The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-09 00:00:00

SIAM.

The Coartlitu'lonnel co.,,aies th• following in-
teresting letter 'ton our of the Staters of Charity
who form part of • mission to Elam, giving sa
Peewit of en loin, vie w with the King of that
country :
At (N c 5), before Bengkok (Mem).
You are aware tn., ear v.a.el was ordered to mtil at this
plans en ger way t her &stimulus. We arrived at the
mouth of the riv,r Mantua on the lid flepeseeber, and
order that we migh- t o se time la going up the river, the
eamain hired a tar.. o v..red barge to canny u to Bangkok.
W. 'mined la the. with • tailliaat menlight, and ar-
need at non lv. in •be tawnier. We mut with the kindest
resolisa from Mgr P aleguto, and weeded saes with him,
while the sapient otrupeed himself with lodg-
ings for as is the ken. The Deere of or srely l sees'
spied; de eagles Cartetteas told the nalaeMaerlea la the
insighbourhead that the French religious's with white wimp
(tiled.ng to rer bead -dries) had come, and seven of them
hswesed to winsome an. We told them that we were ally
bide of peseage ening them. All, eves tit nastrehie
bishop, walked about b.rslon, and we repeated ea on Mem
the eased words, " How neentifel are it, ket of those who
bring ma glad Wines." Soon after we had take. pormenka
of the Ingines which the orptain had fond for us. we we
viand by aseboolmistrare and a cumber olCbriadsn girls,
who brought as penes of fruit and cakes. For wok few
days we new went out eseept to attend mar. On the
the first prince of tha kingdom paid us a 'felt, swoop
pealed by Vl.count de Chilean and an interpreter_ ,
and followed by • amber of slime who walked
with their heads almost bent to the ground. The Prince is
tall, but leo corpulent that h could searosly walk. Him dam
consisted of • nag silk rote, • whit* calico waistcoat, sad •
scarf of yellow Wk. He wee barefoot. His bad wee
shaved in the Siamese bank with only • tuft lid an the
crown. The first slave GNAW • gold box contains, befti-
est, sad the woad • gold vase coutainiag nears ad •
pocket-book. The prince, on entering, imitated as la the
European style, sad pot soma qaastines as to our prokesies
amil ear eccapations. He told us that tf we whited he sue
the bet !fag. the omen bed may to apply for an am can
Oa heist thepenal lopped our apate an the eheelder,
awl said he should be very glad to we his at its
hens. The pinata, at on moues; arranged that
the rid is the King should ode pine an the led October.
giss.thet day we preenied hem ear ranker so the
whhdie at same diens.% in the barge el dansairmar
areamented with the hand ad; the enema mid a Freaca
mieniseery folleared as, ski is his boat. Oa landing we
walk oder • hefting sae though • hag street paved
with red bide, and as we paned we sew the stables of the
mai dephaelle. We wen nested at the palace by • pep
ender • net demany, sad were requested to sit dove while
heamasmand ear snivel to the king. We bad to welt br
sem time. whoa the sneak seeing that we were
seat • seed message. and WO were immediately admitted.
Tie asset el the placenta bled with an immense munse of
sineeseeed e. tan bele. The king stood to restive eft at
the riser dde =dean Aerobe?. He le • man of middle
height sad very thin, sad the expression of his countranenos
has • sterner which marks tne absolute sovereign. His
dress tioneind If • long loose silk dream, • white shirt,
a mall die Mr waistcoat and a Scotch cap, and slippers
embroidered with gold. The coned presented us, sad- the
mithened • few words to his Majesty in the
Simon . The lime looked at os for some morasses
is Ames, sad , bolding out hle hand to me, asked if I
spoke lagileb. On my replying in the efirmative, 1.• said
in that language, o• Wits, do you wish to was Ilse peen
cower' f" and then without asking the gentlemen to tutor,
he requested us to folkw him. He walked very hat through
a large hall filled with princes and mandarin, who all pro-
strated innate". with their fares to the ground. A num-
ber of little (Andrea dreamed I. silk, mad covered with geld
chaise sad bemoans, decked round se. We followed the
Kin through several preps to the vilest of • babe
row of Omaha, all bent to the pond. His Meisely
auddealy stopped, sad asked as if we spoke Latin ; h saki
he did, an to ociannai as, recited de brutal& "Is
notable Patois," &a. He then took the cradle Waded
to our rosary, saying that he knew • peat deal
about our religion. We at length seethed a beadesne
Woos tarnished to the Barone styles Ind where den was
ea arm-ohne In gold, • premise hem- the QOM Inked.
Oa metering he In, reduced the gams einem is as. She
was dressed Is • long robe, wish • seed kneed ever thedght
angler's. She is Tether a figtellosidai noses, Gad abed
hiltr Tb. king des penned is an the
Clem • three Wenn, and • eranime at *Mr with den
thirty eddies. He thee sided as is di dank soli War
caved some figs in gold beekele; sad add apnea • ligian-
ens sad penal oat one swages hen d the basks,
and headed a gins to man He lent one bilmasik nal pm-
=iiere •Is " The Catholic rehgioa sad Jean. de
If the World." The king, who somebody
spike Hagfish, talked to ea of Mgr. Paliegeb, when
he called "my Mead," of QOM Thiel* and
several flleieieea area in Hashed. He elks span If the
Pope. and reasoned se to came sad leek M • want el his
Rohner, whoa he had is speedy hid. bealskr. sewer
the king wen. he was klll6llllll- bye yens girl, coed the
body geed, ,led amine en her dender, and anis-
es. his Mehoy seeped, she pined honed on bet kens
don to bin We win Ammar& elaineend by the keg le
hie library, where he emptied del the worms bed de-
vowed noose ali his bona. On to the queues
oaks, we fend the table covered with bruit dhow ef
men tied prem. At the non of the repeat, the king handed
ie mak eine anal! cake, and took on Wawa He en-
premed to ea the pleaaore •• felt at ode, FIZMIL=Wes
at his ado. Hie Majesty spoke very menet but
premosned the words with some &Meshy. Dense all these
eeremmides, the little children Pled about us with geed
glee, end badl carmen
Via; Oa oar leaving they all held
est deer hands " Good bye," the only English
wens they know. We the. lash :save of hie Minty, sad
resereed to mar lodgings, sad is • short ties odor • member
el slaves cone, briagiag as the lige which bed Men saved
at the repel table. On the following day we neared the
visit el the prince, and wave received with lees Wiped, thee
at the king'a palace. The house of the prise forma •
met Magna menace. In the rooms there wee eh=
cadesion of Euripeen, Stamen, and Chinn
eadellse, bate of all roma, ceironomens. beast Con! Imo"
geld and silver vases, cloth and Ws bruise, sad embele fall
of probes nage, all scattered about Olen& on sail wader
the feraftere. Oa or leaven the prime sagessiod that we
wield make ketone in Penn that we bed met with • en-
emas readden, which I promised te de.

Tax Durcrra sarwmg Tits Loirbox Ain
Nom VIIIITNAN AND GARAY WENTZ= RAILWAY CON-
YANTIS AND TWA RIZANNWILAD, LANCAANIAN, AND
Cuteness Just:mon RALLWAY ConPanr.—lt will pro-
bably err is the remliesdes of owe mine that last
and
es
ast el immest wee_proenred by the Lesdon and North
Woman mad Omen Winters Cempanine giving them powers
to oenjtistiy lesse_la perpetuity the Neese( the Birkenhead,
Lanouldre, end Chelasslion Renew Computy, the
consent of the abereholdere of the three oompmes havfor
bean previously seemed. The sot in quietists went to give
both the companies rem/mg pewees over the Birkenhead
line, and also to memo ewes its with kisnehestar, so that
when the Birkenhead Docks would be osen_tkey would be on
equal lamas with their great rival. The London and North
Western Company were in hopes that the sew arrangement
would have mine into force cm the first day of the present
month, but the Birlintheed lies hued themnives is an
awkward d lemma, sod afterannewons interviews betweecithe
these *Demeans a meeting of the dr Midden in the Birken-
head line took place on Bettardey„ whoa it was nitheately
agreed to refer the whole matter to arbitration, sad it Is
rally anderetood that this emote was will be twfwred for
decision to some of the high odki.L of the Board of Trade.

BosrlCfova Luse Ai WAXIMILD.—A bout
Them cei•eek on Thmodey afteescus the body et aa both-
easel, at present tieksews, was hind la the lap Beek,
weer the rill way viaduct, Busby Deb road. K. wee laid
hie breast with bis head ap Oho sheet 111 yards Ism
the rainy bridge soar the Cade- Be him • wowed
over the left rya, which say Uwe hem eased by • Mew err
fall. Me it apperestly • umbel* by treat, ass* wade►
with a eight reasteeces. The pollee male the ahem
half pew two delimit yeebeday (Tinereday) s.
a nes, merwerlag se the ateerlpMee el the de-
emed, wee ems to ono Iron towards Mistrete-eeevi
tee, red tetra as to the reed lesrbeg Se Themes, bat so
other perste wee ems war. is append le be /otiosity
sober, wkiek inks the myritery el bow be *ereby hie demi
tit peeler, sedoidelly es the wear whin he sae Nod was
set tatiesli to mew Me hi. heed and het big
seder wirer but his bee Mac oat. The esly erne as
to kis ideetity it, a females We bet sight, air saw kb Wily,
opialos AO he wee • boiler ram has Dew-
s. Iscptirke wive esterdlogly ismilieted by the pollee
et early thle deg, bet deerideutifases oi
body bed Was came ute toe e this day (Feidey)
shersem.— Wakefield /mesa
!111 Mumma IN GLASGOW. From a poet.
merles esisatsatios made by Die. lI Oin sad M'Leed ea
the bob M Isabella helm, who met a violist dust►h en the
foremen el Tuesday leek we has. that, although the de-
ceased wee herhiily breirWl 'boat the head wed Wm, leash
did MI malt from fracture el the akutl. Tbe weak ea
the walee hem which no mak heocerhar remelted,
wen merely surface %jerks, end set no erriese
as le sere date. The esketeame victim bet
bee Mb by belt, seised by the threat, whisk had bass
se Pe*, meapreeeed by • hoed that death agreed.lt wee, Is feet, a fetal ease el genettkci. Deemed wee
%twat MI ead 60 yore Age. Mho was odd to be a tidy
penes, sad kir bows ens vemerkeilis fkr Ib ebeeilisest.
Obeli 'bleb stood is the grand apartswet antaisell the
dishes of the &crowd, and law the muds wee dimuswed
timbale key, to welch wee attached a rtes esetables epee-
ref heye, wee foiled is the look. It resit tbseepperr that
Ow downed bad begs to the add prgartni to e boss bleeed
whom she wee attacked. Tit ere le NM emir Isv•Mip•-
tios.—Ofaagew Berea
PIOPOIED COIIIIIIILCIAL RECKANOI lonthie
fleaseedoes harteg bees mode IS the Cassell ot So Lob
Clamber of Consomme on to is aulsoblari of abattoirs(
• emesmelal richeage Is Ltele, the derive the
pest mouth addricsoid cirmtlere is erratic/ searebeate
mid whore, asking for iefermalibm IS theme**. A large
astabsr of the.. circulars have bees essuored, wed It le
desirable the spike to the ricuebtder abeehl be forwarded
ea ratty ea possible. Uwe us be se dealt es le the great
avulses which wadi seretem modosio mod Won from
Myles maw amend of isoodog be the Sedueele• of
badges, if It is wed them IstmmstwkstaW
to bode tam gamila.—led ibroury.