The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-26 00:00:00

Int _ Cour&

OSBORNE, MAT 26.
The Queen and Prince, with the Royal family,
walked is the grounds yesterday.
The diaper party included the Primus Royal, the
Duchess of Rent, the Priaeses Rehmlobe, Prisms Ade-
laide, acrd Priaaess Finders or Robeslobs, Lady A. Y.
Dane% &r 0. Coupe", and Capt. the Bea. J. Denim.
TM bad of the Royal Itatisea played dada, dimes the
taliseig =Ms :
WlnantlnEWes ils Porten)
Irniagb nddianni)
WI Grand Pliennisany Benhoves.
Walts—" &' Weer.
The Roe. Mao Ileyisoar he' 'reseeded the Rea Beatrice
Byng as said el WOW is waiting.

It is announced from Visas* that the sombreness
proper, iettholing the representatives of Russia, are
to reopen next week ; but the language of Lord
Palmerston, in Parliament last evening, so far an it
was intelligible, tended to discredit the statement.
The Frankfurt Post Quotas announces that Gene-
rale Craw furd and Letang, the English and French
commissioners appointed to accompany Baron Hoes
on his campaign, have given up the apartments en-
gaged for them at Lemberg, not now expecting to be
thither.

HAMBURG, MAY 22.
Letters from St. Petersburg of the 13th instant,
remised here to-day, mention the publication of an
order signed by the Adjutant-General 'suede, on
behalf of the Emperor, renewing the prohibition pub-
lished last year to visit Cronetadt, either direct or by
way of Oraoienbaum, for pleasure or out of curiosity,
and restricting the permission to go to CronstiWt,
which is deelared to be in a state of siege, merely to
those who are residing there on duty, or who are
sent there by the authorities on special missions con-
nected with the public service.

Notice is hereby wires that the spartmwate at Windsor
Castle lately occupied by the Emperor and Empress of the
French, and to which the public have been admitted by
orders hosed from the Lotd Chamberiain'e.oMee, will be
dually dosed after Tuesday, the 29th intent. The very
Crest somber of applications already manumitted to the Lord
Chamberlain prevents the possibility of his aoseding to any
future request.
Oa Friday the let of Jane the state apartments will be
opened to the public, subject as heretofore to the production
of ea order, which may be obtained of Mr. Mitchell, book.
seller, 33, Old Boad-strut; Messrs. Paul and Dominlo
Colas/01i, printsellen, 14, Pall-mall Bast; and Messrs.
Ackermann and Co., printseUen, Strand.

ELSINORE, MAT 21.
The Betty, of Wismar, under the Mecklenburg fag,
was brought in yesterday as a prize to the Arrogant.
She is laden with a cargo of rye, and was bound
from Riga to Sheerness. She proceeds to England
for adjudication. wish a prize crew, under the com-
mand of Mr. Oowland, mate of the Arrogant, who
reports that about a dozen other prises were picked
up at Rigs.
The Tartar came in from the Baltic, with loss of
maininut and very leaky, from a oolliaion with the
Imperiense in a fog off Gothland.

Despatches Were Dint yesterday froze the Colooial•oides
to the Govoraore of the North Anoriaso colonies. De-
spatches were rewired yesterday from the Governor of
Gibsahar.

COPENHAGEN. MAT 11.
The American barque Jupiter, Watson, from New
Orleans to Cronstadt, which arrived here some time
ago, but ma prevented from proceeding to her port
of destination, at first by the ice and then by the ap- ,
f=f°of the flying squadron, sailed yesterday for
She has nominally a cargo of cotton on
board, but there is good reason to believe that be-
neath the cotton is stowed away a large quantity of
ammunition and arms, amongst which are said to be
no leas than 12,000 revolvers. These will all be
landed quietly at the' neutral port of Memel," and
forwarded by land to St. Petersburg.
The Ballast% hospital ship (the only British ship
for the Baltic not a steamer), is still here, for the
purpose of taking on board provisions and water,
and will wait for the mail of tomorrow from Eng-
land. She wee to have sent her water-tanks on
shore this morning to be filled, but as it was blowing
fresh, with a heavy sea running, it could not be
accomplished, and a native craft with some live cattle
and a oargoof water in mks, has been sent off. Though
the Belleisle is lying not more than a mile from the
shore, and the prahm sailed this morning at 7 o'clock,
she is still (1 p.m.) working out against a strong
head-wind. The Belleisle proceeds to Faro Sound,
where she will find further instructions where to
go on to. •
The steam transport Mercator, Smith master, has
returned from her first voyage with fresh provisions
for the fleet, which she lett at Nargen. Yesterday a
British gun-boat from England arrived at Elsinore,
and, after coaling, will proceed up the Baltic. A
Mecklenburg brig was also brought in as a prize.
She was captured in attempting to break the blockade
off Riga. On the whole twelve prises have been
made as yet, most of which were under different
German flags.
This morning an English steam corvette, with loss
of mainmast, arrived from the Baltic, and proceeded
without stopping to the northward. She is supposed
to be the Tartar, which we know lost her mainmast
by coming in collision with the Imperieuse, both of
r which are ordered to return to England to repair
damages.

THE WAR DEPARTMENT.

KIEL, MAY 22.
The steam-oorvette Pylades, 21, Capt. D'Eyncourt,
with the screw gunboats Starling and Thistle in tow
(all of which arrived here on the 18th inst.), having
coaled and watered, left this port yesterday morning
to join the fleet off Revel.
In the evening the French squadron, under Rear-
Admiral Penaud, got up steam and quitted the har-
bour in a majestic style. The weather was calm and
the yes smooth, and the concourse of spectators to
witness the departure was enormous. In fact, almost
the whole of the population turned out. As the
French ships had come op nearer to the town than
line-of-battle ships of any other nation had ever done
before, great fears were expressed by the more
dolorous inhabitants for the safety of the town, in
case a fire had broken out on board one of these
gigantic ships with a large quantity of ammunition
in their hold. Ford, •13 this alarm was unfounded,
and the fact of the vessels coming up so close to the
town only served to give an additional proof of the
capability of our harbour for affording a safe and
commodious anchorage for a numerous fleet of the
very largest description of ships.

(From last sight's Owns.)

The Queen has bees pleated to order lettere
patent to he peeled seder the Great Gni, revoking the
lotion patent of the Naster.Geseral, LiettentenbGeneral,
and Princdpol Storekeeper of the Oedemas. Her Majesty
his likewise ben pleased to order letters patent to be
pored ender the Great Seal, vesting tie aivil administration
of the army sad Ordsasee in the bands of Fox Baron Pan-
mare, one of her llaieny's Principal Secretaries of State.

HELSINGFORS, MAT 6.
Yesterday, after five months of severe winter, the
ios broke up soddenly, and our harbour, greatly to i
the delight of the inhabitants, became navigable. In
the distance the white streaks of ice towards Swea-
borg are becoming gradually darker and darker every
day, but at the entrance of the harbour much drifting
ice is still oollected and piled up in masses where the
waves have out them on the rocks and shoals. The
navigation could now commence if there was any
trade ; but there is, unfortunately, none. Last year
we had some few merchant vessels at Graeber& now
and then, some of which had wintered there ; but
this year, perhaps for the first time since its founda-
tion, Helaingfors presents the sad appearance of an
empty harbour. Not area the black streak of a single
steamer's smoke is now discernible on the horizon.
The ice having melted so early near the coast
admits of communication with other towns in the
neighbourhood by mew of the small craft, which is
a great resource for us, and is carried on with consi-
derable activity. At a more advanced period of the
season it will be, in fact, the only means of supplying
the inhabitants with the necessaries of life, as a large
fortified camp is in the °ourse of construction, and
the great quantity of provisions required for vio-
tuning the troops cannot fail to enhance the prices
of every description of food.
The Governor-General seems fully to expect a
bombardment by the French and English fleets, and
precautionary measures have been taken in conse-
quence. Orden have already been issued to the
owners and tenants of houses, most of which are
constructed of wood, to prepare and keep in readiness
large water tanks on the roofs of the houses
should the town be set on fire. The householders
are recommended to organise among themselves pri-
vate corps of firemen, and to foroish themselves
with a good supply of buckets, whilst orders have
been given prohibiting all carpenters and other
workmen of that description from leaving the town,
where their services may be required for the benefit
of the whole community.

The Journal
ing letter :

THE BALTIC.

publishes the follow-

REVEL, KAY I.

Three English screw frigates approached Port Bald. a I
few days ego. There were is port fourteen merchant vs-
eels of neutral natioss. At the sight of these ships of war
everybody thought we were about to have a nnewal of
the sews emoted last year at Uleaborg, LMa, sod
Brehestadt. Maga, however, pissed off quietly. A mug
Euglish °Seer left swot the frigates, assapanied by a flag
of trace. Received by the suoisipel jadp and the *Mask
of the Custowlesse, the *Seer in questhn szendued the
merchant vessels stet:Wood in the harbour, wrote dews
their names sad assosseed that nose of the saris
were to tike is say sere sego than that which
was already on board ; that the of the ports
is the Baltic and Golf of Finlaad had been already
&shared, sad was being stristly saistathed, that two days'
grams were given to the vowels for elution out, and that
*At tababitsots of the tows used fear this tiiie ao let of
losellity es the part of the three frigates. The olden with
the lag of trues then returned on board, bat soaireg beak
two been later, he Wormed the ships stationed its the her-
; beer that • delay of seem" dais weeltf le putted then for
. hoeing the Baltk. At 1 e'eleek Am the sassy quitted the
reeileteed, and wads foe the west. TIN serchast vessel.
began to make posearatioss her their departure, with lees
than cookelf the fall assaut of cargo, in order that they
r sight mt ts 4 tato the Made of out arlegleariee

17HE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1855.

FRANCE.

(FRAM vii CORTIFFONDINT OF ran DAILY Mill
PARIS, 721 DAT Ifivexure.
During all this afternoon reports (strensonaly
affirmed to be true in many quarters) have been in
circulation of a great battle fought before Sebastopol,
resulting in an important victory gained by the allies.
According to one version, the bastion No. 4 has been
taken ; according to another, it is the exterior fort of
the Quarantine which has fallen into our power.
One account speaks of a French division having '
been nearly cut to pieces by a superior Ens-
elan force, and then rescued by three di.
visions (48,000 strong), who camlistely routed
the Russians. But another story is that the Qua-
rantine Fort was threatened by a force of 60,000
French, but that the Generals would not allow them
to go forward, for fear of mines. Extravagant
rumours are current about the losses on both sides.
Should there be any truth is these rumours, I shall
certainly be able to send you some authentic news
by telegraph this evening.
The Patric, in its latest news, says merely, " We
are assured that a great advantage has been obtained
by the French army before SebestopoL"
The following are the latest telegraphic despatches
received this evening:
Basun, Mar 26.
The Imola& Rum of the 19th announces that tea Em-
peror had just inspected the arsenals, fortifications, troops,
batteries, and fleets at Croustade.
Sr. PiTZNABURO, FAIDAT, Mar 26.
A despatch from General Gortenakoff gives sews from
Sebastopol to May 19. The Russian general pretends that
the fire of the Allies is feeble, and the losses of the garrison
moderate. Both sides, says General Gorechakoff, are at
work to repair the existing batteries sad to eossesuct new
onee. A prisoner declares that 16,000 riedmontese have
arrived at the allied camp. As to the Tories they have
embarked for Enpatorla.
The Bourse was well sustained, in consequence of
a telegraphic report of Lord John Russell's speech,
which, it was thought, would secure a considerable
majority to the English Ministry, and also by the
rumours of a victory in the Crimea. The Rent. roes
30c., closing at 691 r. 40c. Bank of Franoe rose 20fr.
Railways were very firm, and some lines rose con-
siderably.
I learn that the Emperor is so much dissatisfied
with the present management of the Universal Ex-
hibition, that he seriously thinks of taking it into
the hands of the state by a decree of expropriation,
indemnifying the company. In this case, it is said
the Exhibition will be thrown open gratis, except on
certain reserved days, when the product of the re-
ceipts will be given to the poor.