The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-13 00:00:00

PT EDP ids; 1865.

jetPINE ACCIDESE%-,
iVN a CREVASSALI
.411111.1100 has been received en
Able. Moideet. It spleen that two ctailents of
at Erlangen University, Herne Chreetin and Hine
conspested by Nananumer, • guide, attempted the ascent
of the Groesvenediger, after receiving the SAIRITIDOS that
the esterprise wee quite &Sold of danger. They readied •
the top of the mountain safely at noon. In their dement
the Mama Hine& followed the guide Nutallenmor
mooseded in peering over • bridge forma by
frosen snow mem • orevease, but the ice broke
Nemeth Hinman who was et once preeipitated,
without being greatly hest is the fell, to a depth of 100
fest down the merman The materialist° young man fell
until be was jammed in by the breast sad hook. He shouted
for help. ancoancing that his arms were still Iron The
eatiedaowever, had not only segleoted the precaution of
tying the party together, but bed net eves brought 'rope
with him. He celled down to the euffeter that • rope
moat be fetched, and that he meld not be beck in Lathan
eight boon. " I can't hold out so long,' was the reply ;
„say good bye for me to my Fermata." A plaid was
thrown down in the hope of its imparting • little
warmth, but the sufferer was unable to use it,
probably soon losing all power of motion. Hie
friend in the meantime had hastily descended with the
guide to • herdemait's hat, but no rope was to he had, and
they were obliged to go ea far se Neukirchen, where the?
arrived seven house after the disaster. The guide refused
to re-ascend, bat Chrestin et once returned, in the night,
with five men, es fer as the hut, end reached the 61111,11/1
tag Bis the morning. One of the mere wee let down into the
means about 50 feet, being nimble to descend further
owing to the narrowe' of the epees. Some debate
lower he perceived the corpse of the unfortunate youth,with
the head hanging on one aide. He had been from to
death.

VISIWT OP TR) PRINCE AND PRINCESS OP
ALES TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

Yesterday the Princess of Wales paid her first
visit to this popular place of amusement. It was also the
wooed occasion this season on which there were a large
number of French excursionists precede By recent
arrangements of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway
Company, the Free* vieitars were enabled to owns in the
crempasy'a eteansboate end trains sad have • day's ',joy.
meet of the Crystal Pelee. for the small ram of Mr. This
ems hardly fail to be the commencement of an Anglo-
French interchange of friendly welts. The former effort
of the Crystal Palace Company
in this direction wee from
Ballow). The visitors on Tuesday were from Oasis. At
4 o'clock is the morales that town was all bustle ; the
oompany'a steamers wen ready for departure, the voyagers
thrones( to the place of embarkation, nod their wives,
sisters, and friends taking leave of them, as if they were
bound for the eetipodes. It wee • feet for the company to
bring them to and fro MO miles, including the sea passage,
within • day. Nearly 2,000 were thus coeveyed altogether,
and had not the sale of tickets been stopped is French
owing to an apprehension that there would be too stagy ap-
plicants, there would have been many more. The first
hatch of our neighbours arrived at half-past 10, the sowed
at 11 o'clock n.m. There were many Frenshwelase of the
working clams% ie their quaint sod picturesque costume—
white stashed amps, bright shawls over Um shoulders, ear-
rings seine itches long, end remarkable pettiecats. These
were chiefly fisbwomeu sad lace girls, many of whom bed
never before been three miles from home. They appeared
to enjoy the attractions of the Palaos much more the. ordi-
nary English visitors do, and in • different =neer. They
seemed especially to erltielee the stattlary and other works '
of art.
Between 11 and 12 o'clock their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Pesos
end Primers Louis of Howe, the Printer Hilda of Anbalt,
Lieetemet-Colosel Koppel, who has succeeded Siajor Tees-
dale se Equerry in Waiting to the Priem of Wale.. and a
large snit* of ladle" sad gentlemen, arrived at the Palacs
and were shown privately through the various court, by
Idr. Bowler. the manager. Owing to the larger number of
visitors in the building at the tune of the arrival of the
royal party being Freesia, they were not recognised until
they reached the great transept. Their royal highnesses
and suite subsequently partook of lueohenn in the new
dieing-room, from the windows of which they witnessed
the display of the great fountain% The air be rie still,
thew were seen to great advantage, the water being thrown

to a great height. -
The French bawl, that of the Sapeurs Pompton of St.
Pierre, which had performed in the orchestra and beet
venal, applauded after sea piece, when they heard of the
premium of the English royal petty, expressed • desire to
serenade them under the windows of the dinieg.reove. They
played there for half en hour, ending with " God save
the Queen," which was epleridiill7 performed. They
afterwars gave " Vivo la Heine,' with regular &arab
cheer,. The Prince was much pleased with their demon-
strations of amity, and deputed Mr. Bagley to express hie
duels to the members of the band. The royal party left
as they mule, by special train on the high level hoe to
Victoria-station, at about bail-past 4 o'clock.
The foe band of our own Royal Marine Light Infantry
was also promo', sad performed alternately with that of
the &peers Pompien during the day, as also did Mr.Manos'
Crystal Peirce band. The Frecch band coosista of about
70 men. It is composed of artisans from St. Pierre, who
are likewise volunteer firemen. Many of them wore large
gold medals, which they had obtained at musical mutest%
which are held in the north of Francs on a principle some-
what similar to our English rilleniatobes. The band was
entertained in the afternoon by the Crystal Palma Com-
pany at a dinner. The health' of the Queen and the royal
family were amok with real enthusiasm, our French neigh-
bours seeming to take great delight in our English " Hip,
hip,hurrah •! " At our toast, however, they eopplemeoted
this with • perfect novelty to the stay-044mm 'ilishmee.
We mean • sort of hand-dapping, done with perfect regu-
larity, and ending like • volley.
There was a strange and unintended musical perliergeence
says the Tierra) at the gathering of the foreign visitors for
eparture by the teen& Finn, • drum gave a few beats ;
then other lineman@ of walking stragglers sounded a
few notes evidently at random. Presently, as the members
of the band asumbled—all walking rapidly towards the
station—snatches of various tunes were to be heard from
all sorts of instruments. But, the curious part of the clever
performanive was, that it floally blooded into the " Mar-
malaise.* It wm really a bright and hr.ppy day for all the
French aid English who were present : and the more of
such days we have, the better for both asthma. 'At 6 o'clock
the French visitors left the Palace, expecting to arrive at
Cabin between 10 and 11 o'clock last night. If he succeeds
in performing this, it will be the greatest feat of Captain
Daniel, the manager of the London, Chatham, and Dover
excursions.

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1.03741 Stapler,' IA replying to thei teed -
'Bore of at M butcher gives by the Mayor of
Birmingham to the yerideot sad some 400 members of
.the British Aseociatioa as Mosley, said :—I slways
mood with pleasure ea behalf of Mr
bare eat in the house for Dearly sevestess years. and I or
say with pride that the longer I hays knows it the
higher has arisen my respect for its ability rid or its
common MIL I believe, both as rapids mes and in-
: dosser, the opisios of the Home of Commies celledively
is gemally better than that at say individual mamba
of it. (Lead 'been.) I say this for the brat el young
members. (Laughter.) The boa" •as long as I ha*
knows it, has always shown • marvellous tact, almost
approaching to MUM, in disoerniog who are those who
are likely to contribute anything to its debates, and who
are those who merely get up to waste task sod to air Asir
vosabitlary. (Load Isegister.) I limber' nes who at
emirs with real dismay sad Mimeses ; is • word,
need that kind who are desoribed as hayloft great cons.
mod of leagosp, when probably it would be truer were
you to say that Imagism, has great emmand of them—
(iheers)—beruss they have about as much command
of
it sea mu has of a runaway hone. (laughter and cheers.)
Mee of that elms I have heard described as not know-
ing what they were going to say whoa they got up,
not knowing what they were saying when ou heir
legs. lad sot Mitring what they had said when obey
bad pet down. (Chem and Lighter,) Many sad may
• man of that sort is left to declaim to empty benches,
while* yen bare the ear of 400 or 100 members listening
In silent rimer to 00600 one else, who saisinly bidet
the gift of oratory, sod brought his matinee' out heed
former, or tail foremost, until you almost woaderd bow
it was possible a man could speak such bad grammar.
(Lori implore.) The House of Commons' soon found out
when a ma My spoke maseaplam, mid nothing more ;
lad the aka can, who, though very awkwardly and
uncouthly, really intended to coatribate some Dew ides
to the cilsersion that was going on. (Mesta.) I recolloot,
about • doses years ago, wheel the dissuasions shoat men.
pettilye examissass for the while gervises first came es,
somebody mid, by way of weer, "Oh, If fhb principle of
competitive examination is each a geed thing, why do you
confine it to the clerks ? why not have it also for the DeCTs
tailed of state and chancellors of the marquee " Well,
my rawer was le, this is exactly what we do. no man
Dodd Maim a leading position is the Home DI Cream
without oompetitim examination of this
kind. (tringers.)titgue•• trial of physical stregth and es-
durum' ; a trial of primes and of trivet. ; it fie a trial of
readime, of thorough sad accurate knowledge, Dad list rod
chief of all, it I. a trial of common sear and knowledge
of the world. (Loud apples's.) If maa tailentirely
in any has of these partioaiara, bat mote especially it be
fails in the last, he my do, very well elsewhere, but he is
not the man who will take a leading pert in the House of
Commons. I suppose there is no popular assembly that
has ewer existed amongst ma that he. commanded se
moil reseed and exercised 60 mesh power as the English
House of Commons. (Load cheers.) Now, why is it? To
give you all the caner would be too long • story to tell
here. It is because there never has existed in the world a
legielativebody whoterotopmentimmbers were sothoroughly
independent in social position and in fest*. Take the
whole hour thrash, coast up—you may easily do it—Or
sember of those who are known to be aspiriag to high po-
litical °Moe ; dedect again—and I am happy to say they are
very few—those are 'apposed to come in on the specu-
lation that they may drop in fur a comfortable place some-
where ; deduct both these dames, sod they still leave be-
hind • great majority in the house. Iry again the great
majority of the here on both aides is compired of men
who have arising to fear and nothing to gar from say
minister, end who can, therefore, follow a minister without
servility, pad oppose him without asperity. (Load cheers.)
As regards the character of the Hoses of Commas, I foe
oos mu not afraid it will ever lose thi position it now holds
in public opiates. (Loa eheecs.)