The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-20 00:00:00

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.

According to intelligence received from Polish
sources, a sanguinary engagement has taken place
near the small town of Londek, three miles from
Konin. The Russians were compelled to retire,
and in doing so set fire to Londek, which was
entirely consumed. The insurgents were in num-
ber 3,000. Russian reinforoemeuts set out from
Salim!' on the 17th for the scene of this engage-
ment.

I The headquarters of General Langiewicz were at
IZaryszin on the 16th. General Padlewaki passed
the Narew, in the palatinate of Mazovic, on the
12th, after beating the Russians at Dronzewo.
A Russian despatch from Warsaw denies that a
detachment of the Imperial Guard bad suffered •
check through falling into an ambush near Wilna,
and denies also that any insurrectionary movement
has broken out in the western provinces of Poland.
A telegram from Lemberg states that • new band
of 1,000 men has been formed in the government of
Lublin, and that 200 insurgents have entered
Tarnogorud, and set up a provisional government
there.

A post-office notification fromltreslan announces
that the running of the trains between that city
and Warsaw is again suspended.

TILE OUTWARD INDIA ILND CHINA MAU&
MARIRELLEA, MARCH 19.—The Messegerhe Imperidss
steamer Lebourdoensis left Marseilles to-day with the roads
for lodic and China, 64 panniers, 1,007 packages of mer.
chaudise, and specie value 74,560/.

The Para, with the heavy portion of the Austra-
lian, China, and India malls due at Southampton yesterday,
is not expected to arrive before to-morrow, owing to her
having been obliged to put into Lisbon, being short of coals.
FEMALE EMIGRATION.—The Duke of Newcastle
received an influential deputation on Wednesday from the
National Female Emigration Society. In the course of •
lengthy interview, it was stated that the object of the
society wet to disseminate information on the subject of
emigration, and to afford advice to intending emigrants.
It was sought to carry out the above objects by the forms•
! tion of a committee of ladies, and another committee of
gentlemen ; the organiaation of a central office in Lon-
don, where information would be given gratuitously ;
the establishmest of branch offices in the loge towns
of the United Kingdom under the management of local
committees, and also to establish ccarespoodieg coco-
mittees in the colonies to co-operate with the society
in England ; and especially to provide for the reception. of
female animate upon their arrival at the port of debarks-
Oat A temporary home would be provided in London
where single female emigrants would be received and visited
by the ladies' committee. Bp co-operatiou with the British
Ladies' Female Emigrant Society duly qualified matrons for
the superintendence of single femalei emigrants, and mate-
rials for the employment of the emigrants during their
voyage, would be provided ; and to carry out theme objeda,
and to facilitate at the present time the emigration of the
distressed operatives in the manalactaring districts, it wee
inteeded to raise the funds by grant, donations,
and subscriptions in Great lain and her coloniee. 71.
Duke of Newcastle received the deputation very favourably,
and promised to communicate his views on the subject is
writ to the seattery.

[Stamped, Id. Additional]

DRAMA.

OLYMPIC.

A yerAion of M. Fiardoo'n comedy of The Butterfly,
adapted by Mr. Horace Wipe, was produced at this hour
last night, under the title of Tasting the Truant. It
deals, in the French free-and-easy manner, with the old
' story about man's faithlessness and woman's constancy, and
though slight as • cobweb from beginning to end, it pro-
vides a fair amount of amusement for a couple of hours.
' The object of the plot—as the title implies—is to reclaim a
truant husband, and this is done by making a fool of the
wanderer through three acts. During this period he is led
about blindfolded by his aunt without knowing he, in Cum-
. bled about his own bore without knowing it, is made to ,
kiss his wife's hand wider the belief that she is an Italian
counter, and is finally made jealous of hi. own brio his own
drawing-room. One of the scenes is as full of acmes,
curtains, and practicable doors, as the platform during a
polyphonic performance ; end the comedy—as it is called—
' would be cut short in the middle, if one of them hiding.
places was thrown open at the wrong moment. Whet little
story there is in the piece seemed to be burnt out at the end
of the second act ; but the flickering flame was revived by the
whole of the characters 011 the stage, except one, taking •
follow-my-leader leap out of the window. The third act
partly justified its birth by giving us • very annuls( scene
between three gentlemen who were in a mental fee. and
; what with laughing at them and aithe piece the performance
was brought to • very satisfactory coeclusion.
[liar. H. Neville, Mr. Boar Wigan, Mr. W. Gordon,
Meshes, and Miss tanner sustanAl6aihe
cipal parts with their usual spirit. Nils
ocularly good as • smart ilative widow, who plays •
lady's maid to befoul her truant nephew ; and Mr. Horace
Wigan threw some little character into • feeble flatterer of
vicious tendencies. Mr. Neville's part was aroma rather
too full of mock heroics to be altogether present, but he
went through it with • worthy cheerfulocee. The piece
was very well and all the chief actors were called
at the fall of the curtain.