The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-22 00:00:00

[TWOPENM.

TIM EMPRESS
(Preen the&Mswase.)
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.4.chw the privacy with which every movement
otiges =bee lose sunesaited that not above haft. I
were yeetwiley (Tuesday) morning in Mae
=diva Wended deli to Melrose—not even more than
,moor two at the railway officials being but a short time
pesvlously acquainted with the fact. Shortly after 11
'Mock her Majesty left Douglas' Hotel in a carriage Lad
pedr, along with the members of her suite, and followed by
Willi& and several attoadaats, and proceeded direst to the
)11i Britian Hallway statitio, where the royal party
yierchaaed tickets for Melrose in the ordinary way at the
send window as other pasessgers. While proceeding to
the midway station a needier of persons reoorawed
the equipage, and, setting out at full speed &MAI Waverley-
ledge, took their stand at the entrance to the station, fur
wawa of obtaining a view of the Empress. A crowd
' Was thee soon collected round the doors. Her Majesty ,
wee
ofsZtairsee'd la
ianb:lteastg .1116. c"" compartment
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rassiird mks graciously acknowledged the
the t attention °p:id to
Indeed, ahs
received a very enthusiastic reception, although there were
a few determined attempts (which could well have been
dispensed with) made to obtain • peep at her by persons
who had not • sufficient stock of ordinary polite-
ness to counterbalance their too ardent curiosity.
As the tend slowly pared away the crowd, width had
generally leaktaimed a dopes of decorum which was mod
Plainewale_ sedinrilissered lustily and without interrela-
tion, her 14jesty hewing her acknowledgments in return.
The royal party errived at Melrose a few minutes before 1
1 o'clock, antlinapffiately peoeseded to they enerable abbey,

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marina -----Artea7spaandingabout half an hofir at the abbey,
the Drs ad her smite promiscled to the Gears Hotel,
Melrose, where had been provided to convey them
to Abbotsford. Her appeared godly to enjoy the
drive through a dieted ceseerMed by the genius of licott,
sad 'sawed to anticipate mash pleads from her visit to
the picturegue pile with which all the peculiarities of his
auto and his habits of thought and feeling are so intimately
msocitited. On arriving at Abbotsford the Empress; was
tiondnoted over the house by the people left in charge.
sad exhibited the greatest interest au the memorials of the
Ei: loci which were shown to her. On leaviug. her Ma-
y and sane reentered their carriages, and, having some
to ware, drove a little way up the banks of the Tweed,
returning by a circuitous route to lifelrcee. A large crowd
pewle lad by that time collected both at the inn and the
railway statics, and at both places the Empress was greeted
with the most cordial acclamations, which she courteously
and gracefully returned. The royal party left Melrose a
few minutes before four o'clock, and at nearly all the sta-
tions osi the journey homewasda—particalarly at Oslashiels
—the Emir= was recewed and followed on the arrival
and departure of the train by enthusiastic cheer-
mg. The train was due at Edinburgh at 5.40 p.m.
Although an attempt was made to keep the station at Ws-
marley-bridge as dear as possible, numbers of respectably
&mud
_people lid lingered about the platform for a
length of time, 'to make sure that her Majesty. would not
escape them by returning home in a special train, and the
railway company, having received no instructions to the con-
trary, did not attempt to expel them, though they pre-
vented further ingress within a certain time of the adver-
tised arrival of the train. As It approached 6 o'clock without
soy speciosa** of the train, a good deal of anxiety begs, to
be felt by the watchers, and all manner of conies-
tures were indulged in. At length the train reached
the elation a few minutes before 6, bringing the
Empress with it. In • moment the tram was literally
bassaged—people perched themselves everywhere they could
think of that was calculated to afford a good view, sad
some nasally gee on the top of the railway carriages. As
the Empress Mopped from the train • simultaneous ad
hearty round of cheering bunt from the assemblage, but
still the utmost decorum prevailed, and her Majesty ap-
peared to be delighted with the cordial, though sernewlest
tumultuous reception accorded to her. A carriage was in
attendance within the station, and the Empreas and suite
immediately drove to Douglas' Hotel.
The future movement' of the Empress are still shrouded
in ms, but it is surmised that she will not finally leave
Edin for a day or two longer. It is also considered
sot • y, from co:OMP PAWN passing between Douglas'
Pr; tnA t''lsce, that her I!!..ieety wfil —protal;.;
today—honour the Duke and Duchess of Bucchatch with a
visit. . .

B 7 an untoward accident we emitted to mention yester-
day that the Lord Provost called on Monday at Douglas
Hotel, during the absence of the Empress. at theCiodle, for
the purpose of paying his respects to her Majesty ; and the
corporation proposes to present an address, should the Em-
*sr find it aipesible, or ooneiratat with the private chime-
ter of her visa, to receive such an official mark of respect
sod welcome from the atty.

THE CORPORATIONS OP PLYMOUTH AND
DEPORPORT AND THE PRINCE OF WALES.

To the addresses presented to the Prince of Wales
et the PI outh Railway station, on Thursday last, by the
eorporetbr of Plymouth and Devonport. on the occasion of
hie royal highness's anvil from Canada and the United
States, the following replies have been received in the re-
spective boroughs :
" Downing-street, Nov. 19,1860.
" Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge on behalf of the
Prince of Wales the address which wan presented to him on
Thursday lest by yourself and the magistrates and tows
conned of Plymouth upon the mansion of his royal high-
ness's return to England, and to express the deep gratifica-
tion which his royal highness dented from the welcome
with which he was met, not only from the municipal autho-
rities, but from the inhabitants of the town. The devoted
loyalty to the crown of England evinced during the Prince's
program throegliont the whole of the British North Amerimet
end the warm-hearted friendship of a peeress
Iland kindred people everywhere exhibited in his visit to the
Untried Stahel, meet always remain engraver on his royal
highness's meow, ^ end it is gratifying to leans at the first
moment of hie lamb. that thee are felt to be sources of
deep thankftdneer congratulation to the whole people,
no less than to the sovereign of Great Britain.—l have the
honour to be, sir, your very obedient *tryout,
" HISTICASTLIL
" The Worshipful the Mayor of Plymouth."
" Downing-street. Nov. 19.
"Sir,-1 have the honour to convey to you the thanks of
the Prince of Wales, fur the address which you presented to
his royal Mace, :eon behalf of the aldermen and bur-
guise et the of Devoepeet, upon his return to Eng-
land in. gaiety and ealth. The hearty welcome which his
royal highness received upon that occasion was most grati-
fying to him, sa provfog that the bower of your address
spoke also the feelings of your fellow cameos. The Prince
has seen much in the course of en extended and eventful
journey, and it will be to him a source id the highest grati-
fication if he has contributed to the attainment of such im-
portant results to the people of this country and of the
American Continent as those which your address so hope-
fully anticipates.—l have the boecour to be, air, your obe-
dient seemly " NEWCASTLE.
"The Worshipful the Mayor of Devonport."

Tgoe Pintoll 07 WALlin AT OitORD.—WILD/F77.
DAT.—Hie Royal Tfighnees the Prince of Wake arrived in
Oxford this by the Greet Western Railway at
ILIS, aecempanted y Colonel the Hon. It. Brnoe and
Captain KeppeL The Oxford City Me Corps, under the
commend of -Colonel North, M.P., attended as a guard of
honour, and as the arrival of the Prince they minted his
royal nalis by presenting arms, the land playing the
Masora Anthem Hie royal highness then proceeded in
his private carriage to Prewen Hall, and the
City Me Corps followed, and =.2e.d to Broad.
street, where they were dismissed. The Mayor
of Oxford, Mr. Sadler, wee on the platform at
the railway station to receive his royal highness to whom
he was introduced by Colonel the Hon. IL Bruce. The
vailway Matlock and approaches to it were thronged with
employ who cheered his royal highness very heartily.
rwe Boated from the various churches, public buildings,
and private houses ; many pods were rung, and the whole
city presented a scene of unusual animation. During the
day Me royal highness wee waited on by Colonel bi orth,
M.P., and many Mologuished members of the Univendty,
and in the afternoon made several calls. To-morrow morn-
ing the Corporation will wait on the Prince to present an ad-
dress of congratulation on his ash arnyal in England and
retail le Oxford. . .

ROYALG-----
EOORASHICAL SOCIZTY.—At the evening
meeting on Mooday, the 26th inst., at Busliiigtou-bouse, the
.14. to be read are :—Home
Remarks op the Physical
y of the Ones in Connestiois with the Antamtie
, by °lapilli M. F. Maury, if the United Staten
mean COLLISION IN THS CHANNEL.—DovsH,
Nov. 21.—This morning, at 1.45, the Belgian Mail Packet,
on her passage from Ostend to Dover, came into collisioo
with the Antagonist, of Jerry, James Taylor, master,
bound in ballast for Arbroath. The Antagonist immediately
sank under the sheet. limp implode and crew were rescued,
but IMO Wilibie to SING soy of their clothing. T:isy arrived
at the Bailors' Home at 4.45 ctn. This is the seventh
wrecked crew which in four days have been received at this
instinitioc

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