The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-09 00:00:00

THE EXRRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 184.

may outstrip the foresight of to-day. The le
lord very properly referred to the aroZ/mlleslimp
of the Russian people. This is not a contest
between a despotic sovereign and • peopiellysiting
liberty. The CZAR is receiving from province
after province proofs of the determination of his
subjects to maintain the integrity of the Empire.
Thecontsstiabetween nation anduationosad there are
no people in the world in whom national feeling is
so intense as among the Russians. There are
limits, however, both to their force and to the for-
bearance of Europe, as they found nine years ago.
We believe the country at large, looking at the
difficulties of the situation, will respond to the in-
spiriting appeal with which Earl Russext con-
cluded his speech. " Depend on it, those
" tyrannical attempts which took place in 1831
" and 1832, and which then passed almost unno-
"tined could not now be repeated if the Emperor
" of RICBSIA were the man to attempt to repeat them.
" I ask your Lordships to rely—first, on the pm-
" dent course of the Government of this country.
" That which can be fairly and practically done
" will be done by them. I ask you to rely, in the
" next place, on that public opinion of Europe
" which you may depend upon it the Emperor of
" Russia, autocrat as he may be, will not neglect.
" I ask you to rely, finally, on the general sense
"of justice which pervades this and other coun-
" tries-1 ask you to rely on that Heaven wb'ch
" will not allow oppression to pass unpunished,
" and which will not allow these sufferings much
" longer to endure."

MR. GLADSTONE, it will be seen from our Par-
liamentary report, has withdrawn his measure for
taxing clubs. The resolution is a wise one. The
advantage to be anticipated from the project was
never worth a quarter of the trouble whioh its
proposal was certain to entail. The Budget now
offers no point favourable to assault.
We presume that, after the Report of the Stand-
ing Orders Committee last night, we shall hear no
more of Sir Groaos GREY'S Police Amalgama-
tion Bill. Even if it is only postponed to another
session an advantage will have been gained by
separating the measure from the reception given
to the Princess of Wimst, for which it would have
been so ungracious a return.

Ebe Court.

OSBORNE, NAT &

The Queen, accompanied by Prince Leopold
and Princess Beatrice, drove out yesterday morning. Lady
A. Bruce and Lieutenant-Colon:1 Dr Plat were in attend.
SOM.
Prince and Princess Leiningen visited her Majesty.
The Hon. H. J. Elliot arrival at Oebsne yesterday
evening, and left this morning.

The Duke de Nemours and the Princess Marguerite, and
the Count de Paris, viaited the Prince and Princess of Wales
yesterday at Marlborough-house, aed partook of a dejeuner
with their royal highnesses. The Prince aid Princess de
Joierale also paid a visit to their royal highways&
The Priem of Wake, attended by Major Teesdale, rode
on horseback.

The Princess of Wales, attended by lite Countess of Mac-
ate ield, took a carriage drive.
The Sheriffs of Loudon sad Middlesex waited on the
Prison of Wales yesterday at Marlborough•house, and in-
vited his Royal Highness and the Princess of Wales to as

it at GUildball.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Coen
tem of Macclesfield and Major Teesdale, dined with the
Duke of Cambridge lass evening at his residence, Glonoester-
house, Park•laoe.
A meeting of the English and Irish Law and Chancery
Com,aiseiooen was held at No. 6, Adelphi-terrace, on
Thursday. Prosiest : The Right Hos. the Master of the
Rolla, Vies• Chancellor air William Page Wood, the Hoe.
Mr. Justice Willer, the Solicitor• General, H. P., and Robert
Bayly Follett, Esq.
A deputation respecting Singapore bad an interview with
the Duke of Newcastle yesterday at the Colonial-of6oe.
Despatches wore eent yesterday from the Colonial-office
to the Lord High Commimioaer of the lonian Islands and
to the Governor of the Falkland Islands.

We are authorised to state that a levee will be
held on behalf of her Majesty on Monday, the Bth
of June next, and a drawing-room also on be.alf
of her Majesty on Saturday, the 90th of June.

THE CITY BALL TO THE PitMCI AND PRINCESS
OT WALLS. —Tb• Prince and Primesis having a:premed a
desire that the entertainment to be given upon the occasion
of their visit to the City of London should be a ball, the
Sheriffs of London, accompanied by the Town Clerk, had
the honour of being repaired by his royal highness yesterday
(Friday), at Marlborough-house, to convey the invitation of
the corporation to their eoyal higher's., which was graci-
ously accepted. His royal highness fixed Monday, the 84k
of June next, for the ball, and also signified his intentioa of
accepting the freedom of the City. The ceremony of the
presentation will take place immediately upon the arrival of
the royal party at Guildhall. The committee, under the
presidency of Mr. F. Wyatt Trasoott, to whom the arrange-
ments for carrying out the resolutions of the Court of COW.
mon Conocil have been entrusted, meet daily at GuildhalL

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princeea
of Wales visited the House of Lords shortly after 5 o'clock
last evening, and remained for about half an hour. Her
royal highness sat in the left-band gallery above the throne,
and via attended by the Countess of Manilesfield, lady in
seines. His royal highuess occupied his usual seat on the
front cross bench, next to his Royal Highness the Coon.
amoder-in-Chief.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princes
et Wales will honour Vieconat and Vislawless Edmonton
with their presence at a dancing party on Wedaesday nest
Their royal highnesses will also honour Vieconnt and
Visconotem Sydney with their company at a grand banquet
ea the 21st inst.

It is proposed that three copies of congratulatory
verses—two in English sod One in L.tm (the verses not to
nosed 50 in number)—shell be netted in the theatre at
Oxford University on the occasion of the visit of their Royal
Siemens the Prmoe and Princess of Wales. Under-
graduates or bscbslors of arts may send in copies to the
Vios•Chanesllor, with a motto and name concealed, on or
before Monday. Jane 1.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge gave
a peed entertainment last evening to the Prises sod Prin-
cess of Wales, at Gloucester Howe. The following had
the honour of dining with his royal highness:—The Duke
of Newcastle, the Duke of St. Albans, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Allot, wy, the Marquis of Hartingtoe, the
Earl Granville, the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Fart
and Donates' of Hu 'wick% the Earl and Countess De
Grey, the Earl and Lidy C m.tanoe Grosvenor, and the
Right Hoe. Sir Robert Peel. Their Royal Highnesses the
Prince sad Princes of Wales to* their der:attars shortly
after 11 o'clock.

The Duke of Beaufort will receive a party of
fries& at Badminton on Monday next. BM pace's guests
wiU leave on Thareday.

The Karl and Countea4 of Eglinton arrived in
lowa at Tkanday from E;lintoa Castle, Ayrshire. After
&Mead* the levee aad drawing room to be held by the
Prime and Prioress of Wal.s„ the noble earl sad sountees
istmd to leave town on their return to their mat in Boot.
lard.

The Rev. Canon Broderick was installed as Dam
of Easter in the cathedral on 'Monday, the Rev. Chancellor
Hariagion, Archdeacon Ba4holorosw, Deleon Wooloombe,
sad Prebendaries Brenton aod Lee odlciatieg.
The Rev. E. C. Kemp*, IL A., has been instituted
by the Lord Bishop of Glceesster and Bristol to the rectory
of Shumate, Wilts, vacant by the death of the Rey. Jobs
Greenly. Patron, the Lord Chancellor.
The Rev. Frank Borges, S.D., has been instituted
by the Lord Bishop of Gloneeder sod Bridel to the rectory
of Winterbourne, emir Brit 4, vaeaat by the death of the
Rev. Dr. Allen. Patrons, the president and scholars of St.
Joha's Collage, Oxford.

Captain O'Connell, M. P. for Tralee, has been
appoiateel a Special Commisoiooor of loco= Tax, is the
rope et tile Wm Mr. Bosh►m.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(aztrruses

A M ERICA.

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LOSS OF THE ANGLO-SAXON.

(Per Arabia.)

NEW YORK, Arm 30, Evwo.

The steamer Anglo-Saxon, foe Quebec, was
wrecked four miles east of Cape Race at noon
of the 27th during a dense fog. The deck broke
up one hour after the vessel struck. The
crew and passengers numbered 444 persons, of
whom 187 are known to have been saved. Two of
the steamer's boats and a raft which left the vessel
have not been heard of, but search is being made
for them. The captain is supposed to be drowned.
The following are the names of the cabin pas-
sengers saved :
The Hon. John Young and family.
Females—Hope, Bertram, Inglis, Reerwoods,
Stoddard, Chretien, Wright, James, Jackson and
child.

Males--Caldwell, Raton, Kirkwood, Chretien,
Towers, Kirkness, Fraser, Martin, Sealy, Whites,
Captain Reed, Hiles, Cassidy, Lieut. Simpson.
Thirty-three cabin and 103 steerage passengers,
and 21 one of the crew were saved. The captain,
part of the crew, and a great many passengers were
on deck when the vessel sunk in deep water, and
were all lost.

SUCCESS OF GENFRAL BANKS' EXPE-
DITION.

NEW YORK, Aram 28, Mosanto.

Advice* from New Orleans to the 19th inst. state
that General Banks' expedition up the River
Teche proved very successfuL He bad three
engagements with the Confederates, one at Ver-
million Bayou, another near Franklin, and a third
at Bethel Place, in each of which he is reported to
have repulsed the enemy and captured 1,500 pri-
soners along the route, and compelled the Con-
federates to destroy several transports in order to
escape capture.

General Banks has arrived within a short dis-
tance of Opelousas.
Reports from Memphis represent that General
Banks bad reached Point Coupe, on the west bank
of the Mississippi, eleven miles higher up than
Port Hudson. If this report were true, General
Banks would be in a position to co-operate with
the Federal fleet in an attack on Port Hudson
from above, but the news requires confirmation.

General Grant continues to make numerous
complicated strategical movements below Vicks-
burg, with a view to flanking and capturing that
position.
Twelve more transports are reported to have
passed the Confederate batteries, and to have joined
General Grant below Vicksburg.
The second Federal expedition to Yazoo Pass is
reported to have returned unsuocassful.
There is continued fighting ou the Coldwater
River, the results of which do not appear very clear.
The Confederate forces invading Missouri are
under General Price. Their strength is supposed not
to exceed 10,000 men. A portion of them, supposed
to be 3,000 strong with 6 pieces of artillery, under
IGeneral Marmaduke, attacked the Federate at Cape
Girardeau, on the Mississippi, on the 26th inst.,
but are reported to have been repulsed. The
Federal commander had started in pursuit of them.
During their retreat the Confederates are reported
to have been attacked and repulsed by another
Federal force which was sent to cut them off.

In St. Louis, twenty armed Confederates seized
during the night the fastest steamer at the levee,
and escaped with her. The steamers between St.
Louis and Cairo are convoyed by gunboats. The
gun shops in St. Louis are placed under guard, and
all Confederate prisoners have been removed to
Alton, Illinois.

The Confederate investment of Washington,
North Carolina, is said to have been a feint, which
enabled the Confederates during the siege to carry
off immense quantities of grain from Hyde County,
with which they escaped.
No material change in the situation in Tennessee
has taken place.
The Federals have captured the Confederate camp
and 100 prisoners near Franklin.

Rumours were current at Nashville that General
Bragg was shot by General Breckenridge during an
altercation.

The Federal pickets have been driven in, and
skirmishing has recommenced upon the Nanee
Moud river.

Fifteen adventurers from Mobile have proceeded
to the mouth of the Mississippi and captured a
Federal tugboat, which they ran through the block-
ading fleet into Mobile.
Thirty-six Federal regiments will be mustered
out of service between May and June, their en-
listment time having expired.
By order of the Prize Court the cargo of the
Paterhoff is being landed and examined, to ascer-
tain if there is contraband of war ou board.

Mr. Seward, accompanied by the Prussian and
Swedish ministers, has visited the army of the
Potomac.

It is reported that munitious of war were found
concealed oa board the steamer Tubal Cain, which
cleared from New York for Matamonsa, but wag
seized by the New York revenue officers wheu
about to leave.

The steamers Flora and Pet arrived at Wilming-
ton on the 16th Mat.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, Aran 28, Emma.

Money abundant. Gold 60 per oent. premium.
Exchange, bankers bills, 165. Stocks, large spe-
culative sales. New York Central, 116 i ; Illinois,
94} ; Erie, 83g. Si: per Cent. United States Bonds,
106 i.
THE CONFEDERATES IN WESTERN VIR-
GINIA AND MARYLAND.

GENERAL HOOKER CROSSING THE
RAPPAHANNOCK.

THE FEDERAL FLEET AT CHARLESTON.
NEW YORK, Area. 29, Entine°.
Considerable excitement prevails in Western Vir-
ginia and Maryland, in consequence of the appear-
ance of a large Confederate force in those states.
They captured Morgantown, Virginia, near the
Pennsylvania States line, and attempted to break
up the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, but only
destroyed one bridge, which has since been repaired.
Fears ware entertained for the safety of Wheeling
and Pittsburg, but large Federal forces have been
moved to all the points threatened, and the excite-
ment has subsided.
General Hooker commenced a forward movement
on the 27th inst. Heavy masses of artillery and
other troops crossed the Itappahannock at sunrise.
It is supposed that General Hooker's design is to
make a flank movement upon Fredericksburg,
which will probably bring on a general engagement.

It is reported that the Federal Monitor USA is I
van inside Charleston Bar, prepared for &millibar
attack on that place.

The Confederate 'teenier St. John, bound front
Nassau for a Southern port, has been captured off
Cape Ronan. The crew escaped.
The Arabia takes out 74 paseengers and 46,603
dohs. in specie.
NSW YORK, Aram 29, Evzstre.

Money abundant. Gold, ioi. Exchange 166
per cent. premium. Stooks buoyant ; New York
Central, 1161. Illinois, 941. Erie, 84. Six per
Cent. United States Bonds, 1061. Cotton quiet.
Middling Upland, 66 to 661. Flour dull. Wheat
quiet. Corn declining. Provisions dull. Coffee
quiet. Sugar steady. Molasses very firm.
Petroleum, 24.
(From the Tine Telegram.)

The correspondent of the Tribune, writing from
Hilton Head, on the 20th, states that preparations
were being made for another attack upon Charleston,
by the combined forces of General Hunter and
Admiral Dupont.
By arrivals this morning, from the West Indies
and Gibraltar, the Confederate steamer Alabama is
reported to have coaled ani received a supply of
powder at Rome, Porto Rico, on the 7th inst., and
on the Bth to have captured the American ship
Morning Star, in latitude 20 deg. north. The
Morning Star was afterwards released upon giving
bonds to the amount of 60,000 dollars.
The arrears of pay due to the army, amounting
to nearly 60,000,000 dole., have been liquidated.
The arrears due to the widows of soldiers have not
been paid.

MEXICO.
NEW YORK. APRIL 29.

Official Mexican reports received here state that
the French were several times repulsed iu skir-
mishes before Puebla between the 24th and 29th of
March, but on the latter date they captured Fort
San Jarvier.

The Havannah papers contain news from Vera
Cruz to the sth April,oonfirming the statement that
Oomonfoit, whilst en route to reinforce General
Ortega, was defeated by. General Berthier, and that
General Forey had refused the offer of Ortega to
capitulate at Puebla.

(The above telegram confirms the news already received
by telegraph via Oaths.]

THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.
CIRCULAR OF COUNT PERSIGNY TO THE
PREFECTS.

PARIS, NAT 9.

Count de Persigny has addressed a circular to
the prefects, dated May Et, explaining the principles
which should guide the prefects in the approaching
elections. The minister says :
"The prefects will not forget that the empire is
the expression of the wants, feelings, and interests
of the masses, as it has united all the forme and
wishes of the nation. It was in the cottages of the
people that the empire was brought forth."
M. de Persigny then recalls the degree of wealth
and prosperity which the nation has acquired since
the origin of the empire, and continues :
"The Emperor, therefore, confidently asks of the
country a Legislative Assembly as devoted to him as
preceding assemblies, and having uo other care than
the welfare of the empire. If in France, as in
England, parties differed upon the conduct of pub-
lic affairs, but were all attached to the fundamental
institutions of the country, the government
might confine itself to watching the struggle.
But in France this manoeuvring of parties
would be of a nature to prolong the revolution by
compromising liberty, because in our country there
are parties who yet remain political fractions, seek-
ing to attack the very heart of our institutions in
order to vitiate their principle, and who invoke
liberty in order to turn it against the State.
" The duties of the prefects are therefore plainly
marked out. Penetrated with the democratic and
iberal spirit of our institutions, they will allow all
candidates to present themselves freely, and to pub-
lish and distribute their political programmes and
voting tickets according to the prescriptions of the
law."

In conclusion, M. de Persigny urges the prefects
to proclaim as publicly as possible the candidates
possessing the oonfidenoe of the government.

THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS.
BERLIN, NAT 9.

In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies
the Minister of Justice, on the demand of the Pro-
curator-General of Posen, asked the house to be
authorised to commence legal proceedings against
Count John Dzialynski, for high treason. The
motion was referred to the Committee of Justice.

COCHIN CHINA.
POINT DE OALLE, APRIL 13.

News from Saigon states that matters in the
interior of Cochin China appear to be in so far
satisfactory as no complaints are made by the
Chinese traders in the rico districts.

After the sth of April all payments of the trea-
sury and commissariat for either contract or freight
were to be made in francs at the rate of 5.37 per
Mexican dollar, if not otherwise stipulated.

THE CLOSING OF THE FRENCH CHAMBER,.
THE DUKE DE MOREY'S SPEECH.

The session of 1863 was brought to a close on
Thursday in the Legislative Body, the president
delivering the following address :

Gentlesen,—We are about to separate, your legislature
being terminated. I should be wanting in every feeling of
gratitude, if I did not thank you very sincerely for the con-
fidence you have always testified towards me. It is to it
that I am indebted for having been able to direct your
labours. Your kindness it is which ham enabled me to
accomplish that task. I therefore desire that each of you
will accept • part of my feelings of gratitude. (General
marks of approbation.) I cannot say what the electoral
contest will produce, and what modifications may proofed
from the urn, but what I can affirm is that the present
Legislative Body has only developed the feelings of the
country towards the Emperor by setting an example of
enlightened devotedness ; that it has coutributed to pacify
the public mind by its wise and liberal conduct, and
strengthened public confidence by the good faith and pru-
dence of its control. (Prolonged movement.) A govern-
ment without control and without criticism is like a vessel
without ballast. The absence of contradiction blinds and
sometimes misleads the government and does not trait.
quillise the country. Our discussions have dope more to in-
crease security than a deceitful silence could have effected.
(Approbation.) But let us leave what already is past, and
look in advance. The imperial institutions are developed
gradually by the Emperor himself in the sense of liberty ;
the public wealth is increasing by peace and labour ; the
young prince Is growing up and is being formed wader the
edema' aegis ; the rising generations, yielding to their na-
tural aspirations, are separating every day more and more
from party men ; the people, satisfied in their feelings of
national pride and in their well-beiog, plane their destiny in
the hands of the government of their choice. In that ap-
proaching decisive period, • new chamber, prudent, faithful,
and knowing, like the present one, how to maintain harmony
between the great public powers, will secure the future of the
dynasty and the happiness of France. (Load approbation.)
What lan, therefore, beet wish for in, that the electoral
body, is its patriotism, may have the good sense to pre-
serve to the future chamber all the elements which have
constituted the strength of the present one, and that it will
understand that the sant six years are of the highest
importance for the future welfare of the country. Coe.
Etitutions should always contain absolute public guarantees ;

the noel. which the Legislative Body, after six
years' existence, is one of thew. It requires the elective body
to re.teraper Wolf in the heart of the counts 7. .1 uoderstaad
that it should be so, but I regret it in another point of
view. Political daily water*, the study of affairs in
common, have taught you to know and esteem each other.
In spite of the warmest discussions you mast admit that
the most opposite opinions have softened down and yielded
a little towards each other. How many prejudices have
bees removed. How much mistrust has vanished. (" That
is true.") Ido not think that anyone, eves in the most op-
, posit° points of this assembly, will cootradict me. Aa to
myself, I have only found in you all colleagues full of con•
sideration and of deference, and I hope that you will retain
of me the some remembrance as I shall of you. In now
bidding you adieu, I would wish to be able to my to all
" May we meet again." (Loud acclamations and prolonged
applause.)
The members then withdrew with cries of " Vire
rEmpereur."