The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-07 00:00:00

RETURN OF THE COURT FROM

CHERBOURG.

PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY Evinso.
The royal steam yacht Victoria and Albert, Cap-
tain the lion. Joseph Denman, having on board her
Majesty the Queen, the Prince Consort, and the
royal household, arrived at Osborne about five
o'clock this afternoon. The squadron of war-
steamers in attendance, headed by the Royal
Albert, 121, hove in sight over the east end
of the Isle of Wight shortly before six o'clock,
and anchored at Spithead about an hour afterwards.
The band of the 15th Regiment proceeded to Os-
borne this evening in the Pigmy to perform during
the royal dinner.

80IIT1

F, FRIDAY lIVIIIIINO.

The Duke of Cambridge and the Earl of Malmes-
bury landed in the Docks this evening from the
royal yacht Fairy, on their return from accompany-
ing her Majesty to Cherbourg. They proceeded to
town by the 7.10 train this evening.

TEE EMPEROR'S CUP.

COWES, FIIDAT now?, 8 r
Intelligenoe has just been received by electric tele-
graph from Cherbourg to the following effect :
" Cherbourg, Friday Night.

. -
"The yachts are all within twelve miles of Cher-
bourg. The Alarm is the first vessel, closely pressed
by the Columbine and Minx. There is about twenty
minutiae distance between the large and small ves-
sels, and a small one must win, probably the Minx
or Columbine."

The Alarm would have to give either the Colum-
bine or the Minx an hour for the difference of can-
vas carried by the Alarm.

RETt" N OF EXCURSIONISTS FROM
HERI3OURO.-(THIS DAY.)

Cat 2LErraic riLialapa.)

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SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY, NOON,

The SaLetts, Bemires, and Pen steamers have
arrived from Cherbourg. The members of the Howie
of Commons are fast landing. Bands of music are
playing on board each steamer, and a crowd
of persons have assembled in the Dock, to
see the M.P.s land. A special train starts
at half-past 1 this afternoon to convey the ex-
cursionists to London.

The NOM at night at Cherbourg, with the ship-
ping lighted up and the brilliant fireworks, is de-
scribed as magnificent.

A steamer arrived from England twice a-day to
her Majesty while she was there, with despatches.
News reached Cherbourg of the laying down of
the Atlantio cable on Thursday night, and caused
immense rejoicing.
Four hundred yachts were in Cherbourg road-
stead. No such assemblage has ever been known
before.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(mom ova owx 001LIUSPONDENT.)

PARIS, FRIDAY EVENINO.

The Bourse has been firm, but prices have not
undergone any considerable further advance after
the rise of yesterday. The news from Cherbourg
produces a decidedly good effect, but the absence of
speculators from Paris prevents any great rise.
The Rente closed at 68fr. 60c., with a rise of 10c.
for cub, and at yesterday's price, 68fr. Mc., for
account; Mobilier fell lir. 25c. The Southern
Railway rose Bfr. 75c. The other lines were lfr.
or 2fr. higher.
There is a good deal of talk in the provinces of a
circular by M. Delangle to the Prefects, concerning
the liberty (?) of the press. I understand that
three points are mainly insisted upon :-1. All
reference to the private life of the Emperor is to
be rigorously prohibited. 2. No letters, how-
ever apparently innocent or trivial they may be
written, by the Count de Chambord or any of the
Orleans princes are to be promulgated. It has
now and then happened that, under the pretext of
subscribing to a charity, returning thanks fir a
presentation copy of a book, or condoling with a
family on the loss of a rel►tive, letters have been
written which are regarded by partisans u proclama-
tions. 3. No fault is to be found with the acts of any
public functionary. Subject to these restrictions,
which certainly greatly resemble the celebrated list
which Beaumarchais puts into the mouth of Fivire,
the circular is reported to lay down the principle
that journalists should to a great extent be allowed
to state their own opinions in their own way.
Punch was seized yesterday on account of the
caricature of the " Sphinx," but after twenty-four
hours' consideration the order of confiscation was re-
scinded, and the irreverent publication now lies
upon the tables of the reading-rooms.

CRYSTAL PALACE POULTRY SHOW. '

1 he summer exhibition of poultry, which opens to
the public to-day, and to which we were admitted to a pri-
vate view yesterday, if not the largest in point of numbers,
in regard to the aim of the specimens, the purity of breed,
and the various points of excellence which attract the eye of
the connoisseur and command the attention of the dealer,
has been exceeded by none of its predecessors. The mere
visitor, who is net aware of the rules of these periodical ex-
hibitions, needs to be Informed that, while the winter show
includes birds atoll ages, the summer display is entirely con-
fined to birds that have been hatched daring the present year.
This explanation is the more necessary in the present
instance, inasmuch as many of the specimens would other-
wise be 'append to have cast off their days of juvenility long
ago, and to have been ever since diligently employed in the
endeavour to swell themselves out to proportions which most
put to shame their brethren of the barn •door and the stubble.
field, should chance ever bring them together. The
goslings, of which there are several pens, might,
without arrogating to themselves any undue amount
of self.importance, very well pass for swans of mature
peers. There am two pens of white birds—three
to each—whose great height and extraordinary muscular
development might have long since justified their fondly
proud parents in regarding them as cygnets of the noblest
family. A pen of grey geese in close proximity contains
other three specimens scarcely, if at all, inferior in point of
rim and weight; and there are mores of birds of the same
species varying from three to six =oaths old, any one of
which would excite the envy of the whole of loadeahall mar-
ket against the fortunate poniterer who might he encomsful
enough to secure such a source of attrection to his shop at
Michaelmas or Christmas. The docks are equally floe the
white Aylesbury' especially comprise some of the most mien-
did birds for 1.17.41/2 weight, and purity of breed, that ham
ever been publicly shown. The Bonen ducks, which appear
la much larger number than the Aylesbury., also compim
several first-rate specimens,. and the Labrador or East
Indians, which are not lam numerous, are by no
mans sa Inferior collection. Of Turkey pouffe, there are
very few, batthose few are pronounced by the judges to be
exceedingly well grown for their age, and very promising
for the more practical exhibition at the paulterere towards
the end of the year. Turning from the water to the land
fowl, we have to notice a considerable Improvement upon
lest year's exhibition in the fancy breeds, as well as those
which more properly oome within the dealer's Ideaof poultry.
Aroongat the former the gold and silver pencilled Ham-
-6 the gold and silver spangled Hamburg., the beaten*
orgasverel kinds, and the fancy Poland', show to greet
advantage; and amongst the latter, the coloured Dorking', and
the Cookies, spmk, those in their ample breasts, broad beam,
end heavy bedies,and them he the enormous rise of their loser
llmbs, and their great height, the care which ha. bees
bestowed by the breeder. There is one pen of partridge
Cochlea In particular which are perfect of their kind; the
buff Cochin., too, of which there are many specimens In the
exhibition, are first-rate birds. But the most marked Im-
provement is in the Dorkings, which, after all the competi-
tion to which they have been subjected, have proved them-
selves for all poultry purposes to be at the had of the pouffe,
tribe, sad are accordingly beginning again to receive that
attention to which their maim entitle them. There ass
likewise some splendid Spanish fowls; and the game birds,
age considered, are quite equal to any that have preceded them
in palatine honours. The pigeons appear in the usual vatielyel
mete pontert,fan-tails, carriers, tcc., and thej odes,
gsao
all the classes, with one or two exception', to he
at heat up to the average. There in a pen of Leghorn and
Spanish rents, bred:by ltr. :Below, at the Phenolate. Chel-
sea, for which a silver oup has been awarded as a prise. A
mew Insure in the present exhibition is the introdustica d
of which there are some splendid epecimeas, more
yin the Angora.. The blue and white drop sere,
sad the brown and white drop ears, and the ellver greys, ere
ins heavy animals, some of them quite as large se ft&
=at hares. Altogether, there areilll9 pens of the Mired
of lied., the majority containing three
dm in sack end 81 pens or hutches of
The whines of the principal prises in the emend &mu
of poultry are Mr. I. A. Fowler, Mr. J. C. Hall, the Hai.
W. W: Virool3, Mr. J. Robinson, Mr. B. Lewry,_Mr.
Stretch, Mr. R. Chase, Mr. O. Bothers Mr. O. W. Meet.
Mews. Bullock and Belem, Mr. W. M. Marriott, Mr. 8.
Mathew, Messrs. Carter- and Gaulle, Mr. B. Archer, Mt.
T. Beale, Miss B. Dighton, Mr. J. Davies, Mr. G. Be!'
Mr. 0. C. Adkins, Mr. J. Roomy, Mr. C. COUP, Mr. T.
B. Bayley. Mr. V. Spay, Rev. P. W. Story, Mr. J.
Thornton, Mr. W. Manifold. Mrs. Sesenone, Mr. T. Seth*
Mr. H. Churchill, sad Mr. R. Brand.

In the Gossip of the Illustrated London News Sh-
rewd :—" The lad of The Sher is dad. The last Uri
lidt gentleman who MU and dswhed in carat, &Sir,
dories, and indulged to Madam, is soden, Mr. Stifieserds
to whom we refer, was a Csasaaßialser at hard Remealk,
sad Deputy-Ranger of Hyde Park. He marshal affair',
laws of 'The Steaks,' as they existed when Peg Waal.*
was a member, and r deputy-ranger he mortared his egg
of pasturage for his cows with a determination weelly'llri
Rob Roy. He was a natural son of Jockey of Nerd"
of Norfolk, and at times, when in an enthuairtio
• touch of the blood of all the Howard. is his hoe. Wel
The Steaks,' now that Stephenson is dead, sink iota a
mitres respectable society? And will the cows, now &I
Seephearn Is dead, Meaner from Hyde Park r'
SINGULAR DESTRUCTION OF A CORN FILLD.-11/4.
Crrnow TO FA onms.—On Thuria se Irish labesciadri
engaged to shearing • whist field 1W 11,. &rya 4
ke, of Highdelds, obtained a light ke Ids pipe widen P
ler west* throwing the match devoid Ski MINA al be
to the standing sore, and, within a be mhteleni ad his
than from four to en acres of a very be prop wen es**
plstoly destroyed.—Derbyrirr Comrwr.

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RDAY, Nov,

'transits have
s of the House
of music an

,nd a crowd
he Dock, to
train starts
Ivey the ex-

with the ship-
reworks, is de-

twice a-day to
h despatches.
sing down of
ht, and caused

erbourg road-
r been known

'ARIS.

NT.)

T EVININO.

rites hare not
advance after
•om Cherbourg
the absence of
ny great rise.
a rise of 10c.
i.sfr. 55c., for
the Southern
Ines were lfr.

provinces of a
ts, concerning
Hierstand that
upon :-1. All
Emperor is to

letters, how-
-1 they may be
or soy of the
'gated. It has
• the pretext of

; thanks for a
with a
stets bate been
Las u proelasna-
i sets of any
['le restrictions,
e celebrated list
touth of Fe are,
in the principle
tent be allowed
wn way.

account of the
ter twenty-four
iu•ation was re-
ation now lies