The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-18 00:00:00

of that ethical fable, bat it plays havoc, too,

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regret to say, with half the statements which Lave been
made as to palace reform. It was said weeks ago, and
locally believed by all Pere, that the whole of the
late Sultan's harem had been shipped over to the old
seraglio, and there installed on the meagrest of board wages.
Indeed, I believe I reported as much myself at the time,
end lavished deserved praise on his Majesty for such ex-
cellent energy and good manse. Well, the informant above
referred to now assures me that not ono of Abdul lledjid's
whole ' eight hundred' has yet left Dalma-baktche'.
Apartments are, indeed, being prepared for them at the old
semi, but as yet they remain at the new palace—swelling
the total of womankind now within its precincts to
nearly thirteen hundred. The Vali& Sultana has a suite
of GO female attendants, besides a strong contingent of
eunuchs ; each of the kudins, as I have said, has 40, with
'neutrals' to match; and the inferior favourites their
double suites iu proportion. Add to these an ' establish-
ment' for each of the six eons of the late Sultan, and foe
even the five-year old eon of the present, for whom a little
Omani= girl-playfellow was bought the other day at •
oast of 30,0G3p., and you have, with the aggregate of Abdul
Yedjki's women, the monstrous total above stated in

THE VISIT OP THE PRINCE OP WALES TO
CL UMBER.

WORKSOP, THORSDAT.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived
at the station last night, a few minutes before 7 o'clock,
from Crewe, via Manchester, accompanied by Major-General
the Hon. B. Bruce and Captain Grey. He was met by the
Duke of Newcastle and his son (Lord Lincoln), both of
whom his royal highness shook cordially by the hand. The
duke then conducted his royal guest across the platform.
The vast assemblage present, includ;ng the volunteers
under the command of Captain Mason, applauded him
heartily, the band of the corps playing the National An-
them. His royal highness wu then conducted out of the
station by the duke to the carriage awaiting to convey him
to Clamber.

The (lumber troop of Yeomanry Cavalry were drawn up,
and escorted the royal party to Clumber.
A large number of penance were congregated outside the
station, and they cheered loudly as the Prince of Wales was
handed into the carriage by the Duke of Newcastle. The
cortege, without the least delay, drove away, the people
and the volunteers cheering more loudly than before. Gen.
Bruce rode in the carriage with his royal highness, the
Duke of Newcastle and his eon being on horseback.
The following nobility and gentry have accepted the
invitation of his grace to meet his royal highness :—The
Marquis of Hat Roston, Earl and Countess Heave', Earl of
Sefton, Lord and Lady Proby, Lord aml Lady Belper, the
Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons and
Lady Deoison, Major-General Brune, Mr. and Mrs. Mennen
Sutton, Colonel and Mrs. Wright, Lord Edward Clinton,
Captain Grey, Mr. Goldwin Smith, and Mr. and Mn.
Eoglehoret. We understand that Lady Lincoln is detained
by Plows.

In addition to the guests named above, the following
nobility and gentry will dine with the Prince :—Viscount
Galway, M.P., and Viscountess Galway ; Lord and Lady
Foley, Worksop Manor; Mr. Foljamlbe and Viscountess
Milton, Chberton-hall ; the Ladies Clinton, Ranby-house ;
Major and Mrs. Welfit ; Mrs. Bridgeman Simpson, Bab-
worth-hall ; Mr. and Mrs. Granville Vernon, the Grove
Captain and Mrs. Machin ; and the Mayors of Nottingham,
Newark, and Retford. .
Accompanied by the noblo host and the guests, his
royal highness riled down the noble Like to Hardwickm
The Prince went over the farm premises there, and also
visited the model village) in course of erection there.
It is not intended, so far as we can learn, that any ed-
dies/es shall be made, and this is confirmed by the follow-
ing letter, which his Grace the Duke of Newcastle has ad•
dressed to the Mayes of Sheffield :

" (lumber, Oct. 15.
"Sir' —I am sorry to be obliged to decline, on behalf
of the Prince of Wales, the presentation of the address
which by your letter received this morning it is the wish
of the corporation of Sheffield to prepare. In so doing
I cannot say that I have his royal highness's direct
authority, and there is not time to communicate
with him, but I am sure that it is his desire that the visit
to Clamber should be considered private, and addresses
from public bodies would obviously be inconsistent with
that character. You may be assured, however, that the
proposition of the corporation shall be duly communicated
to his royal highness on his arrival here to-morrow.-1 am,
dr, your very obedient servant,

" Nrweseenz.*

The Prince will leave Clamber for Cambridge about 110011
me Saturday. During that day the park will be thrown
open to the public.

It has already been stated that the King of
Prussia has promised to be present at a magnificent Pte
given by the Duke of Magenta. His Majesty, it appears,
has also accepted an invitation to • ball which is to be
given by the Earl of Clarendon.
GOOD LIVING IN A POOR COUNTRY.—The Neu-
r ellistr Vaudois rye :—" The aerated dinner given by the
Swiss Federal panel to the diplomatic body teat place
at the Hotel du Amon, at Berne. The price, exclusive of
wine, was IC./fr. a bead, and the total of the bill to be paid
by the Confederation amounts to 10,000 fr. It is true that
for that pries everything was done in first-ride style, and
that the guests withdrew well satisfied with the excellent
arrangements made by the authorities for their reception."
DEAF AND DUMB MARRIAGE IN LEEDS.—On Wed- '
swam- &young MAO and woman, respectably connected, and
both deaf auddumb, were menial at the of of the Superin-
teudent Registrar, South-parade, Leeds. The bride and bride-
groom attended, accompoinial by their friends. including •
Mother of the latter, who is also suffering from the de-
privation of the genies of hearing and speaking. The cere-
mney was conducted by Mr. Geo. Beckwith, the registrar,
who wrote down the usual questions, the answers being
given by the bride and bridegroom in writing. The mar-
riage excited considerable interest, • similar ceremony not
having occurred in Leeds for some years.
THE FORTHCOMING SWIMMING MATCH.—The
third deposit of 10/. has been duly posted for the great
swimming race on Wednesday evening next, between Deer-
foot, the champion runner, and Beckwith, the champion
swimmer. The distance to be traversed is twenty lengths
of the Lambeth bath, Beckwith allowing his opponent
fifteen seconds start. The remaining deposit of 20!. will be
staked at the bath on the night of the race, the start for
which will take place shortly after 8 "'dock. Betting is
going on very briskly between the friends of the contending
parties, and Beckwith will have to leek well to his laurels,
or the start he has given will enable the " tawny son of the
prairie" to snatch them from him.
NEW USE FOR CRINOLINE.—In a village in
Buchan, where pests are more common for fuel than costa,
a damsel of 25 was taking home some peata on what is
termed a peat-harrow, which is generally about 18 inches
broad. Finding this rather narrow for a sufficient load to
be built upon, she very coolly took off her crinoline and
spread it out on the framework of the harrow, thus extend-
, iug the foundation fur her load scene four or five feet, and
bravely filled the whole with needful fuel.
THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT TO A RIFLE MARKER,
AT AIIRPORD.—Mr. T. P. Delman; the county coroner, has
held an inquiry on the body of Sergeant Whorley drill
instructor to the 20th Kent Rifle Corp, who was killed
1 while marking at the practice of that corps. The
whole of the witoesses exonemted Private Williams,
who fired the fatal shot, from all blame, as the
. red flag wan not exhibited in sufficient time, when deceased
appeared before the butt, to enable Williams to refrain
from discharging his rifle. At the conclusion of the evi-
-1 dente, the coroner summed up. expressing his opinion that
the occurrence was purely accidental, and the jury, baying
retired for a few minutes, returned their verdict as fel-
: lows :—" We find that Sergeant Whorley was accidentally
shot while marking at the title butt." With this verdict
. the jury coupled a recommendation that in future no firing
practice should be allowed without the use of the algal*
1 ordered by the Ilythe school of musketry.
THE REGENT OUTRAGE ON A lrouNo LADY IN
Duattze.—Dusus, THONSDAT.—The further examination
of the cabman, Jamee Curran, who stands charged with
the felonious assault on a young lady at the Milltown-roal,
will be proceeded with to-morrow morning at the bead
police-oflioe. Active steps have been and are still heir
taken by the police to procure evidence in the case. It ii
said that the prisoner will be defended by Mr. J. Curra
instructed by Mr. Charles Fitmentld. The crown counsel
will attend to prosecute.
THE RECENT BURGLARIES IN THE NORTH AND
EAST EIDINGN.—It would now appear that the re-
mainder of the gang of burglars who have of late
infested this neighbourhood have, since the committal
of Cosgrove, left the locality. One man, at feat,
is known to be yet at large. and it is pretty
plain that he is not in this district, or he would ere now
have recovered the property which has just been found
bidden near Scarborough. On Tuesday, a farmer of the
name of George Reynolds, while engaged with his men in
thrashing out a stack of corn in a field between Lebberston
and Scsrborongh, came upon a quantity of silver plate and
two guns that had beta thrust into the stack. The place
is proved to belong to Mr. Skelton, of Lebberston, on whose
premises, it will be remembered, the last burglary was ere
mitted. The spoons and some other articles PM marked
with his initials. The guns are also identified as belongieg
to Mr. Stubbs, of Reighton from whose house they were
felonionsly taken a few nights previous to the robbery at
Mr. Skelton's. They were both loaded, when found, with
No. 2 shot. It is hoped that this district is new clear Q'
the dangerous miscreants who have so long infested it.