The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-04 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, JULY 3.

The King left to-day by sea for Bordeaux, with
his suite, consisting of Senhores Masearenhas,
Folque, Courtinho, Magalhaes, Herchi, Rezende,
and Cones.

TURKEY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Juts 3.

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The Porte has conferred four superior appoint-
ments upon Christians, three of whom are Greeks
and one an Armenian. They have been re-
spectively nominated Deputy-Governors of
Salonica, Smyrna, the Dardanelles, and Yanina.

Tat: BELGIAN Rscsrrzoir.—A meeting of the
executive of the Belgian Reception Committee took /lace
yesterday at the Belgian Reception Committee offices, St.
Martin's-place, Trafalgar-square, arising out of the circum-
stance that the number who have inscribed their names to
visit London on the occasion of the meeting of the Na-
tional Rifle Association amounts to 2,1110, or more than
double the number anticipated. Colonel Loyd Lindsay
presided, and the Duke of Manchester, the Duke of Graf-
ton, Lord Loadeshorough, General Lord F. Paulet, Mr.
Graves, M.P.,Colonel the Hon. C. H. Lindsay, Sir R. Phil-
lips (late Lord Mayor), Colonel Gregory, Colonel Thomp-
son, and most of the member, were present. The great
point of difficulty which presented itself was the means of
making arrangements for the proper accommodation of so
large a number of visitors, but Lieutenant Furley, who was
the hon. secretary of the English volunteers in Belgtum;and
who has been appointed •• conanimioner" attached to the
Belgian headquarters, announced that he has already in
prospect accommodation for 1.500, and that by issue of an
advertisementpribly the additional accommodation could
be provided. It warn announced from Miss Burdett Coutta,
notwithstanding the enormous inereue, that that lady
would be prepared to enter•ain the whole. With regard to
the entertainment at Guildhall, as there a.-e no means of
expansion, it is doubtful whether more than 1,000 can be
entertained, and it is suggested that there should be lots
drawn, and those who partake of the City entertainment
should divide the honours with those who go to Windsor.
The headquarters of the Belgian Guard Civic will be at
the Grosvenor Hotel, whilst those of the Count d'Arschot's
volunteers will he at the Westminster Palace Hotel. With
regard to the ball, to take place on Thursday, the 18th
instant, and the concert, on Friday, the 19th, at the
Agricultural Hall, the committee consists of the whole of
the noblemen and gentlemen constituting the executive
committee.

THE NATIVE PRESS IN INDIA.—It has now be-
come a fashion to say that the educated Bengalee btu'
become " audacious," and that the Ifindtwi Patriot is his
chosen organ. Surely it cannot be a fault if we endeavour
to express faithfully the sentiments and feelings of our
countrymen, whether educated or uneducated, orthodox
or heterodox. We cannot indeed understand why our
Anglo-Indian contemporaries should deprecate hone 4 dis-
cussion of public questions in the native papers. If they
will take • dispassionate view of the relations of things in
British India, they will at once perceive that the
native press occupies the same position here which
her Majesty's opposition does in the British
House of Commons, barring of course the partisan
feeling which sometimes animates the latter. It is the
natives who are chiefly if not solely affected by the laws
and regulations passed by the Indian legislature, by the
abuses and defects of administration, by the freaks and
caprices of men in power, and by the thousand and one
causes in operation connected with the political govern-
ment of the country. The Europeans, by virtue of their
position as members of the ruling race, enjoy certain pri-
vileges and immunities, though not legalized, which no
native however exalted his rank or however large his
wealth can command. We do not mention this from a
feeling of hostility or jealousy, but state it as a fact.—
Hindoo Patriot May 13.
At the weekly meeting of the executive of the
Reform League, held last evening in Adelphi-terrace, Mr.
C. Cooper in the chair, the following resolution, in refer-
ence to the reply of Sir John Pakington to the deputation
which waited on him on Monday as to the removal of
Knightsbridge Barracks, was proposed Mr. Le Lubes,
seconded by Mr. C. Bubb, and carried, "That this council
sees with surprise and indignation the statement of the
Secretary for War ' that there should be barracks bandy'
to intimidate the people and prevent them from meeting
in • legal and constitutional manner; and this council
strongly protests against the idea that soldiers are kept
to oppress their own countrymen, and interfere with the
free expression of public opinion."
Sournawrrox, JULY 3.—The North German
Lloyd's steamer America, from New York on the 22nd
June, has arrived off Cowes, eo route for Bremen, with Id
paasengere far this port and Havre. She brings no mails
or specie.