The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-28 00:00:00

THE JOURNEY OF THE PRINCE AND

PRINCEE3B OF WALES.

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LUBECK, Nov. U.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales have arrived
here. Their royal highnesses alighted at the
Hotel Stadt Hamburg, and after partaking of
luncheon they will continue their journoy.

SHOCKING EXPLOSION AT TES LOWOOD
PoWDRS SrOAKS.

Yesterday morning an explosion took place at
Lowood powder works, situate hefts's' Lancaster and
Ulverstone, by which two men were killed, three were
seriously injured, and a considerable amount of damage
was done to the works. The mimes of thous killed are—
John airbed 64 years, and Renew, aged 38.
'l'he occurred in the 'orecer " home, in
which deceased and others were~
woekiug. William
Walker, Samuel Waterhouse, eadJohn Tbszton, jun., are
very badly hurt, and at the time of the dispatch of oar
parcel teat night were not expected to live. The precise
cause of the explosion is not knows, but as far as ma be
mean at preeent, everything was in perfect order inside the
works wiren it occurred. It is wertlly of mention that
Beeson, one of the men trilled, and Waterhouse, one of
those injured, were on the premiers whim a Lau ea:plo-
d= hawi about ix years ago, and they than had a
very narrow escape. The inquest will be *pearl to-day,
before Mr. Holden, of lanceater.

A MENAGERIE ONFIRIC.--WILD ANIMALS

AT L.Aitall.

An American contemporary gives the particu-
lars of • fire which occurred at Mila&lphia in a saw and
planing mill almost contiguous to a building in which
were lions, tigers, monkeys, and other aaimals confined
in cages or boxes constructed for temporary use. Wheat=
fire was discovered Mr. Forepaugh, the proprietor, sum-
mate= tumbling the cages or bon/ from the building into
the street, while those outside removed them from
the vicinity of the fire. While thus engaged a Bengal
and a Brazilian tiger made their escape; the former
made his way to Mr. Bryan's Wahine, in the vicinity,
the crowd on the street giving way with great promo.-
ness, where be was secured ; the Brazilian tiger
ran along Jefferson-street, until he reached the
house of Dr. Oehler, near fisoond-etrest.
Here several ladies were • at the
door, but the tiger passed by them and through the ball
into the kitchen, where he remained until ro.captured by
one of Mr. Forspaugh's seen. The box containing the
lion was so much damaged that it was with great diffi-
culty that the animal amid be kept till another box was
obtained and the lion amused. ♦ large white
Florida wolf got out of the box and made his way
through the crowd without attras musk =Gabon,
and about 9 o'clock in the he was met
by a gentlemen at Nineteenth and -streets.
The gentleman took the wolf for a dog, and the wolf no
doubt took the Randleman for one of titans counseled with
the menagerie, for, as the gentleman opened his front
door, the wolf entered the house; but as soon ea he came
under the gaslight in the hall his character and Mending
in the animal creation was known. The gentleman not
feeling disposed to use force to remove the intruder,
opened the parlour door and the wolf pealed in; the
door was closed, and the animal was allowed to pass the
night upon the soft Brussels, being afterwards delivered
aver to his owner.

According to a report of military experiments
last week at Shoebnrynees, the largest range on record
was made on that occasion by Mr. Whitworth's nine-inch
muszle-loader gun 91 it toss snag a shot of 2401 b. With
a charge of 501 b. The range was :0,800 yards, which st-
omas by 224 yards that made by a seven-inch Lynall.
Thomas gun.
The Atlionreem is informed that the Philhar-
monic Society have decided to hold their concerts at St.
James's Hall next seem. It is, our ocatemporary
thinks, their only chance. In the larger hall they will be
able to lower the prices of adraimion, at lead to some part
of the toddling, and they will do well to abolish the anti-
quated restriction as to oakum.
The Queen, on the recommendation of the Prime
Midday, has granted a pension of 1001. a year to Mr.
John Finlay Maim, in consideration of kis along ser-
vices as a parliamentary reporter.—John
Nisw Quizzes Courreir.—The following names
have been approved of by her Majesty as "of her .s el
learned in the law,' viz., Edmund Fits-Moore,Es., W.
G. Lindey, Esq., Sir Patrick Colqaboun, Vernon Lush.
ington, req., and C. P. Hutt. Esq.
COXYLIWENTANY DINNER TO M.Z. 1.11101 T.—
On Tuesday evening lad Mr. Abbott the auteneseminl Con-
servative candidate for the city of Coricoras enterininedat
dinner by a number of his inff egotist friends mai supporters.
About II gentlemen were present, among when were the
following--Col. Wood, D.L., chairman; Beery Lindsay
Young, J.P., vice-chairman'
, Sir James L Cotter Bart.,
D.L. ; Captain Sarslield, J.P. P.
B. E. Carlisle, it of
London ; Major aMwmU, J.P. ; Oolong Ilaimipp!, X.;
Nicholas Dunsoombe, D.L., Yount Dant, ae. Misr the
usualtoesta,ColonelWoodproposedulhaEsaliaof
Abbott, Req.," which was most esikaskialina& received.
Mr. Abbott returned thanks atoms
his thanks and gratitude for the kkidiNightens=l"re-
ception he bad met with from so large and haluendal a
body of the gentry and electors of Cork, and declared that,
determination to come forward on any future mead=
when a vacancy might emir, and afford the conservative
electors of the city of Cork an opportunity of recording
their votes in the constituticesal muss, and Pg him in
the proud position of repreeeso ion por a wadi-
tuency in the imperial pulis=
Tn BRECON BOEOI7OII ELBOTION.—Another
sitting of tcharhe mgagistrateses of this borough has been held to
hear the of brtbery prefered against the eon-
sanative', and a further remand off 01081 ilneeed
determined upon. The solicitors engaged the de-
feated liberal candidate, Mr. H. Powell Pelee, have
abundant evidence of bribery having been very =ten-
eively resorted to in order to secure a majority for the
conservatives, and it is understood that a petition will be
presented against Mr. Owyn's return.
A CURIOUS " CONSIDERATION" FOR A VOTE—
The &affords/tire Advertiser sap that shortly before the
election at Stafford the workhouse was visited by can-
yentas acting for one of the political parties ' • and an old
man, an inmate of the institution, Whom name was on
the Nit of voters, was asked for his vote. Hs said
he could not vote as he was requested, and, on
being asked the reason, said that he had already
promised. He was pressed for an explanation, and he
then admitted that he consented to give. his vote for the
oppoiite side to that for which he was being canvassed, on
his son-in-law Winkling that if he did solve would bear
the expense of his funeral, so that his should not be " •
par=ial"!
Y AND ScIIINTEFIC MUTINOS TOR Taff
Ezepnro Wm.—Monday : Asiatic, at 3, " Pant Litera-
ture," Dr. Sachau ; Ropl at 4, anniversari ; Actuaries,
at 7, " Beversionary Lire Interests," jar. Sprague .
Architects, at 8; Royal Academy, at 8, " Anatomy,
Mr. Partridge. Tuesday : Anthropological, at 8,
" Claims of Women to PoliticAl Power," Mr r Pike ;
Engineers, et 8, " Witham Estuary and its Worts," Mr.
Wheeler. Wednesday : Society of Arts, at A, Indus.
tries of Natal," Dr. Mann. Thursday: Antiquaries, at
b " Lawless
uthe Cour y Mr. Black ; Linnean, at 8, " Ap-
r.Dr tee ; " Paracupta sad coaognat"
ildiefitram" dors. Friday ; Phildog at 8, 6. Soka, rn
Swank Dialect," Mr. Iterray.-4Oteentor.