The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-14 00:00:00

S.W., moderate to
strong.
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N.V.. to W., fresh to B.K. ENOLUID. N.W.fto S.W., fresh or

strong. strong.
W. to N., fresh or IL roue. N.N.W. to W.8.W.,
strong. fresh.

At the opening of the French Chambers, on
Monday, the Empresa wore a mantle of light Drown silk,
which was covered with gold flowers, • white lace bonnet,
sad violet drew. The Empress and Princesses took their
places on a platform placed at right angles with the one on
which were the sesta of the male members of the imperial
family. The Prince Imperial, however, oat between his
mother and the Princess Mathade, behind whom stood the
ladies in attendance.

It is generally believed that the Emperor will
visit the distressed manufacturing districts of France. His
Majesty has ordered full reports to be sent to him at the
Tuileries, in order that he may personally study the clues.
Lion.

A Vienna letter says :—" Austria numbers
another victim to etiquette. Prince Alexander, of Hesse,
one of the most t►lented generals of the imperial army,
has quitted the service, on amount of the inferior position
his wife enjoyed at Court. The prince is the brother of
the Empress of Russia, but, a few years ago, so far forgot
himself as to marry a girl no better than the daughter of a
want. The lady was certainly made a princess instanter
by the Dsrmatadt sovereign, but it is obvious is barely fit
company for women wham ancestors contrived to raise
themselves a peg in the world. Accordingly the prince,
who had to leave the Russian service on his sse'saffiance, has
now been forted into another resignation in the second
army he selected for his military career."
A Vienna letter says :—" The proposal to create
new copper money has produced such an unfavourable im-
pression among the public, and especially in the commercial
world, that the government has decided on not presenting
the bill which it bad drawn up on that subject. An ar-
rangement is about to be made with the Notional Bank to
withdraw from circulation the small Dotes which the govern-
ment issued some ye..re back to obviate the want of copper
coin, of which there is no longer any deficiency."
The Madrid Givette of the 10th states that, at
the request of the Minister of Public Works, the Spanish
Academy is at present engaged in fixing on certain words
in the Spanish language, which can be used in railway and
other branches' of business, in the room of foreign expressions
which have been introduced, such as docks, coke, express-
train, he.
American silver to the amount of 2,908,306 dole.
was conveyed from the United States to Montreal by the
National Express Company, between January and Norm-
bar, 1862.

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THE SLAVE TRADE.—Private letters received
in Liverpool by the mail steamer Ethiope, from the West
Coast of Africa, state that the slave trade was very brisk at
Whydah, and that several sailing vessels and two large mew
steamer. had taken in cargoes of unreel at that place, and
got clear away to sea, notwithstanding the presence in the
vicinity of one or two British cruisers. It is said that there
is a regular system of telegraphy practised between the
slave dealers all along the coast, and that the cruisers are
well w►tched, so that slave vessels are constantly apprised
of their movements, and take measures accordingly. This,
doubtless, accounts for the escape of the slaves.

From 1820 to 1860, 5,062,414 immigrants entered
the United States. From 1831 to 1860 the number wee
2,5914,214, viz 1,338,013 from the United Kiftdom
907,780 from Gilman,. 76,358 from Frame, 59,M9 Iron;
British America, 43,887 from Prussia. 25,011 from Swifts',
land, 20,W31 from Nw and Sweden, 10,789 from Hol-
land, 9,298 from Spain, 10,660 from the Weft Indies, 7,012
from Italy, 41,397 from China, 4,738 from Belgium, 3,749
from Denmark, and 4 from New Zealand. Of these 527,639
were lahourera, 404,712 were farmers. 179,726 were mocha-
mica, 124,149 were merchants, 37,523 were miners, 10.087
were mariners, and 2.2'29 wen physicians. In the Peseta
states there are 50.000 Chinese. Nearly 100,000 foreigners
hers entered the Federal army.