The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-07 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1861.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Trequy, At Gt-vr 6.

AMERICAN DUES.

After our report yesterday was dispatched,
Mr. WYLD asked the Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs if her Majesty's government had received
any communication from the heindent of the United
Mates, or from die British Ambassador ut Washington, that
it was the intention of the government of the Ceded
to datkre Yowls off the ports of the Southern Matra
America, to colluct and h.% y duties upon foreio
annum ?

Lord PALMERSTON —The Federal Congress have passes!
• bill into a law empowering the President, if he should
think tit, to do what my 100, friend says, namely, to station
vowels off certain ports in the Southeni States for the pur-
pose of their collecting customs duties upon goods coming
M. My hos. friend will be aware that this proceeding, if
it should be adopted, would be practically a stipercession of
the blockade, bemuse you cannot blockade n port to prevent
ships from entering, and at the same time levy customs
duties o• the assumption that the port is open. We have
at yet been informed what are the intentions of the
President with rapid to the matter, or which of the two
modes he will pursue.
1 BREECH-LOADING lUTLEi.

Colonel DUNNE asked the Secretary of State for War
whether any and what steps had been taken a. to decision of
the merit* of new weapons of war, and whether any
breech-loading ride had been adopted for say branch of our
service

Sir O. C. LEWIS said that the breech-loading carbines
served out to the cavalry had been found to be not very suc-
cessful, and that some improvement WILY necessary.

PARISH APPRENTICES.

Mr. COBBETT salted the President of the Poor-law Board
w►ether he was aware of any applications having been made
by master manufacturers of the northern and midland dis-
tricts to boards of ipardiaos of London, to .end parish poor
children a+ apprentices into such district.'
air G. GREY replied that he found there had been com-
munications made to the Poor-law Baird on the subject.
The whole of the correspondence with regard to the matter
was now in print, and on the table of the other house of
parliament.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, ArorsT 6.—PROMOTIONS AND AP.
rmarxtnra.—Lleutenant It Moore, promoted to the rank
of commander.

burgeons Dr. A. Muirbend, to be deputy inspector gene-
ral of havit,as cud fleets on the retired ; and Dr. J.
Cotton, to the Narciseus.

Lieutenants G. F. H. Parker, to the Warrior; G. D.
Cbiyhills, to the Sanspareil ; It. S. Bateman, and H. St. V.
Jenkins., to the Marlborough, additional for disposal.
Assistant-Surgeon J. Hunter, to the Ounces.

PORTSMOUTH, Aucrar 6.
A royal salute was fired at noon to-day to com-
memorate the anniversary of Prince Alfred's birthday.
The MCgTVM, 6, iron screw troop-ship, Commander 8. H.
Hendersou arrived this morning from Plymouth, &admix,
into harbour.

The Sharp.hooter, A, screw vowel, Lieutenant Gibbons,
was taken under the sheen; to-day and dismasted.
The Bulldog. 6, steam sloop, Commander 11. F. Al%*Mop,
will leave r.pithead this evening for North America and
the West Indies.

Rear-Admind Sir Henry Koppel will strike his flag on
ard the Emerald to-night at sunset.
The Osborne, steam yacht, Master Commander G. H. K.
Bower, sailed last evening for the westwanl. The Victoria
and Albert, royal .erew yacht, proceeded from Cowell
Roads is the mane direction this morning, haring on board,
it is the Prince and Princess Frederick William of
Prwaia.

CHATHAM, AUGUST G.
Tuoors FROM INDIA.—This afternoon a numer-
al invaLidegol time-expired troops, belonging to
°Delr3;liery British coral*, and %batty regiment DOW sta-
tioned in India, arrived at this garrison, from Gravesend,
having disembarked from the chartered East India troop-
ship Caroline Coventry, SAS tons, Captain Overbury, under
the direction of Coomel De Teiuier and the officers of the
staff front this garrison. The Caroline Coventry sailed from
Kurrachee on the 19th March lost ; reached the Caps of Good
Hope on the 24th May ; brought up off St. Helena on the 22nd
June ; crossed the line on the 30th of Jose ; and first
sighted England on the let instant. The number of troops
who embarked at Kurniehee sae 274 non-commissioned
officers and men, with 41 women and children, and the fol-
lowing officer., viz.:—Captain H. M. Burns, Lieutenant G.
C. Rees, and Lieutenant H. B. Church, let battalion 24th
Regiment ; Ensign E. Fortescue, 34th Bengal Infantry,
and Assistant-Surgeon M. J. Jones, 72nd Highlanders. The
troops brought home belong to the 3rd and sth Regi-
ments of Bengal Light Cavalry, Bengal Artillery, 7th Dri-
ves Guards, 7th Hussars, Ist battalion 7th (Royal Fusiliers),
let battalion 24th Regiment, 46th, Alst (Light
Infantry), 52gdi (Light Infantry), 64th, 79th (Highlanders),
81st, 92nd (Ilighlauders), 93rd (HigbLtnders), 94th, 96th,
and 2nd battalion Rifle Brigade Regiments. Four deaths
occurred on board during the voyage, and there were also
two marriages and three births. On the arrival of the
vessel at Gravesend the traps were inspected by the staff
from this garrison, when those man who were found to be
convalescent were forwarded to their respective depCits.
The remainder were landed and conveyed in vans and omni-
buses to this garrison, where they will remain until the
order has arrived for their discharge from the service. Four
men were admitted into Fort Pitt Hospital.

Captain Charles Eden, C. 8., one of the junior
Lords of the Admiralty, and Captain the Hon. Chas. O. J.
it Elliot, C. 8., have obtained thug reek by the recent deaths
of Admirals the Hon. Sir F. Polley and Sir Barrington
Reynolds.
The reernan'e Journal announces the death of
Colonel Mylius, which took place at the Royal Hibernian
Military School, of which he was commandant, at eland
o'clock on Sunday night, after a very short illness. Colonel
Mylius earned for himself the respect and esteem of
all who knew him, and by his death the institution
over which he so worthily presided will sustain a severe MIL
A VOLUNTEER FUNERAL.—Yesterday, the burial
of Colour-Sergeant Timpson, of the first company of the 29th
Middlesex Rides, and late resident in the Mornington-road,
St. Pancras, whose melancholy death we announced a few
days since, took place at Highgate Cemetery, with military
honours, in the presence of an immense concourse of spec-
tators. The event was looked upon with much interest,
especially in the vicinity of deceased's residence and along
the hoe of march, which were crowded with thousands of
spectators. At three o'clock about 500 members of the
regiment, under the command of Captain and Adjutant
Jones, paraded in the Morniegton-maul drill-ground, and
were joined by detachments of niostl of the London ride
regiments. Shortly afterwards the corps formed in line in
front of deceased's residence, and then made up the cortege,
which was a most impoe;ng one. It consisted first of a firing
party of the 29th, nineteen member (the regulation number),
then 'lSe—brass Gina, the drum and fife band, the hearse,
and several mourning coaches, and the volunteers with
their varied uniforms—the 29th, of course, largely predomi-
mating. The band was led by Mr. H. C. Field, and, on
its way to the cemetery, played most effectively the
" Dead March in Saul," and other appropriate pieces. On
the arrival of the cortege at the cemetery some con-
fusion prevailed, and several slight accidents occurred in
consequence of immense numbers of people being premed
back by a strong body of police, mainly on the ground that
the cemetery was inconveniently crowded by the persons
who Lad already been admitted. Order, however, was
restored, and the cort,,ge having entered the ground, was re-
ceived by the chaplain of the cemetery. The cap and
plume of the deceased were placed on the coffin, end the
burial service having been read, three volleys were fired
over the grave. Altogether, the ceremony was most im-
pressive. After the service the corps marched into the vil-
lage of Highgate, and broke off for refreshment. On re-
assembling they marched home.