The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 30; iSeI.

and place. For the last two days we
have no doubt it has been believed at
Tiverton that " the internal condition of
" the country is satisfactory and good," and that
the present session of the House of Commons,
short as its first stage has been, has proved fruitful
in valuable measures of legislation. There is not a
captain of yeomanry who heard his lordship, who
is not fully convinced that to effect financial re-
forms in the administration of the army and navy
is the same thing as to diminish the protection of
the kingdom. Lord PaLmeastow might have
stopped here. It matters little to the country
with what representations he thinks it worth
while to amuse his audience at Tiverton. But he
chose to speak of the people of other constituencies
in a manner which will create some surprise.
What will the electors of Edinburgh and Salford
say at being quoted at Tiverton as opponents of
Parliamentary Reform f Of course Lord PAL-
NnurroN expects that those towns will send anti-
Reformers to Parliament at the next election, or he
would not have taken the liberty of drawing argu-
ments from the votee of Mr. BLACK or Mr.
111A8ALY. It may be so; but we venture to pre-
dict that when these great and enlightened consti-
tuencies return obstructive. to Parliament they will
not return them as supporters of Lord PAW/M.Bl'ON.
Then it further appears that the silence of the
country denotes approval of the abandonment of
Reform by the Government. We have heard a
great deal of this same silence. Since the first
night of the session we have read in a great many
newspapers which lend a facile support to the Go-
vernment that there has been a great deal too
much of it, and that it was threatening to prove
fatal to the Ministry. The betrayal of their chief
trust has been followed by silence where there was
formerly clamorous support of the Government.
The discouragement of the Liberal constituencies,
first caused by the languor which Ministers ex-
hibited in the Reform debates last year, has made
so great way that seat after seat has been lost,
until Lord PaLmmurrow, who is so valorous in
presence of the Tiverton JACK CALL, consents to
hold the Government for the convenience of his
opponents.

While Lord PALMS:LWOW was amusing the popu-
lation of Tiverton with politics carefully con-
structed for that meridian, a business-like meeting
was held at Manchester, under the presidency of the
Mayor. The Town Hall of that city was crowded
by people who bad left their business to express
opinions about Parliamentary Reform, very unlike
those which had found favour in the pet Devonshire
borough. It is not forgotten at Manchester that
the admirable conduct of the unrepresented classes
was one of the reasons assigned by Lord Jone
RCSNELL in 1852 for believing that the time was
come for extending the franchise, and it is no
wonder, therefore, that the paltry excuse foe break-
ing ministerial promises—the default of tumultu-
ous assemblages—is rejected with the contempt it
deserves. There is good reason why the friends of
Reform everywhere should meet to take counsel
together ; but there is no occasion, no opportu-
nity for a repetition of the alarming demonstrations
of 1831 and 1832. The wrong now done to the
unenfranchised has not happened through antago-
nistic statesmanship, but is a consequence of the
abdication of statesmanship. A straightforward
minister, like the late Duke of WZLLIWOTON, may
be summarily dealt with, but it takes time to being
justice home to tricksters. It was at Manchester,
not at Tiverton, that a working man pronounced a
sentence which is worth two minutes' consideration
by those politicians who are not too old, or too
hardened to profit by it. After reviewing the
course of the Government, in kicking down the
ladder by which its members had climbed to power,
be said, "Let it go forth to Europe that it is the
" demoralization of the higher classes, and not
" that of the lower, which is threatening the nation
" with disorder."

€De €ourt.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Mracti 29.

Divine Service was performed this morning in
the private Chapel ot the Clatle. Present, the Queen sad
Prime Consort, the Primo et Wales, the Crown Princess et
Perlis (Prioress Royal), Primer Alton Prisms liehma,
sad Princess Louise, the belies sad seedlimess et the
mark sad the domestic household.

The Hue. arid Very Hey. the Dean of Windier admiali•
tared the Holy Ssertakint.

The Rev. H. J. Mame, View d Wiadeor, preached the
germs.

WRITS:NALL, MAIM 27.—The Queen has been
*mei to direct letters patent to to passed under the (met
seal of the United Kiagdom of Great Britain and Inland,
grunting onto tho Bight Honourable Henry Jobs Viscount
Palmer*" K.G., the oMos of Constable of her Majesty's
Cagle of Dover, and also the dike of Warden and Keeper
of bsr Majesty's Cinque Pork, and the office of Admiralty
within the said Cinque Porta, in the room of Jamas Andrew
Nam& M Dalhousie, demised —Garter.

Tax DUKE OF NEWCARTLL—We (Not/int/ham
Amnion believe we may announce thet his game the Duke

el Newcastle has been aopointedGovernor-General of India,
ea enevemor to Viscount Canning, whose term of office i. ex-
pired. The probabilities are that the noble dyke will leave
England during the month of May. We have also heard
that the office of lord-lieutenant and costes rotulorum of
the county of Nottingham will be held pro tem. by the
Right Floe. the Speaker. Arrangements have also been
made that the family seat of Clamber shall be occupied by
the Earl sad Counts of Lincoln during the probable five
years abeam of the noble duke.

Frances Countess Waldegrave has issued cards
for esessablies on Wednesday, the 10th, and Wednesday, the
17th of April.

Lord and Lady Digby have left Belgrave-square
for their seat is Doreetehire for the Easter holidays.
Colonel and Lady Louisa Douglas Pennant are
pones t►e season at the Duke of Grafton's seat, Wake-
field Lodp, Northamptonshire.

We (Yorkshire (staaelle) are happy to state that
Lord Loodseborough. at the date of our latest intelligenee
reepestiag him. wee is the wejoyment of ezoellent health.
In one of his sporting 1151111114101116 on the Nile, hie lordship
shot no fewer thaa 1,000 mow Of thew, forty-two were
brought lowa at owe shot. The description of fowling-
pies@ teed by his lordship may be judged of from the above
Ail These amuse ensorsions are taken in a deck post,
properly fitted for the service.

issi night the fund now being raised, under the
supine of the Lord Mayor, foe the relief of the appalling
deelitudies Is Upper led* amounted to about 4,450/.
Dining yeekaday, though a kind of dies now, the nuns for-
warded to his lordship exceeded 200 f.

On Thursday evening the London Gunmakers'
Company entertained Sir W. Armstrong at dieser on the
ammion of his receiving the honorary freedom of the cow.
peaty, which was conferred upon him by a unanimous tees.
halloo. "for the important services he bee rendered to the na-
tion by his grist impreemesete in the science of gosnery.*
The vieton preset waited chiefly of officer' and gen•
these is the goverszesse department officially connected
with Ilemines, sad eamprised, among others. Colonel the
Hoe. Nit A. Conkie, 1.C.8.; Colonel Wire Fos, Mr.
Bowen, DireetorCeemal d Contracts ; Colonel Lamy,

LA.; &finis 311111111, LP. ; Major Bad&ley, R.A.; Mr.
Aiming." Royal On Paslam &a

The Council of the Society of Arts have given
le the Noels Bebesi of Art permission to hold an Eshibi•
ties d roe Arts their peat more, io the Adolph',
leg the most► it Jam The profits of the exhibition
torn he applied to the ►uilding of a new school of art.
Her Majesty bee appointed Mr. Smirks, meld-
Met, to be the Treasurer el t►e Royal Academy in the
mom of Kr. Hardmisk, who, slier may yam' senile, has
setkol from that poet.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

POLAND.
WARSAW, 113Auos 30.
The concessions granted by the Emperor have
not satisfied the people.

The wearing of - mourning has become more
general, and a much greater number of people
appear in the national costume.

The journals advocate the necessity for mode-
ration.
The concentration of military continues.
Unarmed citizens, doing duty u constables,
patrol the streets.

The 24 delegates are again acting as a provisional
municipality.

WARSAW, MAICH 29.

Reports are current that the censorship of the
press is to be abolished. M. Wielipolski has given
orders for the elaboration of a project of law similar
to the French press law.
It is expected that from to-morrow foreign
newspapers will be delivered without the oblitera-
tion of those portions of the same which might be
displeasing to the government.

AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, FRIDAY.
The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia
Company's steamer City of Manchester Captain
Holcron, from New York on the 16th inst., has
arrived. She brings 6 cabin and 58 steerage pas-
sengers. News anticipated.

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, Knee 30.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Tasmanian, Cap-
tain Weller, with the West India and Pacific
mail, has arrived here. She brings 123 passengers,
1,774,195 dollars in specie, and 2,546 packages in
cargo. She left St. Thomas on the 17th instant.
The Atrato arrived out on the 16th instant.

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The West India islands were generally healthy.
The steamer Plantagenet, of Liverpool, arrived at
Colon on the 11th inst. The Bogota, with the
mails for the South Pacific, was on shore in Guaya-
quil River. The mails and passengers were for-
warded by the Valparaiso, for Callao, on the 3rd
instant.

- .
Prince Alfred left Barbadoes on the Ist inst. for
Bt. Vincent's, intending to make from that place
the tour of the northern ialanda, terminating at
Jamaica.

A vessel with GOO Chinese immigrants had
arrived at Callao, where they were offered for sale.
They were expected to fetch from 300 to 400 dollars
per head.
In the river Magdalena the government flotilla
had been captured by the forces of the state of
Bolivar, and Senor Galin= made prisoner.
In Bolivar: the government party under Betancur
were defeated and the leader shot.
Two vessels had arrived at Demerara, with 786
immigrants from Calcutta. The weather was un-
propitious, and manufacturing operations were
somewhat retarded.

At Barbadoes crop operations were proceeding
vigorously. Several shipments of sugar had been
made, amounting to over 2,000 hogsheads. Several
other vessels were loading. Exchange, at 30 days'
sight, was quoted 490 dole. The weather at
Trinidad was wet and unsettled.

Sugar making proceded under difficulties, and
ruling rates were anything but calculated to pay
the cost of manufacture.

At Jamaica preparations were being made in
honour of the Prince's expected visit.
The Bank of Jamaica had declared a divideni of
four per cent. for the half year.
Trade continued exceedingly dull. The produce
market was also dull, and sugar and rum bad de-
clined in consequence of the low price in the Eng-
glish market.
Coffee was scarce ; sales were made at 465. to
48s. for good quality. Rum was offered at S3d.
for proof. Sugar was quoted 16s. to 18s. for fair
quality. Charters for London for sugar were
taken at 40s.

Exchange on London, 90 days, i per cent.
premium.

INDIA.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(BT TILIGRAPII TO POINT Di GAUL)

CALCUTTA, Mime 1.
Shirting', grey, unchanged, moderate demand. Mule
twist firm, but nothing doing. Raw silk neglected, down-
ward tendency. Indigo season reedy closed, no change in
prices. Copper : Sheathing inquired for, at former rates ;
ditto tile, English, quiet. Sugar : Little doingfor &gland and
Europe. Rice : Less doing, few fresh engagements. Salt-
petre : 5 per cent. refraction, Si rupees; market dulL Lin-
seed : Shipments contracted. Jute, no champ ; shipments
in February 23.000 bake Hides: Prices firm, stocks re-
duciAaate.shipments mall. Shellac sold at lame decline.
--First class credits, 21 to 2s. id. Government
paper, Fours, 74 to 80j ; Five-andei-Half per Cents., 1001
to 101. Bank discount unchanged. Hooey easy.
Freights to London, dead w eight, 675. &L ; for jute, Med.

TURKEY.

The Levant Herald of the 20th instant says :

The newly embodied red& and recruits from the recent
conscription are arriving daily in the capital. Yesterday
evening strong detachments of both came in from Ismidt.
Two thousand cavalry will be embarked in a few days for
Beyrout. Five steamers are being prepared for their
transport, and the faros will, on its arrival in Syria, be at
once directed against the Drum of the Ledja. We are in-
formed that the question of the secularisation of the mosque
property—to which we have more than once referred in
as;ail—has formed the subject of earnest, and there is every
reason to believe resultful, deliberation at more than one
cabinet council during the past week.
The following is from a Constantinople letter in
the Gazette du Midi :

The acts of hostility committed by the Montenegrins
have caused much irritation among the Muasulman popula-
tions. Those land pirates, not content with attacking, us
is usual with them, people against whom they had no
previous declaration of war, have perpetrated tho most
atrocious acts against defenceless old men, women, and
children. Two companies of Turkish Carabineers were
surprised by them, and cut to pieces. The Porte, on re-
ceiving that intelligence, gave orders for the immediate de-
parture of four battalions of Choiseul" for the confines
of Montenegro, who were to bo embarked on board
vessels of war of different sizes. Unfortunately this
order, which was given nearly • month ago, could not be
executed, in consequence of the funds intended for fitting
out the squadron being applied to some other purpose. The
vessels still remain In the arsenal, and the unfortunate in-
habitants on the frontiers of Montenegro continue exposed
without defence to the depredations of their eternal and
audacious enemies. I must add, in order to complete this
picture, that a Turkish vessel of war, while endeavouring to
land some troops at a port near Cettingen, was fired on and
driven off by a body of Montenegrins. The Ottoman go-
vernment, to avoid the disgrace. of a second check of the
kind, obtained from Austria "on to effect the landing
at one of her porta in the Adriatic.