The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-19 00:00:00

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THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1861.

satisfied that he had no theories to mislead or
phantasies to beguile him. The extraordinary
escapade of Thursday last dissipates these hopes,
and drives the most unwilling to believe that the
dynasty of Prussia, like the regime ancirn, is un-
tattzht and unteachable.

if the foolish harangue of the self-crowned
Kixo to the representatives of his people be the
result of Ministerial counsel, it can only be viewed
as a signal-gun fired ostentatiously to announce
to Europe that the Court of Prussia has made
up its mind to eschew all identification with
Constitutional Europe, and to resume anew its
compact with St. Petersburg and Vienna.
[ The fact that Vicrox Emir ANUEL'S Viceroy was not
received at Konigsberg as the representative of
Italy, but only as the plenipotentiary of the
ci-d:rmit dynasty of Savoy, is now clearly explained.
The visit to Compligne evidently goes for nothing.
Forgetful that his throne, compared with that of
Kaiser and of Czar, is but a piece of military
upholstery not yet seventy years old, his Prus-
sian lilkiracry prefers to imitate Muscovite and
Austrian pretensions, in the hope of being mis-
taken in their dark shadow for a really legitimate
King. It is the fashion just now in certain quar-
ters to rail at the institutions, the statesmen,
and the public acts of another country,
whose political era is about contemporaneous
with that of Prussia. The bubble of Democratic
Government is about to burst, we are told, in
America, because certain provinces have revolted
from the Union, and because a few months have
elapsed without their being reduced to allegiance
by force of arms. But it must at lent be owned
that nowt or utterance of the elective head of the
American State is comparable in fatuity or folly to
that of King WILLIAM of PRVIIRIA. President
LINCOLN may not have succeeded in winning back
the disaffected to their duty as citizens by his re-
monstrances and reasonings, but no disinterested
critic will say that in his Inaugural Address he was
betrayed into assumptions of lawless authority, or
expressions which implied a denial of all other
authority M the State. Democracy may not be
the best form of Government ; but its severest
censors must confess that it is less repugnant to
all sense of moral, social, and political right than
that of Prussian absolutism.

tit Court.

BALMORAL, Ocr. 17.

The Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by
the PriIICeSMI, Alice and Helena, and Prince Louis of Hems,
drove yesterday to Loch Ca/later, and then rode on ponies to
the top of Cairn Lochan ; they then rode down again to the
Spittal Bridge at the foot of the Cairn wall, whence they
drove home.

A deputation from the directors of the poor of the parish
of ►St. Pancras, consisting of Messrs. Stockton and Carter
(churchwardens), Yana. Illingston, Newton, Roes, Turner,
Fisher, and Mr. F. Plow (vestry clerk), had an interview
with the Right Has. C. P. Villiers yesterday, at the office
of the Poor-law Board.

Messrs. Brettingham, Salter, and Robson, directors of the
poor of the same parish, afterwards also had an interview
with the Right Hos. C. P. Villiers at the same °dice.
Her Majesty's Commissioners for the International Exhi-
bition of 1862 held a meeting at their offices in the Miami
yeeterday.

His Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-
Chief will hold a levde at 1 o'clock on Thirsday
next, the 24th meet.

The Queen hots just conferred a signal mark of
bar favour upon the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland, the
late Mistress of the Robes. She has divested letters
patent to be passed under the Great Seal, panting to the
dashes the dignities of baroness, viscountess, and countess,
and further granting after her deomme the oorrespooding
aka to her sexed surviving am, Lord Francis Levi...
Jeerer, and to his male heirs. The principal title of the
deans. will be Countess of Cromartie.

The Prince Dmitry D. Sokolinsky has left Long's
Hotel for Hastings. _ _

The Prince lioris Galitzin has left Long's Hotel
for Paris.

The Duc de Gramont has arrived at Long's
Hotel.

The Dowager Duchow of Sutherland, Lady
Blantyre, and Lord Lemon Gower arrived at Folkestone
from the Continent yesterday, by the South-Hater/ Ren-
ew Oompany's new siems-boat, the Victoria, Captain
Paul. /along the 'wogs from Boulogne in the uoprece-
iisskei Moms of one bear sad 96 minutes. The party took
towhees M the Soya Pavilion Hotel, and proceeded to
London by she 'pasha tidal Maim.
The Earl and Countess of Bective have left their
visional, in Park-street, Westminster, for Underly Hall,
Wosinserelaod.

Baron Lionel de Rothschild, M.P., has arrived
all as Hotel Bristol, Pails._
_ _

Sir W. Atherton, M.P., Attorney-General, pre-
sided on Wednirday night ate public lealneetiag held in
the new Wesleyan impel at Nenbettle, a village about vix
alike from Idaadariaad, and delivered an Addams upon the
merits al natiodiseit

Mr. Collier addressed his constituents at Ply-
lest* on Thundey night. The Imo. gentleman's speech
empesitewisd • groat misty of topics, chief among which
ware the astlemil sips•ditiarst, parliamentary reform, the
war Is dowel*, the repeal of the paper duty, church rases,
sad lard Russell's Italian policy.

A meeting for the purpose of promoting the
eniablishment of a Veterinary College for Ireland was held
ea Thursday at Dublin. The Lord Mayor presided. The
peeveilap mmalased with some olbsersations from Pro-
lavverOessurea. arphasiory of the object of the meeting,
whish heed Set it wan estimated that 6,0001. walk'
sensird to mishlish a veterinary college, and it was
papmet to Mile the required sum by issuing shares of It
eveh, ea the tiesflsd liahility prinriple. The resolutions in
Besse et the eldest le view were moved and seconded by
Lied Whet de Yebbkle. /a. Wilde, Has. J. P. Vereker,
H. IL Talbot, sad War pallemve. A eornrnittee has
ban hard proviskettly for may* oat the preliminary
ensegemseta

The literary executors of the late Lady Horgan
have arranged (mays the Atheierrisin). conformably with the
edam of the dameneld lady, that Miss Jensbuty shall pre-
pare beg letters sad journals for the press. About •
eabanio of autobiography exists in the compooition of Lady
Norgea, ready for the printer, Them are also journals and
araiwbooks, clopiendy kept, far many years subowpient to the
parkd at whisk the milder composition breaks off. The let-
t= ere axtromely numerous, ancroomprise • cycle of secret
hiskey. Ammer Lady Morgan's most intimate friends
mars Lady Caroline Lamb sad Madame Patterson-Bona.
ear* sad the corngoadsaes of those celebrated beauties
Is said to be 30 the highesttlegrae piquant and attractive.
Lord Auckland, the Bishop of Bath and Wells,
pupating for the public • 1181Ked selection from the Eden
Mem

Mr. John Huila is preparing for publication
s The History of Nehru Meek."
We read in the Blestrefed Tines :—" The re-
verted intention of the chief promoters of the Dalmatia
Oellelp to establish • newspaper of their own, which shall
lea complete theatrical reeard,i• probably oreakmed by the
silly led asdigelled viand which has occurred between
meals members of the emecil and the proprietor of the
Jae mempeper hitherto the organ of the theatrical world.
Thee the proposed sewspaper would contain most reliable
Ermatie intelligeoos is iodubitabki, but one would scarcely
be inclined to pin much faith upon its criticism
whoa it is recollected that the council of the college Is
shied entirely composed of the actors sad writers to be
animadverted epos."

The Era states that it is the intention of • body
Si noblemen awl gentlemeo, amateurs and professors, to
gromot, during the Exhibition seems of 1882, a testimonial
to Kr. Coetn, for his loos exertions in the advancement, of
sot owing a period of 30 years in this country.
The Midland Counties Association have issued a
very liberal prise list for their next December Fat Cattle
Show, the prime offered amounting in value to not lees
than 1,4001. is the whole.

Madame Fulgens, with the intention of arresting
the Abb4, but failed to find him.
Madame Fulgens protested against this violation
of her dwelling, declaring herself to be a British
subject.
During their visit the police seized all the Abbc's
letters and papers.

The Abbe remains at liberty, but has been sus-
pended from the exercise of his, priestly functions
for having refused to make a retractation of his
pamphlet.
This affair greatly occupies the attention of the
public at Rome.

CORONATION OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA.
KONIGSBERG, Ocr. 18.
The coronation of the King of Prussia took
place to-day.
The splendour displayed in the various proces-
sions was very great.
After the coronation ceremony, which took place
in the Church of the Castle, the processions pro-
ceeded at noon to the Throne Room, where Car-
dinal Geissel, in the name of the catholic clergy,
and Prince Selma Lych, in the name of the nobi-
lity, addressed the King.
His Majesty then proceeded down the grand
staircase to the court-yard, and, surrounded by the
whole court, his ministers, and the invited wit-
noises of the coronation, received the addresses of
the Presidents of the Prussian Chambers and of
Count Dolina-Lauck, representative of the Estates.
The King, in reply to these addresses, said :
" The Kings of Prussia have now worn the
crown for 160 years.
"I am the first King to ascend the throne since
the crown has been surrounded with institutions in
harmony with our times.
" But remembering that the crown comes from
God, I have notified by my coronation in a sacred
place that I have received it in humility from His
hands.

" I know that the prayers of my peoplo have
accompanied me in this solemn act, and that they
also pray that the blessing of the Almighty 'nay
rest on my government.

" The love and fidelity which have been dis-
played towards me since my accession to the throne,
and which have just been manifested in so tonching
a manner, are tokens that I may reckon under all
circumstances on the fidelity, devotedness, and self-
sacrificing spirit of my people.
" Trusting in these qualities, I could renounce
the custom of requiring an oath of allegiance and
fidelity from my faithful people.
" The gratifying proofs of affection and devotion
which were lately afforded me on the occasion of a
fatal event have strengthened this confidence.
"The providence of God has preserved the bleating
of peace to the dear Fatherland. My valiant army
will protect it against dangers from without. As
regards dangers in the interior, Prussia will remain
free of them, because the throne of her kings
remains strong in its power and its rights.
"If the unity between King and people, which
has made Prussia groat, continues to exist, we
shall be enabled, on the ground of acknowledged
rights, to resist the dangers of an agitated period
and all the threatening storms.
" May God will it so."

The Minister then read the Act of Foundation of
the Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle, of
the Order of the Crown, and of the extension of
the order of Hohenzollern. He also read an act of
amnesty, several grants of nobility, and grants of
orders.

The King, when the ceremonies had been con-
cluded, lowered his sceptre three times, and re-
entered the Castle amid the hearty and enthusiastic
cheers of the people.

MONTENEGRO.
RAGUSA, Ocr.lB.

A Turkish war bulletin announces that a battle
has been fought on the frontier of Montenegro be-
tween the Turks and 3,000 insurgents and Mon-
tenegrims, resulting in the defeat and pursuit of
the latter.

The Turkish despatch adds that the Montene-
grin frontier was respected, but the Montenegrins
on the contrary state that it was violated by the
Turks.

BERNE, Ocr. 1&
M. Grandgnillot having in a recent article in the
Conatitutionnel persisted in his charges against the
government of Geneva, the latter has determined
to bring an action against him fur libel in the
French law courts.