The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-24 00:00:00

THE BALLOON JOURNEY.

A letter in the Paris Tempe says :—"All the tra-
veller is the ' are at the Unicm Hotel in Hanover.
The whole tows sympathise' with them. Most kind
quiriee have been made by the King. The French minister,
M. Ferrilre, who is on the point of leaving for the Court
of Belgium, to which be is accredited, has had the kindness
to send Madame de Forriire's own lady's maid to nurse
Madame Nader. The only three of the party compelled to
keep their beds are M. and Madame Nader and N. de Saint
Felix. IL Jules Godard, to whose courage and intelligence
the travellers owe their liven, has left for Paris. M. Thirion,
M. Arisoult, and M. de Montgolfier remain at the hotel.
The state of M. Hadar and his wife, although happily there
is no positive gravity in the hurts they have received, causes
their Mends • good ;deal of anxiety, and requires great
care ea the part of their medical advisers. They are both
in • high state of nervous excitement, sad this is increased
by the frequent repetitions of their story which they have
made within the last three or four and twenty hours to
their many visitors. It is feared, although it has not yet
been thought desirable to ascertain the fact positively, that
there may be a fracture in K. Nadar's right leg. Both his
legs are kept motionless and enclosed in dextrine apparatus.
Madame Nader, who exhibits extraordinary fortitude, re-
quires extreme care. It may be truly mid that there is
scarcely • part of her body which is not the mat of • coo-
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fusion, sad lame of them are coosidemble. Fortunately,
there are no positive wounds. She did spit blood the first
two days, but now th►t symptom has entirely reamed.
When the balloon came down she was entangled in the at
by her dress, and it took several men throequarters of as
hoar to dig her out, and cut away the parts of the at
which pressed upon her. It is hoped that in a few days
the arrivaLof all the party in Paris will dispel the anxiety
felt en their amount."
The above narrative in regard to Madame Hadar conflicts
with that sent to the Nation by M. d'Arnoult, one of her
fellow travellers, who said she fell out of the oar into a
pond. Saab is the noelertainty of ocular testimony !
Dr. Richard has seat the following telegraphic despatch
from Hanover, dated yesterday morning, half•put 8 :
"It is quite a miracle that they were not all killed. All
are more or less bruised, but are going on well. the only
one whose cue presents a certain amount of gravity is M.
Saint Felix, bat even he will soon be about again. They
are all here, and are carefully attended to by Dr. Muller,
physician to the King, and member of the Faculty of
Paris—amsequently my presence here was altogether
necessary. I leave to-day at 2 o'clock."

The Brawls journals state that the King of the
Belgians, who ecentinties in the enjoyment of excellent
health, will remain at his villa on the Lake of Como to
the end of nex► week.

" Paris," writes a correspondent, " begins to
present its signs of coming winter. Familiar faces and
familiar equipages are seen is the Champs Elys.".es ;
windows of imposing hotels, which have been long closed,
once more let iu the daylight; the streets are more
animated; and tradesmen are doing business. The
hotels are crowded, and apartments begin to let at
price* which show that there must be a great num-
ber of rich people ie the world, and a peat Dumber
of foreigners who prefer Paris to their native cities.
When the Empress returns from Spain there are to be
issued the usual series of winter invitations to the court.
The ministerial and diplomatic world this winter are espe-
cially bent on getting up soiree dramatiques. Madame
Croups de Lhuys organises a company, which is composed
of pretty women and young attachis of the foreign lega-
tions. The Princess de Beauvais has formed another set of
amateur artists, whilst a third company will play at Ma-
dame la Marquise de Bfthiay's. There are to be a number
of masked bells, and the usual amount of ooucsrts. In fact,
the cocain winter promises to be a gay owe."

The following singular paragraph appears in a
Parisian journal :—" The origin of whist dose not go fur-
ther lack than 80 years. Lord Lyndhurst, born in 1772,
wan one of the most devoted adepts of this game. It is to
him that is owing that manner of playing, namely, when a
person holds a single card of • suit that he at once plays it
oat, and which is known by the name of 'Singleton.' This
name it derived from its inventor, Sir John Copley Single-
ton. His public services will be forgotten, but his rums will
survive at the whist-table."

Berger, the celebrated billiard player, ia at pre-
sent exhibiting his skill et Lyons. at the Café du XIX.
flikele, sod excites general admiration. Re &noontime the
extraordinary feat of playing against any of the beat
amateurs a game d des compter of ICO op—that is, he must
make one hmadred before his adversary ma more one ! In
addition, it most be remembered that Berger plays the
moon game only.

M. Auber's Fiancee du Roi de Garber is iii active
ramrod at the Opira Comique, Paris, and Lee T, ovens, by
M. Berlioz, at the TVitre Lyrique. Both are anuoneeed u
"just ready,• or to appear in the Course of November.

Mr. BaHe's new opera, founded on The Duke's
Mono, is, we hear, already in reties sal at Coveot•gardee.
A new opera by Xr. Leaven may possibly (says the
deltencrum) be produosd during the season. It is also re-
ported that, having let IL Gotined's Feast slip by, the
management has some intention of producing Spohr's Faust,
the book of which opera, as also that of its writer's Jeasonda,
Will some jean ago translated, we believe, by Xe. Bar-
tholomew.

The Popular Concerti; will be resumed on the 2nd
of November.

The concerts of Mr. Henry Leslie's choir will
begin on the 4th (being the aouwereary at Meodelesohn's
death), wit► a Ilendelesohn evening.

Her Majesty's Theatre opens this evening
(Batorlay) with Gounad's attractive open of "'dust, u the
first of five performances of opera at rednoed prices. The
artistes who will appear duriug this evening and the week
ensuing are Mille. Titian', Male. Volpini, Mdlle. Trebelli,
Mr. Sims Reeves, Signor Bettini, Signor Boni, Signor Vol-
plui,Sigoor Marina, and Mr. Santley. Signor Arditi fills
the important poet of musical conductor.

Madame Fioretti is again at St. Petersburg.
bidlle. Artist has appeared in German opera at Cologne.
with her usual success. Min Pampa is said to have given
peat satisfaction at the openiag coocerts of the Gewaad-
haus at Lacuna Madame Vern-Lorini has gone to New
York.

The Illtutrated Times says :—" While the reeom-
meedrticias of the famous committee are yet soadopted,
there are several vacancies amoog the academicians and
associates of Trafalgar-square—vacancies which will pro-
bably be tilled op neat month. There are two academician,
to be elected, and it seems tolerably certain that Mr. Mil-
lais, who has been for ten years an associate, will be chose.
new. coo. Mr. E. W. Cooke and Mr. Feed seem to have
about equal chasm of the other vacancy. For the five as-
missies' places the favourites ere Messrs. Calderon, Leigh-
ton, Marks, artists ; Mr. Street, architect ; and Mr. Dur-
ham, esulptor."

The City Solicitor states that the City magis-
trate bad so ler than 160 polka aummoosas to bear last
Saturday, costly spied osh-driven, for groan breeches of
the 6 sad 7 Vio., retails( to loitering, plying elaewhere
than at an appoiated &Studios pleas, Ir..

The Electric Telegraph Company's submarine
asamaniestios with the Isle of Mau wee restored re
Wednesday lasi, sod mange& aka sow he forwarded to
Douglu, Peel, aad Homey.

The United States Pacific Steam Navigation
Company are *bout to establish a weekly communication

betweenNos= and Oalliio.

See Lin-Homes.—Lady Maxwell, of Mon-
NMI House. sear Newsom Stewart. N. 8., has forwa►ded to
the Naked Lifirboat lostitatioa • lied &retribution of
two guiDeaa, being the amount of the coateete of a coatri.
baths box which her ladyship and Sir William Maxwell
placed is the estraewhall of their mashie • abort time
Woos. marked " Royal National Life-boat Food." The
institutioe haa sow thirteen life4mate ea the Switch etas%
which require betimes 00301. sad 1001. saaa•»y to keep the..
in a state of perfect edloiteog.
The Crystal Palace will be lighted up for a late
'Reno= pronmeade to-day. Large mien of gessaisnie
in full dower hate hose arranged i• the 'satire lasasept sad
nava