The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-05 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, Jett 4.
A royal decree has been issued to-day authorising
the expenditure of two millions of teals for the
purchase of the house in which Francis L was
detained prisoner after the battle of Pavia.

CHINA.
CAPTURE OF CHANG CHOW FOO.
(By Tolopsph from Sam.)
SHANGHAI, MAT 23.
Tungyan has fallen. Chang Cbow Foo has been
Oaten by Major Gorgon.

THE CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN

MALTA

The following telegram has been received at Mr.
Renter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental
Company :

" SUEZ, Jetx 4.
" The Nubia, with the above mails, anchored
here at 1 p.m. to-day."

kLD DAT AT ALDERSHOT AHD SOLDIERS'
il/DCSTRIAL EARIISTIOS. —Ws nederstand that on Wed.
ossday next, the 6th Mutant, there will be asraad Gehl day
•t Aldershot as as additional iodneement to peruse. to visit
the ramp, and inspect the Soldiers' loduatrW Exhibitioe.
The field day will take place at ten a.m., and after its con.
elusion the troops will march past. There is a fine muster
of troops at our grand camp. The asealiy force consists of
six regiments and Horse Artillery ; there are also 11 tafantry
regimen* iscloding a hattalios of the Guards and one of
Vaasa. Some of the raginteets are node, canna, so visitors
guy have an opportunity of seeing bow soldiers fare on
service. After the field day we trust that the visitors will
proceed to the doh-hove and examine the very in•erestiog
eallection of articles made by soldiers to be seen there.
Wedeesdays, t►e 6th and 13th, are half-crown days at the
exhibitioa. We ought also to mentios that return tickets
are issued at Waterloo station at single journey fares, and
that excellent refreshments are to be procured at the exhi•
biter's.

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC Vors--Tk Tablet
loudly calls oil the Pops's brigade to rally round Mr. Dis-
raeli. The Tablet ventures to promise the opposition
leader at least twenty-ooe English votes, es condemnatory
of Lord Palmerston. "It in not." says the Tablet, "on the
question of Slearrig-Holstein alone. but on **general policy
of the commonest that the country will bag* to decide. If
Irish catholic members do net clearly understand this, we
apprehend some of them will learn it to their cost, when
they come before their constituents as having. with their
last vote, supported Lord Palmerton on a question of con.
Elms. And so, let hos. gentlemso look well to their lobby,
and may God defend the right."
Tus B.LIA.TION OF SHARI FFB.—A Court of Alder-
men was conveoed yesterday., Mr. Aldermen Challis, locum
trnent for the Lord Mayor, in the chair, for the purpose of
receiving the return of the result of the election of sheriffs
for the elegiac year, end the Commie Serjeant, T. Chem-
bees, Eq., reported that the ofßoe of sheriffs had fallen
upon Mr. Alderman Bosley and Mr. Alderman DAis. A
e::ioo was then formed to the bustles% a common hall
been called, wherein the Common Sorkin t announced
that the livery had elected the two aldermen as sheriffs for
the ensuing year. Mr. Alderman Easley briefly thanked
the livery foe the support which they had giver) him, sad
Mr. Alderman Gabriel returned thanks on behalf of Mr.
Alderman Lakin, who, he said, wee uoavoidebly absent on •
most important miasion. A resolution by Mr. Stewart, to
the effect that a committee of liverymen should be formed
to consider the beet menus of preventing streamers from
being !Omitted into the hall upon the occasions of ',tactless,
which was seconded by Mr. Finlay, was put, and carried by
• show (of two) hands, the attendance in the hall being very

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TEMPERANCE DILMONSTRATION.—The annual de-
monstration of the South Loedos Tesopersou Societies
took place yesterday afternoon in Kensington perk, the use
of which had been granted by the Commumooer of Public
Works. A large temporary platform had been erected,
from which the various speakers at intervals during the
afternoon and *union addressed the assemblage, and several
large tuts were erected on the ground, where tea and ether
light refreshments were provided in sbrindaoce. The band
of the Havelock Rifles, by permission of Colonel George
Crsikshank, were is attendance, u well as several bands
minuted with the Temperance Order of the Sons
of the Phoenix, and enlivened the proceedings with
an excellent programme of amnia. Mr. Borund
occupied the chair on the occasion, and the people wets
-addressed in favour of tammerasce principles by the Rev.
Dawson Beres, Messrs. Y. Curry, Bell, G. Murphy,
Bowe., Malthus', Andrade, lied other well keowe tem-
perance advocates ; and although several opponents wen
present, the opposition was offered with perfect good
humour, and the proesedinp on the whole pseud off as the
previous demustratroos had done—to the sr ideo t utilisation
of the parties interested. The pro...dings, which com-
menced at 2 o'clock, were not brought to a close until dusk.
and daring this period it is computed that upwards of
15,000 person, visited the /round, a large proportion, hov-
erer, ►eing woran and children. _ _

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tion of Strength.— W hen the system le .Icsk and the nerves im-
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vised for ejecting all imps- flies from the b , without straining
or embed/as the constitution. Holloway's Ma No haring the
stomach and regulate the Um that they raise the capability of
digestioe and thee create sew power. This is the risme why
liollowars Pitt. have gamed their present popularity. and why
they have been lauded throughout the globe sea "trash metes
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