The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-29 00:00:00

THE EMPRESS OP TIE FRENCH.

The Empress Eugenie and suite, accompanied by
his Grace the Duke of Athole, arrived at Dundasetreet
Station, Glasgow, at nine o'clock on Monday evening, and
proceeded to the Queen's HoteL Her Majesty's arrival wee
not generally known, and consequently there was no demon-
stration of welcome. On Tuesday forenoon, at eleven
o'clock, the Duke of Hamilton presented the Lord
Provost of Glasgow, Mr. Turner, town clerk, and Dr.
Strang, city chamberlain, to her Majesty, in the Queen's
Hotel. The Lord Provost pee the Empress a cordial
weloome to Glesgow, and presented an address by the
magistrates and town council. Her Majesty expressed her
thanks to the Lord Provost for the cordial sentiments con-
tained in the address, and sincerely hoped that the amity
and kindly feeling at present subsisting between Great
Britain and France would ever continue. She regretted
that her stay would be so brief, but hoped that
she might on • future occasion have it in her
power to visit her friend the Duke of Hamil-
ton, when she trusted her stay would be of
longer duration. Her Majesty then drove through the
principal parts of the city, and visited the cathedral, the
different parts of which she inspected with peat interest.
On leaving, the Empress and mite proceeded to the Queen's
Hotel, which she shortly afterwards left in the Duke of
Hamilton's carriage, for Hamilton Pekoe, where she was
cordially weloomed by the duchess. Her Majesty was
shown through the magnificent palace, and the surrounding
grounds,.and after luncheon returned to Glasgow early in
the e The Empress left
for
rlans by the 7 o'clock pp
toncha.
train f , en Lomond and
Latrine.

Theimpress of the French, while at the station on her
way to Perth, is said to have had her attention drawn to a
moldier in extreme fil.health, but bearing upon his person
several decorations fur actual service. Prompted doubting
by sympathy for his infirmity, she gave him • small dona-
tion, when one of the attendants, with more officiammess
tai :err reminded her Majesty that she hid
a man who had fought at Waterloo, "Then be is
the more dmerring," replied the Empress, "for be one-
tided with a Min enemy."

THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE WEHEYANE--•
The Toronto Christens Gaonless announces that ties Prince
of Wales has prenatal a &motion of 800 dollars to the
Victoria Ws as College, amid% to furniaii prim for
amid distribuiaos.

GnoLootexi. Socurre.—The following paper will
be tend at the =eaten on Dec. 5 :—On the structure
of the north-west Highland, of Scotland, and the relations
of the panes. red sendetcae, and quartzite of Sutherland
and Roes. By Pedessor Janus Nicol, F. 0.8., Ac.
Tan SMITHFIELD Corn Carr= Snow. —The
number of entries are slated to be above the general ave-
nge, and by the rule of the club all animals intended to be
exhibited et the show must arrive at the yard before 10
o'clock on the evening of Saturday, the Ath December,
after which hour none will be admitted. With regent to
the implements none will be admitted after 2 o'clock in
the afternoon of the 6th December (next Thursday). The
private view will take place on Monday evening, December
10, after the awards have been made by the judges, and
the show will be opened to the public on Toceday, the llth,
land remain open the three following days.
Sam( OF HIGH CLASS FANOLISH PICTURED .111
Oreer.nousz. The small but valuable collection of
Eogiish pictures, the property of Thomas Sheppard, Fag.,
of Ousby.house, North.benk, Itegent'slerk, wet on Tues.
day disposed of Mesas. Foster, of Pall. mall. The fl-
' lowing are deserving of notice :—Lot 34. C. R. Leslie,
"The Nuns sad °envie site 14 Inaba@ by 12
(earehased at the late Mr. Leslie's sal•)-24 gideeas.
Lee 41. J. Webb, 1855, (levelly, Devonshire, • line lend.
esime, else inches by 29-29 guineas. Lot 42.
L.y.,,A the Grand C
phased aatisLier.Venioetoarm,)—azz 46 lashes
Lon 45. lYebb, 1859430, Monet Orgueilob.oomit of.
Nceirandy, • grand exhibited work, 'panted ea
awes; MO 93 inches by 54-71 railhell (Wylie).
Lot 46. Minors, R.A., "The Bouquet," a beautiful female
figure holding in her hand a bouquet of dowers, on ammo,
' size 14i inches by 14-69 guineas (Pitspatrick). Lot 47.
E. M. Ward,ll.A., " A well-known Episode in the Life of
Lord Byron, containing • Wilting portrait of his lordship,
on anus, use 30 inches' by 224-50 virtue (Colls). Lot
48. C. R. Leslie, " The -Pond Mother,' the well-
known exquaotely-fiaished work, on canvas, size 29 inches
by 23-175 guineas (Woodrolfe). Lot 49. J. Philip, 8.A.,
"Catechiang the Independents," the highly important
exhibited work, painted on comae, sins 5 feet 1 itch by
3 feet 4 isehes-245 guineas (Bought). Lot 51. T. Cray.
wick, ILA., sod W. P. Frith, B.A. "Corning of Summer,"
• splendid landscape ; this highly important exhibited work
may be cousidered one of the unset examaplee of the scan.
Lined efforts of these talented artists-310 guineas (ditto).

ATEStk. lik-ELLIGENCE•
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PRUSIIIA AND ITALY.
' The Nord of to-day contains the reply of the Sar-
dinian government, by the pen of Count Cavour,
to the despatch of Baron Schleinitz, in which the
late policy of Sardinia was censured, although the
importance of national unity and independence was
acknowledged.
Count Cavour having expressed his pleasure at
the recognition by the Prince Regent's government
of the national idea as one of the essential elements
of public law, proceeds to insist that the question of
the Marches, of the Umbria, and the Two Sillies is
purely an Italian question, and in no way affects
the rights of other powers. As to the mo-
tion by treaties of the territorial divisions of
Italy, %n it be said that the clauses of
a treaty are to imply the complete and perpetual
abdication by the nation of its right to regulate its
internal affairs T "It cannot certainly be the
Cabinet of Berlin which would wish to sustain such
a doctrine." Europe had long admitted that the
condition of Italy needed amelioration, but the
governments of the tumor states, of the Holy
See and of Naples persistently refused to
follow the counsels of Europe, and Austria even
invaded Piedmont, proving to the Italians by that
act that the Peninsula could have neither security
nor independence until it was united into
one state. With regard to the complaint
that the Sardinian government assisted the,
discontented populations, Count Cavour quotes
ewe from history in which other European states
have acted in a similar way under corresponding
circumstances. Europe, he adds, ought not to lose
sight of the fact that the government of King
Victor Emmanuel is in Italy the only conservative
power capable of overcoming the really revolu-
tionary spirit.

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It is neither just nor prudent to debilitate this power by
isolating it and forcing it, so to speak, to rely, in given
circumstances, upon elements which may become dangerous.
Europe ought rather to associate itself with the efforts of the
King in the intereet, of order and peace, and in aiding
him to MUMMA the difficulties which surround him. We
have nothing to hide : we have nothing to misrepresent.
We are Italy : we act in her name. But we are also the
moderators of the national movement ; oar efforts, our con-
stant care have no other object than to direct it, to
retain it in the proper course, and to see that it does not
become tainted by impure alloy. We are the representa-
tives of the monarchical principle, which in Italy had dis-
appeared from men's hearts, convulsed by popular ven-
geance. This principle we h►ve raised up spin ;
'we have revived its force--we have given it a
new consecration. It is our present strength, and it will be
our shield in the future. Confiding in the justice of the
muse which we defend and in the rectitude of our inten-
tions, we hope to solve and vanquish the difficulties of
the situation, and when the kingdom of Italy shall be con-
stituted upon the immovable bases of national and mo-
narchical right, we are convinced that Europe will not
ratify the severe judgment of which we are now made to
feel the weight.