The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-08 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES MAILS.

The universal demand on the United Stater for
the re-establishment of theoosmi mail packet service rmet

be novel, embarrassing to the American government, seii
cannot comply with the demand without imposing new tame,
is oonsequeuee of the deficiency of the Untied State* posl
revenue. There can be no doubt that if the whole of tbs
United States correspondence were conveyed in Brill*
packets, the postage to and from America might be redoes!
from Is. to ad. • letter. At present there do not pen
between the United Kingdom and the United States mare
than four tailbone of lettere annually, notwithetandiag the
immense trade and interontrae there is between the tire
countries. The fact is that a very conaiderable portion of
the conespoedenos between the peo of England eel
America is carried on surreptitiously, writing and sea&
log enclosures in nevrepapere. o snob an ea.
tent is this area on that the authorities of St.
Martha's-le-omnd have been obliged to adopt epedd
regulations to put a stop to It. The wisest plan for the BritWt
government to adopt at the present juncture would be to es-
tabli# • mailcommunicatian twice. week between &glad

Newend York, rind reduce the postage on lettere to 64 'reek
The .11mericsa government could only charge three bag-
pipes on molt English letter they deliver. d or took chirp
of, dna, that is the inland hitter rate establiebed by oongrem
By the establiehment of a twice weekly mail communicetka
with New York, and the reduction of the postage to
AMAMI letters to lid. each, Great Britain would secure the
carrying of the whole of the American mails. If the
American government shares in carrying these mails. the
postage will Dever be reduced. The English postal renew
is about a million sterling over the expenditure, while the
American postal expenditure Is needy a million sterling ow
the rownse. The British government is therefore in a
favourable position for reducing the postage, while the govern-
meat of America cannot aged to do so.

VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS
is 1111 Gran, Bzavice.—Colonial Department : Meier the
Mon. David Erskine, late 21st Foot, ham been appointed
Colonial Becretery of Natal. The Board of Trade: Capitol
George Roes, R. 1., lute been appointed an inspector of rail.
ways, in plain of Lientennat-Colonel Wynne, appointed to
the commend of the Engineers in China. Mr. Richard
Bpyer has been appointed a junior clerk in the Joint-stork
Companies Registration-office. Customs There is a dia.
ship vacant in the Receiver-General's office, vice Lem.
The additional clerkships in the Examiner's and Controller.
General's ofiloce, are not yet tilled up, owing to the atteratkne
being still pending. Mr. D. H. F. Carter, principal coastoffior
at Uphill, Mu been appointed principal coast officer at Bristol.
Inland Revenue Department :cite Brunch) : Mr. Etched
Humpbry, examiner, has appointed supervisor d
Armagh district, Newry collection. Mr J. Glass, Aar
Cloughjoiden division, has been appointed to Carrickmaceng
*mond division, Drogheda collection. Mr. A.Bywhi haelisee
appointed officer of Donley division, Bristol collection. Ed
Indies : Mr. G. P. Money bag been appointed magistrate mil
collector of Bhsjebanpore. Mr. R. -14. Cast has beta st
pointed magistrate and collector of Alleludrad. Mr. R.
Role has been appointed assistant to the magistrate and eel.
lector of Aziroghur. Mr. 8. Lushington has been apponisi
to officiates* joint magistrate and deputy collector of Chem
parun. Mr. F. Clubbing has been confirmed in hie impel*
merit of commissioner of &mares. Mr. G. Rdnematotts
judge of Puttehpore, and Mr. W. G. Probyn, of magi**
re and collector of Yuttehpo.—Oieil Service Otteda.
THISQUEEN'S COLLEGE, BIRMINOHAM.—A nun*.
ens meeting of the council was held on Wednesday, the
inst., the Rev. Chancellor Lnw in the chair, when aim*
end discussion took place as to the present positice dhe
college and its future prospects. The remit was that the
following plan met with the approval of the comet so*
that it is to be determined upon at the next meeting, That
• warden be appointed ; that he be a clergyman of the dined
of England in priests' orders, and a graduate of the 1.51
veracity of Cambridge or Oxford ; that be be a married mg
of experience; that he be entirely responsible for the die
Mediae and internal economy; that he have a ask
dente in the college rent free, and receive the
endowment, 29.21. per annum, arising from coops
of the Great Western Railway, and 404 for the
board, servants, coals, Sm., of every resident student." It
the mum of the diemmeon the chairman mentioned that lh
would be Inveght Wore the next council 'meeting to fill the
boat}mt dim of prhesipal, by the appointnient of the founds',
lombe Oen sal is suggsstias wee most cordially re.
aohal and ogpsed. The ass of eice,rincipal will
bold by the Row. Choasollor Las, end a Dean of the no*
will have to be alas W Soo the profemorial body. 14,,
G. V. Bloat was ansaimmitgeppointed Professor of Fermi
Medicine, Tice Dr. Birt Da reigned.
PICTURE BT HENRI LETS AT TEE BROMPTON
Musson.—A chef corm of contemporary foreign at, ig
the Holbert bieMimil Oiler Reuel Lem, of Antwerp, bar
been deposited for temniesegy mhibition at this museum of
the demrtmeot of rot d Ilefter aa, Is accordance with the
excellent practk• of merle _Apt works of art on tat Ord
at Maribwm This 00tnre, tafi
the Bailin, , " has boa the allootoi a mita,* mils la
Belgium, when It hes_ Jot Isqt he
request of the artist'. frismat It regnomin of Bea
candy giving alms to the whims and mews the bete
poses of *ogee, sad on the whale, the Ant
goistorenbsot
eoZ: talinQoat.lbarg
=I" "tgeey_sinesephereof the th century.
• 11,Loge rassoiar - Meadow EN., of Hanome.
kid^ Iffealiravalb:Mis likewise lent for temporary mkt*
Os
maim rot alis week. Gibece's life-lad mei*
statue d Venus, now for the Bret time unpacked and plead
is its pedestal. Both will be seen at the comereasions d
the Society of Arts on this (Saturday) night.
ART AN D ARTISTS.—The Illustrated Times sit
—" Though it is yet early in the day, artist. are
to complain that bedtime is flak' and that bidders for
pictures are not numerous. Mr. Filth's Epsom' Is oaf W
Mr. Jacob Bell for 1.5001., Mr. Garnbart paying 1,54301. tt
the right of engraving; Mr. Philip's Contrebendlstas' V!
been purchased by her Majesty ; Mr. J. D. Lusrd's
picture of the 'Return of the Invalided Odom IND •
borne with other congenial works of art at Mr. Su nit's
Vauxhall; and Mr. Solomon's Liam in Lave' goes to phi._
(lambert. The' Doctor's Vialt,' a beautiful little pistaw W
Mr. Clark, who broke ground so well last yam with de
Child,' has been painted as a commission for Sr.
Cremriok,R.A."
THE FUNERAL CAR OF NAPOLEON L--The &mall
car which conveyed the remains of Napoleon
his tomb, in the sland
ofc.l3:loll•lmes,..,thimaamdonwasibethisenswelorriam:
1821, has been deposited during the pm thirty
if IS'
It het bow deter by the goverantwat to formed iks
em to Perk ass present to Frown the bee hid
mooed frees the to the royal ourbirs
Woolwich Armed, sad the onpaistoadast
(CoLeasi Tollob) has ressived buorsodoas Ala
oat the aseessary repairs, Re., end meet. the err to a
able apposcoaeo.
of the F
asiboonshaadwpootmnitaryreasitneddmaNatioabotilmre,Gaardia; rovela
Ile
aldiassa•ty, by porsaimion of the lispoter, to add
=Fla the aavisal atanted••• of As mesa' ••
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the .Cl 7"
PalleAlatt•g •
we !Air oriel%
Is be
▪ thalls a aardlil volooneei
mailhoodiaii a*a gooll=which Basllaluent
towards thole saw over ths voter.— Nita &varies

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TURIN, Y*• 4.
of the entire speech

in answer to the
iiremwd feeling pee.
se such an anemia'
men's souls are con-
e given to the world
gnat), if not a heed
out a soul, midge
When Sardinia roes
r the contest in the
language would be
in the English lisle-
phrases have seemed
re, s that Naples
promptly complied
he liberation of the
fter its brutal treat.
for several months,
all of a sudden, be.
did not mean to give
;mat Britain she was
is to Piedmont about
ving free play to kwe
mtrary to those Mae
,ngineere at liberty,
the British giivern.
of the firmness die.
ministry, and re.
teople, -by, leaving
we ere running
oward event all the
d both in !talc and
pars, at the cost of
not to speak of the

your Foreign NI inister
d that the loss son-
would not have hap.
time with Naples had
I ago. By this it
gret that occurrence,
r moment of restoring
with deep anxiety,
ke's motion ; but As
lets do not induce vs
t a description.