The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-16 00:00:00

PORTUGAL

LISBON, Jose 12.

The Bing and Queen are residing in the Palace
of Ajuda, but leave for Mafra in a few days. The
report that cases of measles have appeared at Cintra
has induced the court to defer for the present its
visit to that favourable summer resort.

A motion is before the Cortes for the abolition
of capital punishment. The Deputies are discus-
sing questions connected with the marine depart-
ment. In the upper house the peers are occupied
with the project for the imposts on property.
The Commercial Association of Lisbon has
addressed to the King a report on the projected
construction of docks on the banks of the Tagus.
There are two plans in view, one for making
docks opposite the city, and the other for making
them in Lisbon.
CouncillorJoaquimJos4 Falcao, Honorary Minis-
ter of State and General Administrator of the
House of Braganca, is dead.
The Patriarch of Lisbon is labouring under a
severe attack of asthma.
The Chinese war steamer Keansoo has arrived
from Falmouth.
The American corvette S. Louis is lying in har-
bour. _ . ..„

The prospecta of the vintage still continue very
mcouraging.

DISSOLUTION
CHAMBER. OF THE BRAZILIAN
(By Telegraph from Lisboa.)
RIO DE JANEIRO, MAY 25.
The Chamber of Deputies was dissolved on the
12th.
The Minister of War, General Polidore Gordan,
has been replaced by Senhor Antonio Manuel de
Mello.
The insurgents have invaded Cordoba, which has
been placed in a state of siege. Later advices,
however, are more favourable.

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Shields 39.94 60
dcarborough 29.93 69
Liverpool 29.92 67
Holyhead 19.85 66
Pembroke UAW 66
Pensanoe 39.04 67
Brest 89.0467
L'Oriout 30.04 67
Rochefort 30.12 60
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W. to S. nod 3.1 t. Sarri..AND I. to W., fresh to
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some rain.
S. to W., fresh to B.W.MIGLAND. B.W. N.W., strong,
strong. rainy.
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&bowery.

A grand hunt is to come off at Fontainebleau
this week. A great number of visitors are staying at the
chiteau. The Empress (sou a Paris letter) has made some
curious sumptuary edicts this 'moo, one of which is that,
with the exception of the liaaerie, every visible article of
ladies clothing must be of the same colour as her gown,
For instance, a lady wearing a yellow dress must wear also
yellow boots, yellow gloves, yellow trimmings on her hat or
bonnet, a yellow cloak, and a yellow parasol. Thom wear-
ing yellow, or lilac, or blue, or green, or pink, must form
into distinct groups or regiments, so as to constitute a strik-
ing coup sail, and no lady must wesr the same uniform
twice whilst staying at the chlteau.
SOUTHERN CHRISTIANITY. —The Morning Herald
publishes an " Address to Christians throughout the world,"
THE MENTAL CONDITION OF THE KING OF which has been signed by nearly 100 ministers of religion,
PRUSSIA.—A private communication frees Berlin says : comprising baptists. episcopal methodists, prote!tent meths>.
" Yea may judge of the King's state et mind when I tell tsitithernepirt:tP:is ofP7t=cl44' Theseand trcres"rrtssoefmtnilye
you that some little tame ago his Majesty was possessed adopt slavery as " the provideotial, the scriptural plan for
with the idea that a gallows interaled for himself was being benefiting the African race," and complain that on account
erected under the very windows of his palace. Sitting at of that much misunderstood institution they suffer repos&
the window and looking out upon the courtyard he would which they are ',ominous of not deserving.
.filemry,..they,
repeatedly They're building 4—they're betiding saabyaitiou'iliesmot Itrney petiblewiemn th vr.holVfaristuusnceitz,ith
the
need need scarcely add that nothing was being erected there at plans of Divine Provideoce," and as not having " the
the time." sign of the Lord's blessing."
THE SEIZURE OF THE FRENCH SEW LEOPARD,--.' THE CHIFFONNIER AND THE LORETTE.-4 good-
Tim Slide of yesterday reproduces the obearvatioos recently loca ".d rilPgremsg.fewmie wee takityefr°Bl.lmenta
made in the House of Commons upon the seizure of the yesterday withm loin, nt of a cafe enwhtheen Place. St.- Michel.
com-
pany made • sudden halyoung t, and alter lookiog at, her for a
was
French ship Leopard, off the West Coed of Africa, by the
English cruiser the Zebra, and says :—" Such is the Eng- moment attempted to knock off her bonnet with his hook.
Usk version, which completely agrees with the report of He was immsdintol7 &fleeted by some rung 'Watts present
Captain Cordier upon the chief point of this matter, the
roll
refusal of the captain to show his papers. For the safety ennet*fn ttlilleniTsuiltdyucoft,Pl:elcitht° stated wsr
for
reset
years ago be had married a young woman 16 years of age.
of the sea and of commerce, ships of war moat hare the who soon after left him to lead a life of debauchery, and all
right to ascertain, by the inspection of the papers on board, his efforts to find her proved vain, till he saw her that
the right vessels have to hoist such and such a flag. When afternoon in company with .Orne young men it the café
above-mentioned. imwenhtion ed. In strikinginf. isot her boofornttitu did
net
a coptain refuses, at the request of a ship of war, to show bat
his papers, be gives rise to the gravest 'wisdom, and he her attire sad putart lt into his basket. On inquiry this story
has only himself to blame for the consequences hie resist. was aseertained to be tree, and the rag-collector was set at
'owe may occasion." liberty. —Ciolignani.