The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-11 00:00:00

THE ROOM WHERE NAPOLEON DIED.

Immediately after Napoleon's death, Longwood
biome nee wore the But India Company's fares. The
old hoses mad buildings, wend as they ought to have boos,
wen nith/owly tuned into stables, pigsties, buss, sow-
homes, sad mask yards. The paper was torn from the
wells of Ids bedroom ; the floor was replaced by a rough
stews unmet ; the window looking on the garde. was
blocked up; hls Gann and hie bath room were treated
with the MIN "due deli/may;" sad then they mule of
W whole a poser stable for the Honourable Compsay's
fang haves. They ton down the paper sad the his,-
lap, sad ripped to pines the room ia which the
gnat Napoleon had jut breathed his last, and out of it
they wads unto themselves s saimerable barn As to the
garde" which Napoli.' loved, they kinked down the turf
walls, they palled up the beautiful dowers, they pined
down the beautiful trees, and they pond the whole sad
drsiaed it, built, sheds spoa it, sad mad* out of it a proper
stock yard for the Honourable Common, their pigs, their
poultry, sad their honed beasts, which wen the pride sad
the glary of the Coespeay's fans, and which were dented
the worthy osespaats of a spot veurated by millions of 2111111,
sad donned to bs s sante of pilgrims(' for ages yet to
wise la the your 1833 the Cowpony's charter *spired;
sad la 1836 the British government took pommies of the
kind. Longwood was immediately pat up to publie cow-
politica m a fans, and let to the highest bidder, and let in
the miserable state la which it was headed over to them by
the Cowpony, sad no restrietioa was put upon the taunt,
who asterally, nailer such strusiastmess, was led to look
forward to a charge for admission to this old house as a
swum of considerable molt, sad paid a higher rest to the
government memedingly. Herein we see the origin of the
two shilling whin every visitor is now forged to pay.
Speaking of the Prime de lointllle, the younger Bertrand
says :—" Biwa% Leagweod se presume i noe yens mime et
aboadoseis l Les Jardine divulge ; le salon on it sat wort
deems an mulls i ansdre de l'orge ; sa Mambo,
coacher sae inns I I Quells profeastioa I au tosaboas
(twit de llsseties, lei de Is stipeur."—Prow a Pamphlet
hag paiieheof et Hama.

We have •••• • lull* model of the ftwtia•lti••• of Tin Qllllttet HOSPITAL BALL, BIItiINOHAII.-..
Semleleols sad oath* sins weeks hdoe• it, whisk is to he At the genies ball is aid of the funds of the Qom%
exhibited at the Hawser-staare Booms. It has bees aide Hospital will be commemonted the victories of the
to
by Signor Giuseppe Tugela, as Italia', who Mated the lakermans, and Behatopol. The ecosasittee justify this
pub-
that t
the teasels, de-
ewes of Sebastopol wee, es the dm swabs „minis, lie
on easels, grounds :—(trey
lie will acknowledge that these great events mese not
there a faitaidh‘ al4lww th• twat istal" 'ma thistwo to be allowed to pass away in this tows without some
loathe, so that he bad ample leisure to betionee acquainted sesoustratios. &madly, Ii the hope that the same
with the satural features of the plan. It is store thee iadesstial parties may be induced to erase the
twisty years ago, bawd, that he wee thou; bat he has same
~, 1•711 aid Pau". spirit which prompted
*Remised the maps and other authentic delouses% sad has Well to propose as entertainment to the aged pea:
sonsalted several gentleness who »turned from the camp sow shfuldossdi by !tying their hurt, esprit to s feskWitl
but lately, so as resupply whatever artificial straitens cuss us behalf of the sick poor. Thirdly, because Ow them
iato existence at a time suberptest to his eneueedese. coossione the bell has been rendered conduit, to the mai-
n*
patrol male of the mom is eighteen ;Loses hawks of the loyalty of the town by the celebration of the
le the mile, bat as the magi* bemuses see obsistessiag a the P dace of Wales, the Peace pith Chas,
represented es a lamb lame ado the seem and the victories in Affultanisha. Fourthly, le.souse GS
sadly occupy is the model a raw epees tan they ask mean the celebration of those events largely contri-
te is reality ; the wail sad reaps' aas Bed's. for bated to the festivities Ma mess e iest end to the augments.
Imams meld appear sot mime tree dm ball aMk high, Simla the hods of thecharity. W• lows that the Maul
,oessrdisig ne the male of the Memo .entry. This pees. has ressived vassal approval, and that a large number of
amity firddire the fermidalde _(akin which our ionise the flags, amen, and other decorations dimplayed on the
Inn end AM of ear allies onsmalseed is the gib of Bop. mesas ef Prises Albert'. visit have been spontaneously
ember solisiondy saisepieneus. The Iltalabbeg is repn. pbbeed at the disposal of the stewards by our fellow tamales.
.Men ass Inoreseme helms. of dimmeleas eves • 'sgTo add to the festivity of the evening, by the percobsion of
Ha Miss ; me. alma ohm te the Kasesion hill ream tbe Camel the Hos. G. A. Upton, the band of the gallant
BillelemOres the Lillis Seas bete`` palate/ eat to us at the Coldstream Guards will amid and perform a mieettor of
salemes of Ceresaini Bay; and, en the ether side of the appropriate nisei& When it is remembered that, is
IMlSeles the Star Pateismiedistely oeselmeslag the wow. addition to the vest Haim the hospital has upon the town
Toss •• them wounded sad reatUaled hems of ;be cad. aid midland districts for 'aspen, the charity has not only
Orem Gsards, who were is the rem, esetlied that this elIPPII•d mum to the Crimea, but upwards of 'tit's',
Nadel Wee Wife ecoarateditsi risa mber obi* tbey had surgeons sad drams. ens of whom has Gila a victim to
peablieleed
seed
There are so nosy hawses lb
e different the arduous duties he bad to perform, we feel assured that
mop, *twee, asoi mid& Mee boss the forthcoming ball will be one of the most successful that
that we may be exasmi best pagnesselag may es 84; has yet takes plan la aid of the funds of this excellent
the meneetness of the Miasma sad Urals ye of the lastitaties.—Aries Binteiterhant Ciesette.
varies' objects while see indmied is this medal. Tbe LEwits WAS Poisox.—Tbe order fo tathe excite-
batboys of Baskin% with iss eld east* and the whole dos a visitors from the prim, soostquent on disorderly
comes at the railway by may et Xedikei, an shows ; but eandest et the PluM soldiers about a month since, his bees
the what round by lit. Gouges Monastery, sad the Bay of resdeasi, sad are *pia admitted. The Ohms,
Kaideselt, are eat off. Oa the other side, the sorth arts emellelengell by this provement in their affairs, are ma
and the meaty/ behind them towards the Baba, are romp save Nay la the saanufaetare of toys, in which
mated very sositteled7. Ile ••••411•1••• a bard Raglan *el lime improved during their incarceration,
sad General Camber% Catboat's bill, sad the difforeat amd Obey sew ee work-boxes, watch stands, sad
battens emoted by the allies, with the epee upon whisk the miens Weer el aml ontamestel articles, serving them
memorable straggle of letterman emarred, sad the valley est of plena 0 deal with large clasp knives, which an so
where the Light Cavalry brigade made their femme charge, sharp*** they fresteestly Stave themselves with them.
are shows. • great peal of the tees of Sebastopol, towards The &mead for their tom is still very brisk, and large
the mama of the Whom, is set isalmad. Besides the parties firm Brighton arrive by train or in private carriages
l'emodel, a onesonesWhales battery, with its protect- daily. wash to the benefit Mae hotel keepers, eonfectioasse,
Criwerits, Is built of Isseisse sal 'shims by the eddies* is sad others of the awe. Daring the Brighton season the
amsafemee, who 'aphis dos mothed of sprestion; and a trate between that tows sad Lewes on certain days is three
of the wise expiseive salsas. anal la the I time mess& se it was previous to the establishment of the
V"4l6.:wanted to Merida. Deism

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