The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-04 00:00:00

Tilt EKORESS, THURSDAY EvErtilia, FEBRIT;

LONDON, HAKBURG, and GOITITRICNTAL
mamma MANY
Td lainbaritutrest, Al
Limbs. : sadrwia/serimar, Hamburg.
Capital ILL
C. Mast= is LowDou—Adana Spielmams, Seq.
Currents Accounte opened with persons properly introduced.
Deposita received is sums of /10
MM on Hamburg and the Ocestimot and
purimsd, negotiated, or
mot for collection.
Draft, Laden of Credit. and Circular Notes for Ls sad up-
wards, timed co the chief towns and deka Ilespagliout Europel
sod America.
• Bullion of ell Mods purchased and supplied to merchanta for
..arrotpoleo
is nrSorMSsd, pltrehasos oolos of OoMninient Mocks
and shame effected. mai every deseriptlos of Milk and foreign
Making and mirage booboo transaceeL
BY order. HOMY 817=1-111, Secretary.
Ha IS, Losatordutnet, LC.

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
10. lankbard-attalt. London, sad loyal Ineareace Stand-
by. Liverpool.
Total Annual Revenue exceeds/160040e
Accumulated Funds in hand over L 1,000,003.
Distingelahed for Promptitude and Liberality In the Settlement
of Claims.
ruts BRANCH.
Annual Fib Revenue boobs ShOSOOO.
No Fire Oface boa under any circumrtanome, ever before at.
tsfned to a similar Revenue to eighteen years from the time of
Ib establlahmenO _

LONDON and PROVINCIAL MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
NOTICE IS HEREBY DIY= that the HILLFNEARLY
DIVIDEND, at the rate of Tao per cent per annum, tree Of
Isome la; will be PAYABLE at ihe Loudon and County Beak,
Lotaberdeet, oa and attar the 9th day of February.
J. L. DANIZLL.
I. Royal Ezehelare-hu="rl,6loll.
Feb. 2,

LONDON and LANCASHIRE FIRE and LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Flre Capital 11,000,000—the Capital £lOO,OOO.
London-7S and 74, King WMlam-street, E.C.
Liverpool—Browies-baildings, Exchange.
With Rome and Foreign Branches and Agenda.
Coarastan _F, W. 1C888.4 itaq M.P. (Chairman of the
Netional Discount 6omity).
{Fire—Mr. Aid. D N Messrs. Deldn
Brothers).
DEPCTV CULLUM I 1
ham- R. MACKENZIE. Eon Ores.
ham-honas. Ohl Broadetnet.
Insurance against Ices by fire on every description of pro-
perty. both at home and abroad, at moderate rates.
Mercantile insurances at reduced rates.
Foreign Insurances undertaken and discount allowed.
Freedom from extra premium for foreign residence.
Noteforfeltare of life policies.
Four flftba. or 80 pee cent-, at the profita divided amongst par-
ticipating policy.
For explanations see book greepectna
Commission allowed to selisitoes and others introducing beat-
SOL W. P. CLIEFAIUOII, General Manager.

TROUSERS.---Special attention is called!to the
new WINTU 8 : asta gentlemen who do not 'Mod
=la fair peke fora good palr of Trousers can depend on
and pattras that cannot be excelled, at
HAMLTON and lIMPTON ts, 106, &HUN It,
OPPolli• neer HALM Main=

ALFRED WEBB MILES,
Everybody knows Ilz. MILER errin§
REMOVED horn Bondwireet. to 73.. BIiOOI•STREET.
lianoveroqnsre, in IS*Y. The lia TROUSERS (originated by
him) in ail the NewPttierns tor Wintes2. better than ever."

fah:

A. W. 11111.158 begs soak respectfully to announce that hls
Rock in the various departments of his eetabllattseent le new
replete for Overcoats, Vetting*, Bedford Cords, and scarlet
waterproof cloth for hunting The wool-dyed Black and Blue
"rock Costs, 50a A choice of 50 pieces of lndeetructlble
wadded West of Ingland Cloths. MTABLISHILD 1841- Only
'Wren.

HARRY EMANUEL, of Brook-street, Hanover-
square, JEWELLER and OOLDBMITH to the QUYJIN,
bating lied several complaint. made to him by families who have
bees annoyed by persons inmorbolag them for custom, sad
pretending to Conte from hls estabowt, bear te state that
NO ON E WHATEVER. IS AI7THORISED BY RIK TO SOLICIT
BUSlNkllB IN ANY WAY. Mr. Emanuel will be much obliged
by Information being ghee to lam of any sack ap♦plieeations
being made. He alma takes this opportunity of =bouncing that
►e is NOT, and never yes been, CONNECTED WITS ANY
FILM OF THE SAME NAME.

COLD ORE AM of ROSES. —PIESSE and LIJBIN
(hr,. la each% 2, NUI DOND4IEERT.
AN OLD and FAVOUNTIN ILILIIIDY tar CHAFED SERF.

pßizs MODZRATOR LAMPS.
L WARLOMONT H. Azar and 0o.)
Dap Me favour of an of his Cholos Assortment of
MODERATOR LAMPS, in BRONZE. CHINA. or OPA of the
named and moat Also a variety of cks
and Ca:Mares. dc.abreurhile= Oil purified expressly for these
lamps. Lamps relarreasd, rogilk and repaired.
L WARLOMOWT, SW RR.joNtrest, W.

rrItELOAR'S COCOA - NUT MATTING
and WAICPTITLIOON
ILOOR-CLOTH WARIBOES;
Removed time No. 42 to
No. 10. LIIDGATMITLL. LONDON.

DEPOT AIITHENTIQUE DE LA IREGIZ,
for SALE of Yreoeh Corneal SMOKING TOBACCO mad
FRENCH BRUIT at lie. per 2 14 lbs., kilogramme . ditto ditto
Toreign, M Ita. Bd. per 21d IDe.. kilogramme. trench Cigars,
from 1& to d& per dozen. " Warranted Hamm Cigars,
Tobacco& and boa& as Imported by the
FRENCH IMPERIAL MIL Rd, PICCADILLY,
Near St, Jamie Clime&

HOW COLD IT HAS BEEN.-NILGRETTI
and ZAMBIA% celebrated THIItYO3OITE6B ertll cor-
rectly regleter the lowest temperature. Aloe 3a ed. —I, Hatton-
=; 6a, Cara= ; 134 lleetstmet : and 122. lteseut-elreet.
emoted.

WHERE CAN WE MEET AFTER THE
PANTOVI YDS
My dear Mow gentlemen sup at EVANS'S, Coveut-pirdea.

VIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Nights et Performance, Tuesdays. Tbandays, and War-
EVENING Tbandar. February 4. FAUST English).
Lemmas-Sherrington. Taman', and Florence Lancia Ipenfley,
Marche.. puesshr and Sims Reeves.

Coadoetor—Slgnor ARDlTL—Commenee at Eight o'clock,
Boa other of the Theatre open daily. Ttekets aao at MOM%
Chappell and Co.'a, 60, :few Booddtzeet.

gently into the Crimean var. In quiet times we
are often reedhded of the happiness we enjoy in
haying the services of a Panama who is distin-
guished among English statesmen by the vigour
with which he holds the helm of the State ship in
seasons of peril. Now is the time to realise the
blessing. To-day we are all willing to owe a great
deal to the resolution of Lord PaLitssaron. For
the sake of our manufacturing, commercial, and
'financial interests let us have peace, if peace can
be maintained with honour. But if it cannot, let
them not suffer a long agony of suspense. Let all
chases of Englishmen be made to feel to-morrow
that we have a Government which knows its
mind.

Her M.A.rerrv's Constitutional Opposition, it is
no secret, looks forward, almost with impatience,
to this evening. It is a fine opportunity, of
which it will make the most, and we may expect
some clever party speeches. Considering how much
we owe to party in this county, how much good has
been done which never could have been done with-
out the aid of party organisation and party feeling,
we are by no means disposed to deprecate party
speeches. Only let the Opposition remember that it
is only when the spirit of party is allied with some
worthy public object that it makes itself respected,
or is even tolerable. This is not a suitable occasion
for those singular compounds of minute personal
criticism and mysterious political dogmas which in
quiet times harmlessly amuse the public. The
gentlemen who now occupy the Opposition benches
have twice governed the country, and may reason-
ably expect to govern it again if they can only
convince it that they are more statesmanlike than
the present holders of office. If, unable to do this,
they give themselves to mere aimless carping,
they will only show that they misunderstand as
much the temper of the public as the requirements
of the hour.

OPENING

PARLIAMENT.
(THIS DAY.)

THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.

It is a long while since the first day of a session
was looked for so eagerly as to-day, when the lax*
session of the sixth parliament of Queen Victoria was
opened by royal commission. The weather was exsesd•
ingly fine, the sun shining u brightly u on an Apra
day, and the general anxiety to learn something &dales
as to the chances of pews or war, wee shown in
numerous ways.

The Speeob, which was reed by the Lord Chancellor, wee
am follows :

MY LORDS AND GI

We are commanded to assure you that her
Majesty has great satisfaction in recurring again to
the advice and assistance of her parliament.
Her Majesty is confident that you will share her
feeling of gratitude to Almighty God on account
of the Princess of Wales having given birth to a
son ; an event which has called forth from her
faithful people renewed demonstrations of devoted
loyalty and attachment to her person and family.
The state of affairs on the continent of Europe
has been the cause of great anxiety to her Majesty.
The death of the late King of Denmark brought into
immediate application the stipulations of the treaty
of May, 1852, concluded by her Majesty, the Empe-
ror of Austria, the Emperor of the French, the King
of Prussia, the Emperor of Russia, the King of
Sweden, and afterwards acceded to by the King of
Hanover, the King of Saxony, the King of Wur-
temburg, the King of the Belgians, the King of the
Netherlands, the Queen of Spain, the King of Por-
tugal, and the King of Italy.
That treaty declared that it is conducive to the
preservation of the balance of power, and of the
peace of Europe, that the integrity of the Danish
Monarchy should be maintained, and that the
several territories which have hitherto been
under the sway of the King of Denmark
should continue so to remain ; an: for
this purpose it was agreed that upon the death
of the late King and of his uncle Prince Frederick
without issue, his present Majesty King Christian
IX. should be acknowledged as succeeding to all
the dominions then united under the sceptre of
his Majesty the King of Denmark.
Her Majesty, actuated by the same desire to pre-
serve the peace of Europe which was one of the
declared objects of all the Powers who were
parties to that treaty, has been unremitting
in her endeavours to bring about a peaceful
'settlement of the differences which on this matter
have arisen between Germany and Denmark, and
to ward off the dangers which might follow from a
beginning of warfare in the north of Europe ; and
her Majesty will continue her efforts in the interest
of peace.
The barbarous murders and cruel assaults com-
mitted in Japan upon subjects of her Majesty ren-
dered it necessary that demands should be made
upon the Japanese government, and upon the
Daimio by whose retainers some of those outrages
were committed.

The government of the Tycoon complied with the
demand made upon them by her Majesty's govern-
ment, and full satisfaction having been made, the
friendly relations between the two governments
have continued unbroken. But the Daimio Prince
of Satsuma refused to comply with the just and
moderate demands which were made upon him.
__ _

His refusal rendered measures of coercion neces-
sary, and her Majesty regrets that while those
measures have brought this Daimio to an agreement
for compliance, they led incidentally to the destruc-
tion of a considerable portion of the town of
Kapeima.
Papers on this subject will be laid before you.
The insurrection which broke out last year among
some portion of the native inhabitants of New Zea-
land still unfortunately oontiones, but there is rea-
son to hope that it will, before long, be put down.
Her Majesty commands us to inform you that
she has concluded a treaty with the Emperor of
Austria, the Emperor of the French, the King of
Prussia, and the Emperor of Russia, by which
her Majesty consents to give up the
protectorate of the lonian Islands, and
also agrees to the annexation of those
Islands to the Kingdom of Greece. This treaty
shall be laid before you. Her Majesty is also ne-
gotiating a treaty with the King of the Hellenes for
regulating the arrangements connected with the
union of the lonian Islands with the kingdom of
Greece.