The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-18 00:00:00

The French Scientific Congress will this year
bold ite meeting at Cherbourg, from the 2nd to the 10A at
September.

Business iu the French brandy import trade ha;
been for a long time inactive, owing to the high terms re-
quired by the growers, and within the past week or two
unfavourable accounts have been received from Bordeaux,
the Rhone, and the south, of the reappearance of NM
ordium blight. Henna prices at Cognac are very firm,
although there is but s. limited demand. The payment of
the new dirt) dates its commencement on the 15th inst. on
home spirits under the excise, and on the 16th for impeded
spirits at the customs. Consequently, all perms/ whp May
have cleared brandy or rum from the doctor cm Monday will
be called upon for the additional amount.
The Marohese de San Joed and Don Arturo de
Rivas and suite have arrived at the Cavendish Hotel, Jar.
mymetreet, from Paris. Sir Archibald Bogle has left for
Edinburgh ; Major Framer for Syria ; and Sir William jar.
dine, Bert.. for Paris.
The Gotha Gazette has opened a subscription for
Garibaldi. The journal, in announcing the fact, states that
it is time that Germany, after having sent so many of her
sons to fight against liberty, should do something in favour
of it.

The Count de Paris and the Duke de Chartrel
arrived at Constantinople from Athens on the sth. Thi
two prince., who still travel under the name of Counts de
Villiers, intended to rennin a week in the city, and thin
proceed to Vienna.

FORZION-OTFIC7, JULY 6.—The Queen has been
graciously pleased to appoint George E. Stanley, Fag., now
British Vice-Consul at Jeddah, to be her Majesty's Cam'
at Jeddah.—Gazefte.
Foams-orrice, JULY 16.—The Queen ha. been
to approve of Mr. finites Baling as Coed at
pleased
ec for lus Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Mech-
lanburgh Schwerin and for his Royal Highness the Grand
Duke of Oldesburgb.—Gazdre.
Tim &strophic or Dramas. Warrr.nam,
JULY 14.—The Queen has been pleased to order • oxen
' &Mire to pass the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, on wain the dean and chap-
ter of the cathedral church of Durham to elect •bishop of
that see, the same being void by tbe translation of the Past
Reverend Father in God Doctor Charles ThenmeM
late bishop thereof, to the see of York ; sad fur
has also been pleased to recommend to the add
chapter the Honourable and Right Reverend loam in God
Doctor Henry Montagu Villiers, now Bishop el Oaths* to
be by them sleeted Bishop of the add see el Detimm.—
Gaunt.
PHAPJLAVEVTICAL SOCIETY OF Gs= ifinient.—
The following candidates have posed the Meier Baamia-
tion as Phasmaosutical Chemists :—Wißiarn 'Leary Bell,
Whiteimeen $ Thome John Cutting. Seibii Amelia Star-
Beg Grimm. Ludlow ; Sudan& Musgrove Moms. C.
Same William Jews, Gresemiek ; Fulani&
Vtime. ishordewm Canterbury; Ifebserd Walsh. Maidstone ;
AIOW/Wfiell Waugh, Southampton.
DUFFIIIIITION OF NAVAL PRIZE MONFY..---Yell-
tacky'. ascetic contains • notice that the diettitentien of ea
&oil
award for the destruction of pirates in the China by
Wajesty's ship *Sampson, on the 4th and Mk Deems&April,
len& A, and Bth June, 1837, . will ereameeni
Masslap, the lord July, IMO, is the Price Broach of
of the Aeoountant-General of the Navy, Ad-
to=r :e. ikenesort
idtd .-hore. The following are. the Ages ihse
—Syria, li6l-
-10 d. ; second clime, 331. Ila. 3d. ; third class, 7131. Is.;
feeelhelleel, 161. 165.: AM class, 91. de:ld. ; nrdili aloes,
14. 7s,
_61.,; seventh claim, 31. U. 7d. `, eighth ciena IL
Ilis..ni. 4 ninth elms, U. XTs: U.; tenth Asa, llialtL

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