The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-24 00:00:00

A TOURNAMENT AT VIENNA.

The first representation of the " Carrousel," or
tournament, took place on Wednesday lad in the imperial
ridingmhool at Vienna. Five primeness, seven countesses,
four Austrian archdukes, three members of foreign reigning
families, 12 !princes sad dukes, 20 counts, 8 bums, and
3 knights took part in the pageant. All the Indies were vary
richly sad tastefully dressed, sad some of them looked
remarkably handsome ; hut norm of them could vie with the
Empress, who looked perfectly lovely, although she was in
deep mourning. One of the moat imposing figures in the
cavalcade was the Archduke Leopold, who sat hi
horse as if he had been nailed to the saddle. Count
Gramm and Prince Enteric% Thum and Taxis
also rode remarkably well. After the grand " extra"
the men-at-arms and Bedouins went through various evo-
lutions. Quadrilles were then danced by the knights, S►-
racens, and heralds, and very well they *ere executed. The
heralds (Imperial riding miters) rode hirhly.trained entire
horses of the purest Andalustur blood, and the bigh-apirited
animal* appeared to feel that they woes being exhibited,
foe they neighed londly, bees the air with their unshod
hook pranced, and caracoled. All the performances
were applauded, but the public seemed to be of opi-
nion that the palm must be awarded to the Spanish
chargers and their professional riders. The knights
and Saracens then tilted at the ring and at negroes'
heads, and after having for • time displayed their
dexteri►y with the lance and "ingot" they drew their
swords and had a mimic fight with each other. While the
eight-and-forty Christians and unbelievers were going
through the above-mentioned evolutions, 12 couples were
preparing for a quadrille, which they subsequently danced
I to the great satisfaction of the spectators, who loudly
I cheered the high-horn dames who, for charity's sake, had
coneented publicly to perform feats of horsemanship. Be-
fore the court retired the cavalcade again entered the hall,
and lowly saluted the Emperor and Empress. There will
be two more representations of the "Carrousel," and the
entire proceeds of the three performances will be given to
the distressed weavers, as his Majesty pays the expenses
for lighting the riding-school and constructing the tempo-
rary building is front of it.

UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION. —To-morrow Cap-
tain Cowper Coles, R.N. will deliver a lecture at the in-
stitution, Whitehall-mid, at 3 o'clock, on "Sea-going
Shield Ships." Sir Jobs Pakingtou will preside. The
dlsesaion cia the 'object of the lecture will take plaos os
Thursday evening next, at half-past 8 o'clock.
THE PROPOSED RAILWAY VIADUCT ACROSS LUD-
OATI-HILL.—A memorial addrosed to the Lord Mayor,
Aldermen, sad Common Council is now in course of signa-
ture by the inhabitants of Ludgate-hill, St. Paul's, Bridge-
West, Farringdonatreet, Pleat-street, and the neighbour-
hood, urging them to take such step as they may consider
most advisable to prevent the construction of the proposed
viaduct across Loclpte-hill The memorialists state that
by an act of parliament passed in 1860 the London, Chat-
ham, and Dover Railway Company were empowered to carry
their railway acmes Ludgate-hill by means of a viaduct 18ft.
high ; that they contemplate with great apprehension sad
alarm the emotion of the projected viaduct over so crowded
• thoroughfare ; that it will be productive of serioas injury
to trade, of inconvenience, annoyance, sod danger, and will
greatly disfigure that portion of the City ; while it will to
some extent shut out from public view the cathedral of St.
Paul, mad effectually prevent the widening of the street at
any future time. They also represent that from the already
' overcrowded state al Ludgete-hill and the rapidity of its
slops accidents are wow of frequent occurrence ; that the
completion of the railway will largely increase the trellis
east and west ; and that the oonstruction of such • viaduct
will involve the necessity of erecting a similar unsightly
"enactors over the intended new street from Blackfturs to
the Mansion House in connexion with the Thames Embask-
meat. They believe that the railway may be carried with
ease under Ludgate-hill by means of a tunnel. The powers
granted by set of parliament to the London, Chatham cud
Dover Railway Company for works northward of Esti.
street, Blackfnare, expire io August next, and a bill is now
before parliament to extend the time, and to transfer these
powers to • new company, to be called the Ludgate Station
and Junction Railway Company. The memorialists there-
fore think an opportunity is thus afforded of making ar
rangemente with the new company to curry out the proposed
railway without constructing the obnoxious viaduct.
CHEAP RAILWAYS Ile INDIA. —Liprahat. railways are
being laid down by the Indian Branch Tway Company,
which, instead of 12,0001. • mile, the lowest average price of
the guaranteed lime, will be bid down at 3,5001. a mile, of
which the Statewill contribute 1,0001. in some shape or
other as • subvention. All will be on the uniform &dim
gauge of five sad a hall feet, and will meet the insuperable
difficulty of the want of wood by iron sleepers. At Smarm
the other day, Mr. Turnbull, the engineer, stated the fact
that during the ten years he had been making the railway
ten millions sterling had pasted into the hands of Hiodoo
labourers and artisans, sad the rate of wages had risen 50
per met., while they had
i greatly improved under the skilful I
training of Europeans. ' This s one mods," says the Cal.
cotta correspoodent of the Time, "in which railways
civilise India not generally taken into amount, and if we
remember that the guaranteed lines will before noshed'
absorb 60 millions of capital. and that • new era of branch
lime is beginning which in the next tea years most absorb
40 more, we have an idea of the work that is silently going
on among the mamma India."
Sourn Avernitie.—This colony is not in quite
such • ficarishiog condition se it was two years ago ; good
situations are scarce and money bard to procure ; you ma
hey good fat rattle at from U. to Y. 10a, good fat sheep
at 12... and wheat at 3s. Bd. per Nobel. I took • job to
ride 500 miles up the comity to fetch does a mob of 400
store cattle, at 30a. per week sad read exposes. I rode
412 miles of that distance in 11 successive days on one
hone, which was hobbled out every night and bad only hay
one night. This will show what oar Australian hones are
capable of doing. Stuart ler goat explorer, with
his party and 40 worsont sad jaded horses,
have amend from the interior. I was at Choler
when they arrived there, and west to church
with the party last Sunda. All Clowler with the rifle
corps, turned oat to escort them Wort the town. It
was • touching sad interesting sight.—( red from pri.
sate ktler frost South diretralia, dated Jon. 23, 1863.)