The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-27 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY B ' OG, JANUARY Nei.

AMERICA.

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(Per the City d Baltimore rid Creekhavee.)
NEW YORK. Jex, 14, EVIZING.

Longatreet has been heavily reinforced from Lee
and Johnston's forces, and has taken up a strong
peeition at the junction of the East Tennessee,
Virginia, and Knoxville Railroad, twenty miles
from Knoxville. His pickets confront the Federals
at Blair Cross-road. It is expected that he will
shortly resume the offensive. A heavy cavalry
fight occurred on the 10th, near Strawberry Plains,
eight miles from Knoxville, the Confederates being
repulsed with serious loss.
General Johnston has been largely reinforced by
extra troops, and maintains a bold front at Dalton
and Tunnell Hill.

Geaszal Grant is making a tour through his
department.

The Maryland Legislature here voted by 1(I) to
16 in favour of melting a Convention to airy out
emancipation.

The ileitis, City of London, and Hibernian hare
arrived out.
NEW YORK, Jas. 15,
The New York Times &ales the report that
Loogstreet has been rat/domed.

Two blocks of buildings and several large ware-
houses are reported to have been destroyed in
Charleston on the 20th by Gilmore's shells. The
city was almost deserted by the military.

It is rumoured that Stuart hu made a raid into
Leesburg, the Federal falling back to Fairfax.
The guerilla leader Morgan has had a public re-
ception in Richmond.

General Burnside has been appointed to recruit
and fill up the Ninth Army Corps, of which he is
commander, to the number of 50,000 men.
General Meade has made a speech in Philadel-
phia, stating that as soon as the weather moderated
and the mason allowed active operations in Virginia
would re-commence. The war would have to be
ended by hard fighting, and he trusted peace would
be restored by next summer.
An animated debate has taken place in the
Senate on the resolution to expel Senator Davis, of
Kentucky, for submitting treasonable resolutions.
Davis defended himself, declaring that if expelled
he would go home among the people of Kentucky,
and raise a cry of oppression, usurping tyranny,
and revolution against the faithless men having
charge of the government. There were men in
the administration recreant to their trust, trying to
subvert the constitution. In the condition of the
States he had a right to call a convention, and do
away with the best government on earth, and he
called for such • convention that the people might
I take the war into their own hands and reconstruct
the nation upon the principles of a compromise and
of liberty, upon which Washington and associates
acted.

It is not believed that the resolution for expulsion
will pm.

Senator Lane has introduced a bill into Congress
prohibiting the salelof gold at a higher price than
that paid in New York for United States' Six per
Cent. Bonds, except for exportation to pay debts.

A bill has been intreduced in the Confederate
Congress, to tax outstanding Treasury notes at he
per cent.

The Governor of New Jersey, in his message to
the Legislature, recommends a conciliatory policy
to the Soutb, and declares emancipation, peace, and
the reconstitution; of the old Union should be the
sole object of the war.
A national democratic convention for the nomi-
nation of a candidate for the Presidency will be
held in Chicago on the 4th of July next.
The New York Times has come out for the reno-
mination of Mr. Lincoln to the Presidency.
The municipal report on the condition of the
barracks on Broadway, near Astor-house, has
created much indignation. Sixty men, arrested
for various military offences, were found confined in
a room 15 by 20 feet square. Many had been there
for months, with no accommodation for sitting or
lying down. The report states that they were
covered with filth, and treated worse than wild
beasta, and that the existence of inch a place was
an outrage on humanity, bringing disgrace to a
nation.

The judge of the Halifax Admiralty Court de-
clared that he shall treat the Chesapeake case
throughout as piracy.
Southern journals report that the steamer Hero
ran ashore upon the 11th inst. off Wilmington,
after having landed the navy otheers. One Federal
steamer was blown up and 24 prisoners were cap-
tured.

The pirate 'massagers who lately captured the
schooner Gerety, from Matamoraa, for Havana,
took her into liondursa, and after selling a portion
of her cargo escaped.
The Sidon and the Glasgow have arrived out

NEW YORK, JAN. 16, Mosarrno.

Washington despatches assert that the reported
raid by General Stuart upon Leesburg is an Unim-
portant affair, as he has not sufficient force to make
a demonstration against the Federal right.
.... . _ . _

General Lee is being reinforced by conscripts, and
is organizing his cavalry for the spring campaign.
General Butler has sent a messenger to City
Point, to arrange for an exchange of prisoners, and
ordered the Confederate prisoners to be brought
into his lines to await release.

The New York Legislature has passed a bill to
enable soldiers in the field to vote.

The steamers Dare and Beudigo have been de-
stroyed off Wilmington.
The Federal steamer blown up off Wilmington is
supposed to be the Iron Age.
Chattanooga despatches of the 11th instant re-
port that General Longstreet has been reinforced
by 12,000 infantry. His entire force consists
of 30,000 infantry and 12,000 cavalry. He is for-
tifying himself at Bull's Gap.
In Cleveland and Tennessee General Longstreet
has levied all able-bodied men by conscription.
Money easier ; gold, 591 per oent. premium.
Exchange on London, 1701.

INTELLIGENCE

NEW YOBS, JAs. 15, Brizara.

Money ender. Gold advanced to 53i this morn-
ing, but has since been receding under more
pressure to sell, and closed at 55 per cent. premium.
ffichange on London, Bankers' Bills, 170 to 1701;
on Paris, 5.28. Stocks steady—New York Centrals,
1331 ; Illinois Centrals, 123 ; Lie, 111* ; Six per
Cents. United States Bonds, 184. Cotton
improving—Middling Uplands, 82 to 821. Flour,
slightly firmer. Wheat advancing. Corn heavy.
Provisions tending downwards. Coffee quiet.
Sugar, good inquiry. Molasses dull. Petroleum
nactave—sends, 31* to 320 ; refined, 48 to 48e.

MB. BBIGBT, ALP., if BIRMINGHAM.
BULIIINGRAL TVISDAT Eviraza.

Mr. Bright, M.P., and Mr. Soholnfield, M.P.,
ailseded a caestrag in the Town-hall this evening, for the
pupae of addressing their ocadttaente on public affairs.
The hail via crowded i• every part.
Mr. HOLLIDIIi, Mayor of Birmingham, occupied the
chair, sad having briefly opened the proceedings,

Mr. G. Dixoil moved the following resolution The
present Mona d Common having been elected on the
question of reform, and the majority of its members having
pledged themselves to promote an extension of the fran-
chise, this meeting monis MN opinion that the parliament
has failed in its duty in not having pawed • measure
which 'mold have admitted a Large number of the up's-
trwashised to a real share in the government of the nation.
This meeting believes the present period to be favourable to
the pus* of such • measure, the nexority for which has
on various occesioes been enforced by her Majesty's milliliters
lad by the leaders of both political perties."

The moths having bent eacenied by Mr. Alderman
IL•nroe, was pat and unanimously agreed to.
Me. fkliothstabn, IL P., then ram to address the meeting,
sad was received with mingled cheers sad hisses, but the
Ong greatly predendeated. la the coarse of his ad-
dress he rid ha was not weenies that say great measure
Wald lib pima met maim He thought the government
were right I. refanng to ester the magma proposed by
Frame, sad that in the Deal& difficulty the Lag of Den-
mark ought to fight out his own battles. Hs looked for •
surplus, and, consequently. another ',denim of taxation.
In defending his own sympathies with the South in the
American dims* he was othaiderably hired. He
contended that recognition wee ace a departure from neu-
trality, and that even if the war were • war for ematioipa-
tiou, which he &end. it was not the less immoral and un-
justifiable. It, in cooemance of holding these views, he
should lose hie seat, he should feel that there was some-
thing of more vane than • teat in parliameet—namely, the
right to speak and act independently.
Mr. BRIGHT thee prisesated himself, and was received
with sothusiestie chiming. When @ileac, was restored he
spoke as follows: Gesthemen. —Although I have otteo stood
on this pintoes, I can seam you that on no former coos-
ion have I felt it recenary so much to ask your forbear-
ance sad your silent SUMACS sees this cacesion. I had so
hope a week ego that I should be able to attend here to-
night sad to address this large audience ; bat being here in
the performasee of my ditty, as one of your repre-
sentatives, I shall endeavour to lay before you the
thoughts whisk are upperniostie toy mind, in which we all feel
deeply interested. (Chases.) There are two enejeets which
bare beat toothed spot by my boa. colleague about which
I would jest my • few words before I come to those
matters on which I had istended to Kink. The fun is the
question which now keeps Europe in suspense, which may
end in • war, or may sod in some diplomatic accommodation
of a lone-standing quarrel I will not go into the history
of the Danish and German dispute. I have received since
I came here a long and most able letter from a
German profeesor resident in this country, Go behalf
of the German view of that question. Possibly be is Dow
within the sound of my voice. I can only tell him
in telling you that I ogres entirely, sad from my heart,
with every word that my hon. colleague spoke upon that
question ; and I will my further, that if there be • pantile
goverurneat is our day that will plunge this country into
war under the pretence of maintaining the Wane, of power
in Europe, and sustaining say kingdom there, be it little
or great, that government sot only is not worthy the
confidence of the people of England, but deserving of our
execration and abhorrence. (Loud tad prolonged einem.)
There is one other question to which my hoe. °oilmen has
devoted • ecosiderable portico at his speech. He said, sad I
believe it, that • year ego he felt it a painful thing tenant
here and avow opinions rather, 66 those of many of his
Mende, and contrary to those which I bad avowed before.
I told you then how painful • thing it was for in. to stead
up and controvert on this platform say of the statements
which he bad adduced. I come hare to-night intending to
say no single word as to the questing bathe= North end I
South in the United States. My opines is that the
unanimous judgment of the people of England, so far as
that is ever shown upon any public occasion, is in
avour of the onus* which Her Majesty's govern-
ment have publicly declared it to be their inns-
Coe to pursue. (Greet cheering.) I believe that
my bon. friend is mistaken in the view whisk he takes of '
the meaning and of the result el what be calls the noel-
nitioa of the South. (Cheese.) I have ems it stated by
authority, North as well se South, and by authority which
I may term English, and by authority from France, that in
the present condition of the quarrel recognition by all the
usages of nations must necessarily lead to something more
—(sheers)—and therefore, although there were so gums-
tint of slavery, although it were sixthly • politi-
cal revolt, sad that there were se 'peal and
question connected with it, I believe that looking
to the past wage of this county with regard
to the rebellion of the Green against the Turks, and with
regard to the revolt of the colonies of South America
against Spain, that it can be demonstrated that these cases
afford no support whatever to the argument that we are
permitted to recognise the South, sad that if such recog-
nition did take place sow, it could only exasperate still
more the terrible strife which exists en the North Menthe
continent, sad would spread that strife over Europe
Now, I am myself of opinion, end have bees from the Ant,
that the people of A melee, so numerous, so powedul, so
instructed, so capable in every way, would settle the diffi-
culties of that continent without asking the old countries of
Europe to take any than in them. I believe that in the
prey ideoce of the Supreme the alaveholder, untaught and
unteachable by tact or argument or Christian precept, has
been permitted to commit—l will not call it the crime—but
the act of suicide upon himself. (Cheers.) Whether
President Lincoln will be in favour of &boll-
ties ; whether the Honk are unanimous against
slavery, whatever may be said or thought with regard to
the transanithe on that continent, he must be deaf sad
blind, and worse than deaf sad blind, who does not perceive
that through the instrumentality of this strife that moot
odious and most indescribable offence against roan and

against Heaven, the slavery sod hoodoo of four millions of
our fellorereaturr, is manor toe certain and a rapid end.
(Loud cheers.) Sit, I will lay of this question that I look
forward to the time when I shall stand on this platferm
with my hoe. roll, igue, rd when he will join with
me, for be is honest enough and frank enough to do that—
' when be will join with roe in rejoicing that there does not
breathe a slave on the North American or tirent—(load
' sheen)—that the Mrs has bees completely restored ; sad
not less will be rejoice that England did not is the re-
molest manner, by a word or • breath, or the raising of a
finger, or the setting of • type, do one single thing to pro-
mote she atrocious object of the leaders of this se-
cursed insurrection. (Continued cheering.) Now, sir, I
must ask you to listen to me a little oe mitten
Ira exciting, sad our friends down below (alluding to the
crowded state of the ball), who are enduring a sort of
purgatory, I must ask to be as compariorte to me so they
can, and I will commiserate them as much as possible.
The hoc. gentleman then proceeded to comment apes the
correspondence between Mr. Cobden sad Mr. Delos*. Hs
spoke of the Times r being characterise! by • godlier
ironer and practical atheism, sad lamented that • paper
owe so great for its independence should hove booms
domesticated in the hours of cabinet ministers. Ha was
Dot sure that the chief proprietor of that paper, Mr. Waller,
might not find himself is the Hoar of Peen r •
compensation for the savior offered to the present
Prime Warier. Mr. Bright then proceeded Se
devour, at cessidershle length the laws whir replete
the posserioe sad distribution of lead in Eerier. 0001.
meocing with a graphic deacription from the Saturday Br-
rim of the miserable coeditioc of our agriculture/ popula-
tion, he west on to urge that in all thou countries of Europe
where the lead is divided and the people have a chance of
having some of it, the condition of the agricultural peasant
porileties is infinitely superior to ea yillag to be
soon io Grost Britain sad Iroise& Ja Beigland yea
laws peesseelty,that Is property which inset /and. is divided
squally amenge the etudes.; the property whelk is is lead
is given to the eldest ens is a lamp ; sad se we sent as
beggars into the world half a dome °hakes is order that
we might make yes risk it the posersioa of the lead. If
the low were altered so that all property should be divided
Is ease Were is ao will, the tramming' sorties of the law