The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-21 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

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LISBON, MAT 14.
Yesterday, the 13th instant, there was held a
Council of State, on the subject of the prorogation
of the Chambers, as well as on that of the recent
occurrence in the University of Coimbra. The
Counal of State voted unanimously that the
university should be pardoned, that the late mis-
deeds of the students should be overlooked, and
that no criminal proceedings should be commenced.
The new colonial bank, , ' Banco Ultramarino,"
established by a recent act of the Cortes, is just
now commencing its operations, and it already pos-
sesses a large fund of deposits. The bank has made
an offer to the Minister of Marine to take up the
loan of 70 contos—about 15,0001.—f0r which the
government has asked the Cortes, for the purpose of
succouring the sufferers of the Cape deVarde Islands,
at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, and on terms
generally favosrsble to the government.
Large sums are being subscribed is Lisbon for the
assistance of the inhabitants of the Cape de Verde
I Islands. A British subscription list has also been
promoted by Mr. Arthur H. Ivens, a merchant of
this City.
The Cortes will not close until the end of May,
is coasequenoe of press of business.

THE CILYIITAL PALA= AZT USION. —Tb is asso.
sinks has dose mire than moral ol marl highs min-
now to low= the greatiNS sues is ear literature by the aid
of art. It has commiriossd the distinguished scaliner

Ramat Mosta to model e bust of Sbakeepeere from the
most aut►entic ported* and pieced it at the selestios of
every subscriber of ass `mean. Sivas* Monti be. ediehuhly
seised the character of the boot poetraits, and the bust is
one of the meet planes; that luia ever bean effaced to the
Dublin

THE BLOCH ADZ OF TEI PRUSSIAN Poi .—lt is
hereby aotified that Earl Russell, her Majesty's Priocipal
Seenthary of State for Foreign' Affairs, has received from her
Majesty's chore d'affaires at Copechagen an official notifies-
tics, leaned by the Mthiatry of Manse of the King of Den-
mark, sad dated the 10th Nay, 1864, saboubdsg that the
blockade. by the Danish naval fonds, of the Prussian ports
is the Baltic, sad of the port of Shan* and Holstein
(which poet and places are particularly earned in the official
odic, honmader set forth), will, from the 12th of this
proaset month (May, 1864) be raised, and cease to be in
faros.—Gozette.

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Foesiotr-oence, MAT 18.—The Queen bag been
plowed to of M. Galion as cossul.general is Loa-
d°, for the blime Ottawa Porte. The Queen aho
loss domed to approve of Dos Manual Joe: Quantum as
doemosal at Neerosatle foe her Mairety the Quer of
Ts.—Gazdte.
HITILIENNILL FESTIVAL OF THE Taxes Cantle
AT HEZIDOLD.—Through the isterwastion of the lord-lieu-
mat of de toady, the Right floe. Lord &WIND, ber
MostOessious Majwity the Queen, their Royal Hishaems the
Prism sal Priorers of Wales. aid his Royal Higbee's the
Duke of Cambridge have bete deemed to accord it their
pateemp. TM arreagesamis are meetly inespieled, awl
we are la • mortice to state that the following Ideated ar-
HA*, have Use mimed :—Sopreare, Jidda*. Miens sad
Madam sLemmessfitherriegtoo ; contralto, Madams Saietott-
Dolby ; imam Mr. Him. Reeves and Mr. Modem Smith ;
be., Mr. heathy and Mr. Weiss. 'The solo isstanwee-
Wises will he Mr. H. Biagrove, Mr. T. Harper, sod Mr. G.
Collins. Mr. Arndt, of Gloucester, will preside at the
Oreli ; and Mr. Dom, of Woicester, at the pianoforte
TDB Mambas or A POLIO:NAN IN STAFFORD-
SHIM —Last sight a corner's fury at Milleaball, Stafford-
shire, resumed a verdict of wilful murder against the eve
tom charged with the murder of the potions.' Lyme.
Savfferisffs, MAIDEToNN., AND TUNBRIDOM RA/1-
WAY 001TAIIT.—A special general roadie, of the proprie-
ton of this scespany wee held at the dame, Victoria Sts-
y% Watahrlar, yesterday, far the purpose of tent,
a MR sow pes I. parliament, " • Bill to au-
thorise the datioa of the ems& capitals of the
firrishaals. Mahlon., and Tuabridge Railway Commit',
to stead the =Min armagmeests between them and the
Louise, Chatheet, and Dever Bail Oanipasy ;to WM.
rim the ask or lease of their to that errepsay,
aid fer ether purposes." Fall Amherst was is the ark.
The Cloirinsa moved the resoldisa armadag of the bill,
white wee remind masimeasly, sadder muting
RAILWAY AND PUBLIC 001ITANI1I IHITAIII-
Inore.—Testilaw the messedimpi is the essedteee to the
Leaceddrit Wilms eseeisted of widow, la Maims be the
*Awry Infer.
01111 AL PAWL —OHM Bantam DAY.
YUBA; MAT, 23.-11Aulimitem es payment, 2,8119 ; Mete
by saws riahAa, 96t; lelal, 3,SeS.