The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-17 00:00:00

CAPTAIN MACDONALD'S IMPRISONMENT

AT BONN.

This morning 116 pages of correspondence respect-
ing the arrest and imprisonment of Captain Macdonald at
Bonn were issued from the parliamentary printing-office.
The lest expression of opinion relative to this rise on the
part of our foreign minister is contained in a despatch
addressed by his lordship to Mr. Lowther on the 11th Feb.
last. In this despatch the noble lord observes that "in
a moral point of view, and having regard to the relatiousbe-
tweenthe two countries, the conduct of the Prussian govern-
meat In this matter appears to bar Majesty's government
to have been in a high degree unfriendly. Prussian law
wee enforced with extreme and .necessary harshness, and
Ina meaner not required for the purpose of justice. To
throw a person of the rank and dation of Captain Mac-
donald into prison on such a charge, and to refuse hie libe-
ration on bail, was an act which in England we should
ascribe to a malignant spirit, violating the limits of a kin-
perste administration of justice. The rude rtincal of the

Prussian offkial, when informed of the rank held by Cap.
tain Macdonald in the body-guard of his Sovereign, war not
consistent with ordinary international courtesy, and is •
At subject to bo observed upon, because it has not been die•
avowed by the Prusnan government. Her Majesty's govern-
meet feel confident that no Prussian officer or gentleman of
the rank of Captain Macdonald would have been treated in
• similar manner in England under similar cirvainatances.
Her Majesty's government must also observe on the
spirit which dictated a prceeention for a publication alleged
to be • libel upon • Prussian official, when the very act
which that alleged libel condemned had been censured by
the imenunsiot of that officer ; and it is further to be ob-
served that that prosecution was instituted whilst Cap•
gain Maoionald's ease was stiU pending between the two
governments. The Prussian government has not thought
At to temper its justification of these extreme sets by say
expression of regret, and her Majesty's government cannot
bat regard its conduct as too clearly mincing a disregard at
international goodwill."

TER INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION or 1862,
The vinous feed towards the International Exhi-
bitioe of 1862 was, up to last night, augmented to
372,8001. The foundations of the building have been laid,
end the works will be proceeded with uninterruptedly, so
that it may be put into the possession of the commissionary
at the time stated in the contact. The organisation com-
mittee, convertive of representatives of the Chambers of
Commerce of the United Kingdom, will hold their second
meeting this day. Yesterday commits:jealous demanding
apace to be appropriated to the exhibition of various
breaches of isdu4ry were meeived to an extent espies,-
distod, showing the growing interest felt in the proposed
new exhildtioe.

INDIAN FAIIINI RELICT Ft:MD.—Last evening
the total sum forwarded to the Lord Mayor in aid of the
Indian Relief Fund amounted to nearly 47,0001. A large
number of sums were received during the day, amounting
in the whole to considerably more than 3,0001., being
earns collected at the different churches in the metropolis.
The list of donations will appear in the advertisement. A
meeting, very influentially though not largely attended, was
held on Monday at Glasgow. The Lord Provost presided,
and resalatioas were reseed appointing a committee to re-
ceive subscriptions in and of the fold. A sum of about
1,4001. had been received up to Monday evening. Meetings
for a similar object were also held ou Monday at South-
ampton and Newcastle-upon• Tyne.

tHE KING OF PRUsSIA.—WINDSOR CASTLE,
APSE. 12.—The Queen, as Sovereign of the meet noble
Order of the Carter, bath been graciously pleased, by letter,
latent, under her royal sign manual and the great seed of
the order, hearing date this day, to dispenses with all the
statute' and reguktions usually observed m regard to in-
etalatioe. and to grant unto his Majesty William Kiss of
Prussia, Knight of the said most noble Order, and duly in-
vested with the relive t►ereof, full power and authority to
Sieroiss all rights sad privileges belonging to a Knight
Companion of the said most noble Order of the Garter, in
es fall and ample a hummer as if his Majesty had been
formally installed, any decree, rule, or usage to the cotarary
notwithstanding.
JACKSONIAN PILIZZ.—At the lost meeting of the
council of the Royal College of Surgeons, the Jacksonian
Prise wee awarded to Mr. Henry Thomason, P.R.C.8., of
Winipole-etreet, one of the surgeoes to the University Cob
legs Hospital, for his way on the healthy and morbid
anatomy of the prostate &ed. This is the second occasion
on which this gentleman has carried off the Jacksonian
prise.