The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-11 00:00:00

THE PENINSULAR MAIL.

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ISOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY,

Arrived the Alhambra, with the Peninsular mail,
Lisbon, April 7. The postal convention between
England and Portugal has been agreed to. The bad
weather has damaged the cropr. Disease is prim,
lent in Lisbon.

INDIA AND CHINA.

(IT ILICTIC AND INTIRNATIONAL

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TRIEBr2, Aram 9.

The India and China mails have arrived, and
lrave to-morrow. The dates are: Calcutta, March
9th ; Madras, 14th; Gals, 17th; Aden, 25th;
Hong Kong, February 27th.
The government at Calcutta has increased the
import and export duties. Produce and imports
remain unchanged. Money is plentiful, but govern-
I ment credit is low. Freights are doll. Exchange,
2s. lid. to 2s. 10. Madras, 2s. 1 1-3 d. to 2s. 2d.
Lord Elgin did not accompany the late expedition
up the Canton river, but started by the Furious to
Hainan. The French fleet, with a part of the forces,
had gone to Begotn.
Hong Kong exchange, 4s. 61d. to 4a.70. Canton
imports are in good demand, at an advance. The
Glendower and Crisis had sailed for England.

Shanghas imports were better. In sills there was
more doing. Tea was dearer. Exchange, Os. 2d. to
Be. 31d. At Foochow tea had advanced. The
Herculean had sailed for London.

The following telegram was received at Mr.
Reatina office yesterday :

TRIESTE, BVtiDAT.

The Austrian Lloyd steamer jest arrived brings
the following advice, from Calcutta to the Bth of
March. _ _ _

Major Wallace bad marched against the revolted
Mauls of Gaunt. The German Legion had been
disbanded.

SINGAPORE, MARCH 28.—The Portoguese Governor
of Macao had concluded a treaty witltBiam. . .

BATAVIA, MARCH 23.—The expedition against
Boni had been mmosseful, and Bojoa had been taken
by the Dutch. The Hoadelablad of Batavia pub-
lishes an article censuring the intervention of the
French Consul-General in the affairs of the press.
HONG KONG, MARCH 26.—According to advice,
received from. Cochin China, the French squadron
and expeditionay corps had quitted their station,
leaving however a party of occupation, who had
been attacked by the Cochin Chinese, with a loss of
200 men on the French side. Rich gold mines had
been discovered at Touquin.
ALZIANDRIA, APRIL 3.—The Governor of Sues
had ordered the arrest and punishment of workmen
in the quarries engaged by M. de Leaseps.

A letter from Rome of the god says The
Prince of Wales made so exception this week to his general
rola of not going out In the eveniog. His mil hlgheeee
went on Tuesday evening to visit the Austrian Amble's-
drew, Countess Collccedo, and that proceeded to the Fiesta
Embassy, where the Counters de Gramma bad s very fell
essmobly, tanned by the comic strains of K. DWIPASW, of
Petal; Roysl celebrity. In the course of the evening the
Coast de (Lamont prevented his mesa datieviebe 1
visitors to the Prince of Wales. His royal highness has this
week descended to the catacombs of gt. Cali:tea, ender the
guidance of the Chevalier De Rossi, end visited the Reepisiled
said Quirinal Palace,. Yesterday he mode en esconden to
Albano, with the somewhat unpinned acceenponiment of a
Wen tremottena wind, which is nel le he idled with on the
body summit of the Albin Moult."' •• • • ' •

IMPRESS FROM PARIb.

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PARIS, BoNDAY Enerugo.
The article in the Monsieur, notwithstanding the

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moderation of its language, is very generally TO-
carded as • preliminary to a declaration of war. It
is in substance a recommendation to Germany to re-

main quiet while France settles accounts with Austria,
and to rely upon the well known justice, equity, wis-
dom, and moderation of the Emperor es a sufficient
guarantee that when he has done with Austria he will
not devise any pretext for assailing the interests of
any other member of the Germanic confederation.
It is very ominous that an official manifesto on the
stateof Europe published at this critical moment should
not contain a single word opening so much as a hope
that war may yet be avoided. The nut of the article
appears to me to be in the single line, that " what
France will cause to be respected in Italy she will
know how to respect in Germany." Here is at once
an announcement that France is about to fight for
Italian nationality, and a promise that she will never
fight against German nationality. It is to a certain ex-
tent comforting to be told that so great a power as
France has not two weights and two measures, and
that she " weighs in the same equitable scales the
interests of all peoples." No doubt if the world
must submit to the doctrine lately promulgated in

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an imperial speech, that " France has an interest
wherever there is a just cause to be supported," it is
good to think that she means well, but these re-
peated proclamations foreshadowing universal in-
tervention are nevertheless alarming.
The news telegraphed here from a second edition
of a London journal yesterday to the effect that
Austria had already declared war on Piedmont is not
confirmed. The Pays says " the general tenor of
our information does not permit us to credit the
information of the Globe. The diplomatic situa-
tion is very much strained (emotive) but there is as
yet no rupture, and we may safely affirm that the
rumour circulated by the English journal is at least
premature."
The order of the day said to have been placarded
in the Milan barracks is positively said to be an in-
vention of the Milan Gowns, and I believe it to be
a forgery, although several Turin journals continue
to affirm its existence.

The Journal du Havre of yesterday says, "an
order arrived this morning for calling out, in the
proportion of one-tenth to each quarter, those sailors
of from twenty to forty years of age, who, not
having served the full time of font year., have been
on leave of absence for more dun a year.
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The gun-boat on the new model, whose arrival at
Havre was lately announced in the Mositeur, got
op the Seine as far as St. Cloud yesterday, and will
doubtless soon be brought to Paris, where it will
be a nine days' wonder.
The action of the Count de Bondy against certain
government agents for alleged fraudulent mancouvres
at an election for Councillors General has at length
been heard. The case came on before the tribunal
of Nevers, and the arguments lasted six days.
Judgment has, of course, been given in favour of
the government functionaries, and Count de Bondy
is sentenoed to pay to three of them 400 fr. each, by
way of damages for an unfounded prosecution. The
French papers are not allowed to publish a syllable
about the trial, and I have not yet raceived any
private report of it, but I shall probably have one.

SPOB7ING.

THE YORK SPRING MEETING:
TO TM. =MOIL OP THII 11212.6.
Strs,—The sporting world haa bean in a perfect state
of foment during the last few days, the " Newcastle Dace'
having occupied considerable attention, while the reported
death of Sir Charles Mona supplied another topic of Intermit.
There is no doubt now, however, this report was totally
without foundation, and how it originated no one seems to
know, for the wathy baronet is in the enjoyment of the beat
of health. The whole history of the Newcastle case has
"moos out," and the Uame spoons to rest solely with the
Misers. Weatherby, through whom neglect the horse we.
meet unexpectedly sad onjustifiehly disqualified from running
et Northampton. A further coneida of the matter has
creed the ban to be removed, and he man now start for say
of hie engegementi. The "doings at Shrewsbury and
Ludlow were not of a character to claim any parthadar atom-
' lion, for the di,onseion of the above 'objects appeased more
palatable to those present than the emote on the cads, and
the meeting at Tbirek beastly no feature of mom than local
interest, I can at once direct attention to the pr: gramme
be'ore as.
The York Spring Meeting has assumed • most important
cherecter since the introduction et the Great Northern
Headley, which has met with all the emcees that could have
been anticipated. The Zetlend Stake has always been =ex-
citing two year-old avast in the Spring, and some good cattle
generally cents st the prise, Blink Bonny making her Mot
In it, when meeting Saunterer awns other geed homes in
ISM. The lot engaged give every promise of cm/Mame, so
that with the Spring ht. Leger, the Knavesenhe Plate, and
a selling race, the Bret day's rating will be of an interesting
description, it the events to be decided are not so numerons
ea on the second, which beasts the Londeeborough Cap, the
Flying Dutchman's Handicap, the Third end Fourth Bine-
Mal Stakes, and three unclosed minor stakes.
The Zeeland Stakes, for 2-yr-olds, half a mile, has El
subs., about a dos= of which have figured in public. Baca
Webster, Mostrcee, Amy Seigerick, Starbeck, the Crary
Peggy colt, thei Maid of firompt on, and Boehm have been
beaten by moderets homes, and the Earl of Eases and Lady
Falconer, who ern with them:allowed 21b, as beaten an
must keep them all safe. The are receiving 41b free
the 21b-pesalieed Rattlebone and Thorreauby, the latter,
with the Lady and the equally heavily engaged Trevatire,
being in Mr. limy' name, and in the care- of Mr. Dawson.
The latter Is likely to be kept for his later engagemests, and
Thormanby being engaged in another event here, he should
be the champion, especially as Lady Falconer, having tea
bastes by Spicebox, does not appear Bt to contend wish
Retaliate, who has prove I himself a good horse, although
twice defeated; and being in better trim than the wrapping
Thermenby, there is no certainty about Mr. Merry beating
him with the best of his. The filly by Voltigeor out of
Maltakee, Lady Trespass, High Treason, and Grenadier, are
tad" notthlne whentheir tiniestrives to appear in public, end
all On northern hones pretty forward we may see
here, limit would not do to be over sweet on either list-
able.. as Thormaaby, the best of the public performer.,
end, of mane, most worthy of support. The Spring St.
Legar, fix three-yr-olds, one mile and a half, hat four ant.
orb =nog the nine entered that have proved themselves
=titled to respect, Cavendish, Shaft°, Secret Treasure, sad
Berediett, having run well in good company ; and did the
"dark" Napoleon figure to the arena with all of them the
race would alter the complexios of more then one great event
this year. Cavendish, hmrever, may be kept at hoe= and
the &wet Treasure weal then appear moot trustworthy,
be she should best !Etat% calms his defeat, at Ntxtbasepesa
were "gammon." Not anticipating the appranewe of say
extraordinary two-year-old in the Knavennire Plate, half a
mile, fer it I. hardly worth while incurring penalties for mon
valuable stokes to pick up BO ems., I shell put my faith It
Marsedleire. who showed six el for baif a mile in she Trial
Stakes at Lincoln, and WWI lest year superior to all the three
year olds opposing her here.
The Chest Northern Handicap, two miles, gives promise
cis good field, notwithstanding that so away were beaten
away at Northampton; as we may me Saunterer, Blue I
Jacket (doubtful), Ditto, Bald Faced Sty (doebtful), one of
Elliott'a (blostegue or Paul Pm.), Romeo, one of J. Os-
borne's (Arehduchi es or Little Agnes), Shaft°. Newcastle,
Par West, liarefoot. Burgomaster, Defender, Doustt,
diolue, Precious Stone, Adelaide, end Hemet= at the post.
I showed. in my last letter, that the result of the Northamp-
tonshire Sakes gave Rarest us and Gladiolus the advantage
of Blue Jacket, Peal Joon, and Little Agnes, in this en-
counter, and the talents made them the favourites for a few
days; but Harreton has emelt very "fishy" within the last
twenty-four hour', and there is a possibility of his not
starting, in the event of which OlarVolue would took very
formidable. Newcastle bids fair to start trot favourlts, and
hie friends will now have au opportunity of judging bow they
would have fared had he been allowed to Wart last week ;
but I shell adhere to the opinidn that he will tot
prove capable of giving Tlb to Gladiolus, es such a perform-
ante would qualify him for a good position in the rank of
Derby favourites. The friends of Whitewall are sweet upon
Barefoot, his light weight having found him many followers
among the public also. If the running of last year is, how-
ever, worth following, he di es not appear likely to =weed
In the attempt to give Gladiolus 41b, for his beet form was
thatdisplayed at &Warn, where &adman, gave him Sib
sanest him a heed(so that shah= %tithe worst of it here
while oodles Mb), and Dosati, giving him Eh, Ira rely
beaten a length from the pair, after a close race. Barefoot
and Dewitt, ea this vainsieg, are about the Nene hone at
level weight", and Medi las, having given the letter lib,
and beaten him seven or Wee Inglis at Nottingham should
bold both sate here, appemmteg to have a good 71b.
the beat of them. Defender I Aoki to Nene time

bask as giving great promise, sad his defeat
Worcester Jot November most he altogether set at
sought; still, it would be bad genseahhip to desert Gladio-
lus, who has proved a ant-Maas bons in public, for soy of
those of wham we en {sly judge by mot and their good
looks. Adelaide wag beaten by Gladiolus at Liverpool While
receiving 141 b, sad es she has to meet him as 13Ib worse
tern" we cannot but look for the same result. Unkes
Hunan comes to H 6 spin, I shall piece the greatest faith
in the capabtlity of GisWos to win this Goat Northern
prize, which will be worth a good 1,0001. ; sad the most
troublemorse pastorale car him &ideal with may turn up in
Montague, sopposing he to to begin racing In earnest this
spieg. It is pile &teem he did commeace, for he may
turn soar whoa his pay arefaclined to be sweet if they keep
him sauce leager, sad he will never get a more lenient
weight, after the sad
with which be wee handicapped by
Mr. Topham at Chester.
The Meanie Stakes for two€l6, about five furlongs,
has Thornay, Rattlebone, Treason, and Lady Tree-
piss, all in the Zetlend, among fourteen wooed, in ad-
dition to the promising colts, Without, Shoulder Boot, arid
Brother to Rainbow. It would be quite out of plass for me
to hoard a seleetlos while that oast has to be decided, for
It is pretty cattalo to point out the whiner, and the two
prises will be es near falling to the lot of one anima se they
were last year. The Bimodal for three yr-olds, one mile sad
three-quarters, Is not lately to tempt Nimrod from Wood-
yeates, sad la his atom& Meg Manillas, and
should divide the hit and second prises, Meg b=9ll=
to most of the spoils, for theists • doubt whether Novitiates
has retained harlot year's form. The Londesborongh Cop, one
mile, looks an ocellint handicap, sod it will promote plenty of
=rion, unless the runabst of one or two in the Great
ims spoil the market. Newcastle, Royston, Precious
atone, Monett, Mutineer, Burgoorwter, Adelaide, and Paul
Jones, are is that coat, sad the best of them will be worth
following here, Paul Jones, Adelaide, and Precious Stone
being the most threatening a ow although Mutineer is let to
on the most lenient terms. Half of throe in the Flying
Dutchman's Beadloap, Gas =Bs and a half, see also in the
Great Northam; sad, as in the days of Nollie, Virago and
One Aea, the two meats might fail • prey to one anima.
Should llarretas, however, p to *post, he would be hard
to brat, even if he were mesoonendel la the great event, as
be is much easier welibted.
The Boom Spring Stailag net iskieg place until Friday
nest, I shall deter my obsersallisse ea the events in the pro-
gramme until I get the asideaossf the York rendre to guide
ms.—l on, dc., METEOR.

PROGRAMME OF YORK SPRING MEETING.

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THE Brame 8T Licia of 10 N
and Wit,
with 50 added,
for tluee-yr-olda ; colts, Bet 71b ; and fillies, Bst 21b. A
winner of say Oahe at the value of 800 Dom. to carry Sib
infra; maiden three-yr-olds allowed Sib. One mile and a
half. (9 sobs.) Layton, Trepan, Bsoret Treasure, Shade,
Barefoot, Ns/eleme Cavendish, Gwen Charlotte, f by
Chanticleer—Birthday, by luenolt.
THIS 51sT NONTAIIIII HANDICAP of 200 BOVA. in
specie, added le a rekliess of 25 each, 15 ft, end curly 6
if declared; the see law to receive 50 sore. out of the
stakes. Twe WIN OW the Old Come. (71 subs., 34 of
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LIMA= Mmtme of 6 tom each, with 60 added,
tor Syrnlde ; colts, Bet 21b ; and fWirs, gat 31b ; the mond
horse le nudes beck He stake. Half-a-mile. (29 subs )
Withdrew, Bea Webster, Chew* Montrose, Interest,
Beel of lassz, Amy Bethrwick, Tom, f by Voltigenr—
Madre, Hare Beal, Be Quirk, Plomptoa Rock, Btarbook,
Lady Trespara, cby The Cure—Crazy Peggy, Binh Trea-
son, Catterton. Maid of Brampton, Thormanby (21b extra),
Trovatore, Lady Falconer, Grenadier. c by Augnr—lncenee,
Raitlebone (21b extra). King David, North Lancrohlre,
Duchess of Kingston, Bt. John, f by Augur dam Kiss
Conynghern, Robes.
Tax 8214.1x0 STAINS of 26 sots., added to a sweepstakes
of 6 dove. eaish. ; bar Syr-olds, &t; four, 9et 41b ; live,
Out 101 b; six aad aged, lOst; mares and geldings allowed
31k. A winner this year of 60 wee. to carry 21b ; of two 601.
or 1001. (excludes of stake), 616 extra. The winner to be mold
for 160 noes. ; If for 1001 , allowed 61b; if for 80/., 101 b; 601.,
141 b; 401., 211 b; 801., 281 b. One mile. To close and name to
the clerk of the course by 10 o'clock this ,everting (Monday),
April 11.
fan KNAvESIIIII PLATT Or 60 1101 M. in specie, for 2.-yr-
olds, Tot ; and Was, ast 131 b ; mires sad ge dings allowed
alb. Halt-a-mile.
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Tin SERAILS'S Dolma—The Right Hon. the
Speaker of the Howe of Commas gays ninth parlia-
mentary full.dren dinner, on Saturday evening, to the fol-
lowing numbers of the Lower House :—The Marquis of
Haringion, Viscount Reap*, Lord John Browne, Hen.
Dudley Forteecue, Hon. H. G. Liddell, Bon. Gilbert Heath-
cote, lion. William Cavendish, Sir Jervoiae Clarke Jervoise,
Colonel Myddelton Bicidulph, Colonel Gilpin, Colonel Pinney,
Colonel L. Kingscote, Mr. Arthur Rama, Mr. H.W. Foley
(Booth Stafford), Mr. Gordon, Mr. Giles Puller, Mr. Thorn-
kA Mr. Wingfield Baker, Mr. Mackinnon (Rye), Mr. Mar-
shall. Mr. Holford, Mr. Smollett, Mr. Brown We
Kr. Beale, Mr. Home, Mr. Crauford, Mr. Schmid=
Mr. Robert Hanbury. The Hon. George Weldegrare and
the Rev. Henry Drury had the honour of kilning the party.
TEE SPECIAL SUNDAY EVENING SEIVICES.—As
the St. Pad's medal /melon' draw to a clan, the conger
gallons increase In numbers, and last night many hundreds
of persons were disappointed in their hope of obtaining ad-
In consequence of the vast meas of persona who
attended, the adjoining church of St. Augustin was timers
open. the sermon being preached by the Hon. and Rev.
Robert Liddell, M.A., incumbent of St. Peel's, Knight..
bridge. The sermon at St. Paul's lest night was preached
by the Rev. A. Boyd. M.A , incumbent of Christ Church,
Cheltenham; and it is announced that Arohdescon Sinclair
will preach next Sunday evening. At Westminster Abbey
there wee a large congregation. Full choral service was
pelf Awed, the sermon being preached by the Rev. Dr.
William Colston, rector of St. Margaret'e, one of the
canons reeldoetiary. At Exeter Hall the sermon was
preeched by the Rev. W. Fremantle, rector of Claydou,
Buckinghamshire. The nonconformist eureka at St.
Jamie Hall was conducted by the Rev. George Smith,
of Poplar.
EIPIRING Lews.—A select committee of the
House of Commons has Just retained •• list of the temporary
laws of a public and general nature wt ich are now in form;
the lass of the like nature shirk have expired since toe last
report upon the subject, end the laws of which are about to
expire et particular peetode, or is consequence of soy canna-
gent public events. The report wee Lewd 1114 morning.
The number of temporary laws now in f eve 1.56. The do-
!stir expire* at periods varying from 1163 to the end of

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A DUMB SINGER —A few days ago there was a
perfectly tragic some enacted oe the stage of the Grand
Opens. In the emend act of Herenlenuns, Roger found hie
voice growing husky, and (hammed that he should be unable
to sing the remainder of the open, for that he had got what
elegem are but too often familiar with—an extinction de voix.
Aremdiegly, the stage-manager came forward to make nfor the Christian lover of Filicien David's works,
aaPadhaed the indulgence of the audience for Roger. The
metals drew up, lielias appeared, end, opening his mouth,
prepared to sing in a subdued tone the mimic of his put; but
ant a note would come at his bidding, mad the unhappy tenor
stood voiceless and open-mouthed. Seme really mall:Mem
and thoroughly unfeeling inhabitant of an orchestra or bal-
cony stall ventured upon this to let • him be heard, which
shrill, unacenoomed sound rang awfully through the house.
Poor Roger, who, though be bas even no votes left, le
still • highly-educated and most isonecientious artistes,
started at tse dr. idiot note of detest, whirls, is all his Wag
over, he had never yet heard, tote his Fiscal cro • n from
off hia bead, templed it under his f et, and, civerlug his
face with his bands, begat to weep
_like • child. The con-
fusion was general on the It4ll • Madame Borghi Memo,
seizing the hands of the unt'ortunate vocalis*, tried to
comfort him, whilst all the rest of their comrades surrounded
the two, and the entire public app'emied, witted hate, band-
keroliieM, end bouquets, and, as with one voles", cried out to
Roge• " If you cannot sing, speak the part. Strange to
my, the violence of the emotion had been each, and was
so sudden, that it would seem to have acted upon the
artist's phonic server, for, towards the came of the °parr,
Roger, who had been absidurely voiceleia in the beirinulufa
recionqurred a species of minority, sad was enabled to to
through his dust with Madame Gueymied so as to rel•
himself heard.—Paria memos& nos ot the 'Memel/ to
ram
DARING THUT OF L 176 FROMcOIIIII74I4.
—Yetterdai=) allow o e Mr. Ammeter, baker, Ow-
don-eireet, to the Royal Bank, eltataly before the
time of aloe ug, to lodge a nee of money. Hawn counted
out 1761. la large notes be placed them in a bundle en the
tallieptable, and was about to count out some a call notes to
make up the sure he wished to lodge, when a party asked him
if he could give hire a6l note for five 11. treas. Tble he W2ll
about to do, when, orturning round, be sew, or thought he
saw, • hand hastily drawn from the counter, and when be
looked more particularly, frond to his surprise that hie bundle
of 1751. had disappeared. Re then obeervad swath t e fellow
hastily leave the bank, whom bo at once suspected of the
thelt, and whom he immediately folioed. On getting to the
street, however, the fellow bad turned the corer before Mr.
Penedo, could give the alarm. The dming thief c atee-
quettly escaped but we hope only to be captured. Informa-
tion was at mice given to the polies, but as yet we have not
beard of any tram of the rascal having been found.— femme
Jostrwl.