The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-23 00:00:00

THE H.P.'. I SAW AT THE DERBY.

At the very moment that I arrived, in that piti-
len min, at the Grand Stand, the Prince of Wales drove up,
his carriage literally 'Labia( through the mod, which all
around the 'litmue to the Steal was of the consistency of
and far more plentiful than turtle soup. Thus the first
member of parliament whom I met—for es the Prime is the
Ant peer of the realm, he is of coons • member of par-
liament—was the heir apparent to the British thrum,
on this, his first visit to the world-renowned Derby.
The royal party were well prepared for the ioclemaat day,
and they seemed to fled much consolation in the cigar cue.
for they smoked incessantly. The Prince of Hearne seemed
to me to take more interest in the pro:Nadine than the
Prince of Wales did, but perhaps this hupresaion was pro-
duced by the Duke of Cambridge bring almost continuously
engaged in explaining everything around in minute detail to
the Prince of Heme. It was said that when the horses took
their preliminary canter for the Derby, the Prince of Wales
WY mast struck with the appearance of The Gillis, and
backed his fancy for
Having seen the Prime amid his friends take their
I. the part of the peculiar stand—czrutiuly not maspkaoea
for its importance or architectural dignity—which is sppo
prated to the mediate and magnate. of the turf, I teak my
way about the course sad into the paddock, and on the road
thither I met the Peal of Cardigan and his lady, and they
appeared to roe to be iu nose annoyance at the mhearriage
of some instructites which had been gives in Lapdog.
They had come down by railway, and I expect the car-
riage which was to have conveyed them to the coarse
wee the important part of the miecarriege to which I have
alluded. I then met the Bari of Chesterfield, who, as he
dialled into the mud at the entrance of the paddock, seemed
rather to enjoy a rainy Derby Day. He was all aka* in
hie glory. Then came the Berl of Shrewsbury, also alone,
but I could plainly see that he didn't like either the role er
the mad. He, however, was compelled to straggle throegh
both, in order to reach the paddock. And indeed it was
quite a relief to get into the paddock, for although it is
tro•you could not escape the rain there, yet the splendid
turf was so delightfully elastic, that it seemed as if one was
walking on velvet. Of course, like all the rest of the folks
who had the privilege of the nitric, I bent my steps to the
spot where the favourite was being led about the inelosure;
and when I reached the leak—for such I supposed it was
—I found myself side by aide with the Earl of Dudley,
who was serriently discussing the points of the favourite
with &r J. Hawley, who, I should say, knows a good point
of a reesheres when he sees one if say man in the world
doss. The Fart of Dudley discussed the subject m ear-
roily that the thought sten* me that it was strange that
• man of his enormous wealth did not keep a stud. He is
• yachting man, I know ; I wonder be is not a nein Min

How very loudly that peenliar-looking ggeeeetlemaa In the
light, very light, green coat, with ex Mary facing; is
talkie( to all armed him. sod oracularly giving his opinion
ma the other side of the favourite. Some people who listen
he him any think, and justly so, that his opinion areoen-
sioaelly full of sound, sometunee of fury, and
alwaysF:die
nothing. But he must not be recogniod by me in my
Fond the paddock—fur, is be 'sot a member of the rickey
Club, sad very often blatant in his demands fora peculiar
examine especially coalman with Newmarket! and is he
not a ropreantatin of the poetic lyre of England ?
But make way, there ! for here is approaching. wandrons
judge of men sod horns too, and one whose opinion, when
expressed upon any subject, is circulated over all the world.
He is en old man—a very old man—but he walks as erect an
he did half a ry
centu ago, and with as el= • tread. end
there iv as much Bre in his eye now as thee. He approaches,
leaning on the arm of the Marquis of Ailesbuty ; arid be,
too, comes to have • look at the favourite. Yee the Prime
Minister of England—Lord Palmennon—forgetting all the
fares of date for the hour, comes penmen, to
examine the great favourite for the great race. And if you
will look down at Isis bone, you will sees that the venerable
Prime Minister has spurs thereon, which fact plainly shows
that, spite of that drenching rain and of the rivers of mad
Qatar, in the roads, he Mee ridden down from Leaden, to
be one amongst the mighty multitude that is the feature
world-renowned of the great Derby Day.
Having critically examined the favourite, Load Palmer.
ston, with a springy step upon that 'prima tali, still Ira-
n( on the arm of the Marquis et Ailansury, makes the
round in the paddeek of the other horse. and he n one of
the last to lean the exclusive spot, and weed his way book,
careltes of mod and water, to the Jockey Club Stand to
view the roan

Hem they come trooping to see the favourite. Here is
Yr. Bsillis Cochrane, who. whether in the back benches of
the Hens of Commons or on the Domes of Epsom, always
appears to me like ao overgrown Wy. And next comes
Major Beresford (the immortal W. 8.) • lie is sot so um‘rbt
now as he was before the Frailelectioieerieg days of yeses
ay. See who comm here, literally skipping sloes as
though he were a schoolboy in • playroom!. Lord Henry
Lennox forgets his speech tint be did make the other
day sod the speech that he is going to make about
the affairs of Italy. in his &amity about the favourits.
Why, surely we shall " make a Hone " presently armed
the favourite. Mr. Banks Stanhope scrutinises Lord M-
ike through his eye-slam ; Sir John Hay tells Sir Edward
Codriorton that the favourite is the Suet bares be ever
saw • General Peel points out to Mr. Oreville what be
thinks the beat point about the bores Mr. Whiteside
solemnly takes the opinion of Mr. Napier Start, who gives
It, and nes appeals for coafirrnatiou to Capt. Gerard Noel,
who, by the In. I saw compare his betties book with Mr.
Enatchbull Harmsen at the door of the Hone of Common
on Tuesday night, sad in the face of the whole Home, donee
the discussion on the temporalities of the Irish Church.
The course bee been elsrmd for the raes, aid now the
gmideek is desertaL 1, like the rest, take sly way tie the
Mend, and I go round by the back stuns, and there!
stumble aroma Mr. Daniel O'Coasell, who is Somideriag
in the mud—the sly Twinning son of the great Dec—who
until a few weeks ego was the member for Treble, who Is
now an inane tax commineser, and who therefore wus,
perhaps, oa the look out for whom he might surcharge.
And so the last M.P. I saw there was as ex.M.P., who,
let us hope, will he exemplary in Inner Mike. C. J. C.
—TAs Pied&

Ton Oarnrce.—The event of the month is tie
wreck d the Orphena. It is otasifest that either tits
proviscial or general government at Ansklaad west be
bald aoesestable for the loss of the ship. The neesseity of
booyieg the hArboar was so generally acknowledged that a
sam ot mew was placed on the estimates far the pel=tz,
bet the preneet government were so intent oe_
immune' that it was overlooked. —2/ dant (Wees,lol)
Cdatia, March 13.