The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-01 00:00:00

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tricts.
All this should be done with the co-operation of the
Mayor, . itt altogether distinct from the corporation. The
committee of citizens will receive the prince as a gentleman
—socially there is no higher title than that, and will care-
fully guard hint train aldennauic nr other coutanduation.
Ac for the flntieh resident., they will do well to remember
that our linter's:, our blood, sad our interests are cue and
the mine : argil, ro tementLeratg, join heartily its the moire
ment inaugurated go ammicionely on Tuesday.
The importaem of this movement can hardly be over-
rated. It 1, a popular demonstration by the solid men of
the youngest among the grata cities of the world to salute
the repreeentttive of one of the oldest anti most powerful
European governments. For needy a thawed rams the
royal standard of Albion has floated in proud eupretn.
over the palaces of the line of monarchs now represented
by Victoria. Our ancestors helped to camper the magnifi-
cent colouice through which Albert Edwaol is now making
his triumphal tour. The tishermen of Marblehead, the
fanners of Massachusetta rod New York, fought against
the chivalry of France at Louisburg and Quebec.
Yaskas blood wee pourod out lid.,, water on the Mains
of Abraham, :rod Yankee voices iniugled in the
cheers white were wafted on victory's wings to the
gallant Wolfe, who fell in Victory's erne. In good time,
however, these colonies—buy New York, stern New Eug-
land, and fair Virginia—eeparated themselves from the
mother-country, and our ancestors proceeded to the con-
struction of the free system of goverment under which it
is our happiness at present to dwell. It ie take a little
more than two centuries sumo the first Englitthinan placed
his foot ou the soil of the old dominion. The republic itself
is but eighty four years of age, cud now the states stand
foremost among the nations. The eturtly child rivals the
parent in the material elements of power. Columbia dis-
putes with Britaimia the supremaey of the see.:. In every
port, all around the globe, the se:rt cud stripes are intermin-
gled in all fraternity with the red cross hanuer of St. Gene.
In trade and commerce, in literature, manufacturer, agricul-
ture, the line tuts, the u:act soirees and mechanical inven-
tions the child has proved itself worthy of the parent
Mock, and the mother may he proud of her offspring.
During all this time the rest of the world has not been at
• stand still. Ceutinental Europe has been the theatre of a
grand struggle between absolutism and the principles ttf self-
govemmout. Fryedom'e bottle has been often lost through
the treachery of pretended trends, or by means of the
superior strength of open foes. The allied despots have
beheld in f..eglend the only refuge for the Moods
of the people. Albion has been as a sanctuary for
the champions of constitutional liberty no rustier
from when." they might come. As a matter of
mores, the continental powers, despotic, to a greater or It..
degree, now with secret hostility this tight little
the ever-retoly letylunt for dietwesed patriets of every thine.
Just now thli 'meet entagunisin lan taken e more potitive
shape, and it is more than pmhable that Europe is on the
verge of a Me/newtons conflict, wherein all the despotic
powers will be united aguinst England, with a view to de-
*troy its poetise and reduce it to the grade of a dependent
state. In such case the British people would receive the
sympathy and moral aid of only one of the great powers of
Ohnsteadom—the Uuitod Staten of America. Not
only would we feel the natural sympathy of
blood or kin, but wo would pray for the suc-
cess of the British arms in • political point of
view, far it is in England alone, so far as the European
goverumeuts are cote:enrol, that we tun &seem anything
like recognition of the natural and inalienable rights of man.
The governments of kiegland and the United Mtatee are
different only its fonts—essentially they are the same. We
sleek the English language, and our social habits and man:
news assimilute to a great degree with those of the English
people. Their blood in our blood ; their interests are our
interests.

Under all theme cirennottanees, the visit of the immediate
representative of the British monarchy—the descenibuit of
a line of kings who reigned over our sneestori during 701)
years—is an event of the highest weird and political signifi-
cauce ; we might almost be justified in giving it a degree of
religious solemnity. AM the young prince journeys through
the prosperous republic—as he views the evidences of our
material progress and prosperity, the world should ho made
to know that, although we no longer acknowledge the right
of his family to wield the chief executive power in the land,
yet we are still level to those greet principles of human
freedom, of mmstitutional government, and of the grand
I landmarks of liberty, sot up during six centuries by succes-
sive British lawgivers, all of which stand now as fresh as
when first deposited in the archives of the kingdom. And
if, at some future day, when Edward VII. n:igns over the
dominions which Victoria now governs so wisely and so
well, he is called upon to fight the good fight for the faith
that is in all of us—he may safely count upon the young
republic of the West as Lis ready—nay, eager ally. Let his
reception in the United States Lu a warning to the abode.
tiata, and a comfort to the friends of free government where.
sower they may be dispersed.—Pew York Herald.

IMPERIAL COMPLIMENT TO A TOMMIOL&M.--OUT
talented Miramar', Mr. William Fordyce, having requested
per-minion to dedicate his "Treatise on Coal and Iron"—
• work of a highly important character—to Napoleon 111.,
has received the following reply to the application, from
the Emperor's secretary, M. Mooquard :—" Cabinet de
l'Emp:seur, Palais de St. Cloud, le 19 Aofst, 11160.- -Mon-
sieur,--Its Majeetk, mensilde Ala pensfe qua sous ayes eu,
de lei dfdier entre ouvrage. 'Le Charhon et le Far,' ine
charge d'avuir l'honneur de 1,04111 informer qu'elle accepte
avec phiinir oet hommage, et de sous adreaser tous see re-
merchniens. Agree; monsieur, l'assurauce de ma considera-
tion tres-distinguee. Le Secretaire de l'Empereur, Chef du
Cabiuet, MOCQUARD.—Monsieur William V..,tyre." The
following is • copy of the dedication :—" To his Imperial
Majesty Napoleon the Third, Emperor of the French, •
rove reign no less illustrious se the able and benignant ruler
of a mighty empire, than as a scholar, statesmau, and
warrior, snit the munificent patron of literature and the
arts, the leader of social progress, and the enlightened pro-
moter of international comment', this 'Treatise on Coal
and Iron," the very bane of all civilisation, is, by his
gracious ooriliscension and perminion, dedicated, with
every sentiment of profound homage amt respect, by his
Majesty's most obedient and most humble servant, William
Fordyce.—Newcastle, Aug. 27, 1860."—NerreastleCtronicle.
'rill NNW DlVoNtli Aor.—Yesterday the new
Divorce Act was issued. By this statute, containing eight
sections, some important alterations have been made. Me
Judge Ontinary may now exercise the powers which by the
Bret act were vested only in a full court. He may call in the
assistance of one of the other judges, or he may directs mat-
ter to be heard by the full court. An appeal le given to
the full court, and also to the House of Lords. The judges
' are to regulate the sittings of the full court. In every
ease for a dissolution of marriage it shalt be lawful for the
' mart, if it shall see fit, to direct all necessary papers in
the matter to be sent to her Majesty's Proctor, who shall,
under the direction of the Attorney-General, instruct
counsel to argue belies, the court any question in relation
to such matter, and which the court may deem it necessary
or expedient to have fully argued, soul her Majesty's Proc-
tor shall he entitled to elmrso and be reimbursed the oasts
of such proceeding as part of the expense of his onion In
Ed to the settlement of property in cases of divorce or
separation it is to be binding, notwithstapdhog the
' ity of coverture. Avery important a be.
been nada by the new law as to decrees for divorce. Refry
decree fur • divots-4i is is the first indium only to be a de-
cree nisi, and not to be made absolute for at least three
months. During the interval any wain may show
and should nollusion or • ennpreasion of facts be sus
her Majesty's Proctor may intervene, sad retain counsel ;
he may produce evidence, and is to be reimbursed by the
parties, and if not fully paid to be reirntareed out of the
expense of his Ake. The act is to be is force till the 3lat
of July, 11$2, " and no looter."
EXTENSIVE ROBBiltlan AT Till WATIRLDO DiPOT
or Tax LA MAllOllg AND YOILLYHUti ItAILWAT.—At the
Liverpool Polio@ Court yesterday (Friday), two men em-
ployed on the railway, Hugh Ryley end Samuel Milne,
were charged with stealing • qunatity of rum from • cask
which was irk franitiht from Mann. Pym and en. to • firm
is Lawton. The men were discovered on the previous
eight It appears that for some tines peat extensive Kibbe.
ries of various ilewriptious of goods have been perpetrated
at the dep‘it, and it is expected that the apprehension of
the retainers will throw some light upon these gliding and
disgraceful proceedings. The men were committed ter triaL