The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-28 00:00:00

[STAMM, Id. ADIATIONAL.I

to start. Sines the swim of Makin the troops have
made themselves notesively comfortable, have :seised or
built beasts awl maenad a fair share al many. These
Wraiths' they were loth to Lave, Imes the obituary 1
with which they retuned to comply with the orders Wand. 1
For five days during which time the litsporial troops were
sensged is moushig the Tangelo in inks. all private mato
between Chialden and the left beak of the river was isles,
dieted. It is said that the soldiers who were disbanded
alter the capture of Nanking will &gale ha called upon to
serve either ea zaniness for Nanking and other important
cities or in active kid oporstioes.
A severe gale swept over Hong Bong on the 50th
of Jane. The Evening Mai/ of that date gives the
following particulars :
Business ger:welly hos been brostglit to an almost sear
piste stiuxbetill, is oonssqueass of the were gale whist
raged from 8 a.m. till 2 p.m. to-day. The barometer fall.
Mg gradually last eveuing, and the lurid appearance et the
sky all night, riesompanied with vivid lightning, gave seri:
of an approaching stars, and between 8 and 9
drink it burst upon the town and harbour with fell faros.
Very cossiderable damage has been dime in many parts at
the tows, versedabs, shutters and meleheds subduieg threw
selves to the powerful infineos of Bones. The ceenalties
in the harbour, as far as we have as yet been enabled to
ascertain, are as follows :
The British ship Edith Moore, from Calcutta, thati*
dross from her suchen, fouling the Deitch ship H
sod the British barque Ossanies, rierrying away the forriesee
jib-boom sad lesdoper, mad the latter'. boweprit, nose-
heed and part of her outwear. Mae loot her own mime
Torsi mete, and meshed la Isar stern bulwarks. The
Fame is now towing her Into a dear berth. The British
barque Richard and another barges, the name of which we
at. unaware, have driven on shore at Kowloon. Many
junks have sank, several broke away from their entices and
fouled ships; the British bargee Ake& lost her foredep
sal yard from one fouling her. Messrs. A. Heard and Co.'s
buoy has gone for a cruise down the harbour. Most of the
, vessels dragged their ansitare, and the stemma set up
, steam ready for any
There is no news of importance from Japan by
this mail

THE VISIT OF THE FRENCH FLEET TO
PORTSMOUTH.

PORTSMOUTH, Amore SI.

Portsmouth is already es fibs, with its transpa
rencies and bowers of evergreen, which we fear willaose
math of their freshers before the time anima for the dole
authorities to do their part in this formal neognitios and
daelantios of the meanie cordial. Both in the military
and civil branches of the population there seems to be but
am desire, namely, to make this jubilee calebratios
thoroughly successful in every respect.
As far so is at provost knows the French squadion will
arrive at Spitbeed ma Tuesday morning. The Rest will
mush% of nine iron-clads, some wooden ships, and the
Emperor's yacht, the Reim Northam, with the French
Minister of Mario* en board. The combined floats will
amber in three linos, the British being the outer line merest
the Isle of Wight, cod the Prowl in two parallel lime
merest the Portsmouth shore. On Tuesday main •
grand dieser party will be given by the lards
of the Admiralty on board the Doke of Walling-
ton three-decker, Instead of the paddle-yacht Os-
borne, se originally intended, the guests numbering
about 50, including the French Minister of Marine, the
chief officers of both fleets, and other beads of departments.
Os the following day a grand banquet will be given at the
Royal Naval College, where *stalelye porperatlona are
being made for the various festivities that are to take place
there. The guest. on this maim will, we understand,
number about 160 persons, and the outer public will know
bow the poet-praadial pert of the ceremony is progressing
by the booming of heavy guns from the ships in harbour and
st Spithead, which, according to present armapinents. will
lire a royal salute immediately the loyal toasts have been
gives. Thursday is to be the read civic day, when Ports-
mouth will fairly saps itself. For the banquet, *wart,
sod ball, which an to take place in rapacious tents irected
ea the Governor's grew, very great preparations are Wing
made, and such has hem the lIMMINIONS and liberality of
the public that upwards of 1,5001. has been subscribed,
exclusive of the ticket roomy received for the coming
entertaiomenta. Mr. Joilien's band has been sapsed, se we
have already stated, and its strength of 25 performers
will be most materially Mumma by the ninety picked
ms of the military beads stationed in this garrison. The

banquet will take place at 3 o'clock, the concert at 6, sod
the bill at half.past 9or 10. The concert will be entirely
instrumental, sod the programme will include two move-
ments from Mendeleaohn's "Italian Symphony," selections
from Clonnod's Faust, from Verdi's Trovaterc, and two new
pewee by Dune% moron= de eirconstance, entitled, "Vivo
l'Eraperimr." The invitstioas to this entertainment will er.
teed to the whole of the °Moen of the Preach navy, and
this is a distinctive feature of the eatertainment, the
rule Bing to invite only a limited number from each ship.
We may mention incidentally that Messrs. Schweppe and
Om, of London, have most liberally preferred to supply
fee this entertainment any quantity of their celebrated cid-
aural waters that may be required, free of expiates ; and of
Bonne the offer hea beat thankfully soespted. The eater.
taineoente of Friday will begin with • reviewof the troops on
Southsea-common, and it is understood that all the available
troops inlthedistrict will bemused together on that omission.
In the evening, Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, 0.C.8., the
cloammeder-to-ebief at this port, will give a dinner party at
the Admicalty-banse, and after that the grand ball, wee
by the Lords of the Admiralty, will take piece in the quad-
rangle of the Royal Naval College, which is being Hued up
for the purpose. It is stated that invitations have been
Laud to all the afters of the various brigades of guards,
and the announcement is received here with considerable
dimatishastion. People are wondering by what rule or right
invitaticee are given is so wholesale a manner to gentlemen
who are altogether unconnected with the British navy in
general or the port of Portsmouth in particular, seeing that
the invitations issued to the rermente actually in the
garrison and the ships in harbour will include only a small
proportion of the oftlears of both services. As it is, the plass
will, according to all appearances, be inconveniently
crowded, and if the whole of the invitations were to be
sculpted, iesteed of being an enjoyable bell, It would be •
mere fashionable crush, which would put dewing with any-
thing like comfort entirely out of the qualities.
During the stay of the fleet at Spithead excursions will be
made to Spitheed in steamboat, every three or four hours.
There ere already a great number of visitors in the borough,
and they ars daily iocreasing, the pretence of the combined
theta supplementing the ordmary attractions of &Wiese.

ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH CHANNEL
SQUADRON.

The *quadrat under the acenmand of Rear-Admiral Sir
Oeipoya Decree, K.C.8., arrived at Spitbsed from Brest.
on Friday night, about S o'clock. The squadron onside
of the Edpr, 71, screw two-decker, Cs a Geoffrey T. B.
Herlihy ; the Bleck Prison, 41, Captain Lord F. H. Kerr
the Rooter, SC Captain G. W. Presdy, C.R. ; the Achilles;
26, Captain R. W. Vanvittart ; the Prince Consort, 35,
Captain G. 0. Willis, C.B. ; and the Defence, 16, Captain
Augustus ; the whole of the ships, with the ex-
oeptioa of the Edgar, being iron-chide. The French, how.
ever' will have an opportunity of seeing in the harbour,
docks, or steam taste, wend other mapifisent ellipa of
the cams SUN, including the Misotaur, Warring, Valiast
Wyvvro, &milli:ea, Royal Sovereign, and Royal Alfred, all
of which are afloat exoeptieg the Royal Alfred, not yet
completed, and the Valiant, in dry dock.
Accompanyng the Channel sqnsdron on Friday were the
&lambs despatch vessel, ocennisadar F. G. Suttie, and she
Trincalo gunboat, tender to the flag ship.

PARLLaMINT AND 4111 PIIIIIO SCHOOLN.—D May
interest our readers to learn that so less than 283 members
of the new Home of Common, or somewhat more than
two-llftim, bays been brought op at one or other of our
pablie schools. The total is made up as follows, on the
authority of Yr. Hardwiche's "Shilling House of Cam
meow "—Etonian, 138 ; Harroviries, 61; Old Wisobestsee,
16 ; Sugimoto, 2d ; Old Westminster", 23 ; Cartbnaisne,
10 ; Herehaat Taylors', 1; Shrewsbury, 5 ; St. Paul's, 1.
It ia jest erosible that besides the Move them may be one
or two old Etc. and Harrow Ines, but who ere sot knows
to lave has at those schools.
TEN= MIN AND A DOO Bernie BY AN ADDIM.
—oa Sake:day three men, sassed W. Perett, J. Lim mad
J. Aodrows, who had been bitten by en adder, wear ad.
atittad ander the ram of Mr. Tresyss, home sergeen at I
St. Thomas's Hospital, Os the previous night, while at
the Coopers' Arms, Partland.street, Wilwartk, Rah
drew from his pocket what they 'apposed to he a make,
shish they had picked se an Hays, moms" where they
bad hem en as ateursion, sad suddenly found himself
Wren severely Is the loft thumb. Perbtt threw the rep-
tile on the table, and both his companions, in 'Weimar.
lag to septum It, WSW eke similarly bitten. It=
the deer, sad • dog, la attempting to sales it, woo
la the bresst, and haseediately sommeneed howl's( and
swelling to sash an extmeedieery sin that it was tbooglit
samotary to destroy It. Ths Nth thee broke in apes
them that they had bees Wale by sa older, sad they
were measured to the ha ptasi. when Pasitt sad Lane
still roe ale, seetemly iLL Andrews bas Dearly reesessoi.

CIWOPENC.

Tat CATTLE PLAGUE.

An additional Order in COUSCiI, dated on Friday
le" was publiabed is =pylon:oat to the Gazette on
Saturday. At resiltug ths orders already Mud, it pre-
meds as follows

" Artd whams it is expedieet to vary the said cadets
Now, thwitoria lie Lordlier tar NOrstra Privy Comte
de oodly by virtue of, cad ie exercise et the raven
gives by, the rid oda, order at fellows :

"L That this order shall extend to all parts of Greet
Slits's. 2. That is this order the word ' animal' shell
hi intergeend to mean any oow, heifer, bull, bullock, ox, or
calf. 3. That whenner the mayor or other prisons' 04101 r
of any arporstlee, or the justifies acting in and far the
petty asedoeal divides of any comity, or district is the
Were of a minty, within Emend or Wales, sod the
=,st or other principal =slanted of say burgle or
or the jennies of any county witbia
shell ban reason to apprehend the approach of ite°6l.6
disease to the disiriet over which hie or their juridietion
utimas it shell be lawful for such mayor or other pria-
dna Meer, and for such justices in Eftlired or WOW, and
ta. ....anik provost or other principal and for such
in Soothed, if he or they shell think fit, from
to hoe to appoint au or mon veterinary eon or
or siker rayon or peaces duly qua 1.4.4 to be
se Wpsder Of insponora, few the purpose of carrying into
affect within the distnot tot which be or they shall hare been
appointed, the rules and repletion made by the said re-
cued orders sad by this ones. And the same animosity
may Iron the. to time revoke such erosionen&
4- The Powers ad every isepeeter, appointed under
any el the said ruched Olden Of this order,
shall itateed to any fait or market held within his district.
sad to every other place within such district, in which
'urinals, a defined in this order, may be found. 5. Every
saok inspector shall have power within his district to order
sadiron that soy animal *Mob he suspects to he labour-
ing under such diens. shall be kept separate and apart from
every ether nisei elan appears to be free from each des-
eau And every mono having the charge of any animals
shall obey sub order or duration gives by say such
',specter. & Every each inspector shell -have power within
his district to ens and slaughter, or coon to he
slaughtered, sad to nue to he buried is any convenient
plea, say animal Muria; under such disease. 7. Every
seek inspsotor shall trine power within his district to
cense to be disinfected, or, if noceeary, destroyed, say
fodder or manure which he deems likely to to the said
disease; and every person within such d tut epee whose
premises say sash fodder or manure shall he found shall
obey any order or direction given by such inspector far that
purpose. 8. That it shall not be lawful to nod or being to
say fair or market, or to send or earry by any railway, or
by any ship or oust ecosterne, or to place upon or drive
aloag any highway, or the skies thereof, any animal labour-
ing seder inch dream. 9. Every porno offending spied
this order shall for even each canoe forfeit any sum, sot
exceeding 201., which the justices before whom he Of she
shall be convicted of such Mince may think fit to impose.
'ANIMUS HILTS."

On Saturday, tats meeting Af the special com-
mittee appointed by the City Corporation to prevent con-
tagion in the cattle markets, Yr. Gibbing, chairman of the
markets committee, presiding, comphiets were made that
the inspector was too rigid, sad exceeded hie duties, in
musing the removal of suspected animals from the Islington
Market, many being perfectly gonad. After some discus-
pion, on the motion of Mr. liodkie, wended by Mr. Gower.
• depatatioe wee appointed to wait upon Sir George Grey
upon thesubject, and ask him to take the opinion of the law
citron of the crown as to the best mune to be taken, and
also with referenor to the powers of the Wpm:4m under
the misting Mate of the law.

NOZWICH.
We anderetaad (says the Norfolk News) that the
Assam he. leech inmessed in this district within the peat
few days. On the premises of Sir F. Crossley, Bart., up-
wards of 40 beasts have died or bees slaughtered. Among
other suflerers may be sassed Yr. Hammond, of Gorleetan,
who's Meek us the marshes at Burgh St. Peter have been
!Masked. Mr. Nooltolds, of Burgh, neer Agile, has aloe
sustained lose. Oases sre reported at Wrexham, Attie-
bridge, fte. Our coneeposidint writes :—" The most
positive oonlasdicties is given to a statement which ap-
in some of the Linden paws, that the plague had
Mvedse oat is West lierfolk.lrit has es yet not been
a siegle mss of =uremia is the western division."

Although it present the rattle plague is happily
atone from this scatty, it bes weds Ns
upon the borders. Diseased besets hiving found=
into Bt. INN' market, apprebanion was naturally felt, and
the Nadia( graziers and agricultutide, wisely thinking that
revestios N better then cure, held a motive at the Gail&
ball, at Ounbsidge, on Saturday last, when over 200 persons,
vatoes.dernesesd is sericulture, or otherwise interested,
at
Os the rustics of Lard Game Manners, M.P., a own-
mittee was appointed to watch the progress of the disease,
sad to take all seseseasy steps._

On Saturday fart, Mr. Henry Lepper, veterinary
Rome to the Vale of Aylesbury aide Plaine Amnia.
hoe, stated to the m. iotrate' I. petty sessions assembled
at the Ocienty Hall, Aylesbury, that he had jest ',mired
intelligence that the Mode-poet had made ita applaranos on
a farm at Dorton, a few miles from Aylesbury, where two
eows bad died WI it.

A. public meetin wanld at the Shire
Bedford, at Saturday, Kr. Hastap fuseell, 11. P.,
in the ask. The Bee. Lord John Thrum proposed that a
mutual aruiller• meaty be formal to meet the loss that
would probably be sustained by farmers through cattle dis-
ease. Yr. Harry Theratou neociodal the resolution, which
was carried unanimously. Other resolutions were proposed
sad carried, and, in the discussion upon than, Colonel
Higgins said that although thediaesee had not shown itself is
this county, it wee at their very door.

CANTILLBIJIT.
A meeting arm held in the Guildhall on Satur-
day, Sir Brook W. Bridges, M.P., prieklios, whee it was
proposed by Mr. BA end caseended by Mr. Ploortme, that
a mutual ineurawas amoreation be formed for Kat KM* for
the purpose of insbenoifying its members easiest loss of
cattle by the math plague. After some diseuerion, Mr.
Bell withdrew his propoeitke, sod it was resolved that
subscriptions be raised in the neighbourhood for the same
. It inn stated that oue breeder in East Kent had
purpose
of the value of 401.

- •
The Farmers' Clal 741 E a meeting at the Star
Betel, ou Thursday, Kr. Fawcett is the chair, whoa it was
resolved that a committee should proceed to lay the matter
before the eathoeitiss of tbettsere, in order that they might,
if possible, tabs measures that would prevent the disease
from entering the town. It was suggested that the market
be stopped for two asoeths ; but beyond the appointment
of a deputation to the mayor clothing further was arranged,
sad the meeting sajciumed till Thursday mat.

WARWICLBBIRK.
In addition to ro cases of cattle plague which
occurred at llarkisa, sear Coventry, five of which were
fatal, a few weeks ego, the disorder has brakes oat more
recently at Hurley, sear Coleshill, bat any fattiest fates-
POD was promptly prevented by the destruction of she
affected animals by their owner, who by this means for.
trlivonati lost only ems cow.. The above wen the only
asses in !this county up to Saturday bat, when a
meetieg to take measures to prevent the extension of the
plegoe was held et the Shits-hall, Warwick.