The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-09 00:00:00

THE KING OF PORTUGAL.

►N, AIIIIIST 8.

It was not expected that the King of Portugal
would leave England for Lisboa before to morrow. This
morning, however, the Minden*, the King's steam yacht,
was coaled in the docks, and the Dan Luis, the accompai y•
leg yacht, commenced coaling. In the course of the fore-
noon orders were received from the King at Cowes to get
the yacht,' steam up at 2 p.m., but it was commuaicated to
his Majesty that this was impossible. At one o'clock this
attire oon her Majesty's yacht, the Fairy, steamed rapidly
into the dock. To the surprise of every one in
the dock and on board the Portugne•e yachts, Prince
Albert, the King of Portugal, and the Doke of
Oporto, his brother, and suite, were seen to leave
the Fairy in the royal gig, and make for the Mindello,
lying alongside the Dick-quay. A guard cf honour was
immediately formed on board of her, and the royal party
was received on board. At this time it rained in torrents,
and which was accompanied by peals of thunder Prince
Albert remained on board the Mindello in eon tion with
the King, the Duke of Oporto, and their suite, for about 20
minutes, when he took an affectionate leave of them, and
returned to the Fairy. When the weather cleared up the
King of Portugal, the Duke of Oporto, and some members
of their suite, came ashore, and walked about the town. The
Mindello and Don Luis will leave to-morrow morning for
Lisbon.

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING

The Mindelho, with the King of Portugal, his
brother, and suite, on board, accompanied by the steam ab;p
Dam Louise, left Southampton for Lisbon, at 8 o'clock this
morale'.

INDIA.—Her Majesty has been graciously pleased
to approve of the appolutment by tka Court of Direeton of
the But India Company, of Henry Valentina Conon',
Erg., to be Provisional Member of Council at Fort St.
George.

It is again said, and more positively than ever,
that the condition of the Empress Eugenie inspires hopes of
a direct Napoleonic succession to •he French throne.

The Emperor of the French has himself selected
the pictures which are to adorn the residence at Paris of her
Majesty and Prince Albert. Some of the choicest pictures
from the Louvre will haag for a while upon the walls of
the palace of St. Cloud.

Five hundred invitations will, it is said, be issued
for t►e ap,-reeehing fete of Versant! s.
Viscountess Palmentoa has left town for St.
Leoaarde.ou•Sea.

The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, and Lady
Cecilia Gordon lonnoz, are expected to leave town imme-
diately for Gordon Castle, N.B. The Brighton Garotte
says that, during his grace's absence, the command of the
Royal Sastitz Light Wintry Militia, of which the duke is
colon-I, will devolve on his brother, Lord Arthur Lwow.

Among the members of the Star Club present at
the dejeweer at Richmond, yesterday, were the American
Minister, Chivelist libeler, the Lord Mayor, Col. T. B.
Lowrance, Mr. Oliveira, 11. P., Sir John Scott Lillie, Sir
Archibald Maclaine, ite.

Mr. and Lady Mary Christopher have adopted the
awns and arms of Hamilton Nisbet, on their enottesaion to
the Belhaven and Dorleton estates,

A meeting was held yesterday at Hatfield, the
Margate of Safishery in the chair, with the object of *stab-
lialriag free libraries throughout the sgricultaral districts at
so trifling a cost as to bring them within reach of the hum-
blest peasant sad the town. The experiment of a people's
library has been already tried with excellent regatta at King's
Lyn.. Lord Stanley, who was the chief speaker yesterday,
prepares that libraries skill be formed in every available
locality throughout the rural districts—these libraries are to
be well stocked with " the easels of the most unmeant
Ratios., the persosal records of the most eminent men that
have appeared upon the earth—the arguments used to those
great controversies which have divided human thought in
all agee—the elementary principles, at least, on which
scientific and artistic labours are based, and those studies
of life and character which poetry and fiction supply."
The list of subscriptions for the establishment of such a
library at Hatfield, includes the Marquis of Salisbury, 1001.;
Lord Crentorarne, 201., sod an annual :subscripties of five
guineas; Lord Stanley, 251. ; Earl Virulent, 101. ; the Earl
of Rembery, 61. ; and members of the noble earl's
badly, U.

At the conclusion of an inspection of cavalry at
Canterbury yesterday, Lord Cardigan, obserrinp a farrier of
the Inniskiliens with the Crimean riband, inquired if be
was wounded. The farrier replied in the affirmative.
"Did I see you at Scutari ?" rejoined his Lordship. " Yes,
ney LoTd," wee the answer. "Did you get any of the
Issoney I left there foe yen ?"—" No, soy Lord." "Why,
I left 1001. to be distributed among you. Did you not get
say ?"—." No, my Isrd," was the reply of the wounded
'soldier, "SOT hare I been able to get the Roney that I left
In the country yet, may Lord." Colonel Cotton said there
were many similarly situated, bet "they would get it #l,
sad ly."

LATEST FROM ABROAD.

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'&TCH FROM GENERAL PELISSIEN
N

The 'Monitor of this morning contains the follow-
ing despatch from General Pelissier :
"CRIMEA, Ave. 7, II rag.
"I have nothing o interest to communicate to
you.
"The enemy has not undertaken anything against
HY " Some cases 4.00 m have re-appeared."

DESPATCH FROM PRINCE GORTCHAKOFF.

BERLIN, WEDNESDAY.

A despatch from Prince Oortchskoff, dated Ang.
6, says," There is nothing new. The enemy's fire is
feeble."

TRIESTE, W3DNIbDLY.

We have intelligence from Constantinople of the
30th. Kan is more closely invested, and is provi-
sioned for only 21 days. Sherib Pacha abandoned
his stores and provisions to the Russians on the road
between Kan and Erseroum.

The Porte relinquishes the project of recruiting
Rayahs.

Omer Pacha is declared commander of the Sultan's
forces in Asia.

Orders have been given to prepare 6,000 beds in
the French hospitals.

THE WAR IN ASIATIC TURKEY.

The Presse of yesterday evening contains the
following letter from a correspondent at Ram:

KARS, JULY 14.

Since the march of the Russian' from the side of Jeni-
Keni and Tchiplakt, t►ey have appeared I titan before
us. The following is a succinct ressowl of the little affsirs
of daily occurrence betweea the outposts.
_ _

On the 10th all the Russian farces showed themselves
before Karr, bat only for the purpose of a reconnaissance,
while an attack against Karadagh failed. The Russians
muouvred for a long time with the view of discovering our
feeble side, but all that occurred was a lire of musketry upon
the front of oar position.
The next day the cavalry, nearly 800 men, went to the
mountains towards Tchaknak, but were prevented from
going further by the forces stationed there, and retired,
piilsg'ng a village. On the 12th, General Mourawieff
chaord his camp, and stationed himself at Buiuk-Dikurek,
in the direction of Erzeroum, 'egoism only his outposts
before Kars. Ate engagement took piece between a party of
cavalry who had gone towards Tchaknak and the Buhl
Basouks. The latter attacked the enemy wit► great bravery
and p ted them from going further.
Yesterday we were threatened with • most serious attack,
bat all the efforts of the enemy were useless ; we had been
' forewarned. A column sent to attack our rear, which they
imagined was week, encountered Feiay- Bey, the chief of the
staff, with his troops arranged in order of battle and ready
to receive them. Another column which was to act upon
our Rank also found us rettly ; the Russians then muceuv-
red with the view of inducing us to quit our position, which
we value too much to hazard, and the affair ended by the
Russians returning to their camp.
Them events have given great confidence to our troops,
who see animated with an excellent spirit. We have
been able to appreciate in the course of these various
incidents the excellent construction of the defensive works
due to the English Colonel Leek.
Contrary to what occurred lest year, the Europeans of the
army of Kars live in excellent harmony, and render emi-
nent services. With Peisy-Bey (Colonel Column) we may
mention General Kmety, who commands the forts; the
staff of Pacha Williams ; M. de Bchwartsenberg, who com-
mands the outposts; and Major Taschler, who commands
the model squadron.