The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-16 00:00:00

TEE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16 1858.

have been somewhat excited by the news of the
destruction of the government stores, but u yet
have made no hostile demonstration.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.
The Banks of Pittsburg and Pennsylvania had resumed
specie paytneats.
An towittlgatice into the affairs of the Pennsylvania Bank
et Philadelphia, as reported to • meeting of the shareholders,
showed • deplorable state of things. A resolution to make
an awie,,ament was offered, but postponed for another year.
Messrs. F. Skinner and Co, and J. C. Howe
eatiitep
two of the largest mercantile firms in Beaton, wits s
ia October law, had resumed payment in NIL
The weakly return• of the New York City Banks we
sofa very liwoumble, exhibiting an Increase in every At-
parttime. The gain in specie we. 40,8 N doh.. =akimbo
total held ,1 2T3,023 dol,. The loans and discount were
slso expended by open artb of 1,000,000 dole.
The NAP lurk Spi and Oseneernel List marls bat
the stook wrist had ben a littla boarish, with oowiderable
ilectuatian be prim. The liadsery ws• upward, and the
market dosed link se the &Bowing qaotstioas : New York
Central tenses 11141.• Rrie, 23i; ditto, Third M
imam, Vb. Tea Central &ma. 100 ; Pananut,°"B27 jusakeig misah cum& Bows. bit ; ditto sham. fiT ;
Virginia aft; fients,ll3; Mantatty Muss, 1011 ; New York
Gabel Siam ssi.
At Ala rimd rasfAhti et the New York Central Railroad
Cawing • dlvslnd d 4 per ask was declared.
essimp dewed steady at 110 for best bankers,
sad 1014 be 15/ per asertesatable names.

Masai iiiiiisFary, sad ropily abimasat for good Eames.
LATIRT BY TILIORAM FROM THE 601:TH.

Moul Pas. I.
The Wm of cotton for the last two dayst fs,oot up 6.500
bobs at 10e. for middling. The market to-day closed firm,
with an advancing tendency. The receipts for the last two
clays hare been 7,100 WEL
NEW WILLER,
Cotten.—The market is slightly dearer. Sales to-day
12,000 bake, at 10c. to 104 c. for middling. Receipts up to
the present time at this port, m compared with those of lain
year, fall sheet of 177,000 bales. Ditto at all Soothers ports,
529.000.
Freight..—Cotton To Liverpool, 7-16 d. ; and to Ham-
burg, 13-22 d.

MEXICO.
The New York Herald thus stuns up the posi-
tion of akin in Mexico as shown by the hill de-
tails of the latest news:

" General Comonfort has receded from the plan of
Tacubava, and, uniting with the liherals, has placed
himself at the head of the army to operate against
the resetionists, who have proclaimed Santa Anna.
By this move, Chief Justice Juarez becomes presi-
dent of the country ; and as the enemy are in par-
tial possession of the city of Mexico, the govern-
ment is to be transferred to Celago, a city between
Queretaro and Guanajuato, famous for being the
piece where Iturbide raised the cry of ' Indepen-
dence,' which drove out the Spaniards. As the
clergy are at the bottom of the reaction, the liberal
party is prepared to issue a general decree
of confiscation against the church property as soon
as it shall have put down the Santanistas. In the
meantime the parties are going to fight it out in the
city of Mexico, having made a comfortable arrange-
ment to have a three hours' truce every morning, to
enable every one to go to market Some of the
Brigand leaders had already come into the capital to
take part in the game, and had joined the Santa
Anna party ; while forces from the North and from
Puebla are said to be on their way to assist the
liberels. Vera Crux, in the meanwhile, is deter-
mined not to let Santa Anna in ; and so his friends
have issued ' a plan of salvation' from Havannah,
the amount of which is that the nation calls him
back to reorganise the country just as he pleases."

HALL AT WASHINGTON IN HONOUR OP THE
11.)A AL MAZILIAOL—The Phihsetelphie North deseriean
c. minim s long monist al a fits ventsgi the British malmsey.
Washington, oa the 26th alt., in honour of the marriage of
the Princess Rom/ Every importeat breach of the govern-
meat was reprasenteiL " Kiss Laws, who eo
mends, at the White Nom, end who bed not in
society during the winter, wee present to toddy respect
of the President's household. The cabinet attended either in
reran or through their families. The whole diplomatic
corps, in full costume, resplendent with orders and
in united doing honour to the celebration. All the p,
°dicers of the army and navy, In uniform, with the grand
person of General Scott towering, in its fine proportions,
shove than. rendered more noticeable by the military trap-
pings at lieutenant-general, mingled with the throng. The
leading members of both branches of oongrw, of ell
and mations, were also present. Btish en other/ i:ergetsi
comb from the principal parts, In their official dna", added
to the general interest. Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Beltizoote, and other cities, contributed their quota of
rerreeentation through citizens eminent in the learned
frofeedosa" The same eathadseticchnedeir continue'
• The display of limb beauty may per, the
most amebeil !Man ef • =as of Immel attractions,
and ma nes dr medmieedie heignegs eft • gewpswettked
• the dseasks eine rob e.' gang Ohs prom pent
weee sewn g gor ga-mbliggg, grproggd the opinion
thn with the nesplen et the imeditary jewel' worn on
teresomme the white non & might compere with any
te be and ta Amp. The eglettningat wee in excellent
Igespla& anon pings la Me lbseellay ; while directed by
62&1 sew TIM eingyehns wsednied itself unnb-
;COihnegannt the anhilingat. In a word, the
I* mug b• repried en ea meat in society to bo
einewhered helMs anninour by ell who in the
essellaw nine bee yew
e=redT to Obi ikimedly being et en
more earnestly Era Lend Nspks, and it Nor will°,
without invidious eemparietta, that Lady Napier bee mu-
pletely wenthe been et this community hy NM high
womanly imeelliene whin renders her so fitting • mem
sentetive of ne Qum who, sh over the civilised walk
men bosomed big ilimestie virtual then fog the wows
which is betaking& enil ennobled by their refaigentte."
PUBLIC OPINION IN EXOLANIL—Not long since
the Leaden /Teen get wen ether Lt= ye" expressed
the somviellen that ow wen te seek es in lailantiel
pabilithe=en in this sunup, whisk bei • statrabMg or
lON epee or executive; and tieseeedon alum
rework wee es appeninnt, we benne, by Kr. Derhawn
Bet ea eppidessni bee recently ben gene by Lad Ni-
ssen/in In the some d her Majesty the gown which,
igigegge kenLaset the British preen, naila wee
to bea peen whip epee public opines la Chest Britain
then eggennint which has ever bun made by my of
ts here mut, et lent, naive
sae
manna etAlgriserly which the Praident reprints,
bat In the ere in pie.tion the gunge seen to
have been ea pest on the pep which sup-
ports Lord Penmen a. on the people at Imre.
The gainesel prigs el Greet Belton Is lend end Mgr is the
denneelelisa, ad the Times, though net gsgegeng whit it
mid et the magi two yews ego, sententi (mall saw by
=rely saying that be is utterly melees. AU Om other
pipers, biewswir, see loud enough and distinct moo in
their einstalittion end even the emu of the premier bee
seeking in egg Is defence of the appointment. It Is en for
as to quarrel with our good ftieada on s point of Ude ;
it is aeo te ge, ad we do not cane straw whether the
dsecnient et the lying err the De Baton keep the privy
ead. We nay ellen bit se ga widens* et the little le-
gird thed ie geld to pain Ganes in gash teethes ht England
end of the eking pains et Lord Palmerton who can
Wind M ashlllortieso—New York Ilmat.

VIRMNIA eivalsenoN IN 1888.—n. American
tapers roan red by the lest mall publish an extraordi-
nary correspondence betwese a Mr. Ridgway, editor of
the Richmond Wtig, sad Mr. Wise, son of the
governor of Virginia. Mr. Ridgway_ deliberately makes
the following propoellits to Mr. Wise I propose
that you sad I select curdy one friend each, and with
one pair of phials me shall all meet in your are cur
tLiait at her tie be beemiter deal/mated—dui after thus
end the deer big locked, you sad I shall be
ertemely bilwahils6--dow they the seconds shall hoed en of
the pair end lens the other unloaded—that they shall seat
determine by lot the eltoice of yestole—that the pistols shall
theta be handed to ua, and that yours shall be placed directly
spinet my breast, and mine against yours—that next, end
dually, at the giving of the word we shall both pull
trigger, and let the coamequeuces take care of them.
selves." This saysge proposal le rejected by Mr. Wise—not
on any moral ground , but because it is in violation of
the " code." Mr. Ridgway, in his rejoinder, say. that Mr.
W tee himself violated due • code" when he perpetrated an we
of personal violence with his cane. Mr. Ridgway takes
advantage of tistrint, and for the reason that his &dear-
eary has dole the rube of the " code," sad thereby.
thersgarded t made that obtains amour pa
deolimes all farther correspondence. Mr. Ridgway=
a Wary of the whole affair to the public, sad, is his owe
onammils thirsts, hes the realities to select that hit mur-
derous pepeeitlet ". moaned simply to in appeal to Pro-
vidence sad the right of the cam'
FATAL QIIAMUILLIXO IA WOItROVIIF.B.—An in-
et was held st Ecesemat, yesterday, oa the body of Jobs
Webber, sped dd. The deenteed wee an *mate of the Bast
Leedom Union d. The
end was to the habit of tined
sat la the Wight, te the mil. of the *compass et the
arm wad. 0111 by deft Ms Wednesday sight, a men
asmed P who sip M the teat bed wot up tuned
the deorseets seer, es that he fell on, the dom.and
He died
tie curet day. The siantect add that he bet to dank that
the
reoddeatesedeed hem ,mtinelll hea
is the d lth, bad .
Th died !rem the Injurlse
oore*" returned* tr-
am of ' spinet Patna. At Impost et
enee. thees..:=4.owelffhaid Pa
Hereelydenne. The
Wright, wee an Mena, of Olavete
emblem% flowawark. He was paralysed so efts side,
and reambez peps, neewpd iliselmia, wee brig ltim. when
Weight pet up es Wen bilm, whereunto Mselten. was
a mesh mtheimed him by the seat & lan
mural = the
Meth Deemed beenes end eau
beensble, awl
' and oa Tkierstisy. • media et "Maaaleagbeer" wee elm
toured is AM ease.

SIR JAMES OCTRANI'S ICTORY.

/'RUN A PRIVATE LETTIR.)
CAMP ALUMBAGE, DEC. 23.
The expedition of the 22nd of December was well
designed by General Outran, and admirably exe-
cuted by the troops under his command. He had
received information that the enemy were preparing
to cut off our communications in the rear, and were
that very morning about to proceed to form a chain
of outposts between our camp and Bnnnee, about 14
miles trot here towards Cawnpore, and place guns
in position. For this purpose they had collected
men and guns at a village about three miles from
camp, in the direction of Dilkoosha, near Lacknow.
Outran determined to surprise them and take their
guns, and started at four o'clock a.m. yesterday
morning, with 1,100 infantry, some 100 or 150 ca-
valry, and 6 guns, to effect his object. We neared
their advanced picket just at daybreak. After we had
approached, under cover of a ruined and burnt village,
to within a few hundred yards of them,Outram halted
us, and sent on his scouts to see and report. The
sth were, as usual, in front, and did all the work,
with the artillery and cavalry. We (the sth) num-
bered 400; part of the remainder formed a reserve,
and the other part attacked at another point, but
met with no resistance. Well, the scouts passed
round the corner of the village wall, and with a
gesture of silence returned to Outran. All was
done in complete silence. Outran went on a little
by himself, and beckoned us on. As soon is we
emerged out into the open plain we saw their cavalry
%ideate, who stared at our staff for some seconds in
astoniahment before they challenged us; but u
soon as the column of red-coats showed round
the corner they fired their carbines and gallopped
off to the main body. When we were fairly
in the open the enemy fired upon us from
their tope, where they were encamped, and sent us
a round shot before we could deploy into line.
Ontram speedily gave the order to form line and
advance. We accordingly changed our position and
formed into line—the " thin red line " which has on
so many occasions before upheld the honour of Eng-
land and brought confusion to the enemy; and only
giving the enemy time for one more volley, we
charged with a hearty British cheer, and carried
everything before as. Its such a splendid thing to
witness a charge of British bayonets. We captured
their gun, with the loss of one man killed and one
wounded. On we went, skirmishing through the
jungle on the right, and, having driven them out of
their camp, re-formed line and advanced across a
large plain. Just here the Volunteer Cavalry made
a charge and drove the enemy still further on.
We were on the point of charging a second
gun, when a shower of grape came and
disabled me. Both my legs were knocked from
under me, just as if somebody had come and given
me a severe rap with a thick stick. I fell, of course,
and at flat feared that my legs had been smashed,
or severely injured, so fancy my delight and thank-
fulness, after they were examined, to hear that I had
received no more hart than a hard blow would be
calculated to give. The grape had struck the inside
of the calf of my left leg high up, without touching
the bone, and also of the right leg, merely producing
a large lump and bruise, which will, I hope, entirely
leave me in a week or so, and enable me further to
participate in the punishment of those ruffians.
When, therefore, you read of Ensign D—
being slightly wounded in a smart skirmish,
which ended in the capture of four of the enemy's
guns, eleven tumbrils tilled with ammunition packed
for service, elephants, camels, and bullock waggons,
with the slight loss on our side of three killed and
seven wounded, yon will, I think, find little reason
for regretting the Mane of our morning's business.
I retired to a dhoolie and remained with the reserve
for the red of the morning. While I was being
carried away, I heard another cheer, and knew we
had taken another gun. The enemy was driven out
of their village, which we left burning. They sent
supports front their right; but as our object was
simply to drive them from this position on their left,
and take their guns, and not to hazard a general
engagement with an enemy overpowering in point
of numbers, and as that object was, by God's help,
effected, we quietly returned to camp about eleven
o'clock to breakfast. The General very kindly sent
this morning to inquire after me. He Is a kind con-
siderate man, and is much liked by men and officers.
A box of warm clothing will be invaluable to me now
that my kit is lost at Cawnpore, for it is almost im-
possible to replace articles of clothing at any price
now. R. W. b.

SPORTING.

—.—
TATTERSALL'S—MONDAT.
Subscribere seemingly sattembled for the sole purpose of
settling the Lincoln accounts. Betting on coming events wee
useemmonly
Dike( the early part of the afternoon 4 to 1 was currently
Wind on the geld for the Two Thousand, but until nearly
the does of businesa buckets were shy. At last, however,
about 2001. was invested on Clydadah at those odds, and a
like mount on Brother to Marchioness at a point more.
The other transactions on this event were In trifling sums.
epondation on the Chester Cup was only remarkable for
the illeady support conceded to Adams. ; end the Derby hot-
ting was marked by the upward tendency of Cock-a-doodle-
doo, who has adranord to 100 to 7, end about whom 6 to 4
would have been taken against Clydesdale, 2.000 to 60 each
was laid in one bet against Mantmore, Vandyke, and Long-
range.

NOTTINOHAN HANDICAP.
3 to 1 apt Mr. John OsnceseS Honeybees J yrs, 14 Mb It)
LIVMRPOOL lITZIPLYCHABZ.
10 40 INW Cartaht Connell% LPL TOM. ne lab It)
PO So T Mr. T. Hadbmis The Homer, lost elb 0.4
WI Ms 110 Mr. T. Jame'. Tom Moody, lost 10th
TWO THOUSAND.
to I 9844 Hr. HoorardS 00dondats 40
sto 1 Mr. B. Rayne% Mother be Idaretdosses
19 to 1 Lard Illtotemdalfs The Happy Land IN
14 to 1 Mr. J. Marro Lord of Lam it)
no to 10 apt Clydesdale's Manta/ this event and the Derby (t)
CITY AND ffUIIUIDAN.
16 to 1 NA Lord H. Tbynaes *Madam 4 ms, lot 21b (t)
22 to 1 )12. T. Posen
OH/MITIR Bann,' me. eat 44
CUP.
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Sto i 1 Ms. W. l'AnoteS Shan .4 yre let Ps It off)
20.40 1 Mr. J. Marrs Xing ot I 4TM est 4/b
ISM to 30 Per L. Nonemani Botany, 3 yrs, M 124140
1000 to M C. Hawks vasiv, 4 rm. Sol 1011) (U
loco to 90 Mr. H. !anemones N. Dobler, 4 yrs. en 101 b
PM to M BU L. Noonsaos Pap& Jack. 3 yr.. let It)
DIRBY.
10 to 1 1014 Dlr. Howard% Clydeedale loffd I
100 to I Mr. Bowen% Osok a-doodle-000 40
MP to 30 Mr. W. H. Hook'. Burma II)

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sot 76 71b.

PROGRAMME OF THE NOTTINGHAM SPRING
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Mr. T. MWuif, Nerthounitak; Muter. Mr. Mott.
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alb. OM 4lb ; and illias„est ball-bred !DlMSallowed 41b; a wiener
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LYCIUM.

Last night Mr. C. Dillon perforated Tag° for the
Bret time thls season. It is a prdersble performance to his
Othello • there is • dere or more intellectual sad los
essieal power, and the subtler plumes of the aureole are
t forward proodosetly bat =obtrusively. The
Othello of the evening was a Mr. Roberts, an Anemic=
actor, who was sosroely fitted for the part.

lath InttWpm.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEB. 16.—APPEALS.
(Before the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord
Wensleydale, Sic.)
The learned judges of the common law courts attended
this morning to deliver their opinions on certain writs of
error which bad been argued last session.
Ths Judges present wore Chief Justice Cockburn, Justices
Coleridge Wigbtman, Williams, Crowder, Crompton, and
Wflles; Barons Martin, Bramwell, Watson, and Channell.

CROFT V. LCYLIIY.-THi OPIRA-1101:81S.
This wee a writ of error from the Court of Exchequer
Chamber affirming a decree of the Court of Queen's Bench.
The matter came before the latter court in an action of eject-
ment brought to recover possession of the Open-house in
the Haymarket, under a proviso in the lease for re-entry on
the ground of forfeiture. At the trial a verdict for the
plaintiff was taken by consent, subject to a special may
which raised two questions, tire, whether the lease had
been forfeited ; and, secondly, whether there had been any
waiver of the right of reentry. The plaintiff contended that
the facts in the special cue showed that the lease was forfeited
by reason of breaches by the deeedant, Benjamin Lumley, of
the covenants, first, not to convert the Opera-hones to any
other use than for acting operas, arc.,but to um his utmost en-
deavours to improve the same for that purpose; secondly, not
to let the boxes for more than a year or newton • end, thirdly,
not to charge or 'member the theatre by mortgaging the
same or granting any rent charges or other ineumbranoes. The
defendants contended, first, that the facia stated in the special
ease showed no breach of any of the covenants , secondly, that
if any breach appeared, none appeared upon which plaintiff
had, under the proviso for re-entering on the lean, any right
to reenter; and, thirdly, that if any forfeiture of the lease
was shown to the one' such forfeiture wee waived by the
recent of rent ender the circumstances stated in the case.
The present writ of error was then brought.
A majority of the learned judges were of opinion that there
had been no forfeiters, and that if then had been there
had been also a waiver,

000PS1 ILADL-TLYILLIMO EXPESEIESI OF ELECTORS.

This woe • writ of error from the Court of Exchequer
Chamber meaning a ruling of the judge of the Omen's
Bench on a bill of exceptions, tendered in a cam in which the
plaintiff sought to recover penalties from the defendant ander
the Corrupt Practices at Elections Prevention Act, 1864, for
having paid the travelling expenses of a voter of the borough
of Cambridge, in order to induce him to rotator the defendant
at the said election. The judge at the trial directed thbeeta
that if the defendant, or any person authorised on his
gave money to the voter on amount of hie vote, that te to
say, that the moving camas of his giving such money was the
voter's having voted for the defendant, they should find
co two counts of the declaration for the plaintiff, although
the mum of money se given was no more than the fair and
reasonable expenses of the voter travelling from Huntingdon
Ito Cambridge on the day of election and back again,and al.
though the 4shadeat honestly believed that he was com-
miUing no offence thereby. The jury accordingly found on
these two counts for the plaintiff, for 1001. on each count.
On a writ of error the Court of Exchequer Chamber reversed
the ruling of the judge below, and ordered a venire de novo,
The present writ of error was then brought.
Justices Whiles, Crompton, and Willis... and Barons
Channell and Watson were of opinion that the decision of
the judge at the trial wee right in every particular, and the
Chamber
Justices Coleridge anwrcrtightman were of opinion that the
payment of travelling expenses wee illegal under the act,
but that there was not evidence that the defendant autho-
rimed the payment, nor did they think that the payment was
made corruptly.
Mr. Baron Bramwell alone concurred with the Exchequer
Chamber on all points in favour of the defendant.

BODDY V. IFITZOIMALD.

This Via a writ of error from the Court of Exchequer
Chamber in Ireland, the point involved being the construc-
tion cis will. It vas of no Interest to anyone but the par-
ties eaneorsed.

The Lord Chancellor moved that the opinions of the judges
on all the ores be printed, and their 'archer consideration
adjourned•

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
The of the court for the February Omni !nounwere reeti yesterday moming at the Ovnintell,Weilminster,
by adjournment from Clerkenwell. Thin were 46 prisoners
for trial ; 39 for felony, and 7 for miedemesnonr,