The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-11 00:00:00

EXPRESS, SATURDAY

the pzeviois

21, reporting on the proceedings of
day, we fled the following reeved :
The sleek whet. this srealeg cure don, bat in the
durum pramted iediediens ef en aassaally important
and isliserltss eltarseter. Attsatioa wu Ore arrested by
the aver, as large briquets the Carel searket, of ass
or tee speraters who are fregasetly passeed of inform-
teen el as inclusive Mot. Thin was axon followed by other

punioss at as equally sipleoll bled. The setae is-
m ast* sisollsOsi imisdisoble esaffiwase. The feeds
gelidity wrosiessed as seamed A per ems, which woe
fay emblebei ales dee /he ether sisests biros
lihrwiee desigolly sleope, sod the dodos pees is all
Was= were the hot el the day, sithengli it I set often
that se equal degree of sesereety is observable.
The rawer eseessiesgbig the rime was to the effect that
sews favourable to the mdeleesese d place has reached
the couetry from America. Apse hem the fact that the
pureheres to-day were of the but pendhie sleek there were
several indicatime which femur this impeeseive. We
gather that assurances of a dimidellg peels eimacter have
been received by eminent Asieleses la Lades from the
)(midis( statesman of the Fedora Cabinet. The Mesa is
that, eves Wore the denude of the British GencsOSSMI
arrive oat, the Americas CahiMet have seen the smeemitil sf
retreat* from the polities is which an emgraffei eso
dorsernert of Captain Wilker's madoct weak* plus Sem
Further iatelligence is awaited with the hoes* posts
interest.
This favourable news had not been annotated
by any organ of the Government, nevertheless it
got abroad and was making an impend's. At
such a moment a confirmation of the statesmst
that the American Government bad declined to
endorse the act of Captain Witte, especially 11 it
could have been added that this resolution bed
been brought to the knowledge of our Govern-
ment by the American Minister in London, and
still more if it could have been stated that the
Federal Government bad promised to meet the
Bntiah Government with the most amicable dispo-
sition with reference to the affair of the Trent—a
simple statement of these facts, we say, by ase
puted organ of the Government, would have hel
the bee possible effect. The Morning Peal, how-
ever, could give no encouragement to these hopes; I
but on the following day, Dec. 21, in a short
article, to which the prominence reserved for com-
munications of high authority was given, referred
to them in the following terms :
" In the present state of the public mind the
"craving for news from America is nstnrallyao great
" that every word that comes with any authority
" from the other side of the Atlantic is invested
" with an undue importance. Thus it happens that
" because Mr. ADAMS has received a despatehi from
"Mr. Sterazovehich is of a friendly chareeter to this
" country, and discusses in fair and *mot Owns
" the matters with which it deals, ovum
" swift to lay hold of the rheumatism., and puff
"itup to the largest dimensions. People id&
" pored yesterday, and then said openly, that the
" American Government had write" to dimmer the
" reef of Captain Wilkes, that Mr. LiNcour wee
" ready to apologise, and that the whole difficulty
" was settled. We are sorry to have to dissipate
" these too easily raised illusions. They are
" quite ungrounded, for, if we are not misin-
" formed, the despatch in question does sot in any
" way whatever refer to the outrage on our mail
" steamer. It deals only with some of the cur-
" rent business between the two Governments."
And then followed the usual assurance that if the
mob wee to have its sway, the worst might be ap-
prehended.
Now, the second question we wish to ask the
Mussing Poet is se simple as the first, and admits
of as plain an answer. We put it thus:
Wes not the despatch of which the Morning
Pod of Doc. 21 wrote the words just quoted, saying
that it " did not refer in any way whatever to the
"outrage on our mail steamer," the very despatch in
which Mr. Srwaao declared that Captain Wass"
had acted without instructions, hoped that the
British Government would consider the subject el
a friendly manner, and promised that the Federal
Government would act in the matter with the best
disposition ? Farther, had not the despatch afore-
said been read to her Minim's Swimmer of
STATI two days before the Post published the
foregoing explicit statement
We await the reply of our contemporary to
these plain questions.

Akir
OSBONNIB,
The Queen and royal family remain at Osborne
is complete retirement..

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Viscount and Viscountess Palmerton kft London riles
day for litioadlands, Hants.
Her Majerty's Conateksionere for the International Exhi-
bition of 18611 held a sleeting, at their aloes is the Strand,
rtterder•

Csinurr Comeau—The Cabinet Council sum-
moned for Tuesday neat, by Lord Palmerston, has
been countermanded.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge is
quite reassured from his attack el gent, sod has been is
daily &Mambas* at the Hems Chards since Wednesday.
The Special Portuguese Embassy, consisting of
his Hwelksay Des Maud Camara, Chamberlain to the
Xing of Peategel ; Ana amiPaYo e Pion, aide-de-camp ;
sad Viessaut as Tara sidaiksaimp to the Prince Regret,
lave 141 (bridge's Held for Southampton, to embark on
bead the sal steamer Oasida, (or Lisbon.
Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury hes arrived in
town beta visiting the Marquis sad Marchioness of Bath,
at bragtess.
The Earl and Countess of Dalkeith have left
Masi& Man for Bretightos House, Northamptonshire,
where his lordship is entestaioing a shooting party.
The Earl and Countess Delawarr have arrived at
Hatbeld Hosea, Herbs, oa a visit to the Marquis sad Mar.
&imams of [Whimsy, from staying with Mr. R. Ruled,
M.P., sad Lady Blisaissth Russell at Oakley Park, Bed.
fordshise.
The Countess of Hardwioke has arrived in tetra

en a vWt to Mr. and Ledy Elisabeth Ades**, freer Wim-
ple Hall. His lordship is expected in town in a few dory.
We (Swots Express) understand Lord Peveosey
le programing favourably at Paris. His lordship is stiU very
weak, bat his strength is improving daily, so that there is •
respect that in a few weeks be will be able to return to
liwgiesed. and take his piste in the house oo its meeting
nertmenth. The original canes of his illness was, we tin-
dereismil. • severe sold caught between Venice, and Vienne,
where the temperature was painfully intense, combined
with ever fatigue of teavelling upwards of 1,600, miles by
seaway without stopping anywhere beyond • few minutes
her. and there during four consecutive nights and three
days sod • Ulf. This his lordship did at one stretch, in
order, it passible, to be present at the Rye agricultural
dinner.

Tai lATII Kama os Yassompuun.—The remains
Cl the visevessa esti have bees leveght to the family _-
dos is Arthmtesetreet, Else Bdightoo. peepustery "re-

steed ea Twig seat .10 Beeekiesby Hall, Liaeoimitire.
fee adman& The found le to take pleas is Thanday
out