The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-23 00:00:00

(From the New York Independent.)

The power of the slave interest at Washington is broken.
The incubus of slavery is thrown off from the federal go.
vernment. For the four years after the 4th of March next,
offices under the general government will be had not for sub-
serviency to slavery end to the sectional interests, institutions,
and measures of the South, but for an honest and capable
devotion to the righteous ends of government under •
constitution of freedom. The slaves are not emanci-
pated—for no voting or legislation at the North can
reach their use. And yet tko day of their safe and
peaceable emancipation will be visibly h.-stencil by
the inaogar•tion of an era of freedom at Washington.
Tho ant of government is emancipated from the rule
of the bludgeon and the bowie-knife. The Postaffice
is emancipated from the terrors of mob-law. The highways
of trade and travel are freed from the ruffianism of slave.
drivers. Northern cotton merchants are emancipated from
the dread of disunion. And, most of all, speech and pea
and vote at the South will be emancipated from the tee.
mei= that has so long repressed any honest and manly
sentiment against slavery.

The New York Times of the 9th says :—" Lady
Franklin, yesterday, visited the Rutgers Female Institute,
when she was introduced to the young ladies by Rev.
Dr. Krebs, who made a short' address. Remarks were also
made by Dr. J. W. Francis, after which Rev. Dr. Asa D.
Smith, in behalf of the young ladies of the Senor Chas,
promoted lady Franklin with a richly-illustrated volume.'
An order of the French Prefect of Police enjoins
the immediate introduction of the diapason fixed by law in
all concerts, balls, and places of musical entertainment.
The Zoological Garden in the Bois de Boulogne
has just just been enriched by two magnificent lophophores,
birds from the Himalaya Mountains, the dazzling plumage
of which has procured them the name of the golden bird.
At the last rehearsal of the new ballet at the
Grand Opera, Paris, Mdlle. Duette, one of the &mouses,
while stooping forward to speak to some one in the
orchestra, let bee dress come in contact with the footliAts,
and it was immediately in a blase. Fortunately the demos
were extinguished almost immediately and the let re.
osived only • few slight burns.
On Wednesday evening a dinner was given to the
Mayor of Derby, Mr. Cox, at the Royal Hotel in that town.
Mr. Baas, M.P., in the course of a speech, referred to par.
liamentary talk. "I don't wish," he said, "to disparage any
of the speakers, for some of them are undoubtedly able
debaters, but when I tell you that some spoke at least
100 times, end others as often as 900 times, I think I
have given you a pretty good reason why so little has been
done. (Hear, hear.) For instance, Mr. Ayrton, a clever
man, spoke 217 times; Mr. R. James, Q.C., spoke 196
time ; Mr. Newdegate, 123 ; Mr. Bouverie, 1153 ; Mr. Pope
&winery, 109 ; Mr. Matins, 105 ; and Mr. Darby Griffith,
10L (laughter.) But nu doubt not one of these gentle-
men spoke oftener than he believed the true interests of the
country required. (A laugh.) Again, nine metropolitau
members (exclusive of the city of London and Middlesex)
made 955 speeches, and if all the rest of the hollykr had
spoken in the same proportion it would have taken five years
to get through a session of parliament."
Trade is now better in Ireland than it has been
for many previous years. In the course of a discussion at
the board of the North Dublin Union on Tuesday, the
gratifying fact was mentioned that there is not now a
single tradesman within the workhouse, a circumstance
which presents a remarkable contrast as regards former
years. The number of inmates has also greatly diminished.
We mentioned yesterday, the melancholy occur
rence which happened on Tuesday to Mr. Bally, while
following the Beaufort hounds. The fears expressed have
been unhappily realised by Mr. Baily's death. He was
riding with hie usual spirit, and had just remarked that the
fox would escape by drowning, when he was attacked by a
fit of apoplexy and fall from his horse. Death terminated
hie sufferings the same evening. Unfortunately, Mrs.
Baily was at Weston-super-Mare, from which she was
immediately summoned to the family rewidenoe, Aldaley
Court. Her father (11r. Daniel Cave) also proceeded to
the house, but life had I 1 d ere they reached it. Mr.
gaily was long • well-known citizen of Bristol. being for num y
years engaged in the lend trade, and his sudden removal
regarded with sorrow by a large circle of friends. He am
65 years age