The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-02 00:00:00

MK Court.

THURSDAY MAT I.
1 The Queen left Buckingham Palace in state, at
twenty minutes before twelve o'clock yesterday, to open the
Exhibition of the Works of industry of all Nations.
Thu royal procession was formed in the following order:
First carriage, conveying Colonel Sir Ord Hon an, the
Field Otfteer in Waiting ; Colonel IPDouall, Silver Stick
in Waiting; and Counts l'uckler and Golm, in attendance
on the Prince and Princess of l'russia.
The second carriage, conveying Colonel the Hon. Charles
Grey, Equerry in Vl siting to the Queen; Licut.-Col. Fran-
cis Gogh Seymour, Equerry in Waiting to the Prince;
Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Groom in Waiting. to the
Queen; and Lieut.-Col. Francis Seymour, Groom in Wait-
ing to the l'rince.
rhe third carriage, conveying Lord Marcus Hill, Trea-
surer of the Household ' • Lord Waterpark, Lord in Wait-
ing to the Queen; Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting
to the Prince ; and Lord Alfred Paget, Clerk Marshal.
The fourth carriage, conveying Viscount Comberuiere,
Gold Stick in At'aitutg; Lord Foley, (:aptainof the Honour-
able Corps of Gentlemen at Arms; the Marquis of Donegal,
C.iptain of the Yeomen of the Guard; and the Earl of Bess-
borough, Master of the Buckhounds.
The fifth carriage, conveying the Hon. Mrs. Trevor, Bed-
eliamber•Woman in Waiting; Hon. Flora Macdonald and
the Hon. Mary F. Seymour, Maids of Honour in Waiting ,
and tho Marquis of Abcrcorn, Groom of the Stole to the
Prince.

e sixth carriage, conveying the Countesses Ilacke and
Orions, Ladies in Attendance on the Princess of Prussia ;
Lady Caroline Barrington, Lady Superintendent; and the
Marquis of Bremlalhane, Lord Chamberlain.
The seventh carriage, conveying the Countess of Charle-
mint, Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting; the Mar-
chioness of I/intro, Lady of the Bedelitunher ; the Duke of
Norfolk, blaster of the Horse ; and the Marquis of West-
minster,Lord Steward.

The eighth carriage, conveying their Royal Highnesses
the Plince. and Princess of Prussia, his Royal Highness
Prince Frederick William of Prussia, and the Duchess of
Sutherland, Mistress of the Robes.
The ninth carriage, drawn by cream-coloured horses, eon-
Toying her Majesty the Queen, his Itoval Highness Prince
Albert, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and
her Royal Highness the Princess Royal.
Her Majesty's e.eurt was composed of the Life Guards.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent went to the
state opening of the Exhibition, accompanied by her Ito)•al
Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge, and attended
by Ludy Fanny Howard, Sir George Cooper, and Lord
James Plantagenet Murray. The Princess Mary was at-
tended by Lady Georgiana Bathurst and Baron Kuesebeck.
The Queen wore a dress of pink watered silk, brocaded
with silver, trimmed with pink ribbons and blonde, and or-
namented with diamonds. Diamonds and feathers formed
the head-dress. lice Majesty wore the Ribbon and George
of the Order of the Garter, and the Garter of the Order as
an armlet.

Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal wore a white
satin slip, with two skirts of Nottingham lace, and had
round her head a wreath of pale pink wild roses.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent's dress was of
white brocaded silk, trimmed with blonde and white nhand,
and ornamented with diamonds. Her royal Inghtiots'h
head dress was composed of feather* and diamonds, with
lace lappets.
Iler Royal Highness the Princes, of Prussia wore a white
silk dress, brocaded with silver' and looped up at the bot-
tom with bouquets of feathers, Mowers, and diamonds. The
head dress was formed of Mowers and diamonds, with
feathers. Her royal highness wore the decoration of the
Louisen order.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert was liabited in a field-
marshal's uniform, and wore the ensigns of the orders of
the Garter and the Golden Fleece.
His Royal highness the Prince of Wales wore a High-
land dress—the ltothesay tartan.
Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia appeared in
the unikirm of a Prussian general, and Prince Frederick
William in that of an officer of the Prie‘sian Foot Guards.
Both princes wore the insignia of the Black Eagle of
Prussia.

The Duchess of Sutherland and the other ladies in wait
ing were in court dresses, and all the gentlemen in attend-
ance wore their respective uniforms; the members of orders
of knighthood wearing their ditfereut insignia, the Duke of
Norfolk and the Marquis of Alx.reorn those of the Garter,
the Marquis of Breadalliane that of the Thistle, Viscount
Combermere those of the Bath, the Guelphic, and the
(Portuguese) 'rower and Sword, and the Marquis of Done-
gal that of the Guelphic.
The Duke of Norfolk carried his baton as Earl Marshal
of England.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert and the royal party re-
turned to Buckingham Palace at twenty-live minutes past
one o'clock.

A guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards, with the
baud of the 2nd Life Guards, was on duty in the quadrangle
of the palace.
ills Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended
by. Lord William Psiulet and his Serene Highness Prince
ictor of liohenlohe lengenhourg, attended by the Master
of the Queen's Household, were present at the state open-
ing of the Exhibition yesterday.
His Royal highness Prince Albert, accompanied by their
Royal Highnesses the Prince of Prussia and Prince Frede-
rick William, rode out on horseback yesterday afternoon,
attended by Lieutenant-Colonel F. ii. Seymour.
Her Royal Highness the l'rincess of Prussia, with the
Princess Louisa, attended by the Countess fluke and the
Countess Oriolla, took a drive in a carriage and four yester-
day afternoon.
His Royal iligluiess the Prince of Prussia visited his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge yesterday, at his
residence in St. James's Palace, and the Duke of Welling-
ton, at Apaleys House.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, se-
companied by their Royal Ilighneases the l'rince and Prin-
cess of Prussia, and Prince Frederick William, honoured
the Royal Italian Opera-house with their presence yester-
day evening. The royal suite consisted of the Countess of
Charlemout, the Countess liacke, the Countess Oriolla, lion.
Miss Ilyng, Lord Waterpark, Count l'uckler, Count Goltz.
Colonel the lion. Charles Grey, Lieut.-Colonel Francis Sey-
mour, and Colonel Fischer.
The lion Eleanor Stanley, and the lion. Beatrice Byng,
have relieved the lion. Flora Macdonald, and the iion.
Mary Seymour, in their duties as maids of honour in wait-
ing to the Queen.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of South Australia and St. Helena.

REPRESENTATION OF YORKSLIIRE.—Ii 19 stated
on authority, that Henry Browlley, Esq., M.P., for the
East-Riding, who had on account of iuti-
mated his intention to retire from the representation of
the riding, has at the request of his friends been induced
to alter his determination, and will again appeal to the
constituency in the event of a dissolution of parliament.—
Eastern Counties Herald.

REPREsENTATION OF THE ISLE OP WO:MT.—Cap-
tain Hammond, son of Sir G. Hammond, Bart., is spoken
of as a candidate fur the island on protectionist principles,
I but he has not as yet published any address. A placard
has just been issued calling on all electors interested in
measures fur the relief of agriculture and in resisting papal
aggression to meet at Newport, on Saturday next. Mr.
C. Clifford is certain of the support of the dissenting body,
whose numbers are large in the island, and he will also
receive the assistance of the majority of Mr. Simeon's
liberal supporters.

BATTY'S ItirPointomE.—The proprietor of Astley's
yesterday added another to his claims upon public patron-
age and support, by opening his grand national hippodrome
at Kensington. This place of amusement consists of an
oval inclosure (ploughed and harrowed), measuring about
500 yards by 400. The seats, which rise one above another,
as in the ancient classic circus, are capable of accommo-
dating no fewer than 14,000 spectators seated; and, though
divided into four classes, all present have equal facilities fur
seeing the performances. These consist of histrionic pa-
geants, tournaments. car races, steeple chases, Roman
coursers, old English sports, and the like ; in addition to
which, there are races with ostriches mounted by real Arab
jockeys—a novelty which attracted much attention. It is
also proposed before long to introduce hawking and various
other amusements of a kindred description. The fittings
are exceedingly elegant and appropriate, and the interior of
the building is painted in the style of the colouring of the
Crystal Palace. There is no doubt that the establishment
will be a favourite resort of the lovers of field sports, and of
the general public.

VAUXHALL GARDENS. Last evening a grand
bal masque was given at these gardens, as a preliminary to
the opening for the season. During he recess the gardens
have undergone various improvements, and they have been
decorated after the style adopted in the interior of the
Crystal Palace. The theatre has been considerably en-
larged and embellished. This was thrown open on the
present occasion, and the area formed a very agreeable
addition to the space usually occupied by the masqueraders.
AUsTRIAN SPECIMENS ow PRINTING.— fho im-
perial sad government printing establishment at Vienna
occupies in the Crystal Palace some 1,000 feet of counter.
In this space is represented the many blanches of printing
fur which this concern, the large,d, io the world, is so justly
celebrated. Although but ten yea.'m have elapsed since its
first formation, thanks to the eruct energies of Councillor
Auer, Europe is indebted to it fur very many discoveries in
science, and important inapreivements in the art of printing.
Amongst the specimens are examples in photography,
galvano-plastic end galrmography, chronolithograpray, and
cliemitypy. The Late.. is a new discovery, by which the
long-sought-for means of printing copper plates like wood-
cuts have been aeh,.eved. One of the most remarkable of
the many books ;., that in which Aucr's collection of some
400 languages appears, and this is accompanied by the
actual steel roaches of the individual type, as a proof of
the enormr.us mourees of the establishment in Vienna.
RCNYiNG THROUGH A PANE or GLass.—A few
days arlo some porters were removing, from a warehouse in
St. Znork•square, a number of very large squares of plateoma
era, for the new premises now being built in town.
bad already been placed on a spring van, and two of the
men were stip one of the plates with its edge resting
on the pavement, is there very broad, and at right
angles
Whilst
uthsetlalLiiigunul: a
youngthe urchinotbers came were adjninniustedngag
on the
van.
the square, and, without observing that any object inter-
vened, bolted between the men, and of course through the
huge pane of glass. The shock broke the plate to pieces,
and knocked down the boy, who, however, soon gathered
I
himself up, and scampered off as fast as his heels could carry
him, apparently nothing the worm for the singular soca-
dent.--Nerfe BrilisA Mail.

DREADFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT-EIGHT
LIVES LOST.

I A fearful collision took place on the Lancashire
and Cheshire Junction Ituilway, between trains running
from Chester races to Manchester, on Wedneoday evening.
Three very long and crowded trains left Chester in the
evening for Manchester, nod the locomotive power of the
first train being insufficient for the weight behind, it cams
to a stand still in the long tunnel between Frodsham and
Sutton—a tunnel about a mile and a half in length. A
second train ran into them soon afterwards, but was fortu-
nately going at so slow a pace, that hut a few persons
were hurt by the collision. The third train appears
to have come up and run into the second train at a tearful
speed. Our correspondent was unable to get the whole of
the particulars up to the time of forwarding his parcel, the
difficulty being increased by the state of darkness prevailing
in the tunnel at the time of the occurrence, which prevented
the passengers from forming a very good idea of what oc-
curred.

Colonel Petit, of the 60th Regiment, says—l was in a &st-
eins, carriage near the end of the train which left Chester at
about a quarter to seven in the evening. It was a
long train. When we arrived at the tunnel (Prodsham)
the train came to a dead stop for want of steam, and the
next train ran into us from be hind, although the guard had
been sent back with his light to show as a signal of danger.
The train had not been standing more thou two or three
minutes, hut had been going very slowly a long time. The
carriage was entirely anti-hed. I became insensible for a
time, and on recovering found myself sitting on a portion
of the carriage, the framework of which appeared to
have been destroyed, for I walked out on one
side on a level with the ground, and came in contact
with the side of the tunnel. I saw several people—l think
four or five—who I believed had been killed, lying on the
ground ; and a good many came on with the train, with
broken legs and other injuries, Mrs. Ridgway, of Bolton,
lam told, was the name of a lady killed. I was severely
shaken, but beyond that, and some cuts on the head and
face, with a bruise on one leg, sustained no injury. Sur-
gical attendance was provided for the sufferers. I came
to Manchester, and arrived there at half-past 2t03 in the
morning.
Mr. Fulham, of Manchester, said—l was in a first class
carriage in the middle of a train which left Chester at a
quarter past seven on Wednesday evening. When we ar-
rived in the Frodshani tunnel we stuck fast for want of
steam, there being so little that the engine driver could not
raise a whistle. We remained stationery for at least three.
quarters of an hour. While we were standing another
train came up very rapidly, and ran into us behind,
smashing several carriages and throwing two off
the line. An immense number of people were in-
jured, MOM having broken legs. The only light in
any of the carriages was in that in which I was, and we
bad obtained that as a favour at Chester. There were
from 2i to 30 carriages in the train, most of them being
covered ones. In the train that rim into it there were
many open trucks, with people standing up in Mott. The
trucks belonged to the North Stalf,rdskire line. I got to
Manchester about one o'clock, having sustained no ether
injury than a twist of the back.
The guard of the third train said—We left Chester at
half-past seven. There were lights at the tail of the
second train, but the steam from the engines so filled the
tunnel that we could nut see them.

.Ir. Anon, superintendent of the Electric Telegraph for
the Manchester district, rays--I was in a first-class car-
riage (about the fifth) of the second [nibs. The first train
of the three left Chester about five minutes to seven on
Wednesday evening, and consisted of about 20 carriages.
The second left about u quarter past sevon. In the Frod-
sham tunnel we struck the first train, but did not smash it
on account of our going ut the time very slowly. No per-
son in our train was hurt b`(• that, I think ; but a few per-
anus in the first train were bruised. We had not become
stationary more then three or four minutes, when
the third train ran into us, producing a fearful
crash, which seemed a very prolonged one. There were
about 25 carriages in our train. The carriage in
which I was sitting was smashed, and the roof knocked off.
No one in the same compartment with me was Mimed, but
several other parties in the other compartments of the car-
riage were. 1 assisted to take out two men, one of whom
had lost his fingers, and the other was severely cut on the
head. Another gentleman, who appeared much injured,
was brought in to the Albion Hotel, Manchester. After
the accident the greatest confusion rind excitement
prevailed, on account of the utter darkness is the tun-
nel. The cries of "Murder" and '• help" were frightful.
People were seeking wives, husbands, and friends in all
directions, and running about in the greatest Mann for
some time. I sent to a neighbouring farmhouse for lights
as soon us I could find my way out of the tunnel. At or
near the end of the train was an open truck crowded with
a great number of people standing, which the engine must
have struck, and over which it was supposed to have passed.
One man was thrown entirely out of that carriage upon the
roof of a covered carriage, and said how he eseiped God
only knew. I arrived at Manchester about 12 o'clock.
Another gentleman who was a passenger by the first train
said it stopped in the tunnel through there being to,. many
carriages for the locomotive. The second train ran into
them and broke several of the last carriages and hurt some
of the people. The third train then came up at great
speed and there was a gnat crash. Among the injured
were Mr. Leyte, surgeon, Newton, leg broken, and Mr.
Wilson, spirit merchant, of Newton, one of whose thighs
was fractured. Mr. Lennox, of Newton, had one leg se-
verely cut. Mr. Hurry, of Newton, hail one leg broken,
and Mrs. Hurry, one eye much lacerated. They were con-
veyed to the Legh Arms Hotel, Newton, as also was Mr. J.
C. Napier, of Manchester, calico-printer, who is suffering
from severe internal injuries. Mr. Johnson, of the Albion
Hotel, Manchester, is amongst the wounded.
From inquiries at Frodshain, alsiat two miles from
the tunnel, yesterday afternimn, our correspondent was
told the number of persons k pled was eight, including Mrs.
Ridgway, of Bolton, and Mr. Havidsim, of Manchester.
The ether bodies had not been identified. At the Sutton
end of the tunnel a temporary hospital had Isla fitted up,
but it could not he ascertained how many patients were
there. Mr. Burgess, surgeon, of Frodsham, said he had
just returned from Cheeiham, mar Manchester, where he
had been with Mr. 'temper, a gentleniamwho had been much
injured in the train, having remained crushed under a car-
riage for considerable time before he was discovered. Mr.
Hooper had sustained a compoond fracture of the 11)0111,4 of
the breast, and was not likely to survive. Them
were about I.F$ people in the three trains, and, besides
the persons killed it is expected that at least :15 or 411 have
suffered severely from fractures of limbs. A commercial
traveller, Mr. Steele, Chancery-lane, lenders, gas., his
name to the press as apemen present in the Ural of the three
trains, and he stated that the company's servants in charge
of the first train were much to blame, and indeed mani-
fested thorough incapacity to take charge of a train. Ile
says the engine fell short of water. Mrs. Ridgway, it is
said, was accompuniisd, by her sister. and when killed was
sitting with one hand clasped in the hands of her sister. One
of her livery servants, riding behind the carriage, was also
killed, and it appears surprising that any of the party
escaped, for the carriage was on a truck at the buck of the
second train, and the truck was dashed to atoms.