The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-23 00:00:00

THE AMERICAN NEWS.

The Times to-day bas no comments upon the
American aura

The Pat, finny giving a smnrawy of the military opera-
tions in Virginia between the sth and 11th of May, ob-
serves :—" Noah blood has been spilt, bat no appreciable
advantage appears to have been gabled by either side. The
coesequeneas of battles such as these are not, however, im-
mediately apparent. The next mail may possibly tell us
that they haws not beta so barren of multi u they at pre-
sent appear.'

The Morning Herald is able to express a confident hope
that "the last fiery trial of the Southern Confederacy has
been lately pasted. It is difficult even here, la this quiet
land of ours, thousands of miles away from the scene of
these bloody conflicts, to write without emotion of the
desperate heroism which day after day conquers fearful
adds and wins victories In the cause of national independ-
moo. It is impound' to control the buret of exultation,
and even the prayer of thanksgiving, which rise unbiddden
to the lips as the history of this murderous series of battles
develops itself, widths truth is gradually revealed that the
Northern hordes have been ones more baffled in their
attempt to crash out a nation's liberties."
The Advertiser says:—" It is believed that two such
terrible battles as those of the 6th and 10th have not taken
place in modern times. There is something appalling in
the thought that there should have been se frightful a de-
demotion of human life, and yet that neither of the U.'S-
genets should seem to be meter their object than whoa
the war began three years ago. Surely the Federals must by
this time have had the mortifying con►iction forced upon
them that there is not the remotest chance of their ever
being able 'to accomplish the task they have undertaken of
bringing back the South.'"

A curious rumour comes from Stratford-on-Avon.
Osetata actors, about whom " gratuitous surviass " so many
baudsouse Wags base tam said, have mat ia claims for

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TIOYAL AGRI4IZTURALSOCIATTO7 iNGLAND.
(THIS DAT.)
At noon the annalilmeeting of this society took
elmlnßesoremperk Lord ia the Asir.
Ameoseget those present were—Lord Weidaebiat, Lord Rai.
map, Kr. Dent, it P.. Professor Voelekar, Mr. R. Barker,
Mr. Faber Hobbs, Mr. Robert Smith, Mr. Astbary, Mr.
Beals Browne, Mr. Frets, ke.
The BscasrAny (. Hall Dere) reed the following TOPark
of the email :_

" The easnoil have the ifSkiflOOtiOli of announcing that,
eines the last postal meeting In December, his Royal Highs
bees the Prima of Wales hes allowed kis name to be ea
rolled le the list cif your goverson. Darius the past live
maths the names of live gammon sad L/5 members have
been removed from the list by death and relfremet, while
one governor and 232 members have been &rota, so that
the society pow omists 78 life governess, 45 seam/ ditto,
1,343 life members 4,013 annual ditto ; 17 homatffs
• total of 5,496, being an increase of 53 same'. The ooaaoQ
have elected Major-Gen. the Hoe. A. N. Hood as a Mo-
pe roideet, in the room of Lord Ashburton, deesmad.
The half-yearly statement of mounts to the 3111 December,
1863, has been eternised and approved by the auditors
and sccounrants of the society, sad together with the
raileamalieet for the whole year 1863, and a statement of
the country meeting mount for Worcester, has been pub-
lished is the last number of the journal. The funded
capital stands at 16,4881. 17a. 10d. in the New Three
per Cents., 2,0001. has bees placed on deposit at interest
with the soalety's baskets, and the correct Dash balsam
in their beads ea the let instant was 2,8361. 6e. 6d.
Papers have bees read at the weekly neartinvi by Mr.
Lewes, on ' Salt used as a Marano; by Mr. Hughey, on
• The Cultivation and Management of Clay Farms; by
Mr. Holland, ILP., on Agnealtatral Edo:swim and by
Professor Wacker, on Nutrition of Paste by the Atmo-
sphere.' A conitratthe bas been appointed to made, the
mermen which ought to be taken for the lowermost of
the 'dateline of these who depend upon the cultivation of
the soil for their support, this being declared by the charter
as the seventh natiorial object to be prosecuted by the society.
The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Tram,
having applied to the misty for amistanes in carrying oat
their donee of presenting ems sheep to the Viosroy of
Egypt, who is aeriou to improve his natty* breeds by
arming, a selection was made under the direction of the
president ; and a ommuniaatiou bas been received of the
safe arrival of the sheep at Cairo. A special committee
having been appointed to consider the question of the dates
of calvieg, the council have approved of their
recommendation, that any alteration u. the date of
calving would be inoonvintient sod thus wnadvisable.
The smagernenta for the Newcastle meeting to be held
during the week commencing Monday, the 18th July, are
proceeding satisfactorily. The showyerd will be open as
under : —Monday, 10s. ; Tuesday, 2s. 6d. ; Wednesday,
2s. 6d. ; Thursday, la. ; Friday, la. The council have
detertnised that the anneal country meeting in 1855 shall
be held at Plymouth. The district for the country meeting
of 1866 will include the OOSIZION of Cambridgeshire, Essex,
Hertfeedshire, Hantiescionehirie, Norfolk, and Suffolk."
The report was adopted namissoesly.
Os the motion Of Lord PORTMAN, seconded by Mr. FISHER
Homo, Sir Edward Herrisou, M.P., was elected president
of the society for the ensuing year.
The home lint of members of council was adopted unani-
mously, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of
thanks to the sob!, lard in the chair.