The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-03 00:00:00

[Stamped, Id. Additional.]

There is an increased body of Confederate cavalry
near Harper's Ferry, supported by two regiments
of infantry.

General Meade's army is 36 miles south of
Berlin ; the Shenandoah River and the Blue Ridge
between Lee's and Meade's armies.

General Kelly, who was superintending the con-
struction of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, was
driven back by the Confederates 15 miles from
North Mountain to Hanoock.

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The encounter of Gregg's cavalry with the Con-
federates is said to have been a Federal disaster..

It is reported from Washington that the object
of gunboats ascending James River was not to attack
Fort Darling.
General Morgan, with 500 men, was endeavouring
to cross the Ohio river into Virginia.

Mr. Vallandigliam, in an address from Niagara,
accepts the nomination for governor of Ohio. )Ie
says that after Lis journeying, he found himself a
free man on British soil, and exercised the privi-
leges and rights the usurper had denied him at
home. He denies the practicability of subjugating
the South by force of arms, and states that he met
in the South not a man, woman, or child who was
not resolved to perish rather than to yield to force.
Hemet no one in the South, whatever his opinions
or station, political or private, who did not declare
his readiness, when war shall have ceased and the
invading armies are withdrawn, to consider and
discuss the question of reunion.

It is aupposed the draught in New York will re-
commence neat week. Coloured men will not be
accepted as substitutes for white draughted men•
The mayor of New York has offered a reward of
500 dollars for the apprehension of any person
who committed murder or arson during the late
riots. _ _ _

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A subscription has been opened for the relief of
coloured people.
The New York municipality has resolved upon
passing an appropriation for draughted men, in
opposition to the mayor's veto.
The Brooklyn municipality has proposed an
appropriation for draughted men.
The Hon. W. Whiting proceeds to Europe by
the Asia, as the accredited agent of the Federal
government to the European courts, and as legal
adviser to the Federal ministers in England and
France in reference to important matters. His
mission is said to have direct reference to the fitting
out of privateers.

0011.11EACIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, Jinx 7.3, Evaua•

Money easy. Gold 251 per cent. premium. Ex-
change on London : Bankers' bills, 138 i. Stocks
very firm. New York Centrals, 122 i ; Illinois, 109 f ;
Erie, 99i ; Six per Cent. United States Bonds,
105 i. Cotton improving. Middling Upland, 64c.
Flour quiet. Wheat and corn good inquiry. Pro-
visions dull. Coffee quiet. Sugar and molasses
very firm. Crude petroleum firm and advancing.

The screw steamship Great Eastern, Captain
Paton, which sailed from New York on the 21st
July, at noon, arrived at the bar of the Mersey at
7 o'clock on Saturday evening, and her despatches
were brought up by a tender shortly after 10 p.m.
She brings 6,000 tons of cargo and 337 passengers,
but no specie.

DEFENCFS OF CHLBSZOTON.—MOSITS. Bacon and
Co., importers and publishers of American maps, have just
issued a plan of Charleston Harbour and its vicinity,
supplying exactly the information which readers of the
American news are seeking. The plan includes the whole
of James's island and Morriss bland, with their masks,
inlets, and rivers, the batteries and forte attacked by the
Federals, the channels and the forte and sea batteries of the
harbour, and the city behind the whole. The map is well
executed, and shows the character, as well as the configure.
tion of the ground. Additional information respecting the
strength of the several forte and batteries is given in the
margin. Everybody should procure this plan of a plane
which has been called the Sebsatopol of America.

The Windsor Castle, from London for Bombay,
with troops, put back into Plymouth yesterday, small-pox
baring broken out on board. Two cams have been laded.
The Moniteur of yesterday publishes an article
from the Deutoditend, seat to it by a Weimar correspondent,
warmly congratulating Austria upon being more than ever
decided upon making common cause with the Western
powers, whether in the way of ulterior negotiations or for
stronger measures. The Deutschland places in strong con-
trast with the conduct of Austria the selfish and anti-
national character of the policy of Prussia, who, instead of
acting in concert with her German neighbour', gives moral
aid to Ramie by her equivocal bearing.
AMERICAN MAIL STEAMERS DUE THIS WEE&
There are three steamers due at Liverpool this week with
the mails from America—vis.. the Jura (era), Edinburgh
ital. and Persia (s.). The Jura was to leave Quebec on
the 25th tilt., acid may therefore heexpected at Londonderry
to-morrow (Tuesday) morels( ; the Edinburgh, with dates
from New York on she 25th, may be looked for at Queens-
town on Weduesday next. The Canard steamer Persia,
with dates from New York to the 29th, will no doubt reach
Queenstown in the course of Friday next. Should, however,
either the Jura or Edinburgh call oft Cape Race, we may
have advises from New York to the 28th ult.
DISPATCH OF AMERICAN AND CANADIAN MAILS.
—Oa Saturday the Cunard Royal Mail steamer Chips was
despatched from Liverpool for New York with mails for
the United States and British North America, together
with about 100 whin passengers and a large cargo. On
Wednesday the loran steamer City of Wuhington will
leave the Ramey for New York with mails for the United
Staten. The box at the Liverpool General Post-office will
he open for the receipt of ordinary letters, tea, until 11
a.m. Late despatches, addressed ad Cork. may be for-
warded until RIO p.m. On Thuredsy the Montreal Coin.
pany's steamer Canada will leave Liverpool for Quebec
with the Caaadian mails.
INDEPENDENCE or POLAND.—An open-air de-
monstration in favour of intervention by force of arras in
favour of Polish independence took place yesterday after-
norm on Blackheath, and wee attended by about LW
persons, amongst whom were a considerable number of
seldion from Woolwich pinion. Precisely at three o'clock
the Polish national flag was planted on a rising piece of
ground immediately in front of the gate leading into Green-
wick.park, round which the committee took their stand.
Mr. lefkiubrey having been voted to the chair. said the
meeting had been convened by the Greenwich and Woolwich
Working Men's Polish Committee, for the purpose of ex-
peening their sympathy with the trallaot Poles, and to call
on the English government to mast them in their heroin
=leolo recover their lost nationality. Resolutions in
with the object of the meeting were passed, after
having been spoken to by a number of working mem, and
the promedings concluded at five o'clock with three cheers
for Polish nationality. A body of police were on the ;mood,
but did sot in any way Maiden with the proceedings, which
Were conducted with order and regularity.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. The follow-
ing gentlemen, having undergone the neoeseery
exa-
minations for the diploma, were admitted members of
the college at a meeting of the Court of Examiners on the
lad inst., viz.:—Heart Charles Owen Asprey, H.D. St.
mire's, and LS.A., Newtoo-road, W. • George Wyatt
Sharp, L.8.A., Great Cumberlandetreet, Hy
Frederick Heudebourek DIMS, Tiverton, Devon •direkto;
I Grahame Henderson, London ; William Henry Ilay. Waka
I field, Yorkshire ; Arthur David Jardine, Chatham ; Edwin
Roberts, St. John's-wood; James Hanna' New Zealand;
Galvin On, Belfast; Hubert Wilson South Sturtoo, Green-
wich ; Richard Carter, Newbury • Edward Steven Thomas,
! Dimly/hem • George Richard Turns Phillips, Bayswater ;
' I and Edward ikown Rending.
LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—The
direction of this company have resolved to reoommeod to
• the proprietors, at the half-yearly general meeting on the
13th inst., that the dividend for the half-you ending 30th
Jima, 1863, be as the rate of ei per cat per annum on the
williaary capital stork of the company.
The trial of the great will case of " Dwell v. the
Earl of Egseent," in which a large amount of property is
• isvelved, enmsionced on Friday at the Cork Assizes. The
amousw excise for the trial of an imne directed by the
I Oran of Cbusey.