The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-06 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

At the latest dates hostilities had recommenced in
Kansas. According to reliable intelligent* received
from the correspondent of the Nato York Timer at
Lawrerce, an army of Miesonrians, to the number of
same 2,80 men, had reached Franklin with the
intention of attacking Lawrence. The citizens of
the latter place, relying on the promises of Governor
Geary, were wholly unprepared for so formidable an
attack; but, resorting to such means as were within
their power, they had sent out advance parties to
check the progress of the invaders. Some skirmish-
ing, in which several killed and wounded are re-
ported, bad taken place. Governor Geary had
appeared at Franklin and ordered the Missourians
to disband, end it was hoped that the threatened
attack on Lawrence may have been prevented.

The inaugural address of Governor ()eery, deli-
vered at Lecompton, Sept. 11, has arrived by this
mail. In it he says :

With a fell knowledge of all the eireninstanors surround-
ing the executive office I have deliberately accepted it, and,
ma God may give me strength and ability, I will endeavour
ifaithfally to discharge its varied reqeirennats. When I
rteeived my commission I was solemnly sworn to suppor
the constitution of the United States and to diseharge my
dudes as Governor of Kansas wit► fidelity. By reference
to the act for the organisation of this territory, passed by
emigres, on the 30th day of March, 1854, I find my duties
more particularly defined. Among other things lam "to
take care that the laws be faithfully executed." The eon-
stitntion of the United States and the organic) law of this
territory will be the lights by which I will be guided in my
executive career.

The Free State party complain bitterly of this
manifesto. They object that those laws of the terri-
torial legislature are the cause of the whole difficulty.
Bo long as they are in force it is utterly impossible to
effect their repeal. They disfranchise, by their teat
oaths, every man who wishes and would vote to
repeal them. If repealed at all, it must be by the
legislature. That the legislature is to be chosen in
accordance with the
.provisions of these very laws :
and one of their requuemen's is, that no man shall
'vote, or be eligible to office, who will not take an
oath to sustain them. It is a mockery, therefore, for
Governor Geary to tell the people of Kansas that
these laws must be obeyed " until repealed."

The Now York Tin:44 remarks Chit:
8o long al them laws are enforced Kansas must remain
In the grasp of the Border Ruffians. They were made for
the supremo purpsee of subjecting the territory to the slave
power. They do it effectually—recognising slavery as
already established, sad forbidding all freedom of speech
and of the pram—making it felony to oppose the admission
of slavery—prescribing test oaths of the character already
mentioned—placing all the szecutive offices of the territory
to the heads of the pro•slavery crasaders—and binding the

settlers band and foot to the car of slavery. And Governor
Nary, following in the footstep et Shannon and Woodson,
proalahas his purpose to enforce these laws. He bas shindy
. .

emasseaded " all bodies of armed infra to disbaad or gait
the territory," thus depriving the Fres•State men of their
mesas of self•defeaes and rndsritg it doubly easy for the
Missourians to take possession of the polls at the November
eludes.

By a proclamation published together with this
address, the Governor takes notice that a large num-
ber of volunteer militia has been called into the ser-
vice of the Territory of Kansas, by authority of the
late acting Governor, for the maintenance of order,
and then announcing that an authorised regular
force has been placed at hie disposal sufficient to
Imre the execution of the laws that may be ob-
eleeeted by combinations too powerful to be sup-
reaby the ordinary course of judicial proceedings,
dsolares that the services of such volun-
teer militia are no longer required, and orders that
they be immediately discharged; all bodies of men,
combined, armed, and equipped with munitions of
war, without authority of the government, are in-
stantly to disband or quit the Territory, as they will
answer the contrary at their peril. By a second
proclamation Governor Geary says : " It is the true
policy of every State or Territory to be prepared for
any emergency that may arise from internal dissen-
sion or foreign invasion." He therefore orders all free
male citizens qualified to bear arms, between the ages
of 18 and 45 years, to enrol themselves, that they
may be completely organised by companies, regi-
ments, brigades, or divisions, and hold themselves in
readingss to be mustered, by his order, into the ser-
vies of the United States, upon requisition of the
commander of the military department in which
Banns is embraced, for the suppression of all com-
binations to resist the laws, and for the maintenance
of public order and civil government.
Some little stir had been caused at New York by
the publ; tion of the official report made by the
special oommiuioner, Mr. A. B. Corwin, seat out by
the Washington government to investigate the
circumstances of the Panama massacre of April last.
Mr. Corwin has sent in a voluminous report on the
subject, accompanied by an urgent recommendation
that the United States should take forcible possession
of the Isthmus from ocean to ocean, es the only
means of securing a safe transit for American
passengers and property and of obtaining indemnity
for the wrongs already sustained at the bands of the
government of New Granada. The opposition
journals say that it is hardly to be supposed that Mr.
Corwin° would have ventured upon such a recommen-
dation u this without reasonable grounds for believ-
ing that he would be sustaieed in it by the
government at home. Mr. Corwin hu written to
the papers to deny that this is a just inference.
The more sober of the New York journalists remark
that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty contains an express
prohibition of such a scheme, and that the faith of
the United States government is pledged with Great
Britaio, as well as New Granada, to preserve the
Isthmus route inviolate.
The New York Journal of Commerce learns that
since the United States government has decided to
reduce the pay to the Collins line, on account of the
mail contract, the company has resolved to reduce
their rate of speed, thereby avoiding an increased
ratio of wear and tear, diminishing the consumption
of fuel, and lessening the mire of the crews--tirguing
that if the government cannot afford to pay for great
speed, private individuals cannot do it. It is claimed
that there is nothing in the contract binding as to
speed, but simply that the vessels "shall be built for
high speed."
According to the same authority the Portuguese
government have, on the application of the American
minister to Portugal, suspended their consuls of New
York and Baltimore from exercising their consular
powers. This has at isen from the fact of vessels under
Portuguese colours having been seised, and their
owners and officers prosecuted at the abovenamed
ports, for being engaged to the slave trade.
Havannah advices to the 13th September state
that it the payments of certain claims due by the
Maxims republic to subjects of the British crown
were not quickly satisfitd, a strict blockade of the
chief ports of Mexico would be commenced at once,
and that Mr. Doyle, English minister at Mexico, had
already demanded his passports. General Coneha
had returned to Havannah from his trip to Nnevitas.
The health of Hhannah had improved. A Spaniard,
when in a fit of jealousy, had murdered most of the
members of a family.

WIPE BEATING ADVOCATED BY A CLERGYMAN AT
WEITIHAVIII.—A very large number of wife. besting egos
have recently been brought before the magistrates at Whites
haven, where there exists • sect of professing Christians
who propagate the opinion that the practice bin acconlance
with the Word of God. The Rev. George Bird, formerly
tutor of Cantberwortb, near Ruddenfield, has established
himself there, sad drawn together a congregation; and
within the last few weeks It has transpired that he holds the
' doctrine that it is perfectly scriptural for a man to best his '
wife. About ate weeks ago, lames fioott, a member of Mr.
Bird's congregation, was summoned by his wife foe brutally
beating her because she refund to attend the ease place of
worship that be did. Winn before the magistrates, Mrs.
Nett sail ahe had no wish her husband should be punished
Uhe weld premise est to 111-raw her badly again. When
asked by the mogienstes whether he would make the requi-
site prone', he refund, seyieg, " As Ito obey the laws of
God, es the awe of man I" As he would not give the
prowl**, the magistrates committed him to prises for •
meth, with hard labour. The Rev. Mr. Bird has sines
delivered a settees of lectures on the subject of Beott's en-
vied's. He senesde that it le a man's duty to militias
errs kesedarld; sad that if hie wife refute to o_bey his
°edam. be Is Joined, according to the law of God, ht
=lare ia seder to enforce obedience.—Menclinter

NAVAL AND MILITARY,

GIBRALTAR, SZPT. 26.

The squadron which put into the bay on Sunday
lest, under the orders of Rear-Admiral the Hon. R. 8.
Dundee, 11.C.8., took its departure, under steam, yesterday
afternoon, for the Eutward. This squadron emulate of the
following screw steamships :—Duke of Welliegton, 131,
flag-sbip, Captain Caldwell ; Conqueror, 101, Captain Yel-
Teflon ; Cressy, 84, Captain Warren; Osprey, 4, Commas.
der Elomfleld ; and the Wanderer, 4, Commander Leo,
which left in the forenoon.

SHEERNESS, Ocr. 5.
The first division of gunboats at Sheerness in the
steam reserve, under charge of Lie' tenant Frederick Fyne,
of the Edinburgh, are ordered to be prepared immediately
for saliva service, for employ in the Co,st Guard. Their
acmes are as follows : The Peiter, the Spanker, the Seed-
ily, the Mayflower, the Ruby, the Magnet, the Carnation,
the Erne end the Louisa. The Pelter and Spanker are
under survey, their boilers being defective.
The steam vessels of reserve at Sheerness at present under
the command of Captain Edward P. Halstead, of the Edin-
burgh, are the Firebrand, the Dwarf, the Fidget, the Retri-
bution, the Phalli:, the Hydra, the Cochin, the Hasty,
the Tickler, the Bullfrog, the Julia, the Lefroy, the Ter-
rible, the anly, the Terror, floating battery ; the Horatio,
the Russell, the Griper, the Mastiff, the Mistletoe, the Tra-
veller, the Surly, the Renard, the Thrasher, the Honing,
the Hawke, the Argue, the Royal George, the Spey, the
Fly, the Ennis', and the Foxhound.

WOOLWICH, OCT. 5.
On Thursday last Quartermaster-Sergeant Edward
Barrie, payma.ter of the D Troop of Royal Horse Artillery.
absented himself, and it was Boon discovered that he had Lb.
scended with a large sum of money. Major H. L. Gardner,
the commanding officer of the D Tin p, has recently been
on leave of absence, and prior to his departure he erranged
with another officer to sign chequcs lot Herrin in case money
was wanted. Harr!. availed himself of this opportunity to
obtain cheques to the amount of 2001., and, in addition to
this sum, he has decamped with 2001. in gold and ten Si.
Beak of Eeoland notes, making a total of 4501. The
numben of the notes are, in aucccssion, 02,248 to 02,257.

CHATHAM, OCT. 5.
In consegnence of its having come to the knowledge
of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Commander-
la-Chief, that permission has been given for strolling per-
formers to eattibit in military school rooms, a general order
has been lusted putting a stop to such practical', but no
objection is given to the school rooms being used by soldiers
nadir proper restrictions.

His Royal Highness the General Commanding-in.
Chief, with a view to relieve regiments from the great en-
penis now consequent upon the neoessity of employing pro
famed musioians—civilians—as muters of bands, has it in
contemplation to recommend the establishment of • large
musical clue, as part of the education of boys sent to the
Royal Military Asylum, and fer the instruction of persona
sent from regiments to qualify for bugle-majors, trumpet-
majors, and band inuters, and whose training would re-
quire especial time and attention If every regiment would
pay an original subscription of 51. ar.d 81. per annum to the
hind, ample provision, it is thought, would be made for ail
esnsee.
PRESENTATION OF THE SEBASTOPOL MEDAL.—
The only presentation of tte Sebastopol medal and clasp
which has been made to the mercantile marine eogaged in
the transport service during the late war has been awarded
to Captain Morton and to the firemen and crew of the
screw steamer Oneida. In the early part of the war the
frigate Diamond was unable from her draught of water to
bear up within range of a Ranieri encampment near Daps,
tonic, and Captain Morton promptly offered the use of his
vessel, to which 60 of the frigate's guns (32-pounders) and
100 of her men were transferred. These, with the trans-
port's own men and guile, kept up the firing for two days,
et the end of which time the Russians retired. The Oneida
was at that period owned by the Canadian Steam Naviga-
tion Company, and sailed from Lieu-pool; bat she hes
since been purchased by the European and Australian
Mail Steamship Company.
ADMIRALTY APPOINTMENTS, SATURDAY, OCT., 4.
Mr. Henry Piers, surgeon to the Satellite, Dr. Peter W.
Wallace, assistant surgeon to the Satellite; ?de. C. B.
Buckle, midshipman to the Infielible ; Mr. R. L. Torten,
midshipman to the late:ibis ; Mr. Francis B. Renohard,
midshipman to the Satellite.