The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-30 00:00:00

HINTS FOR CONTINENTAL TRAVELLERS.
[raom ova own TOURIST ]
At this swam of tho year, everybody who eta
acted it, together with many who eaa't, will beetles the
railway or the steamboat station at Ltmdoe bridge, for the
purpose of indulging In a tour. Boast seek to bury their
lam is the bosom of Gravesend, with its shrimp*, its Eo-
sherville, and other cheap attractions, while oaten carry
their blighted hopes to Margate, zed endeavour to efface
bitter memories by trensferring them to the sands. Some
then aft whose pursuit of pleasure or oblivion rune is so.
other channel, or rather is another pert of the chemist, for
they will craw the sea from Dover to Calais, or from Folks-
stole to Boulogett. Oa reaching the shores of Franc*, the
%Grist will Ind them guarded by a strong fora of custom-
house warrion, each armed with a sword, and deemed in
tall military uniform. The experieneed traveller will re-
cognise among this corps some veterans who have been bag
la the service of their country ; and them is one who was
present at the taking of • carpet-bag from a party of Ragliett
is far bock as 1810, when an attempt was made to introduce
some British Calico into Francs. Our ally is indeed a great
military netion, for even her beadles in her churches are
armed with warlike weapon', her police are invested with
swords, and even the touters from the hotels spatter odes-
sisoally in a sort of uniform, which but for their obtrusiveness
Milht make one fancy they bt longed to a corps de nurse.
The landing of the luggage from the steamboat is a great
Military operation, for not a sac ds noir can he passed
through the Custom-house without a Perin of evolutions
performed by gentlemen in handsome regimental', and
who, to do them justice, combine the civil with the military
le an eminent degree.
The eii6led*Aeas at the Calais station affords the traveller,
who is going ea by the fast train, an opportunity of per.
shuns half-a-crown's worth of eaperieace, for he will bawl
lest time enough to pay three francs for a dinner which he
no time to eat. The traveller should bemire of entering
flee speedily into frieidly relations with • class of gentlemen I
bolas, commissions from tbstamleee, and talcum the title
of Commissioner, who if he ie as Englishman, will attach
themselves to him and follow him wh be goes. If he
knows what to do, they will tell him, in indifferent Eng-
lish, what be is doing, and when he has done it they will
teach their bats and ask to be raid. If he does sot know
what to do. or where to go, they will walk about with him
until they have got the keys of his lumps, and be will then
be completely ia their ham.,. The Commissioner is from
that moment the " mister of the situation," the traveller
will And ni escape until he is fairly off by the train.
• • • • •
On arrival in a continental city, be it Purls or Brussels,
ew any other, you will naturally go to see everything that is
fo be seen. On these occasions avoid takirg a stick for your
etwapanion, fora stick is always disagreeable, most espe-
cially when you have to ray a couple of sous for leaving it
at the door, It has bean said that a horse can eat his owe
head off, but this operation is m ire rapidly performed by a
gold mounted cane, which eats off its bead in less thee a
week, if • penny is paid every time it is left in • porter's
hands.—Punch

DEATH OF DR. JAMES BO DEN THOMPSON.

The Malta Times stye :--" Its with sincere regret
we B.SIIOIIIIOO the death of Dr. James Bowen Thompson,
whom name iv well known in coonezi n with the proposed
new overland units to lodic, via Suediati and the valley of
the Orontes. Dr. Thomicon caught the fever which termi-
nated hie life at &Oaklava on the 13th of Jely. In the ant
an days of his illness the symptoms were not of en alarm.
lag nature. He was ordered out to see, in the hope the
voyage and chancre( air would renovate his weakened frame;
but he grew won.. He was anxious to get to Scutari,
Whither the vessel was ordered wi'h invalids. He
Winched it early on Sund• morning, and the
steamer was scarcely anchmed before he was seined
with another attics, from which he himself had
Might hopes of recovery. He, however, rallied and
said—.l chat be hatter the moment I get on shore.'
The medical receiving caleer went on hoard, took the same,
of each as were to land, east a look on Dr. Thompson as be
My stretched on a =SUMS in the upper saloon, but said he
would not receive him without an order from the ambassa-
dor or admiral. There was not time to get either. Dr.
Thompson said, This will be my death. Is there not one
vacant bed for me among the five or ids hundred uaoen-
t I who have cows to devote my life I. the cause, am
1 refiped arlinivsion by a brother officer because I am a
alviliau ? My blood will be upon their head.' There was
as intimation thrown out that if he could be got on the
beach, they might perhaps like him in, but no stretcher
amid be procuied upon which to carry him there. Thirty
Ma ►ours afterwards he was admitted into Kululee hospital,
when death put an end to his sufferings."

Tirg NEW NEWSPAPER Acr.—Th• Glasgow Daily
Camas, a wasp journal rreently started, published its last
=whet es Seturdar.—Korth British Daily Mail. The
litossarreock Chromscie issued its last Dumber ea Thonday.
his. fess weeks ap. this paper underwent • transformation
fen a 40. hebdomadal to a lid. thrice a week. Though
Ship conducted it failed to obtain mesas. The Nitro.
dilisersheue. one of the cheep pipers whit:beams into isaiet
Wei M the recent alteration in the Newspaper Bump Aet.
Nadi ha last appearance ea Boards', having issued 11
ambers.