The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-27 00:00:00

117 G, JANUARY 27, 1862.

AMERIC4,-
(Per Asia, vii Quentows4
NEW YORK, Jew. 14, Evzsixo.
Mr. Cameron, Secretary for War, has resigned,
and will be replaced by Mr. A. DE Staunton. Mr.
Cameron has been appointed minister to Russia.
Mr. Cassius K Clay, present minister to the Rus-
sian court, will return to America and take a com-
mand is the Federal army.
General Burnside's expedition has sailed from
Hampton Roads. An impression prevails at the
South that Burnside's expedition is destined for
Norfolk.

A motion to take up the bill for the relief of the
owners of the British ship Perthshire has been
brought forward in the Senate.
The New York journals express doubts concerning
the safety of the British ship Rinaldo, which was
bound to Halifax, but had not yet arrived there.
Mr. Seward, in his report on Consular appoint-
ments, says :—" The government having moor-
tained that efforts were making to introduce arms
into the Southern ports, by shipping them from
England to the West Indies and the British pro-
vinces for re-shipment to the South, salaried Consuls
were appointed at Cardiff, Bristol, St. John's, and
Prince Edward's Island. Malta, from its central pad-
tion, military occupation, and means of telegraphic
communication, has become an important consulate,
the Consul at that port often forwarding valuable
information. Certain Canadian ports having be-
come notorious as ports of arrival and departure of
rebels for Europe, and the intercourse with the
rebel States having been systematically carried on
through Canada, paid consuls have been appointed
at Quebec and Gaspe Basin, who, in addition to
their regular consular duties, act as confidential
agents of the government at those places."

A schooner which arrived at New York from
Nassau on the let instant reports that the British
steamer Conqueror had struck on a rock near Ruin
Cay. The captain was using every exertion to get
her off. The steamer Bulldog had left Mumma to
assist her.

NEW YORK, JAIL 15, Moaxixo.
(Per Asia, vit Qtteenstowa)

In Congress during the discussion on the bill for
making an appropriation, to send American goods
to the English exhibition, Mr. Lovejoy made
the following remarks : "I oppose this bill, as it
is enough for us to have been' humbugged, dis-
honoured, and disgraced by England."
Mr. Kellog asked if it was the action of the Bri-
tish or the Federal Government that caused the
ding's** ?

Mr. Lovejoy said, in reply, he understood
how it was that disgrace was all America could
bear, and continued : "We marched up to (1),
sweating drops of blood, and yet we are asked to
say we did it cheerfully, and that we appro-
priate money for commissioner, to appear at
England's exhibition. Having submitted to dis-
grace, the least we can do is to acknowledge it, and
stay at home until we can whip England. I bate
the surrender, I hate the British government. I
here avow andikecord that hate, and declare it inex-
tinguishable. I cherish hate whilst living, and be-
queath it to my sons, whom I charge if there is war
with England to enter the war. I trust the rebel-
lion will soon be suppressed, we can then avenge
the insult we have received. We will then stir up
Ireland ; we will appeal to the English chartists
and to the French inhabitants of Canada. We will
join hands with France and Russia to take Eng-
land's proud Eastern possessions, and we will take
away the crown from the English government before
we have ceased. I trust in God that time will
come. I believe we should have been stronger for
a war with England, for we should have felt the
necessity of making short work of the rebels."
The house tabled the bill by a large majority.
The Austrian correspondence on the Trent affair
has been published. In this correspondence Count
Rechberg considers that, according to the universal
notions of international law, England could not
refrain from asking proper reparation for the insult
offered to her flag. Count Rechberg trusts that
the Federal government will take up such a posi-
tion as to preserve peace, and avoid the grave dis-
turbances which war would bring not only upon
the contending parties, but on the world generally.
Mr. Seward replied, that Austria would learn
from the Federal correspondence with France and
England on the Trent question, that the Federal
government was not only incapable of seeking to
disturb the peace of the world, but was just and
friendly in its intercourse with all foreign nations
"Faithful to its traditions and an advocate for the
broadest application of the principles of maritime
international law, the Federal government will re-
joice if the present occasion is improved to obtain
a revision of certain rights of the law of nations,
rendering more certain the rights and obligations
of states in time of war."

Mr. Seward states that the Federal government
appreciates very highly the frankness and cordiality
practised by Austria for the welfare of the United
States.

It is reported that Mr. Cameron resigned at Pre-
sident Lincoln's suggestion.
The Senate has not yet confirmed the appoint-
ment of Mr. Staunton to the vacant War Secretary.
ship, nor that of Mr. Cameron to the post of
minister to Russia.

The Senate has peeled the bill for the relief of
the owners of the British ship Perthshire.
It is supposed that Congress will pass a bill for
the issue of 100,000,000 dole. in Treasury notes.
General Garfield officially reports that lie has
routed the Confederates under Humphrey Mar-
shall, in Kentucky, and occupied Prestonsburg.
The Arabia was intercepted off Cape Race on the
night of the 14th inst. The British steam-sloop
Medea has arrived at New York.

OPENING OF THE FRENCH
LEGISLATURE.-(THIS DAY.)

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hack, moderate to siren. to • ple, will ndo.
with rain.
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to 8., moderate to strong.
Central—Similar, and to B.N. B.E. to R.W. and NW., 4,04,
a gala in places.
Coup—S.W. to N.W.. and 8.3. g. to V/, and mad.
back to 8.8. W., moderate. rate to strong
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back to 8.5., moderate to pie in places.
strong, tine.

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Mr. William Murray has been appointed a
amber a/ the ateautire council of the bland of Buhadoes,
and Yr. Howard Lloyd a member of the council of the
Island of Dominica.

According to present arrangements, the business
at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich will be ra
mused as the 11th proximo, under the new regulations.
It is officially announced that the Volunteer
Beards are about to increase their strength by the formation
of two additional companies, of a standard height of
Erft. 10in.
We may mention that next Saturday will be the
lest day= which the ivory pause will admit visitoes to the
Exhibition Building at Kensington.

Mrs. Slidell, aooompauied by her daughters, left
Loudon on Saturday morning by the South Eastern Roil•
way tidal train for Foliceetoue, ess route to Paris, there to
await the arrival of her husband.

A second batch of shipwrights has sailed from
Cork for the United States, where, from the number of
twin being built for the navy, they hope to obtaiu very
twomnerative employment.

On Wedneeciailast died at Southend, Croydon,
Surrey, where be had Nodded upwards of sixty year., Mr.
Henry Edwards, at the advanced age of 101, Luring
widow, to whom he bad been united 62 years. The de-
emed retained all his faculties to the last, and me the
Monday prior to his death read, as was usual with him,
without the aid of spectacles.

On Saturday evening, Mr. Dickens read, to an
audience comp/041y filling the Free.trade Hall, Manchester,
so much from his " Nicholas Nickleby" as pve a connected
sketch of Michela, and his doings " at Mr. Eigowire school ;"
and also the celebrated trial, Barden v. Pickwick," from
the " Pickwick Papers."

At a dinner given in Liverpool on Saturday to
Sir Charles Bright, of the Magnetic Telegraph Company,Sir
Charles, in his speech, made stew very iuterestieg statement,
referring to the pregrees of telegraphy in this country. Tee
years ago, he says, the company's staff did not cooed a
some of people ; now it amounted to about 1,300.
At that time there was only one telegraph in the
country, now the mileage was computed at 13,000. The
total amount receiving for telegraphic messages in this
eogntrY in a year amounted to the enormous sum of
1350,0001. This startling information will set at rest the
Toed= dim asked by the uninitiated as to the payable
nature of telegraphic liner. The government line between
Malta and Alexandria, Sir Charles says, produces a revenue
of 600 f. a week.

Mr. George Melly, of Liverpool, has issued an
addrem to the eleetars of Preston, In which he solicits their
suffrage' is the vacancy which will occur in the borough
on a dissolution of parliament. Sir Hesketh Fleetwood and
Mr. Melly wOl contest the borough in the liberal interest.
_ _

It has been decided that the railway from Mar-
seilles to Cette shall be laid down along the coed of the

The Calcutta Christian Intelligencer states that
the spot chosen for Lady Canning's grave is the private
garden at Barrackpore was 'elected with a view to its being
included in a cemetery which the bishop will consecrate on
his return. A monument, it is said, will be erected before
Lord Csnnieg's departure on let March next.

A 'letter front Athens says :—" The funeral
of the Metropolitan Archbishop Metaxsa, who recently
died at the age of 104, after holding the see since 1103,
gave rise to an incident which produced a strong impression
on the people. The service was being celebrated in the
cathedral with all the pomp of the Greek ceremonial, in
presence of the ministers, magistrates, functionaries of all
ranks, and a numerous clergy, when suddenly the door
of the ,church opened, and the King, who was not ex.
peeled, entered, and advancing to the deceased, kissed his
hand, thus giving an example of the custom followed in
such cases. This homage, rendered spontaneously to the
first dignitary of the Greek clergy, caused a transport of
enthusiasm among the persons present, and the cathedral
rang with aeclansations, with which his Majesty appeared to
be deeply moved."
The many friends of the late Baron Bunsen, who
was to deservedly esteemed when filling the post of Prus-
sian Minister in this country, will be glad to learn (says the
Times) that his widow, Baroness Bunsen, has returned to
England with her family, and is passing the winter at St.
Leonard's.

"The King of Italy," a Turin letter says, "has
made ► double present to Prince Oscar of Sweden : a neck-
lace of coral, bearing on the owe the following inscription :
' National Genoese Manufacture,' destined for the Princess
of Sweden ; and a magnificent table inlaid with marble and
precious stono, with the inscription, ' National Tuscan
Manufacture,' for the Prince himself." Prince Oscar has
left Turin sooner than woe expected, in consequence of hie
receiving intelligence of the indisposition of his wife at
Nice. He embarked for that place at Genoa on board the
steamer the Duos di Genova.

Several marriages in high life are spoken of at
Paris. Le Duo de Coupol with iddlle. du Raney, Is Duc
de Biaania with the Princess de Ligue, and M. de Ninolay
with 11dlle. de BonnevaL That of the Count Beeponi with
the Prince= Ohika bas taken place. _ .

THI HOMES OF LORDS AND Commozok—During
the mew all the members' benches of both the
Houses of Lords and Commons have been recovered—the
former with red sod the latter with peen moroixo leather.
The Kamptulicon carpet, that for the last eight years has
been down in the corridors, committee moms, library sod
elsewhere, has been taken up and • chocolate
nod patterned oil cloth, corresponding with the encaustic
pavements, placed in its stead.
A WOMAN BURNT TO DEATII.—The wife of Mr.
Robert Barnard, a respectable butcher of Walton, in Nor-
folk, was on Tuesday last burnt to death. About 4 o'clock
in the afternoon, when she was quite alone in the house,
her clothes caught fire. She could not extinguish the
Rams*, and ran to • neighbouring cottage for assistance, but
found no one at home. She then appears to have returned
to her own house to get a crook of water which stood in a
back room. She then fell and expired before soy assistance
could be given. When discovered her charred and muti-
lated remains presented • most fearful spectacle. An in-
quest was held, before Mr. W. Massey, deputy coroner,
upon the body of the deceased, when a verdict in accord-
ance with the painful nature of the case was recorded.
DISTRESSING SHIPWRECK IN CARDIGAN BAY.
CARDIGAN, SUNDAY NlGHT.—Yeetercley evening • moat
distreseing shipwreck took place in Cardigan Bay. About
noon • brig was seen near the island with signals of distress
flying. As soon as possible the lifeboat of the National
Lifeboat Institution, manned by twelve men, proceeded off
to her assistance. In the meantime, however, seven out of
eight of the crew of the vessel had taken to their own boat,
which immediately capaised and drowned the whole of
them. It fortunately happened that the poor man who
had been left en board had missed the ship's boat when she
left the vessels lie was afterwards put on shore by the
Cardigan lifeboat. The brig, which was dismantled and
waterloggedd, was the Pioneer, of Carnal-coo, laden with •
cargo of wheat from Galats. The Aberystwyth new lifeboat,
also belonging to the National Lifeboat leetitution, bad
put off to the wreck, but was unable, in the fury of the
hurricane, to fetch it.