
What the independence of English literary journalism owes
to hie spirited exertions, clear judgment, and unflinching
honesty of purpose, will, we trust, be told hereafter by an
abler pen Vas that which now ansonnoss his deeply
lamented death."

BOARD OF MAHN.. WHITEHALL, AUOTEIT 15.
The Right Drawable the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Oared for Trade bar receired, from the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affair.. a copy of a dispatch from her
Majegy's aniberador at St. Petenburgb, sectoring trans-
lation of several Ressieu Imperial ukases re:atiog to the
import duty on salt, of which the following are the more
important provisirs :—Tbe duty at foreign salt imported
foto Russia ie fined at 36 caper per pool, *rept whom
imported into Archangel, at which port the singled dry
is nisiniedeed. The right to clear foreign salt, at the relined
retie of tluty, at the porta of Revel, arenebarg. Kood,
Bspeal. Herder; Hannah, Dare, sad Pronieu, is enteeded
to the lei Jaerry, ltl/415.—Gazetta
Tim VOLITNTIOCA " EFFICIENT" BADGE. —Lord
Rertiestes hes hard the followir circular to each value-
rs, weramendiog onion :—" Sir, —lnspecting officer of
Volunteers baring observed a denatios in meow our
her the form of bear authorised to be worn by 'Value.
tears se a mark of: their eleatifientiou r edictients, ' I
am directed In Berl De Orey and Ripon to call your
attention to Article 66 of the Volunteer reorder, and
to state that the badge lo queetiou should emir ci a
ring of silver Ire word the sleeve of the t are, slier
the con, parr ever say other nee or whisk
may beton to the uniform, and should sot be weds `this
form of a chevron."