The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-13 00:00:00

(Translation.).

DEPARTMENT OF TRZ Minim
Notification relative to a Blockade of a part of the Gulf of

Argolis.
It is notified by these presents that, on and from 13th
(25th) of this present month of February, all the coasts of
the Gulf of Argolis from the roadstead of Astros, not in-
cluded, to the Bay of Vourlia, included, have been placed
in a state of strict blockade by a sufficient force of the royal

navy.
It is further notified that all measures, authorised by the
law of nations, and the several treaties between his Majesty
the King of Greens and the different friendly Powers, will
be adopted and carried into execution, in regard to all ships
which shall attempt to violate the said blockade.
Athena, the lath (26th) February, 1862.
The Minister of Marine,
D. Boruzza.

wzATaxa REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

Taus=AT. liAacs U. 8 LK.

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ASISSIMM ••• 40.23 43 30 N. 6i6 Jr 0.10 4
WTI 9016 42 39 L 3, 8 r 1
118311103 39.31 40 46 N.N.L 1I 9 Ilr OM 6
ARDnoenall 30.96 47 46 K 4I 1 Er 0.17 3
PoSTßuill.. 80.22 47 66 LL 2I 9 o 3
GALWAY 90.19 63 41 N.N.L 3 7 a 1
9E11184. 99.14 44 42 N. 6 7 o 4
MILDIOLAND WU 43 42 W. 9.111., 2 9 et 1
lavoaraw 90.1047 46 N.H. I I 11 1,101
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Looms 14.44 69 44 N. 12 9 44 0.06 -
Dovior.
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PROSABLL
FRIDAY. SATURDAY.
N. Beltals.—N.W. to N.L and N.K.W. to L, moderate. fine.

N. BrLda—N.W. to N.L and N.N.W.
I. fresh, to goodorsia
Irolsod.7N.N.W., to 11.N.L, N.W. to N.E., fresh, Very.

—fresh, showery.
Central.—N. to L, moderate, N.W. toon LN.E., moderate to
fine. light, e.
L Coast. —N. to IL LL, huh N.. L, to LS.E., moderate to
to light, floe. light.
& England —LN.L to &E., Ell.E.toS.S.W.,moderate,flue.
fresh to moderate, Ins.

EXPLANATION.
B.—Barometer enirected and reduced to $2
level : each 10 feet, of vertical rise, causing about onehundreato
of an inch diminution ; and each 10 deg., above El deg., calming
nearly three-bruidredtha Increase. r..—ltzpohod the
in shads. M.—Moist/Dad bulb (for evaporation and dew
point). D.—Direction of wind (true—two points left of man
nano). I.—Fora (1 to 11--estintated). C.—Cloud (1 to 11).
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Initials ;b, blue sky : dead, (detached) ;1, fog ; bon ;I.
lightning : moiety (hogy): 0, *mesa (doll) : rein mow
thunder. 1., rain-fall, or snow, or hall, duce last report, in
Inches and decimal& /I.—llordlatotbanoo (I to 9). L--Cale.

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A Paris letter in the independance says :—" M.
Thouvenel received yesterday and the day before several
members of the Diplomatic Corp. He entered into ex-
planations as to the late political incidents which have led
to numerous airman and to a judicial proceeding. The
Minister of Foreign Affairs endeavoured to show that these
events have no gravity, and that all that is being does is to
make war upon incorrigible revolutionists and secret socie-
ties, which are always exciting agitation against all govern-
ments. Instructions conceived in the same MOO have
been addressed by M. Thouvenel to all the French agents
abroad."

The firm of Messrs. John Foster and Son, spin-
sere and manufacturers, ere about to erect, at their own ex-
pense, an appropriate and beautiful memorial of the late
Prince Consort. It is to be erected in the village of Queens•
head, near to their extensive works.
The author of " Friends in Council " has in the
pros an essay entitled "Organisation in Daily Life."
Mr. Potter on Friday will ask the President of
the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to
the practical increase of duties ou imports into the United
States consequent upon such duties being pay►ble only
specie, the premium on such specie being likely to be ester
sire owing to the gradually increasing depreciation of Am.-
rican paper currency.
In committee ou the Revised Code of Minutes of
Education, Mr. Paget will move the following resolutions :
—" 1. That all chiklreu who shall be compelled by law to
attend school as a condition of their permission to labour,
shall he eligible to receive a capitation grant as long as such
attendance at school shall be compulsory. 2. That, since
it is of greater importance to the poor to read well than
either to write or cipher, the capitation grant shall be
divided into four parts, either one or two of which may, at
the discretion of the inspector, be given in respect of read-
ing, one of writing, and one of arithmetic."
The court-martial on Captain Robertson was
resumed on Tuesday. The principal witness was the adju•
tent, Herron, who was called by the prosecutor to rebut
some of the statements of the witnesses for the defence.
He admitted with great frankness that he had taken an
active part in the preparation of the " round robin," but
denied that Colonel Bentinck encouraged or even knew of
its preparation, much less that he had instructed witness to
procure signatures. Some of the officers who time appeared
for Captain Robertson, he said, were as forward in the
affair as himself. The reason for signing the document
the witness stated to be the open profligacy of Captain
Robertson. -

The estimated value of the property of the late
Mr. Duncan Dunbar is about 1,600,000/., devised princi-
pally to four leptees—namely, his sisters and nieces. The
term of eight years is prescribed to realise the estate.
Specific bequests of comparatively small amount are made
to a few personal friends, including 10,0001. to his execu-
tors, Messrs. Brown and Genatty, and 3,0001. to the
children of Mr. W. 0. Young ; together with about 5,0001.
to dependents and for charitable purposes.
The Board of Superintendence have published
some statistics concerning the Belfast gaol. Out of 1,790
committed in the year, 627 could not read. The Roman
catholics, only about one-third of the population of the
town and county, furnished moro than half the prisoners,
the numbers being :—Members of the established church,
588 ; presbyterians, 298 ; Roman catholics, 904. The net
profit from work done in the prison was 1,1091.
Yesterday a workman engaged high up on the
eastern dome scaffold at the Exhibition building missed
his footing, sad fall a height of 140 feet to the grounl.
striking with fearful violence against a beam in his dement.