The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-15 00:00:00

THE VICEROY OF EGYPT.

Yesterday afternoon his highness, ►ttended by Nubs,.
Paella and accompanied by the Earl of Dudley and other
distinguished personages, left Paddington at three o'clock
by special tr►in en route for Taplow, in order to visit
Clieveden, near Maidenhead, the beautiful residence of the
Dowager Duchess of Sutherland, which overhangs one of
the most picturesque portions of the Thames. Carriages
were in waiting at the Taplow station, which was reached
at 3.35 p.m., and in them the illustrious party drove to
the grounds. In the evening his highness and the
rest of the party rowed down the Thames past
Maidenhead and Bray. Prince Teck and the Earl
of Dudley, with two other gentlemen, took the oars, the
Viceroy, Princess Teck, and two other ladies, sitting in
the stern. The boat used by the Viceroy was named the
Prince of Wales. Followed by the suite in another boat
the party proceeded to Surly Hall, about two miles from
Windsor, on the Berkshire side of the Thames. Surly
Hall, of Eton celebrity, is an old roadside inn upon the
banks of the river. It has • pretty lawn covered with
shady trees between the stream and the house, with here
and there a rustic seat or two from which the lounger may
obtain • view of one of the loveliest rural spots in the
kingdom, the sweep of the rush-lined stream adding greatly
to the beauty of the scenery. In the long room of this
quiet wayside inn, with its walls covered with cues of
stuffed animals, birds and ashes, so oft the retreat
of many an angler, it was arranged by the Earl of
Dudley as an agreeable surprise that the Viceroy
should dine. Accordingly the rich silver-gilt service of
plate was despatched on Saturday from Dudley House to
Surly Hall, and with these massive and valu►ble erns.
meets was the humble parlour table and sideboard, deco-
rated. Covers were laid for 20 guests, the collation
being prepared under the care of Mr. Harris, the landlord
of the inn, and the domestics of Lord Dudley's establish-
ment. His highness apparently greatly enjoyed the still-
ness of the English Sabbath evening. The river reflected
the golden light of the setting sun as the Viceroy
landed at • few minutes after seven o'clock at old Surly,
where • suite of retriing rooms had been prepared. A
little crowd of spectators clustered round the landing
place, but there well no crowding, and the Viceroy
was able to stroll in freedom through the grounds, which
join those of The Willows, the seat of Mr. R. Eykyn, M.P.
for Windsor. Being the summer resort of the Juba.
bitants of Windsor, there were, of course, many pleasure
seekers about, but owing to the admirable arrangements
of Mr. Inspector Recce, of the Berke constabulary, nothing
arose to disturb the privacy of the Pacha, or that of the
distinguished persons with him. Dinner was served
between seven and eight o'clock in the " long room,"
the guests using the ordinary Windsor chairs, the usual
furniture of the apartment. His highness and party after
dinner proceed to Windsor, and returned to London by
the Gre►t Western line.

His Highness the Viceroy honoured Her Majesty's
Theatre with a special visit on Saturday evening. He was
attended by his Excellency Raghib Pasha (President of the
Egyptian Assemblyl, his Excellency Huber Pasha (Mi-
nister of Foreign Affairs), Toles! Pasha (Chief of his High-
ness's Council), Haasam Pasha, and Rise Pasha. Major-
General Francis Seymour, C.B. (Groom in Waiting to her
Majesty), who is specially attached to the service of his
Highness the Viceroy while in this country, was also in
attendance; as was also Colonel Stanton, C. 8., of the
Royal Engineers (her Majesty's Consul-General for Egypt.)
A. special Court of Common Council was held on Satur-
day at the Mansion-house, to consider a motion by Mr. R.
N. Fhillipps, that an address be presented to his Highness
the Pasha of Egypt, in • Basket of the mine of fio guineas.
There was a numerous attendance of members of the court
Mr. R. N. Philippe, in proposing the motion, referred
to the great assistaoce that had been rendered to the
commerce of this country by the Pasha, and to the great
advantages derived by this country from having the means
of communicating with India. He also observed upon the
fact that the present ruler of Egypt had endeavoured to
advance civilisation by every moms in his power, and he

The match of the Lords and Commons came off
in the afternoon ; the firing was much interrupted by the
heavy thunderstorm, but the match was shot off with
great skill. It was watched by a large number of persons,
who took the liveliest interest in it, and were not to be
driven from the ground by fear of a wet skin. The Lords
beat the Commons at the 200 range, but fell short at the
500. Mr. Fordyce and Lord Elcho scored the highest pos-
sible number at the longer range, and Mr. Malcolm and Mr.
Bass were not far behind them. Lord Wharneeliffe made
a mistake in his second innings ; he managed to secure a
bull's eye in the wrong target by his fifth shot, and conse-
quently scored nothing. The accuracy of the shooting in
this match cannot be better described than by observing
that the Lords' score only fell 35 short of the highest pos.
aible number of points, and the Commons' but 29. The
other matches were as follows :
Tint MARTINS PRIES ; A Challenge Cup, value £5O, with F5O
added ; restricted to marksmen, Pre and 1907 ; five shots at 500
yards. —Ensign flow, god Edinburgh, 18 points, Cup and LlO.
WINNER or Bangui A.N,OCIATION Cur, value IL50; 200 and
500 yards; 5 shots each distance.—Private Marsh, 12th Norfolk
(pointa, 18, 19-37).
CHINA CHALLINOE crr, value £525, with L 55 added by the
National Rifle Association ; 200 and 500 yards ; 5 shots at each
instants-Ist Squad: West York, 295 points, Vase and V. 5. 2nd
Squad Queen's, Edinburgh, 293 points, £l5. 3rd Squad Staf-
ford, Si points, £5
THE LAND ANII WATER PERE Mid prise in the "Daily Tel..
graph" competition', value £25; b shots, at 500 yards. Private
Head, 14th Staffordshire, 18 points
IRISH INTEKNATION ‘L TROPHY ; 200, 500. and see yards; 7 shots
at each distance. Private Hay, London Scottish :points, 22, 24,
30-68) (winner of the trophy and a sill sr cup, value £lO, or LW
in money). Private Smyth, Ist Lanarkshire {points, 22., 16, 15-
53). Corporal Humball, 3rd Herta daints, EA 9, 10-42).

SUNDAY.
The common this morning presented its usual quiet ap-
pearance, 41though there was a large number of visitors
present. At 11 o'clock Divine service was performed in
the bell tent, which was attended by the volunteers, sol-
diers, police, and officials on the ground. The band f the
Victories attended, and accompanied the choral parts ci•
the service. The sermon was preached by the Itev.
Charles Kingsley, who took his text from the 24th chapter
of Numbers, 9th verse—" He couched, he lay down as a
lion, and as a great lion ; who shall stir him up! Blessed
is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that cuteeth
thee." The sermon was listened to with great attention,
and a hymn having been sung, the benediction was pro-
nounced, and the vast assembly quietly separated.

THE BELGIANS AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
—Although the executive of the Central Belgian Hemp-
tion Committee bad no arrangement of an official cha-
racter in their programme of entertainments for yesterday.
being Sunday, it was generally understood that the
council of the Zoological Society of London had notified
their intention of throwing open their gardens in the Re-
gent'epark to our Belaian guests. An intimation to this
effect wan therefore only necessary to be forwarded to the
heal-quarters of the Curd Civique at the Grosvenor,
and to that of the Chasaeurs Eclariens and Volunteers at
the Westminster Palace Hotel, to ensure proper infuria-
tion being conveyed to each member of the contingent.
Being left to the bent of their own desires, many attended
mass during the morning at the respective Roman catholic
chapels, others Divine service at Westminster Abbey, St.
Paul's Cathedral, and other churches. An early, however,
as 10 o'clock large nu.nlyers presented themselves at the
entrances of the Zoological gardens, and were at once
admitted. The demand for admission by orders of
Fellows of the Zoological Society for many days past bad
been so great that it was anticipated that yesterday
would produce the largest att-ndance at the gardens ever
known on a Sunday ; but, whether arising from the appa-
rently unse.tled state of the weether ornot it is impossible
to say, although many thou Lands were present during the
afternoon, there was by no means so large an assembly as
was anticipated. The Belgians, however, availed them-
selves of the privilege accorded them, and it is believed
that during the day at least 2,000 of them passed through
the gardens. Large numbers were attired in what is de-
scribed by English volmteers as "mufti"—civilian costume
—the only distinguishing mark being the English badge
suspended by its dark blue Abend from the breast of the
coat. This was equally a passport with the Belgian uni-
form. Others appeared in semi-military costume, wearing
their undress outs and kepis, with white waistcoats and
coloured or black pantaloons. The Sultan's nephew paid
a visit to the gardens in the afternoon. The gardens ge-
nerally, as well as their contents, seemed to excite great
pleasure and admiration amongst the Belgians. By seven
o'clock the large mass of the Belgians had left the ground,
highly gratified by their visit.
The 3rd Battalion of the Lancashire Royal
Volunteers have recently been encamping near Lytham,
and on Sunday, the 7th inst., at the suggestion of C,olonel
Hargreaves, the commanding officer of the battalion,
Chaplain Canon Parker preached a sermon on behalf of the
National Lifeboat Institatioa, which resulted in the hand-
some sum of 201. 10e. being handed to the society.
We may add that last year a similar collection was made
for the institution at the kind request of Colonel Har-
greaves, when the sum of sixteen genius was contributed
by his officers sad men.

The Dramatic College Fate hue certainly had to
contend this year against unusual diasilvantages. With
the almost simultaneous arrival of the Viceroy of Egypt,
the Belgian volunteers, and the Sultan, so many festivi-
ties are taking place that the actors' revels at the Crystal
Palace appeal to • public which has already almost as
many pleasure engagements on hand as it can well fulfil.
Then, too, on Saturday the weather proved any-
thing but • faithful ally. The morning opened
heavily, and as the day advanced deepening gloom
told of a coming storm. At a little before three in the
afternoon, when many were on the way to the Palace and
others so doubt were about to start, there was a perfect
tempest of rain and hail, accompanied by vivid flashes of
forked lightning and loud seals of thunder. Rain, too,
fell again afterwards, though not to the same extent. For-
tunately, an incident occurred during the afternoon which
gave an interest to the Fete altogether special and unex-
pected. At about half•past four the Viceroy of
Egypt paid a visit to the Palace, and taking up
a place in one of the royal boxes erected opposite the great
orchestra found himself in the very midst of the festivities.
The novelty of the scene seems at once to have imprinted
his imagination. In a very short time it was announced
by Mr. Henley, one of the directors, that his highness
had given 50W. to the restoration fend of the Crystal
Palace, and another SOW, to the Dramatic College. Nor
did his generosity stop here. Specially observing one of the
young actresses who go about on these occasions
with baskets on their arms selling bottles of scent
or flowers to fascinated visitors, the Viceroy made •
trifling purchase of her, and in payment for it banded over
the very respectable sum of fifty sovereigns. After this
display of Oriental gallantry and munificence it was mere
prudence perhaps on the part of his highness to withdraw
at once, and so avoid all chance of still further succumbing
to the allurements which threatened him on every side.
The amusements of the day were of the usual character,
and of the usual variety. To-day (Monday) the " Revels^
will continue, the price of admission being as usual reduced.

THE FORTHCOMING NAVAL REVIEW.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 14.

The Channel squadron, under the command of Rear-
Admiral Frederick Warden, returned to Spithesd at day-
light yesterday morning from Dover, the iron-clads being
accompanied on their return by the Liverpool. 35,
wooden screw frigate, Captain John Seccombe, and the
Phoebe, RI, wooden screw frigate, Captain John Bythesea.
It is not probable, scarcely indeed possible, that the
Princess Royal and Scylla can arrive from China to take
part in the review, so that the whole of the fleet may be
considered as having assembled at Spithead, only a few of
the gunboats still remaining in Portsmouth harbour. A.
little change has been made since We nesday in the
position of the wooden two-deckers, and the ships now lie
in the following order, when swinging with their heads to
the eastward :—ln-shore lines : Terrible, Gladiator, Heli-
con, Nymphe, and Daphne ; Lee, Orwell, and Pigeon, and
smaller gunboats. Port division : Victoria, Donegal,
Revenge, Duncan, Irresistible, Lion, St. George, Royal
George, Mersey, Liffey Liverpool, Phoebe, Sutlej, and
Dauntless. Starboard division: Minotaur, Achilles, War.
rMr, Black l'riuce, Bellerophon, Lord Clyde, Valiant,
Pallas, Royal 'sovereign, Prince Albert, Wivern, Research,
Vixen, Viper, and Waterwitch.
A Danish iron-clad screw frigate arrived at Spitheed on
Saturday afternoon, and an Italian corvette arrived this
morning.

The Earl of Portsmouth has given a piece of
land for • building to provide religious worship for the
poorer classes at Andover in Hants. The land will be
vested in trustees, and the building placed ur.der the
direction of a committee, partly consisting of members of
the Church of England, and partly of Nonconformists.
The religious instruction proposed is of • purely unsectorian
character.
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A THEATRE. —On Thurs-
day night • diabolical attempt was made to blow up the
theatre at Exeter. The representative of Mr. Belton, the
lessee, visited the place at eight o'clock, and 140, that
everything was safe. Two hours afterwards a little girl
who lives in the house attached to the theatre noticed a
light inside the pit door. She gave an alarm, and the
police, with some persons connected with the theatre,
arrived. It was then discovered that the Rs.. had been
turned on in all parte of the house, and two burners at
the pit and box entrances lit. Had this continued two
hours longer • terrible explosion must have occurred.
Five persons occupied the theatre house, and there are a
number of other dwellings in the immediate vicinity.
The keys of the doors at the box-entrance, which were
hung just inside, were missing, and they must have been
stolen while the pit door was open in the day. The deed
must have been perpetrated by some one well acquainted
with the premises, and suspicion attaches to a person for-
merly connected with the theatre.
CAPTURE OF A FENIAN LEADER.. —A capture
was made on Satunlay of another leader in the Fenian
movement. He is known as General Fariols, an Italian
by birth, and lately • general in the Federal army. arA
has, it is said, been busy as one of the principal pro-
moters in the Fenian movement. He is a most intimate
friend of Stephens. On Saturday he was taken on a war-
rant issued by the Irish government. The capture was
effected by Inspector Williamson and Sergeant Clarke, of
Sootland.yard, as the prisoner was walking along Oxford-
street. He has been on the Continent keeping out of the
way for over three months. The prisoner was intimate
with General Alpin, who was apprehended • short time
ago, with Colonel Kelly, who is still at large, and other
radars in the movement. He is to be sant to Dublin.