The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-03 00:00:00

[Stamped, id. Additional.)

FRANCE..

Mom ova ows ocoommosamm.)
PARIS, &Tomas Emma
Thin is one of the great holidays of the year (AU
Saints-day). There is no Bourse, and the only
evening paper published is the Tempe. It states
that the Greek legation received despatches Oda
morning from the provisional government, confirm-
ing General Kalergis and his attaches in their funo-
Cons.
The Gazette du Afidi states that the announcement
of the ex-Queen of Naples having arrived at Mar-
seilles was a mistake. It was her sister, the Coun-
tess de Trani, who embarked with her husband for
Civita VeechM The last letters from Rome say
that the Queen is "expected" there ; but it may
still be true, as reported the other day, that Mgr.
Gramelini only extracted a promise from her to go
back to her husband "in the spring," and that may
Ipossibly mean the first of April.
The Sport absolves the clergy of St. Germain
from the charge which was brought against them of
having refused the rites of sepulture to the late Mr.
Dillon ; be was a protestant, and not a Roman
catholic, as has beep stated, and therefore the Card
of St. Germain was not sated to officiate at his
a Y hied

Several of the journals state that M. Edgar
Quint has received a letter from Garibaldi,
dated the 24th ult., which contains the following
phrase :—" I am getting better, and now believe I
shall recover."

The Duchess of Hamilton, with Lady Mary and
Lord Charles Douglas, have arrived at the Hotel
Bristol from Germany. The Duchess of Bt Albans,
Lady Beauclerk, and Lord Falkland, have alighted
at the same hotel from England.

AMERICA.

(fox OUR OWN coassarcarcarr.)
BOSTON, Ocr. 20.

General M'Clellan is, according to recent ea-
count., massing his troops near Charlestown, and
the ground made memorable as the closing scene
of John Brown's life now echoes with the tread of
the Federal army. As there is no indication of an
intention on the part of Lee to retreat, it is con-
fidently expected that the great battle of the war
will soon be fought ; and yet the public has so
often been deceived by such rumours that there is
an all-pervading scepticism. The merchant goes
to his counting-house and confers about the
rise of gold, the farmer gathers in his crops
vividly feeling that within a week a battle
may be fought which will turn the tide of
events for generations. An advance by the
Federal commander seems now to be both a
political and military necessity, and unless Lee
falls back I do not see how a general engagement
of the two armies can be much longer postponed.
At the time Stuart made his bold and brilliant dash
into Maryland and Pennsylvania it was thought
that possibly the affair was s feint to draw off the
attention of M'Clellan, while Jackson by a rapid
march would fall on Sigel. But this was not justi-
fied by the events. In the recent reconnaissance of
General Stahl from Centreville, and his sweep
of the country to Thoroughfare Gap and
the old battle ground of Mammas, only
a scattered squad of troopers were to be
found, which either fled or were captured.
On one of these reconnaissances General Sigel
went in person, and subsequently General Stahl
pushed his detachment to the lines of the enemy.
During the week he showed a dash, which, in spirit
and swiftness, would compare with the exploits
of Stuart or Morgan. Ou one day his force tra-
velled 60 miles in 23 hours, through a country
which was "alive with armed rebels," and where
every step taken was made known by signals. This
careful survey of the section for miles around and
beyond Sigel's corps, taken in connexion with
advance, indicates important military
movements. The public rely for their knowledge on
what the generals choose to reveal, but often they are
in possession of facts of which the army newspaper
correspondents are ignorant. Thus, for some time,
the valuable information made known by the letters
of Beauregard was in the hands of General Buell,
and he was rapidly marching towards Louisville,
while the press and public were in the dark re-
specting the rebels' plans, or Buell's aim to thwart
them. So it is nut unreasonable to suppose that
M'Clellan is acquainted with the whereabouts and
strength of his forces, and is arranging his army
with reference to some plan formed on the basis of
the knowledge in his possession. Even a subordi-
nate officer, by his ignorance of his commander's
real intentions, in his hot haste to do a brilliant
deed, or by an unauthorised change, of course may
produce confusion.
It is now said the battle at Perrysville was
fought without the order and contrary to the in-
tention of Buell, and that it interfered with his
arrangements From the best information, this
battle was an attack upon a retreating foe, and the
attacking party met with a repulse. It is true the
rebels retreated at night, leaving their dead and
wounded on the field, and were also unable to carry
off the cannon they seized. Since then, notwith-
standing the rumours, there has been no fighting of
any consequence in Kentucky. It is the intention
of Bragg to koep his enemy at bay until he can seed
forward his supplies, and then he will slip out of the
State. As there are no forces of any extent in his
rear this side of Nashville, and even there a small
number compared to his—and a line of a hundred
miles in length across the State in his rear, the story
of the rebels being bagged is in danger of getting
ridiculous. If there la any one thing for which they
are distinguished it is the rapidity of their move-
ments. They certainly have light heels, and seem
to exist without much trouble wnere a well-
organised army would become demoralised. In
Kentucky this is explained by the fact that they
have been little better than freebooters. If, how-
ever, they are not cleaned out of the State in a
month's time, the officers who lead the Federal
soldiers are unworthy the name and unfit for the
station of generals.

TEA AT THI SOUTH KENAINOTON 11(1781TIL
Students seem to be about equally divided as to the merits
of strong coffee and strong tea as a stimulant to the nerves,
but we imagine tea would =a•rTry~ the day if we could but get
a supply of the really magnifiaint scented Pekoe exhibited
hare, which, we are told, is reserved exclusively for man-
danns of the red button, and indeed is labelled as high se
the. par lb. on the spot! In immediate juxtaposition is •
specimen of pare black, marked at 40s. per lb., and other
samples in this curious case are gawked nearly as high. The
leaves of three teas, one and all. present an appearance
totally unlike what we are accustomed to in the teas of or-
dinary consumption. The leaves are longer and far more
carefully rolled thus preserving the fibre from twisting or
breaking. It is a pity we cannot have a consignment or
two of these high clan musters sent home for trial. It
would create quite • sensation at the next renversaffone of
the Royal Society to drink tea ►t Me. • pound. A century
since such was the price our ancestors paid for inferior
Co•goa, and it would impart an antiquarian nest in addition,
were • general resurrection to be made of the small thimble
cups and saucers of those remote days. London and
China Telegraph.
Barrai Acr.—A brutally wicked act was com-
mitted by • young man at Hull last week. A woman, it
appears, met him at night, and asked him to " treat her."
He gave her a bottle containing rum, as he said, but which
turned out to be laudanum, and shortly after drinking some
of it, she became seriously ill. On Friday her life was still
despaired of.
Importing Tea without colour on the leaf pre-
vents the Chloe/se passing WY Inferior brown Issue as In the
usual kinds, lloralosaris Tea Is uncoloured, therefore always
good alike. Bold fa packets by ;tea spats,--(Adverlisenisat.l

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