The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-17 00:00:00

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who invited the banker, aod, with the old Turkish
barbarity, began cruelly to torment the three bickers
and their guests. The Armeno-catholic vicar pro-
tested, and asked the protection of our worthy
consul, Mr. Brant, who sent immediately his inter-
preter to the palace, who remonstrated on the cue
with the Pomba s Colosimo. This gentleman put a stop
to the tortures immediately, and unwed our consul
of his complete ignorance of the case, adding that it
was an abuse of the ?ache's son's influence, to which
he would put a stop. In fact he set at liberty the six
prisoners, whose process is under examination before
the high council of government.

It i; not useless to add that the Pitches son has a
very equivocal reputation, and some persons add, that
he treated the banker and his friends so cruelly more
for the sake of revenge; the Pacha baring shown
more confidence to them than to his own son.
Others add, that probably the theft was committed
either by him or his agent., with the Tit w both of
tormenting and getting some considerable sum of
money from the poor banker.

THE FETE NAPOLEON.

(THOM •

WENT.)

BOULOONE.SUR-MER, Ace. 15.
Arriving here late last night, or rather early this
morning, I had great difficulty in finding a bed, so
rat thundering nud pe ,
in the
c
much is this town crowded with summer residents
and those en route for Paris. Scarcely had I shut
ainneoynesswndhetilhe rnaligin wag o I
hope that news had arrived of the taking of Sebas-
topol; but no—l was informed that this was the
National Fête, or the Day of Saint Napoleon. I
proceeded immediately to the Camp d'Honvault,
where 1 heard a Te Deem was to be celebrated by
the troops there. The windows by 7 o'clock were
decorated with tricolors, with a large mixture of Union
Jacks, and the drive along the beach was magnificent.
On arriving at the camp, about 10,000 troops were
formed in a sort of crescent, with the chapel in the
centre. The ceremony was most imposing, and the
music with the singers of the different regiments to
chaunt the service produced a fine effect. Returning
rair bneellsd. bylt :p e
to Boulogne I found the ships decorated with every
flag that could be mustered, and a magnificent regi-
ment of Lancers assembling to be inspected by
Marshal Baragnay d'Hilliers. Hurrying to the
ohurch St. Nicolas, I there entered in the suite
cf the Marshal and his staff. I imagined
that his face did not beam with the same
pleasure as that of those who accompanied him,
perhaps he feeling disappointed that Sweaborg had
not fallen to him last summer. But this news cer-
tainly enlivened the public, and I resolved to make
a day of Saint Napoleon, so I followed the crowd, after
having seen all the civil and military authorities
march out of the church in procession. The Marshal
inspected the Lancers, who then marched past, and
certainly the marching past of the regiments of the
line at Honvault and the Lancers gave me a good idea
of the French army. I remarked, however, that the
Lancers' horses became very unsteady during the
time the Artillery were saluting. I hurried to the
one o'clock table <thole, and at three o'clock
proceeded to the basin of the river Lianne,
where every sort of aquatic sport was to be held. It
is close to the railway station. This oblong space of
clear water was covered with little boats, decked with
their colours and the sides of the basin with crowds
of well-dressed people listening to a splendid mili-
tary band. The sports began by nine ducks being
committed to the deep, followed by a baud of men
swimming after them; and well did the ducks hold
their own, as only after an hour's hunt did they fall
into the hands of their pursuers. The shouts of
laughter when a swimmer was deprived of his prey
by its diving or flying, were very amusing. The
swimmers came from a barge in the centre of the
basin, on which was a tent for them to diess. Before
all the ducks were caught, an unfortunate pig was
pushed into the water, and followed by all the swim-
mers, but at last laid hold of by two of
them. His straggles and his cries for mercy,
stopped by the water going down his throat, formed
a subject of interest, especially to the female part
of the crowd. This was followed by au amusing ex-
hibition of a number of men attempting to walk the
greased bowsprit of the barge, at the end of which
was placed a flag ; the one who reached that point to
Fain the prize. Many a tumble over head and ears
in the water took place before this was accomplished.
The aquatic sports finished by four men getting
into washing-tubs, which they had to scull round a
little flag about 100 yards from the barge. One
tumbled out, another could only wheel round, while
two others made a tolerable race of it. I went from
this to see a grand religions procession parading
through the principal street up to the old town, where
they went for evening service. I took this opportu-
nity of visiting the extraordinary souterrain,
or crypt, • fine description of which is given
in the hand-books. From this I went through the
fair, where every amusement or article was to be
had, from a son to two francs. The bells and artil-
lery now warned us that the sun of Saiut Napo-
leon's day was setting, so, after taking a slight
refreshment, I proceeded to the lower tentilleries,
an avenue of fine trees, containing an open
space of about 200 yards long, and from
35 to 50 feet wide, laid out as a ball room for
the public, the lightieg of this magnificent airy ball
room being accomplished by about 15,000 lamps hung
upon the trees. The ball was crowded with all classes
in their beet attire, all enjoying themselves to the
fullest extent to most enlivening music, and they
promised tz keep it up till one o'clock. I heard great
complaints that the Queen is merely to pass through
Boulogne on Saturday ; consequently the Boulognese
will be disappointea in the possession of the many
sovereigns they expected to pocket through her
means.

SEIZURE OF CONCEALED RUSSIAN FIRE-ARMS.-
A letter from Aix-laChapello of the llth last., contains the
following remarkable statement: " Yesterday a quantity of
fire-arms in Course of transmission to the Russian govern-
ment were discovered here and confiscated. 145 bales of
cotton from Antwerp for a house at St. Petersburg had been
declared. There were reasons for entertaining suspicion,
and the bales wet* opened, when the arms were found.
They were at ones seized, and a prosecution wet commenced
against the resident parties concerned is the affair. Every
bale contained 24 revolvers, with Risks, moulds, and cape.
The utton hu been declared a forfeit to the Crown, and
a very heavy Sae has been imposed upon the senders of the
, bales." _ _ _

THE WEST INDIA MAIL STEAMER PLATA, which
has jnat arrived from the West Indies, has brought home a
large quantity of Peruvian bark. It was sent from the
Pacific to the Atlantic coast by the Paulsen' railroad. 'This
is the first instance of bark having been sent by rail across
the Isthmus of Panama. The met of its trans tto England
boa been very great, hut it was considered that the rapidity
with which it would reach England would repay the ex-
pense. It is expected that a great deal of the produce of the
countries on the Southern Pacific coast of America will in
%tare be sent to England by the Panama railway and West
India mail steamers.
WEST COAST OP AFRICA.—The following notice
was batted from the General Post Office, yesterday, ale. :
The mail packet, Gambis, which should in due coons be
despatched from Plymouth on the 24th instant, with the
mails for the West Coast of Africa, dic , will not leave that
port ward the tat proximo. Letters received, or posted in
London up to the evening of the 31st instant, will be for-
warded by the /Noble.
GENERAL O'LIoNNELL, of the United States army,
arrived in Limerick this week from America, on a visit to
his cousin, Major General Sir Charles O'Donnell, K.M. It
is 38 years since the above veteran was on a visit to his
near relative. theists Colonel Henry A. O'Datnell, C. 8., in
this city. Of this ancient and di tiogutshed Celtic family
t►ere happen to be now four general officers in the service
of Awiekesi Great Britain, 13pitin, and Mitt/la.—Limn-id
Chrasielo.

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