The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-17 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

CROWDED STATE OF PARIS.
MOIL OCII OWN 00/1/LIMPONDENT.)
PARIS, THUILIIDAT HYMNING.
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Anything like the crowds now flocking into Paris
hem all points of the compass I never saw during a
seeidence of many years, and I am very certain that
Ms like was never seen in all foregoing time. Pori.
trap petit, the prophetic title of a farce brought out
am days eines, is now a reality. I went last night
Se meet some English friends at the railway statics.
The tidal train came in two hours behind time, as it
hie dose frequently of late owing to the im-
ams number of passengers and the quantity of
ingsge they bring with them. Ball by the
sissaisible boar of ten at night my friends were in a
✓ob. to search of lodgings, as enterprise in which
I essempauded them. My knowledge of Paris en-
abled me to take them to the likeliest places without
Ws of time, and so far they had an advantage over
*angers, who would go at once to the best known
places, which of course were the most likely to he
fall But vainly for two hours I tried all the bye
streets that I could think of as little likely
Se be known to visitors. At every door the
mdform answer " quite full" was given. In
meney instances groups of travellers were standing
One the entrance. consulting in a desperate state et
mild what they were to do. The hotel and lodging..
Man keepers were so tired of turning people awq
Mad May would sometimes scarcely tura their heads
M WOW, the question whether there was a bed Is
Ms harm The driver of the carriage became tired
stMe user, and instead of making any comfortable
amigesdsk told us that he thought we had very little
abeam of finding room anywhere. On being rebuked
oleo volanteeriog this opinion, he said in as apologetic
lens, :that he was now continually taking
travellers about in myrrh of lodgings withouesucesse.
In one obscure street we were offered a mieerahle
garret with two small beds in it for Bfr. per night.
This offer was eagerly closed with ; but as my friends
were about to take possession, they were told time
they must take the lodging at that rate for a foe.-
night. The discomfort, which would have been chess.
fully faced for the sake of a night's shelter, was set
sufficiently tempting to be taken on lease, and therefore
the search was continued. Proposition were kris
to try the Qoartier Latin and the Marais, rim.
guide-books say house-room is cheaper than is
the quarters usually visited by the English, but by a
happy accident, a garret was at length found in a
less outlandish latitude, at a price considerably me•
ceeding what would be paid for a good room at the
Buston-equare HoteL I feel perfectly certain that
very many who will arrive this evening and es-
morrow, are doomed to pass the sight in the streets.
While on this subject, I will proffer a piece of advise
to English visitors which may be very serviceable ft
those who would spare themselves the snoop
ante of losing two of the beat hours of
the day in a closely peeked and unsavoury crowd,
with the thermometer at a high degree. Let them not
have their letters addressed to the Poste natant*, if
they know of a friend Rho will receive them. In

=lbw this the Porte restos& is very convenient,
bat now the extra clerks work in vain to eupply the
depend. The crowd of appliosnts overflow the room
provided for their reception, and extend in a long
genie, far into the court-yard of the establishment.
The price of butter, eggs, milk, and other perishable
articles of food, rises almost hourly. Carriages are
very scarce. The omnibuses are almost always
"templet," and you may often look in vain for an
boor for a cab or other vehicle. The Universal Ex-
hibition was as full to-day with visitors at 1 franc as
I have often seen it on the four-sous day.
The Prefect of Police has published an ordonnance
relative to the measures of order to be observed on
the entry of the Queen of England. From 9 o'clock
no carriages will be allowed to pees along any of the
streets through which the cortege will pass from the
Strasbourg terminus to St. Cloud; the different depu-
tations belonging to the city of Paris who have de-
manded permission to join the cortege will have
places assigned them ; the deputations from the com-
munes of the banliene are to amemble, headed by
their banners, in the grand f the Champs
Elyeess, where plums will be reserved for them. The
ordonnanoe concludes with the nasal interdiction
against erecting scaffoldings, climbing on trees or
lamp-posts, &e.

The destruction of Bweaborg bay produced no great
effect upon the Bourse. The Rents only rase 200.,
closing at 69fr. 250. Bank of France ruse 23fr. Rail-
ways improved from Mr. to 100., but business was
not very brisk.

DESPATCH FROM GENERAL SIMPSON.

[The following appeared in the late edition of yesterday
1 evening's Express] :
(PROM A SLIPPLIAINNT TO TEI GAZIITTI OP TIIIISDAY
LAST.)

WAR DRPARTMENT, Avo. 16.

Lord Palomar, has this day received' a despatch
and its enclosures, of which the following are copies,
addressed to his Lordship by General Simpson, com-
manding her Majesty's forces in the East.

BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, Atrousr 4, 1856.
My Lord,—l have the honour to acquaint your
Lordship that on the night of the 2nd instant, be-
tween ten and eleven o'clock, the enemy made a
sortie in considerable force by the Woronzoff-road.
The strength of the enemy is computed to be about
2,000. Their object was to destroy a heavy iron
chevaux de frieze, made emcee the Woronsoff-road,
between our right and left attacks, and being further
supported by heavy columns in rear, to take advan-
tage ,of such circumstances as might present them-
selves.

They came on with loud (sheers and bugling, and
were received with great gallantry by our advanced'
piequet, under the command of Lieutenant It. E. Carr,
of the 39th Regiment, who withdrew his men, firing
at the same time upon the enemy, to the main body,
under the command of Captain Leckie, 39th
Regiment.
A heavy and well-dircteed fire was opened upon
the enemy by the party under Captain Leckie on the
Woronsoff-road, as also by the guards of the trenches
on the right of the 4th parallel, under the command
of Captain Boyle, of the 89th Regiment, and Captain
Turner, of the Ist Royals,whicb, in about ten minutes,
caused the enemy to retire from an attack which, if
it had not been so well met, might have been a serious
affair.

Tne enemy left four men killed, and some wounded
were carried away. We had only one man slightly
wounded in this affair.
I have the honour to transmit the returns of casual-
ties from July 30 to Aug. 2.
I have the satisfaction of informing your Lordship
of the return to this army of Captain Montagne, of
the Royal Engineers, from being a prisoner of war.
He expresses himself highly grateful for the kind-
ness with which he was treated by the Russians
during his captivity.
It is with great regret that I have to communicate
to your lordship that Lieutenant-General Sir R.
England, G.C.8., has been compelled, upon the re-
commeocation of a Medical Board, to return to
England. Sir R. England is the last of the General
Officers who left the United Kingdom in command of
a Division ; he has remained at his post throughout
the trying beats of Bulgaria, and the severities and
hardships of the winter's campaign in the Crimea;
and great credit is due to this officer for the constancy
and untiring seal he has exhibited in carrying out
arduous and difficult duties on all oocasions.—l
have, &0., JAMES SIMPSON,