The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1861.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
AMERICA.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, TUMULT EVICIING.

QUEENSTOWN, Mar 28.
The City of Baltimore, which arrived here this
evening, left New York on the 18th instant? with
the United States mails. She landed the mails and
despatches at 5.45 p.m., and proceeded immediately
for Liverpool, all welL
NEW YORK, MAT 188. a
The City of Baltimore, eid Queenstown.)
The Massachusetts legialature has appropriated
3,000,000 doh. for the war, and has authorised the
governor to lend 7,000,000 dole.
The Boston banks have offered to take 5,000,000
dole. of the Federal loan.

The following letter, gent to the evening papers
by Prince Napoleon's secretary, throws s new light
upon the gre►t Freemasons' quarrel :

_Pad; Royal, May 28, 1961.

The election of a Grand Master of 'Pre's& ilaipOnry has
given rise to a warm polemic in the newspapers. After the
easesures taken by the Prefect of Police all discussion on
this subject is useless, sad can only do harm to the masonic
order. The Prince Naprieon I. deeply sensible of the
proofs of sympathy Ova to him on this occasion ; but in
the actual state of circumstances he desires that his name
may no longer be mixed up in the discussion.
The Private Secretary of his Imperial Highness,
E. Hunan.
_ _

Baltimore is at present occupied by Pennsylva-
nian troops.
The governor of Maryland has called for four
regiments to support the Federal government within
the limits of Maryland, or to proLct the capital.
The Union Convention at Wheeling has refused
to pass an ordinance for tie division of the State
of Virginia, but has called a general convention for
the 11th June.

It is but too clear from this letter that the la-
mentable intrusion of the police into the masonic
lodge, for which there was not the least occasion,
except for the purpose of keeping Murat in office
against the will of the craft, is sanctioned by the
Emperor. M. Gueroult, in the Opinion National,,
laments the fact, and sarcastically observes that
while a strong government may frankly repress
whatever it disapproves of, it should never lend
itself to anything resembling an intripe.
The Emperor left Paris this morning by a
special train for Havre. It is said that one of
the special objects of his journey is to judge for
himself whether the citadel of Havre, which the
municipality wants to have demolished, but which
the military engineers think very important in a
defensive point of view, is to remain or not. His
Majesty will return to Paris at eleven this
evening.
In the debate on the sliding scale (now irrevoca-
bly condemned) which occurred yesterday in the
Corps Legislatif, Count de Morny had some smart
sparring with the protectionists on account of the
dreadfully long speeches which they—like M.
Keller and other ultramontanist orators, not
being gifted with natural eloquence—read, by a
great abuse of the privileges of the house.
I One member, confessedly a valetudinarian,
went on mumbling his nonsense till the impatience
of the house compelled him to hand his manuscript
to a brother member. Another, M. Kolb-Bernard,
nearly read the house out, and thought himself
very ill-used when the president told him that

The seoesaionista have threatened Fort Monroe,
but were compelled to retire. An attack on a
large scale is, however, anticipated.
Ammunition and heavy ordnance continue to
arrive at Harper's Ferry from the South.
Advicee from Montgomery state that President
Davis will command the Southern forces in person.
It is rumoured that General Scott has ordered
the occupation of Arlington heights by Federal
artillery.
The Kentucky legislature has passed a resolution
maintaining the neutrality of the State, and ap-
proving the governor's refusal to supply troops to
the Federal government.
Charleston is blockaded by the United States
frigate Niagara. British ships have been ref uied
entrance into the harbour.

The Washington correspondent of the New Yurk
Herald asserts that a secret agent of the French
government is travelling through the Southern
States.

The New Orleans Telegraph states that the re-
mainder of the Federal troops in Texas have sur-
rendered to the secessionists.

Disturbanoes caused by the Indians have taken
place at Honduras. The British residents in
Belize have been threatened. The British officers
who demanded redress have been brutally treated.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, 11A,y 17, Enzamo.
Stocks are falling. Erie closed to day at 21i ;
Illinois, 651 ; New York Central, 721. Exchange
steady. Bankers' bills, 1061 to 1061. Flour
drooping. Cotton dull.

NEW RLEANS, NAT N.
Cotton : Middling is quoted 11f to 11*. The
sales of the week amount to 14,000 bales, and the
receipts to 2,600 bales. Freights for cotton to
Liverpool, ld.

common-sense must in the end set a limit to the
reading of prosy essays.
The fear and hatred of Orleanism is carried by
the government to such an extraordinary extent
that, in addition to the severe sentence passed by
the Correction►l Tribunal on M. Dumineray, the
publisher, and M. Bean, the printer, of the Duke
d'Aumale's pamphlet, Count de Persigny, by •
most unusual exercise of power, has revoked their
licenses, and thereby done his utmost to reduce
them and their families to beggary.
In the Constiactioned, Dr. Wren, whose fat pen
has long been laid upon the shelf, brings out •
lading article against a dissolution of the Corps
Legialatif. He is too interested a witness for his
arguments to carry much weight. " Vous etas
orffivre M. Jesse," is suggested by hie advocacy.
His reasoning is, however, not devoid of ingenuity.
What he mainly insists upon is that the Emperor's
liberality is greatly in advance of the country, and
that if there were now to be an appeal to the
people upon the decree of November 24, while it
is yet untried, there is great danger that the con-
stituencies, alarmed at the prospect of too much
liberty, would return a reactionary house. I
assure you that I am not misrepresenting the argu-
ment of the pntleman, whose sang pay of 4001.
a year would very probably be imperilled by an
appeal to his oonetituenoy of Montrone.
There was a considerable fall at the Bonne,
which was attributed to the prospect of arise in dis-
count at London. The Rente fell 20c. for cash
awl 26c. for account, closing at 69fr. 16e. in each
are. Mobilier fell 10fr. Railways were from
121 r. 500. to 5h.. lower.

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HAVANNA% MAT 11.
The sugar market is heavy. No. 12 is quoted 4
to 6 real.. No sales. Stock, 225,000 boxes.

LIVERPOOL, Wanissnar.
The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia
Compauy's steamship Glasgow, which sailed to-day
fur New York, took 24,5911. in specie.

ITALY.
ROME, MAY 26.
The budget of expenses of the Papal govern-
ment for 1881 has been covered 'ay the sale of the
Campana Museum to France.
General Goyon has restored the money bearing
the eilinr of Francis IL, which be had seized on
the frontier, believing it to be destined for the re-
actionary bands in the Abruzzi.