The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-08 00:00:00

are not taken against infection from foreign cattle; 1
that there is • great deal of dietetic mismanage-
ment ; and that animals often contract disease
from the malaria of fenny lands. The first of these
sources of depreciation might perhaps be guarded
against by some species of quarantine ; the second
by increased knowledge amongst graziers and
fanners ; the last by the conversion of marsh-lands
into well-drained meadows. We are only just
waking to the conviction that excessive fat is not
• healthy sign in man or beast. The corpulent
oxen, sheep, and pigs that are exhibited every
Christmas at the Prize Cattle Show are animals in
a state of disease, however much it may please
our festal mood to make pets of them ; and,
although there has lately been a movement in
favour of a more rational mode of feeding, the old
absurdity has not yet died out. This and other
errors can only be corrected by time. In the
meanwhile we must protect ourselves to the best
of our ability ; and we have a right to demand how
it is that, with a system of inspection, so much
bad meat should find its way to the tables of the
community. Every now and then, in some exces-
sive instance, we hear of a seizure being made ;
but when we find that nearly 60,000 measly pigs
are cut up for human provender, with tainted oxen
and sheep in proportion—that, in short, one-fifth
part of our animal food is corrupt—it is very evi-
dent that the present system of inspection is a faros.
Without suggesting that the examiners are open to
persuasion, it is probable that they are not men of
sufficient education to detect the subtle poison that
sometimes lurks in seemingly healthy carcases. In
some of the worst cases the symptoms of disease
may be such as to escape the eye of any but the
man of scienos. Skilled veterinary surgeons are
the persons to whose scrutiny the meat we are
destined to consume should be submitted. A
little expense is nothing compared with the pre-
servation of the national health, and the avoidance
of evils which are sickening to contemplate and
grievous to suffer.

Inc Qtourt.

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BASENAII, OOBURO, bar. 4.

The Emperor of Austria arrived at the Palace
at Coburg, at 1 o'clock yesterday, where the Queen, the
Prince and Pranceas Louis of Hesse, Prince Alfred, and
Primer Helena bad proceeded preriouidy.
The Emperor was met at the railway statism by the Duke
at Saxe Coburg, who drove with hiot Ito the Palace, and
wee remind at the entre:me of the Palace by the Duchess
er Coburg, who conducted the Emperor upstairs, where his
Majesty met the QUeSa.
Thera were also presoak Priam and Princess Augustus of
Saxe Coburg, witk their eon and daughters, and Prince
Edward of Leioinges.

A defedser was prepared for the Queen and Emperor aid
she royal party, and another for the ladies and gentlemen
of the royal beembolds.
The Quires wee attended by the Marchioness of Ely, Lady
Augusta Bruce, and the gentlemen to waiting.
Earl Granville ism also present. •
Priem Leopold and Primes' Beatrice came to the Palace
from the 'Comeau before the Emperor left.
Prises Alfred returned yesterday morning from Hum-
melsheint.

Pries, and Prisons Louis of Hem hook leave of bra
Ifs jests this evening, ori their return to Demote& Prisms
Helena and Prince Leopold, attended by the Marebiesese
of Ely and Mr. Buff, have been twice to the theatre at
Coburg.

The Queen would leave Roseman on Monday (yea-
tarday) on her return to Ragland. The perfect peace and
repose eojoyed by her Majesty at a place oudeared to her
by so many tender recollections, and the respite (however
short and imperfect) from public business, have been most
soothing to her Majesty's feeliogs. With the exception of
paring visits from the Emperor of Austria and the King of
Prussia, bar Majesty did not feel strong enough to accept
those kindly offered by other royal personages assembled at
Frankfort. In order to avoid the beat of the sun, stall very
great during theday, bar Majesty would again travel by night ;
but the fatigue of the joarney would he lemened by repose at
Knoichsteio, neer Darmatadt, where her Majesty in-
tended to spend the whole of Tuesday, o• • strictly
private visit to her daughter, Prisons Louis of Be.'
Her Majesty would leave Kranichatein at 100'810a on Tsar
day eveateg, and expected to reach Antwerp, and to embark
at oboe on board the yacht shoat half-past 8 en Wedeseday
morning. It is probable that the King of the Belgians will
pay her Majesty • parting visit on board before her Majesty
leaves the port. Weather permitting, her Majesty may
probably arrive at the Noce late oa Wednesday evening, in
which ease sue will laud at Woolwich in the course of
Thursday forenoon, and proceed immediately to Windsor
Omtle.

His BiceHenry the Netherlands Minister has left
Liodoo for ithe Continent on leave of absence. Chevalier
Mani will sot so charge d'affaires during Berm Bentincl'a
atesoos

Earl Granville, President of the Council, has left
Coburg on bit way to England.
The Earl and Countess PitzwiElam will entertain
a large party at Wentworth Houle dories the smoothies
nets at Dosomattr.

The Marquis of Hartiogton arrived at Devon-
shire Hoes yestarday, frost Bolka Abbey, Yorkshire,

Baron and Baroness Meyer De liothecbild will
return to tows oil or about the 17th from a tour on the
Cootineat.

The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland have
entertained a distioguished party at Alevriek Castle, their
princely seat Is Northumberland. The gamine of the noble
duke and dashers ►ave included Lord Envois worth, Lord
and Lady Lovaise, Sir licslortek Xurehisoe, Sir William
Armstrong, Dr. Wilier' (Tartrate), Dr. Mee, Dr. Beam
Joon, the Mayer of Newcastle, Profane Owen. Professor
Tyndall, Mr. Gould Ohs asturelist), Dr. and Mrs. Les, Sir
Edward Belcher, 0010011 sad Lady Florence Cast, Mr. and
Mra. Michell, Mr. Haagen, M.P., sod Ms.. Hodgson, Capt.
Gnat (of the Nile soaves), Mr. and Mrs. Bell. Several of
the visitors left oa Saturday lest. The duke has been in
the enjoyment of excellent health since his arrival at the
castle.

The marriage of Lord Londesborough and Lady
Edith Somerset, yourgest daughter of the late Duke of
Beaufort, is fixed to tele place on ThuredAy next, instead
Monday, the 14th, es originally inteeded.

Mr. Robert Arthur Arnold has been appointed
moistest commissioner far carrying eat the pcoosioes of the
Public Works An in the cotton districts.

Mr. Ralph Ward Jackaon, lato chairman of the
West Hartlepool Railway sod Doek Company, hos taken
the opportunity of some remarks is the Tina ea railway
debentures to address to that journal a long letter In de-
fence of his owe °oldest, and is answer to the lteport of
the Eldora Committee of the House of Lords.

The Mayor of Limerick has reoeived an Admiralty
reply to as inritatioa for the Channel fleet to visit the
Masao% winch ia to the effect that, owing to the Weser
of the same, the invitatea.i nowt be aoeepted.

It. lifts been ntateti that King Fran;is H., yield-
leg at boo& to certain urgent entreaties, was oil the point of
lowing Rome, but the Kin and Queea are brain repairs
made in the Faeces Moos, which eirenenstanoe indicates a
profaned stay there. Apartments are also beteg prepared
for the Queen Dowager, who is to return with the two
pounest of the four ease the took with her to the Chateau
of Weillion. The two cairns have 'strand the hoetries
army.

&meet MosPrraz.. —On Monday, the Mat inst.,
being St. Matthew's-day, the Lord Mayor, sheriffs, and
aldermen will attend Divine service at Christchurch,
Newgate-strest,wbere a earning will be preached by Rev. H.
Rornanis.M. A.. of Ein mane' Collme,Canthridge, otter w hicb
they will proceed to the great hall of Christ's Hospital, to
bear the orations to be delivered by the sealer scholar%
scoordiag to simnel custom. The programme will be as
follows .—Listin °ratios, coo the benefits of the Royal Bowl-
tau by J. H. Newman ; Eoglish erotica on th• same subject,
by J. H. Wylie ; Greek caution on the same subject, by C.
G. Load ; to be succeeded by the follonag transbaloos :
Greek lambics from Rickard IL, by L. L. Shuttey ; Greek
Hexameters from " Parodies Lost," by C. A. Fyffe ; Greek
Menisci, "The Field of Gilboa," 11 W. Farrar . Lam
Elegises. "The Soldier's Dresin," by A. Rowell; lotin
Lyrics from the "Lady of the Lake." by R. H. Hughes..
There will also he two original poems, one In Eogllsk, and
the other in Latin bemunietses, not yet adjudged.