The Express.
London, England, 1858-07-15 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.
The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia
Steamship Company's screw steamer City of Balti-
more, Captain Leitch, which left Nen York ea the
Ist instant with 88 cabin and 89 steerage passen-
gers, and 79,170 dollars in specie, is now due, and
hourly expected to reach this port,

A letter from the Hague says :—" King William
propane to pay a visit to Wiesbaden, whenoe he will proosed
to see his religions of the House of Nassau. The depertve
of his Majesty is fixed for the 20th inst. This will be the
first time of the King quitting his states since hie scoessiop
to the throne."

The Count of Flanders left Cologne on Monday,
on a trip up the Rhine.
A letter from Paris, states that M. Eveillard, the
unfortunate French Consul who was merle.= at Jeddah,
wee consul for six or seven years at Belem or Para, one of
the unhealthiest seaport cities in Brazil. Ile left with his
wife and daughter for his new poet in May, end hid only
reached Jeddah a few days before the massacre look place.
The first list of subscriptions received to assist
In relieving M. Lemertine from his present pecustary
embarresaments, includes the Duke of Bedford, 601.; the
Duchess of Sutherland, 261. ; the Marquis of Lansdowne,
261.; the Marquis of Clanricsrde, 61.; Lord John Rums;
261.; Led Duffed°, 201. ; Lord Stanley, 101.; Viacom=
Gods lob, 161. 16e.; the Bishop of Bt. David'', 101. 10a;
Lady Byron, 101. 10s. ; the Speaker of the Rowe of
Commons, 101.; Right Hon. B. Bulwsr Lytton, 301.;
Sir Robert Peel, Bart., 601. ; W. M. Theckeray, Esq., 101.;
Charles Sartorla, Esq., 601.; George Torah= Req., m.r.,
251.; W. Stirling, Eu , M.P., 201. ; W. Gore Langton,
Esq., M.P., 101.; Thomson Mulkey, Esq., M.P., 61.; Sc.
GOVERNMENT PATRONAGE.—If we might pre-
sume to tender a recommendation to =sisters engaged in
conducting the business of parliamentary government fa
this country, end anxious to maintain its just anthority, ws
would entreat them to deal, on broader and. higher principles(
with this duty of patronage in the election of public sews
vants. No action is more welcome to the people of England
than the recognition of merit for advancement; no Lake Iv
more fatal to a minister than the suspicion that offices in the
state have been filled for personal or mere party motives. To
raise the standard of purity and honour among public met,
in the discharge of this national trust, is a far more laudable
policy than to make the traffic in places the maistapring
of parliamentary power; and we hope to see the day whew
it will be thought as shameful to confer an office unworthily,
I as it Is to speculate with the balances in a public account.
Competitive examination hart been resorted to, and is just:
now much in &shim, as a means of correcting there abuses,'
but its operation is in reality unfair, because the success of a
candidate depends not so couch on his own attainments u on
the relative attainments of the other competitors. The same,
Individual may be certain of en appointment if sent op with
two blockheads, who would be defeated if be mme in ems--
tact with two man who had enjoyed better means of deco-•
lion than himself. No doubt the Introduction of a pre-
liminary examined= is a positive gain to the public Stenee•
but no examination can test rovers! of the most essential
qualities of official life ; and for this reason academical ex-
eminatioes ere of less value than official probation, where
that can be bed. Bat this mechanists may lead in tern to
abuses not less serious than those of indletaimleate patron-
age ; it N by no means applicable to the higher clue d
offices, which are the moat important, or Indeed he any stage
of promotion beyond admission into the sereks; end we.
should see with regret the introduction of slay gets" MIAs
should release the minister of the day from the respoellit
duty of selection, which le one of the moat important ef
public Inactions.—Edinburgh Review, new number. •
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.—The Commissioners
Sewers of the City of London, in purouvnoe of osit
powers vested in them by the City of Lend= Sewers Aetsl
1861, have agreed to purchase the undamentionole
LeVat the following sums, for the mums
roeivemards in the public thoroughfares: 1416
street, house in the occupation of Mr. Defies, onnhallentib
to., prioe agreed upon 1,4001. in full maspeseaties
iikeNS
of trade, possession to be given up at Christmas'
Fetter-lane, freehold house, 8271. • 47. Fetter-lane,
bone., 3121. Mason's-alley, Besiitgbell-oMost—ls Mir!
the Improvement Committee glise mad: m We bale
Budd en agreement for
the_
Mr MAW imesdnar
2, Mason's-alley, for the sera of 1,1002. Al Ara onmir
harp N It right to explain that the grows! *wag
beset taken by Mr. Hicks, the occupier of Itioesde.
Tavern, with the expires intention and eovinaVa,
pest, to build upon it, foe a 46 years' lease, at a .
al 10a., a nos which was to cast at least_
committee further state: "We have also comidge. sr-
ran tto purchase a freehold hones snalmed 1111
saki alloy, of the governors of Christ's lye snot
0, WI. This house is also in the occwpatilliart Mr. Blob.
As there is scarcely a more inconvenient and ennead tho-
roughfare than this in the City, especially at owl
evening post time( the Improvements in sidenineVat
which must necessarily follow the purchase, will prove to
no small lo,ron to the public."
Re-vaccination is in favour at Berlin. M. Meyer
beer, who is in his 64th year, has deamel it judicious to
undergo that operation.