The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-29 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The Bornasia' Captain Trantman, arrived at Cowes
Yesterday, on her way to Hamburg. She left New
York on the 18th inst. Amongst her passengers was
Mr. de B. Spenner, United States Minister' to Bel-
gium. The steamer Bremen, of Bremen, arrived at
New York on the 14th Mat. The Borussia spoke
the Vigo on the 16th, the Eliza and Belmont from
Quebec on the 20th, the English barque Gordon on
the 22nd, and the Bremen ship Republic on the 28th.

THE GALWAY AND AMERICA STEAM

PACKETS.

GALWAY, YVUDAY !VINING.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Indian Empire mailed
pxnetnally on the arrival of the mails at half past
eight this evening for Halifax and New York, with
a tall cargo of merchandise, and 408 pasesegera, of
whom 60 were first-clam, 110 sevood, and the
rest third-clan.

NETTING OF THE CONGRESS ON
LITERARY AIID AUTISM COPYRIGHT AT
BRUSSEL&

The first meeting of the above Congress was held
co Weida, at Broods. Out of 660 gentlemen who bays
given In their methadon to the objects of the Conger, about
600 were pesment. M. Chas. Folder, formerly Meister of
Justice In Belgium and who has noted as president of the
°countess of organisation, occupkd the du*, and opened
the defog with an appropriate !address. M. Chas. Rogiar,
I Wester of the Interior, was then elected hamar; prod.
dent, and the following forego members were added to the
bureau as vice-presidents :—For Denmark, K. Sehlem,
Praeger of the Univandty of Copenhagen and Member of
the Danish Diet; for Germany, M. Wail/ben, Councillor
of Regency of the King of t3axony ; for Sardinia,
Berea Jaequssond, Senator and Councillor of State;
far Rolland, M. B. Vanden Brinr.k ; for Portugal N.
Silva Ferret, Melee Slavery of State; for the duchies of
Parma and Planate, M. Martini ; for England, Mr. Knight
(desesibed by one clam Brussels papers as a " delegate from
the Royal Academy"); Ice Freese, MM. Woloweki, of
the Institute, Saliba, of the French Academy, and Baron
Taylor ; for Spain, M. Pacheco, former Minister; for Switzer.
lend, M. Gaulliur, of the Genesee Institute ; for Anatt:a,
M. de Stubennuse4 professor of the University of Vienna.
The foreign secretaries are MM. Robert Bell, dramatio
author of London; Qui/frey, delegate from the Cade of the
French Library; Levy Jordao, lawyer, of Lisbon; and Isola,
artist, of Genoa.

M. Romberg, general secretary, then gave a brief amount
of the soomorials, suggestions, and observations addressed to
the Congress by various societies end academies, also by
individual authors and artists. The Congrem then divided
Into sections, and actively commenced business. We obeeive
that the third section (presided over by M. t3oribe) pro-
nounced an behalf of fifty years as the term to which the
copyright In dramatic and musical works should ex-
tend alter the author's decease. The fifth no-
tics (of which Count Artivabeas was president), agreed
to submit to the Coignes the abolition of the cartoon duties
epos books and works of art, or, at any rate, the reduction
red simplification of those duties. Yesterday afternoon •
public sitting was to be held, at which the reports of the
sections would be read.

On Monday evening the members were entertained at a
mama by the artistic and literary Caen of Brussel,. Last
evening they were to be received by the Minister of the
Interior, and to-daythe King end the Duke of Brabant, who
have extended their patronage to the Congress, will be pre-
sent at the

ELECTION OP LORD NAPOIL-(THIS DA T.)

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This being Michaelmas-day, the Lord Mayor
and Sheri/Is, In full state, left the Mevsim•house at

about twenty minutes before twelve o'clock, and procmicl
to Guildhall, where they were received by the aldermen end
officers in the aldermen's room, the Lord Mayor, aldermen,
Recorder, and sheriffs being in black court suite and scarlet
gowns, the Lord Mayor and aldermen who have passed the
chair also wearing their hoods and chains, the aldermen
next in tarn for the chair being fa full dress, with lace
frills, and the officers in full dress, with their pwas. A
nosegay having been presented to each, ateording to ancient
clastom, by the usher of the court, a pox :mica wee formed
from Guildhall to St. Lawrenoe Church, conducted by the
junior marshal, in the following order :

Sheriffs Chaplst's.
Under Sheriff..
High Bailiff of Southwark, (Mr. Pritchard.)
City Solicitor.

Comptroller.
Secondary.
Common Pleaders.
Judges of the Sheriff's Court.
Common Sergeant.
Town Clerk.
Chamberlain.
Shea iffs.
Aldermen below the Chair.
Recorder.
Aldermen put the Chair.
Senior ?dumbed.

I

Lord Mayor's Chaplain, (Rev. G. neither Nicholas, MA.)
Common Crier, (Mr. Beddnme.)
Sword Bearer, (Kr. H. W. Sewell.)
Lad Mayor.
The communion rube being then reed by the rector of
St. Lawrence, Jewry, the Hundredth Psalm wee sung by the
children belonging to the parish schools, after which the Rev.
G. T. Nichol (as Lord Mayor's chaplain) preached an appro-
priate sermon of about twenty-five minutes' duration, from
Phillipians, 3 ch., 20 v.
At the ooncluake of the aert ice the procession left the
church, and returned to Guildhall, where hustings had been
previously erected at the east end, on which the Lord Mayor
took his station, with the recorder sod aldermen who have
passed the chair on his right, and aldermen who have not
weed the ohair on his left.
The CORMON Calla then desired silence, and formelly
declared the Common Hell open for the election of a Lad
Mr. The RECORDER, in a few words, exhorted the livery to
do their duty fearlessly and boteetly.
The Lord Mayor, attended bythe aldermen and recorder,
then retired to the council chamber, preceded by the marshal
and sword bearer, leaving the aberiffa attended by the common
sergeant to proceed to the election.
The names of the aldermen, who had not passed the
chair were then reed over, beginning with Aldermen why,
and the livery, being desired to choose two out of those alder-
men to be returned as their choice to the court of aldermen,
show of hands were taken for aoh, separately, and declared
to have fallen upon Alderman Wire and Alderman Cubitt,
lr, the next in aucceadon.
oerlficers then retired to the Coat of Aldermen to ac-
quaint that court with the result of the elates.
The Cour tof Aldermen then " scratched" in the moat
way; the recorder, town clerk, and common sergesnt
having scrutinised the vote", reported the majority to be in
favour a Alderman Wire. who was thereupon declared to to
duly elected Lord Mayor for the year ongoing, and conduotc I
by the sword-beuer to his seat on the lett of the Lord Mayor.
The Lord Mayor, with the Lord Mayor elect on hie lei.:
hand, 'campanile by the Aldermen, then returned to the
hurting.; and
The RECORDER declared to the Common Hall that Alder-
man Wire had been elected. _ .

The COMMON CRIER 11100, in the venal form called upon
Alderman Wire to come forward, and declare hie consent to
ell the office.
The Loan IIiATOR Elect (who was received with applause)
accordingly advanced to the front of the busting., a.M after
being then Invested with the chain of aloe by the sword-
bearer, briefly stated his willingness to accept the olio', and
his deteembiation, by the help of the corporation end the
support of the livery, to support the honour and dignity of
the office end maintain the rights end privileges of
the City. He, then, having thenked the Hoary for his dm-
tion, sad he ought not to depart without saying that it
would be his especial duty to take can of their
ancient rights, and to see that In any change
'.that might be proposed by the government for
the better regulation- of the city the rights of the
livery were preserved. To his surprise a dame wee
inserted into the late bill hitroduced into parliament for
that purpose, whereby the rights of the livery were destroyed
end the privileges vested In Common Hall were transferred
to a body for whom be had great reaped, but It was small in
number., and in his opinion ought not to be entruetzillth
soca rights. Should any attempt be mede to catty st
transfer dozing his meyoralty, all the power of his ce
should be brought to beir ageust it. Not that he was
opposed to real program and improvement, where it meld be
nay effected ; but he would not rob me class of their i Letts
to benefit another. (Cheers.)
The Loan MAYOI4 (Sir R. Carden), in aoknowledging the
vote, said that he had promised when elected to devote his
whole time sad energies to the duties of the office, sad he
eoeld now amens them that sin*. that time ha bed not hen
stave a stogie day. (Cheers.)
Alderson LAwavnca, in returning thanks for the late
iheritte, reesieded the livery that eight years ago they paid
Manse completion to his late tether.
A mete of thanks to the Lord Meyer and sheriffs dkeett
the 8.
TlLel=eyer elect them accompanied the Lord Mayor
la his stele coach to the Mansion-house, attended by the
sheriffs, and officers, whom the Lord Mayor
this entertain et dinner.

Thi ASYLUM roe INSANII SOLDIna.—On the
occasion of the recent visit of the Oemsetimeiesere in
to the Asylum for lanes &Idlers at Feet Pitt, 2 lAiisumcg
was aeoerneeted that there IMO scarcely say
oreeliled for the patients, es wee the aces as elm
voltam, the inmate. t sing left shoat =dray* tiltialg:
vaisanne. This Wiese, with other
pail hr tbe osorahrebraere, came ullsrirhile 6.1.31tai11e ..
Tel PA she Sorer, of State ter War, whir Ws IP'
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