The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-20 00:00:00

FRANCE.

frau on owe comarosmort.)
PARIS, Sereanar EVIOITNG.
The Debate, Temps, and Opinion Natemale
strongly oppose the doctrine that there is anything
contrary to the law of nations in the conduct ot
the tutted States at Charleston, and argue that to
destroy a port (even tv.suming that they have done
it) is not so iuhuman II act as to bombard a city.
Hitt the government journela, including
the Moniker, make the worst of the Charles-
ton affair, ;Lod the Panic continually Lints
at the IVI.-ognition of the Confederate States as being
induitdot. M. Unilot.millot has republished a
sere' .4 his articles iu the l'ays in the form of a
psinpliet, with the he.-eling " L Reconnaissance
du Sink" Notwithstanding these symptoms, how-
ever, the important news that England has revoked
the prohibition against the exportation of saltpetre
and munitions of war, and the buoyancy of the
french funds, are strong arguments that no inter-
vention in American atrium can be contemplated.
The t'iiion fin 1-or, a well-known and lung
established provincial journal, has been suppressed
for chaaeing its principal editor without authority
from m e government, and the proprietor and
printer sentential to a month's imprisonment.
M. About's Godwin is going to be played at
Limas. There was a full house at the Odeon on
tianelay night, owing to the expectationof a row,
which did not come off. A new one-act piece, a
mere trifle, called 1•41 Verde on Profit des Pusrrre,
was brought out for the first time, and reports
were current that M. About had a hand in the com-
position. His name was not, however, put upoa
the playbills or anatnincal at the end of the per-
formance, and the evening passed off quietly.
M Gertlme's full-length portrait of Rachel has
presynted by the Minister of State to the
Theatre , Francais, and is now hung in the new
'slow' of that theatre. _

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The uew papal nuncio, Mgr. Chigi, is a wealthy
Imam and it a rumoured that he iuteuds to eclipse
Lis re rut predecessors by a display of hospitality
u.,1 state, which the small salary (12,000 R ..... au
crovna.) cannot afford unless backed by private
fortune. He brings with him a stud of horses
which w one of We ei,ihta of Rome.

LI IL WA I AND JOINT STOCK °DAMAN/ ES IN

iriliaiiiiiir:

1)n Saturday Molars. Smith and Free, the ex-
amining barristers appointed by the Houses of Lords sad
Contemns to isquire tot. arid report upon the numerous an-
plisations for sew railways And piut-stock companies, eon •
mewed the labour* of the within in SLOMIINSSO rooms
ssd 17 of the HOMO of Commies. There was a large
attendance of the parliamentary agents, soheitoes, sod of
patios prontutiog the various projects, ths trial number
atootiotiag to =I Of this amber 178 asw for new railways
submit a of shout 108 other railway bilis fur loam, amass;
loathes, !Memel and other arrespaseets, sod is addition to
these 15 pi,Aecta for inanicil improvements and markets
thmeghout the country, 14 for harbours sod ferriee, 12 for
sew water COMMONS, S far sew pa companies, $ for
sewer.s4,, drainage, sod reclamatioc, 3 for docks,
3 for river imbenktuests, including the Thames (north anal
south), 2 for telegraph ethipthiss, sad other, for police, in-
surances, fire brigades, and roada in the United Kingdom.
The first ease considered was the application of the Seven-
oaks Railway Company fur authorising the conatruction cf
sew hoes frau their railway at °third to Igtham, with
extessi,Lit to the South Eastern at ilaidstoos mid Tonbridge.
sad ta'aiug power to raise and furnish umital for the purpose
sN 7.-a,. PAN. The standing orders were declared complied
:is also in the case of the Aberystwith and tt elth
Comet Railway Company, for use hues to Dolgelly, Aberyst-
with Harbour, Prollheli, sad Porthdiolleyn Pier, cat en
estimated one& bralfr. Piney, the company*. engineer, of
2.10,0t111f. The of the Woolwich, Plumstuid, and
Charlton Gas Consen.ers Company to meet the demand for
so immased supply of gm in those districts, and to roam
for that purpose, 30,000 f., was approved, sod passed.

Unatr Woman Itanwat.—The bill of this company
r nms.ng new railways between Oswastry and Shrews-
Lay eu I ill!P•mosre, at a oast of 120,01 XX., was opposed on
n.ensor-ds from landowners along the hues proposal ou the
runnel w•uniciency of notice sad nusdescriptimi. Mr.
Titemlore .Ntgrtni appeared ;for the promotes of the la
and 51r".1,. Plitt and Yetablas for the landowner', and
after casmoumg the cagincers sad others the herrister de.
"Lind the stst.uog urders not complied with.

Cil-TAI. PALM./ AMU SOUTH JCIPA3IO3II RAILWAY.—Tbia
rue we, :Os. oppored of the ground of inaccuracy in the
{orate, and want of notices to occupiers and owners of pro-
perty, Mews. Prat end Visitable, appearieg for the tom-
p;aly„ sod Mews. Uosumton and Salicanthe against, but the
m:e,pitione were not suataiaad, and the standing orders
were de:hired complied with. The important object of the
tt,lsr. Aim; LI fora new railway oommensiag by • junction
with the Me tropolitan Ettemioe of the Leedom Chatham,
and Dover Medway, near the Banteglne-road, Lambeth,
sod tero.::.etiog at the Crystal Palms% tegether with a line
from the Slo.moolitan Encomium at Crabs, well, terminat•
inQ nesr the west sad el t, to he clefts' s(' by
a proisual new maid d iu new shares and
7.1.1,ukeq. by borrowing- mossip.

Tit I SPIICIAL 8111 DAT EVILIIIIIIO SERVIi•Ls--
Yesterday evening the third of the special Sunday evening
services took place under the dome of St. Paul's cathedral.
There was full choral mode% the Teepee«, bin to the
music lay %wheelie, which, from Its simple form and facility
of ex. cation. enables the imegroption generally to join.
Mr. Buckbuid led the choir, which appeared to have been
streegtoened by sums excellent cams. The sermon was
oproiched 'by the Rev. John Raididan, ILL, of Corpus
Chrodi College, Cambridge, incumbent of Eska. Chapel.
belgra,aquarro. The marinas nest Sunday erasing will be
preach.ee..l by the Very Rey. Dr. R. C.. Treach, Demi of
Wester- o'er. The third of the special marriage at Exeter.
lull was held last night. The Litany and mows portions of
ticriptarc baring been read, a setruee was preached hr the
Rev. Edwin tilailw.o Arnold, M.A., of Faster College,
Oxford, rector of Stapleton, near Hertford. The sermon
hest Santa, evening will be preached by the Rev. Simnel
Garrett, 31.. t., of Trutit7 College, Cambridge, iecumbentof
Trinity CaurcL, Lincoiu Yesterday there were
two aiiirrm.a, Loth rt which were well attended, at st.
JaareicLail. the 40(1:10•S Wet preached by the Rev. A.
Raleigh and the Rev. Newman flail. LL.Ii., minister of
Olney .1t the liritanria Theatre there was a
Lap sougregation, the service being 000 ducted by the Rev.
Boar, Atha as ladepesetem 'deists,. of Islington. lo
eddimoe to trete there were special services at St. Martin's.
kJ', Lost-acre ; the theadard Theatre, Shoreditch .• the
Theatre. hilestegebroad ; and Sediee'e Wells
Theatre, Clarkenwoll. It Is lode..toed that the West-
wieder Abb..; mimes eerthee will ceurneuce on the brat
Suede/ la ebruary. cm width day the Abbey will be m-
e; sued after the renovatke.
It9MAN CASH. /LB' ORDINATION. Yesterday
marteint:. the Right Rey. Belton Morris held an ordinetioe
L the t 'hutch el tat. Patrick. Soho. Ti.. cereinoey, which
is mesh mom elaborate thee that of the English church,
was pre waled ey nesse and • sermon by the Rev. Father
liereard's .kbbey. Thi. veteliileteelor the priest-
-1.4 were admitted to their office by the impoeitiou of
haith...;notimi them the power of absolution and other
sod emissiotical privileges. Tits ceremony was
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tamed by • large number of persons a Roman catholic
albeit: at bait; somewhat of a royalty in Leadou.
Tx v"!.. 4 OE LEP II ARM'S Ex raorrtoar.—While
ea dm sheet of Australian elpeditions, we maw state that
the Sow- th Australian searching party, beaded by Mr.
iy. hod returneil to the setticl resits)* and repelled
ems tt;tian twelve miles of the eastern part of Coomes
Creek tits Mem,. of .even) bodies .4 white men had brae
fused. leaving iinlicatimie that they bed been murdered by
the native., and that one of the bedew bad been wittily
eaten he the savages. Prom Western Australia also we
leaned ..y the last mail that same traces of white uses had
Ural di-.-emcee by Moen. Dempitelfe party, sad M each
ease tb.a, L. a .ppositiou that they may have free the
Temair- some of the ill fated party of the nefertenste
Lthhantt. II the report be correct, it is not impeuleaLle
but tlo. it may be the remnant of Leicliardt.s party straw
glieg t made the withal .Lstrieta of Western Australia,
whither it is well known leichenit himself was bound.
Tarn C. J. hereof the e ',knit( party my that in one instance
toe ea... es se4l the homes which the white men had with
tam were still alive. aid the time which had elapsed eines
the sera's death was intimates, by exhibiting the extent to
violets the aatiera beanie had grown since.—/aemfreei
and New (:uzerse.

AP,YTTIV'ARIM. E• 1.1.. —At it Court of Exa-
aloe r., 1. 11 Thursday, the following amtlemen,lhavise
petrel their eaamenateme Li the grimace. and practice of
inedir,,,. were admitted Ircentuites of the Society d
Atiottuoariee, via : - Stern. Vobert Saluebt.ry Neightiagal4
d C.emnerrmal-tenm,:e. Lemehouse, 11.1i.0 S. liVel ; Nor-
Meanie, of !thou& Valley, Newheieige,
twerp meleir.-, 11.R.C.5.. November, ISO, attAlest of Guy's;
and Je...0 M►lees, of Itistrehall,Suffolk.

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The Director-General of the Imperial Museum,
Paris..rot wishing to deprive the pet.' ie sod artists of the etude
of C.rtaie somhsr of pictures which ceisisot be placed is the
Fahey- ..f the Louvre, is coseessismee of the *eters bas-
in; died t'•n roundly, loss devoted ow of the rooms cif the
Museum of the Luxembourg tar the works of theme wise
have .1,./1 withis the last to yews. via.. At 7 &heifer. P.
beiar aiat-Jaits, Osas. Hoeseplas, L Beoosvills,
&male, Jovaot, Viaeboa, Chase..rise, Count Turpin de
C7illll.', I t Macey, Ziegler, Abel de Pujol, M. sod lldmis.
Hemet.

5et...t..! of the journals Mate that bidlle. Del-
phase 7; r, of the Th.:Atte From's* la shortly to be married
is N. &Iv ttl..r, the Ureter, alai ale of the direeton of the
arida, .11obilier.

DRAMA.

ST. JAMS.

On tisturday night Mr. George Vining, manager-
regnant at the at. Jenase's Theatre, pve in his adhesion
to the slave drama mania at present the fashion in certain
theatrical circles, by the production of a version of the well.
kaosen French drama Le Chevalier St. Georges, under the
title &7f-Mode. This piece is not new to an English anth-
em, having been succansitilly sulapt‘d for the Princess's
when Mr. James Wallack was its ruling star. But—save
in its c••nclueetoa, which is somewhat too stagy and comae-
Cowl—the present version lea very good one, the action
is brought closely together, ►nd the dialogue is natural,
unalected. and pleasantly free from clap-trap.

The piece wa• very well played. Mr. G. Vining frank,
earliest, and manly, delivered his speeches with a
and acted with • reeve which might be advantageously imi-
tated by some members of his company ; plus Herbert
acted with much wessanly grace, though had she been •
litfle more impassioned it would have been an improvement.
It is a theory of the Wipn echoed of acting, in which this
young lady room believe, histrionically educated, that
over} thing shoo kepi down to the meraut drawing•room
tooe, but its disciples should not forget that they run the
risi oi carrying the lesson to extremes, and rendering their
performance vapid and colourless. Ms. Dress is any al the
Lest representatives of young men at present on
combining the manners of • gentleman, with the •
nof an artist. TIN minor pares wen well frier;
fishnets, Terry, Stephens, let, sad the pies• was
thoroughly secesedal.