The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-01 00:00:00

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sofCRS for AUSTRALIA are invited to
ea.!,sm ant BLACK BALL auxiliary steam
T TWTOBIA. 4.000 tons. 600-boreepower 'lndicated),
521145 et Ike LA India Docks punctually on thir sOth Sep-
fer QIItriSLAND. taking passengers foe Sydney and
A swoosh rates. The superb deck saloons are, for
10010.1_,....:06, tioureinence, and general arrangeatent, un-
,....sby sny Mbar ship in Use mivireuan trade. Being under
stilt with stu. oveennient of queensiand, 1.111 carry an
WRY.,,erintendent. Will call at Blynsouth to
pai•enge —Apply to JAMBS BAINMS an
irsies, Liverpool .all agents for the Black Ball Una:
1.,N. VOW and Co.. 1. Leadembalßetrust. London. B.C.

s3sltS. MONEY WIORAM and SONS' (of
sbck.naro•d. one)o LINK of STRAY aad PACK la
to AUSTRALIA.-r IS KLBOURN IS, Purl Phillip, dived
mod. Deets on Wednesday. NM September, calling as
hlsas spaindid clipper sblp 81.11401.1 i, 1,100 tons,
lltiltY MAN, Commander ; lying In WSW India Docka
]tom ....,10ti0ns for alleluias of peamosare ara a.,
l;Td dis rip carry SO experleaud anrgeon.—For freight
woly so ALL and MORGAN, "Mk Means
a wietim and SoN B. 7, Leadenballntreet.
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ciwurrA direct (under engagement to bar
""-ail poem tor India', the I did clipper ship
....ME dirrLa Lef the Castle Packet ), AA 1, I,olt tone
r.A.i.
W.-TM WKELVIIi, commander , loading In the East
poin. In early data will be lied for the sailing of the
. win be puoctually kept. Hag anarate secommo-
`TT...um For fr, labt or puma apply to the
alma laren. PA S ALIT CC BRIE and Ca., Liverpool • to
MOM 01111 DAY and Co , M. Partientent-etreet S.W. ; or to
Wain aid *OHL'S Ilia3tltlN6 aad Co., 9, tirsoecburcla
wet, Leadoe.Ll.l

rnia mu LIVER.
POOL OR EN TOWN TO
1. 111pORK MICE • WEEK.
00L, NEW YORK. and
TairiouDeln" STILLEI-SHIP CO/IPANY intend diR
assdifigtbelrfull.puwered Clyde-built Iron Screw fitesnuShips,
Wayees Mt ned Va States mails,
FROM LIN ERPitOL for NEW YORK.
CITY OF BONN ON, Wednesday, SOL 6.
KANGAROO, Friday. Sept. al
Weaueabm, Sept. 13.
Aid we, Wedeey. and
steamers
Fridays and Sattodaya
ge
by the selling every Wedureday,
xHeMurdseiat aceordlug to the accommodation. Cabin
;Latip.sy Ms ay's and Saturday's steamers, 13 guineas.
pow Includes a full supply of cooked provtaiona
11".. fee Quads and the United States booked through on
terws. For further particulars apply to
Mnix gaN. wateratrert, Liverpool: or to ICs
17—Aciy, ea. Xing Wilhamatreet, Landon.
ipperITERDAM and the RII I NE.—REDTJC.
lION of FARES.— The Netherlands Steamboat Company's
id ea Wryest drainer BAT A V I ER, Captain W. SSII tic will
mos beamick Pier, Blackwell, EVERY SUNDAY at It o'clock.
earned Wes 10 3.. aut. train from leuchurshatreet station.
gap* Saloon. al hs. , fore cabin. return tickets
boil d a fare mid a lalf.—Apps' at CH AtLi N'S Universal
giassieircue, W.. or to I' ILLIPPS, GRAVES, PHIL.
uyp9asi Cs. St. Dundatiehouse. St. Ibuistan'ablll, EC.

IT DEPA ItTNlENT.—Persons wishing
Dti:va) fa the CON !IMO' ATI V X LAND ROC' without
wenag members thereof may deposit soma daily at the ces
fris Niel The pruieut rate of interest Is a per cent. per
moo, pueblo ball yearly.. Uu all Deposit Accounts not ex-
wag IWO o ill I.e paid every Wednesday. Vrnni
come upwards at n Ned Prospeetusea o chnnz,
CHARLKA LEIA IS tiRUNISISEN, Secretary.
Neck Sorfolk.street, Strand, Loudon, W.C.

JOINT-STOCK DISCOUNT COMPANY
Tillab,N.,v. a end 7, Nicholas-lane. Loenhard-street. London.
WISCILBED CAPITAL. TWO MILLIONS.
nut NU 430,000.
DEP' PiIES RELEITED
Vlon demand
'as 7 dos' optic*
Ditio at 14 dos' uotkv at 3 ,
Speak rates for mosey deposited for loan wads.

GREATST, JAMES'S H ALL —TO-N IG HT
sad EVERY NIG Hi at Eight. and TO. MO It ROW A iTER-
POO st Three. Raccane, the great Ventrilogent and It 011ie
lidded Magic —Second Sight in a New Form, by Niles Anderson
spa Real Lanni Brake. Trick, by Miu Licrie Anderson.
'a, reserved sots, 35.; balcony, 4e.: admissem, is
houses ; I'i...tenor Anderson's Farewell hewn of the
lark'' 11.seie ininirli4o success. "The greatest combination
wiellatameot in the inetropolis."—Vide the London Press.
A. NlllllO. Acting Massager.

STOD AR E. -148TH REPRESENTATION.
THEATRE of 111**,4E3Y, EGYPTIAN HALL —SIARVELS
d MAGIC and VENT kt I Lute:lSM, by Colonel ST. IDA ItE.—The
maladies Buket Tri:e, and inataataneoua growth .4 Flower
• sa introduced, for the Ant time to this country, on
kin Manley, April IT. 19.13, by Colonel Stodare. and nnly per-
breed by him and the Indian Slagictana. lIVI.KY EVAN (NO
idstanLos included , also on %V edneeday and Saturday After-
noon, d 3.—Stills at llitchella, 33, Old Bond-street, and Soz-
eles, hyptlin.halL —Admission, la, 2a., sod
• Abed miraculous.'--Vide " Times." April le, 1501.

fIIHE OXFORD.-66, by J. OFFENBACH,
sap ported by Misses Rumen, Barrie. Tyrrell,Walmaley
albyn. Green. W. Williams. litrik, ac., with full
indult:bons. Conducted by Mr. V. JolighMana. All.. the
Bridal el Seamy. by the Misses Sara and Tessy Outvote& Comedy
.07 aG Me available talent, including the celebrated IYAubsna,
Kara Darla and Larry, hc. EVERY EVEN VS% at Bight
Otis&

SAIIOL—LEA and PERMS'
WORC VATERSIII LE SACCL
Ma deadens condiment, pronounced by connoisseurs
"THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE"
prepared solely by LEA and PERRIN'S.
IL "abbe ars respectfully cautioned against worthless bolts
Sim, and thoald ere that Lea and Yentas' names are on wrapper,
Mot, bottle, and stopper.
AM for LEA and PERRIN!' SAUCE.
YY istsetemale and for export by tli• Proprietors, Worcester.
Man CROSSE and BLACKWELL Mew. BARCLAY aux
lIMIABG3B. ste., (tic. ; and by grocers and oilmen universally.

TONIC BITTERS.
WATERS' QUININA WINK.
the molt palatable and wholesome bitter In existence.
AN LFFICIENT TONIC,
La saamallal stomachic, and a gentle stimulant
kid by groans, Italian wa•etunnemen, wine merchant; oca
(seamier', and others, at 20a. a dozen.
Manufactured by
WATELS and WILLIAMS,
L Mediae-lane, Cannonatreet, London.
nolseale Agents, L Lents and Co., Worcester.

PICKING CASE MAKERS.—WANTED, at
W. leadenhall arvet, , Non •society Men and Tin Ca,
Elam Gocai wages. Improver 4 will betaken on liberal Lerma

RTAM and Co.'s CLOTHING for BOYS,
56 and 67, OX YORD.STREET.
nears! Estublahment in the Kingdom for every description
Of Boys' sad Youths' Lireas. Boys' Knickerbocker Suits, 13s. 6d.
io Sit Boys' Westiniiisfrr sod Osborne Suits, 15s. Gd. to SPs.
Bop' Eton, Narrow, and l.ugl'y Suits, 255. to 424. Boys' Light
Cif. Overcoats, lii. &I. to Tis. Beys' Jackets for the season,
10a 6d to 515, Boys' Seri iceable Vests, la. od. to 7r. 6d. Boys'
&erasable Trousers, to. &I. to 13$. 3d.

HYAM and Co.'s SELECT DEPARTMENTS,
an 4 11. ON FuItI.4.3TRENT.
No, I. Geallanienn Clothrtur for immediate near. No. 2. Gan-
lasetoOrdet Department No. 3. Boys' Clothing for lanneilinta
man No. 4. 11.3 aoil Youth.' Order department. No. 5.
Habit and Livery beriartnitot. N.. 8. Bata and 4 ;oneral HoalelY.
No. 7. Travelling Clotlnna, I'mbrellas, Portniante,na. Rugs, de.
Provincial Branches—Birmingham, 21, 22, mud 3, Newntzeot
Lade, et, 2i gate.

Ix YOU TRAVEL, send for BUSSEY, SMITH,
J. sad Co.. ILLI•STRATED CATALOGUE of PO/LIMA N -
TRAUB, Trunks. Bags, utni every other travellong retioluito
Ake Field, In mut and Ifs tot (slailtY, anti.' led fur excellence
!Wampum-4a New orlon &street, W.C.

BLOSSOM of HONEYSUCKLE, a delicate and
distlngue perfuno eatracte•.l from at., flowers, by JNO.
110iNELL and Co., Perfumer. to 11. ft. H. the Priocess of Wale.
lk ft, Three King.court, Lombarttstreet. Lou•lon.

KAYE'S WORS DELL'S PILLS, the
BLOT YCRIFI hat of the BLOOD known In Iltelleine,
boa theirlargely.extended sale and general mloptinm may be
hidYtlauest an a household necessary. sold by all Meulelne
Vetslota.

DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA.—Tbe
'medical prolamin di for thirty years have approved of this
konlaolutloo of magnesia as the best remedy for gout and ate-
losebk disorders of every kind . and aa a mill aperient It Is e.spe•
dallY adapted for ladies and children. Deviled solely by
DLYNTSOII) and Co.. Chendsfa, Ac., 172, New homl-street,
Laden, lad sold thrnuclaatt the world ty all respectable
alkolata. Caution w. that " I/Inneford and Co. Is on sack
kottis lad red label over the cork.

NSW ready, imperial !Coin. hlllpager. cloth, 10s. rah, half

meat, and the weather' though a little threat-
ening and cloudy after a bright morning, seems at
present not disposed to damp the pleasure of the

monde concert

P.S.—I have only a moment to say that the first
act of this has passed off with the most spirited and
enthusiastic success. Some four hundred guests sit
down in the beautiful apartment, and everything
is extremely well managed. The promenade con-
cert follows, iu which the band of the Artillery
from Woolwich are to play, and the ball after that.
with a variety of bands, and this will no doubt be
the gayest scene of these famous international Leta
of the two Navies.

I said that the French officers don't do as much
interior work with their men as is the custom with
us. I don't believe they do half the work.
In quarters. if au officer is not captain or adjutant-
major, or subaltern of the week, he never goes near
his men except on parade. In fact the duty is done
very much in the same way as in our Foot Guards.
When in quarters, all the officers, without any ex-
ception whatever, live in lodgings in the town ; even
the officers of the week go home at night. The
adjutant-major of the week is the only commissioned
officer that sleeps in the barracks. In the infantry
there are in each regiment three battalions, and in
each of these there is a commandant, or major, who
hes entire command and all the responsibility of his
battalion. I like this in the French system. Their
majors are not, as with us, mere dummies. Neither
the colonel nor the lieutenant-colonel everinterferes
with the battalionsor squadrons in petty matters. The
colonel of a French regiment is mom like a small
general commanding so many independent regi-
ments. He looks sharp after the whole, is master
in his own shop with a vengeance ; but all details of
discipline are carried out entirely by the majors,
each one of which has his own little command, his
adjutant major, and hie adjutant.
In the French infantry the non-commissioned
officers are named differently than in the cavalry
Every company has its tersest major, who is the
isms as our colour sergeant ; four sergents, who
correspond with our sergeants ; and eight caporatex,
that are the same as our corporals. There are no
" lance " or "acting" corporals or sergeants as
with us. Each battalion has its own adjutant, who
corresponds in position, rank, and duty to the ser-
geant-major iu our infantry, only, of course, as
there are three battalions in every French infantry
regiment, there are three adjutants.
The men iu the French service are fed remarkably
well, although I question very much whether our
follows would like either the rations they get or the
hours at which these rations are served. The very
first thing in the moruieg, as soon as they arc out
of bed, every soldier has a jorum of hot black
coffee, about half a pint. With this they eat a
piece of bread of what has been left from the day
before. The breakfast ((kjegmer) is at nine or
tau, and consists of soup with vegetables in
it, a piece of meat, if auy has been saved from the
day before, and bread. Dinner at four or five ;
which is soup again, and the meat which has made I
the soup, either served up with it or else fashioned
up in sonic way. Each mess may have its meat
dressed as it likes—or as the majority of the men
like—best. Only soup is an article de rigueur, and
it is curious how fond the men are of soup. They
don't always have it for breakfast, but at dinner it
is invariable.
I have made a number of notes about the pay-
ment. clothing, and other matters connected with
the French troops, which I will give you iu my next
letter. I must finish this one with the magazine
words " to be continued."

VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF THE SANDWICH
ISLAND:3 TO SPIV:LEAD.

SOUTHAMPTON, THIIIIRDLY NIGHT.
A large 'lumber of persons have visited Spithead
from this town to-day. The Royal Mail Company's new
monster steamer Rhone, the Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany's new monster steamer Tanjore, and a large new steamer
called the Southampton, took down crowds of people ;
besides which a number of hired steamers were crammed
with visitors. The Dowager Queen of the Sandwich Islands
and her suite, and Lady Franklin, were on board the
Rhone. Her Majesty came by special train from
London about 11 o'clock this forenoon. One of the car-
riages was a royal ono for the special use of her
Majesty. The Queen was received on board with royal
%amours, and • military band performed while her
Majesty was being esoorted to a date on the deck. Lady
Fraeklin also was received with great honours, and sat be-
side the Queen on the dais. The Rhone left Southampton
Water at about midday, and was steered close to the north
shore of the Isle of Wight on her journey to Spithead, to
enable her Majesty to have • view of Osborne and the beau-
tiful scenery in its neighbourhood. 00 arriving at Spithead
the Rhone steered close alongside the rows of English and
French ships of war, and as the passed the French ships the
baud on board of her played " Pertant pour is Syria,"
while the bands on bard playa' "God save the Queen."
The French admiral en board the Solferioo, on learning that
the Dowager Queen and Lady Franklin were on board the
Rhone, sent his barge with an officer to invite them on
board his ship. Oa stepping on board the Solferino her
Majesty was received with royal honours ; and the most
profound homage was paid to the venerable Lady Franklin,
as the widow of the great navigator, in the search for
whom au illustrious Frenchman—the youthful Bella—ea-
crifiond his life. On returning on board the Rhone, bee
Majesty was escorted to the saloon, • monster apartment,
gorgeously fitted up, where there were tables sufficient to
dine hundreds of visitors, and on these table' • superb ban-
quet was prepared. The Queen eat oa the right of the
Chairman of the Royal Mail Company, and Lady Franklin
on his left. The Chairman, after proposing the astral loyal
toads, together with that of the Emperor of the French,
proposed that of Queen Emma ; this toeat was drunk with
the most respectful applause. One of the ministers of state
of the Sandwich Islands returned thanks on behalf of Queen
Emma.
Her Majesty returned to Southampton about 7 p.m., and
immediately left for Leaden in the royal carriers by spe-
cial train.

MR. BRIGHT'S VISIT TO AMERlek.—Whilst OUr
newspapers are teeming with paragraph' op Mr. Bright's
proposed visit, we have jut ascertained, on good authority,
that, up to this date, Mr. Bright himself has received no
invitation, and knows nothing yet of his going to the States.
—Weekly, Mail and Telegraph.
THE OPEN LICENSING SYSTEM A.ND DRUNKENNESS
ix LIVERPOOL.—Yesterday, at the close of the licensing
session", the Liverpool magistrates entered upon an elabo-
rate defence of the open license system which hes bees in
operation there for some years past. Mr. Robertson Glad.
stone explained that the 182 applications did not represent
so many new houses, and that out of 125 to which licenses
were granted 76 bad been beer-houses already. Mr. Stitt
made a very loog statistical statement. He said that in
1864-5 221 new licenses were applied for, 170 of them to
houses previously beer-honors, en that there were only 51
new boomed houses. This year, of the 182 applicatiou 113
were for beer-houses, so that only 69 were new. The
licenses granted lest year were 150. only 40 to new houses ;
and of the 125 granted now only 50 were new. To show
that the applications were decreasing under the new
system be maid they numbered 246 in 1863, 221 in
1864, sod only 182 this year. He denied the
truth of thn statement made in the House of Commons by
Mr. Horstall, that there were three or four times as much
drunkenness in Liverpool as in any other tows in the
kingdom ; and be took Glencoe as an instance in disproof.
Ins 1863, in Glasgow, 0,6)8 persons were brought before
the magistrates for drunkenness, and in Liverpool 16.800 :
but in Glasgow, in addition to this 6,458, there were 450
person■ proceeded against by information for being drunk
and disorderly, and 18,779 for being drunk end iocepable—
that hi, 19,000 people taken to gaol for drunkenness, but
not included in the Glasgow thatistica of crime. In Man-
chester also be found that 2,363 persons had been charged
with drunkenness. who did not appear before the magi'.
testes. To show that the conversion of beerhornies ioto
publithouses did not inmates crime, he stated that although
150 houses were so converted in Liverpool last
year, there were only 100 additionel oases of drunk-
enness, and the population had increased during the
period between 8,000 and 10,000. In 10.54, when the re-
strictive system was in full operation,the cuss of drunken-
sees were 10,678. In that year 4 new licenses were granted,
and the neat year the number of cuss of drunkenness rose
to 12,819-2.200 is one year. The comparison between the
years 18.54-5 and 1864.5 showed that the p.-oportion of
drunken cams to the population in the former period
wee one in 31{, and in the latter one in 50. In 1864,
there were 827 beer-houses, and they furnished 994 ieforma-
tioes ; but 1,769 pabliolonees, which furnished only 192
informations. Lilt year there were 12 uses of permittieg
drunkeeness In public-houses; hut 3fl in beer-houses. The
proportioo of new houses to otd was one-fifth ; hat the pro.
portion of offences supplied by new homes to those sup.
plied by the old bonus was only me-fourteenth. The in-
crease tariff of flees recently adopted can found very
beneficial in checking these offence.. In conclusion he
gave en instance from Suuderlacd. where from 1860 to 1864,
though the magistrates mimed the number of Hamm by
3a, the drunken cases increased by 402-75 per seat.,
owing to the beefless of beer-houses, consequent upon the
restnetith system in pnblio-honor lismens.