The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-28 00:00:00

THE POLISH QUESTION.

VIENNA. MAT 27.
The General Correepondenz of to-day say, :
" The Polish question presents more tranquillising
symptoms, and during the last few days no event
has occurred to justify a gloomy view of it. The
hope that Polish affairs will be brought to a solution
by diplomatic means has not been shaken."

TURKEY.
VILNICA, MAY 27.
eche Zeitung of to-day says :

" We learn from reliable sources in Constantinople
that the new budget will be very satisfactory, and
will be published shortly. Among other beneficial
financial reforms, it maintains the resolution of the
Grand Vizier to raise the tax on tobacco and seve-
ral other taxes."

The auxiliary screw steamer Saint Andrew, from
Pentland on the 18th imst. arrived at Guracestle at 2.40
p.m. yesterday. Her news has been anticipated.
DISPATCH 07 THE AMERICAN AND CANADIAN
YAlLlL—Yest‘rday the Liverpool, New York, and Phila-
delphia Company's steamer Glasgow was despatched from
Liverpool for New York with mails for the United States,
about 30 cabin passengers, and a large cargo. To-day the
Quebec and Montreal royal mail steamer Nova Scotian sal
leave the Mersey for Quebec, with mails for Canada and
the United States. The box at the Liverpool Poet-office will
be open for the receipt of letters, Act, until two p.m. Late
despatches al Deny may be forwarded up so 8.30 p.m.
without, and until 9.30 p.m. with, late fees of Id. On
Saturday the Cunard royal mail steamer Africa will be
despatched from the Hersey for Boston with mails for the
United States, British North America, Newfoundland, ho.
The box at the Liverpool Post-office for the receipt of
letters and other despatches intended for this mail, will
dose at 7 a.m. on that day. Vit cpseenstown, however,
letters may be forwarded up to 9.30 p.m. by the
payment of late fees of ld. The North German Lloyd
steamship America sailed from Southampton at 2 pm.
yesterday for New York, carrying the United States
may 250 pummel-a, and a general cargo. This
morel has jut been completed by the firm of Caird and
Co., at Gramook, is of 3,000 tons berthas, and 750 hone-
power, and is now on her tint voyage. On her voyage from
Bremen to Southampton, the highest speed attained was 141
knots under 20Ibe. of steam, and as she can be worked up to
2411.., it is confidently expected that she will increase con-
siderably on the above rate during the run to New York.
She has accommodation for 80 first clue, 140 mooed Meas.
end 480 steerage pmeenaers, and smog for upwards of
1.000 tom cargo. The Hamburg and Americus Company's
steamer Harnmooia, Captain
.Schwensen, also sailed from
Southampton yesterday morrug for New York after team-
shipping the cargo, stores, sod 740 passengers from the
steamer Sums* which was prevented railing on the
20th inst. _ _ .

DT/WATCH OP THE BOMBAY MAIL —The Penin-
sular and OrWaal Company's steamship Delta, Captain
Weeks, sailed from Southampton yesterday, at 3 p.m., with
the mails for Gibraltar, the Mediterranean, Egypt, Aden,
Bombay, and Upper Bengal, together with 26 first sod lb
ssoood-clam paseengers, smoopt whom are Sir W.
toe, Lady Lady Gordon, Commander Elliott, Cantatas Woodcock,
Hawthorn, Stephens, and Webster, Lieutenants Hawkins,
Conniagham, and Sharp, Brigadier Gement Atherly, En-
signs Popham sad Graves, nod the Bev. Mr. Dickenson. The
Delta took oat on freight 623 boxes specie, vane
192,8761. 19a, for the followiog places, viz. :—Alexandria,
sovereigns, 7,0001. ; Suez, sovereigns, 60/. ; sasdri s, 19s. ;
rued Bombay, bar silver, 170,0001. ; bar gold, 10,8001. ; gold
cote, 2,0001. ; half -soversigos, 2,5001. ; and watches, jewel-
lery,sllsl. The Delta also took out a full cargo of gene-
ral merchandise. _ _

THE Ricci= ANTI-SLAVEZY ldrzrvra Ix LEEDS.
—The followiag is the reply of the President of the United
States to the resolution paned at the meatier held at the
Maio-hall, Leeds, on the 3a of February last. The letter
is &Missed to Mr. Belnes, M.P., as chairman of the meet-
M.—" Ligation of the United Stases, Loudon, 20th May,
Bit,—l am directed by the Praddeot of the United
States to acknowledp on his behalf the reception of the
proceedings of the citizens of the borough of Leeds, which
were duly transmitted to him through the medium of this
leption. Briar him pleasure to observe that these proceed-
. fug are distinguished by an earnest desire that peace may now
and for ever be preserved between the United States and
. Cheat Britain, that the union of his owe country—which is
the bulwark of he eatery--may be maiatained, and ape-
' sully that it may not be overthrown so as to give room tea
i new nation to be founded on the cornerstone of human
slavery. lam further instructed to ray that the justice of
these sentiments, as well as the confidence in the President
which is expreeeed is the proceedings, would entitle the
subjects of Groat Britain who oeuetttuted this meeting to a
=grateful, and fervent notice on his Feet. His pen-
ea the subject involved have, however, bee. so
=d2ezpooneed repinewhit& have bees made to the
of Meacherster, to the °Misses of Loudon
mem ed at Teeter. hall on the evening of the 29th of
January last, and to the chimes of Bradford, that instead
• of repetition he prays that you wilt eocaider the spirit
• expreesed in them as equally entertaked in the present
WO. —I have the hamper to be, ha., Camas Paucia
ADAHH—Sdvard Bali" /Lag., 11. P.. Lurk"

AMERICA.

(Ixtrra's mamma)
(Per the Norwegian.)
NEW YORK, MAT 15, Mourne.
The truth of the reported engagement with Ge-
neral Grant near Jackson is doubted. At last

accounts General Grant was encamped near Block
River, 18 miles from Grand Gulf, awaiting rein-

forcetneata.

The government has forbidden the exportation of
horses, mules, or war materiel.
General M'Clellan denies that he has tendered
his resignation.

The correspondent of the New York World says :

There are i;idioationa that General Lee'. army is taking
up
a lies of dahlia that shortens ita rear and affords pro.
foram to both railroads running out of Richmond. The
army is believed to be swinging round its left on the Gar.
doesville and Richmond road to Frederick's Hall station,
with its right resting on the Fredericksburg and Richmond
Railroad at Bowling Green, thus protecting the upper end
of the angle formed by those two roads at Hanover Junc-
tion, le miles from Richmond. The position thus amused
places the Confederate army balf.way between Fredericks-
burg and Itichmoud, and siva them two railroads from
Richtnehill ... to theft army. The two bridge' of
asp length on the Richmond and Peekrichsburg
Railroad are acmes the North Anna and South
Anna rivers. which form the Pamunky river, several miles
south of the railroad. It was supposed General Stone-
man bad destroyed these Wilkes, but this was not the cue.
_ . .

A bridge screws the Pamunky wss bunted, but that was
crossed by DO railway. The bridges across the Anna rivers,
ow account of some mismanagement, were not destroyed.
Trains are now running upon the Richmond and Fredericks-
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burg Railroad with inch facility as to bring the Richmond
paper. to Fredericksburg on the day of their publication.
General Lee, hearing of General " Stonewall"
Jackson's wound, addressed him a letter, dated
Chancellorsville, in which he says :7" I cannot ex-
. .

press my regret at the occurrence. If I could have
directed events, I should have chosen, for the good
of the country, to have been disabled in your stead.
I congratulate you upon the victory which is due
to your skill and energy."
General Lee issued the following general order
upon the 11th inst. :
With deep grief the Commanding-General announces to
the army the death of Lieutensiit-General Jackson, who
expired upon the 9th, at 3.15 p.m. The daring, skill, and
energy of this great and good soldier, by • decree of an all.
wise Providence, are now lost to es. But while we mourn
his death, we feel that his spirit lives and will inspire the
whole army with his indomitable courage and unshaken
esafidesce in God as our hope and strength. Let his name
be a watchword for his corps, who have followed him to
victory on so many fields. Let officers and soldiers imitate
his invincible determiastion to do everything in the defence
of our beloved country. (Signed) IL L Lza.
General Thomas Francis Meagher has resigned
the command of the Irish brigade. He says that
the brigade no longer exists. The assault against
Fredericksburg in December last reduced it to some-
thing less than a minimum regiment of infantry.
General Meagher states that he has in vain memo-
rialised the War Department that the brigade
should be temporarily relieved from duty to give it
time and opportunity to renew itself. That memo-
rial was never acknowledged. General Meagher
accompanied his brigade through the late operations
at Chancelloraville, though he felt it was to a sacri-
fice rather than to a victory that be was going. His
command, which was a mere handful, did its duty.
'Td•termtilt le r istwessed of the remnant of the
brigade would be a public deception, in which the
military reputation of a brave race would be
involved. General Meagher, however, places his
services at the disposal of the government in any
capacity they may appoint.
It is reported from Newborn that the Con-
federates refuse to receive disloyal citizens sent out
of the Federal lines by General Porter, unless they
can give security for their ability to take care of
themselves.

Southern papers say that the siege of Suffolk,
which was kept up three or four weeks, enabled
General Longstreet to gather up, besides large
quantities of corn, over 1,600,0001 b.. of bacon.
A captain of a New York regiment has been dis-
missed the Federal service for violating the
sovereignty of a friendly State in arresting a de-
serter and bringing him away from within the
boundaries of Canada. The deserter has also been
discharged from the Federal service.
It is reported that the sailing line-of-battle ships
of the Federal navy are to be examined, and those
which are found sound converted into steamers.
The New York Tribune asserts that General Sigel
has returned from Washington, having been re-
fused a command by General Halleck.
A call has been issued by the Fernando Wood
adherents of the Mozart Democracy for a peace
meeting to be held at New York in June. The
efforts of the administration to restore union by
force of arms are declared to have failed. Union
cannot be restored by mere brute force, therefore
the vigorous prosecution of peace is now urged, and
while no national dismemberment, or terms not
justified by every principle of honour, will be sub-
mitted to, yet the parties issuing the call will go
very far in a spirit of conciliction and concession to
restore " the Union as it was under the constitu-
tion as it is."
Great preparations are making for a meeting of
all the Loyal Leagues in New York State, to be
held at Utica on the 27th inst. This meeting will
urge the vigorous prosecution of the war, and ar-
rangements have been made that all the soldiers
returned from the war shall be present.
The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
has decided that no slave can be arrested and re-
turned to a disloyal master.
The property of the late mayor of Washington,
Charles Halloch, has been confiscated ; and it is
stated that the property of Mr. Corcoran, formerly
a Washington banker, and now in France, will
meet the same fate.
The mayor and common council of Washington
have arrived at New York, and presented a series
of complimentary resolutions to General M'Clellan.
The United States Circuit Court at Cincinnati
has not yet decided whether it will grant Yellen-
digham an application for a writ of habeas corpus.
General Burnside has sent a protest to the court
saying it is his duty to stop license and intempe-
rate discussions, which tend to weaken the au-
thority of the government and the army. These
are his reasons for arresting Vallandigham, and for
issuing order No. 38. In enforcing this order he
says he can be unanimously sust►ined by the people
or opposed by factious, bad men. In the former
event quietness will prevail ; in the latter event
the responsibility of retribution will attach to the
men who resist the authority, and to the neigh-
bourhoods that allow it.
Mr. Vallandigham's counsel, in urging a grant
of habeas corpus, declared General Burnside's pro-
test to be a political speech from • gentleman car-