The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-12 00:00:00

TH3 PIINC3 07 WAL3B.

After a sojourn of neatly two months at Erlin-
beret, his Royal Higher' the Pence of Wales loft Holy-
rood Palace at a (parks to sit cm Batarday morulog, and at
it o'clock started Rom Wevertey-bridge station by the
limited smell Seth for the north; kit royal highness end mite
beteg the only paisengere. The Has. Colonel Brace,
governor, and Captain Grey. equertjr, ramped the saloon
carries* with his royal highness. Mr. Sheri/ Gordon wee
the only Michel gentleman who was pressed at the departure
of the prince and mita. His royal highness would reach
Aberdeen before ore o'clock. ant four to Iva horns' posting
would bring him to Balmerel. During the stay of hie royal
highness at Ediabergit ha hoe gone *vont' a regular
ems la different departures, of study, and has three them
a week attended the &mica' lecture* of Protestor Playfeir
at the University. His royal highness has appeared fre-
quently in public, and has won uoiverul esteem rad &dad-
ratios by his graoefal and unassuming manners.
Oa Filthy rewriting last the troops le parison at Edin-
burgh were reviewed in the Guera's Park, by Viscount
blelville, the general comasenethig In the district, and In the
preseme of his royal highness. The forma premed consieted
at • esespaay of Royal Artillery, from Leith Fort, with
Add train, the 16th L &cern from Pte shill barracks, and
the West York Rides, from the Castle. The Prince of
Wales wore the uniform of a Goiania le the army, end the
members of He suits, Colonel Brom sad Captain Grey,
were ales is =llona. For about two bourn the troop wee
marched is the mancouvres of mimic warfare. At the close
the troops defiled beton the prime and the general, end
than returned to quietus. In the mooing the Prince at
Wales honoured the dhows of the 16,h Lencers by Jobs's(
them at mere. Lord Kehl* Colonel Bt AC*, Captain Grey,
Caphda Jones, sad the Rev. Mr. Terme wee pie-eat. On
!motes the barracks his royal laglytees was loudly chewed
by the widths.

The Right Hon. William Cowper is the solitary
enewbor of the adn'tionatios in town, and is now dolly at

work qo his onSto.

The Hight Hon. T. Milner Gibson has been rusti-
cating on the French crest, and Is at present at Dieppe. It
I, understood the right hon. gentleman Marna to England
scat week, and will mod irobably make a short stay to town.

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Viscount Palmeistou opened the sporting session
at Broadlands, on Wednesday, by going out partridge shoot-
tag with a saw elealtawbamiled gun, tied paraulog the game
with an eagerness and s gusto which to one could thoroughly
appreciate, or woo believe, eilhout weirs.

Hie Him Hooey the boont de Pereigny has left the
Prima okay on a visit to Viscount and Viscountess
Pelessneton Y BrosdLusels, cm Bowery.

Bart Granville has not left for Balmoral to
relieve the Right 800. Sir George Grey of attendance on her
Majesty, owing to the forlisp3sition of the Ccrattess Gran-
,We. The senoonoemoot was premature. We are happy to

my that the Cowden array"le's MUsct• Is not of a aailoee
or alarming name.

The Duke sad Duchess of Bum.leach have joined
the Marna and llarettkeese of Abercorn at Brackett Hall,
Herta, from Dram Mari( Cunt, N.B. The Bart of De&silk
sad a fatally drele have ameeabled at Brooke...

The Duke and Duchess of Manchester, on leaving
Tendregee, their seat In the North of Ireland, 'Mend to pay
a eeries of visits os their way to Eimboltos Cott., Heats.

The Duke of Bedford hu left Belgrave-oquar
for Woburn Abbey, Beds, for the au.r-rn.

The Marquis of Lansdowne has left Larsdowne
Sooaa far Bowood Park, Wild.

The hiarquis of Abereorn arrived at Brackett
ftdl, Hero, as Thursday, lona Harou's Court, the fatally
seat, in the county Truce.

The Earl and Countess Craven left town on
Bata/day for Ashdown Park, Berko, Alf a visit to Buxton.
The Earl and Countess of Derby intend to enter-
tain a saeoeseloa of visitors next tusk at Knowsley Park,
Lancashire.
Viscount Clap, Load Delamere, and a select party,
are staying with Kr. William vid the Hon. Kn. Tomlin*,
at their mama in the no/that Bco.l.nd.

Lady Loftus Otway has left London for the Oat-
4-ids Holsl, welts**.

An invitation ha; been forwarded to Lord John
Ramat, now at Abe:plata, t ) be present dr.)mi some tee° I
of the ➢ritish Asnooiation'a gallop, mad it Is exc:elingly
probable abet hum lordship 11:11 oaroplywith the laritatioa.

Amongst the dlst;ngnietted visitors who arrived
at the Royal Hotel, Aberdeen, on Friday night, were Lord
and Lady Levet, Lord and Lady &Ibsen, Lord and Lady
Taunton, Lady Clifton, Sir Bea/main Brodie, Lord Heating:,
end Lady Edith Hastings. Toe Lord Chief Jtt.tioo Cock-
burn and party bare bit the Royal Hor.l for the Sault.
The Rev. Home Roberts, M.A., who was on
board the Greet Eastern 'transship when the explosion oc-
curred, end who, attar his own /*evidential so*" rendered
so much ',Edelen°e to the injured Bremen and others, publicly
twinned &sake yesterday at St. Katherine Coleman's etworcb,
lananschwtrest. He subsequently preached an affecting

rum is the 113th vase of the 66'th Psalm, which

anti of the Psalms of the day, Thou hest delivered my sod
6e• lath, and wy feet front [aline, that 1 might walk bi-
ke, the Lord In the lead of Ms "efsg."

DRAMA.

........
SADLER'S WELLS.

The new melon at Sadler's Well, com-
menced on Saliuday night, when Rowe end Juliet
was peessalatt to a crowded how.. At &et thought
one woad Bee recollect any character lu this lyautl-
ful tragedy at all likely to suit the ptculi.o ince of Mr.
Phelps's wyla, wed would therefore coaclude that his Baas

would be omitted from thereat. But within the last fcrycare
ambition hen seized upon our excellent manager, zed
he barn to be cons:dored, not only what be really is, a
sterling, conscrientiona ratiefactory tragedian, but he wool!
he herrn ma a vcresqle actor. Two ream ago be played
Horan is the Miderrourer Night'. Dream, sad played It
desirably, dirating the character of the buffoonery which
had babe. to been support nicrearily to attach to end
endowing it with a certain grave, solemn, dictatorial folly
which was inexpreseibly ludicroas, but at the same time
perfectly real. Encouraged by his sumer, he hes era per-
fortori other comb thunders, end on %tardily he swayed
Mercier ; it la no discredit to Mr. Phelps to ry that he did
not perfectly weasel. flare la probably tat one actor sow
on the English rata (Mr. Leigh Mum•y) who could play
?denude respectably, and there is so doubt that hie
performanoe, la the eye. of the older anurition who
rreollect Mr. Charles X mettle, would be marled as • short-
caning. Mr. leto•e Wellack's conception of the character
had but one blot, he was gay, airy, gallant, vivacious, hat
slangy, and Mercutio i. essentially • gentleman. Mr.
Phelps'. rendering is perfectly gentlecarlike, but too pon-
derous—too heavy and Inteaez. He has no raillery, it is
all witherieg earcarn, and his cuts at his friends are not
risen quipe, but smashing blows. But all this wee, ap-
pan any, perfectly saber eri by the audience, who laughed
ot every point, ,tad charred him to the echo.

Tee Joliet of 'he mooing was Miss Heath, from the
Plioo/Ael, who altered tha hurtle wit'. her manager, and do-
ar rnd them is the bigbeet degree. Nothing could ba More
graceful, sweet, and womanly than her permeation, perfectly
free from all rant or t emanation, yet mining no point, sad
/Nisi to every shade of the ehareeter a modest, earnest La-
twpretation. 84as is the inset lesportast aceassios whkla Mr.
Plrolp'a soapily ham reesteed for a very bag Maas. Mr. F.
&Aaron looked wall m Romeo. and played with spirit.; Mre.
B. Yanks le, pirhape. the bat Norse since Ills death of
Mre. Mover, Marty, genial, and neterral. she, aad all the
old hvoiwitee, melted the heartiest welcome.

WAR WITH cuitiej

A telegram, of which, uit arrived in cypher,

substance only can be given, was reosived this morn-
ing at the Foreign-oilke, through Alexandria and
Constantinople, from Mr. Rumbald, Secretary toher
Majesty's Mission in China, dated Aden, Aug. 29 :
Admiral Hope arrived off the Peihe River on the
17th of Inns, end found that the fortifications had
been rebel., bat no gnus or men were visible.

The entrance into the river was barred with booms
and stakes.

The Plenipotentiaries joined the squadron on
the 20th, and no notice haring been taken of the
announcement of their e. rival, an attempt was made
on the 25th to force a passage, when on a sudden
batteries, supported by a Mongol for% e, of apparently
20,000 men, were unmasked, and opened a destine.
tire fire.

After a severe Retie:, the squadron was obliged to
withdraw, with the low of the Cot atorant, Lee, and
Plover, and 464 killed end wounded.

The French had 14 killed and wounded out of 80.
The Plenipotentiaries have returned to ShanghaL

Rest of China reported quiet.
No fears are entertikined about Canton, but the
Tartar troops had been disarmed se a matter of pre-
caution.

A further telegram received from her Majesty's
agent and consul-general in Egypt mentions that 7
officers were killed and 17 wounded. Admiral Hope
Captains Shadwell and Vaositt%rt, are mentioned as
being wounded, bat the other names axe too obscenely
given in the telegram to be safely pubt,thed.

TRIESTE, Sam 10.
The Anst,:an Lloyd's sterner just arrived beings
the following advisee:
Einswowst, Jinx 16.—0 n the revival of the allied
squadron at the mouth of the Peiho or Yellow River,
its farther advance wan prevented by the Chinese.
An engagement by land and water took place on the
26,h of June at the Take Forte.

The English lost several gunboats and 484 men
killed and wounded ; amongst the latter are 22
Akers. The sqnstiroa has returned. It ++ stated
that the American smbaevador hu bees admitted to
Min. The hope of the treaty being carried out is
given up, and a freeh war le considered imminent.
CANTON, JULY 20.—A1l trails with the interior is
interrupted. The allies still occupy the town.

We have bees favoured with the following tele-
gratri:

(IT TAI RID SI& AID =DIA TILISZAP/14

ADEN TELEGRAPH OFFICE, Auotres 28.
N. GISBONNI TO CHALLIS L. PIZL, UQ., LONDON,

The Biala, from Calcutta, has arrived to-day.
Lord Clyde, in general orders, wares Europeans
of the disadvantages of taking a discharge, but only
few have withdrawn their names. The number of
discharged in Bengal will reach 6,000.
The Sikhs on the Nepali' frontiers have had two
enocessful engagements with rebels.
The Fire-and-a-Half Loan, f discount. Er:-
change on London for first-elm paper, six. months,
21.

The English and French Secretaries of Legation
to China are on board the Simla.

The English and French have been repulsed in
attempting to foroe a passage to Pekin va Peiho.
The Chinese objected to that route, consequently a
severe engagement took place on the 26th
of Jane. The allies were obliged to retire
with great lose. Three English gun-boats
and a despatch boat were sunk. The enemy
consisted chiefly of Mongols from Amoor. The
British killed and wounded amounted to 464 ; the
French ditto, 14. 6 Engliiti officers were killed and
23 wounded.

The Hon. Mr. Bruce and M. de Boar London wei
at Bhanghae. The British squadron will rends:so'
off Chin► Ningpoo.