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

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

THE KING OF PRUSSIA AT COMPIEGNE.
(nom on OWN comeromzre.)
PARIS, MONDAY EVANING.

Thanks to the numerous special correspondents
sent to Compiegne, we have early intelligence in
Paris of every circumstance connected with the
King of Prussia's visit which is thought likely to
interest the public. The following paragraph in
oa/iymesi gives a summary of the particulars that
were known this morning :
On the arrival of the King of Prussia at Compiegne, on
Sunday evening, the Emperor, in plain clothes, attended by
OemenLi Fleury and de Montebello, his Majesty's aides-de-
camp, was waiting at the railway station to receive the royal
visitor. Five mien carriages, each •*.th four horses and
postilions, were in the oourtlard of the station. When
the train stopped the Emperor advanced, and, when the
King of Prussia had alighted from the carriage, the two
sovereigns shook hands eordially, interchanging friendly an.
relative to their meeting. The Emperor and the
King then entered by themselves oust of the carriages, the
gentlemen of their Majesties suites occupying the others.
A compact crowd filled the streets leading to the
palace, being greatest in the vicinity of the royal
residence. The two sovereigns as they pained along were
greeted with enthusiastic acclamations. In the courtyard
of the palace the Zouaves were drawn up at each side, sod
on the arrival of the King the band and drums played a
salute. The Empress, accompanied by the Prince Imperial,
was waiting for the King at the feet of the grand ste;reass.
Near her Majesty were the Princes and Princesses Mont,
and behind the ladies of Wooer and the gouvernantas of
the Priam Imperial, the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs,
gaff Interior, and the several personages of distinction invited
to Compiegne. The Empress wore a purple dress, with
• white lace mantelet, and in her heacklrese had
'either diamond' nor ornament. The Prince Impe-
rial wore • Scotch dream, with • jacket of black velvet.
WINS the King of Prussia was alighting from his carriage,
the Empress advanced a few steps in the vostibrie towards
him ; but the King hastened to her Majesty and graciously
Wesel her hand. Hies Majesty then caressed the Prince
Imperial, and offered his arm to the Empress to ascend the
staircase. The Emperor gave his arm to the Princess Hurst.
The cortege proceeded to the drawing-room, the staircase
being lined by Onst-Gankr. In the evening there was a
soled dinner party, and at half-pest 8 there was, by torch-
light in the court-yard of the palace, a curer of a eta;
killed by the imperial bounds in the course of the day.
The agartrosats occupied by the King, and which, it
is laneeneary to say, are splendidly furnithed, are
in the right wing of the palace, and command a view of the
gardens. Among the persons invited to Compiegne on this
meth= are Count Waiewskt, Minister of State ; Count de
Persigoy, Minister of the loterior • M. Thouvecel, Minister
of Foreign //Rails ; Marshal Count Valliant. Minister of
the Imperial Household ; Marshal Magnan, Commander-
ir -Chief of the Ist Corps d'Arm6e ; Marshal bi'Maliou,
Duke of Magenta, Commander-in-Chief of the 24,1 Corps;
and the Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne. The programme
far to-day (Monday) is—a grand breakfast of 75 covers,
shesting in the reserves, promenade to Pierrefonds and the
Map de Ssint-Piarn, • dinner of 80 coven, and • per-
fonmeacie in the theatre of the palace.
I glean the following additional facts from the
evening papers:

It is • circumstance worth noting, as illus-
trative of the prevalence of the habit of
smoking, that during the short ride of not
more than five or ten minutes' duration, which
their Majesties had tile d tite in the way from the
railway station to the chateau of Compiegne, both
of them lighted cigars. What conversation took
place between them the correspondents cannot say,
but they affirm, and this fact may assuredly be
accepted on their authority, that they " appeared
to be on terms of the most perfect cordiality."
When the King ali4hted from the carriage, his
height and corpulence were remarked ; but
he looks in ruddy health, and, though
sixty-four years of age, walks erect and
with • firm step. Although a stag hunt was, after
his Majesty's sporting preferences had been ascer-
tained, struck out of the list of the entertainments
provided him, he was made to "assist" at the
habitual conclusion of one in the imperial forests,
viz., the curie or cutting up of the stag by torch-
light, the hounds baying all the time. It is
affirmed that the stag sacrificed on this occasion
was actually taken by the imperial pack in the
course of the day, and that he afforded a run of
six hours. That may be true, but of course the
length of the run could add nothing to the spec-
tacle offered to the King of Prussia, since a shot
stag would have done just as well for the carving