The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-08 00:00:00

VENING, OCTOBER 8,

ceremony. The corpse of the ste.:4 (whether really
a bunted one or not) was laid out on a bier
of honour in the courtyard of the palace, a strong
troop of imperial huntsmen in livery standing
around. The hounds, about 50 in number, were
led up three several times to the carcase, and ex-
cited to madness by the sight and smell of the blood,
and copious applications of the whip. At length
they were let loose upon their prey, and is a
moment not a vestige of the stag was to be seen.
This morning there was a banes iu the preserves.
It must have been very hot work, for the tempera-
ture is that of July. The pheasants destined to
be knocked down by the sovereigns were, it is
admitted, tame pheasants, brought from the breed-
ing establishment at Versailles, and turned out
over night.
The splendid ruins of Pierrefonds, which were to
be shown to the King this afternoon, are out and
out finer than any feudal castle that the Rhine can
boast of. It is reported that the play this evening
to be represented by the company of the Thiatre
Fran is is IMe Job, instead of the Jou: d'Antour
let du Mauled, which was at first ordered.
Besides the French special correspondents at
Compii.gne, there are several German ones, and
particularly representatives of the Gazette y the
Cruse and the Atigaboulyi Gtcette.
The I'atrie says that orders have been sent to the
maritime ports to fit out a squadron for Mexico, of
which it is thought that Rear-Admiral Jurien de
la Gravire will take the command.

The Bourse was again depressed in consequence
of the rise in the rate of interest in the Treasury
lknids, and uncertainty as to the course which will
be taken by the Bank of France. The council
broke up to-day without coming to any decision
about a further augmentation in the discount, and
although it is believed that the Emperor will not
allow it to be higher, uneasiness prevails. Bente
fell 15c. for cash and account, closing at 68fr. bc.
and 68fr. 20c. Mobilier fell Bfr. itic., and the
Italian Loan 30fr. The Orleans Railway fell 10fr.,
and the other lines lfr. or 2fr.

The royal insignia of Prussia to be used in the
approaching coronation consists of eight articles—the mag-
nificent crown which Frederick 1. got executed at an enor-
mous expense, the sceptre, the globe, the sword, the seal of
Nate, the collar of the royal orders, the electoral hat, and
the electoral sword. This sown, sceptre, and globe have
not been used by a Prussian king for 161 years ; during all
that time they were only borne before bite on solemn on.
cesions, or exhibited on the death of a sovereign.
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The Paris Fiyaro has the following " parallel "
between German and French ladies :—" The French woman
dresses ; the German covers herself. The German walks ;
the Parisienee undulates. German women are either ugly
or pretty ; Parisiennes charming ; none of them are ugly,
neither arc any of them beautiful. Whether excited or
indifferent the aspect of the German is always frank and
honest. What delicious abysses are the eyes of a Pariaissos!
As said Count de Gremmont, ' Her eyes have always the
air of doing something more thee merely looking at you.'
The German says yes or no. With the Ps.risienne it is
never either quite gee or altogether no. The German will
wait for yon under the tree ten years; the Parisienne tea
minutes. The Parisienne is, above all, knowing; the
German, peed. The German is content with the admiration
of one ; the Frenchwoman likes to be admired by all, and
would rather renounce the admiration of her lover than
of the public. The Peri:denim is an artist, the German •
woman. Moral : It is best to love in France, but to marry
in Germany."
The grand festival of the French Palais de
l'lndustrie, in which 8,000 Orpheonista are to sing, will
take place on Friday, the 18th ; Sunday, the 20th ; and
Tuesday, the 22nd of this mouth. There is also to be
a grand competition ou the 21st, and the distribution of
prime to the successful competitors will be effected on the
22nd.

A Jotter from Turin in the Monde states that
well-informed persons of that city announce that a mat riage
between the Princes@ Maria Pia and the King of Portugal
has been decidedly resolved on, and that more than a month
back the portrait of her royal highness was sent to his
Majesty ; but as the princess is so young the wedding will
not take place before next spring or perhaps the month of
June.

A Naples letter, speaking of the quarrel between
M. Petrucelli dell Gattina and M. Nicotera, says :—" A
duel is inevitable, and will take place at Pausilippo. The
conditions will be decided on to-day by the seconds. M.
Libertini, a deputy, and M. Albert Mario (husband of Miss
White), have been chosen by M. Nicotera; while M. Petro-
oalli has fixed on M. Alexandre Dumas and 31. Carol*,
formerly an emigrant." A postscript of the same letter
adds :—" Yesterday the foer seconds were unable to come
to any decision, MM. Dumas and Mario having declared
themselves incompetent to judge the affair according to
Neapolit►n usages. They accordingly called in the assistance
of Baron Galati and the Duke San Donato to form a jury
of honour, charged with deciding as to the necessity and
emaditioeui of the dueL"

A letter from Venice of the 29th ult. says :—" It
has been stated that three ladies, the Countess Labia,
Madame &condi, and Madame Gargeani, had allowed them-
selves to be locked up in prison, rather than pay fines to
which they had been condemned for having attended,
dressed in mourning, a mess in honour of Count Cavour.
The tut two have since been discharged from confinement,
and a grand demonstration ban been made in their favour
by the mmt notable persons of the city—upwards of a
thousand visiting cards and numerous bouquets having been
left at each of their houses. The Countess Labia is still in
prison, the condemnation on her having been more severe