The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-12 00:00:00

THE EXFRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1862.

FATHER, it would be this great International Nxhi-
bition of cardinahi, bishops, and priests assembled
under the guard of French bayonets to declare the
necessity of the " independence "of the Head of
the Church.

Such an exhibition is an irony which the genius
of atheism might have invented. To celebrate the
martyrdom of poor Christian missionaries who
lived and died in the spirit of their MASTS; by a
grand apparatus of political intrigue, and a
pompous and elaborate conspiracy against the
rights and liberties of a people, and at the
same time to deplore the oppression of the
Church—to insist on the independence of the Holy
See under the guard of a foreign garrison, is at once
sacrilege and suicide. Not only the common sense,
but the conscience, we will not say of the Catholic,
but of the Christian world sickens at the sight.

ebt Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Joys IL

Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Alice,
and Princess Beatrice, drove out in a carriage and four
yesterday afternoon, attended by Lady Churchill and Major-
General Seymoor.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Alice, walked
and drove in the grounds this morning.
Princess Clotilde and Princess Amelia of Saxe-Coburg
arrived at the Castle yesterday, and left today.
Prince Philip of Saxe-Coburg visited her Majesty.
Earl Rummell arrived at the Castle and had an audience of
her Majesty.

On Monday, the 9th, Earl Russell, her Majesty's Principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, paid a visit to the
Viceroy of Egypt, at his val., Maim House, Wandsworth.
On the same day the Marquis of Aiksbury, Master of the
8e,.., also paid a visit to his Mishear.
The Viceroy paid private visits to the Great Exhibition
on Tuesday and yesterday, and upon these occasions his
Highness was accompanied by the Hon: Charles A. Murray,
who has been appointed by her Majesty's government to
attend upon the Viceroy during bis visit to this country.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone
have returned to their residence on Carlton-hoaes•terrace,
from Bowden-park, Chippenden.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial.offioe
from the Governors of the settlements on the West Coast of
Africa. Despatches were sent to the Governors of Gibraltar
and Meta

Tai ALBItT MEMOBL&L.—The Memorial Com-
mittee met yesterday at the Mansion-house; the Right
Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair. Yr. Goodman reported
that the total smonst received was 80,220 i. Nothing of
any importance transpired.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is ex-
pected to arrive in England diving the present week.

. Their Royal Highneesea 41ie Duke of Cambridge
and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenbalklitrelits honoured

the Earl and Countess of Derby by their company at dinner
last evening at the family mansion in St. James'esquare.
There were present to meet the royal guests their Serene
Highnesses the Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe Wei-
mar, the Doke and Duchess of Manchess.r, the Marchionms
of Ely, the Earl of Sefton, the Earl of Longforl, the Earl
and Lady Constance Grosvenor, Viscount Courtenay, Lord
and Lady Shelmeredele, and Colonel the Hon. James Mae-
&mid. Baron Luhe and LadyCarolineCust wereisatteadaace

on their royal highnesses. The counter subsequently had
• " receptioo,* the visitors arriving shortly alter 10 o'clock.

His Royal Highness the Piincie of Hesse will, it
is expected, arrive is England about late 16th brat.
_ _ _ .

Her Royal Highness the Princes of Oldenburg
is expected to arrive ix Loudon at the latter end of this
week.

The Baroness Brunnow has issued cards for
assemblies on Wednesday, July 2; Wednesday, July ;
and Wednesday, July 16—at Chesham House.

The Earl of Radnor has quite recovered from his
kte indisposition, and is remaining at Cokabill House, his
seat in Berkshire.

Field-Marshal Viscount and the Viscountess
Conibermere entertained a large party at dinner last even-
ing, at their residence in Be'grave-squares leiter in the
evening her ladyship rewind an sasombly of the fashion-
able world.

The Dowager Lady Shelley's first matinee
dasisaate will take place oo Saturday, Jame 28, at Loos&le
House, Fulham.

The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli
have returned to Gromnor-gate, from Itoototore, Books,

when they have been en a visit to Baron and Baroness
Meyer de Rothschild. . _

Earl Stradbroke, presiding at the dinner of the
Suffolk Agricultural Association, held the other day at
Bury St. Edmunds, rid that in February last a gentleman
came down to East Suffolk, and there reed a lecture
to en assembled company, amongst whom were found
many of the beet agriculturist& and veterinary surgeons
in the neighbourhood, on the alibiing of homoeopathy.
It might be imagined that in that company, ma there
would be in all companies, there were many who totally
disbelieved in the proems; many others were anxious to
lead their beat attention to the subject; and the result
of that meeting was that the system had been tiled with
considerable success in some places. He would only allude
to one particular instance which came under his own cog-
nisance, and which he thought it right to report. A veteri-
nary surgeon in hie neighbourhood was called in to attend
upon eleven head of cattle which had been taken violently
ill with the lung disease. One was in so great a state of
exhaustion that no probability of its recovery existed, and
that one died ; but of the remaining ten be cured nine by
homceopathy.

The English chemists entertained the chemical
jurors and other distmgclehed chemists at present visiting
London at a banquet given at the Trafalgar, Greenwich, on
Tuesday evening hat. The chat. was taken by Dr. Hof.
mann, president of the Chemical Society.

•
GRAY'S-INN.—The Bishop of Killialoe is to preach
in the chapel of the Honourable Society of Gray's-inn on
Sunday next, at theater:mon service, which commencesat
half-past 3 o'clock.
GnoLoothAL SOCIETY or LONDON. —The next
evening meeting of the society will be held at Burlington
House ou the 18th inst. The following papers will be read :
—l. "On the Mode of Formation al some of the River-
valleys of the South of Ireland," by Professor J. B. Jukes,
F.G.S. 2. "On the Granites of Donemd," by the
Rev. Professor S. Houghton, F.A.S., F.G.S. 3. On the
Upper Coal-messures of Ayrshire," by R. W. Blowy, EN.,
F.G.S. 4. "On the Geological Structure of the
Southern Grampians," by Professor James Nicol, F.R.S.E.,
F.G.S. 5. "On some Foot-prints in the Wesldeo of the
We of Wight, Harting', and Swanage," by 8. IL Heckles,
Esq., F.H.8., F. 0.8. 5. "On a Stalk-eyed Crustacean from
the Coal-namanrea," by Framer T. H. Huxley, F.R.S.,
Sec. G. 8. _ _

ORDGRAPHICAL SOCHITY.—At tbe meet-
ing on Monday, the 16th lest., at half-past • ht p.m., the
papers to be read are :-1, Kai:union from Damascus to
Hamm, and.thenes through the Holy Land, by Charles
Bake, Ph. Dr., F.R.G.&, &c. ; 2, Late Surveys in the
Pali& by her Xalerty's ship Herald, noder the command
of Captain N. N. Denham, R.N., &c.: 3, Short Nurative
of a Journey, overland, from Nagasaki to Yeddo, in Japan,
by Rutherford Aloock, Fail., her Britannic Majesty's Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentirig, Japan.
MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL. —Y esterday being
the speech and election day at this time-honoured school,
a vast number of the Mende of the scholars and others
assembled. Among them were the Bishop of Tutuania,
Sir Frederick Madden, the President and two Senior Fel-
lows of St. John's College, Oxford, who came to confirm
the examination on the part of the college ; the two ex-
aminers, the Venerable Archdeacon Browne, of Bath, and
the Rev. C. Matheson, dic.. The muter and wardens of the
corporation entertaioed a large company at night. The hall
was especially decorated for the OCCIIOIOII with banners, and
at the lower end the plate of the corporation yea arranged
in an artistic manner, and greatly added to the brilliancy
of the scene. Among the goods were—President and
Senior Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford ; the Mar-
quis of Salisbury, K.G., honorary member of the com-
pany ; Lord Chelmsfont honorary member of the
company; General Sir George Pollock, G.C.8., K. 5.1.,
honorary member of the company ; Lieuteoant•General the
Earl of L,tran, K.C.B. ; the Earl of Pow,., the Earl of
Sheffield, Lord Robert Montagu, M.P., Lord Viscount
Dungaonoo, Loral Viscount Hardinge, Lord Viscount
Stratford de Radcliffe, O.C.R. Lord Viscount Ingestre,
M.P., Lord Bishop of Oxford, Lord Colville, Lord Hotham,
M.P., Lord Redewlale, Lord Forester, Lord Faversham,
Lord Leigh, Lord Bebop of Tasmania, Lord Jostles Knight
Bruce. Lord Justice Tuner, VionClunoellor Kindersley,
Vice-Chancellor Stuart, Mr. Justice Willis, the Right
Hon. Joseph Napier, the Right Hon. James Whiteside,
M.P., lie.

Mrs-Nancy Smith has been elected mayoress of
Oskaloosa in -lowa. There wee only one male candidate,
and he had fewer votes thaa him female rival.

DENMARK.
COPENHAQZN, Jost 12.

Eight hundred Swedish and Norwegian students
arrived in this city, late yesterday evening, to
celebrate a meeting with the students of Copen-
hagen.
Line numbers of people applauded them upon
their route as a political demonstration. Flowers
were thrown to them by the ladies, and the houses
were gaily decorated.
The Rector of the University and the Chief Pre-
sident of Copenhagen received their vi;iiters with
speeches.

_
One thousand of the students have been invited
by the King to a banquet at his summer residence
at Fredensborg.
On Sunday evening the town of Elsinore will
give a banquet to the students.

RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, Joss 12.

The Journal de St. Peterabourg of to-day pub-
lishes an imperial decree, appointing the Grand
Duke Constantine Namiestaik, and the Marquis
Wielopoleki Chief of the Civil Government and
Vice-President of the Council of State. General
Luders is ordered to continue to discharge the
functions of governor until the arrival of the
Grand Duke.

The Northern Bee publishes a strong article in
reference to the late great fires, and advocating the
immediate formation of Volunteer Fire Brigades,
to be composed of citizens.

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, Jost 12.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Alhambra, with the above mails, has arrived here.
She brings 50 passengers, including Lord and Lady
Kensington and family, 1,5111. in specie, and 719
packages of cargo. She spoke the Tarts on the
9th, and tLe Magdalena on the 11th.

LISBON, Joss 7.
Slight disturbances still occur in the provinces
of the Minho.

It is said that the clerical party have made po-
litical capital out of the question of the Sisters of
Charity. About 70 of the sisters are about to
leave Portugal in the French war steamer Orinoque.
It is proposed to again form a national guard in
Lisbon, on account of the unsettled state of po-
litical matters.

Dom Luiz still resides at the Palace of Ajnda.
No date has yet been fixed for the projected
marriage of the King.
The vine disease is said to be again making its
appearance.

The Lisbon merchants regret the withdrawal of
the Peninsular Company's steamers.
Trade dull. Money scarce. Exchange on
London, 53i ; on Paris, 5.32 ; on Hamburg, 48 ;
on Amsterdam, 44 ; on Genoa, 526 ; Three per
Cent. Relates, ; Coupons, ditto deferred, 42 ;
Lisbon Bank, 656 ; Oporto Commercial and Mer-
cantile Banks, 258 milreis.

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, Jazz 12.

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Atrato,
Captain Woolley, with the West India and Pacific mails,
has arrived. She brings 256 pamengers, 2,898 packages
cargo, and on freight specie to the value of 1,076,704 dole.
The Atrato left Si.. Thomas on the 29th ult., and brings
fourteen days' later dates from the West India Islands and
the Pacific mast than those reported by the last maiL
The English barque Orion bad arrived at San Jose. The
English barque St. George, bound to Libertatl, was spoken off
Im Union. The English barque flaspley, of Glasgow, was
lost on the 6th May off the harbour of Itealejo. The British
vessels Devonshire, General Wyndham, Switserland, and
British Merchant had arrived at Callao.

An attempt at a revolution bad been set on foot in
Guatemala, but was discovered in time to prevent any
serious results. Considerable distreas existed among the
labouring classes, and a party laid a plot to destroy the city
by fire, for the purpose of pillage, and attempted to ex-
plode the powder magazine, which contained some 60,C3
pounds of powder. Several of the barrels were already
charred when the fire was discovered. Several hundred
persons had been arrested.
A ministerial crisis had occurred at Valparaiso. The
Secretary of the Interior and for Foreign Affairs, the
Secretary of the Treasury, of Public Worship and Imbue-
Mon, and the Secretary of War have all resigned. The
President had not completed his selection of the new
ministry. Great indignation was felt throughout the
whole of Chili against the policy of England. France, and
Spain, with respect to Mexico, and societies were being
formed with the object of opposing, by ell

reasonable

means, the threatened change of republican system.
The southern farmers had commenced planting all sorts
of cereals, particularly wheat, to a much greater extent
than of late years. A project for a railroad from Chinlan
to Concepcion is contemplated.
In Peru all is quiet. Considerable indignation has hem
manifested at the attempt of the Peruvian minister in Lon-
don to thwart the loan required from England. The elec-
tions along the coast in Pem passed over quietly. In most
places San Roman has been victorious. Exchange on Eng-
land in Lima, 37d. per dol.
The news from the interior of Carthagena confirms the
defeat of Payan. It was reported that Maequera was
about to order the raising of troops on the isthmus to aid
the liberal party. . .

The Coquimbo and Sere= BAi MY! was opened on the
21st of April. Valparaiso exchange oa London, 60 to 90
days, 45d. to 451 d. ; Perim, 4fr. 65c. to 4fr. 70c. Freight&
to England, from 41. to 41. be. per too.
The weather at Trinidad continued fine, and the crops
are nearly finished. The quantity of sugar shipped is
considerably in advance of the corresponding periods of the
lea two years. The cocoa crop is reported very unsatis-
factory. The amount of produce shipped from Ist January
to date reached: Sugar, 19,834 !Ads., 3,918 tierces, 1,362
barrels; molasses, 1,688 puns., 37 tierces; rum, 733 puns. ;
cocoa, 1.726,8311b5. ; coffee, 3,88016 e.
The 13arbadoes House of Assembly met on the 13th of
May ; nothing of importance transpired. A favourable
change in the weather bad taken plies. The crop was
nearly finished throughout the island. It was generally
expected the crop would be far below the average of the
last few years. The sugar, however, is reported of gool
quality. The produce shipped to the 24th ult. amounted
to 28,034 hhds. sugar, 2,163 tierces, 10,515 barrels; mo-
lasses, 2,909 puns., 133 hhds., 406 brie. ; rum, 50 puns. 137
Mids. Exchange on Loudon, bank bills, 90 days, 480 dole. ;
60 days, 4821 dole.; 30 days, 485 dols. Exchange on New
York, 10 days sight, 2 per cent. prom., payable in current
(nods. . _

The Combined Court at Demerara reassembled on the 9th
May. Amongst other items a vote of 7,500 dollars has
pained the court to meet the colony's share of the cost of
importing 1,000 liberated Africans. In the import market
stocks of floor were mach reduced, and advanced rates de-
manded. Pork was in fair supply. Stock of East India
rice heavy. Tonnage ample, and freights were declining ;
for sugar to London, 2a. 6d ; to Liverpool, 2a. 6d. ; for
rum to London, 3d.; Liverpool, 30. Trade con-
tinued extremely dull, with scarcely any business
doing. The exports of colonial produce for the fortnight
reached—Sugar, 1,263 hhds., 99 tierces, 1,359 barrels ;
rum, 379 puncheons, 38 hbds., 10 barrels; molasses, 141
make ; timber, 22,464 feet ; charcoal, 1,800 barrels ; cocoa
nuts, 24,800 ; shingles, 140,000. Exchange ; Private bills,
90 days' sight, 476 dole. ; banks, 90 days, 480, selling ; pur-
chasing at 472 dole. ; ditto, 60 days, 483 dole. ; ditto, 30
days, 486 dole. ; sight, 500 dela. ; under 20/., at 5 dole.
Business in Jamaica continued dull, and stocks of all
im-
portedarticles abundant. Three Confederate vessels had sr-
rived sines the last packet, laden with cotton, which sold
at from 80. to 10d. per lb. The quarterly return of the
revenue bad been published. The total amvuota to
63,9461., which, compared with the return for the same
period of lest year, shows • falling off of 2,4021. 155., and a
&mem* of over 10,0001. on the previous quarter. The
Jamaica Guardian says another attempt to get up • mili-
tary insurrection in Hayti had been discovered, and the
emapiratan completely disconcerted. More than 70 pow-