The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-03 00:00:00

THE TRIAL OP STEAM FIRE ENGINES.

VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES-(THIS DAY.)

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales this
morning honoured the Crystal Palace with his presence, for
the purpose of witnessing the great trial of English and
American fire engines. Hia royal highness arrived about
10 o'clock, and was received by Captain Shaw, the Earl of
Caithness, the Duke of Sutherland, Lord Richard Grosvenor,
M.P., the Hon. Stuart Wortley, Colonel Armytage, Cap-
tain Howard, Frederick Hodges, Esq., who wore the full
uniform, Mr. Feirbairn, C E., Chas. White, Eaq., of the
County Fire-office, Lieutenant Bicker, C. B. King, C.E.,
Superintendent Hewitt, of Liverpool, Judge Winter, of the
United States, &c. Shortly after the arrival of his royal
highness the engines had their fires lighted, and the long
expected trial of the Manhattan, which had done so
much in America, commenced, but at no time was
she able to project the water through the water target.
The steam was pat on to the extent allowed by the nom•
mittee, and although she bad been tried the day
before at half as much extra pressure, she suddenly
broke down, and could do no more work. The other
engines, including the Alexandra, from America, and
those of Shand, Mason, and Co., Messrs. Merryweather and
Sons, and Roberts' Royal Blue Brigade from Millwall, were
at work when this report was despatched, and appeared
to be doing wonderful execution, but the result will not be
made known until the decision of the jurors. A
great variety of other attractions were provided for
his royal highness. Kr. Coxwell, the celebrated remnant,
was filling one of his balloon@ in order to make an meat in
the Prince's presence. Mr. Wentzell, of the Ship, Fore-
street, Lambeth, got up a number of boat races on the
great lake ; and Mr. Peters had a number of rifle matches
and archery matches in the archery and rills grounds.

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND THE POLISH
QUESTION.

Mr. foreman, on an early day, will move in the
House of Commons the follow* resolution :—" That in
the opinion of this house the arrangemente made with regard
to Poland by the treaty of Vienna have failed to scare the
good government of Poland or the peace of Europe, and any
further attempt to replace Poland under the conditions of
that treaty must cause calamities to Poland and embsrmes-
meat and danger to Europe."
On Monday Mr. Warner will ask the First Lord of the
Treasury " whether there ia any foundation for a statement
which has appeared in the newspaper La Pratte, to the effect
that England is so far committed upon the question of Poland
that in the event of war arising out of it between France and
Russia, she could not remain neutral ; whether there is
any ground, so far as thin country Is concerned, for a en&
'cation which has been repeatedly put forward in French
newspapers, and particularly in the Constitutionsel, that
the negotiations relating to Poland might terminate in war;
and, whether ber Majesty's government have laid down as
a principle in those negotiations, that this country will in
no case intervene with armed force in the quarrel between
the Emperor of Ramie sod his Polish subjects."