The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-17 00:00:00

Tfl EXPRESS, TIIITRODAY. .VENING, OCTOBER 17, 1861.

the country has a Government scitich undersiends '
its interests. As soon as mite regeohents getieut,
they find that they are objects of aversion, and
have to encounter opposition in every form.
After a short struggle, " the Admiral" is
called up to support the Minister or Consul, and
commerce, which of all interests is by nature the
'Moat penetrating and uniting, is urged on by
force. It seems as if our relations with races with
whom we have little more than natural humanity
in common cannot be maintained otherwise than
by the violence with which they are founded. We
say seems, because we are unwilling to accept a
conclusion so dismal until the experiment has
been tried to the utmost. In Japan it is proceed-
' ing under circumstances which may, in a relative
sense, be called favourable. The Government of
the country, although it would doubtless be
very glad to take a final friendly leave
of our ambassador, and cannot be per-
suaded to take measures for securing his tran-
quillity, would be terribly alarmed if anything
serious happened to him. Accordingly, we find
that their guard fought vigorously in defence of
the Legation when it was attacked, although on
former occasions it had never exposed itself to
danger. Mr. Awocit'ii prudence, as seen in his
recant formal retirement from the capital, and his
determination not to return until ho was prayed
by the Ministers to do so, has greatly increased
his influence with the Government. If he does
not succeed in establishing relations between the
two countries on a peaceful footing, it will pro-
bably be because the Japanese Government ia too
weak to give effect to its wishes—too much at the
mercy of the discontended lords of the capital and
provinces. In that use, we shall have occasion
to vindicate our honour, of course, in those waters,
bat occasion also to reconsider seriously the sound-
ness of a policy which time after time commits our
honour to the questionable course of forcing our
trade upon nations that do not desire it.

Z'be Court.

BALMORAL, Ocr, 15.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helens
en Prince.* Louise, and attended by lady Augusta Bruce,
drove out yesterday, and rode to the top of Craig thrall.
The Prince Cocoon.. the Prince of Wake., and Prince
Lluia of Hew, attended by Sir George Grey and Baron
WeattrweUer, went to the Abergeldie Woods, which were
driven for deer.

Princes+ llohealohe, Princess Alice, end Princess &►trice
drove out.

Mr. and Mrs. and Mies Farqub.irson, and Lieut.-Colonel
Farquharson, of forerunld, had the honour of joining the
Royal dinner party yesterday.
The Prince of Wales, attended by Captain Grey, left the
Castle this morning at a quarter before 8 o'clock.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Tremor",
iu Downing-street. The ministers present were Vis-
count Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Gran-
ville, Earl Russell, Sir G. Curnewall Lewis, Sir
Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the Duke al Somerset, the Right Hon. Thomas
Milner Gibson, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the
Right Hon. C. P. Villiers.

Ifiament Palmist= arrived at his residence in Piccadilly
yesterday, from he mat, Broadliids, Hints.
Fed Resell arrived in town on Tuesday evening.
The Right Roe. T. Milner Gibson arrived in London yes-
terday, from his seat in Suffolk.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

CORONATION OF THE KING AF PRUSSIA.
ENTRY OF THE KING INTO KONIGS-
BERG.

(nor ou .recut comsroinUar.)
KONIGSBERG, MONDAY. 1 O'CLOCK.

I take my chance of dropping this into the rail-
way poet at the latest moment to announce to you
the public entry of hie Majesty the King of Prus-
sia into his ancient capital of Konigsberg, at a
quarter to 1 p.m. You shall have full details of a
very interesting ceremonial in my next ; but time
will not now permit of my entering further
into the matter than to say that I never
saw a more numerous, more orderly, or more
enthusiastically loyal crowd than that which has
been assembled in all the main avenues since early
morning to await his Majesty's coming. The
weather is beautiful, the ships in the Pregel aro
decorated in their gayest colours, and the trades
of the town, with the butchers at their head, escorted
his Majesty into town. The King, who rode a
remarkably fine bay charger, looked in the most
robust health and best spirits, and was rapturously
cheered. Clone behind his Majesty rode the Crown
Prince, who bad also a good reception. A must
marked demonstration of loyal affection
awaited her Majesty the Queen, who rode
alone in a magnificent state carriage, drawn by
eight gigantic black horses in silver trappings.
Her Majesty seemed quite delighted, and bowed
her acknowledgments with a vivacity which I
have seldom seen equalled in similar circumstances.
Next to the illustrious persunagea I have named,
the most popular person was the veteran
General Wrangel, who, I am informed, is en-
deared to the Prussian people for his exploits
against the Danes in the Schleswig-Holstein war.
As I close this hasty scrawl, the " trades" are
following the royal cavalcade to the " Schloss,"
their united bands playing vigorously away at
" The College Hornpipe—English tunes of this
class being just now very popular in Prussia. The
arrangements, both police and military, have been
most exvelleut, and not • single accident has oc-
curred to disturb the general joy and harmony.

EGYPT.

PARIS, Ott. 16.

Letters rewired here from Egypt state that the
inundations in the country surrounding the banks
of the Nile have caused a loss of cotton estimated
at one-third of the whole crop.
The damage done to the sugar, oil, and grain
crops is also enormous, but difficult to estimate
precisely.

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