The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-23 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

The news from Lisbon by the Franklin, is to the
14th.

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The political position of the Loule•Saoches Cabi-
net remains much the stme, the Departments of
Finance and Public Works being still without per-
manent Ministers.

It wu probable the Ministry would endeavour to
carry out the arrangements made between M. Fontes
I and Mr. Thornton, respec,ing the quotation of Poen.
gum bond, upon the Stock Exchange. They now
await Mr. Tborn(on's 'reply to modifications eug•
gested or negotiated here by his agent since the
fall of the late cabinet.

At private meeting of the majority of the Depo•
ties, a desire was expressed to make some alteration
in the stipulations reepecting the extra 1 per cent.
to be paid upon the old Portuguese bonds when the
revenues of th country will allow it. Ministers in.
tend to apply to the Cortes for a loan of about
333.0004 for the continuation of the railroad and
other public works.
A bill has been brought in to extend the admission
of foreign grain until the 30th of June, 1537, at a
nominal duty, in consequence of the abort wheat and
barley crop in Portugal and part of Spain.

Count d'Eseayrae de Leature, who is about to head
an eipeditiou to discover the sources of the NO., ho left
Paris f r Bsris, Dsesden, Vienna, and London, with tbs
view of forming an intr.rnational scientific commission tO
accompany him.
The German Journal of Frankfort states that
subscription, iiai t d to three kreutzers (shout 1•i centime)
each person, ha. been opened at Worms for the mosaia
Lion of a Gothic chips' in that town, in honour of Luther,
and of his priest to the Diet of Worms.
A letter from Kisaingen says'—" This place is
unusually full for tva reason. Amara the a•r:va.s ars
C not Nesselrods and his niece, the Frit c • and Priecess of
Liechtenstein, Lady Le Posy Trench and f.mily, and *
number of distinguished names of all nations."
A letter from Algiers states that water had bon
discovered at Tsmerna, near Bathos, on the edge of the
sou•hern dem rt, altar boring to a depth of about 2)0 kit.
This was the first we l b fired n the Europe's plan. and ss
the place had always suffered Ovid/ally from drought, the
waive., it is said, manifested frantic j iy" oa seeing the
water burst forth.

During the last tank ntarly 1,100 passengers
landed at the Sautnamp:on &cgs mm the forties and
Channel Wend picket., bringing with them upwards of
3,500 packagi sat baggage.
The value of the cargo or silk landed at Southamp-
ton I.st week from the Indian mail steamer retail estimated
at 350,0001.
A steamer has just been launched at Cowes, which
is intended to convey neesengers to and from Constant-
r ogle, and ports in the Bleck Sea. Other .teemers are to
be built at toe same else* fee a similar nurp3..
Tut ROYAL WEST INDIA NIAIL STEAM. rAcKET
CoIIPANT —Captain Chapin:l, It N., has resigned his situ-
Con somersault to this company, a position which he bas
held from the first formatlon of the company, upwards of
fifteen years ago. Captain Chapc ell has displayed through-
out that period great energy and administrative talent.
THE AMERICAN MAIM—LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.
—The &kith and North American royal mail steam—hp
Canada, Captain W. J C. Lang, sailed this atiertmc for
Retiree and Do .ton, with the usual mails, 14U pitman',
and a full cargo of merchandise. The royal mail steam ship
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In m Havre to 15 , which foundered at red to lat. 41.40
8., lon. 48 W.
DUELLING EDITORS.—OR Sunday week, a fate
duel occurred at Bayou Sara, L.. A man name I Robert-
son (a native of Ohio) bad rectally become editor of
Know-Nothing paper, at Bayou Sara, sad was noose:NO
in a aempener war with Mr. Marks, anima of a democratic
psymr, th. Cookie New, Shreveport, lA. Marks, Rodin
Ittmweß worsted in argument, challenged Itobert.on to fight
It oat, which the latter declined. Masks then infused bls
adversary that es he was a eiowerd, ha should punish ha
wherever and wheoeuy he found him. Accordingly, ca
Bendel week, Kober:son went iota the poet olfics (orlon
Zees, &e., when hist k. tapped his antagonist on the &midst.
Whew It. tamed round, Marks declared that he WO
reedy for him ; to whisk the termer replied, " And CO Ili
I." They commenced firing at each other, severer cf the
balls taking eight effect. Robertson staid bin gn end, tel
his adversary kept up 'runnieg tire, when R 'twos ws
brought to tb. ground. At this rage of the procreddlgor
Marks' brother entered the arena, and the dui l ess new
triangular, for each fired at Robert/on, he returning a
either brothers but he vat received a feel slot in the sins;
which instantaneously proved feral. Rotertern lea's s
and child. Re was considered a emanating crime, and sore
mach liked, although only two months a rev idei.t r i &yes
gem It la said that on the day after the foul fight tM
duel sou to have taken place between the puttee. No alters
were made.—New York Tribwic