The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-24 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1861.

had imprudently written to him iu the
days of their early intimacy, and these
were the instruments he ruthlessly employed to
work on her excited feelings, and terrify her into
compliance with his extortionate demands. The
letters appear to have been really harmless enough,
containing nothing more damaging to the lady's
reputation than indiscreet expressions of friendship
and sympathy, no doubt artfully evoked by her
designing correspondent's simulated misery and
despair. Rut Coixeci's threats of exposure were
not confined to the letters. He indulged in other
insinuations of the most dastardly nature, that were
as cowardly and brutal as they were false. He
menaced stabs at her reputation more cruel than
any assaults on her life could have been. Minot
the persecuted lady, driven to her wits' end,
asked him plainly what he wanted—in other
words, for how much money he would restore the
letters. He named 2,000/., and solemnly pledged
himself to deliver them all into her
hands for that GUM Alien J OHNIITONS
agreed to pay the money and be free. At much
inconvenience she obtained the sum from her
bankers, met Cotreei by appointment at the Pan-
theon Bazaar, and gave it to him in exchange for a
parcel which he solemnly asserted contained all her
letters. On opening it, however, the parcel was
found to be filled with old newspapers, excepting a
single letter placed just under a small hole pur-
posely made in the wrapper. For once, however,
the craven scoundrel had reckoned without his
host. Miss deuNsroNz had a brother, to whom
she at once communicated the fraud, awl measures
were promptly taken to bring the criminal to jus
tice. AU the facts were clearly proved against
him, and ho was yesterday most righteously sen-
tenced to three years' penal servitude. The moral
of such a story, against hastily confiding in accom-
plished foreigners, is obvious enough. But few
could have expected in a young artist of reputation
and position such a combination of baseness, perfidy,
and crime.

HER

:STY'S RETURN FROM SCOT-
LAND.-{THIS DAY.)

At half-past 8 o'clock last night her Majesty,
the Prince Consort, and the young branches of the royal
family left St. Margaret's Railway station, Edinburgh,
for Windsor. The royal train consisted of twelve curios
and two break vans, and was under the personal
direction of Mr. Seymour Clark. The train wee timed to
arrive at King's-cross goods station at 7.15, re•stert at 7.20
on to the North London line at taamden•town, and thence
on to the Kentish-town Junction, posing Ha:nutted at
7.23, linchley-toed 7.33, Edgeware-road 7.37, Acton 7.44,
and reached the London and South-Western railway station
at Kew at 7.50, and arriving at Windsor at 8.30

THE PRINCE CONSORT IN EDINBURGH.

EDINBURGH, WEDIIIZSDAY.

This afternoon the foundatiou atones of the New
General Poet-office in this city, and of the Industrial
Museum of ." otland, were laid by his Royal Highness the
Prince Coosfrort, in presence of an immense comourse of I
people. The weather was extremely favourable, and bash
ness was completely suspended in the city during the
double ceremony. The route from Holyrood Palace to the
site of the Post-office, immediately opposite the Register
House, was hued by the military and several companies of
volunteers, as was also the route along the north and south
bridges, to the site of the Industrial Museum at the back of
the University. The principal streets were gaily deco-
rated with flags ; and besides the crowds who occupied
the two platforms from which a view of the cere-
monies could be obtained, the streets were densely
thronged with spectators, although thousands could only
obtain a view of the carriages forming the procession as
they passel along. The Prince Consort left Holyrood
Palace at 20 minutes past one, accompanied by Sir George
Grey, the Duke of Buoclauch, General Walker, commander-
in-chief of the force. in Scotland, Colonel M'Lean, Major
Hyde Page, and Earl Spencer. The royal ror4,,ye was pre-
ceded by the Lord Provost, and as the carriages primed along
the Regent-road and Waterloo-place, accompanied by the
hand of they Scots Greys, his Royal Highness was received
with the utmost enthusiasm by the assembled crowd. On
arriving at the Register House, his Royal Highness received
a number of noblemen and gentlemen who were to take part
in the ceremony, and proceeded across tha street to the
sits of the Post-office, accompanied by the Lord Provost,
wiegisleates and council, the Lords of Session, the mem-
bers for the city. and the other gentlemen who had been
presented to his Royal Highness. The procession having
taken their allotted positions round the stone, the Lord
Provost of the City presented an address to the Prince Coo.
sort, congratulating his Royal Highness on the safe arrival
of her Majesty and the Royal Family in the city, and
thanking him for his presence on that occasion. The PAINS
Consort, in reply, congratulated the citizens of Edinburgh
on the acquisition of two such important buildings as it
was now proposed to erect, and expressed bis satisfaction at
the increased facilities of communication by letter, which had
rendered necessary the erection of a new Post-office, and at
the fact that the advantages of speed and regularity in such
communications, which were once the exclusive privilege
(though to a much lees extent even aa regarded them) of the
higher and middle classes, had now, thanks to the marvel-
lous development of the Post-office system, been brought
within reach of the poorest ; while another great boon bad
been conferred upon all classes by the facilities afforded for
the safe transmission of money by means of post-office
orders, thus constituting the Poet-office as it were a univer-
sel banking agency, resting on the security of the State, and
brought to every man's very door. His Royal Highness
also expressed his hope that the recent act
of legislation with regard to &whip banks in
connexion with the Post-office would confer further and
most important benefita on the working classes. After con-
relegating the citizens on the extension to Edinburgh of
the advantages already possessed by London and Dublin in
the erection of an Industrial Museum, the Prince Consort
concluded by expressing his thanks for an allusion in the
address to the part he took in the International Exhibition of
1+451, remarking that the beat acknowledgment which the
promoters of that undertaking could receive was the
practical proof afforded by its repetition in 1862 that they
bad correctly understood and appreciated the wants and
requirements of the day. The foundation stone was then
laid in the usual form amidst loud cheering, and the
promedings terminated with three cheers for the muc-
ous of the undertaking, and three cheers for her Majesty
and the Prince Consort.

Her Majesty was not present at the ceremony, having
visited the Botanical Gardena in the forenoon, but Prince
Leopold and two of the younger Princes occupied a room in
the Register House, from which a view of the proceedings
could be obtained.

Immediately after the above ceremony, the Prince Con-
sort, moompanied ao before, proceeded to the university, In
*slugs grumbling's of which the Principal, Sir D. Brewster,
sad the members of the Saugus Academicus were in wait-
ing to receive him. Sir David Brewster presented
ea address from the Senator to the Prince Consort, which
his Royal Highness briefly acknowledged. The company
then proceeded to the site of the Museum through one of
the windows of the university, where the ceremony of
laying the foundation stone was gone through, the whole
proceedings only occupying a few minutes.

_
The Prince eonsort immediately after the ceremcay rer
tracsid his steps to the front pte of the university, where
the state carriage Ina in waiting, and proceeded amidst
loud cheers to Holyrood Palate.

Vi.count Bangor has arrived at Claridge's Hotel,
Iron Izelaatl

Lord and Lady Willoughby de Eresby entertained
• select petty at dinner last evening, at their residence on
the Terrace, Piccadilly.

Lady Herbert i; expected in town on Monday
treat Deal Castle, Bent, on her way to Wilton Houma
Salisbury,

Lady Robert Cecil was safely delivered of a son
yesterday morning at her residence in Fitzroy-square. Her
ladyship and infant are progressiog favourably.
The Lady Lurgan gavu birth to a daughter on
the 19th inst., in Dublin.

Lord and Lady Areland have been entertaining
a saccossioo of 'Whirs at Normantoo Park during the past
axe*. The reatinnen al the party have had capital sport
I. hi lordship's Ira-stocked panne&

Mrs. 124;e Fox ha arrived at No. 31, Dover-
dna% audleft again for Haterldn.

Meyrick, Lady Laura Meyrick, and
Mho Ifeyriek, have peeped through town on their way to
Espy Oast* Durham, on a visit to her ladyship's brother,
the Duke of Cleveland.

The Lady Milford and Mr. Eyre have arrived in
Brooketreet from their seat In Ireland.

The Countess Dowager of Westmoreland has left
town for the Ship Halal, Dover.

The Baron mind the Lady Mary Wildo hare ar-
rived at Longford Castle, Salisbury.
The Duchess of Cambridge (says the Brighton
Gawk) is expected this day in Brunswick-terrace, where
every seceseary prevention has been made for her royal
Miners's reception.

The Marquis of Donegal and Lord and Lady
Harriet Ashley have arrived at the Royal Crescent Hotel,
Brighton.

Baron and Lady Chapman purpose leaving
Brighton on It/outlay for that town residence.

Viscount and Viscountvea Ingeetre are among
the latest arrivals at the Bedford Hotel, Brighton.
Mr. Dunlop, M.P., rendered en account of his
stewardship on Monday evening at Greenock. The hoe.
member delivered a comprehensive address on domestic and
foreign topics, and expressed his general approval of the
conduct of the present government. In alluding to the
queetion of reform, he said the bill introduced by Earl
Russell in 1860 was defeated by the discouraging speeches
of its profaned friends—members who had promised ea the
landings to support a caesium of that character, but who
in the Howe of Commons assumed sa anti-reform position.
Mr. Dunlop mid that se the various coudituenciee M the
eowetry IMO now aware of the real political principles of
their representatives, it would indicate the eristeoce of an
apathetic spisit if at the next general election a majority of
sheen. and wart advocates of program were not returned
hooked of the present pseudo-reformers.

The annual meeting of the United Kingdom
Athena wan held in the Free-trade Hall, Manchester, last
evening. 6,000 persona were present. Remolntim' against
liquor traffic and in favour of the Permissive Bill were
unanimously adopted. Sir W. 'Provolyan occupied the
chair ; and the speakers were Sir J. S. Forbes, Rev. Ct.
Fox, Her. W. Molesworth, Mr. H. Cosaham, Mr. W.
Lawson, M.P., and Mr. Samuel Pope.