The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-08 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, CCMB ER 8, 1864.

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES
1N STOOKHOLAL

(nos oui mow, 00.1118POYDE,-.)
atrocuium, Ocr. 2.
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List night was a gala night at the Opera. Foyer
was performed by command of the King, and the
opera-goers of Stockholm, sacrificing financial con-
siderations for the evening and submitting to the
extortions of middle men, filled the house in every
tier and corner. It is a large house, with four good
tiers of boxes, and a fifth in the roof. All the tiers
are open, except close to the proscenium, where
there are one or two small private boxes. The
King's box is a large erection in the centre of the
first circle, surmounted by a gilt crown and a velvet
canopy, and the occupants are admirably placed for
the purpose of being stared at Last night the
house was quite full by seven, and every one present
was in evening dress. Those who were acquainted
with the faces of the Swedish aristocracy recognised
a great many of its members amongst the audience,
for the Prince's visit has induced them to
come up to town, although as a general rule
nobody who is anybody can be found at this time
of year in Stockholm. The members of the
orchestra were in their places, but the perfor-
mances were delayed for a time, for it was hoped
that the royal party would come for the beginning.
The King and Prince, however, had been dining
with Prince Augustus, at a chateau a few miles out
of town, and they were not able to reach the theatre
so soon as they had expected. At about 20 minutes
to 8, therefore, the overture began. It was played
through very well, by the way, although the band
is not very ptrong in numbers, and the curtain rose.
Faust, however, bad not proceeded far with his re-
flections on the vanity of all things when the female
chorus heard behind the scenes was interrupted by
a sound at the back of the royal box. It was evi-
dent, by the instantaneous movement of every face
towards the velvet canopy, that the audience
had not been as yet absorbed by the
interest of the opera, and I felt for Faust
as the royal party entered, for as the King, who
was in advance, came forward to the front of the box,
every person in the house stood up, and turned
his or her back to the stage. The audience bowed
and the King bowed, and then turned round to
attend to his guests The usual party en-
tered—the usual royal party that is, for the satel-
lites were ranged on a seat which creased the house
below and in front of the royal enclosure. In the
front of the box sat the King, in plain evening
dress, in the centre, with the Princess of Wales, in
pink, on his right, and on Ler right the Queen, in
pearl grey satin dress. On the King's left was the
Prince of Wales, in plain evening dress ; and on
the left of the Prince of Wales was the wife of Prince
Oscar. Prince Oscar, Prince Augustus, Prince John
of Glucksburg, and one or two ladies were behind.
All the royal party bowed in acknowledgment of
the deep obeisances of the audience, and gra-
dually the people settled down into their places.
It was amusing to observe, however, that as soon
as the act was over the inclination of the audience
to lock at the Prince and Princess of Wales over-
powered every other feeling. The People in the
pit, if they had quietly retained their seats,
would of course have had their backs to the royal
box the whole evening, and would have seen no-
thing of the Court, to see which, and for no other
purpose which bore comparison with that in
intensity, they had come there that evening. This
was not to be borne. Some slyly looked round over
their shoulders; some turned round and stooped, so
as to look towards the King without being too con-
spicuous themselves. But at last the great
majority, imitating some of the hardiest who
set the example, got up boldly, faced about,
and stared with all their eyes at the great per-
sonages under the canopy. In this, however, there
was no vulgar curiosity or rude disregard of the
feelings of those at whom they looked. It was
easy to see from a dozen little signs, and from the
expression of every face, that the people gazed at
the Prince and Princess with cordial feelings of
regard and respect, and as if anxious to testify by
their eagerness to see their guests how heartily
they joined in the welcome that the King had given.
It was evident by their good-humoured smiles that
the Prince and Princess understood the scene, and
were in no way annoyed. They sat without moving
away from their places through all the entr'ock4
but one, and at the close of the opera, when the
band played " Cod save the Queen," as if it would
never stop, they remained standing in the front of
the box, while everybody else in the theatre stood
up and faced them, and the people in the hindmost
rows of the pit looked full into their eyes,
across a yard or two only of interval.
The Swedes, I have said, are a silent people in
their demonstrations, and there was uo cheering
inside the theatre, but when "God save the
Queen " ceased at last the audience bowed pro-
foundly and the royal party withdrew.
The Prince's departure, greatly to the satisfaction
of the court and people, lota been postponed till
Tuesday, and to-morrow he is to make another
attempt to find an elk. To-day Le Las been to the
English church, attended, as in Copenhagen, by
crowds of fellow-worshippers. In fact, the Prince
of Wales seems on Sunday to play the part of an
awakening preacher, and brings about a weekly
revival in Scandinavia.

BOARD or TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCTOBER G.—
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a notice issued by the
Portagneoe Board of Health declaring St. Domingo,
Hayti, to be infected with yellow fever.—Ga:ilte.
\VAR-OFFICE, OtT. 7. The Queen has been
graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Sur-
r-on W elliam Alessuder Ilackionon, of the 57th Regiment,
to be an ordinary member of the military division of the
third class, or companions of the Must Honourable Order of
the Bath.—Casette.

DowNlNG.stnErr, OCTOBER 6.—The Queen has
been pleased to appoint John 31edeati, Earl., C. 8., now
lieutsoant-goveroor of the territories of British li.tfrariu,
to be lieutenant-governor of the colon• of Natal. Her
Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Welleood Maxwell
Anderson, Eel., to be agent-geueral of immigration for the
island of Jamates.—Gmette.

INPRIsoNNENT FOE NON-ATTENDANCE AT ClitiECH.
—At the Cuadover monthly petty serious. on Wednesday,
before the Rev. H. Burton and 111 r. H. Warter, two
sericulture' labourers, in the employ of Mr. George Memos,
farmer, llytos, named John hackies and Richard bevies,
were brought up at the Macioce of their Easter, charged
with having, oe the 4th of September, refused to obey his
lawful commando. From the evideoce it appeared that the
"lawful commands" deptoed to in the emulous were n-
eared into the fact that on the day named, it being Sun-
day, Mr. Meson ordered the men to go to church, which
they point blank refused to do. The case having been
fully proved, the defeodanta were seutersed to seven days'
imprieonmest in the House of Correctios.—BirenagAam
Post.

' Messrs. George Wright and Company, general
mere►aats, ot Liverpool, bays suspended pesteest. Their
liabilities ars estimated variosaly as Imes 60,0001. to
100,0001.

THE CONVENTION BETWEEN FRANCE
AND ITALY.

The Moniker of yesterday contains the follow-
ing :—" The documents we publish below show the
whole of the arrangements which have just been con-
cluded between France and Italy. We give at the
end a despatch on this subject addressed by his
Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the
Minister of France at Turin.