The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-23 00:00:00

THE PRINCE OF WALES ON AMERICAN
POLITICS.

A correspondent of tho New rurk Ileral4l of th
16th, writes :
am authorised to state that the Prince of Wales mil
some very important semi-official declarations (previnn4 t
the levee which he held at St. James's Palaee.yesterday by
command of the Queen) in regard to the American policy •.f
the British government. The occasion was au intercrir
granted by the Prince to Bierstadt, the American Nair. r,
at which Colonel Sanderson, late of the United flat ,
army, was also present. In the inspection and Comm ii-
dation of Mr. Bierstadt's new pictures the Prince of W.ik4
was
.joined by the Princess Louise,who hippo c.. 1
to visit Marlborough House while the ilit..rvfrw
in progress. Reierring to the accounts of the pt•eior4-
bons for another Fenian invasion of Canadia,
fished in the New York Herald, the Prince of Wales I :

I hope that the United States government will
sincere enough to persevere in its former poliiv in reg tr.
to those Fenian who attempt to invade Caimila. W •
know that the American Presidental ileet ions e
imminent, and it is said by some perms.: that th.:
politicians will be greatly influenced by tlie fre.li votes.
We hope, however, that the instinct, of internation .1
justice will be sufficient to override mere 1...Mt.:al con-
siderations, and that such an outrageon' violation iit tb,
comity of nations as a permitted incursion of atta,11,11,•14
into Canada will be prevented by the L'nie.t ante
authorities, who have always shown thetaselses most
prompt in their observances of treaty obli4ations;
A war between England and Am.riLa: In‘
highness added, would be abhorrent to every Fan.
ciple of Christianity and humanity, and 1 may agy
such a war can never occur in the ordinary r. off, .4
events. But while such claims as those in regard ti
Alabama are pending it would, of course, bean art ir.oy
to allow such breaches of treaty as an invasion of Cluala,
since, on the score of damages alone, the British govern•
anent would be able to snake reclamatiuns
would more than counterbalance even the Alabwii
claims. The United States and England arc united hy
too many bonds to make war possible; but for nipelf
I am anxious to have every point in dispute amicably
settled, and the two countries may then .beetaue nue
policy, as they already are, I firmly believe, in sentiment
and origin." The Prince of Wales spoke with the great....
possible earnestness, and with much animation awl eyeu
eloquence."

The performance of the Belle-HA..., has been
'resumed at the Varietal, Paris, with Millie. Tautin
iu
Mdlle. Schneider's part.
Rossini had a reception on Sunday, at Passy.
Alboni was present, and sang.
The Journal du Havre, in guarded language.
gives currency to a report that a letter from the Emperor
to M. de Moustier and a proclamation to the French
people are in preparation for publication in September.
" If they see the light," it adds, " they will produce muels
excitement in Germany."
Professor Max Muller has written a note to an
American Arm disposing of a report to the effect that ho
intended going to the United Stater to deliver lectures.
"I have received," he says, "several invitations to lecture
in the United States. I suppose some mistake has oc-
curred. A colleague of mine, Proftesor Golds-in Smith,
intends to visit the United States. My prole...4omi'
work at Oxford makes it impossible for me to ateent
myself from England long enough to give a
course of lectures in the United States. Perhaps
a short notice in the American Merl w"la
save trouble to the presidents or secretaries of the
colleges or institutes who are writing to me on the sub-
ject. Much as I should like to visit the Milted States. I
should feel that, as a lecturer on language and relePou•
was carrying coals to Newcastle, considering how fussy
excellent lecturers on those subjects you pet was in

America."
Some very curious ichthyological phenontru
have been noticed in Southampton Water this season. A
short time since the fishermen there were surprised by the
appearance of vast multitudes of small whiting. Within
the last few days myriads of mullet fry have appeared-
They literally cover the surface of the water at some
places, and extend to some depth beneath. They nu'
about an inch long. On any object approaching theta
they recede from it in a body, just as if they formed
cloud. Numbers of pipe fish and large quantities of other
fish that frequent Southampton Water have been sten
there. The fishermen anticipate extensive catches of
whiting and mullet in the winter.