The Express.
London, England, 1856-09-01 00:00:00

CLOSING OF MONT BLANC.

MR. ALBERT SMITH'S SPEECH.
Mr. Smith went through hi final performance for
the mason on Saturday with his usual spirit.
The CO ocarett of Mont Blanc took leave of hi. liege
ettbj.tta in the following speech:
Aid tow, Ladies and Oeotlen 0, as the enesereit of moun-
tains is unable to leave his Maros, of rocks at must, from
the prawn of touriete and eicargloolam, I am compelled
to prorogue his parliament, by deputy, myself; ad I will.
therefore, ate rdiog to I t form, reed my speech, I
hope "in that c ear and dialed voice" the repatete
washy unseat wish that ceremony.
My Lords, Lades sad Oentlemen,—The period havisg
arrived when you rrirrire some ruination from the litm-
us; labour a.d fatigue you suet have uadergone, dories
the put 11011:011, from beefing me tell the sena long story,
over and over sgsio, I P. I a fur word, are due from me to
you, sot Italy respetieg the present, but the future.
I isatinse to receive the most friendly amsraneee from
hreign p mere, on my passport, of "permission to pus
freely, aed aid sad protection in eau of need," of which I
am about immediately to avail myself, as I hope, for your
future soassement. lii. Majesty the King of lb* Belgians
has by his consulate vireo placed the travelling resources of
his shunting country at my disposal, in sacrum* with the
treaty of fares laid down is the Contemners! BradsAtrw.
I His Majesty the Kier of Prossia hes thrown open the sari-
nation-of the Rase to me, sulpct simply to an adherence to
the tariffs! priors between C.,togne sad Mayeece, as issued
by the Kolauch. Gieellschaff; Cempasy ; and our gallant
ally, the King of Sardinia, hue greeted me permissios to
mom the Alp., Detect, Bwita.rlasd and Piedmont, by any
pew between the Col du Boehm.. sad the Simples prat,.
ticsble for trop—of tourists.
Tre gambling tables at Hades will occupy my extreme
fatuities ; sad the still helpless sad lemeotahle state of
B own, everywhere on the Cootinert, calla for the most
eaniee;memuree to alleviate three miseries which cloud hie
tour, sad tern his holiday Iwo a prolonged suarsion of
linagisary *ebonies, self-posted Irritation, disappointed ea-
tieipation, and misesdaretood behaviour
Ladies sad Gentlemen of the Area and Oallery,—l have
directed supplies of f. soh seats to be laid ender yu before
we rent sect. Consider og that the absolute comfort of the
public fa the very Grit thing that ought to be attended to in
any resort intended for, and supported by these, without
the compulsion of an *etre payment—that the miserable
art.. of retorting every estracteble sixpence from the
audience, by the combined ageseies of brix.lteee. re, b.z.
beok•keepere, bell-sellers, and saloon-keepers (in whose
toile our nusagere appear to he so hopelessly utasigled), is
a shame sad • diurs,• to oar robin) places of areseemest—
murdering this, I shall st-11 esdeavoor to improve your
cooditioa and magmata ; your ectsdition, as far as your isdi•
• ease is eoseersed ; your prospects, se may relate to a
deer, comfortable view of everything that I. going on. A.
heretofore, every nasonahls complaist or suggestion will
receive my beet and readiest attention ; and as heretofore,
the price of adminion will 'salads every p sable wilier;
to comfort sadaeoemmodatioa that the room or *beams
data

aid destlemes,—Baviag bad the
Mama of tellies you tt • ease story ts the same room four-
teen hundred end Wit ty-two times, up to this steaks, I
will sot vesture to Met to it, for you meet base it almoit
se wall se I do. Bet yes west p, relit Ise Medd, thee I sow
release yes from year lettere., attendee men the middle
of Navember, wren I return lam dee suwatiral. Lad,
until teat time, wiehleg yes swig puma& eillophint sad
bappiates that on stoat dente yourselves, I bad you, very
gratefully, goodbye.
Mr. Smith took his leave of the sadism amidst
loud and centiand applause.