The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-29 00:00:00

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LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29.

Tim Emperor of the Falwell seems to have
addressed another despatch to the American Go-
vernment on the subject of the civil war which is
still raging between the North and the South.
This is not the first time the Exranos has at-
tempted to stay the struggle. Last time he
proposed an armistice, during which hostilities
were to cease, and Europe was to obtain cotton.
That proposal being objected to, the KIIPII/011 now
proposes that the North "should enter into direct
" negotiations with the authorities of the South."
For this purpose it is suggested that the repre-
sentatives of the
ctarrdties might meet in a city
which could be neutral. The grievances
which have led to theseparation could be examined.
The representatives might consider whether seces-
sion is an unavoidable extremity, and whether the
recollection of former times and common interests
is not more powerful than the causes which have
brought the two people under arms. No reason-
able man imagines that after what has hap-
pened, and under present circumstances, the North
and South can come to terms. In order to
attain this object, not only must both parties
abandon their ground and repudiate the principles
which they have hitherto declared to be essential—
the North must withdraw the Proclamation of Eman-
cipation, and the South must reject Slavery, the
corner stone of their policy—but the South must
permanently submit to be ruled by those against
whose rightful dominion they have risen in arms.
There is aasuredly an antagonism between the North
and the South—between free labour and slave
labour, which transcends the genius of accommoda-
tion. The "irrepressible conflict," now that it has
broken out into war, cannot be suppressed—it must
be quenched in blood. The conquest of the South
ot permanent separation is inevitable, and pos-
sibly Lours NAPOLEON knows this as well as
any man living. But he may, perhaps, hope that
a meeting between the accredited representatives

of the North and South may tend to clear up the
essential issues of the dimpute, or that in any
event he may show himself to the world as •
powerful peacemaker. So long as the French
Expiaos confines himself to offering advice and
to counselling a cessation of hostilities, the course
a the British Government is clear. It has simply
to maintain, ea hitherto, a strict neutrality. It is
for the Passim= and his Cabinet to determine
upon the course which they will pursue. That
course can only be settled by considerations of their
own honour and dignity ; for they may rest
soured that whatever course they may determine
to pursue, in that the people of this country will
acquiesce.

But until some vital change takes place in the re-
lations between the contending parties in America
no change is to be looked for in the conduct of
the *British Government towards either party.
From the beginning of the contest both parties
have possessed the rights of belligerents, and these
privileges will remain ; but beyond this nothing
can be granted. Indeed, the only thing that
could be done would be to recognise the South as
an independent State ; and this is clearly impel'-
Bible. This declaration of policy may seem super-
fluous, but unfortunately some of the leading
journals of this country have opened their columns
to the discussion of this subject, and writers by
weak arguments and mistaken facts have succeeded
in weakening a position which needed no support.
How is it possible to recognise the South as an
independent State T In the first place,
what is the South ? What States does
It comprise ? What States do Mr. Jarvis-
HON DAvis and his fellows themselves in-
elude within its limits 1 The very nation which
is supposed to claim recognition is undefined, or
rather unknown. But in the second place, even if
it were known it cannot be recognised. In order
to recognise a new State the means must exist of
communicating with it. But how are the Euro-
pean powers to communicate with the Confederate
authorities t The porta are all blockaded ; the frontiers
to the North and West are held by the Federal'.
Mow is it possible that any envoy from the
European governments should obtain access to the
new government I If any British minister were
to attempt to cross the frontier he might be
seized by the Federal soldiers—if he were to
attempt to enter the Confederate States by sea
he must run the blockade. The mere physical
impossibility of any foreign government sending
an envoy into the Southern States, except by
stealth, is conclusive to show that, under present
circumstances, recognition is out of the question.
FT.uaine all the writers on International Law—
search through all the precedenta—try the ques-
tion by the light of nature or by the light of ex-
perience, and we venture to say that no case in
the annals of history can be found in which a
nation which has had no means of communicating
with any other nation has obtained, or even
claimed, recognition.

Ebe Court.

OSBORNE, JAIL X
The Queen drove out yesterday with Princess
Louis of Heise.
Major• General the Hoe. A. Hoed woo i• attendance.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Captain Grey, left
town about one o'clock raterday, for Osborne, Isle of
Wight.

r, JAL Si.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, sa-
c ompanied by Earl Russell, emterked frees Southampton
Docks this afternoon in the royal yacht Fairy for Osborne.

The Guardian says :—" We have sufficient autho-
rity for Mating that, although it is impossible to defer the
marriage of the Prinoe of Wales beyond Mid-Lent (St.
Gregory's Day), Thursday, March 12, it will not in any way
be contrary to the wishes of the Queen that those who, with
sufficient reason, may feel it inexpedient to countenance in
Lent the rejoicings proper to the occasion, should postpone
the festivities till after Easter."

It is said that orders have been given to have a
Danish squadron is medians to aocompany the Princess
Alexandra to England. The ships have not yet been fixed
upon, but it is believed the Skjold, the Jylland, the %re-
load, and the Niels Juel are among the most likely ; and all
of them could ire ready for sea on a very short notice.
Lord Ribblesdale arrived at the Pavilion Hotel,
Folkestone, on Tuesday, from the Coatinent.

Sir Edmund and Lady Prideaux have arrived at
towehin'e Hotel from Emma.

Sir George and Isidy Houston Boswell have
arrived ►t Howchie's Hotel.

The announcement that Mrs. Sheridan Knowles,
on the recommendation of the premier, was to remiss a life

nonstop, appears to be without foundation. (It is now
stated that his lordship, in a letter expressive of his regret
that there is no vacancy upon the scanty fund which is alto•
cated for such a purpose, and of the feelings he entertains
as to the strong claims poresead by Mrs. Knowles, has in-
timated that all he aaa at present do is to direct that a mall
donation should be made to her.

We (Times) understand that Convocation will
meet at the Chapter-house, SR Paul's, at 11 o'clock on
Tuesday, February 10, and that after the transaction of
merely formal business it will be adjourned till 11 o'clock
the next day, then to meet as usual at Westminster for the
transaction of ordinary business.

Yesterday morning the Bishop of London com-
menced his annual series of confirmations in the Boyd
Military Asylum, Chelsea, in the presence of a large number
of the clergy of the district and oaken of the institution.

An important and influential deputation waited
within the last few days upon the two archbishops and
the Bishop of Loudon, at their respective residences. to re-
present to these dignitaries the necessity for a combined
organisation of clergymen and laymen to extend the spiri-
tual tworking of the church of England. Mort of the
laymen in the deputatioa stated that they belonged to
societies for the defence of the church of England.from
external enemies, but they felt that it was useless
to- guard it from without unless action was ha,.
proved within. Their present object was to increase the
number of clergymen in the church till their numbers were
adequate to take the pastoral oversight of the whole popu-
lation ; and this they thought would best be actompliehed
by beginning with some manageable district--say a rural
deanery—where all the local resources would be applied to
the purpose and supplemented by the liberality of the dis-
trict. The three dignitaries to whom these remarks were
addressed, in answer, highly approved of the object and of
the plan of attaining it, and cordially promised the pro-
moters all the assistance in their power.

Chichester Forteecue, Esq., M.P., has forwarded
to A. Smith, Beq., chairman of the town commisniouen,
501., the joint donation of himself end lady, the Oonstess
Waldegrave, for the poor of Aides.

The spirit of union seems to be gaining upon the
citizens of Dublin. Oe Tuesday the Lord Mayor presided
at a meeting of the Sick and Indigent Root:Aspen' Society,
when resolutions were moved by the Des of St. Patrick's
end the Rev, Dr. Sprat, head of the Carmelites in that city,
of whom the dean spoke in the moat brotherly halm The
society being worked by proterauite and Roman catholis,
and some complaints having been made of pallidity ia the
management, letters were read from a =abet of the Dublin
protestant clergy testifying that no unfairness had bees
shown towards the poor members of their segregations
who sought aid from the committee. All parties agree that
there is great destitution among the poor of Dublin at
present.

A meeting was held yesterday at the London
Tavern to take into cossidersUon the aucetica of transporta-
tion to Western Australia. Major Sandford occupied the
chair, and strongly supported the sending of oonvicts to
Western Australia. These views were supported by other
speakers, Lod it was shown that there was in the colony
indicated a great want of labour, and that convict' as
labourers would be gladly welcomed by the colonists.
Eventually it was resolved to present a memorial to the
Colonial Secretary on the subject.

The promeaings of the Thamee Conservancy
Board are metier/ great alarm among the wbarfiegers and
owners of 3 property shag the banks 04 the Mamie. The
board proposed to obtain a bill dill further to incase its
powers, and the pusege of this bill promises to be warmly
contested. A meeting of persons interested wee bold yester-
day at the Fialimongen' Hall, and reackstions were pissed
appointing a committee to take steps to oppose the bid A
subscription was entered into, and considerable some were
put down.

It is gated that the Emperor Napoleon has
drawn up for the education of his son a curriculum of
studies which will fill a volume, and of which ten copies are
to be printed.

On the morning of Saturday, the Countess Tal-
leyraratTerigord presented the French ambassador at Bar-
ba with an addition to the family in the shape of twin
daughters.

M. Alberto Mario, the husband of Miss White,
hie declined to ut in parliament fur the ccestiresey of
Media in lingly, by which he was lately returned. His
refusal reds on nerdy political grounds. He professes
himself a republican, and as stir unqualified to sit in •
owistitutional trembly.

A letter in the Times from San Francisco of
Nov. 26, gays :—" Yesterday we had • marked illustration
of the valise of the telegraph in the receipt of late news
from England that the English and Reeds& governments
had declined to intervene ia American affairs. The rapidity
with which the news has travelled so peat a distance is
somewhat striking. The telegram retched Sea Francisco
at 11 a.m. yesterday. It informs us that the Arabia
had arrived on the day before (the 24th) at Cape
Race, Newfoundland, with dates from Liverpool to the
15th, and from Queenstown to the 16th inst. From Cape
Race the ours was telegraphed to New York, and thence
by the overland telegraph to San Francisco, thus bringing us
information of great interest from the old world on the
morning of the ninth day from the date of OA dispatch (by
the steamer) from Ireland. The numwage °seising 2i73
words, besides the introductory passages. When the
telegraph is in good order and has not much work we have
almost instantaneous communication with New York, the
only break in the working being at Chicago, the principal
intermediate station."

A letter from Trieste, in the Ott-Deutsche Post,
'peaked a manifestation in favour of Italy, which has just
taken place at the theatre in that town. A piece was re-
cently performed in which a lottery is drawn before the
public. The actor charged with that task chose No. 59
(1859) instead of that indicated k his part. A loud bunt of
applause took place. The director was condemned to a
tins, and he was ordered to choose another number for the
next repremintaticia. He obeyed, and No. 63 was made to
come out of the nn. Fresh applause ensued, the Italians
appearing to think that they should obtain in 1863 what
theyeoall not get in 1862.

Phe Moviiiiento of Genoa gives a very favourable
secant of General osribskll's health. Baring got oat of
bed for the first time on the 20th be walked a little co
crutches ; on the 22nd he took a walk out of doors, and on
the 24th he went oat &him. Dr. Albesseme is sow the
oaly physician that attends his

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"We understand," says the Journal de Romeo,
" that the protestant ladies of Frame us at this se meat
signing a petition to he addramd to the Queen of Scala
praying for the pardon of lILLIMINCIIN sad Alheatar, lately
oondemed to nine years' imprisonment for havfmg eireidated
the Bible in Spain and read prayers according to the reformed
religion. The petition is said to have already received a
large number of siguattirea"

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