The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-14 00:00:00

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO BELGIUM.

Our correspondence from Antwerp and Brussels
bring details of her Majesty's third visit to Belgium more
ample than those which the submarine telegraph enabled
us to give in yesterday's Express.
The royal squadron was signalled at Ostend at half-put
one on Wednesday afternoon. At four o'clock a pigeon
arrived at Antwerp, from Fluihiog, with intelligence that
the Beet was in sight. A terrible tempest was raging at
the time, the wind blowing violently from the south, and
the rain falling in torrents. Upon receipt of the last men-
tioned message the equipages of the court were
sent to the railway station to await the arrival
of King Leopold and the princes. At half-past six
o'clock, M. Sauvegnier, the station master, received a
despatch announcing the arrival of the King for an hour
later, and at the same moment the Victoria and Albert,
preceded by the Vivid, and convoyed by the Fairy and
Black Eagle, was seen from the quay. By some misunder-
standing, the Antwerp public was expecting her Majesty to
arrive at 5 o'clock, while King Leopold anticipated the
same event for eight ; so that for a couple of hours two
large crowds were disappointed at the railway station and
the quay, while Leopold on reaching Antwerp at a quarter
to eight, was surprised to learn that his august niece had '
been waiting fur him a good half-hour. The King
wore the uniform of a lieutenant-general of the
army,—blue, with gold epaulettes, and a cooked hat
with feather. At the station he was met by thy burgo-
master and the directors of the railway, but, having no
time to exchange compliments, he immediately proceeded
with his two aides-de-camp to his carriage, end gave orders
to drive with speed towards the Porte de l'Eau. At this
time an eager crowd thronged the whole distance from the
station to the quay. As his Majesty drove through the
streets he was repeatedly and enthusiastically cheered. The ,
landing-place was densely crowded, and every window or
, prominent position, even to the roofs of the houses, which
commanded the view of the quay, was occupied. The rain
had ceased, bat the sky was filled with clouds, be- i
twee"' which the setting sun darted a few parting
rays. The cannon of the ramparts v ere homing in
response to those of the citadel, and the forts
of the Scheldt. The King descended from his carriage op-
posite the Porte de l'Eseaut. Acclamations resounded on I
all sides while his Majesty passed down the ranks of the
lancers and charmers to his boat—a handsome vessel, white,
with gold mouldings, carrying the Belgian Hag, the band
of the 2nd earabineen meanwhile playing the National
' Anthem. In less than five minutes the monarchs met.
It hail been espicted by tile public at Antwerp that her
Majesty and her august Consort would return with the
King. The speedy return of the boat without the royal 1
Hag dispelled this illusion, and it was aunouticed that the '
King would dine en board the royal yacht awl that her
Majesty would land next morning and proceed to Loeken.
The crowd now drew quietly otr, the evening shades thick-
ened, and the iodine's of the air was only disturbed by
that music of the band of the Carabineers which was sta-
tioned on boar.' the °meet steamer. At tcu o'clock his
Majesty left the royal yacht evil returned unostentatiously
to the Palace at the Place de Meir.
Thursday morning dawned in a manner most unpropi-
tiously for the embarkation, with gusts of winds and heavy
fast-sailing clouds. At eight o'clock the artillery, chas-
seun, and infantry again formed a body guard en the quay

and its approaches, and half an hour later the kiej
arrived at the landing place, unaccompanied hy
his family, inspected the troop. at I is leisure, though tag
driveling rain, and then waited the landing of ter Majesty
under the trees which border the quay. The good plop,
of Antwerp, despising the rain, had again turned nut b.
thousands. At 9 o'clock, amid the loud huazas the
sailors, who had manned the yards of the squadron, let
Majesty, Prince Albert, the Prince of Walt", Prince Aline,
the l'rincess Royal, and Princess Alice, stepped lido the
barge of the Victoria and Albert, end a few vigutuusstrakes
of the oarsmen $4lOll brought them to land. here the K.s.
received her Majesty with great warmth, anal e.,relutte,l
her to one of the royal carriages, el ic h • see
in waiting. 1-he band of the Csrabine,rs played
the National Anthem, the people cheered, cm".'" Irmesd,
and amid these demonstrations of joy the royal party pro,
ceetkil to the railway station, where a special train elm
waiting to convey them to Laehen. At half-past nine the
train left Antwerp, uud in less than an hour r..ehed us
destination. In the course of Thursday alternams Isar
Majesty visited Brussels. in company with her royal uncle.

BRUSSELS, FILIIIAY,
The Queen remained at lattecken quietiy yeeterdal
till 4 o'clock, when she drove out in an open ederi
compel:Lied by the King and several of the sante is
another of the royal equipages, along the reiel
The Queen drove rapidly along, and entered li. UlAtill by
the Rae Longue Num, about R quarter to & o'clock. The
Royal carriaxes drove up the Itue de la Meld. in., need
the Bouvelards, past the park and palate, ;and thee re-
turned to Lau ekes, which place they made d ehout
six o'cleeks end at seven the King la id a srai..o and eery
select dinner party. In addition to her Maj. sty and the
Prince the only pxsona invited were M. and el Ann, Van
de Weyer, Sir It ilph Ahererurnble, awl Lord 11„,„..u.d de
Walden. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, tha
Royal, and Prince.. Alice, alined with the Priao kt Char-
lotte in her own apartments. It will ho ola.a th.it at-
dependently of the diplomatic personageepreeciit, there was
no addition to the royal carat, which could at all render It
otherwise than whit we call a fatuity dinner. The private
band of the King was in attendance, and played tlireughuut
the evening.
All the officers of the squadron have received leave till
this evening at 10 o'clock, and the order to repair 4111044
by that time leeks as if the information was correct of tee
Queen'. departure.
At 11 o'clock the Queen, accompanied by the Price., 04
Prince of Wale., the Prince Alfr, d, the Princess Itoyel.
and Princess Alice, in coma •oany with the King, aeries al fen"
I•tecken at the palace. liar M:aje sty partook or • splendid
breakfast in the saloon of the palace soon alter her :arrival.
La section dee Chcours of the Sucierit Royal de IR Gruel*
Harmonic performed a serenade concert during the
fast, uriucipally from the worksof masters quite unknown.
in England even by name. The young Princes went on foot
through some of the streets, and returned in the nurse oe
the day. As soon as breakfast terminated the Queen
seeded to the reception room, where she received the
various member* of the diplomatic corps at Brussel., as
well lea the chief unit:era of state. The ceremony is not yet
terminated, as the numb, r of persons to lie prevented is
between 60 and 71. As soon as at is over Majesty is
expected to take another drive through the teen on her
way to Laccken.

(lIT SVIIMARINE ELTPTUIC TPLECILAPII )
BRUSSELS, FUIDAY, At la.
Her Niajesty the Queen received the curer
ntatique at the Palace to-day, and will leave kemerrow
for Antwerp, at 3 o'clock, p.m.

ALLEGED SCANDALOUS PROCEEDINGS ()P
LOUD FRANKFORT.

BOW-STItjET.

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I isrount Fronkford De Montmorency, commonly called
Lord FranVOrt, of 14, Buckingham-street, Strand, ap-
peared before Mr. Henry, upon a summons charging him
with having " unlawfully composed, printed, and published
a foul, malicious, and defamatory libel of and cuncermug
Lord Henry Lennox.
Mr. Humphries, the solicitor, attended to supeort the
charge ; and Lord Frankfurt, who kept the court waiting
some time before his arrival, conducted his own Is fence.
His Serene Highness the Priece Edward of Sue
Weimar and Lord Arthur Lennox set upon the bench.
Mr. Humphries said—l have the honour to attend on
behalf of Lard henry Lennox, who has to complain of a
must gross and defamatory libel published on divers occa-
sions, several of which 11 ill be stated in evidence. It is a
libel which, in a public sense, is an outrage upon decency
and morality, and I must regret that his lordship has been
called upon to answer such a charge. When Lord Henry
Lennox first received one of the offensive doe meats, ha
was disposed to throw it aside with that contempt which a
gentleman would naturally feel on seeing it • but on ascer-
taining the extent to which the libel had te.:en circulated,
not only among the nobility, clergy, and gentry, but
among ladies of title and distinction, his lordship con-
ceived it to be his duty to take such steps as
would lead to the discovery of the 1 ; and
the prevention of the annoyance and pain which these
disgusting effusious bad occasioned in so many respectable
families. lam almost sorry to say that I shall he able sa-
tisfactorily to show you that they have emanated from Lord
Frankfort. The libel is in two papers, the first containing
a list of names, headed by that of Lord Henry Lennox; and
the second, a statement in the third person, purporting to
be written by Mr. Macberith, of 3, Vigo-street, solicitor.
(Mr. Humphries here read the documents' which will els-
, pear in evidence.) I shall call the Rev. Mr. hind:eerie,
who feels the duty to be a most painful and repugnant one,
to prove that one of these letters—indeed several—hail been
received by him; and I shall be able to show that the fe-
male servant of Lord Frankfurt was detected in putting
into the Post-office as many at .i 9 letters of • precisely simi-
lar character, and nearly all of them addressed to clergy-
men in different parts of the country. The servant readily
admitted to the detective utile, re who had been wt to
watch her, that the letters had been given to her by Lord
Frankfort, with instructions to post them; and that the
had been constantly in the habit of posting suck letters for
some time past. I need hardly add that the names which
have beta inserted in the libel have been used without the
knowledge and, of course, greatly to the disgust and awl-
&nee of the parties themselves.
The Rev. Mr. Macktraie, vicar of St. Martin's-in-the.
fields, was the first witness examined. Ile said—l produce
three envelopes, with enclosures, which I received by post
on the 21st or 22nd of July last. They contain eight printed
papers, six of one kind, and two of another. 'llse third of
these envelopes 1 did not open until yesterday. having had
my feelings ,offended and my eyes polluted 'efficiently by
the two first. I hope it may not be necessary to read them.
Mr. Henry—They must be read.
Mr. Burnaby, the chief clerk, read the libel, and the list
of names which accompanied it. Buth were printed in the
form of a circular. The first was as follows:

" Mr. Macheath presents his duty to the peeresses and
the daughters of the nubility and gents y, and informs them
that he continues to arrange assignations with the most per.
feet impunity and safety. Rasing been train, d by Mr.
Harris, he now acts directly under l'resident and Infector-
lienend of Assignations, Phipps.
" Mr. M. begs to call the attention of the ladies to his
long established mode of transacting business. lie himself
waits upon them at dusk, sending up his card, in a tissue
envelope, always seeing the parties himself and wrangler
personally with them for the reception of the Lothario of
the evening, at one o'clock at night ; when he is enabled,
by his peculiar system, to keep the husband insensibly
asleep, while the parties arc amorously engaged lathe draw.
ing-room.
" l'.S. Ile guarantees to married women half their hus-
band's fortune, or more, if they are found out, and will
put hint in the ecclesiastical courts, which are an appending
of his establishment. To spinsters he promises husbands,
whom he puts in mad-houses, and gets all the fortunes for
the wives. ilia predecessor broke one baronet's neck, fot
his wife's sake; and having got rid of another, is now en-
deavouring to destroy his will. 'those ladies who wig
turn up with the parties sent may be satisfied they isdllm
' looked at ;' but these who refuse to do so will not IV
looked at at all."

To the foregoing the following name. were annexed.
" Lord Henry Lennox, l'ortland-pace.
"Mr. W. Harris, Sutton-lodge, Hackney, and 12, 11100-
gate-street, City.
" Mr. Macbeath, 3, Vigo•strcet, Regent-stmt.
" Mr. Barnard Maedonough.
"Mr. John Foster, 20, l'ail-road, Storkw,ll.
"Mr. James Hunter, 14, Iluci.ingliam-strtet, and L.a.e.
street, City.
"Mr. Jackson, John-street, Atli:lido, and
street."

Mr. henry (to the defendant)—llo you wish to a,k Mr.
Mackenzie any question ?
Defendant—No, I den't. know nothing about it. I
have twitting to hide, and nothing to ask.
Lard Henry Lennox examined-1 live et vl, Pert/ sad'
place. 1 have received a letter signed by Ham's and dd
other names, similar to the one produced by the last,sic:4t.
ness. I knew nothing of any of the parties until I nee
letters from Mr. Harris anal Mr. Macheath, cowl:stunted
the use made of their names, and repudiating it.
Mr. Humphries—l need hardly ask your lonlsbar
have ever authorised the useof your 'mine ?
Mr. Henry—lt is quite unnecessary, even in lot
give negative testimony as to the imputations I:entailed
the libel.
Lord Henry Lennoz—l know nothing of any of the y'
bastion., or of any of the parties named in them. I how
.
been goaded on to appear iu a court by the nuiuneCA
(limed on others, awl for the protection of Ike pul4,
Otherwise, I should have taken no notice ofsocoutempoas

Delbnilant—l have nothing to ask hie lordship.
Sergeant Thornton, of the detected force, said. in maw
inence of instructions which I hail received, I went ar!
tsuckingliamstreet, Strand, on the oho nom, of J
I knew that Lord Frankfort lived at No. It, and *AA"
:110 1101161.. At • quarter to $ in the evening, 'want this
I in contriny with Inspector Field, I saw a Irian ii .insel
01 his lordship's house with a basket ill her posses.,44l
followed her to the Post-office, Cliariug•eniss, *lb
produced a handful of letters kits,. in number)
basket, and was about to put thou in the letter.6.L 011
I took her hand and prevented it. We took pinsoso"
the letters and the basket, 'oil doored the woman to2iL
company us to the police-station in King sheet
basket contained ~9 letters (including the live). .0!1114
which I have opened. Tiny contain the Malt find
paiwrs as those which have been produced by the Ito. im
Maekensie. Each of the letters had a postage stamp °ll°B
it, and they were all, 1 believe, addressed to clerolo4
Inspector Field had some conversation with the wail'
which ho will state. After this she was allowed to St
Ur. Henry—There will be no occasion to open

arnOlerof the letters. Oa is as good mBO foe els par-
a the yroseestisa.
".14 boi No ship-After we released the woman she re-
-Ito L Franl.lort's. Field and myself went back
with her at her reu:sest. The servant Mail the bell, and
ish,s hr. kr.:•ll.p same to the inner el we, she called to him,
m,1,1,1. the 'Ake are bete." We all went in together,
sad 1 Cask Y.r. Field t,ild his lordship what ha l passed.
I had been watehing the house several days previously.
Is.
Field, of the detective force, rid-I &emu-
r,„„ t th.„.1.,. to Iluekinglia.natreet on the 22nd of
t 0..• the woman came out with the letters,
Fold Frankfort come out of the door and look
~..•!,.. srrc. t. On !dripping the woman and asking her
• h • had brought the letters from, she replied •• Whv
sop ••i•
• ~,,ght to know.- I aid '• How do I know 'r'
„,,i •• Why, from Lord Froulefort. I elpectcd she
▪ get into a Inert S‘Mte of these elay•.'• I then took hire
Soo:landlord, owl opened the two letters produced
w her preo•nee. She made • statement, which l took
Joan at the time, as follows • Statement of Mary Tay
kg IJs a single woman residing at 7. Chariton-stn-et,
FA..I-,years, I lasso known Lord Frankfort for some
IsAr, eat I h eve h. en employed by his lordship in the
c.e..wity of a N rant. On this evening his lordship gave
Ja• a Ursat natitth r of k tiers, and told me to poet them at
the !'haring-crag, which I was doing when I
▪ +US did die officers. 1 have repeatedly posted letters
Len u to tbUse 1 'unit upon me." I thee went (continued the
~•,,,,,t to Frankfort's house, as the woman wished me
t her. saying that if I got into the house I must
iarenal of him, uhe was dangerous. I understood
Item to mean that he would lie dangerous to me.
CAMS) Inoue between those two
• uol Another policeman behind.
it.i.ss -I took • conatable iu uniform with us in con•
•livt she said. She ring the hell, and hi. lord
s: iv ~our to the door, but he did not see us. She told him
we a, re the pollee. and we hi and hint say " She is not my
she is a .011.40 that chars fur me." We did not
to with the woman, so the door was shut in our face.
„r, rt.. woru..ii tome out about twenty mir.utes after-
ward.. and byre win her several times since.
MI. Ition-ls the woman here ?
old-Slur is not, your worship.
ll.:e,.daot - then why is she not here ?
lusluit if Field- Dictum you have got her somewhere
fif 0. the way.
)li. !leery-Have you tried to serve her with a
Field-I have made repeated attempts to do so,
n.,where to be met with. We tried the address
up., h she cave at the station, but she was not there.
tiudilford-plare, Ilagingge
ea eanue4-I was formerly a police-constable, but am now
hi,n„: spin the superannuation pension. I have known
LoJ Frankfort many years. I saw his lordship on the
slat of July last, and then made an appointment to
me Ara on • private matter on the billowing day.
Jul „,,l ‘• however, until the 23rd. 1 took down
•ervirsietion which I hail with him, immediately after
ha, ma him. After disposinz of our private business, he
raid Whet sort of a mania Field, of the detective force ?"
I rid Le 11.11• stoat man, aad described him. He said.
Who is the last gnat man on the detectives ? " I said
Shaw. Ile said, "1 her came here two or three days ago.
My servant was putting some letters in the post-no (cor-
neon; h.insi-11) not my servant, I mean a woman under
ey
prot,etioi•-my charwoman. They have committed a
loeLes) robbery on me. They have taken my stamps-no,
v.t min, another gantlenran's who I do them fur, and she
post. Mein. I shall we about it, and make them give com-
pensation for false imprisonment.-
Ili hod int -There is not one word of truth in what this
man tar. I ertainty ask, d what sort of • men Field was,
fur I tonsiderid him a very hasty-tempertd man.
31e 11.60-You had better reserve your statement till
oftrr the domination.

Witness continued—Ou the 27th July I saw Lord Frank-
f.ll.,,teiti, at 10 o'coick in the morning. He said, "Do
y.. 4 :wow Sergeant Harrington I said " No; there is
:•.r.s. Alit tturutua.'• He said, " Ah, that is this soma. I
woi. you tr see them, and request them to come lure and
mile an offer of eniaproiniae, for they have dune wrong.
Tiny are not to offer too large a main ; for if I think it too
mush I shad take off half. If they get into the hands of a
tor lawyer thi y will have to pay a good demi: for supposing
the 1. net. contained treason, there was nothing in the pub-
Leeteh that could hurt me, as I base bad advice upon the
',Abney What sort of a tempered men is Field )" I said
be was mild in the execution of his duty. He said, " I
should nut like to hurt them." Tbat ended the converse.
t. in on the 27th. I saw him again on the 28th, at his
own house. I told his lordship that I could not see Field,
as Le bad gone to Goodwood races, and Thornton was
eat out of town. He replied, " They are in a d—d mesa.
&nil some one to them. Don't make it appear as if you
ram,. from me. They have commiPed a highway robbery
on nay personal property, as well as a trespass. if they
has, acts 1 on a warrant issued by the Secretary of State,
or Sir It. Mayne, they are both hasty. I shall bring it
before parliament, and the Derby government will be
thrown out, and Sir Richard Mayne will lows place ;
for they both deny them, sad the men will be left to their
own resources, fur I can get a verdict agent them.
Defendant—There's not a word of troth in thili man's
statement. I have nothing to hide. I simply told him
that the poor woman was going to put it into the hands
of a lawyer
Mr. Humphries said that it was the wish of Mr. Mae-
loath that he should be examined.

Mr. Ilearq~ I think he ought to be.
Mr. W. Maebentb, solicitor, 3, Vigo-stmt, Regent-street,
ivaroined—A numbet of these letters have been forwarded
me by post, by my clients and others, and I wish to state
that I have never given any authority for the use of my
name in t►is way.
ll] Mr. llenry—The fact is, that on a former occasion
Lord Frankfort gave me a number of other letters reflect-
ing on other people's chlracter. I know his lordship's
handwriting. On looking at the writing on the envelopes
produced, I sbouid say that it resembled his lordships, but
kW been grerly disguised, as may be observed. It is my
Lehi( that they resemble his lord/hi-is hand, but if you
111.1 Jliow me to compare them with his writing I shall be
hitt,: able to say.
Mr. Henry—You cannot do that. It would be illegal.
Witnewa—lt was decided in the Queen's Bench that
we might refer to a man's writing to refresh our recollec-
tion ut it.

Mr Her ry—No; the decision was just the reverse.
Witness—Well, to the best of my belief, the envelope
ad.lre.sed to the Rev. Mr. Bradshaw, of St. Stephen's,
South Shields, and the one addressed to the Ker. J. J. Hill,
are in his lordship's handwriting.
Mr. Humphries applied for a remand to get additional
evidence.

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On being cautioned in the WWII way, the defendant said
he ehould reserve his statement for the present.
Mr. Henry then ordered his lordship to enter into his
own neudniaances, n 6001., to appear spin on Triads,
in st.

Lord Frankfort, who wu dremed like a diagram, sad
remained perfectly talm and indifferent throughout tin
aumanation, then withdrew from tho court.