The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-04 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1861.

with either of the drivers ? At present, and sub- '
ject to further elucidation, inquiry seems to point
to the person in charge of the ballast-train, under
whore orders the ballasting was going on at that
late hour, even up to the moment when a train
was due and actually signalled. It is vain to
dwell on the afflicting and appalling conseqiienues
of the collision —a scene in a London suburb
which may well have made the reporters feel as if
they were suddenly transported into the regions
of wild and terrible romance. The linea-
-1 tion we all ask is not so much how
did the collision happen, as how should
such a collision be prevented from happening!
These eilietere lines are of necessity somewhat
critically constructed and dangerously situated.
Short distances, sharp curves, steep embankments.
On such lines the closest vigilance and the most
unremitting caution are indispensable to ordnuni
safety. But on such lines more than ordinary
safety is required, for the trains during the stun-
nier :re incessant, and almost always crowded.
And shill to the regular trains are added excur-
sion trains impn,ri*,l, where is the working staff
sufficient to make the safety of passengers more
than possible It may be that the system of excur-
sion trains on all lines will have to be revised. on
the great lines these extra trains are put on because
there is little or no provision for the excursionist
class in the high priced ordinary trains. It will
have to be considered whether, by giving all
classes the means of travelling at reasonable fares
by ordinary trains, the demand fur excursion
trains may not be practically got rid of—
to the advantage alike of the public and the com-
panies. If excursion trains are dangerous on the
great lines, on a cincture lino, such as the North
1,01111"11 and Hampstead Junction, they are doubly
dangerous and doubly inexcusable.

trig Court.

BALMORAL, Sznimsza I.

The Queen and Prince enusort, accumpenie4l
by Princew Alice, Primer; Helent, and Prince Alfred.
arrived at Balmoral at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, having
travelled direct frow Holyhead, which her Majesty loft
at uiuo on Friday evening, only stopping at Perth fur
bretkf.v.t.

Thu roil suite consisted of Lady Churchill, the Hoe.
Vsctoris Stuart Wortley, Culooel the lion. Sir C. Phipps,
Lieutenaat•Deoeral the Hoe. C. Grey, and Dr. Jenncr.

Tae Right Hon. Sir Charlie Wood joined the royal train
at froi Etr, and attended bar Majesty, aa Secretary of State,
to Balmoral.

The royal dinner party lent night included Sir Charles
Wood, hit James Clark, Major Elphinstane, R.E., Dr.
Jams,, Dr. Robertson, sod the Ladies and DenUemen in
Waiting.

SrPTEIIIIER 2.

lies, Majesty, the Propos consort, Princess Ala«•, and
Prises Alfred, attended divine service in the wish church
erathie ymterday.
The Ladies and gentlemen in Waiting were in attendance.
The Her. Asderson eakiated.
These woe no oddities to the royal dinner party last night.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Lord High Oeseadmianer et the lonian Weeds
Dematchre were seat to the Governess el Malts, Gibraltar,
Coyloe, Hoag Kong, sail Lamm.

THE LATE VISIT OP HER MAJETTY TO
111.1 LAND.

A monthly tn3eting of tho Town Council of
Dublin was bad es Monday for the purpose of receiving
the reply from her Majesty and the Pnnee Consort to the
addreiees presented to them by the corporation ; the Eight
Hoe. the LORD /I A TOS ia the chair.
His Luenseir .aid—As this is the first time the council
has met cues I had the bosour of presenting the corpora-
'lull 0.1.11-es at welcome to Iwo Majesty the Queen, perhaps
It may be acceptable to stet* to the house the mode of pro-
cedure us that mimeos. I was introduced by his Excel-
leery the Lurd Lieutenant into the tjuseo's presence, and
bar Majesty received me most graciously. In attendance on
her Majesty were the Earl Granville, one of her Majesty's
Seerelarra of State ; Lord Sydney, Loyd High Chamberlain,
the floe. Gemmel Grey, and UN ladies in waiting. On pre-
meting the adds,. I said—" May it please your Majesty, I
love the high bower of pecoenting to your Majesty the
Impel and dutiful eddreee of welcome from the aldermen.
heggemisti cod aliases of your ancient and loyal city of
Dublin es your Majesty. visit to this part of your Majesty's
deminiame." The Queen thee took the address, sad said—
"l feel .niiich gratified at the improved state of Ireland
since my last visit." Her Majesty's manner was most gra-
cious and cordial througbouL I then retired, accompanied
as before by the Lord Lieutenant, and also Earl Gruiville
and Lord Sydney.
The Tows Clerk teed the manes to her Majesty and the
Prince Consort.
The address to the Prince Consort was as follows :

"May it plume your Royal Ilighnem,—We, the Lord
Iliyor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the city of Dublin, ap-
proach your Royal Highness to offer the tribute of our on,
dial and must respectful welcome, and to express the heart-
felt pleasure we experience in having this part of your
Alsjesty's dominion honoured by soother visit from our
most gracious Queen and your Royal Higbee's. Nut alone
as the Consort of our much loved Sovereign are you en-
titled to our regard, but as the patron of science and a pro-
moter of everything calculated to elevate humeuity you
have earned and possess the coefideoce and affection of ■ll
clams of her Majesty's subjects. We feel deep pleasure in
pointing your Royal Ilighnues's attention to the materiel
improvement which has taken place in this country since
your Royal Highness's visit, and we are assured that her
Majesty acid your Royal Highness will join with us in re-
versed thankfulness to the Meet High for the great bleu.
lags vouchsafed to Ireland, and also in fervent prayer, that
the moral and physical coediting' of this country may con-
tinue to advance. We recognise the honour conferred on Ire-
land by selecting it as the place where his Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales may pursue his military education, and
we fondly hops that the loyal devotion of the Irish people
will so impress hie youthful mind se to induce him Royal
Higbeesa frequently to visit our shores. We humbly
implore the All-wise Disposer of human events, to endow
her most gracious Majesty and your Royal Bighueas with
every blessing."
The Lord Mayor maid that in reply to the addreque, let-
ters had Wen received from the chief secretary and Earl
trey, which the Town Clerk would rind.
The Town Clerk read the following letters :
" Duldiu Castle, August 30, 1861.

am directed by the Lord Lieutenant to requrat
your lordship will convey to the members of the corpors•
Lion her Majesty's gracious reception of the loyal and duti.
ful address of the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and hurgn,ses of
the city of Ilvl.lin uo the OCCAIIiOII of your lordship having
in person presented thew address to her Majedy at the
Vimnzal Lodge, os the 2:trd inst. -I hare the honour to
be, my Lord, your lordship's obedient servant,

•' Rooter Pm..

n. Right nue. the Lord If.ayer."

•' August 26, 1861.

" My Lord,—l am comma's'sd by his Royal Higheese the
Prince Carson, to acknowledge the esceipt of the address
from the Corporation of Dublin, which was left Ly your
lordship for his Royal Highness os Friday last, and to ex-
press his Royal Highsess's regret that an engagement to
visit the Prince of Wales at the Curragh, preveuted his
receiviug it personally from your lordship. He wouti have
been glad to avail himself of the opportunity of assuring
your lordship, and through your lordship, the aldermen and
burgesses of Dublin, of his grsteful lease of the kind anal
flattering welcome he has fur thu third time met with in
this city. It most alway, in most gratifying to his Royal
Niglio's. to witness the atfectionste demonstrations of at.
tachnient to her Majesity's ',count and family, which every-
where greet her Majeety in travelling through ell parts of
her dominions. Hut it is peculiarly grstifying es an occasion
like the present, when his Royal Highness has the further
satisfectiuo of hearing from your lordship of the great im-
provement in material pusperity of the people whose trials
ia times happily now pest have commanded her Majesty's
most heartfelt sympathy, and in whose welfare ad happi-
ness she can never cease to take the warmeet and most
lively interest. His Royal Highness joins most cordially
with our kedship and the meuilsers of the corporation in

He poem GM the menl and phydeal condition el thin
country may eintioue to improve.- I bare the honour to be,
my Lonl, your most obedient, humble 'errant,
" To the Lad Mayor of Dublin." " GUY."

LORD PALMERSTON AT NHORNCIJIPE CAMP,
AND THE MYTHS' srHOOL OP MITsKETRT.

Yesterday Lord Palmerston paid is visit to
Shorneltffe Camp, where he reviewed the troop., and to the
practice ground of the IFlythe School of Musketry. Ilia
lordship posted at en early hour from Weimer Castle to
Dover, where he took horse, sod, accompanied by the
Hon. W. Cowper, rode along the heights to Folkestone.
Here be was met by Captain 1/alzell, Aide-de-Camp to
General Dairen, who is in command at Shorucliffe Camp,
and ty Lord Mello. The petty passed unrecognieed by
Folkestone Harbour, along the road at the lase of the
cliffs lot tisodgate, and then striking into the military road,
ascended to the camp, where his lordship was received with
a salute of 19 guns. Shorneliffe camp is on an elevated
plateau, cornmauding a lengthened view of the Channel, and
of the French coast from Calais to Boulogne in floe
weather to a considerable distaoce inland. The camp
itself cousinta of wood awl metal huts, on three sides of a
square, opening to a ravine, through which the main mail
winds front risillgate. The troops were drawn up on the
ground, ready f. r insjwctior They consisted of a squad-
ron of the 1 Pith Hussars, under the command of
Captain !'erring; four lotteries of Artillery, corn.
niandel by Lieut.-Colonel Shakespear ; the Military
Train, limbor the vinoi mil of Major de Malin ;
Engineers, commanded by Captain Gordon : Ist Battalion
10th Regiment, comnaindoil by Colonel Longdon ; 2nd Bat-
talion 27itli Regiment (King's Own Borderers), conimawledi
by Major Bloomfield ; and the 2nd Battalion 214 Fusileem,
commanded by Colonel Lowe. A large concourse of per-
sons lined one side of the parade-ground, among whom were
to be seen the Marquis of Angleses, the Countess of Win-
t'iehrea, and Lord Maidstone, Sir John Bllgh, Le. General
Dalxell, surrounded by his staff, received Lord Palmerston
Dear the ilag-staff at the top of the military mad, and
escorted his lordship along the lines. The various corps
having marched past in slow and quick time, various
skirmishing movements were gone through, and the
proceedings were brought to a close by a general 'aide.
As soon en the review was over, Lord Palmerston rode up
to one of the Armstrong guns, and, dismounting, examined
for a quarter of an hour, and with much minuteness, the
mechanism of the gun and its shell and shot, Captain
Purvis explaining the mode in which the gun ir laid and
Bred, the construction of the shell and fuses, and the method
by which they act. His lordship then rode to the back
of the camp, and examined the mend towards the
railway, 296 acres of which are desired for the enlargement
of the camp. His lordship expressed approval of the en.
largement, and also said that he thought stone barracks
should be constructed, with a view to permanent occupa.
lion. Lord Eleho next drew the attention of Lord Pal-
merston to the huts of the married, his lordship entering floe
that was occupied by six men, six women, and fifteen din-
deer, and hero, an in everything else, making himself ac.
quainted with the mioutire of convenient., examining the
Moves, beds, meats of ventilation, dm. The hut in cony
pertinenta was inspected ; and his lordship at length rod*
off to Gen. Dalzell's to lunch. His lordship afterwards
proceeded to Ilythe, where he at once went on to
the pectic() ground, accompanied by General Hay, and
watched with the name interest lie hnl given to everything
during the day the shooting of parties of military et the
butt. ; aod after our reporter left the ground his lord-
ship was to witness experiments with Captain Norton's
rifle shells fur exploding tumbrils of gunpowder. His
lordship would then ride back to Lover and peat to Widmer
Castle.

The Duchess of Hamilton arrived at Hamilton
Have Irma Paris, sod yesterday left tows to jots the duke
sad the Martial of Douglas is Hootlaod.
The Duke and Duehese of Buceleuch are enter-
talidag a select party at Druralsarig Castle, N.B.
Thu Duke and Duck.ea of Beaufort have left their
east in Wales fur Gothsll non, Leioostcrthire, ou a visit to
the Earlsod °mete= Howe.

Thu Duke de Muillf has returned to the Baton-
wick Hotel, Jerrnyu-street, from the Duke of Ham.ltuu'■
sheeting-bet is the lele of Arne.

The Earl awl Countenn of Winchilnea harp re-
tuned to Eastwell Park, near Abliford, from • tour is
Germany.

The Earl of Carnarvon lia." arrived in town from
his Peat, flighelens, Dear Newbury.
The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe is seriously indis-
posed, sod fears are entertained fur his ultimate recovery.
Viscount Valletort, M.P., who was on a visit to the Duke
awl Ducheen of Duocleuch au Scotland, has been sent for.
The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield and Lady
Evelyn Stanhope have arrived in town from Dretby Park,
Derhyshay.

Lord aLd Lady Rendlealiain hava arrived at the
Clarendon Hotel, from Scotland.

The marriage of Lady Julis Villiers anti Sir Cl
Wombwell, Bart., took piece at St. Peter's Church yester-
day morning at a quarter before 10 o'clock. The service woe
read by the Doan of Worcester, assisted by the rector. An
elegant eiljeaner was given by the uncle of the bride, the
Right Hon. Mr. Frederick Peel, after which the brick atid
bridegroom set off fur Newburrh Park, in North Yorkshire,
the magnificent seat of Sir G. Woodmen. The Earl of
Coventry was best man on the OCCIIIiiOO.

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We are sorry to learn that the Counteas
(Dowager) Aabbtinsham is autteriog from serious illness as
to °oration moth sosiety to bar family.

The Dean of Worcester has arrived at Farrance's
Hotel, from St. Leonardt-ou-Sea.
A large party is now assembled at Acrise I'ark,
Kent, the residence of Mr. Mackinnon, M.P. for Rye, con-
sisting of the Countess of Dundooald, Ladies Lotrisa and
Alice Cochrane, Miss IliU, Colonel Freeman, Lord Cochrane,
Mr. Christie, Mr. Francis Willes, irAl.
The Cumberland Pa-qua eye:—"Keswick is now
very full of visitors 012 Wednesday, owing to the sudden
and favourable change in the weather, all was bustle and
animation. Small parties of excursionists might be seen
making their way, as f►ncy led them, by "!load and felt"
Skiddaw had more than its meal share of
tourists, who might be seen all day. either
ascending or returning from it. A but has
been lately built about half way up the mountain,
which is a convenient resting place for parties wishing to
o►erhaul their stock of lemonade, giogerleer, sandwiches,
isz., indispensable requisites for ascending the far- famed
Skiddaw."

The Looghrea Journal says :—" A rumour has
reached us that it is in contemplation to entertain at a pub-
lic kinquet in Galway our gifted rind worthy representative
Mr. W. H. Gregory, as a mark of their appreciation, on the
part of the gentry of this county, of the valued services
rendered by that estimable gentleman in obtaining the re.
storatioe of the subsidy to the Galway packet line."
A Dublin letter says :—"The we.ither continues
to be delightful, sunny and breezy, and the Lament work
goes as briskly in all direction.. Except the agricultural
labourers and the workers for the press, all the world mans
to be enjoying vacation. Tourist. are streaming into Kil.
lame; ever since the Queen left. The opening of the Dub•
lin and Wicklow Railway, through a picturesque district
from the town of Wicklow to Rathdrum, in the Deighbour-
hood of the Vale of Ovoca and the Seven Churches of
Gluodalough, enables, visitors to see the most beautiful
scenery iu the county of Wicklow, at much leas cost of time
anal money than formerly. The Dublin and Wicklow Coro-
pour lease the Dublin anal Kingstown line, the most pros- I
perms in Ireland, and from this there is a branch which
meets the Dubliu and Wicklow a short distance from nay.
The Great rtouthern and Western Railway Company have
won much praise for the effective manner in which the exi-
gencies of the public during the Queen'. visit were met
without a single accident, which is what might be expected
from the *dm:Table managemeot of that line. Equal credit
is due to the Wicklow Company, for on the day of the
Queen's departure monster trains were run every fifteen
minutes, without delay or confusion, or the s:ightest injury
being sustained by anybody."
General Fleury is to set out on the ith inst. on
a tour through Oki* French departments in which the
fanners occupy themselves in breeding horses. There are
seven of these districts, over which governing inspectors are
to be appointed. Breeding studs are to be established in
each of these district, at the expense of the state. The
Emperor is resolved to encourage the breed of horses in
France, in order to release France front the tribute of
15,000,0001 r. which she rays annually to foreigners far
horses required for the army.

The Hones of Anmembly nt Nassau have appro-
priated 1,500& towards the carrying out of a contemplated
stramparket communication between Naar; Tawas
Cops Hold, Turk's Island, Porto Plata, Si, Tbomrs, to

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORANSPONDINT.)

PARTS, TUIDIDAY EVENING.

The Pays stigmatises as " completely false" the
statement of the lieVprialance Beige, that Count
de Pereigny had prepared a speech for the Council-
General of which he is president, but was prevented
from pronouncing it by the disapproval of the
Emperor. This contradiction is none the worse
for being a little tardy, since we may esteem it to
be all the better considered. The paragraph, how-
ever, throws but little light upon the gloom which
envelope the Roman question. If it be a comfort
to think that the Emperor has not disapproved of
a speech which was reported to be au echo of Baron
Ricasoli's circular, it is on the other hand provok-
ing to be left in doubt whether the draft of such a
speech ever existed, and whether it be true that
the French prime minister's thirst for the waters of
Vichy was the true and only reason for his absence
from his Council-General. The new pamphlet on
the Italian question grows upon the public mind,
and although iu all official quarters its official cha-
racter is verbally denied, it is very remarkable that
neither the ilfonikier nor its satellites should have
found a word to say against it. This significant
silence coincides with the decided approbation
awarded by the Coooditotiminet and Pays to the
Bicasoli circular, which, however, strange to say,
is positively &Binned to be disapproved of by M.
Thouvenel.

The Marquis de Lavalette, the newly-appointed
ambassador to Rome, has gone to Biarritz to re-
ceive the Emperor's latest instructions.
The Bourse, after being very firm at the opening,
experienced a alight reaction, and the Rente closed
for cash at 68fr. 15c., with a fall of 5c., and for
, account at 09fr. 10c., with a rise of 15c. Mobilier
fell 12fr. 50e. The Southern Railway fell Bfr. 75c.,
Northern sfr., and Eastern 3fr. 75c.
English people coining to France will do well to
provide themselves with English gold, for the
scarcity of small currency in this country is now so
great as to be a serious inconvenience to those who
set any value upon their time. When you present
your draft or letter of credit to a Paris banker, be
does not ask you " How will you have it r' but
thrusts the amount into your hand " short ;" if
you object that a 500 fr. note is not handy
money to pay cabs and make email purchases,
the only alternative is to load yourself
with a heap of sfr. silver pieces wrapped in a bit
of coarse sacking ; the banker is not ouly without
Napoleons, but he has not so much as a supply of
100 fr. notes. Tradesmen, if they can decently
frame an excuse, will not give change even to their
best customers. Of course you can always get a
large note changed for the minimum notes of 100 fr.
by going to the Bank of France, but even there
you will find no metal but silver ; a porter who
sits in the exchange office proclaims to every comer
that there is "no gold." The rapidity with which
they change a note at the Bank of France is, how-
ever, some consolation for the loss of time and the
cab hire which it costs you to get there. Bank of
France paper is. in the strictest sense of the word,
payable to " bearer" ; the clerks demand neither
name nor address from the man who presents a
note, and hand over the change in an instant,
without waiting, as they do at the Bank of Eng-
land, to peruse a list of stopped numbers.
Ahnost all the Bordeaux journals have been
visited with a eummatmigui for asserting that the
police of that city has of late not been sufficiently
active in putting down street rows and nocturnal
singing (tapage et chants nocturnes). In answer to
this charge, tLe prefect's secretary, whose signature
the 'Gironde (perhaps at the risk of another repri-
mand) pronounces to be illegible, parades trium-
phantly the figures of 187 convictions for the above
offences in July and August.