The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-04 00:00:00

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Several of the continental journals state that the
visit to Copenhagen of the Greed lake Nicholas of Russia,
eldest ion of the Emperor Ala:ender. Ia generally earesi-
dared in Denmark as connected with • project of marriage
between that prince and the Princess Dagmar, one of the
daoghters of King Christian
A NICE SCEJECT TOE A PANTOMIMIC—At the
re-opening of the Buis Hippodrome the other day, some
very serious dieterbasees took plum. Seats were thrown
into the arena by the andiesce, sad thrown bask aria in
the excitement of the monreet by one of the attendauts.
Rises and cries ere heard on every side, and the uproar
bourne so great that a Dumber of pomace predestly left
the building. It now appears that the care of this unusual
saw was an equestrian pantomime, founded apes the ex-
ploits of the soleness cut-throats of the Minis, and oponly
announced for performance under the straightforward title
of The Calabriem, or the Brigands Cipriano old Gras f A
stranger subject for • theatrical performance that the
atrocities of the wretches who still lie under inetemee of
death for those atrocities mild scarcely have bees selsolint,
and the audience appear to have expneeed their dis-
approval on that ground. The Temps, in refer* to the
occurrence, says it w utoniehing that the authors of the
work were not sensible of the outrage they committed in
producing it, and still more astonishing that the authorities
officially permitted it to be prodoosd.
FAMINE AT CAPE DE VERVE—The commander of
the schemer Garrod, which left St. Vincent on the Red of
April, sad has arrived in the Channel, furnishes • distrait-
laideaessent of the iambse whirr exists at the Oar de Verde
:—" The people of the Owe de Verde Islands (he
errs) sre suffering fearfully from famine, especially the
Wend °lSt. Jego. Moneta& of poor creatures are lying
shoat seder walls and hedges in the oeighbourbood of the
town of Porto Pray°. who have darted their heroes and
made for the town in the hopes of be fed. Bane freer
the mom distant part of the inked died on their way,
usable to reach the town. Starvrtiora and death ere making
fearful havoc amongst them. All the other islands are
visited nearly as badly, and the best iaformed people say that
two-thirds of the inhabitants must die. There are no pre-
visions in the islands and very little money."
LIQrOR DEALEAS IN AMKRICA.—Tbe number of
retailers who sell liquor in the United States is mare then
eoe-balf that of all the retail traders is the emery, for
the 10 dollar retail dealer' lures produces 1,227,912 dol-
lars. while the 20 doilar liquor retail homes is credited for
1,477,754 dollars.—datericon National Illniantse far 1861.
Soya'. ADTOGILAPES.--The Crown Princess of
Traria and the King sad Queen of Noma* have met
their autographs to the New York Sanitary Fair. The
Crown Primer's
_antopapli is as follows :—" Victor*
Crown Prheres of Prue* Terms Royal of Great Britain
and lielawl"—Neer York Mtn.