The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-15 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(isoaa's tiastaxame.)
AMERICA.

(rug Crookhaven.)

ABOLITION OF SLAVERY BY CONGRESS.
CONFEDERATE PEACE MISSION AT
FORTRESS MONROE.
NEW YORK, Jix. 31, Emma.
General Hood has issued a farewell madras to
his army. General Dick Taylor succeeds him.
Admiral Farragut has returned to Washington.
He report. all quiet. The Confederate fleet had
returned up the James River.
General Breckenridge has been appointed Con•
federate Secretary of War.

The War Department has arranged to exchange
with the South all prisoners now in dose confine-
merit or irons.
The Conies/moist Advertiser states that the go-
vernment has received information of the plans of
the French government for colonising Sonora, and
sap that General Sickles has been sent to the
pacific meat to watch their movemeata.

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President Davis has appointed the 10th of Marsh
as a day of fast and prayer.
Mr. Foote is said to have arrived within Sheri-
dan's lines.

SEVEN PER CENT. COTTON LOAN of the
CONTEDZILATZ STATEO of AMERICA for L 1,000,000

sterling.
The HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND on the Bonds of this Loan,
felling doe
days,M next, will be PAID on that day, and
succeeding between the hours of eleven and two o'
i
the Counting-house of Mews. J. IUtERY SCHRODEltcantikto..
let, Leadenhallstreet The Coupons, with Bate arranged in
numerical order, must be left two clear days for examination.
The Third Ralf-yearly Drawing, for the redomptJon ot an
'mount equal to ti per cent ou the amount of the Le en then
unredeemed by cotton, will take place in London, on the let day
of March next
Particulars and numbers will be duly announced, and the
bonds so redeemed are then to be sent In forthwith for pay-
ment.
The coupons and bonds are pyable simultaneoludy —in Paris
by Marrs. Emile Erlanger and Co., at the exchange of 26f. per
pound sterling ; In Frankfurt by Mews. Von Erlanger and Sege;
or In Amsterdam by Mews. E. M. Schrader and Co., at the ex-
change of the day, at the option of the holder.
London, Feb. 16,11106.

THE JOINT-STOOK DISCOUNT COMPANY
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nAIITION.—COCKS'S celebrated READING
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Cold Meats, and unrivalled for general um, Is sold by all re-
=tle dealers to sauces. It is manufactured only by the
ors of the Bole Proprietor, CHABLIS COCKS, a, Date
Anat. Eesdtsj, the Original Samos Warehouse. All olden are
Spurious Inthatioas.

BARLOW'S PATENT CASK STAND, new
invention, ao adisibrably *undyed that • tall b:t.:11
well as smaller cash, may be raised or tilted on It
labour or trouble. Its action is so Impalpable that the sediment
of the most limpid Auld by no possibility can be diaimbed.
Erns 95., lts., 145., to suit nt, 9, and 18 gallon nuke.
BARLOW'S SELF-ACTING SYPHON_ TAP.
ven•peg required. lio mare let beer or wine.
Prim 4s. patentee ditto. electroplated, 9s.—Apply direct to JAMES
11•ELOW, 14, Klan irilliamotreet, liansion-bome.
Ine that his name and address an on every article: all alters as
stark= imitation. Engravings polls. Established 18w.

rIONVERTIBLE OTTOMANS for Centre of
NJ ROOM. to form two totter and two may chairs. a greet
Improvement on thit ordinary ottoman. Only of T. H. FILMS&
and SON, ray Chair sod Sofa Manufactara% •
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ESSIZOTI4tiIIa, Word-Amt. An illuatrated priced list try on
application.

FOX SMITH'S PURE COLZA OIL.
FOX SMITH'S MODERATOR LAMPS.
FOX SMITH'S SOAP, CANDLES, &c.
Beat rimilitarlVoreimirert= W.C.aalY.

FIELD'S celebrated UNIT= SBRVIGIC SOAP
TAtiILITB, ed. and 6d. each, sold by all chandlers and
Cregthroughout the kingdom : bat the public should ask
eldb, and me that the name or J. O. and J. FIELD is
on each peckK, box, and tablet. Wholesale and for exportation
at the Works, ITYYZIt MAWR, LAKSZTH, LONDON, IL, when
also may be obtained their Prins Medal Pmarline Quidles.

Butler haft made a speech at Lowell, speaking
disparagingly of Grant and Porter.
The Tribune has information that in consequence
of an assurance given by President Davis that the
expansion and predominance of the Roman
Catholic religion would be secured in the South by
the triumph of the Confederacy, a secret league
has been entered into by France, Spain, and
Austria, under the guidance and with the con-
currence of the Pope, to recognise the South after
the 4th of March next. _ _

IMPROVEMENTS in SHIRTS.
RODORILT IMPROVED OORAZZA SHIRTS, do for 44a.
Good useful shirts (oar No. 64), In all else* Ifs the haltdozsaa,
willed for areellenee and etiespneee. Priced with tall
Eedam, pest tree.—RODOPJUI and Co shirt mann% 69,
ft-lane, Charhaparesa latabllshed 00 years.
On porta Pningais.

The New York Herald states that Lincoln has re-
fused the request of a delegation of senators and re-
presentatives to reinstate Butler.
The Confederate House of Representatives has
under consideration a Senate Bill authorizing the
impressment of 40,000 negroes for menial service
in the army. An amendment, declaring that no
portion of the negroee so impressed should at any
time have arms put into their bands, or be used as
soldiers, was defeated. The result of Blair's mission
is that Davis is willing to send commissioners to
. .

COLOURED FLANNEL SHIRTS.
NEW and IMPROVED DEEION&
A large assortment ready made at 7a ad., Oa N., 10a 6d, and
12d, ed. eaa. Beat qualities. well Oval*, made to meanies at
10a. 6d. and 19a 6d. patterns of which seat poet free for two
stampa.—RODOLES and Co to, nt Martln's.laue, Charing-
mom Katabilehodeo years. On parte Francais.

HYAM and CO.'S OVERCOATS, Capes,
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anted CO.,
prices.
If YAM and CO., 66 and 67, oxford-street

Washington to treat for pesos on the basis of sepa-
ration. Lincoln is willing to receive commissioners
from the rebellious States with or without Davis's
authority to treat for peace on the basis of sub-
mission to the Union. _ _

The Richmond Whig says :—" The South if sub-
jected would never join the North to fight against
England."
The finance committee bee reported to the
Federal Senate a resolution reducing the paper
duty.
The Virginia, Peruvian, Borussia, America, and
Glasgow have arrived out.

NEW YORK, Fa. 1.
A joint resolution, submitting to the decision of
the State legislatures the constitutional amend-
ment abolishing slavery throughout the United
States, passed the House of Representatives amid
mach enthusiasm, by U 9 ayes to 66 noes.
The Senate, yesterday, pealed the retaliation
resolutions, with the amendment that the retalia-
tion should be in conformity with the usages of
war among civilised nation/.
General D. H. Hill has announced that the
cotton in Augusta will be burned at the approach of
the Federal% even at the risk of burning the city.
The Richmond Sentinel announces that measures
have been taken to burn all cotton in North and
South Carolina and Georgia that is in danger of
falling into the enemy's hands.
The Associated Press correspondent states that
General Sherman says if the Northern people pro-
vide men and mosey to carry on the war for four
years, the war will not last four months longer. if
they fail to do so, there is no knowing how long
the war may be prolonged. He opposes any offers
of peace before the Confederate armies have been
annihilated.
The City of Cork has arrived out.
NEW YORK, Fn. 1, Eremite.
According to the Richmond Sentinel, the follow-
ing are the particulars relative to the peace mission
of Vice-President Stephens, Judge Campbell, and
Mr. Hunter, who left Richmond on Sunday for
Washington.
Mr. Blair returned to Washington from Rich-
mond with the assurance that President Davis was
willing to send commissioners, without obstacles of
form, to confer upon peace, if assured beforehand
that they would be received.
Mr. Blair, on his second visit to Richmond, took
President Lincoln's consent to receive and confer
with commissioners informally sent with a view to
the restoration of peace. Commissioners have
therefore left, as informal agents, to see if it is not
possible to place a peace conference on a basis which
may serve for so desirable a result.
The World considers that the fact of Davis
sending commissioners is evidence that on some
terms or other he is willing to consent to the re-
construction of the Union.
NEW YORK, Frs. 2, Eremite.
General Sherman commenced moving, in three
columns, on the 17th ult., in South Carolina. The
main column wu marching towards Charleston, and
the other two columns by different roads in the
direction of Branchville. The last accounts re-
ceived state that Sherman is lees than 40 miles
from Charleston. Forster's troops are co-operating
with him.
The Confederates are offering resistance at every
point, but are being rapidly driven from all their
defensive positions.
Hill has ordered all non-combatants to
leave Augusta. A Federal gunboat grounded in the
Combachee River, and was destroyed by the Con-
federate batteries.
An unsuocessiul incendiary attempt has been
made to blow up the arsenal and magazines and
burn Savannah. A number of buildings were
burned. Several persons have been arrested.
The Federal gunboats were moving up the Cape
Fear River on the 29th ult., to the vicinity of the
Confederate forts.
Hood's main army is at lapels. Grant has
visited Fort Fisher and returned to Fart Monroe.
Richmond papers state that Lee has not yet been
appointed to the chief command, nor has Johnston
been reinstated.

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Mae COMPANIES ACT, 1862. The Forma
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The Governors of New York and Maryland have
DR. CULVERWELL 1311 MIRKA" swat menages to the legislatures of the two Maw,
Oldipaisda ftineas, sad nnippolabsods.
rine is MAI; Ombra :or Imam urging the ratification of the constitutional amend.
consasuierdatvL 0"• I 1"16°""0"4"*. lierm. 14.6"Loimhin.k merit abolishing slavery in Maryland.