The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-02 00:00:00

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Council respecting the system of the grants to the British
schools in Waler, and as to whether dna securities ware
taken for religious instruction in such schools.
After an observation from Mr. WHALLET,
Mr. LOWE considered that the three questions to which
the hon. member for North Warwickshire alluded were of
ao abstract nature, and at the same time controversial in
character. The gentleman who had sent them was a clergy-
man of the church of England, who was rather fond of
drawing out the Privy Council. The department had so
much real business to do, that it never entered into mere
controversial discussions. With respect to the question of
the boo. member for Peterborough, he admitted that the
report of Mr. Morell, the Roman catholic inspector
of schools, printed last year, contained much
that was objectionable. The report of this year
was also rather objectionable, and therefore he bad
suppressed it altogether. He thought that in this matter
the hon. member gave him rather hard measure. Last
year he blamed them for printing Mr. Morel's report, and
thin year he found fault with them for suppressing it. The
Mbulated reports which were published contained all sleets-
saritittormatloa.
an observation from Mr. HEITICESST, • of
the coons taken hy the Vice-President of the of
Trade, the house adyourised at a quarter past six o'clock,
until two to-morrow (this day).

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, THINUIDAT.

The Montreal Ocean Mail Steamship Company's
screw steamer North Briton, Captain Borland,
which left Quebec on the 20th ult., arrived at the
bar of the Mersey at 1 o'clock this morning.
The latest papers from New York are to the
morning of the 18th ult., and as our previous
advime by the Persia were to the evening of the
17th, there is very little additional news. The
Quebec journals are to the 20th, but the intelligence
from the States contained in them is quite meagre.
In the United States Senate, on the 17th ult., a
memorial was presented by Mr. Pearce, of Maryland,
from the police commissioners of the city of Balti-
more, now confined in Fort M'Henry, solemnly
asseverating that they have been guilty of the coin-
miaaion of no traitorous acts, and asking the inter-
position of Congress on their behalf. The memorial
was referred to the judiciary committee. A bill
was introduced from the committee on naval affairs,
and immediately passed, providing for a temporary
increase of the navy. This measure looks to the
suppression of privateering.
The bill to provide for the better organization of
the military establishment was taken up, amended
by the addition of a section providing for a retired
list in the army and navy, and subsequently recom-
mitted to the military committee. The house asked
a committee of conference on the Volunteer Bill,
which was granted.
In the house a resolution was introduced by Mr.
Holman, of Kentucky, providing for the extension
of the powers of the select committee appointed to
examine into the contracts made by the War
Department. It was passed after conaideiable
discussion. The house then debated the Tariff
Bill iu committee of the whole until the hour of
adjournment, the principal point of difference'
among members being in reference to the proposed
increase of duties on tea, coffee, and sugar.
The New York World of the 18th gives the follow-
ing summary of affairs :
" The grand army, under General M'Dowell,
marched into Fairfax Court-house at noon yester-
day, meeting with no resistance. The rebel force
was drawn up in the west side of the town in the
morning, and the inhabitants expected a battle, but
about 9 o'clock the troops precipitately fled, leaving
much provision and camp equipage.
"General Patterson, with his column, twenty-five
thousand strong, on Monday moved from Martins-
burg in the direction of Winchester, and on Tueeday
was in pursuit, and about eleven iles in the rear
of General Johnston.

" Another battle has been fought in Missouri on
the 16th. Eight hundred Federal troops, in pas-
senger cam on the North Missouri Railroad, were
fired into at Milvile, thirty miles above St. Charles.
The battle was undecided when the despatches were
sent.

" On Friday night three companies of the Second
Kentucky Regiment attacked and entirely routed
six hundred rebels on the Kanawha river, near
Barbourville.

" The government has decided that no more
fugitive slaves are to be allowed iu the camps, or to
follow the army.
" The volunteers whose terms are about to expire
will be returned to their States iu time to be mus-
tered out at the expiration of their service."
The trial of the Savannah privateers commenced
on the 17th at New York, and was adjourned to the
23rd.

The situation of affairs at the latest date, and the
commercial intelligence from New York, have
been already published in the telegram from Lon-
donderry.

to know why. It was said at first that secrecy was thought
desirable on account of the loan, but now it is thought that
Cialdini is waiting for orders from Turin to see whether the
arrest is to be confirmed. It seems that Mgr. Storm is
most seriously compromised in the Bourbon oonspiracy.
A Naples letter of July 23 in the l'atric nays :
Some very important arrests have been effected in the
provinces within the last few days. Among the chiefs of
bands the names are cited of Raphael Testa Celestiuo Alto-
piedi, in the campagno of Venus° ; Michael Prete, in the
environs of Brindisi; Francesco S►verio Taracco and An-
' tonio Fioriti, and others of less note. It is confirmed that
the village of Spinelli has been set on fire.
Two of the richest proprietors of Calabria, Baron de Ba-
rocco, senator, and Baron Berlingeri, whose immense pro.
perty comprises half a Calabrian province, have organised
• force of 800 horse among their own tenants, and will bunt
down the brigands without pity. Baron Berlingeri's father
was killed a year ago by two brigands who are now at the
head of a formidable band.