The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-17 00:00:00

TILE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVE*ING, NOVEMBER

" he stated, u the result of his

" with the American Governmwt, —that he
" aidered it perfectly hopeless to attempt tie in-
" duce them to throw open the coasting trade, for
" it was not only the Government which objected,
" but the feeling in the Union was so strong that
" he considered it impossible for any government
" to carry the admission of foreign vessels to the
"coasting trade through the Legislature. We
" have come pretty well to the conclusion that
" all remonstrance would be in vain." Such
is the wisdom of bureaucracy. Hero we have
loose generalities indicative of fixed national
jealousy and repugnance, from the authoritative
lips of a witness produced by the government to
make out a cam before a Committee of the House
of Commons, that there was nothing to be done for
the Shipping Interest. It is curious to remark that
Mr. lisstmoND amigns precisely analogous reasons
for attempting nothing of late by way of
negotiation with the Government of France,
in which country he lay it down oracularly,
as the result of diplomatic communication,
that national feeling concurred with Imperial
policy in refusing all relaxations in our favour.
The Address of the House of Commons calling on
the Crown to renew negotiations for the purpose
was calculated to render the affair more difficult.
" It is very little use attempting a negotiation
" when you know, from what has gone before, and
" from the general feeling of the country and the
" government, that the negotiation can coins to
" nothing ; it is better to allow things to remain
" quiet ; the more you press a reluctant govern-
" ment, the more likely are you to confirm them
"in their reluctance." As a model argument
for doing nothing this is almost unrivalled. The
valuable evidence from which we have quoted
was given in the month of June last; and already
we have had more than one proof on the part of
the French government how much more it was
inclined to attend to public and popular remon-
strance, from this side of the Channel, than to the
whisperings and wheedling. of diplomacy. Who
knows but it may prove so likewise on the other
side of the Ocean I

We have not concealed our belief that if any-
thing is to be done for the relief of shipping from
its grievances and shackles, whether in England or
in America, it mast be done out of doors by the
people themselves, for it will never be done by
mutual attempts at mystifying and out
manoeuvring one another on the part of our officials
or of theirs. At Boston the other day, Mr.
LINDSAY, in his capacity of volunteer ambassador
from the shipowners of the United Kingdom,
had a long audience with the Chamber
of Commerce, before whom he laid his
case respecting the coasting trade and
other matters. Thereupon debate arising,
the Chamber proceeded to consider his sugges-
tions, and only by a majority of two decided against
them. The fact, we think, is highly significant ;
for Massachusetts, of which Boston is the capital,
is the second largest state of the Union as far as
shipping is concerned. In 1858 there were en-
tered inwards at Boston, &c., 812,968 tons out of
a total of 6,605,045 ; and Boston, it must be re-
membered, is the centre and soul of the protec-
tionist interest in America. At New York,
the Chamber of Conuneroe was evidently much
divided in opinion ; and astutely shunned com-
matting its to any decided opinion by passing
a resolution which commended the entire subject'
to the early consideration of Congress. New York
alone equals in the extent of tonnage cleared out-
wards and entered inwards in the course of the
year the whole of the other ports of the Confede•
ration takcu together. We must say this is very
walls the official version of the matter
lon which Mr. MILNER n IRWIN relied for
the omission of soy paragraph in the re-
I Port of the committee favourable to hopes of
reciprocity. Various circumstances in the mute-
tions of the political world may tend moreover to
I bring about a change of policy in America as well
as elsewhere. Mr. Becnessx's administration,
relying as it did mainly on the support of the
Southern States, and having to deprecate the sus-
picions of the Northern portion of the Confederacy,
was naturally di►inclined to stir a question like
that of the opening of the coasting trade, which
would have been sure to have given a handle to
his opponents in New England. Should Mr.
tr yout"! be elected President by the prepor.der-
ante of Northern votes, he will have an equally
I strocg motive to ilium' if possible the resentment
of the South ; but the South is by industrial in-
stinct and political antagonism disposed to espouse
the doctrine of free trade in navigation as well as
in manufactures ; and if public opinion at New
York and Boston, to say nothing of other impor-
tant places, is shown to be neutralised or divided
on the point, it is not unreasonable to hope that
measures may be adopted for liberalizing the policy
hitherto pursued by America towards this country.

The recent reports that the Earl of Derby:
although recovered from his late severe attack of
gout, will not henceforth take the prominent part
in politics which he has hitherto done, rewire some
encouragement from the assembly, at the country
residence of Mr. Disraeli, of the other leading
members of the Tory party, including Lord
Moline*bury and Lord Stanley.

Tsis VACANT Querza.—lt is rumoured in well-
informed draw that the Duke of Newoestie is to receive
the Garter is the pit of her liejesty by the death of the
Duke it Richnioe&

81. Jmess's P.aukca, Nov. B.—The Queen has
been pleased, on the nomination of the Right lion. Lord
Foley, to appoint Giptain George Lane, R.oyal Elthorne
Light Infantry, one of her Majasty's Rueowable Corp of
lientlenien-iit-Araii, vies Captain F. S. Daubeney, re-
signed. —Grozage.

JAmsn's Pt Acs, Nov. 10.—The Queen MIA
bees phased, no the Domination of the Right. Hun. Lunt
Foley, to appoint Jams !Weil, Lig., one of her Majesty'.
Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice Stir Henry
O. R. Chamberlain, Bert., follined.—Rordte.

Tag ROYAL SOCIETY.—The first mooting of the
session 186041 wan bell at Thursday loot ; Gecend Sabine,
R. A., treasurer ad vice-presi.bent, in the chair. A numer-
ate list of preesath received during the recess was an•
nuance', inchading a Jae bast of General &bite by Mr.
Norman,
iperlay Mr. ('easier, F.H.B. A paper by
Geassal Sa ILA., was reed "On the Laws of the Phi,
SUOMI of the Distarbances of Magnetic Declination
is the Kew Obwirtatiry, with Nutiam of the progress of
ear knowled regardlsg the Magnetic Stortim.- At the
conclusion of the illeetillg it was announced that the anni-
versary meeting would bo held on the 30th November,
when the medals will be presented. Them have been
awarded as follows :—The Copley medal to Professor Bun-
sen, al Heidelberg, for hie electrical ad chemical re-
searches; the two royal medals to Mr. William Fairbairn,
PALS., and Dr. Augustus Waller, P.R.& ; and the Rum-
ford medal to Prolong( Junin Clerk Maxwell, fur his re-
matches in optics.

TkIE SAILDI NUN NAVY. —The Pattie gives some
intsmiting informatioo concerning the measures which the
cebinct of Term is taking for organising the Italian naval
Lane ti orders have Lem given to various grins both
in Europe Mid in America for venous kinds of vessels of
wer, which are to be ready by the middle of February, orof
:tl..rrti, at laten. Hy minas of these new resources, and of
naval storm found at Naples, anal by the establishment of
the Maritime conscription along the coasts, the Italian
lougdowi at tile WTIIIIIII4 of Wit, spring, II
11..,-t which will rank as the (toth in Europe, only thine of
En4iand, Franco, and Runde being superior.
THE SllrkWouD KIIPIIH PllllO CUM—Mrs.
the grandmother of the itherwonle, the children who were
hi.loapped in I:alway some months ■go, Ilea died io the
l• our I ourta' Simsbalsea, to which eh. we. committed by
tio• ('••ir! tpte.h'• f.,r c.ateWrd. he
•ery lost tramd to Ler psectsi.ol, but to the hat ►he oh-
starkly refused to give any Luton:within respecting them.

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IrIpD6OII.CABITAI, NOT.
Her Arsjeety's &Mier party yesterday, inducted
the Prinoe of Wales, the' Prisms Alice, Earl Granville,
the Doke of Nes castle, the Earl al St. Germane, Ledy
Cluellue Barrington, Viscount Hl•ehinbrook, Major.Gene-
zd Hon. R. Brace, Dr. Added, Mr. J. D. Engleheart,
Geptela Grey, and Major Teesdale. The party also included
the Duke and Derbew el Seenereet, snd Viscount and
Viseennter Sydney, who arrived on a visit in the
afternoon.

The band of the Royal Hone Guards played during
dinner.

Her Majesty's private band afterwards performed in the
drawing-room.
The Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by the Prince
of Wales, Princess Alice, Princes. Helen►, and Princess
Louise, walked in the Home-park this morning, and visited
the Duchess of gent at Frownere.
Prince Leopold drove out ins carriage and four.
Viscount Hinchinbrook, Dr. Acland, Mr. Engleheart,
Major Teesdale, and Captain Grey have left the Castle.
The Earl of St. Germans and the Duke of Newcastle remain
*cm visit.

Lieutenant-Colonel Koppel hail arrived as Equerry-in-
Waiting to the Prince of Wales.
The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty at the Castle
and took luncheon.

Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yesterday
from the Governors of the West India Islands.

Her Majesty the Empress of the French left
London yesterday for Hamilton Palms, via Edinburgh.
The Duchess of St. Albans and Lady Diana
Beauclerk and Viscount Falkland hays returned to York•
shire, from visiting the Merchantmen Frances Anne of Lon-
donderry, in Durham.

The funeral of the lata Earl of Cawdor took
place on Tuesday last, at Chilton Church, a short distance
from Stackpole Court, Pembrokeshire. It was conducted
in a private manner, the mourners being confined to the
present marl and the members of the family.
Lord and Lady Norreys leave town in a few days
for Townley 11411. Lsaceshire.

Lord and Lady Kennedy have arrived at the
Queen'. Hotel, Upper Norwood.

Colonel and Lady Caroline Towneley will leave
town on Tuesday next, for Po* en route to Nine.

The Rev. George E. Deacon, M.A., formerly
Fellow eat Tutor of Corpus Christi College, Word, has
accepted the ricarage of Leek, in the diocese of Lichfield,
to which be has been presented by the Right lion. the Earl
of Macclesfield,

The Rev. John Barlow has resigned the :honor-
ary secretaryship of the Royal lastitetioe, after a serrice
el 111 rem

Captain the Hon. J. Denman, B.N. will pro-
ceed to Antwerp on Monday, for the purpose of receiving
her Imperial Majesty the Empress of Austria, and will be
in attendance during the time her Majesty is under the
British Bag. Captain Denman will be accompanied by one
of the officers of her Majesty's bousebehL

The colonelcy of the lath Light Dragoons, vacant
by the death of General the Hoe. E P. Lygon, is not likely
to be fiUed up for some days; but we (Army and Nary
Gazette) hare mom to anticipate it will be conferred ton
Major-General Sir James Hope Grant, G.C.8., a selection
the propriety of which both the army; and the , public will
cordially ratify.

We (United Service Gavette) have great pleasure
in announcing that Admiral Sir Graham Eden Hamond,
G.C.8., has been nominated Rear Admiral of England,
vice the Earl of Dnudonald,G.O.R.,4sosesed. Sir Graham
I perhaps the most distinguished of the old war officers,
having served in Lord Howe's flag ship, the Queen Char-
lotte, on the glorious first of June ; and having commanded
the Blanche, frigate, under Lord Nelms at Copenbagealn
1801, enelusive of having performed a number of gallant
orrice@ during the war.

The Sacred Harmonic Society will commence ita
anieseta an the 30th of this month, with a performance of
" fiolomon."

Mr. H. Leslie's choir will shortly reeumo its
concerts et the St. Jsines's fiell ; when, too, since the fire
to Loog-screffilr. Hash's classes have found s place for
toasting. .

We(l &victim) hear from Vtanas that Herr
Leopold de Moyers career as a pianist has been interrupted
(it may be feared finally) ay as attack of paralysis. Sad
tidinp, too, have arrived thence of the stato of Harr
Enuit's health, which is mid to preclude all hope of him
recovery

Captain Burton, the famous African t reveller,
has arrived at Salt Lake City, the capital of the Mormons.
He is travelling through the prairies and preparing to pane
the Becky Mountain. as a mere amusement and relaxation I
His health, we are glad to hear, has improved.

A general meeting of the members of the Royal
Academy is called for Welosiday evening, November 21,
for the purpose of electing a member iu the room of the
late Sir Charles Barry, and for the transaction of " other
important business."

We tuelerataud that Meagre. W. H. Smith and
Ron have contracted with the directors of the Brighton
Railway fur the regular supply of boob and journals at the
various stations on that line. This change will complete
Messrs. Smith and Sou's network of operations for the dis-
tribution of books and papers between London and the
towns on the south coast.

Major O'Reilly, the gallant defender of Perugia,
w►o, according to leunoriciere, asked leave to capitulate
because throe of his men had been killed, six of them
wounded, and the rest greatly fatigued, ranched Balbriggan
on Thursday, whore he received such an ovation as a gloat
hero like hint is shim aditied to.

The Queen's staghounds met yesterday (Friday),
at the Belgian Miuister's beautiful resideoce, New Lodge.
The held was unusually large. The run was short, bat
sharp, over a beautiful gram country, but very deep and
heavy, and the stag wee take. near Hardiman's Gate, in
Windsor Forest. There was plenty of fencing and many
tails. The Prince Consort's harriers met yesterday (Friday)
at the farm of Mr. Henry Nash, Upton Lee, near Slough.
A smart old hare afforded one of the best runs of the day
across the country to the beautiful grounds of Colonel
Howard Vyes, at Stoke. Here she took water, followed
by the whole pack up the lake is front of the mansion,
&Hording one of the most exciting mosses imaginable ; but,
unfortunately for poor mule, the pack were too close upon
her heels, and just as she was landing was caught by the kg
by one of the holm& and drowned.

At Her Majesty's Theatre last night an elegant
illumination, In pearl lamps, appeared is frost of the
Colonnade—" Welcome Lome to the Prince of Wsles*—
two Prince of Wales's feathers, and garland of lamp
festooned.

The accounts from Potsdam of the health of the
King of Prussia ars again very disquieting. His strength is
visibly declining. and his moments of lucidity become mom
and more rare. Dr. Bower, the King's physician, bee
transferred his other patients to the care of another me.
dical man, and remains constantly at Una Bowl. The
(4uessi so loaner receives any person, and • fatal result is
expected.

The archives of the Russian legation of Turin
have Just beep sent to Roan, where these of the Nea-
politan embassy will also be deposited. The protection of
&erdinian subjects ia the Austrian states, which ham been
confided to the imperial legation of Russia, has been trans-
ferred to that of Sweden and Norway at Vienna.
A correspondent of the Times writes from Genoa
—" There is news,that seems too good to be true. The ru-
mours that are everywhere afloat about • possible mesa-
ciliation between the Pope and the King of Italy
may still require confirmation, and we may have
to wait • long tune fur it. They, however,
are not uadoserviug our attention. Negotiatious
are said to he pending between Count Carom'
and Cardinal Autemelli fur a formal renunciation of
ties temporal power by the Pontiff. By way of compress-
Um: his Holiness would receive an annual revenue or civil
list of 1,000,000 Roman crowns—to which. of course, every
catholic power would he free, and, wi doubt, too hAppy, to
mace its own addition ; and the cardinals—l suppose only
the Italian cardinals—would be admitted to the dignity of
senators of the realm, and receive a yearly sawed of
10,000 crowns."

Noses TRIBUTI or MIMI BURDETT COUTTS TO
Mum SHlDDRlL—Yesterday Kim Bhealdee, who loas so sin-
gularly advo,mted the rights of legitimacy of her father I.
the proommliugs sew haloes the Court of Probate, received
• letter from Mies Burdett Coutes, eaprassive of her dew
sympathy for the lady's positios, sad magratulating bar
qu the zeal she hoe displavel. The letter ws.. aromirenied
with a cheque for WM, for /dim !Madden's use during the
promeding•

LATEST nkriAG

SICILY.
Adrian from Palermo state that Mob applies,
tions have just been made to the commandant of
the citadel of Messina for the purpose of inducing
him to retire from the place with the Neapolitan
troops under hie orders. He was told that the vote
of the Sicilians had decided the definitive fate of
the island, and that the Bing of Naples, shut up
in Gaeta, had ceased to reign. General Pergola
replied that he only knew the orders which he bad
received, and that he would not surrender the
citadel until King Francis IL ordered him so to do,
and that if an attempt were made to take it by
force, he would defend it to the last extremity.
The general idea, however, entertained was that
the matter would be arranged when King Victor
Emmanuel visits Sicily.