The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-04 00:00:00

(zzons's rairoaas.)

The Inman steamship City of Baltimore, from
New York on the rind alt., immlved at Queenstovni at 6.30
p.m. yesterday, with 31 cabin passengers and 3,000 f. in
specie. After landing the mails and passengers he ro-
ceeded at 7 p.m. for Liverpool.

NEW YORK, MARCiI Zi. MORNING.

The Senate has passed a bill suspending the payments to
loyal owners for slave, enlisted during the war. Congress
has passed the bill instructing the Secretary for War to
issue supplies of food through the Freedmen's Bureau to
the destitute people of the South, provided the sum
expended in so doing does not exceed the present
appropriation for the bureau. Mr. Wilson, of Maa-
sachusetts, has introduced a resolution in the Senate
declaring that justice demands that Mr. Davis be accorded
an immediate trial, or released on bail on his own recog.
nisances. The President has transmitted to the house the
report of Mr. Seward, announcing that the correspondence
relative to the arrest and imprisonment of American
citizens in Great Britain is still in progress, and that the
publication thereof is at present therefore incompatible
with the public interest.
The New York State Assembly have rejected an amend-
ment of the franchise law, allowing Degrees to vote for
delegates to the State Constitutional Convention.
It is reported that Sir Frederick Bruce has received
information that the British government will remit the
sentences of the Fenian, in Canada.
Advice' received here from Vera Cruz to March 15, via
Galveston, state that the last French troops embarked on
March 12. The Republicans were closely investing Vera
Cruz, and the Imperialists still held Tampico. It is
reported that Juarez was about to order all French resi-
dents to leave the country or be naturalised under the
Republic.

BRITIRR ORPHAN ASYLUM. —The anniversary
dinner of the British Orphan Asylum, Mackenzie-park,
Slough, was held last evening in Willis's Rooms. Mr. H. S.
Thornton (the treasurer), in the absence through illness of
the Duke of Cambridge, occupied the chair. The institu-
tion, than which there is none more deserving, was esta-
blished in 1827, and its mouess has been such that twice
new premises have been entered upon. The first building
was at Kingsland-green ; the second at Clapham-rise was
entered upon in 1834 ; and the present institution was
opened in 1863. There is accommodation for about 221)
children, the inmates at present numbering 103 boys and
60 girls. Although the annual expenditure is equal to
about 6,0001. per annum, the income is something under
3,0001. Aiming, without respect of trade, profession,
district, or denomination, to give board, clothing, and edu-
cation to orphans (once in prosperity) from every part of
the country, the directors naturally look to the liberality
of the general public to supply those funds which are neces-
sary for the sup, and it possible the enlargement of the
charity. The claims of the asylum were laid before the
large company last evening by various speakers, and the
presence of a number of boys and girls from the institution
itself was an additional appeal for help. The result was
that subscriptions were collected in the room to the
amount of 1,2001. The gentlemen who spoke to the
various toasts were Mr. C. Woolloton (deputy-chairman of
directors), Mr. A. Mackenzie (secretary), Lord W. Lennox,
Mr. Chambers, M.P., Lord Kirkaldie, the Bishop of Vic-
toria, Mr. A. Beattie, and Mr. Sheriff Lycett. A letter
was read from the Duke of Cambridge, enclosing a cheque
for 201., and expressing his regret that temporary indispo-
sition hail prevented him from paying an intended visit to
Slough, and presiding at the present festival. As is cus-
tomary at each dinner since 1863, the health of Mr. E.
Mackenzie, of Fawley-oourt, was enthusiastically drunk,
that gentleman having, unsolicited, presented the asylum
with 14,0001. at the time of the Slough opening ceremonial.
THE LATE STORMS.—Another addition has to be
made to the already long record of disaster■ to shipping
during the late heavy gales. The ahip Alice, which has arrival
in the Clyde, reports having encountered very heavy wea-
ther in the Atlantic, and being compelled to throw a por-
tion of her cargo (sugar) overboanl in order to ease the
ship. On the 28th ult., in lat. 5210 N., long. 16 30 W.,
she fell in with the French brig Deasuia, of Nantes, laden
with logwood and sugar. Her masts were standing, and
she was making but little water. The bulwarks on the
starboard quarter had, however, been swept away, but,
beyond this the vessel seemed to have sustained but little
damage. The brig was boarded, and it was evident that
the crew had abandoned her very precipitately, as the
compass, sextant, timepiece, barometer, and a quantity of
maps, Ac., were left behind, all of which were taken on
board the Alice. The Spy, which arrived at Queenstown
yesterday from Minitithui, reports having met with severe
weather in the Atlantic. All the boats, bulwarks, &e.,
were earned away ; and on the lit ult., one of the sailors
—the name is not given—was swept overboard and
drowned.
Despatches were received yeaterdayat the Colonial-
office from the Governors of the West India Islands, New
Zeeland, Bermuda, Hong Kong, and Ceylon. Despatches
were sent to the Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon,
Hong Kong, Labuan, and the Straits Settlements.
&mar, APRIL 3. —The Transatlantic Company's
steamship Vile de Paris, from New York on the 23rd
ult., arrived here to-day.