The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-13 00:00:00

THE SPANISH CONGRESS.

MADRID, Jews 11.
In to-day's sitting of the congress, Senor Irocedal
said :—" The diffusion of democratic ideas must be
prevented by all means. The sole mention of the
word 'democracy' in the newspapers ought to
make them liable to punishment."

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Seine,
Capt. Revett, with the West India and Pacific
mails, arrived ►t Southampton yesterday. She bring
242 passengers, amongst whom is Senor Salazar y
Mazarredo, special commissioner to Peru and
minister of.H.C.M. to Bolivia.

THE CoN7lllll2telL—The Memorial Diplonsatique
states that Eel Rowell confidentially communicated to
Oouot Apponyi the Amish note remitted to the former co
the god June, announcing the resumption of hostilities by
Denmark oci the 12th Jose should the belbgerent powers
not previously come to an agreement. Earl Russell at the
tame time intimated that should the Austrian fleet proceed
to the Baltic in the event of hostilities being resumed the
English government would be compelled to mod their fleet
to thaw waters also. Count Apponyi, continues the
Memorial Dipiontatique, is thereupon Mated no hams
declared to Fart Bunnell, that in the interest of
the begotiations and is cedar sd to obstruct the
combined efforts of the neutral pewees towards peace,
Austria undertook, if the truce were mot prokaged, sot to
seed her fleet to the Baltic, wishing at an► price to avoid a
oollisioo which would extend the Daso•Oeemas coaffict,

and might set the four corners of Europe oo lbs.
TITE Foatios Twos 17r MEXICO. —The Mhno-
ries! Diplonatirte says :—" The complete orgenisatiou of
the foreign troops in the sorties of Mexico will fans an
affective force of 16,000 men, composed ea follows
Irsmich, 6,000 derbies*, acid 2.000 Helder. imps
will assume the title of ' The Foreignlegion,' saddle COM-
niadior-is chief will be a French general, Saving the grade
at lieuteeset-gewereL He will naive his orders direst
from the Easperor Marietilian, and will only have to refer
to the lllsistry of Wes upon administrative affairs. The
Foreign Leese will be divided into Neve& regimes*
which will bear the titke of 'Emperor Napoleon LIL,'
• Emperor of Austria," Emperor Maximilian: and 'Em-
press Cliarlstte.' The lost will be reserved to the retire/sat
of Belgian midis."

The Minsoria/ Dipietastique states that its
correspondent at Rio de Janeiro, who draws his in-
formation from antibiotic sources. doss not Imitate to
affirm that the Archduke Louis-Victor of Austria is the
destined consort of the PAWNS. eldest daughter of the
Emperor Doo Pedro, sad heir to the threes.

Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress
of Mexico arrived at Jamaica os the 21M, lathe Amities war
Mesmer Novara, receded by the Free& eteereer Theme.
Her Majesty's steamer &monde conveyed the Mantriess
pemoosges op the harbour. After paying s visit to Major-
Gemara Ashmore sad to his Emenseey the Lieutemet,
Governer, the Impsrisl party retursed to the wharf, where
they took boat for the Barreceula, sad were seemed by
that UMW tech to Port Royal. The party °studded of the
Emperor ad Empress, Madame la Comtism Jeby.
Grande Maitreses of the Imperaldos, Madams la Comissee
Colonial, deem d'breneur. sad Maweimer J. Velergess do
Lem, Makee Minders ef Mate. Their Imperial liejselase
left Port Boyd for Vera Ores as the Sled.

Ems os SRI Raoxs.—A telegram from Lyons,
(LW June U, says that the Eases hoe Asia these wens.

Washington, Hay 31, 4 p.m.
We have despatches from General Grant down to font
o'clock yesterday afternoon. There seemed, the despatch
says, to be some prospect of Lee's making a .tend north of
the Chickahorniny. His forces were on the Mechankerille
road, south of Tolopatomoy Creek, and between that
stream and Hawse' shop, hie right resting on Shady Grove.
Dispositions to an attack were being made by General
Grant. Wilson's cavalry bad been ordered to destroy the
radioed bridges over the Little Riser and South Anna, and
break up both reeds from those riven to two miles south-
west of Hawse' shop, where the headquarters of our army
were **Wished.

Wultingtoo, Mayl3l, 8
.p.m.
A despatch from Gemmel Grant, dated at ex o'olaok'
this moraiegort Hawe's shop, has just been received. It
is as follows :—" The enemy mine on our left Lei epee*
and attacked. They were easily repulsed sod with very
omaidemble slaughter. To relieve General Wirren, who
was on the left, speedily, General Node ordered an attack
by the balance of oar lime General limper* wee the
only one who received the order in time to make the attack
before dark. He drove the enemy from his entrenched
skirmish Lim, and still holds it. I have no report of oar
lasses, bet nipper them to be light."
Other official dee:Mobs% not from Grant, were received
at the mine time, and pm mem deemik They are se fol-
lows, the fire berm dated yesterday, 30th May, at 8 p.m.:
" In the comma of the afternoon Warren has pushed doers
co our left, until his flank divisioo under Crawford reached
• point abreast of Shady Grove Church. Crawford having
pt deteshed from the East of his mph was Masked and
crowded task • little. The eaemy then threw a fares
*which appears to have coasiated of Ewell's prim upon
Warren's left, attempting to turn it, bet wee repulsed. The
eopgement was short, sharp, sod deceive. Warren holds
his ground at a distance of seven miles from Richmond. He
reports that he bee takes a ecesidmahle number of pri-
mates, and that there are many rebate deed cm the field.
Of his own lessee he has not yet made report. His latest
despatch gays the many are moving troop to hie left, ap-
parently to °over the approach to Richmond is that direc-
tion. On oar rtOt as active conflict has bees ragtag mew
doer dark, belt Me jest clawed. As soon as the easemy at-
' Mad the left of Warren, Wright and Hancock were
ordered to pitch is, bat do not seem to have got reedy.
meta after nightfall. No report hm yet been received from
' them."

The other despatch I dated at 6 this moan , and Mates
that, on tiaasock's attack last eight. Colonel Brooks drove
the enemy out of • strongly-outreached skirmish line, and
holds it. The lames are not reported. Burnside's whole
corps got acme the Tolopatomory Creek last evenlng, and
is is full ceasetios with Warren's. The lit of ilaneoek's
taste apes LSI We ef the meek. The fith Corps is upon
Haaccek's right, sad threatens the left dank of the mew.
Smith ought to arrive at Newcastle by noon, whines he as
support Warm. sod Burnside, if . Sheridas, with
Gregg's sad Torsat's divisions of cavalry, is on our laft dank.
Wilson is on the right and rear, for purposes previously re-
ported. The country themsbonts is thickly covered with
piece, with vary good opesings. The indkatkas this
loonies are that the enemy has fallen back south of the
Chiathominy. •
Washingtos, May 31, 11.25 p.m
The following despatch has been received from
General Butler : • •• •
Yesterday, all day, heavy firing in the directios of Me-
altseicervills. Sit refugees from Richmond report that
I Grant wee os the Mechasiorville turnpike, 14 miles from
Richmond, yesterday ; that they heard the firing,and that
Gnat wae dilates Lws. h worm reports en* • amain
was held yesterday, while eh* was is Baslueond, to me
whether the city should be aurraidered or harped. The
mayor advocated eurresder, and was put iota (hells Thins.
der. The enemy attacked regalinee yesterday, and were re-
pulsed. To-day, all day, have been dessoestralist
egoist my work aB=l:d., on the milady side at the
Apr:matte:. but an
A telegram from General Sherman, dated Ma
29, reports : "On the 28th an engagement took
place between the enemy and M'Pherson's corps, in
which therebels were driven back, with a loss to
them of 2,500 killed and wounded left on our hands,
and about 300 prisoners ; General M'Pherson'a
loss not being over 300 in all."
Chattanooga papers state that General Sherman
had established his head-quarters at Dallas,
Georgia.

FRANCE.
Mew tits own temozossiseLl
PALMS, SATURDAY Etyma.
The Journal de Rouen gives the following account
of the origin of the rumour that the Emperor Lad
met with on occident :

A letter frogs Purls states that a rumour was current In
the finnan'sl world of a &Apr will& the Emperor in said
to have fecund ea the lake oh Foidaiaebleae. The news-

mown bare 'wry fruitful itemisations. A ccordisn to some
temente, hie if sleety had for • moment disappeared entirely
tinder ender. is coseequeuee of the boat is which ha had
gone on the lake idler dieser hat repaired, end acerediag
to ethers, the &mem was worMed, either by hie fall, er
by the rough of chow who witnessed it wad tried
to aid him. three meows have;risee from as incident
without the dinkiest importance. The Smperor wee ts •
boat, which pee • larch mid took is • quastity of water.
Hie Majesty moingthin, tamped os tens firma, without either
falling or receiving say lett

The Gazette de Prance of Saturday evening pub-
lishes, mast reeve, a rumour sesertamy that the Emperor
of Bemis will tome to Paris tedsy (Yonday), under the
strioneat herigaite.

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The extra Inman steamship City of Limerick,
tram New York on the lit inst., arrived at Quoin,town at
Lb p.m. yesterday. She lauded peristyle passeagers, and
proceeded foe Liverpool as L 45 p.m.
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with 50 pameagen. no Delhi took oat Gs freight speaks
valve 84.9481., d.wbch amount 84,7431.
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At Her Majesty's Theatre Rant re Dietk was produced
far the first time this seem, with Guinea in the character
of Robert, Madame Harriers Wippem as Alice, Junes as
Bertram, Mdlle. Liebliardt as Labelle, and Bestial as Rem-
baldo (or Rabat:sax). Madame Wippsre, who ap-
peared for the first time in England, made a
most ericandul data. She has • great reputa-
tion in Germany, and is indeed an admirable per-
former, possessing the good qualities of the German school
without its faults. She has • pure soprano voice, sweet and
mallow, as well as strong sod flexible ; and she sings with
the graceful smoothness of the Italian style. She is, more-
over, young and agreeable in face and person, and is an ex-
cellent actress. In her ooaception of the character of Alice
ahe showed great intelligence and poetical feeling,
skilfully combning the simplicity of the country girl
with the elevated demeanour belonging to one who is
conacine df a high and holy minion. She was warmly ap-
plauded, sod her beautiful execution of the charming air, ,
" Quaado lssoiai Is Normandie," the gem of the opera,
was encored with seelemationa and abowen of bouquets.
We should sot d priori have regarded the part of Robert
as bang* (as the French would say) to the specialiti ci
Gerdoui. and were agreeably disappointed by his perform-
ance of it. He looked the character of the proud Norman
penes exceedingly wall, and his acting and Oaring had a
form sod vigour seldom called for in the parts in which
he excels. Signor duos is one of the best Bertram.
we have seem The character is not very intelligible. It is
difficult to discover whether Bertram is nasally • demin—a
fiend incamate—or a human being given over to the evil
one. Bat Jones's impersonation—his dark end terrible
aspect, sad the deep, unearthly tones of his voice, pee ma-
rine irepeenrion of sinister power. The thoroughly ea s-
teresein part of Labelle serves only as • vehicle far two
elaborate aka, which lidlle. Liebhardt sang with much exe-
cution. The small but important character of Bembaldo was
wall sustained by Bettioi, who sang the pretty music of the
pert—especially the legendary ballad describing Robert's
mysterious origin—very cleverly. The opera was moat
carefully got up ; and the famous yeses of the resuscitated
nuns was displayed le all its ghastly brilliaacy.
The performance at Covent Garden consisted of
OkUq for the first time (as Mind in the bills) tame five •
years. This opera has not now the popularity it one OF
joyed ; and this is the case, not merely bemusse it is half •
cloture old, but because, as a drama, it is the
most blundering and 'Sapid of all the Italian operas
founded on the tragedies of Shakespeare. Notwithesading,
however, the absurdity of the plot and lindens of the
incidents, them was still emeigh of Shakespeare in the
subject to inspire Bossiei with some greed and henna
conceptions, and the whole tone of the mono is gorgeous
and lofty. There are two scenes which are scaring
ex-
celld on the musical stage—that in which Isgo intila the
poison of jealousy into the mind of Othello, and that is
which the Moor eonenmesates his vengeance by the nestle • !
of his wife. There are few things more touching or beaellikl,
thin the forlorn Deolesiona's manse-holy ballad, " Anise.
al pi 6 d'art Salim "—Shakespeare's "Song of Willow." And
yet Rossiare Lesdenionia is very different from Shake-
speare's. Blur is not " the gentle lady wedded to the
Mon," but • load, scolding woman, full of her wrongs and
clamorous in her reesotment. We were glad to see and
hear Ore& nee more. With all its faults and beauties,
it was • noble estertainment. Tamberlik, as the Moor,
looked and acted the character admirably, and sung with
great dramatic power. KM*. Legrua was an excellent
Headsmen— the Denseness of Rossini, not of Shakes-
peare—and her singing, from beginning to end, was that of
• most accomplished artist. Gianni did greet justice to
the oat of Ingo, and the always intelligent Madame
Inhale, gave importance and interest to the character of
Prollis.

MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL.—On Saturday the
the delivery of spesthes sad distribution of Prins took
place at Merchant Taylors' School, in the preens' of the
=seer sad wardens of the Merchant nylon' Company ;
Dr. Hersey. the heed enter of the shod ; the =de-
masters, sad a very nesserste body of either; the triode •
sad relatives of the soholars. The • speed= wore
delivered in the large schoolroom 4i as anal es
than occasions, the "prolusions* oommeneed with
two gratulatory orations, one ie Latin, the other
is Creek, 'pokes by the two heed strideatu The
pleas el honour on the premed aerates were held by Mr. 1
Bead and Mr. Coptestoe, the fanner of wham
the first prime I. pascal Greek literaisse, mad a eildisev.
ship in Oxford ;lthe leder dividing the ehisf year I. Is*" 1
vene sad prose, and also °Manias a poseineatenhipim,
Mintoo College, Oxford. he both speeds. the mu* efa
the foundation were celebrated, and alludes' were male 110
many Oen who bad been educated in the "shad, amnia'
bees= famous as aide's, Wryer', plyetehlte
1.. Mr. W. G. Gribben 'peke a lasenheine is :asst:'
Alain; of chap. 14 of : Mr. a Bee= sad hilt
Gribbra divided between them the pares of Marine. eel&
Pericles, in a same from Shakespeare's
Reormghl Persdes,
hale Greek by Mr. Coplatoo. Meyer,. Ward, erei •
Hutcheson represented characters Ines the Mesechrei 4e-
Plisatet, while the pares of SmineireMe,Pasenissouid Masslrev, '
ries la the " kludge NEM " of Moine sere sestaineff
Misses.lisckley,Ooplentssand WeN ' Ae mme micoseisl, :
dembiless become the mgt itslljgibb, pa dicsot tkepor
gramme was the remesentatios Wei lgaslis's play of. AK
Pour Suitors, by M. Ward, Baud, Brown. Budd% i
Whitmore. Copiers), and Gribbin. The humour of thw
various characters wits very well rendered, and was nee
'relished by the amines The delivery of the miestase
generally was highly meditalibi to the ststiesta.• It oaghle,
to be sersitiosed that Mr. E. Bake, the C 4117 Ogg of thm•
bead-seholan who did not participate is the delivery of thed
speeches, divided with Mr. Copied/is the chief prise*,
Latin yens. The distribution of priers took place after the
delivery of the speeches. Mr. Beckley got the chief math,-
metkal odes, and Mr. Orettwill the chief French sm.
The briquet was held is the evening in the compain'i i.e
old hall is Tbrendeeedle-street. It one meseapsnd with
a profuse employmeat of flowers ter the deeoration of the
different tables, and with • choice display of valuable plebs,
The chair was filled bylittr. Bearably, the Master of the
Merchant Taylors' Cempuiy. The guests cambered about
160, and among them were the Rev. Dr. Wynne and the
two Senior Fellows of St. John's College, Oxford, the
Mars= of Salisbury. the Marquis of Brie *oh lie Earl of
Cardigne, the BM of Harrowby, the Earl of Sheriekl, the
led of Powis, Earl Nelms, the Bishop of Oxford, Lord ,
Chelmsfoed. Lord Feverahata, Lord Wensleydale, Vimoonal .
Ingeetre, Lord Stanley, Laird Chief Baron Pollock, Lord •
Janne Knight Bruce, Lord Jostle Turner, Sir W.
Jetliffe, Cement Peel, the Right Hoe. ilproser Walpole,
the Bight Hos. Joseph Napier, the Eight Hon. J. W.
Henley, Sir O. Eastlake, Biz B. Loaders, Sir A. Boil- '
"child, Mr. T. Baling, M.P., Professor Own, he.
ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCISTY.—The president
al the Royal Astrosendeal Society, Mr. Weems de la Ha*.
held • cooteersenone, on Saturday evades, at Willis's
Rooms, which wee lionsued with the premise al More this '
500 mesa= of the scientific world. The selbsitiee of oM ,
Mom of astronomical interest brought together as tile ocoa-
don was snots. and stifEced to give a mop droll of the hie-
key el iseireerscal astrosomy. Amon the company
present were :-His Emineeee Cerdiml Wiseman, &rhos
Coleus, the Dees of Chester, the Earl of (hitless, Lord
Wrotteeley, Lord Weseloydele, the Mader el the Mist, Sir
John Bowrisg, Sir Charles Lew*, Biz Homy Helloed,
Admiral Sir George Senoritas, Sir E. Belcher, Sir A.
Waugh, Biz Roderick Manliest, Sir Henry Rawlinion, the
Bight Hee. C. P. Vahan, M.P., Mr. Ohisher. Protegees.
Adams, M. Rather, Dr. Miller, Mr. Mind, Mr. 2isimayth,
Dr. Ineststooe, Dr. Wises:he, Dr. Price, Mr. Cliernbere,,
Pretence 111111emeen, Dr. Faraday. Mr. Neernienh. Mr.
Oargesed„ ley. Dr. elebbiag, Mr. Hasa, Mt. Owes Jo, es,
Mr Ciboria, Fos, Mr. W. F. Dslaus, Professor *tester.
Wesel Sykes, Mr. Glebes" Dr. Hama., Colosel Tol-
land, Caplan 0111111111M4 Mr. Dodd , name name% be. l
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