The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 15, iB6t

pushing from behind. By this • tabs that engine
must be running ; and by this lime next yeas it
will be bringing down for ahipssnt new material
for Lancashire industry, if the import duties are
repealed, and the cotton is not intercepted, to the
disadvantage of everybody. Meantime there
were swarms of labourers on new tracks all over
India, opening roads into valleys and plains where
cotton culture was going on, connecting villages
with each other and with markets right and left,
and with distant porta.
These are spectacles witnessed from Lancashire
with mingled feelings of hope and • very natural
pain and disapprobation. It is quite time for
Lancashire to be considered at least as
carefully as India. Our Government and
country are under deep obligations to the
great class engaged in manufacture there for the
sound sense and exemplary moderation they have
shown in regard to our relations with America.
To this moment the Federal successes, have not
turned their gaze from India as the true cotton
field for England. While we are receiving con-
flicting accounts of the condition and fate of New
Orleans nobody agitates for a premature demand
of the cotton there. There is sufficient knowledge
abroad to satisfy Lancashire that there cannot be
any considerable supply at New Orleans, or at
any other chief Southern port. What cotton
there is, is up the country ; and most of it will, in
all likelihood, be burnt. Next year there will be
none, except on some few spots where the Federal
authorities settled themselves in time for the
'wing. From the Levant, and from some of our
own Colonies, we may look for • good deal of good
cotton in a year or two ; but India is, and must
still be, our main hope. It is most unfortunate
that, at such a crisis, discouragement should pro-
ceed from that quarter ; and if Parliament is
wise, it will receive the Lancashire petitions in
such a way as that Government may not only
make • new profession of its Free Trade prin-
ciples, but may be stimulated to give Lancashire
and India at once the benefit of those principles.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

TURKS/.
TEM SULTAN 'AND THE EDITOR.
A Constantinople letter of April 2, in the Paris
Prase, says :
I cottelnde with • piece of news which will utonish you.
On Wedseaday last, towards midnight, an officer of the
palace, escorted by some of the Sultan's servants, Galled
upon the editor of the Tlyd;ju+aani•AAsaf, and rid to
him, "Effendi, the Padiechal bap you to come to the
palace immediately." "It is very late," answered the
journalist, "and lam rather unwell ; will not to-morrow
do?' "No, no," was the reply, " you must oome directly,
and we have brought a horse expressly for you." The
party set out ; but finding the Galata bridge open to leg
several versels pus, they were delayed, sad it was
three in the ir.orning before they reached He plass
of Dolins-Eaktch. The Sultan having gose to
bed, the editor of the Yerdyumd•i-AAest pissed
the rest of the night on • sofa in the pares.
In the morning he had an interview with the Sultan, who
told him that he was sorry to re how little the press
spoke of public affairs, and that he wished to see all fade
of importance in print. This is delightful—but the opus-
dilate of the Porte do not share this opinion of his
Majesty. He may love light, but they prefer darkness,
sad hold that an ignorant people is more easy to gouts
thou en enlightened one. The Courrier cl'Oriest met
have had some Wiling of this story, for in a little article of
Saturday it speaks as follows :

" We do not believe that the infallibility of ministers is
a dogma, and we should be glad to 6od that their sole are
not inviolable. The discussion of public affairs would be
mart useful both for government sad the governed, and we
venture to say that it would not be displeasing in the
highest regions of power."
The words in italics have been universally remarked

OM=
AMERICA.

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Per America by tologisph to Boston, sad from Roche', Point,

NEW YORK, Anna, Ennio.

General Burnside has occupied Beaufort without
opposition. Five hundred Confederates retain
possession of Fort Macon, but are reported to be
cut off from supplies. Seventy thousand Confede-
rates, under Beauregard, are supposed to be con-
-1 centrated at Corinth (Alabama). - -

It is supposed that the Confederate forces along
the new line of defence, from Decalur (Alabama)l
and Island No. 10, number 200,000 men, and that
an extensive battle will shortly occur in that part
of the country.
In Congress, Mr. Sumner has made a long speech
advocating the abolition of slavery in the district of
Columbia, with compensation to the slaveowners.
The prize steamer Magnolia, with 1,000 bales of
cotton, has arrived at New York.
The House of Representatives has reported

amendments to the Tax Bill, striking out the tax
on flour, and reducing the tax on cotton one cent
per lb.
Mr. SWS/00 has introduced a resolution in the
Confederate Congress to withdraw the commis-
sioners from England and abandon further attempts
to obtain British recognition.
The City of New York and the Jura have arrived
out.

The British gunboat Medea has orrived at New
York.

The French frigate Canada has arrived from
Vera Cruz.

(Per Anterior, by telegraph to Halifax, and from Itoehee

Point.)

NEW YORK, Aria, 3, &vim°.

•
The Confederates are reported to have withdrawn
all their forces from the coast of Georgia, and taken
all their guns to Savannah.
Fort Pulaski has been entirely invested by the
Federals, and all communication with Savannah
out off.

The surrender of the tort is daily expected.
500 Confederates occupy Pulaski. Should they
refuse to surrender General Sherman will shell the
fort.

Savannah and its approaches are strongly forti-
fied. From twenty to fifty thousand Confederates
are supposed to occupy the town.
The Senate has passed the resolution to oo.operate
with States desiring to emancipate slaves, by a vote
of 32 to 10. The resolution was strongly opposed
by the leading members from the Border States.
It appears likely that the bill 'for the abolition
of slavery in the district of Columbia will pees the
Rouse of Representatives by a large majority.
Active skirmishing has commenced on the Rap-
pahannock

The Kangaroo has arrived out.
HAULM APIIIL 4.

The government is stronger.
The Revenue Bill has passed the House, as well
as the Gold Mining Bill and the Joint Stock Com-
panies Incorporation Act.
The Legislature of New Brunswick is discussing
the Revenue Bill. The Prince Edward's Island
House of Assembly has introduced a bill confirming
the Lind Commissioners' award.