The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-26 00:00:00

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LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

06130R14111, Juin 25.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Itohenlohe,
drove oat yesterday etternoos.
lieutenant-Colonel tae Hoe. D. de Rai attended on
hreestack.

SICILY.

The Princes Humbert and Amedeue of Italy
arrived on the 22nd at Palermo, where they were
received with the greatest enthusiasm. At the
cathedral they were received by the high dignita-
ries of the church, and a Te Deum was sung on
the occasion.

The Prince of Wales and Prince Arthur, attended by
Lieutenant-General the Roe. C. Grey, Captain Grey, and
Major Flphinstome, left Osborne at twenty minutes past 7
o'clock yesterday morning, craned in the Fairy royal steam
yacht from Trinity Pier, Cowes, to Southampton, and
travelled to London by the South Western Railway.
Their Royal Highnesses proceeded from the Vauxhall
Station to inspect the show of the Royal Agricultural
Society in Battersea-park, where they were joined by Prince
Louis and Prince Henry of lime, attended by Lieutenant-
Colonel Do Plat, Equerry to the Queen, and Captain von
Westerweller. The illustrious party went to Buckingham
Pathos for luncheon.

The Prince of Wales, attended by his Equerry in Wait-
ing, visited Major-General the Hon. B. Bruce, at his mai-
dens* in Bt. James's Palace.

At half-put 3 o'clock the Prince of Wile and Prince
Arthur left Buckingham Palace, attended by their suite, on
their return to Osborn.

Prince Louis and Prince Henry of Hesse, attended by
Captain von Weeterweller and Lieutenant-Colonel Cu Plat,
Tinted the Intematiocal Exhibition yesterday morning, and
were received by Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke.
Their Grand Dead Highnesses afterwards visited the
Royal Agricultural Society's show in Battersea Park, and
were received by Lord Portman, the president, and the
stewards of the society.
The Viceroy of Egypt remained yesterday at Woolwich
on board his yacht, where he was visited by the Hoe.
Charles A. Murray. The Right Hon. the Speaker of the
House of Commons will receive his Highness at dinner on
the 2nd of July, at his official residence in the Speaker's-
mart. It it expected that the Mayor and corporation of
Liverpool will rive a banquet to the Viceroy on Monday,
the 7th of July, at Liverpool
A meeting of the governors of the Wellington College
wee held yeatercley at the Palace of Westminster. Preempt,
the Earl of Derby, President, the Duke of Cambridge, the
Duke of Cleveland, the Duke of Newcastle, Viscount
Eeendey, Lord Chelmdord, Lord Redesdde,the Right Hon.
Spencer Walpole, Mr. Thome& Baring, M.P., Mr.
Cox, and the Rm. G. R. (Nog, M.A.
Colonel the Hon. P. W. Talbot, honorary secretary, and
Mr. Chance, secretary, attended.
The Rev. R. W. Benson, head master, and Mr. Shaw,
architect, also attended the meeting.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Mnry honoured the Earl and
Counties of Mahnesbary with their company at dinner lest
evening. The followiug were invited to meet their royal
highnesses :—His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador, his
Excellency the Saxon Minister, the Duke of Newcastle, the
Red and 004111111•1 et Caresrvon, the Marquis and
MairdliODlNll of Bath, the Countess of Cowley sod Lady
Feodare Wellesley, Irineount Courtney, Dr. Quin, Lord
Stanhope. Lady Geraldine Stanhope and Colonel Home
Purves were in waiting on their royal highnesses.

The Duke and Duchess of ilanailtongivre • grand

entertainment beet availing to their Royal Highnesses the
Duke of Cambridge and the Oared Demissee of Necklenburg-
Strelite A select party were invited to meet their royal
highway:et

The Duchess of Bucclench, Lord Henry Scott,
and the three Ladies Soott, have arrived at the Hotel
Bristol, Paris.

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His Exoellency K Ronher, Minister of Agricul-
ture, Counnerce, and Public Works of Frans, gays a
dinner party yesterday, at Claridge's Hotel, to his Imperial
Highness Prince Napoleon and eneral French noblemen
at pelmet in Leedom, _ _

The Earl of Dudley's ball,postpoued from yester-
day, will take plass this erasing (Thendayl.

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Viscountess Campden has arrived in Grosvenor.
plies, co a visit to tin Countess ci rife.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury gave
• grand nu yesterday afternoon at Hatfield Hour, Hems.

of the

EAThifi,os and

distinguished foreigner now in this nottetry.
Mrs. William Gladstone had an assembly last
smiler at the family mansion oa Carlton House-terrace.
Previously to the assembly Mn.s Gladstone entertained a
Went party at dioner.

The annual (limier of the Royal Literary Fund
took place last evening, at the Freeninaoni Tavern, Earl
Granville invading. The aubsexiptiona daring the evening
amounted to over 7001.

Immediately after the ball which took place at
Fontainebleau on Sunday night, Strauss, who conducted
the music there, left for Clermont-Ferrand, to organise the
orchestra for the fete to be given to their Majesties by that
town.

To-morrow Mr. Ball will call the attention of the
Howe of Commons to the present continuous oppressive
slaty on malt. . . .

Mr. Fern&ll, the poor-law oommiasioner, visited
Oldham yesterday. He addressed the board of goardiana in
very hopeful terms, and told • them that Oldham was now
in a better position than many towns in the southern
eminties in the best of times, and he added that the guar-
dians of Oldham would be able to see their way,through the
winter with comparative comfort.

A supplementary estimate of 6,5111. has just
been laid before parliament, being the amount required to
be voted to make up the pay and allowances received by the
officers of the Yeomanry Cavalry assembled fur exercise
or for permanent duty during the financial year 1861-62,
to that which they would have been entitled under the
old regulations; and to meet payments for a similar service
on account of the financial year 1862.63. ,

It appears from a parliamentary return issued
this morning, that the entire cost of the work performed
in the construction of the harbour of St. Catherine, Jersey,
is 2.34,2361. 16e.

A letter from Dunkirk bays that on Thursday
last a waterspout traversed a tract of country to the extent
of a mile square, and Busily beret in the sea between
()meanies and Dover. In its peeinge it levelled several
houses. Trees likewise were broken, and the crops, par-
t cularly the bean crop, were greatly damaged.
The Monifeur did not appear ou Tuesday for
several hours after the usual time of publication. The de-
ley was occasioned by the debate on the previous day in the
Owns Legislatif, which was so stormy that it was not
t 'ought proper to publish it as reported by the short-hand
writers attached to the chamber. A new edition of the
report was made out, amended, corrected, and purified so
as to be fit to appear before the public.
At Genoa, last week, Garibaldi was • guest of
his daughter, Termite, who, with her husband, Major
Oansict, resides in a villa near Albaro, and whose "interest-
ing state" the papers take care to VIIIOUDOS. His only
!minces, besides this little family meeting, was to visit in
the town gaol Colonel Cattabene.
The Lyons journals state that the French Im-
perial Commission for the London Exhibition has granted
12,000(r. to the delegates of the Lyons workmen who are
to visit England. The Municipal Commission and the
Chamber of Commerce each gave 6,000 fr. fur the same
purpose.
ANNUAL MEWING OF TFIN Sociwry OF ARTS.—
Yesterday this society held its annual meeting, at its
rooms, in Johantreet, Adelphi. A rather stormy discus-
sion followed the reading of the report, an filed the legal
hour that the ballot bottles were being with voting
papers. Several members, prominent amongst whom was
Mr. Marsh Nelson, objected to the management of the
society's journal, and the arrangement of ire accounts,
basiag maoyof their strictures epos a pamphlet published by
Mr. Murchison. Several other points were rather &Busily
discussed, but the president, council. and officers on the
house list were re-elected by a large majority.
The Eixeriow OF SHERIFFN.—The polling was
resumed yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, and was continued
until 3 o'clock In the afternoon, when the following emu-
here were declared :—Mr. Hugh J ; Aldermaa J.
U. Lawrence, 409; Mr. Niemen, 1411. The polling will re-
commence this morning at 9 o'clock.
Tara MOOED AND FOBANIA or BIZADALBANZ AND
ATNOLL—On the extensive shooting canes of Breadaltene
and Athole, a considerable number of the late-batched
grouse died with the heavy rains, hall showers, and cold
winds ; but, notwithstanding, the broods are still pleetiful
on all the moors, sad have improved much during the last
ten days, and if the weather continue dry and warm for •
few weeks longer the coveys will be fully earlier on wing
this season than last year. Wild ducks, harm, and other
kinds of game are also plentiful. The accounts from the
foresee represent the deer to be cementer' and in floe condi-
tion. The shootings, both in Breadallane and Athole, are,
with few exceptions, in the hands of the old tenants.—
EdinbargA Courant.

>DAY EVINING JITSE 26, 1862.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS

MUSIC.

THE HANDEL FESTIVAL.
(not[ 00/1 OWN 0011/11PONDZWL)
The festival terminates to-morrow with the
iu-
PASffi, WZDSIODAY EVllinia. comparable /rowel in Egypt. It is neceeeary to state, is
There is evidently hesitation in the imperial order to correct an erroneous impression that very pos.
councils on the subject of Mexico, and I should not rally prevails, that it will be imPaesibls to give
wonder if the principle of the expedition was nn- fourth performsnoe. A body of "al sod issooswatal
dergoing reconsideration. The Emperor came up Pe.rforms.tris' ty(Mnoin number,mn easy so
should to dial
be hurcewits
from Fontainebleau early this morning to preside as an ordinary assembly of musicians. How they are got
. together is sufficiently •• puzzle, and coming as they do from
at a council of ministers. Thereupon a paragraph
is sent to the Pays, commencing as follows :—" We all parts of the kingdom, under specific arrangements as to
believe we can state that everything that has been the length of their stay in town, and with railway return
ticket. for the week only, it must be obviously impss
hitherto said on the subject of the despatch of re-
inforcementa to Mexico is premature." This is, ' tkeep
ithembeThall
it;retthtero.sfhter to-morrow. The
you will observe, a sweeping condemnation—too
estra have
,sumo-
sweeping numerous
I other prof ional engagements ; and, indeed, it i
sweeping to be accurate—of all the news given up what surprising that the idea of • fourth perfortmace
to this evening, not only by journals of equal an- should have been entertained. We recommend no one to
thority with the Pays, but by the Pays itself. Al I lose the only opportunity afforded, by to-morrow's ptr,
formance, of participating in this brilliant musical fritival.
to what is to happen, the Pays says this. The
The Hester-hall offices for the sale of tickets have bees
time of the departure of the troops is not yet fixed.
and the Princess Nary, with • host of other dirtaoguisled
literally besieged tins mornuig. The Duchess of Cambridge
The only thing settled, "as we believe," is the num-
ber of reinforcements and the designation of the visitors, „ill be present to-morrow.
corps which are to compose them. If we (the
Pays) are correctly informed, there will be two
grand divisions, which, with the troops already in
Mexico, will form an army of twenty thousand
men. [This, you see, is a larger force than has yet
been spoken of.] General Foray, the commander-
in-chief, is to be invested with political powers
which will be " defined hereafter." Moreover
Admiral Jurien de la Gravibre is to second,
" within certain limits," the diplomatic action of
General Forey.
All this is not very clear, but one might surmise,
since it has been stated that General Forey is to be
detained till M. Dubois de Saligny comes home,
that the terms of the general's and admiral's diplo-
matic commissions would not be settled till the
arrival of that envoy in Paris. But now, to add to
the .00nfusion, the Moniteur do la Plot& says that
General Forfeit is to leave Cherbourg for Mexico
this very day.
It can scarcely be doubted, after the statements
of the evening journals which I noticed yesterday,
that news bad been received from General de
Lorencez, and yet the Monsieur is silent. I sup-
pose that his despatches are kept back, in order to
be produced with the best effect possible in the
speech which M. Billault is very likely making at
this moment in the Corps Legielatif.
The Presse confirms to-night the suspicion which
I entertained yesterday, that General de Lorences
has retreated as far as Orizaba, and is no longer at
Anacsoc, as thegoveroment journals have hitherto
asserted. The reason assigned for his further
retrograde movement is that at Orizaba the water
is better, provisions are more easy to be bad, and
that the place is altogether better suited for an en-
campment while waiting for reinforcements. The
Presse repeats, in spite of asseverations to the con-
trary by most of the seaport journals, that the
bulk of the reinforcements will not go out till Sep-
tember. It says, however, that a corps of 4,000
men will embark immediately for Martinique, in
order to become acclimatised, and that they will be
encamped on the heights in the interior of the
island. It also says—and here I find some evi-
dence of an intention on the part of the Emperor to
get out of the bad mess in which his double dealing
has involved him as soon and as well as he can—
that all thoughts of establishing a monarchy, or
setting up Almonto as president, are given up, and
that the only object of France now is to attend to
' the interests of her own subjects.
The Progres of Lyons has received a warning for
a Paris correspondence in its number of Jane 21,
I which contained "false news, propagated with the
evident design of throwing discredit upon the
imperial government." The false news is pre-
sumably something of a very dangerous nature,
since the warning abstains from quoting a word
of it.

Viscomte Helion de Barrel= has been cited to
appear before the Tribunal of Correctional Police
of Nioe, for having caused a pamphlet, entitled "De
Libertate," to be printed and distributed, that work
being considered by the law authorities of a nature
to excite hatred and contempt against the govern-
ment, and discord among the people.
There must be some news in the Independence
and Nord of Brussels, for they are both seized to-
day. _ _

At the Bourse to-day the speculators for the
rise lost confidence, and the improvement of the
last two days is in great measure effaced. Rents
fell 20c. for cash, and 10c. for account, closing at
68fr. 35c. and 68fr. 40c. Mobilior fell 6fr. 25c.,
and the Italian Loan 25e. Railways were fully
from 2fr. 50e. to Mr. lower. Caisse Mires was a
drug in the market, and closed at 77fr. 50c., with
a fall of Mr.
The Patric is informed from London that at a
Cabinet Council held June 24, it was resolved that
instructions should be sent to Sir Charles Wyke
to tell President Juarez that the English govern.
ment had learned with regret of the treaty con-
cluded by him with Mr. Oorwyn, the United States
Minister.

M. Firmin Rogier, the Belgian envoy to Paris,
who, it was feared, would have retired into private
life in consequence of the death of his wife, has
just returned to his post here at the special request
of King Leopold.
The famous black doctor, who, after being ad-
mitted for two months to the charge of a ward
in the cancer hospital, was, it will be remembered,
sentenced to a long term of imprisonment for
practising without& diploma, is now at large. He
gives out that he has been released by order of
the Emperor, and says that he is about to open an
infirmary on a grand stale.
At the theatre of St. Etienne, last Sunday, M.
Laurencon, a dancer from Lyons, had his left
hand blown to pieces on the stage by the bursting
of a gun, which be had to fire off in the course of
his part. In the absence of the proper person to
load the gun the task wax delegated to a man
belonging to the fire brigade, who with incon-
ceivable carelessness emptied into it the entire
contents of a powder flask holding five and twenty
charges ! M. Laurencon's band was at once
amputated and he is doing well. The fireman is
in custody.

Advioes from Warsaw state that the whole of
the railway is now open from that city to St. Petersburg,
and traios run regularly between those two plume.
Accounts from Alexandria announce that the
Egyptian cotton crap for the present year is estimated at
700,000 quintals. The cotton crop for the year Is6l was
calculated at 600,000 quintals, of which the four.fifths were
exported to England and the remainder to the continent et

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Tim Wisomi Coat's—The Victoria Rifles, up-
wards of 2,000 in number, have been encamped at Weenies
for esvenl days, engaged in drill and sham fight& The
oolosel (Asdersee) intended to give a dinner one evening
daring abs sasaimpeasat to his 00113 officers ; bet, inadvert•
ently, he omitted the Geelong officers, and, aeriea to avoid
dieeourtesy, visited their quarters at the last moment to ask
them to come over. He found them already espied over a
dinner of more than usual magstfirmiee. After waiting
and wondering for his own dinner, be learnt that the foam
thus enjoyed by them of Geelong was his own entertain-
mask oat by mistake to the wrong parties. The Geelong
men were seemly innocent of any knowledge as to whose
the spread mine hom—the unusual abundance, quality, gag
style of get op being attributed to a blowing up which they
had given their provider that same morning.—Grviong
ddoertioer.