The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-15 00:00:00

tics Court.

BALROBAL, ant 13.
The Queen, accompanied by Prince's Lot jag,
drove out yesterday morning, and want out in the sitst.
noon with Princess Beatrice, attended by Lady curein.
Princess Christian and Princess Louise drove to ley%
owl&

THE COVET AT BALMOILAL.—On' Monday he
ggiosy, eeeemPen ied lay Prime Christine, the Rea. la*
in-Waiting, ha, drove from Balmoral, to the Line[
The route taken by the royal party was wit
House and Old Mar Lodge, returning on the 1064
of the Dee through Braemar to the iligidud
Irlrer
about 7 p.m. The day was fine and warm, ma In
Majesty appeared in excellent health Chug sodh
On Tneeday her Majesty again drove thee*
Braemar, making the circuit of the beautiful " Diehjewe
drive, and vie the Lion's Face on the way hem gia
Castle. On Monday the Prince of Wales sad the Dela
Edinburgh went deer-stalking—the Princooletwilisind
ing the thick mist and heavy rain which fell, kiliseg 144
stag. On Tuesday their royal highncsaes, acconyeainth
Prince Christian, went deentalking to the " W hitalleoks
when his royal highness killed a very flue stag, mg*
Duke of Edinburgh another.—Dundee inertias..

THE FATAL COLLISION OFF THE SUPPOLE
COAST. . -2

OFFICIAL INQITIELY.—(THIS DAY.)
The inquiry instituted by the Board of Tiih
into the eireiuneteneee!Atn!ding Ditlpollision be!week 6,

steamer Breams and the skeet- collier Hosing.
coast of Suffolk, was resumed this morning at thsasis
wish Police-court before Ir. Traill, the local 11,44:
magistrate, sad Captains Harris and Balser as

Willem Slaughter, the second mate of the
who was in charge of that vessel at the time of till
sion, was produced, and a statement previously :14
him, and which had been committed to writing,
by the clerk of the court. He said he held a masidt a
well as a mate's certificate for the home and ferep
He took charge of the Haswell at 12 o'clock as the *66
fore the collision. A man named Feigners wee
the look-out on the bridge at the time, but was
at 2 o'clock by Andrew Smith. They were the
four or five miles from land, making from seven be
knots an hour. The lights were in excellent
Smith reported to him that there was a •
aimed of the Rumen on the port bow, sal
or five miles dietant. He took up lle
and ascertained that it was the inselimill
of a steamer going in another direction, and he
for her coloured lights. After a short time he we 66y
light of a steamer, which subsequently proved to hely
Bruiser, and he gave orders to have the Hiersilisee
The Bruiser's light was one point on the Rimers le
bow, and about two miles distant, and when tie Sege
had been ported, and the lights placed two points m 6
port bow, he ordered the vessel to be steadied, sael
peeled that the Bruiser and Haswell would pas sea
other port to port side. Smith cried out that the bee
was altering her course and on going to ascertain ths asa
racy of the statement, be saw the red said green Using
the Bruiser about two points on the Haseelra peon
and found that the Haswell and Bruiser were delight
He then ordered the engine to be stopped and remold
full speed, and the order was instantly obeyed. B.
no hailing front the Bruiser as she approached. Hs we
sure the lights of the Hawed were burning hod*
at the time of the collision, and he enigma di
accident to the Bruiser having starboarded he We,
instead of porting it. He ported his helm raEdsstlya
pass the Bruiser on the port aide.
The statement of Scott, the chid officer of the Ikea,
and who was in charge at the time of the colhnoe, au
then read. He said he had been engaged twee.*
years in the Hull and London passage trade. its bite
certificate of competency, dated eight years beck. Edo
the collision in question he saw a white light she
one point on the starboard bow, and he teak II
to be that of a ship at anchor. In order to
give his ship a good berth he ordered the bale ID Is
starboarded and shortly after he saw a faint red kit
He hailed the ship and called out to them to pot the
helm hard-s-starboard, but he received no user, le
immediately afterwards both vessels struck each eke
Mr. Cooper submitted on behalf of the owners ale
Haswell that no culpability rested with the muter sad
crew of that ship. Re believed the accident vac meek
to the cause assigned by Slaughter.
Mr. Cohen addremeul the court on behalf of the mute
and crew of the Bruiser, and was thus engaged wham
report was despatched.

OPINIONS OF AN UNDER-SECRETARY OP
The Right Hon. C. B. Adderley, M.P., presidedatsdim
of the North Staffordshire Lioensed Victullers' Swint!
on Thursday, and in the course of the proceedisp fah
vered a somewhat singular speech. Of Fenianins Maid
he felt perfectly certain that everyone who mg the
newspapers mug see that it was one of the Wats*
results of that perpetual electioneering which mat al
the United States, and had its origin in the tactics twist
to the approaching election for Congress. Eden* to
France, he said he was rather amusedat whathe sofa is
other day. He was reminded that as soon as the die
appeared in London the papers gave returns of thumb, i
of deaths daily, whereas when it broke out in Park tie •
Emperor, who had all the papers in his own hada di
retied the Monifeur to say that the city was 12•511101
healthy, whereupon all those who knew the Eapuris
straitly packed up their things, and bolted in sal
rection. (Loud laughter.)
The Poor-law Board has communicated ite
IO
'ion to the Bethnal-green guardians with regard to 111.
Farnall's report upon the conduct of the mu*, Ea
Meyrick, who, it will be remembered, was &rugs&
assaulting Miss Mug, the superintendent of forralelskat.
The board requests the guardians " to call for the Ulu

diate resignation of Mr. Meyrick."
On the new coinage now being struck si flit
Mint of Berlin, the King's heed is surrounded with a Ira
wreath—s decoration not to be found on Misinform
since the days of Frederick the Great.
The Diario de Barcelona publishes two kilt.
dated Prague, 29th and 30th of August, from s *Mk
military man who has been visiting the seem of sbe
war in Germany. The letters are reported to te elms
by General Prim. In his opinion the secret of the ifath
able success of the Prussians is mainly stuibutabb Otis
fact that the Austrians were not ready and were elv•
numerically overmatched. He highly &predates •
needle-gun, but still he believes the result
would very probably have been different had the inning
had the forces they were supposed to have wiles its*
menced.
The 7th Regiment of the Nationel Goa d
New York contemplate visiting Europe nest isle 2
was this regiment which was shown as the Grog
Honour to the Princeof Wales during his Mitts, NessTerb
They twice marched over a thousand strong to the ds•ll
of the Union, and furnished over 2-10 officers fords Mel
during the late war. An invitation signed by eel •
prominent Americans in Paris hasbeen transmitted tehel
York, and all the necessary concessions have been eland.
from the Imperial government. As at present nasal!
the regiment will leave New York early in 314. Mi.
Havre, and proceed to Paris. After sojourning lble
some 17 days they will come direct to London, 00°
will probably remain about ten days, after whit
will leave for Southampton, there to enthath DI
,
York, in order to be at home by the 4th of Jell.
supposed they will number 850 strong with the Effil
corps, besides an excellent band and drum cord'
with invited guests about 1,050 officers and men
The village of Vadjans (Isere), a communed"'
inhabitants, has been almost totally destrqedW,l".
flagration, kindled, it was supposed, by a child for'
with inciter matches in a barn. Out of thirty-fee
of which the village was oomposed, seven only /1110. •
very small number only of the buildings was insured.
T
REPRESENTATION OT ALN
SEPT. 14.—Mr. Jere° ise Smith coutinms to cse
borough in the liberal interest. lie is consident,,
quite sufficiently advanced for some liberals herelji
split in the liberal camp that was rumoured, is eir•jr,
suppressed by the advent of a conservative candid" n.
Fowler, banker, of London, who is expected doom bell
morrow. —Rev ter's E.
PARLIAMENTAR REFORM Mgyrrtov.—A
open-air meeting of working men was held last eventj.
Camp Field, Manchester. Resolutions were tatir;
ea, Poem(' in favour of manhood suffrage sv! °twos
talln.P4ll4ith inst.pg rteandndaninvrtingatMther. linglFeahtttorefbeclowl7,./
though the rain fell heavily, early a man left she ra,
There was also an enthueusstio reform mead'!.l4
worth last evening. Similar resolutions tothoseOr—
in Camp Field were pared. f 2„,,..
PARTRIDOS SHOOTING IN THE •,••• -
though partridges are abundant in the soothes fen-F,i
they were never known lobe so wild at the coomen•'a
of a season. The rain and wind have toads that •
and restloss as November birds, and in Berke, $044/kr
Sammy, en walbsteeked manors, it is a bard def,.._
ee
a have shot to bag ten brace. In many inetancs
rtailish
in skilful hands, among an abundaxce of ra
not knocked over mom than that number in a
del.