The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-08 00:00:00

ARRIVAL Or THE SULTAN AT ALEX-

AI DRIA.

ALF-XANDRIA, Ana, 7.
The Sultan has arrived here, escorted by air. war
vessels.

His Majesty has taken up his residence at the.
Royal Palace Razel-Tin.
Great fetes have taken place in the town to cele-
brate the event.

THE SEIZURE OF THE ALEXANDRA.

(nom on coianarospar.)

IL, TOINDAT,

The screw steamer Alexandra, whom seizure by
the gommossaall eilledisk at Liverpool we announced yester-
day, methane la peneesaion of the customs alms, who
have marked the broad snow on her masts. We now mi-
derstmd from very good authority that the government
intend holding sa inquiry as to the ovramehip and des-
tination of ths two gunboats now Wig constructed by
Masan. Laird Brothers, of Birkenhead, information having
hem forwarded to the effect that they are being built fat
the Cosfedsrate government. A splendid steamer, called
the Japan—otheewirie the Virginia—sailed from the Clyde
on Saturday lase, heavily armed, for a Confederate port.
She had upwards of 100 men on board. The crew of the
Virginia were shipped from this port, having been engaged
at high wages, with a promise of a bounty varying from
51. to 504, according to their rink on board this
cruiser, for every run she makes in and out of •
Confederate poet; and also a good shims of prize-money
for every Fulani vessel captured or destroyed.

Vlcros linoo Am) rill PAPACY.—The students
of Plea having adcbtaned a letter to M. Victor Hugo, have
received the following reply :—" To the Members of the
Democratic Circle of Pisa —Hautev3le House, Guernsey,
April 3.—My IWiao Brothers,—Your eloquent aced noble
letter 'peeks to my heart. I readily accept the pion you
oiler ma sasompa you. Italy, one and united, Is my desire
ae well as yours. To deliver Italy is to enlarge
On this day—Friday, April 3—at the hour I am writing,
eighteen hundred and sixty three years ago Jesuit
Christ died on the moss. He did not die at
Rome, be died at Jerusalem. It appears that the
Popes have forgatec it, since they have seated themselves
on the summit of the capitol without perceiving that their
proper place is at the foot of Calvary. Christianity is less
august when crowned at the Vatican than when oo its
knees in Golgotha. A triple crown of earthly pomp' end
pleasure@ strangely represents the crown of thorns. Since
the popes are obstinate, since they disdain Jerusalem cod
usurp Rome, Italy mast also be obstinate. Italy will ria.
take Rome, se it will retake Venice. The Pops, like the
Csar, is a foreign sovereign. I thank you, gentlemen. I
am your compatriot, and I press your hands.—Vicioa
Hueco."

TILS OVTWAILD CAPE MALLS.—The steamship
Saxon left Plymouth yesterday evening, with the above
mails, mutating of 16 bags of letters, 132 bags of paper;
and 11 hags of hooka

FONSION-OTTICII, MARCH 28.—The Queen has
been graaineely plaiostl appoiat Maud Read*, Esq.,
now Beitieb ets-008•111 at Beegasi, to be her litsjesty's
Vios-Oonsal at illweessi ; the Queen ban also base graciously
pleased to appoint Hermes Philips Whits. Eq., now
&MIA Vise•Oseaal at Oypeas, to be law Majesty's Vies.
Coral at Cy pros.Oszette. . .

—HLtira or
GAZIIIALDI. —A letter was reoeived
et Liverpool ee Linsley last frau Wood Garibaldi. the
eldest ass of the mural. The letter is dated Ospreys,
Mara VB, sad stales that Garibaldi is still I
estlifeeeerily. The Id* is see hem* is wound.
whit& pressols a muck mere healthy then it bee
kitbags., doss. The wheel says that the report that the
paled was area yens Is only ors of the small crop of
entirely safousded statements which him base eirsdatod.
—Liverpool MereorY.