The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-24 00:00:00

Tilt =PRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB

PARI.J4NENTABY DIVISION.

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JURY 24, 1884.

AMERICA.

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Peusame . AO 361 I
Brest 10.7616. 1
L'Orlset ls66, 1
Rochefort - A 4 11 •
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Portsmouth —l9. 1
Leaden 'lool 111; -
Dover III 1
Yarmouth -
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Shields 40.11 11 -
II ethrolaad 119.117 $

(lima's TIMBAL)
(Per the Armies.)
NEW YORK, Fes. 12, Evntjo.

Newbern advices to the 7th inst. report the
Confederates to be again threatening the Federal
communications around Newborn. They have an
iron clad vessel at Kinston which will co-operate in
their hostile movement.

The Richmond papers of the sth report that
General Sherman's whole force advanced from
Vicksburg across by the Black River, from where
it is supposed he will advance to Meridan and
unite with a cavalry force moving along the line of
the Mississippi and an infantry force advancing
from Natchez. Sherman's movement is said to be
made in order to flank Johnston and Hardee in
Alabama and Georgia rather than attack Mobile.

The Confederate; are still in force at Datton,
Georgia. . .

Admiral Porter is fitting ont a formidable fleet
on the Mississippi.
General Meade made a speech at Philadelphia,
stating that since March, 1861, 100,000 men
of the Potomac army have been killed and
wounded.

The German Republican of New Jersey declare
in favour of Butler, Fremont, or any other radi-
cal candidate for the Presidency who will guarantee
an emancipation and confiscation policy.
The Halifax Admiralty Court has restored the
Chesapeake and her cargo to the owner; on the
payment of the legal expenses.
The City of Washington, the City of Cork, the
China, and the Olympus have arrived out.

ZIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, Fn. 12, Evarma..

Money extremely easy at 6io 7 per cent. Gold
69i per cent. prem. Exchange on London, 174 f.
Exchange on Paris, 3.201. Stocks quiet New
York Centrals, 134 ; Illinois' 131 ; Erie, 1121.
Cotton dull. Middling Upland, 82c. Flour and
wheat declining. Corn quiet. Provisions good
inquiry. Coffee firm and advancing. Sugar and
molasses steady. Petroleum very firm. Crude,
29} to 311. Refined, 45 to 47.

NEW YORE. YO. 13, Moavato.

A large Federal expedition, with three gunboats,
left Port Royal on the sth instant, and landed at
Jacksonville, Florida, ou the Bth, from which
place it was reported they should proceed to
Tallahassee. General Gilmore left Port Royal on
the 7th to join this expedition.
Admiral Dahlgren has left Charleston in the flag-
ship for St. John's, Florida.
The British gunboat Petrel arrived at Charleston
on the sth, wishing to communicate with the British
consul at Savannah. Admiral Dahlgren refused
permission, and the Petrel put to sea. It is said
that the Petrel brought despatches for the Confe-
derate Secretary Benjamin.
On the night of the 2nd a large steamer entered
Charleston harbour, unobserved by the Federal
fleet, and was not discovered until the morning
of the 3rd, when she had run aground, and was
landing her cargo under the guns of Fort Moultrie.
The Federal batteries opened on her, and shortly
afterwards she sank.

The Conscription Bill bas passed congress.
Slaves between the ages of 14 and 45 are liable to
be drafted ; loyal owners to be compensated.

001tXRECIAL lIMILLIGENOI..
NEW YORK, Fm. 13. Nomura.

Money easy ; gold, 59} per oent. premium. A
large advanoe has taken place in Federal securi-
ties. United States' coupons sixes are now quoted
110.

The America brings 35 bags of mails, 123 pas-
sengers, 176,875 dole. in specie for England,
141,223 dole. for France, 500 dols for Bremen, sod
1,000 tons of cargo.

THE
ODONOOHUE.
M.P. AND THE IRISH
assz.s.

Yesterday the following "Address to the Citizens
of Dublin" was hosed by The °Tomei"' :
" Vellow-Countrynion,—The misting which assembled is
the Rotunda last easing—magnificent in its unprecedented
numbers—to protest in your name sod in that of the Lich
people against the recent vote of the Dublin
was interrupted and frsstnt i is • iseasairC°verMtirsi
most divoreditable. To be enabled to describe that meet-
leg as violent and turbulent—to break the force of its
inflaesce by preventing that orderly, distilled, and mode-
rate conduct which befitted the oximim—wes too neces-
sary to those who would betray and misrepresent
as, and they were sot scrupulous in gaining their
end. That feet, however, will but armee yea to • firmer
determined= to fulfil the purpose for which you met.
You are boiled to Ireland to fulfil it, and you will. Let us
sot stop to inquire what were the motives, or who were
the prompters of them who were sent, and MOO prepared
to inters apt, disturb, and frustrate that great meeting : the
vast moraine of palriotio Irishmen there serembied—the
' faithfr' clergy, the cheering array of isdepsdent and is-
tuestial tithes., some of the best and most reereest met.
chants of the metropolis—are not to be defeated in an el
of duty like this by such proceedings mistook piaoe last night.
You require so advice from men to what course you should
adopt. I left my borne in a distant proviso' to be among.*
you last night, with but cos object, the same that Masked
you all—anxiety to vindicate the homer of Ireland from the
suspicion of ingratitude to the memory of Henry Grattan,
and the imputation of servility to antblrish influences. I
shall as readily take my place by your side again is
whatever effort you may make for the ac .mplment
of that glorious purpose. Fellow-coentrymee, your
enemies will seek to exult over their fancied triumph of
last night, and will endeavour to make of it a reproach
of discord and a cusp of inability on our part to deport
ourselves like men capable of conducting their own affairs.
But you will overcome such futile taunts. Is the days of
O'Connell you encouotered attempte like that of last sight,
and you crushed them. Yon vindicated your right to to
public meeting thee, as it is incumbent upon you now to do.
The eyes of Inland were flu I upon your meeting of lest
night, for the heart of Ireland is set upon the duty there
was before you ; end deep will be the grief of millions of
your countrymen when it is told that an organised dis-
turbance converted that Inagnifioeut demonstration into •

ZS; of efiaMeelitablsead—Ligevom confusion. ls era.
clusiou, I will only remind you that you ham still a peat
duty to perform towards yourselves sad to Ireland.—l re.
mom, fellow countrymen, your faithful sermat,
" o'Doiroaeoz."

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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SUNDAY OPENING Of THE MUSEUM. ASh

GALLERIES.

TRADES DEPUTATION TO LORD PALYERsT4
(THIS DAY.)
This morning a numerous deputation of
gates from the trades societies of the metropolis waited, 1,,
appointment, on Lord Palmerston, at Cambridge-house, Pi.
cadilly, to urge upon the government, through his lorilshi;..
the necessity. in the interests of art and education, of their
causing the British Museum, the National Gallery, ~L,l
other similar institutions, to be thrown open free to tit.
public on Sundays after 1 o'clock. About 60 delegait.
were present, representing as many of the principal trad.,
societies in the metropolis, comprising upwards of :ay,.
members. _ . . .

Mr. WRIGHT (painter), addressing his lordship, said
men he maw before him were the tend fick represestatiers
of the working classes of the metropolis, and they atteodol
berme his lordship for the purpose of asking him to use h.,
indueoce with the government in inducing them to ope:
the art institutions of the country on the only day when the,
would be acceptable to the great mar of the working clssse
(Hear.) They did not ask them in any antagonistic spin
to religion ; they did not wish to form any to attend thus••
phew who preferred attending church. Already the priori.
Ede they asked for was acknowledged by the opening of Kew
Gardens, Hampton Court, and other places, and they wish, :
that principle to be extended to places more easy of woes,
Several other delegates having spoken,
Lord PALMZILSTON said he entirely agreed with 0101. t.
Of the views urged by the deputation, speaking a.,
as individual, but they must be aware there was
a considerable difference of opinion in the country and the
House of Commons on the subject, and it was, thtr,
fore, one of those questions on which the goverciuri.:
must remain padre. He would advise the iolluental
body of men he maw before him to use that inflow:cr.
in enlightening public opinion, ;and he bad no doubt
but that at some future day, and that not a very distant
one, their object would be obtained. He could not, how.
ever, at present hold out say hope that the governmect
would interfere. He had no doubt but as soon as the Imo..
ledge of this deputation got abroad he should be favour•xl
next week with another on the opposite side.
Some other remarks having been made, his LORD3HIP ex-
pressed the pleasure he felt at having seen the deputation,
who then retired, thanking his lordship for his courtesy in
seeing them, labouring, es he was, under indisposition.