The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-04 00:00:00

LATEST.

Despatches just received from Baltimore assert
that General Lee's programme is to march rapidly
to Harrisburg, and on to Philadelphia. There are
street rumours that Lee, after crossing the Potomac,
re-crossed it at a point below, so as to bring a por-
tion of his forces between Hooker au.' Washington.

P 2.01•111.3.

SVIDAT.
MoNDAT.
W. to N. and &, va- NOIVH.F.ASt. S.E. to W.. moderate,
viable, fine. fine.
&W. to N., moderate, W Me. B.W. to N.W., mode.
fine rate, showers.
E. to B. and W.. vs. SOUTH. S. to B.W. and N.W.,
viable, fine. light to fresh.
N.& to S.F.. and &W., Sorra-EAST. &E. to W., light to
variable, fine. fresh, fine.
North-East= Moray Firth to Norfolk. West= Donegal to Corn-
wall. Sonth=Channel and French Coasts. South.lastr-Stralt
of Dover to Norfolk.

D.—barometer corrected and reduced to kV at half tide level.
Each ten feet, of vertical elevation, cousins about one hundredth
of an inch DiIInICTION , and each ten degrees, above kr, caus-
ing nearly three hundredths INCRinSR. E.—Exposed thermo-
meter in shade. D.—Difference of wet bulb for evaporation and
dew point). W.—Wind, direction of (nos—two points LIM of
magnetic). F. Force (1 to lE—estimated). X —Extreme force
since last report. Q —Quarter whence axinglia force ,EN E,=2,
to 1112= X). I.—lnitials: b.—blue sky; C.—clouds (detached);
t —fog ; ; I—lightning m.—misty ;hazy o.—overcast
(dull) r. —rain . s. snow ; t —thunder. 11.=Ealn-fall, snow or
hail 'melted', since last report. B.—Sea disturbance (1 to 9).

THE SVEZ CANAL —The Levant Herald of Juoe
24 says :—" Several western journals of the week state
that the affair of the Suez Canal, in connexion with the
late note of Aali Pacha, is at present the subject of active
negotiations between her Majesty's and the French govern-
meota, sod that M. de Lumps hu been summoned to Paris
to give the latter the benefit of his counsel and information
on the matter. We have reason to believe that the state-
ments in question are altogether inexact. The issue be-
tween the Porte and the company ia one with which, as
yet, neither the Britiah nor the French government has any
technical right to meddle; and although M. Dronyn
de Lhuys bits, as we recently mentioned, already communi-
cated to Aali Packs his view of the dilrculty created, or
rather indicated, by his bighoess's despatch, the question
remains exactly where that circular placed it—between
the Porte and the Viceroy on the one part, and between
both of these and the Canal Company on the other. It is
obvious, therefore, that its settlement must in the fiat in-
stance proceed rather horn Stamboul than from either
London or Paris.

STEAMERS PROM AMERICA.—The steamship Glas-
gow, from New York on the 20th ult., arrived at Queens-
town yesterday afternoon with mails, 48 cabin, and 113
Message passengers. She transferred mails and passengers,
and proceeded at 3.15 p.m. The City of Limerick, also
from New York on the 20th ult., passed Queenstown
Harbour at 2.15 p.m. yesterday. The news by both these
steamers has been anticipated.

On Tuesday evening, at a meeting of the Royal
Academicians, Mr. Frederick Goodall wail elected an
academician.

A parliamentary return has just been published
of all sums paid for duty on insurance against fire during
the past year by each of the fire insurance companies of the
United Kingdom. From this it appears that the amount
paid by the London offices was 1,042,6161., and by the
country offices, including Scotch and Irish, 617,0601., the
total being 68,0001. in excess of the previous year.
In an article in the July number of the Victoria
Magazine on "The Influence of University Degrees on the
Education of Women" we find this statement :—" The
holding of degrees by women is not without precedent. In
the Italian universities and in that of Gottingen women
have held high positions. Towards the end of
the last century a female physician graduated at
Montpelier. In 1861 the degree of ' Bachelor in
Letters' was conferred on Mdlle. Denbif by the Academy
of Lyons, and within the last few months another French
lady, Mdlle. Chenu, passed her examination for the degree
of • Bachelor an Science' at the University of the Sorbonne.
It appears not unreasonable to hope that, before many pan
have elapsed, Englishwomen will be placed in a not less
favourable position than their continental neighbours, and
that whatever advantages usaybelong to university examina-
tions and degrees will be thrown freely open to them."
Tab EXHIBITION BUILDINO.—AHRBNONMINTS
von PULLING rr Dows.—Wean requested by Meows. Kelk
and Lucas to correct the impression unfortunately created
by the statements made in the Home of Commons on
Thursday night. and which led to the belief that they de-
sired to take advantage of the terms of their contract, and
to refuse to remove the building from the pound it mea-
nies. They state that they cheerfully sod respectfully bow
to the decision of the house, and have already made sr-
rameineets for beginning to pull down the building on
Monday next.—Tina.