The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY -rvErrING, OCTGBEIt 2, 1858.

daytime is altogether denied. Mut we forget Chat
numbers lighten labour, and that the work is &Mae
in relays—so managed, Mr. WiLIiNIAX avers, thit
is the aim of the Posrmarreaiagnalat the no man
shall have more than animas.* delight home Arty
a day, and adds, " that if, attar allowing for tempo-
" my cdreemetenswo caused by changes in the walks,
_

a any letter-carrier thought his duties were more
" Una a man of ordinary despatch might be expected
oto got through in an average of eight boars per
a day, he was at liberty to report his ease for wo-
o aideration. But few applications, neverthelser
" have been received ; and even in nearly all thane
" few oases, including, with one exception, those re-
" cently submitted to the POIIIIIAVITS-GENEBAL by
" a deputation from some of your body, it was found,
" on careful examination, that the daily working
" time, instead of exceeding eight hours, was ao-
" wally leas."

Are letter-carriers dogged by spies Unfortu-
nately the criminal records show ui that • repug-
nant system is forced upon the Post-office authori-
ties to lessen • temptation to larceny which
the public habitually put in the way at
every subordinate through whoes betide let-
ters have to peas. In spite of every sort of re-
- . . . .

monstrance, administered in every kind of form,
stuck up in shop-windows, printed on the envelopes
of official letters, and proclaimed from the mouth
of every letter-box in the country, people will per
in posting coin and other small valuables is
letters, whichthey will not take the trouble or ge
to the expense of registering. When the Mr. Tow-
Irwin of this week's Punch slip clandestine pre-
semi into receiving boxes, addressed to their Hatt-
ntarri,s, in furtive dread of being (sod oat,
they feel no qualm about the potable de-
struction they may be bringing upon some unfortu-
nate Poet officer who may have been tempted to
divert the nnrighteons present into his own
pocket. It is to protect such as Mr.
TOlllll3, and perhaps more harmless, but
careless, idle, or stingy people, who will neither woe
the money-order or registering facilities within
everybody's ratek, people who deserve no protection,
that the letter-carriers and sorters are obliged to be I
watched. Still the latter should not make too much
of the humiliating fact ; for if the guilty few
amongst them would only be as honest se their
many colleagues, not one of them would be subjected
either to suspicion or surveillance. It is doubtless
hard for the innocent to be Inspected ; but it seldom
happene in the Poet-office, we apprehend, or else-
where, we are sure, that the molly innocent are
Inspected.

Considering, therefore, the case of a minority u
put forth at the meeting of the Sonth-Western
letter-carriers, and the cue stated by Mr. BOUM-
Lim respecting the entire body, we are glad to find
that there is Ws real grievance and less general
ground for complaint than at tint appeared. It
menet be otherwise than that oat of the Poet-

WASTER-OINERAL'II army of two thousand strong
undue pressure may fall upon some shonlders,
giving genuine cause for complaint; but when
such complaints are properly made, they are,
we are told, attended to. In an establishment,
also, where aptitude and diligence, as well as
length of service, are passports to promotion, dis-
satisfaction must be constantly heard from
those who have been passed over. Upon the
whole, however, it is satisfactory to find that the
madition of oar friend the Postman, judging from
Mr. Boxelswam's eirealar, is, as timee go, reasonably
good; and that he le—with the exceptions that will
always *CM in the beet regulated official families—
what we have always believed him to be, a well-
disposed, industrious, sad respectable man. If he
will take a pieos of advice from as, we would ear-
nestly counsel him to fly from professed agitators,
and rely on the meritorious qualities which, even in
the fans of cireowstances less favourable than his,
are sore in the long ran to command succor.

Robert Montgomery, E.q., of the Bengal Civil
Barrios, has been appointed Provisional Member of
the Council of the Governor•Oensral of India.

Lord Ebrington has been on a Tilt to Lord Wel-
Sothis, at Mertes, user Thetford; which he left on Wed-
woodsy. The susses political sad personal fteets of the
noble viessust will be glad to hear fres the Weston' lima
that his health le mush betas then It was in the rummer;
tad that his lordship est eland s good clay's partridge shoot
Isg well.

We (Dover Chronicle) regret to announce that
awl( tbs match of mires& at *akimbo/a Park len Tow
ar, lia Ilaa. Lori Nati, inseellatoly eller witting tleo
bri. ses Mod vial us amiss* it. lir. Chalk, soma%
of 2711toran peargsly aimed* aad a mercer was dim
patois. rot lir. liwilay, of D.i, Um medical atteadaat of
dm Ismily. Mb 101614 is paiasely moonriss teem tles
Wok.

Os Sunday last the Bishop of London, who was
•• • visit so the Wasp of is dioass, ot Aborgwilly Palo*
Mad to a arentei reeporini at Se Penes Chinch,
Grins, tbs Bisbap ef St. David's an Hs Vestrni
Arabians Bens may OM Owanasiss ournes

lhs !'handy, the portrait at the Dabs of
Northumbelord, *Mai by heads Gawk was *esti hi
as bas at do laarmary at itromolo His gams is raper
mast Ph a Wise prom H. is YAW fa Nis waist sad
Grades robe at a pear of lir maks, midb Ns bias *lima
maws limi Irma yid& is Ise pes t wised, sad tits
sae pisp MA, 6119 robs.

Il'Az-orn. cm, Oct. 1.-1116 Queen US been
greeleeitylieeesi le give erases for the el:Toluenes* et Bear
Minkel R. J. Leah; C. 11... eseeetiree Comerease.is-
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Daiiime-annes, Barr. 28.—Tbs Qum has
bees to sepohn Joie Sammie, Jose Those
V sad William Jobe Jeffrey. Reqre, to he oseeado•
MAIM of Linguini Is the colony of BrWeb OuOa; sod
nnstat4 Young, Edward Road, Rath Freese Thor
Robert Gordoo. Charlie BO", WIWI' Ferris Kew
Raerev4 Rush Waimea, Jose Those OrosWe, Seausei,
Rowlineoe Harris, sad Alma* Wear. Ulm to be estb-
oocesniaserise of tazetioa la the rid eolony. Her Majesty
het el o bent pls.ed to tS. Butler. Req.. to be
osesebor of the of the Mead of Nylon.—
Bereft&

THE STArr.—Major-Geassal W. L. Williams,
K. 11., b somoded Lori West is ssomsd d the tad In-
tustry Brigade •t Sham/ilk lkiar usatissisA.
ty Assislost-Gssml Thsidisorito Bisset Major
Haw ; Colossi C. 8.. has stoossded
tosia•Colseid Alison as Sterstary to Golont Lord
Clytith Osmossilsp6a-atisf in India, said Idea-
lism* the Ni.. J. C. Dermsr, latit redionst, is sid•-ds-
sum So his hide* yin Be rlist: Beers lihdor Garrett,
Istimsat, Ira mama IC to Major of Brig•ds at W-
ails; Dam* Colossi E. R. Hill Lan boss appointri De-
pot, Adjatsat-Ossesi at Barbados, vine Colossi Gents.
C.D.; sad Cassels Kirk. 06th isprieset., is Ysior of &hinds
Gawk
Ishatry Brigs& at Allarebot —Mita &m ax
.

Tus EIPIDITWN To Bernell Count
lam demalmieet of Royal Ragemen formiai the
to British Columbia km embartid at Oravemallerritmeds.
the Tbamet City, 1,000 ems, whelk need he beim Am,
Maud Ise that pertioalar own* by de orommast. lite
member of mea who premed with thlt perdue et she esp.
lice is abase 120 of all realm, is theme of Ositith R. R.
Lem* R.R. The Thames City to fined with al bads of
Merge *w re by the Sappers sad Mame is the wok mid*
they will ban to perform. Ames( other OM% muldsen
her Meam wed water asylum, rails, sad other steaboolleal sp.
*Ma me hew bees eat out, revoker via a limo assert
sat
ai soppily sad Wain tools of every desoriptimi.
Ro getteeme farads( the mpeditica an all piked mem.
led tor the strefee they ere celled epos to whoa • literal
nee of yey will be awarded *am, togadmr whit • See past
el Mai is the Sew shoe • meals sarisyew
swim

erltirt. -
BAugolua, 91
litallidasty the Qum the reface of Wades, and
Prbona Alio% and IPrinioW Hokin, rode to
Loobiagar, stamaat by Lady Cbashill. tb. Elm MV
Illopford, Llontanant-Coloosi Ponaonby, Major Tasedals, and
Llostaust Coma.

The Primo Cceteest vole cut doss stolidl'.
The Toye2 dieser party included the Duchess of Kett.
Lay Amu Merle Dimon, Lard Issue Murny, sad NW
Mara Wortley.

The Qom tied voyal petty hemmed with AM/ pweenot a
ball given by her Majesty to the servants and gains of the
Castle and asighbonrhood in the wow ball-room,

Bare. 30.
The Prince al Weir, attended by Major Tendsle and
Mr. F. W. Gibbs, Ids, Balmoral for the White Lodge, Rich-
mond Perk.

Mr Edward Balmer Lytton has retuned to town from
linghwadan Manor, Bucks.
Mr William Jollifle ham let town on a visit to the Chan-
cellor of the Facheqwer , at Haglund= Manor.

The Right lion: J. W. Healy left Lond-on yertarday
afternoon for his east, Water Piny, Oxfordshire.
Dmpetcass for the Governors of the West India Colonise
sad of British Colasa/da, were seat yesterday from the
Cloiontal-offtwx Dingetebse were received from the Lord
High Corandmiceser of the lonian Islands, end from the
Governor et Malta.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, accom-
panied by Kr. Gibbs, Majors Teesdale and Ludy arrived
Ediaborgh last night at nice o'clock, and 11t isansw
&gal, thane:tar for London by ths North Brithik sweet
talk* doe at Ling'•-crosectatka at 10 a.m. W• ham that
bis Itoyst Hiatuses and snits posted been Babaoral tie
Cushion of Braemar and Shergowris to Perth, and dined at
the railway station then, th• board-room of the directors
being prepared for the ooction.—&wiestax.

Madame Munroe has greatly improved in health
&Wait her sojeara at St. I.eass•d's. HU excellency, who
has hew la town the greeter part ot this week, haves Skis
morning *join his brolly.

TbaDsthats Dowager of Hamilton la still con-
lo tar vielamso it Poriata-mtare.

The Berl and Countess of Albemarle are passing
M mean at *Or met, Quiddathare Hall, Norfolk.
Lord and Lady Edward Thynne hare left Long-
hate. the Margate of Bath's mat in Wiltshire, for Lyndhurst
fa the New Forest.
Lord and Lady Chesham passed through London
yesterday, as mite from Scotland to Winton, Bucks.
Lord and Lady Colchester have returned to town
from Tunbridge Wells. The noble lord and her ladyship
a:11 leave town at the latter end of next week for Brighton.
Sir William loll& has left town on a visit to the
Chancellor of the Exohnpaer it Haghentlen Manor.
Sir Henry and the Hon. Lady St. John Itildmity
kale returned to Dogmerelield park, and are readying
Mahon.

The Right Hon. J. W. Henley left London yes-
terday shernooe for hie seat, Water Perry, Or'ort'.Vre.
A magnificent diadem has just been designed and
mounted by 11r. C. T. Hancock, of Bruton-street, for lhe
?risme Worcesof4 of Russia. It is so formed es to be cat-
mints at *awn Into a necklace or bracelets, and connote
of nine brilliants of enormous else, each eurmountod kh
brdliwets of smaller dimenelona, end eounectcl by elawie
jointed ehidne oompoeed of atones of the came material, the
whole bang set In silver. The workmanship is in every
reaped masterly. The value of the ornament is upward. of
20,0001. The diamonds have long been heir looms In the
Woronsoff family.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
• • FRANC&

PARIS, BwrazoaY.•
The Mo•iterr of this morning contains a decree
postponing to the 30th of September, 1869, the
period fixed by the decree of the 22nd of September,
1867, relative to the importation of grain.
Yesterday the Emperor, accompanied by the
Empress, assisted at • review in the Champ
de *us.

(now OR owir

PARIS, Parni.r Ivlento.
The Dibats inserts a letter received from Rome
upon the subject of the child Mortara. It appears
that the father has addressed a formal petition to
the highest authorities, which may have the effect
of placing the affair in a new light. The father
stators that it is an error io seppo e his child sees in
a dying state at the time when the nurse adminis-
tered the rite of baptism. It had an ordinary
feverish complaint, to which all children are liable.
Now, u the certainty of approaching death is the
we condition necessary to the administration of
baptism to minors invitis parentilus, if it can be
proved that this condition we. wanting, the eere-
molly, according to the Roman ecclesiastical law, is
null and void. We shall see whether or not the
stimarter of St. Peter will avail himself of the open-
ing thus offered, to back out of the affs4 gracefully.
It his been decided to make Brest a commercial,
as well se a war port. The harbour presents great
natural advantages, but a good deal of jealousy has
always existed on the subject at Havre, Bordeaux,
and elsewhere, which bas hitherto prevented the
plans meditated from being du tied out.
We learn (by way of Marseilles) that there had
been a revolt among the troops at Tripoli, in conse-
quence of their pay being in arrears. So great was
the alarm among the Europeans that they all took
shelter at their respective consulates. The revolt
was immediately put down.
Aa Italian paper, published at Alexandria,
*Wee that there had been fresh troubles at
Djedda, and relates an incident which had
occurred in the Red Sea. The Yemen, a
steamer belonging to the house of Pestre, somewhere
on the coast of Abyesinia, took on board a numbzr
of pilgrims. When the steamer was out at sea these
fanatics attacked the crew, and mastered them. At
a fertanate moment an English steamer, belonging
to the Peninealer and Oriental Company, appeared
in sight, and before the museare which we., in-
tended could be begun the crew was relieved
from its perilous position.

The Russian Steam Navigation Company is
making several more arrangements of the
Villa/kenos 'port. In addition to a depot in
Algeria, others in Egypt and Barbary tee men-
tioned, besides one in Orme.

The Three per Cents. closed tc -day at 73fr. 65c.
for the end of the month, and the Four-and-a-Ralf
pee: Grata. at 966.1 Orleans Railway Shares,
1,439 fr. ; Great Northers, 990 fr. ; Strasburg,
746 fr.; Paris to Lyon, and the Mediterranean,
882 fr. 60e.; Western of France, 642 h. 60c.; Bor-
deaux and Cette, 603 h. 75c.; Lyons and Geneva,
660 fr. ; Bank of Credit Mobiher, 977 fr. 50c. ;
Roman Railways, 606 fr. ; Russian Railways, 610 fr.

BAVARIA.

MUNICH, FRIDAY.
On the first day of the Legislative Session,
the King has dissolved the Chambers, the opposition
being in a majority. New elections will shortly
take place.

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, TEVISDAT.

The Emperor Alexander left WarsaVto-cla---y....
M. de Mantenffel and the Rumba Minister,
bum Budberg, havejnet arrived here from Poland.

CRISIS IN PRUSSIA.

CNZON OVA OWN 00111111PONDINW.)
BERLIN, dmr. ga.
The shadow that hu long been looming la the
distance has now assumed a tangible shape ; in other '
words, we are in the midst of a ministerial difficulty,
and the most seams supporters of the constitution
cannot conceal the apprehensions they entertain u
to the result of this crisis. The wavering policy and
fluctuating irresolution which so highly characterise
the Court pirole, have found an echo in the minds of
the courtiers, who are divided into two separate par-
ties, advocating constitutional or absolute authority,
according to their family connexions, interests, or
traditions. It will, therefore, not surprise your
Haden is learn that this difflaisme of opinion has
extended to the cabinet end amend a split,
which has been so widened by the events
of the last few days, that in the best
informed circles a reconciliation is considered
impossible, and conjectures are being freely'
hazarded as to the chances of this oe that statesman
for a seat in the cabinet. Such a ministerial crisis
was the only thing, wanted to complete the present
complication of affairs.
From a source, on the authenticity of which I
pleas the greatest reliance, I learn that the dimen-
sions created in the cabinet were solely in come-
quenoe of differences of opinion on the subject of the
regency. Thor probable result will be that the fool-
lowing ministers will retire from office :—Gemeral
Coast von Waldman), the Minister of War; von
Rattner, the pietistical Minister for Religion
(colts); von der Heidt, the Minister of Commerce;
and von Bodelschwingh, the Minister of Finances.
The Prime Minister, Baron Manteuffel, and Minivter
for the Foreign Department, and his alter ego, Von
Weuphalen, Minister of the Interior, will most
likely not only retain their present posts but be
commissioned to re-construct the cabinet.

Bat let not your readers suppose that the new
cabinet will contain more liberal elements than it
does at present, or that it is to be considered in any
way u a concession to the constitutional party. On
the contrary, it maybe 'Lammed from the well-known
sentiments entertained by his Royal Highness the
Prinos of Prussia, that the new cabinet will be
wowed ap to the highest pitch of absolutism con-
sistent with the potent existing charter, which
there is but too good reason to believe they will
ignore as mach ss they dare, and systematically un-
dermine it, so as to create as little noise as possible,
when the time arrives for the blow which will make
it mumble away and sink into its own ruins. It is
asserted by some very well-informed persons that the
well-known arch-aristocrat, Count von Arnim-
Boitzenburg, will have a seat in the new cabinet,
and if this be confirmed, it will salliciently stamp the
character and intentions of the government.
The arrival of the Prince Napoleon, who passed
through this city yesterday, and proceeded without
any delay to Warsaw, has given ries to many con-
jectures and 'speculations on the part of oar politiaal
quidnunc's, but of the ml object of his mission abso-
lately bathing is known. The Prince's passport
I was lined* out under the incognito of " Comet de
Hendon."

It seems that minister' are gaits resolved to p
the press, and will not tolerate their speaking oat oa
the subject of paramount importance now at issue,
for the editor of another liberal journal of this city
has received an official " warning" to be careful what
he publishes!
P.B. Another paper has just been seised for its
article on the Regency question. It is called the
Posiksiet, end belongs to the extreme liberal party.

INDIA AND CHINA.

THE CALCUTTA AND HONG KONG MAILS.

The steam-ship Enxine, with the Calcutta, China,
and Bombay mails, arrived at Marseilles at 8
o'clock yesterday morning. The mails left for
London at 10 a.m. yesterday, and may be expected
this afternoon or evening.

AMERICA.

THE GALWAY LIN&
THE ATLANTIC CROSSED IN SIX DAYS.

LATEST FROM NEW YORK.
GALWAY, Fins.

The Royal Mail steam-ship Pacific, which left
St. John's, Newfoundland, on the 24th ult., arrived
in Galway Bay at 7 a.m. this morning, having made
the passage in six days, bringing 31 fist-clam, 47
second, and 261 third-clan passengers.
She brings news from New York up to the
24th tilt.

Cotton was quite unchanged ; the sales in three
days were 2,000 bales. Flour was buoyant at 10 to
25 cents higher. Wheat and corn were firm. Pro-
visions were steady. Sugar bad declined cent,
Naval stores were firm. Tea and coffee were firm.

SATIIRDAY.

The steamship Asla, which left Boston on the
22nd, was off Holyhead at six this morning, and will
arrive here about noon.

WEST INDIA MAIL.

CENTRAL AMERICA AND MEXICO.

SOUTHAMPTON, Pitney Mawr.
The Royal Mail steam-packet Parana has arrived
with the West India maiL Amongst her cargo is
specie to the value of nearly 1,000,000 dollars.
The West Indian Islands are healthy, and full
average crops have been gathered. The weather
throughout the colonies has been dry.
The American minister had left Nicaragua. It
is said he intends persuading his government to use
force against the Nicaraguans. The Cu. and
Yrissari treaty had not been ratified by Nicaragua.
In Mexico the liberals are gaining ground, and
intend concentrating their forces on the capitaL The
American minister in Menlo° intended demanding
hie passport, and the British minister intends pro-
testing against the contributions levied. Yellow
fever prevails in Mexico.

JAMAICA COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Business has been very dull since our lest latine. Them
has been a acarcity of fish stuffs during the fortnight, no
cargoes having come to market except those per Mary, from
Halifax, which arrived late on the Bth, sad the Oasis, from
Ragged Island, on the 9th ; and a Jewish holiday interven-
ing, their cargoes have not yet been operated in. Produce Is
sot very motive. BMW. wktch bee Itadvanoed is price, is not
in tarp supply. Severe rains in the country appear to keep
Mocks back. Codas eoutinses to arrive is very small lets.
Pimento very feractive, end dyewoode are not inquired after.
Freights are dull, end tannage plentiful.

AUSTRALIA.