The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-16 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCIL

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LORD PAIJIERSTON and Lord CLULLNDON are
gone to Compiegne ; and people who are not versed
in the ways of political high life are rubbing their
eyes, and 'eking what can have taken them there
at this particular time. There is, we apprehend, no
new or profound political meaning in the occurrence
—it comes like a great many other things which
plain, candid, and simple-minded folk do not relish,
quits in the ordinary way. Far hoes thinking it
strange that they should have been asked to join the
circle of Imperial hospitalities at this particular
time, it would have been in reality shearer if they
had not ; and far from sharing the high-entnded but
uncommonly green anticipations of those who ima-
gined it likely the invitations would have been
declined, we must do ourselves the justice of sayiag
that we nerve doubted their being accepted.
The present Emperor of the FRENCH, when about
to select hie consort, thought fit to roman' d his sub-
jects that he was sporrans monarch ; but he would
not approve probably of any one else applying the
epithet to him, and he certainly takes elaborate care
to tilmerre, as far as he can, the usages and course-
tionalities of legitimate kingship. He cannot help
it if the noblesse of France, having pot his new court
into Coventry, inexorably persist in ignoring, as
they are pleased to say, his " incidental position."
He has not failed to try the effect of
every species of blandishment on the proud
and oftentimes pauperised eons of the old
Hymns; aor has he failed, w hene ver an
isolated sprig of ancient nobility has unexpectedly
dropped in his path, to pick it up, and covering it
with golden fruit to display it in the eyes of men to
the beet advantage. At the end of seven years, how-
ever, the Faubourg St. Germain remains superci.
homely obdurate ; content, for the most part, to vent
its ill-humour in epigrams ; and, when asked by
some obtuse or newly-arrived foreigner what is worn
or talked about in the Tuileries, to answer with a
reproachful stare of wonderment. It is quite natu-
ral sad allowable, then, in Louts Hart:memo, es he
carrot have aristocratic guests of native growth to
grace his festivities, that he should import the article
from abroad as he wants it. This is no doubt why
the Duke of ARGYLL calls him a great Free
Trader : possibly he has been asked himself to
Compiegne, or hopes to be so ; if not, it strikes us es
quite an omission, and when his colleagues 0n...
back he too may have a tarn. The French in gene-
ral do not appear indeed to be fond of British goods;
sad in spite of all their Imperial master can do, they
insist upon charging high duties upon them. Still,
on the principle of letting in raw materials free, they
may be induced perhaps to oblige the Fairest:Jß in
this instance; while as regards the two statesmen
above named, everything in the diplomatic line is of
courts allowed to pees free.
Bat as we have mid, NAPOLEON 111. is careful to
imitate courtly observances. One of these, and not
a bad one in its way, is that of paying a certain
amount of attrition to ex-ministers. Lord ABEL-
DEEM is every now and then invited to Windier,
and so are several other old and attached Retreats
whom royalty delightath to honour. It is a grew
fed attention if not a grateful one; and has is it •
touch of court policy withal, for who can tell in the
next tarn of the wheel whether the old ticket may ' Emily Deduce of Beaafort and the Ladies Samar-
not turn up again ? It is probably with some ides rti hove snivel Ia (sews tor-aVaare from • tsar ef
of this kind, mingled, it may be, with admire ei play. The Earl of Malmesbury arrived in town yeeter-
*id his day been visiting the Duke and Dories, of Manchester at
ing the part of sovereign same list rigks,
French Mummy has invited his late English Limns sea
countess
ten to attend him at Compiegne. They have served eposams wager
ash, enosr
werthis%Lauwiet:7"ihay
him faithfully before, and he may want them parti 'fay at -
have resHd ova floss swaths.
ealarly again. Towards the close of last session, The Earl of Warwick has taken a house at
after full time had been given them to recover frees pima.q tie the viable.
the effects of the accident they met with in February Viscount and Visoonnteas Boyne hare left Bel-
last, Lord CLARENDON went out of his way to declare pave-square far Brighton, his lordship having recovered
that he felt he had been quite right all through, from his seven Mare-
and intimated that his faith in the EMPEROR re- Sir Edward and Lady Prideaux have left How-
maimed unshaken. This mast of counts have been chin's Hotel for their seed to Devonshire.
highly satisfactory to his Imperial patron ; nor do Lady Michael Seymour has left Howchin's Hotel
far
we suppose that anything which has since occurred Portessooth.
rd
can have made any real difference in the respect or The Dean of Lichfield and Mrs. Howard
Mina Howard hays &mired at Maurigy's Hotel. and the
attachment which Lord CIAIIINDON professes to feel Last night the Countess of Malmesbury had a ne•
for his MAJESTY. It would be absurd to suppose csoku at the now, smug
of states
=mike is white•
that a man of his lordship's elasticity should con- heit.p,dese
tract his confidence on account of slight aberrations Lord and Lady Overatoue entertained a select
from justice and reason, honour and good faith. steals at their meek. Curika.pran,
If you will have a penchant for despotism, yon must Sir E. B. Lytton was yesterday re-elested to the
make up your mind to wink at its ways and Lad Rooky-chip of Oleellom UsImIMAY. This is the 014
smile at its crimes. It won't have your affec- 0=0"" on which anSagHdmsa he. ressivel this mark of
L
mot. The opponents wire ord Shatteillery ma Mr.
tion on other terms ; and it is no use your "s•
pretending you don't ere, or that you don't The opening lecture of the suasion to working
tacitly approve. The world is dull enough,men, is connexion with the &let Geological museum, was
heaven knows, but doll as it is it understands that ashered tee ~wing ;atm theatre at the teeee,fle, by pro-
when on the morrow of that outrage on Portugal, lessor Halley, F.H.8., whose Mermen wee Helmand to by
whereby the much-vaunted protocols of Paris about an assembly of mom 600 persons, who bad PmelemelY left
their Wan end the oddments of the firms by who.. they
arbitration were torn wantonly to pieces—and when
on the eve of the prosecution of M. MONTALEMBERT
for
sedition, because he
tepcuecbrulif
raises English an ofiicer of the French Imperial
"745.7ri°46deich.or,
Artillery who is charged with the delivery of the Hab.
institutions, Lord CLARENDON and Lord PALMER-
_ howsiter• L'Alltsnoe, sad appertseeease, cesetretted es
snots are publicly requested to wait upon the mat- systems invested by the Hmersor Naeolson, to has Ms'
a
Peace at Compiegne, they are not in very indignant use Qa•en, visited Woolwich Animal, and confined with
mood, or likely to let fall disagreeable words of re- Coked Tallooh, 'Superintendent of the royal carriage depart-
Rtorotranee or counsel. asset, on the vubject of the preesatatke, which, It to stated,
As for the future, ill-natured people may doubtless takes
l'16" I°4". Cowl
Tai/Ach proceededto Windsor
, by direction of General Nei, to arta la the
amuse themselves by speculating on the chances at mmadagy.

TEE telegraphic news from India received in ad-
vance of the Bombay Mail contains the presage of aa
early general movement for extinguishing the last
sparks of the rebellion. In Oude, the impunity upon
which the insurgent forces have so long presumed
approaches its term. We read of the slaughter of six-
teen hundred rebels in three engagements in that
kingdom, with little or no loss on our side. In one of
these aetions our troops had 12,000 men opposed to
them, whom they attacked, routed, and pursued for
ten miles. In addition to these operations we are told
of the complete defeat of the Nonseerabad rebels
brigade, and of the captors of the fort of Burrell, with
a lose on the part of the enemy which is not &seen
tamed, but which must necessarily have been large.
These desultory and occasional movements will pro-
bably soon give place to systematic efforts, and by
the next mail we shall probably bear that Bri-
gadier Wrrnialz.i. has advanced into Oude with a
strong column which he is now forming at Eamon.
In Central India that dexterous and swift-footed
leader, TANTIA Torn, still bailee pursuit, and has
led a large force into a distrist full of disaffection. Bat
although he has sueoseded in corrupting the alle-
giance of a few detachments of SCINDIA/e6 contin-
gent, and taken a poorly defended town, he is
evidently in great straits. On the 9th of October'
General Micneta. had defeated divisions of his force
numbering severally 4,000 and 10,000 men, killing
OW, and taking a large number of guns. The
enemy is said to have " fought fiercely," nevertheless
the British loss is described as very slight. Hitherto
succesees such is time have been robbed of half their
value by the want of an efficient pursuing fares.
The arrival of important cavalry reinforcements, eon-
gating of Ouserat and Guicowar Horse, &withers
Mahratta Horse, and a squadron of her MAJZSTeII
17th Leasers, in Central India, entitles es to expect a
more decisive melt of our victories. The heavy loss
inflicted by Colonel Thanes on a party of rebels in
the Benares division appears to have been mainly
due to his ability to direct Captain Sir HIXILY HA-
vatocies cavalry on their rear, and to harass them
in their retreat.

Ebt Court.

WINDIMR, Ifov. 16.

The Queen, with Princess Alice and Princess
I Hakes, rode is time riding-bows ibis morales, ratiedsd by
the Has. Mary Behasi.
Me Primes Newt, assampardsd by the Pries' of Weiss,
watt oet sikestiag.
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Tamen& Par, ally on el the Viceroy et Egypt, wee
rarodoord to ber Ilepref dr Qua by Sir Meer Nor
Idiom to take Ism ea bin Mrs Ire.

Moms. Gera* bed the beam of czbllitiag cm Satur-
day to the Quest sad the Prime Comet a working
model of Sok reoratly petaled art propeller. to lies of
torew and peddles, with bode, and antes complete.

The Rev. William Goode sad Mr. Thomas Wintworth,
two of the trams, of the °carrier" Paris Church Pouf,
had a pallialaery iiiniew with Mr. George A. Hamilton
yarairtley, at the Tammy, resperatas the appileardta of it
towards the purehass of the tier' la Ras d'Aglieseers,
under the Ceasekr Ad, sad the eadeirtarat of a service le
the French leagues Is. the are if Church of Zailsad
Anglo-Prime raileate la Met say.