The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-06 00:00:00

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO PiWITZERLAND.

The Queen (travelling hes:ignite as the Countess
of Kent) embarked yesterday from Osborne pier shortly
after midday in the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Cap-
tain his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiaingen, which
almost immediately afterwards sailed for Cherbourg. Her
Majesty was accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the
Princess Louise, the Princess Beatrice, and the Prince
Leopold. The suite in attendance on the Queen and the
royal family included the Marchioness of Ely, Sir Thomas
sod Lady Biddulph, Colonel Ponsonhy, Miss Bauer, Sir
William Jenner, M.D., and the Rev. Mr. Duckworth,
attached to the service of Prince Leopold. Lord Stanley,
her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, will
be the minister in attendance upon the Queen during her
sojourn in Switzerland. His lordship will arrive at Lucerne
on Saturday next. The royal yacht wan attended across the
channel by the Enchantress, government steam yacht.and by
the Black Eagle, steam yacht. Owing to the privacy of her
Majesty's journey, the Victoria and Albert was not at-
tended by any of the iron-clads belonging to the Channel
squadron now lying at Spithead. A telegram announces
that the royal yacht anchored off Cherbourg at twenty
minutes to seven yesterday evening. Exten,ive prepa-
rations have been made at Cherbourg by Imperial au-
thority for the convenience of the august teaveller&
and a flying bridge leading direct from the arsenal to the
departure platform of the station of the Chemin de Fer
de l'Oueat has been especially constructed, to obviate
the necessity of using carriages for the conveyance of the
royal party from the dockyard to the railway station.
The Emperor has placed at the disposal of the Queen en
imperial train, consisting of ten vehicles, several of
which are fitted up with great magnificence. The royal
Weeping apartment, hung with exquisite tapestry of
°libeling manufacture, the terrace, and the various salons
communicate with each other, and are remarkable for
elegance and comfort. The Queen and the royal party
were to disembark shortly before 11 o'clock last night, the
train being timed to leave Cherbourg at 11 p.m. precisely.
The distance to Paris is 230 miler, and her Majesty
would arrive there at seven o'clock this morning.
At the station of the Cheinin de Fer de l'Ouest
in Paris her Majesty will be received by his Ex-
cellency Lord Lyons, British ambassador at the court of
Paris, with his staff, and by several French officers of dis-
tinction. It is expected that his Royal Highness the Duke
of Edinburgh, who crossed the Channel, en rotate for
the French capital, last night, and the Duke of Cam-
bridge, who crossed on Tuesday night, will be present at
the railway station to welcome her Majesty. The Queen
and the royal party will proceed in the ambassador's
carriages from the railway station to the hotel of the
embassy, where her Majesty will remain during to-
day. It is considered not improbable that she will receive
!hats during her stay from the Emperor and Empress of
the French. Her Majesty will continue her journey this
evening, leaving Paris at 9 p.m. by the Chemin de Fer
de l'Est, using the same imperial train which conveyed
the royal party from Cherbourg to Paris. The distance
from Paris to Bile, on the Swiss frontier, is 323 miles.
At Bile her Majesty and the royal party will partake of
breakfast, and here the officials of the Chemin de Fer de
l'Eet will resign their charge of the train to the officers of
the Central Swiss Railway, over which her Majesty will
travel thenceforward to Lucerne. After breakfasting, and
probably visiting the cathedral at Bile, the Queen will pro-
ceed on her journey, and is expected to arrive at Lucerne
at 11 a.m. Her Majesty will be received by the municipal
authorities of the town, and the railway station has been
fitted up for the accommodation of English visitors, of
whom Lucerne at this time ie very full. The Queen and
the royal family will occupy, during their stay at Lucerne, a
very beautifully situated residence called the Villa Wallace.
It is built on a hill overlooking the town, with the Righi
on the left, and Mont Pilatua, distinguished by its serrated
ridge, upon the right, and the lake and the snowy St.
Gothard range of Alps immediately in front. The Queen,
and the royal family, with the ladies in waiting, will
occupy the villa, and the other members of the suite will
be accommodated in a very pretty chalet, situated in the
grounds of the Villa Wallace, and closely adjoining the
lake. Altogether the spot chosen for her Majesty's resi-
dence is remarkable for scenery of the most beautiful
character, possibly not to be equalled in Europe. It is
expected that her Majesty will remain at Lucerne during
the next three weeks, or probably until the first week in
September. The continuance of the present fine weather
will probably have an influence upon the royal move-
ments. It may be interesting to mention that so great
are now the facilities of communication between London
and Switzerland, that a traveller leaving Charing-cram
Station at 8.30 p.m. can arrive at Lucerne on the follow-
ing evening.

A crowded and enthusiastic meeting was held
at the county hall, Abingdon, on Tuesday evening, when
the borough elestors were addressed by the new liberal
candidate, Mr. Godfrey Lushington, of Lincoln's-inn,
and son of Dr. Lushington ; and Mr. OOLDIHN Smarm
who presided.
BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AT OXFORD.—
The most interesting event in connection with the visit of
the members of the medical profession to Orford took
place yesterday morning in the theatre, when the Uni-
versity proceeded to confer the honorary degree of doctor
in civil law on Sir Charles Locock, Bart., M.D., F.R.S.,
the Rev. Samuel Haughton, M.D., F.A.S., William
Witbay Gull, M.D., James Paget, F.8..5., John Simon,
F.R.S., and James Byrne, F.R.S.

THE RECENT DUEL IN BELGIUM. The fol-
lowing curious incident is narrated of the late duel be-
tween M. Jecker and M. Dip's Barot :—" The two ad.
verssuies were directed to fire on the command of one,
two, or three,' at any moment between the utterance of
the three words. On the signal being given M.
Jeeker discharged his pistol and the ball struck M.
Barot in the stomach. This latter also fired, but
without hitting his adversary, and then fell to
the ground. ' You are wounded r asked M.
Cahan : ' Yes." In what
.part Y 'ln the abdomen.'
While M. Barot was thus lying. M. Jecker approached,
and having rolled up his overcoat placed it as a pillow
under the head of his wounded opponent. In the meantime
Dr. Faigneaux had stripped M. Barot, and in a state of
astonishment was looking for the wound. ' I see no trace
of the bullet,' he said ; ' there ni no perforation : where is
the bail W by here!' exclaimed one of the seconds:
here it is !' lie had found it in the waistcoat pocket
of M. Barot, Thim is what occurred:—The bullet, th-ffmAg.'
the last-named gentleman in the region of the stomach,
was stopped by a waistcoat button conmsbng of • thin
piece of -metal covered over with silk, and glandng off
quietly deposited itself in his pocket. M. Barot, at first
supposed to be badly wounded, escaped with a severe con-
tusion. After the ball was discovered he fainted, and the
duel of course was at an end."

THE CONTIIACT CORPORATION.—Yesterday, at
the Rolls Chambers, before Mr. Church, the chief clerk, a
further dividend of one shilling in the pound was ordered,
making 4s. in this matter. It would take about 35,0001.
to pay the dividend of one shilling in the pound.

A STRANGE SUICIDE.—A few days ago a re-
spectably-dressed man was observed to climb over a fence
into the stone yard of the Cheltenham Workhouse, where
he deliberately shot himself in the breast with a.pistol. In
his pocket was a piece of paper with the following words
written in pencil :—%. Left Cerney at 11 cm., arrived at
Cheltenham at 1.30 p.m. Died July 29, 1868. Mir Arkell,
A. Iles, Esq., Moorwood House, Wooclmaoote. F. G."
It appears that he had been engaged to a young lady visit-
ing at the address indicated, whom he had on the day
before his death, and that, under the impression, which was
a correct one, though it had not been expressed to him by
the young lady herself, that it was desired to break the
engagement, be had left the neighbourhood of Moorwood
House and walked, a distance of twelve or fourteen miles,
to Cheltenham, atter having left his carpet bag, contain-
ing 101. and a pathetically written letter announcing the
fatal step he was about to take, to her—to be delivered
after his departure. Tbe motive that prompted him to
walk to Cheltenham before carrying out what was evi-
dently his fixed resolve, and induced him to choose the
union premier for its accomplishment is not explained.
The deceased was an envelops maker named Frederick
Green, and he lived at Tottenham.

An old widow lady, named Lock, has just died
at the age of 92, in Newport, in the Isle of Wight. She
was the widow of • volunteer of that name in the days
when Bnonapsrte threatened to invade England. Mr.
Lock was accidentally shot dead at a volunteer review
upwards of 60 years ago.
CRYSTAL PALACIL ORR BRILLLItO DAY.--
Wungarner, Ammer s.—Adinieeious by mason tickets,
1,188; ditto on payment, 3,238 ; total visitors, 4,424.

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