The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-06 00:00:00

CREMORNI (WIDENS.

By a salute of twenty-one guns, Chelsea, Batter-
sea, and the surrounding neighbourhood of the Thames,
yesterday became alive to the fact that the rule of
Cremorne had changed hands, and that Mr. E. T. Smith
was oil the point of celebrating hi entry on pomearion by •
grand inaugural file. The great and versatile entrepreneur
is evidently bent on ourpaaring his predecessor, and it would
require a tersely written column to describe the additions in
the way of ornamental design. The thousands of additional
lamps might, from the vastly increased splendour of effect,
have been millions ; and • novel and costly plan of
covering a large surface of the hotel and minor buildings
with mirrors constituted another and a yet more
attractive feature The day having been unexceptionally
fine, en early influx of visitors betokened the coming success
of the evening; and, though clouds lowered at • critical
period, that success came with a force that no bate arrival
of tempestuous weather would have daunted. But, ea good
fortune would have it, the rain that had threatened did
not come down, and the out-door magnificence of
the Cremorne fife knew no diminution. A pro-
gramme, chiefly based on the plentiful carte of ea
tartainments provided by Mr. Simpson, was fulfilled
to the letter. There were even additions, and very im-
portant ones, though they were necessarily abbreviated.
Prince George G•litzan led a choral and instrumental con-
cert, comprising the music of no fewer than four Lands and
the voices of 500 choristers. It was found impossible to
carry out the entire scheme of this musical interpola.
lion: but so much of it as was given proved
highly gratifying. The ballet, the Swiss singers, the
wondrous Leotard, the acrobatic exhibitionof " Lee trois
Tourniquets," the medley performance of singing and
dancing, the feats of the dogs and monkeys, the circus, and
the final di play of fireworks had in turn their admiring
crowds of spectators; and the whole assembly, having
tried promenading with little remit, began an attempt at
dancing, with less. In fact, the gardens were more crowded
than they have ever been, even on • Derby night. Nor was
it possible that anybody, who mine to see an increased
splendour of adornment, could have been disappointed. To-
I night • fete will be given, in aid of the funds of • benefit
society, known as the Sir Paul Pinder, and • balloon race
will be one of the evening's attractions. Next Monday the
"Female Blondes* will, it is announced, arose the Thames
co a rope stretched from the opposite bask to the gardens ;
and on the last Monday in the present month, Mr. Adams,
the indefatigable secretary of the garden., will take his bene-
fit, when all the extraordinary attractions of last night will
be :spoiled.

THE BRITIAH ARCHN.OLOnICAL AMBOCIATION.—
The programme for the eighteenth manual meetbsg he.
bassi issued. The mesoriation meets this year at tutor
during the week beginning Mooday' the 19th of August.
The proceedings ill be conducted acesittlinse to a published
plan, or with as close an adherence thereto as porible.
Tie priacipal places to be visited are : Monday—Remains
of Boageniont Castle and other antquities in the City.
Toseday—Examination of Cathedral ; Excursion to Pynes ;
visite to Copplestone and Creditor'. Wedneeday —Visit to
Ford Abbey ; excursioo to Ottery St. Mary ; Whey House.
11taredey—Excursion to Newton Abbot, Haccombc ;
Comptes Cowie, by Coakington to Torquay; St. Michael's
Chapel ; Tom Church arid Abbey ; visit to Islam Chapel
and, Lent's avers. Friday—Excursion to Tiverton ;
Collompton ; Bradlield House ; Bradninch Manor House.
Seturday—Excemioa to Dartmouth; Darlington Hall;
Berry Pomeroy Castle ; Times. On the Monday fol-
lowing the Congress (August 26). it is proposed to
armor a party to proceed to Dartmoor and institute as
examination of some of its most remarkable antiquities.
On this occasion the association will be entertained by the
Teign Naturalists' Field Club, from whom a most obliging
invitation has been received, and will have an opportunity
of inspecting some of the chief remains in the vicinity of
Chegford. During the congress week the association will
be received by the mayor and corporation of Exeter ; Sir
Stafford Northcote, the president; Sit John T. Coleridge,
and J. S. Walroad, Eq. Papers will be read and discus-
ions take place every evening. Among the papers already
grootsad are the following :—Mr. Pleacha on the Earls of
Ilavoo • Mr. T. Wright on the library given by Bishop
Issofrieto Easter lUtbedral, in the beginning of the 11th
century, mid ea the Exeter municipal records • Mr. Petti.
pew on same &masa nide@ found in Exeter ; Mr. C. E.
Davis as ILrater CWeiai ' • Mr. E. Levien on unpublished
Demaiiimi I. the British Museum; Sir Gardner
Wilkinson an Dlsskssoos.

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