The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-18 00:00:00

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seriously, though .
Interior immediateb
(Piton 001 OWN CONIMPONorwr.) I Police also arrived.
FamAT EVICNING. away and Don,
My anticipation, in spite of reiterated official latif, or to
assertions that the Emperor would go to the mitted into
Chalons camp on the 18th, will be realised. Not a eagle of the
word of his departure is said by any of the evening wail two o't
papers. I understand the camp is already broken ligtein.urrld7anwa'
11/P, their ldsjestles.
Measures of disarmament continue to be talked inflow who I'
of ; it is confidently stated that the Minister of homes on fc
War is preparing a decree for the immediate carriages or
discharge of upwards of 40,000 men in anticipation
nearest hoop'
of the time when they would psis regularly into
event, and'

ZXPREBS-FROM PARIS.

the prefect
the names
the position
fortune.

the reserve.
M. Benedetti leaves Paris to-day for his poet
at Berlin.
Prince Napoleon, whose departure for his Swiss
villa at Prangins was announced last week, ran
up to Paris this morning, but is going back to-
night. He of course went to St. Cloud, and there
I believe met the Italian General Menabrea, who
leaves Paris this evening for Prague with full
powers to negotiate peace. I The fill
The Minister of Marine has gone to Brest to and
will.
witness various maritime experiments. ACherbourg cia_market
°n
letter says the harbour there presents almost as within its
animated an appearance as it did this time last meats, ei
year when the French and English squadrons lay taming to
side by side at anchor in it. There are the United , whether
i
States frigates Frolic and Colorado, the French The exhil
ti
yachts Jerome Napoleon and Csasard, and an j phrase than
English four-mast transatlantic packet, w" ;si
at Havre for repairs, but came sway because the •
the word
form was occupied. There are besides ships of to help
almost all nations. A flotilla of English yachts is lof fishing
expected on the 18th. ropes, cords,
Although the Temps is not satisfied, I think the models of
decree in this day's Muniteur, by which the Em- specimet.
peror has expressed his final opinion as to the de- frost-proof
Fee of curtailment which the Luxembourg Gar- models of
den is to suffer, will be very generally accepted and presei
as a fair compromise. The Emperor has deferred, flea':temriiifiish
in a large measure, to the opinion of the Senate
cod livei
and the public feeling expressed in petitions. give the
A great part of the Pepiniere will be prejudiced
preserved. There is no doubt that the inhabi- going to
tants of the quarter require new thoroughfares ffb7ll
across some parts of the garden. As to the argu-
in Ronan
ment that without reference to public convenience piaem,in
it should be for ever preserved in its integrity as a successfi
" work of art," that is a question upon which land Del
opinions will differ. When the Areltir Nationa/ principal
compares the cutting off a rood of the
u
Allge do l'Observatoire to chipping off a shaving of etn send)r
the Venus of Milo it goes an extravagant length. I are
happen to know an eminent architect who thinks appearani
the Observatory end of this avenue by no means yelled bel
useful or ornamental, and that its sandy, little either F'
frequented, and ill-shaded walks might well be te'estola
turned to better account. Company
The Emperor has sent to the Prefect of the Yonne islands. i
twenty-four silver cups, to be given in his name of Mussel
to the wine growers of Auxerre, Avallon, Joigny, having #'
Tonnerro, and Chablis, who gave him rin felumneur ducts
to taste when he visited the regional exhibition. well has
yet made
The Bourse continues to be nearly deserted. Bmil,
Even the little animation occasioned by the half- to this
monthly settlement yesterday disappeared. The the Peel
Rente was, however, quoted higher at the close, Arras 0+
the last prices being GBfr. 50c. for cash, and Utfr. At 2 0
aasembl
sc. for account, with a rise of 20c. and 12ic. fecture,
head in
marched
quay, nil
were th(
Rosamf
many I
of the
Leroy a
Beck Pi
Dutch
and tri
and eel
Roman
name,
put di

THE ACCIDENT AT THE PARIS FETES.

From the accounts in the Paris papers of the
dreadful accident which took place at the Fkes on
Wednesday last, it appears that directly after the con-
clusion of the display of frewurks on the Pont des
Invalides, the crowd, which had been standing
watching them on both sides of the Seine, began to
break up. A large number of persons who were on
the left bank of the river, made their way to
the Punt de la Concorde in order to cross to the
right bank, at the very moment when an equally
large number of persons were about to pass in the
opposite direction. These two streams met in
the middle of the bridge, and despite the utmost
efforts of the sergents-de-ville, it soon became im-
possible to prevent a complete stoppage of all cir-
culation either way. Every moment, too, fr..tsh
arrivals kept pouring in, ignorant of what had
taken place, until at last the pressure became so
overwhelming that men, women, and children were
forced down and trampled upon, some being killed,
and a large number severely injured. For
a short tune the scene is said to have
been one of wild confusion and terror. One
woman climbed over the parapet and ran along it
in a kind of frenzy which blinded her to the
danger she was incurring. When the bridge be-
came somewhat clear, it was found to be strewn
with fragments of clothing which had been literally
torn off the backs of the wearers in the desperate
struggle that had taken place. The wounded were
at once conveyed to the Palace of the Corps Ldgisla-
tif close at hand, and the dead takento the Morgue.
The number of the former is stated to be very
large, but no reliable information on the subject
has been published. With regard to the latter,
the ilvtair National says that an eye-witness
counted next day at the Morgue the bodies of
eight women and one young man who had been suf-
focated in the crowd. " While we write," adds the
same paper, " thousands of persons controlled by
the police agents form a line at the doors of the
Morgue, and are waiting their turn to penetrate
into the interior and ascertain whether the relative
or friend of whom they are in search is among the
number of the victims." The Tetnps mentions a
rumour according to which the disorder that led to
this terrible tragedy was occasioned, or at all
events increased, by a gang of pickpockets, who
profited by it to rifle the crowd in all directions,
and who were arrested in large numbers. An
inquiry has been instituted by the government,
and meanwhile the Moniker of yesterday contains
the following particulars :

opened
Mayor

About ten o'clock last night a deplorable accident cast a
gloom over the conclusion of the fete of the 15th August,
which notwithstanding the enormous crowd of people from
all parts had until then passed off with the utmost order.
The fireworks this year were discharged from the Pont dee
Invalides on account of the works at the Champs de Man. 1
In anticipation of the accumulation of spectators that I
this spectacle would attract to the neighbourhood of
the Pont de la Concorde, the sur►eillance of that
bridge and of the adjoining quays had been the object
of exceptional precautions ; it had been entrusted to Ave
peace officers, hawing under their orders a considerable
number of agents, Paris guards, and soldiers of the line,
and was placed under the special direction of a divi.
sional inspector. During the discharge of the fireworks
the arrangements were respected, and, notwithstand-
ing the gnat number of spectators, free circulation
even on the pavement of the bridge was maintained. The
fireworks over, the crowd on the quays of the left bank
advanced across the bridge to the right bank. The circula-
tion in the opposite direction was studiously prohibited,
and the crowd which wanted to pass from the
right to the left bank was kept back, or directed
towards the other outlets. Bat at about • quarter
to 10 this crowd, which bad been constantly in_
creasing, forced back the police and the picket' of
soldiers and of mounted guards, which endeavoured to
control it. It forced its way upon the bridge and encoun-
tered the mass which was coming from the left side. In
the confusion, t woman fen ; this fall occasioned several
others, and the piercing shrieks which were uttered
towards the centre of the bridge did not stop the crowd
which continued to push on violently from each side. At
last a peace officer, followed by • hundred agents and
soldiers, succeeded in dividing the crowd and stopping
the crush. This movement enabled the mass accumulated
on the bridge to separate. Eight persons were picked up ;
some were already suffocated, and the rest soon succumbed.

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a neighbouring chemist's ; other, bed h.:Ps ' , creed and '3°l
D the little canteen attached to the ---.7
II Boffin il in
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o'clock in the morning at the men a ---"taa a. 'onto are urg
r that the rienearry attention was pep-fra 7. ' to prfille
ad himself distributed assistance is ilia „„„_--7, •' • ' Pru1e4.,..1.
sties. An hour afterwards the tosiods7'„ o o "thudsFax'F'`el
to had been attended to were able to raik-.L.,110 . , arm
foot ; the others were immediately 0e50,,,..i 7 whom tl
or on litters to their own dwellings, .„-r_ • -an b 0 Pia I
epital. An inquiry has been ceder-,,i„,__„- ''thi 'near of th;
1 and the circumstances of this 5:,,i.,,.-••,611 , pointed at tl
id in accordance with the wish of th,7,e____ etersburg
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lof police has already been ropited ie. Zi'.2,B get wis fo
ere "Wh
11 of the victims and information with ven,,,7 .°Y
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on of their families, so as to esker, " .aor'"'"
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site of
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b.,:i°,lB.yhefuKinelsechcoleinittnefg:in.tryibithileines:tahr
BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, ken re wantan; I
of the opening of the handsomel4,i
Ibe continued to-morrow, on the ' . the Elects'
iutatenswallsils, macofhalliner7,d
ansunddrycostathe *
ket, and an international e :-•-• ...ed of b
~ y I Because
• ce Charles,
•in salt or fresh, deep or shallowmeles :.*ch Austria
to the art and mystery of catching
iibition is styled in French, " Enpaajai
bonnie de Piche-a phrase main tome
d plelte, as here used, I will thank ya,
Ilan translate literally. If you know du, ~ . old Kim
letaifle, the
English word equally comprehensive W 4 flan majest
p me to it. Heise includes all sat; , , princes, 1
rig tackle and gear-such as nem, aigai plat of the c
cords, tubs, baskets, snares, hype% vermin, I
daggers, knives, rods, lines, La, &a; . rsery of gol.
e Gotha Aln
of boats, sea-beds, and sea-side deckling,. .; chamber,
ons of every article of clothing, waterline( 'n.Tri't'hull'ellospgrinnlitnfilawtleitil
. :most am(
goof, and otherwise, worn by maw; 'nee of Sal
of factories and machinery used for CM* Berlin, aye
:serving fish, and for extracting oil than ... len who,
fish itself, except in a fresh state, and (ea .:w off hi
n immense quantities and infinite mall • v not hem
er oil. The object of the exhibition ato yof their
se maritime population, slow to learn, sd • 'ens, belie
icelignk, favour
poportftluienieitoy of seeing
cstral
what
ye
gi ntinent, am
e es, hating
'
is of science has dune to facilitate thin . entail') part
; and ameliorate their condition. Bre ,to tote lie
...
o
land that the first exhibition of the kindtook
The moral
,me years ago, and this wasfollowed by army .. ing curio
.ful one at Bergen, in Norway, in 1886. fhl. :xed quest
Denmark, Sweden, and Norway are the •tween son
sal contributors on this occasion. The sister and
i consul here, Mr. Smidth, has been peen d son l-al
• active in stimulating his count's'. bserration ;
il over specimens of their industry. ha :Itishness bl
reral Danish gentlemen of moat respeewn, . tereet 7F.
ance now in the town who have never tn. '' isPattiwal
before, and can scarcely speak a wad d i Prussia i
French or English. The United Kingdom . ore disaster
sot occupy so large a space in the buddla a ouse. Dyr
ild have expected. The Irish Deep "ga . d have the
my is the principal contributor feet as
i. I observed the names of J. and W. Stem, Berlin, At
isselborough, and Brand, of England, a
j the next largest collection of British pa ,
. .„ GREAT n
but the crowd was so great that some nay
ave escaped my notice, and no catalogue it . The inqui.‘
;de. Mr. G. Mali
logne has laid itself out to give gar kW believed yet
i exhibition. It is under the pattoesge di intluence on t
or,en;:drsiemnrvn.etoe.honteafilrveteel:pl
refect of the Pas de Caine, who came
on purpose to preside at the Maga:Mom lectintinpsaweeorti
o'clock about two hundred invited gas*
bled in the drawing-room of the sabre ears ago. r
e, from whence, with the prefect at their Mr. W. C.
m full uniform, and a band playing, they
ed down the Grand Rue to the market ca the I
near CristoTs Hotel. Among the compel I favour of
ihe general commanding the district, Admad ` ept up in •
oteMYr.earsF. Cho"
eel, son of a former Itl i 'dater of 'Marine, spat
military and naval officers, the four deputies :5° had. 11:::Iti
e department, MM. Pinart Scums, Piss, ;
e had r •,
• and Jourdain ; several sub-prefects, M. Vat e sitting no.
Pollenhorn, a Dutch Senator ; B. Kw, $ • e official re
1 deputy. The presidents of the civil tribeal
ribunal of commerce, the Curd of Bolder, lecr t?oen 111:11
moveral other priests, :anon" whom was MO yor, site
.n Monsignori, and Mr. Buckland, whoa : e nadeva,,
,by the way, reminds me that I ought to has *ht. He y
town " Pisciculture" as one of the they ' ?ars told 1
led in the worn pilaw. The proceedingswas a P.lrfor!
that if
al in a short speech by Dr. Live* the me as othe
r of Boulogne, and then the new market em t containe.
al by the curd. A very long speeches' the ere
,specula
by the prefect, which, owing to the aOll4 .ILTriZIP2,I wet
el
of generally heard. A dozen of the Baku t. a
women, dressed in their Sunday attire, re Mr. J. C,
I the prefect with a bouquet. This omens ,1„, part
cedingly picturesque ;it consists of a akin ti 'dc. Be
16,10 scarlet cloth, a fancy shawl of sayeolon .Ziittarynine
sleeves, and a pretty white cap. They a wanted tl
handsome earrings of real gold, and me don th
had gold chains. Most of them were eel termer&
m, but two or three young, and very pro 4 , having
.intgrepuelto
could scarcely believe, seeing their nett si
• the otha
viable appearance, polished little shoes, eal
rDt 201
white stockings, that these were the oKI anderbyl..
ai whose coarse clothes and bare legs Minn man name
ttention of the visitor on the Boulogne Wei ting up t
day in the week. The exhibition ismer! . the 1
ed Ki
t about six weeks. I understand the prise two
;Mon is to be one franc, but I should hor - did n.
he not
it of fishermen-otherwise i s days e r
f the exhibition will be scarcely attained. • 4 I saw
i splendid hall of the Casino, which I deteribel 4 I
Tine
ti when it was opened three years ago. .rday ,
the evening a banquet of 230 covers was gin, , utabhleiniti
7 eveniz
• bald t was
rium in the garden of the Casino, .
• Hai
D by M. Betencourt, but
which looks like a
grathties prehoursfemedfar tilde
a/., but I
be a grand ball to-morrow. The very Mag.
oof solid rocks at Etretat, was to have bee or . a nue
ie attractions of the day, but it is not 910.1, • not g .
ed, and the architect does not care to Mr" he Not
and I
cted at present. • er side, 1
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torie-rort
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siatia 29.8151 , LW. I 1 3 N. N.W. 10 ,i 1 on the othr
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REMARKS.
___, or, a, ewes en room
metric meanie was rather low yestro4f ibe OW a routs I
aof Europe, haring fallen to 2e. tin The sc
, and to about 29.4 inches ,in the ,manta of:. nitr,ir
weather at present 14 fine, with ansieni _ nerl7-4,1 in peen
over the greater part of the fititish islr;r: las a . R
rn emits the winds have returned to POO b ten marine,
tia the barometer is agent falling. with tin „ tummy". f Alderle,
the coasts of the hay of Ilise 4 the "'",'"alood hew two otx
eagerly, probably lufluenued by the &min
The re
measure over Spain.
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111 PIINOIC AND PB1NCP:88 CHBISTia,7;O
_. ie., Ileitlar-C
'Mamas Christian are not expected to arn •1.7,,,• *pail,
House till about the time fixed for the Ter, ~ wawa-1i;
a from Balmoral. At Frogmore a number °,l,,,rtie fors or;
have been made during the last few mow woo %life
swim of several of the apartments intfereo, . hoolosmi
wens for their royal highnesses. The La de mooll
hewing rooms have been reclecorated.thereesb „oaf AAN
will b. e9mfoll
a understand that Lord. 130Y°43 boos
..,....411 01
• north 'ids of the corridor put in s