The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-07 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 7, 1864.

AMERICA.

(1110174% TILIGL&ML)
QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 5.

The extra steamship Erin, from New York
arrived here at 1.45 p.m. to-day. She brings 187
passengers and 175,000 dole. in ,pecie. She lauded
37 passengers, and proceeded for LiverpoolAt2
All well.

(Per the Heel., via Crookbaven.)
NEW YORK, Ocr. 26, Moamsa.

The pursuit of the Confederates by General
Sheridan ended at Mount Jackson, where he re-
ports they arrived without an organised regiment.
Confederate accounts state that in the first attack,
on the 19th inst., Early captured and brought off 18
guns and 1,300 prisoners. The Federals subsequently
captured 30 guns, which became blocked in the streets
of Strasburg. The Confederates lost less than
1,000 men. The Federal infantry did not pursue.
Lougstreet has resumed active service. The
Southern papers assert that arrangements are being
wade for the Confederates to occupy and hold
Atlanta. Hood's movements, they say, have com-
pelled Sherman to leave cue corps at Atlanta iu a
state of siege. The Confederate cavalry are around
the suburbs of Atlanta, capturing all who come out
of the trenches. Sherman has moved north-
ward with two corps to operate against Hood.
Hood is reported to be on the north-west of At-
lanta, with the base of his supplies at Cedar Bluff,
on the Coosa River. lie holds Lookout Mountain.

Telegraphic communication between Chatta-
nooga and Atlanta has been restored.
The Federals have evacuated Bull's Gap, and
have retreated towards Knoxville, pursued by the
Confederate cavalry.
A general battle is reported to have taken place
near Independence, Missouri, resulting in the de-
feat of General Price, who retreated 2i miles south
of Kansas city, pursued by the Federals.
The bombardment of Charleston is progress-
ing. A large fleet of Federal vessels has arrived
there. Another large fleet is concentrating at
Hampton Roads to attack Wilmington.
Southern journals think that General Grant will
postpone any further attack until the Dutch Gap
Canal is completed.
President Lincoln has declined by letter to inter-
fere with Governor Johnson's proclamation re-
quiring a test oath from Presidential voters. Mr.
Pendleton, the Democratic candidate fur the Vice-
Presidency, has asserted in a speech and by letter
that the d •tnocretic party is pledged to the resto-
ration of a constitutional union.

Proceedings have commenced at Saint John's,
Newfoundland, for the extradition of the Con-
federates who recently made a raid into Saint
Albans, Vermont. Lieutenant Young has written
a ;otter, claiming that he is a Confederate commis-
sioned officer, and commanded au expedition in
Vermont to burn towns and villages, in retaliation
fur the devaatation of the Shenandoah Valley. He
says be violated no Canadian law, and was arrested
and delivered to the British authorities on Cana-
dian territory by armed American citizens. More
froutier raids are expected.
The Superior Court at Baltimore has refused an
application to compel the Governor of Mar)laud to
throw out the soldiers' votes.

Au anti-slavery constitution case Las been carried
in the Court of Appeals.
Price's defeat has not been confirmed, and he is
said to be moving through Kansas.
Sherman is at Gaylesville, near Coosa River, and
is pressing Hood, a ho is retreating towards Ganscu.
His army is destitute of food and shoes.
The railroad between Chattanooga and Atlanta
is nearly completed.
The electious iu Pennsylvania are officially stated
to have resulted in a democratic majority fur the
Lome vote of /50.

l'resideut Davis has made a speech stating that
the Federala had repulsed all a• tempts at negotia-
tion, and that foreign intervention and foreign re-
cognition were au ignis fatties, and victory alone
could achieve peace and independence. Be repu-
diated contemptuously any negotiation by separate
States. Hood's army has increased in strength and
confidence since the tall of A.tlauta, and he hoped
that within 30 days Sherman would seek a crossing
on the Tennessee River.
The Confederate cruisers Tallahassee and Edith
have left IVilwini;ton.
The steamer Mando has been captured.
The Belgian, New York, and Glasgow Lave ar-
rived out.
COILIIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, Ocr. 2i. MORNING.

Money easy. Cold, 114 k per ceut. prew. Stocks
steady. New York Ceutralm, IlB} ; Illinois,
1:20 ; Erie, 961. Cotton slightly firmer : Mid-
dling Upland, 125 e. Petroleum : Crude, 47c. ;
reline.], 70c.

CANADA.

QUEBEC, Oct. 25.

The Constitution of the Canadian Confederation
will probably provide for the appointment of the
Governor-General, with cabinet advisers, by the
crown. The crown will also appoint the members
of the Upper Chamber for life. The members of
the Lower House will be elected for live years.
The Governor-General is to appoint the lieutenant-
governors of the provinces. Lieuteusut Braiue and
his associates have been liberated at Bermuda.

MEXICO.

It is reported, PUI New °Hewn, that Cortinas
ben surrendered, and has accepted a commi,sion in
Maximilian's army.

HOMEWARD AMERICAN MAIL STEAMERS.—There

am three steamer due at Liverpool this week with the
Americau mails, ea follow, :—The Hibernian, from Quebec,
on the 2'..lth ult. ; and the City of Washington, with corn-
spoodiag dates, from New York, may be expected to arrive
off—the former Ureeocastle and the latter Queenstown—in
the course of Wednesday. The Cunard steamer Scotia,
with dates from New York on the 2nd instant, will so doubt
reach Queenstown on Friday evening next, or early on
Saturday morning.

OUTWARD AMERICAN MAILS.—On Saturday last
theCuoard Royal Mad steamer Australasian riled from the
Mersey for New York with the Undid States mails, a full
cargo, and about 70 passengers. Oit Wedsssday next tbo
Immo Company's steamer Etos will also leave the Mersey
for liim York, with mails for the United States. Letters,
&0., will be received at the Post.cillee wain o'clock p.m.,
and rid Cork seta 830 p.m.

BOCLIL SCIENCi ASSOCIATION. —The opeuing meet-
lag 01 the Department of Jurisprudence and Amend meat of
the Law will he held this eveoing at 8 o'clock, in the new
rooms of the association, No. I, Adam-street, Adelphi,
whoa an address from the standing committee will be read
and considered. M. Bonier is expected to be present, and
M. Demurest, fatoooier of the French bar. Lord
Brougham, the presideut of the association, will take the
*hair.

FRANCE.

(nom 0011 OWN CORRISPONDINT.)

PARIS, SATCHDAT EVENING.

The supplementary despatelies on Italian affairs
in this morning's Mouiteur will be read with extra-
ordinary interest. As I read them it would appear
that after a great deal of diplomatic feucing and
hair splitting between M. Drouyn de Lhuys and
M. Nigra they could not agree. The case being
urgent in consequence of the necessity the Italian
ministers were under of making a statement to the
Turin parliament, the difference between the two
diplomatists was referred to the Emperor
in person. He, after hearing both sides,
gravely decided that the two were agreed,
although they doubted it themselves. He approved
of M. Drouyii do Lhuys' despatches, but be did
not disapprove of M. Nigra's. An order was
thereupon issued to telegraph to Turin that the
French and Italian governments both viewed the
convention in the same light, and hence Signor
Lanza's statement to parliament ou Thursday last.
There is no doubt in M. Drouyu de Lhuys' despatch
of October 30 one ominous phrase, namely, that in
case of a spontaneous insurrection at ttome not
Lori:seen by the .._ifilsijan. France will reserve
her freedom or- ittion: The France will
oonatrue this as a confirmation of its
theory, that if the Pope does not choose to accept
the convention, it is to go for nothing. But that
is not the sound construction of it. No doubt the
theory is that France declines to foresee (priroiej
the eventuality of an brultte iu Rome, arising
from incompatibility of interests between the
Pope and his subjects. No doubt the framers
of the convention studiously avoided nicking
any express provision for such an event.
But although, by a convenient and almost
necessary fiction, such a state of things is not
" pruvided for," it must have been pre-
sent to the winds of both contracting parties,
fur it is the very thing which, almost to a
mathematical certainty, must happen whenever the
French troops go away. It was part of Cavour's
plan—Cavour, that thoroughly Italian and patriotic
minister—that Italy must not think of having
Rome without the consent of France. Tilts doctrine
of Count Cavour is called to wind in the seventh
point enumerated by M. Druujn de Lhuys iu his
despatch of October 30. There is nothing, there-
fore, necessarily encouraging to the t, caporal power
or hostile to Italian aspirations in the phrase that
France, in the eventuality for which there is no pro-
vision in the convention, reserves her liberty of action.
The case is obviouslyone in which the two contracting
parties have determined not to put upon record all
that they really mean, but to give to the public the
Bernier nut of their understanding between them-
selves.