The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-21 00:00:00

AMERICA.
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The New York Tribune of May 8 has the follow-
ing on " the situation of affairs :"
At the hour of going to press we have no precise informa-
tion of any military movement near Washington. There is
a report that General Cocke, who commands the rebel
ginians, intends to take up a position en the Potomac, oppo.
site the Federal city. He professes, however, to have no
hostile intention, and to be acting only on the defensive, to
protect the soil of Virginia from invasion. Of course, the
Federal government will pay no regard to his professions,aed
will keep a sharp watch on his movements. His force can.
not be strong enough to menace Washington, but even a
small body of troops may do much mischief by a sudden
dash on a weak point of our line of defence. Meantime
troops continue to pour into Washington. Among others,
the 214th Regiment from this state, composed entirely of
Germane, arrived there yesterday. The force now assem-
bled in the Federal city is, we believe, the largest body of
American troop. ever collected at one point.
The detachment at the Relay House, under General
Butler, are busily engaged in fortifying their position. It
is now said that there will be from that quarter, and from
the Pennsylvania side, a concerted movement on Baltimore
before the week is out. The resources of that city in pro.
visions, clothing, and munitions, would be of immense
value to the rebels, and it cannot too soon be occupied by a
force sufficient to hold it against all enemies. The indica-
tions are that the rebel commanders in Virginia con-
template a movement which shall bring them into the rear
of Washington, and enable them to co-operate with their
friends in Maryland.
From Pensaeola, by way of Montgomery, we get the in-
formation that General Bragg is " progressing" rapidly in
his fortifications, and is nearly ready to open the attack on
Fort Pickens. His troops are said to be in good spirits and
sanguine of success. These reports, however, are probably
coloured to serve the purposes of the rebel leaders. Other
accounts, from more trustworthy sources, state that Bragg
has only 3,000 men, very poorly equipped, and suffering
from sickness. Whatever may be his force, Fort Pickens,
with its present garrison, cannot be reduced except by a
protracted siege.

From Cairo we hear rumours of attacks to take place
shortly, but there is no evidence that the rebels in that
quarter h►ve concentrated a forte adequate to the assault
of so strong a position. The garrison there are vigilantly
watching the rivers, and have already captured several
steamboats with contraband goods on board.

Meantime, the warlike spirit of the people continues to
manifest itself in the most patriotic and impressive manner.
The northwest has already mustered fur service 230,000
volunteers, and offered them to the government. From
every part of New England and the middle states companies
are moving towards the appointed places of rendezvous.

The papers publish a long message to the Mont-
gomery Congress (which reassembled on the 29th
ult.) from President Jefferson Davis.
In a secret session on the ith Virginia was ad-
mitted into the southern confederacy.
We have important advises from New Orleans
by the steamship Daniel Webster, which vessel
sailed from New York with a cargo consigned to
New Orleans, but took it back to New York,
having barely escaped capture and confis-
cation by the secessionists. While at the mouth
of the Mississippi the captain of the Daniel
Webster ascertained that extensive preparations
bad been made at New Orleans for going into the
priesteering business—a joint-stock company, with
a capital of several millions, having been formed
for that purpose. Letters of marque, it was stated,
bad already been issued for the Calhoun, the
N. N. Webb, and the Matagorda, and the steamer
Savannah had been purchased and fully armed.
The notorious yacht Wanderer had also been pur-
chased, and was at Havanna' when the Daniel
Webster touched there. These vessels are pro.
bably now cruising in the gulf, unless they have
been taken care of by the United States' vessels
there.

The postmaster at Washington, Florida, was
shot on the 19th April for delivering to Lieutenant
Sleminer all the mail matter dropped into that
office, including the letters written by confederate
soldiers to their friends.

A PROTEST BY CARDINAL ANTONELLL

The Gazette du Danube gives tho following as the
text of a circular addressed by Cardinal Anton°lll
to the diplomatic body :

The violent invasion of the greater part of the state of
the Holy See, undertaken by Piedmont, has' on the one
bawl, the character of a liegmat violation of the temporal
sovereignty of the Pope, and, on the other, the stamp of an
epoch belonging to the most unhappy and most deplorable
in history for the serious injuries which the church has ex.
periunced.
The world knows to satiety the history of the divers &eta
of hostility that the Pontifical State has had to undergo at
the hands of the invading government, through the numerous
public representations which have been made, not only by
the Holy Father, but also with unanimity by the sacred ea.
clesisatical pastors residing in the usurped provinces.
Among the afflicting things with which these representa-
tions have been occupied, is the decree which that govern.
meet has published, and which has for its object to suppress
the convents and other religious corporations, in osier to
appropriate to itself the funds of these establishments.
That decree gives proof of a complete alliance with the
plundering tendencies of the revolutionary spirit, and
affords besides a proof of the monstrous contraliction of all
the fundamental laws which the invaders preteudeii they
wished to put in force in the said provinces.
After the possessions of the Laid convents had missed. in
consequence of the violence which had in a despotic manner
taken the place of the rights of others, into the Dower of
the usurping government, the culminintnitiou which, under
the illusory title of the Ecclesiastical Treasury, proceeds in
acairdance with the instructions and the wishecof the same
government, has recently made known to the public that it
intends to alienate the landed property which had been
thus usurped. Persons who wish to sequin, such property
will have to take steps accordingly. At the mme time the
announcement made known the conditions of sale.
Now the possessions of the said religious communities and
corporations funnies a part. of the patrimony of St. Peter,
the projected sale is equivalent to a spoliation of *eche
siaattml property. If we consider the matter from this
point of view, which is the only true one, it immediately
becomes clear that from motives of justice and equity people
can never lend themselves to such sales, because it would
be necessary, in that cane, to tithe contracts with the
trienrper respecting property taken from others.
Added to this is the consideration, altogether especially
applicable to the present case, of the beet known canouical
laws, which, protecting the integrity sod inviolability of
the patrimony of the church, strike with special reprimands
and other penalties the usurpers of ecclesiastical property, as
well as those who in any way whatever lend a hand in dm
usurpation and take part in the ugliest and sacrilegious act.
But independently of these considerations which are im-
posed on the conscience of every catholic and of every pet ,en
who pommies the sentiment of right and justice, and which
ought to appear of the highest importance, we have as a
redo to follow the solemn words pronounced by the Holy
Father in his coodstorial allocution of December 17 cf last
year— words which bare attained publicity through the
press, and in which his holiness has complained and pro-
tested against the said unfortunate decree, and at the same
time has condemned and declared cull tied void all the
men-
susses which the invading government hail up to that tune
taken to the detriment of the rights and palimony of the
church and to the injury of the religious communities, and
which it might still take. From this declaratiou th,re re.
suits to satiety the effecteal default au.l the absolute nul-
lity of every title whatever proceediog from the tau is of
this entirely incompetent and usurping government.
The solemn act of the Pope would form, by reason of its
authority, and of the publicity which has been given to it,
a document more than sufficient to prevent any eoes to
whatever country or whatever rank, or whatever coalition
he belongs, from the illegal acquisition of property arisiog
from the said spoliation. Nevertheless, sou in order
further to attain that object, and to cut short all pretests
and eventual justifications which foreign purcluaers,
especially, of ecclesiastical property of this kind
may set up, the Holy Father has desired that
this matter abould be the subject of an official com-
munication to th • booourable persons who form the
diplomatic body accredited to the Holy See ; they are re-
quested to call the attention of their respective g wet 'meets
to this grave and delicate subject, with a view to such
steps as they may think it suitable themselves to take. to
give the above tnentiooeil declaration of the Pope, and the
warning which results from it, greater and completer pith.
licity to their states, that people may thus avoid entering
into contracts for the acquisition of property the title to
which, for reasons aforesaid, would be null and void.
To this end, the undersigned Cardinal, Secretary of State,
hastens to transmit the present note to your euellency,
according to the orders given by the Holy Father, request.
pug you to make use of this note in conformity with the
sentimental of the Holy Father. He takes advantage of
this occasion to express particular consideratioe for you.
(Signed) AIiToYELLI.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

111.F.RKF:NWEI.L.
Tla UT/ ATTLII D 111 ADEN A3D 111:114;LUT AT
I,IJ:CuTo IN.
.rh i• Nn rain;; having lave appointed for the rieetamina-
: • 0.. f Pi...furs: suro.m.rt, hotelier, mho semis charged
attemititinur to mousier Mary tot, Reilkielos am.' bkiosm
t. ..no r and lroto. L.,. v, for Ntealum: an iron chest em-
tanning litd., the pr...-rty mod mieuie• of Mr.
1 otelor, .4 47. t'hspel••trect, 11.1mgtell am, court .mil
it • rtivirotm Were Very 1111D15 IsPogrole..l. u rumour buying lsvn
plevshat th.it the 11.1,ortlinote 1.-male had so far rocovered
ae t.• he rriahled to nitro.' and give • t idenet.
The girl atthou4ll progressing very favour.
ahly. i. still ...t lit to mailer.'" a pub's. eammimation, atol
Mr. It. lldl, the Isotom •ur„.mi, states it as hi. opinion
11,..t .asits.t atteial the eourt for at least a
night t.• ...me. The bone which was injured on
tie birvlueol u d•ing away, and more than nee
pr.. • h.. L. o rentove•L It ia exiox•ted that another
I,— will away either to-day or to morTs,W 412.1 tit.%
It pr,Vre4.4.4 tivotatralds, the will he brought to this
...out. At the ',talent, DJ 1.-11 .lays. The wounds ue her
re al.. o.larg .4, f ; hut ale will. it is
th,'.141,1..1111k. Lr the use id her .iforedlnwr on her right
Let It visa aunt the. luo.l that she tria•l the knife
the priani. r *ruins II first as•eiled her with.
Mr. lovroor Judge. N •hvisioe, who ha• char.:a of the
roe. I.n•ium•l a vertilbute from Me. 11111 to the above
,rt • 1, and asked for a birthor N.. further evi•
.I.•use mould be offered mail the inuund maims WAS enAhltAl
T . ottrod.

Ti.. Isti'herr% ph., are diefelNitsi I, Mr. Bean! and Mr.
!wire., -till centilitre to tn-41 Ilw in.rtter with the ;;r...1
tudifferenee, u:fer .aly remark, why the% sleuth!
1.42.. further renianrle.l.

Mr. [titler rrtuan•led the priwteers for a w...ek, when
they .111 twooti.ght lip awl resaawled.
It has log hew *tete' that the box and tta ront,,nt, hsye
forto at Rey .Late that the ..111rent, T.ompkii,•,
N. 10.1 Water., WII.. I, OW WWI gnat e•erttottgi in the
newt in diet...erring it.
1., the i.tive. re were heing reiswired they smiled at 5e-
t...1.4 their compeers.* is the leefy rot the wow,
TI. nureler .4 dreaken wl diannlerly ens en was vary
,11,1,44*. awl tar 'scowled the average Number of a
11 hrt.un Turley.

NINWORTIL
.H.6l.in 1113.7.

very reereetabi;•rittire.l );eui—iiicirl. who rive the
r••• e J .Very Ana neewpmai, was plare.l to the deck
:r. 3lr. ledlteist, charged with riogiwg • dour-hell without
l.etol wow,

tire essrestable No. 170 V said that shout three o'clock
V....morning .I.ity in 1 Y.. 11. ll.* Line, Putney, when
I • ..11*tbe l.ri.••ncr walking about in a 41141tiCi.POIS m:m•
and be naked Ireir what .hr Mh.• tnl•1
hos, that wanted in go 4. rlaisharii, anal he
d,re-t•.I her the way. fthe walked' a sh.srt du•
I sa'• aryl returned to 111/10 ..tiA4l.ll, called the
nod knorked at the door of No. C.. Mho
wal►..l leant there and went to. the hon., of a lady
nam.•l Gonry, arl ran 4 the Ixll. To• lady was di•
t.srh.l in cow.wtnertee..od opened the window. lle staked
►e, .1 the wart hell alas' nett to mg the hell, awl shin 4 •hi him
lure waning of the pmeetet. SIMI that she hest no right
to nag her Lel!. Witness then took the prisoner into cues
tolv. "the erne we ...her.

Mr Tsyl..r Did s►e give &or esplsosition of
Mr rirsalurt •

_ .
The entastai4e She tohl the that she .61 not know where
.L•• seas soma, awl she rang the bell to .k where •he waa

)11;. -Rut ♦nu had already directed her.
l'weeahle - Vow. ear._

idr. Italians— What have you to any!
The prisner-1 have ad lineal to say. I hail Wert la the
intense of the workhems, and Ik. Connor derharged me
I...tenlay. Whoa I err est I thosght I would go and see
:h. I itayed rather bite, sad 1 wanted to go Iroise. sad
del wit harm the she. Negev • light is the hums I nag
lb. WU to inquire the way.
31r. Ingham -Wham do you ?
hisser- -At tiaptiage.
Psis mtnirassillit "Ifired—Pgtnev is quite is the
smelt, inetims frogs the fair to Clapham.
3h. lashes.. -How do you pt your hying
Priem, Kr pies to armee. I have been ill, and I
met into *lv. infirmary. I his with a respectable mania
iwon.im at t laphant.
How did yon get drunk'
Hens-r-1 did not take much, and the little I took gist
ire IVA

I will iinlv flee you halts-mini.
The wr. w 4 pruvided with tie mesas, sod wee
aftentosty loam' up

CAPTURE OP A LWIDnY BURGLAR Ar
MANCHESTER

Vieterthty morning, during the annual pmcension
I ntiodayarhool ehildren at !footballer, rolicedespector
alley awl moot /we Aker oheerval two nwn attempting
t. park prekete awing the spectator.. 1 toe of the men was
spraleaded after • &Tee stnimile. in who. the kolicomea's
teepee had to be mid with decision. lhinug tusesamina-
be at the delsetivo polio, station the primmer mode
a eldest attempt to break beat sal it required fear
a ten alters to overpower him. Wide being searched
he attempted to swidlow • piece of paper, but
same if the fry/meats were scabbed from him, and the
aide mines sepia them lead to the belief that it was •
men of later of introduction gives him by • 'metropolitan
monk sot ennumeadM/ him to the fareemble atentiou
" Mar friend in Manchester. Hoeft he, arms were
Fecal to he eurintrdy tattooed, nal one of them bore the
raw " Charism Collins" is full. There ow hardly
be • doubt that this is Um astorious ticketut
Imre wean of that ammo. who roystorionaly escaped
fret the Lek-op at the lemithwark Polieonourt
trelerrsdar. ofterrommittal by Mr. !Nahum terstading a
eratb at the Miner Theatre. Mr. Mayhury, the superin-
truest of the detective force at Manthesier, yesterday
ethanol the London authorities of the more rapture.
Pont; the moaner, the polo. apprehestied ohm Timothy
him. for man who was with at the time the
Woe wen tikes, hat who bad Asa.. Om es slicers the
dip. reps wee treenniitted feytail by the sky magis-
trate se &Aerie el pocket-06E18g.

We regret to loan' that Lonl Brointlam la at
merit ledirceed. Hie lordship had arranged to hike Pm*
la the meeting of the Yorkahire Unice of Mechanics' leetis
tate. to be held at 7arboromb tieniorrow, but he will be
aerated fens diem so owing to his inaliiiseitioe.
The Whitauutiile festivities' weru open."( is Man-
tester, yesterday, with more than usual inyousheds owlet'
le the bright awl seasonable weather. The streets were
thronged with people during the whole of the day.
the ne•nliog the procession of the Sunday
that children attracted large crowds. The police
looks Inhibit a reconl of another kind. Between
thine aid forty rohlsrries took place, mostly front ladies,
allots anfortuaate habit of carrying their purees in their
taw. Ice-kets 'casks. them en eery prey. " Another
Isatek ..f the Whitsuntide festivities," rye the
/mates. " should not be omitted. It was the
wet of peliminary announcement of the saturnalia whir&
the hohlay would be to many. Eighty-dins moms v-
etoed behee the city magistrates in the morning, meet of
thus of course drink awl disorderly. This is the dark part
14 ths picture, but it is secimary to study it to show
err •ly is what positioa we ore."
Tote increase abet, the census of Manchester in
1‘..1 is. in the municipal borough about 35,0nn, and in the
toliamestary borough &beet 41,100. By eddies the popii•
Lt, the parliamentary borough of Salford to that of
Le 1...t0r. as anise at the gams population of what is
&snarly call.( Ilanehauter —viz., 441,000.
Tweet Mete DROWNIRD err SeAßlN,llol74sli.
(41%tlr.lar evening an accident occurred whereby three
I'. wain hot their lives. The deemserel were fishermen,
mil while in their loot, metes tkalby NOM, shut three miles
1'! • of iscerhorough, arranging their eete knows se
1. ate, pots,' a heavy surf of 'the are
&del the three men were thrown Tit
tke •iter. They were seen by • man on the ad.
1c.% roe who, however, could reveler them on assist.
la" The lobster pate are diced on a rocky bottom, sear
tt"detre • and at the phase Willi* the deoramed men
`•••• 4.1. there Ham is • reef of eiseke, over which it was that
suldeetv *ohs them. 7be coble came to
Itesksee seem diet the eseerrenee. The names
a 'iv sea was JAMB Donlon. him Bentley, anal a eon
t", litter. The mile wee the property of Ibruelas. and
40 • the mead crew dimmed est of her. (In the former
.it NMI ieri•bed. Name of the bodies lost on tabu,-
•••• have se yet hub recovered.
alat‘r tag rims@ ../ A PHLAAA MT. —A curious
re•esotuce 'wheel at Blackhoys last week, which bee
ul•sineweiceted to es by an lye witness. In • weed.
tmeaty of the Km. J. Goring, a blackbird has newly
a.•• ho an, ne the top of a faggot stack shoot Mehl feet
• email The poor lard, however. wee ma due-
t, •
cep, tin nod,. of oweership, for •
diesetered lb. oak Ilerrely drove the
"'o• iel at mire taking posuesine by • summery ROOM
• .s any eeurt of law or Justice, told dose. the Ides
tte see w. r to extend its sir awl forthwith esee•
herse Thirteen ferselflf in it Thieen ergs ha,. at lb tic" bull he ibeeseat. Swale, Afire-rimer.
of • be.** Lir "—S one time at the latter end
t aweith. lark. nee deer towasuele, 1.4 hie
74' °lag. aril so tadiep hem beard of him. &range to
;•,' suss .41f @meg to es s
he hones Wool* to Mr-
' 'its. 41 thiellev. fosse.' the Aso is the buildi am.
"'" [eel bees for Jit days without foul or outer' The
wianal wee a • are 'shoaled *talc It erntaml
7" Vet was makeesiegly left 4 the empty hoete.—/Sehr• ...it! ....I
Tab
knave, Lt %raze FAiLtllla —The examine-
her the cpsestss• of certifiably in re Autos, was roe-
•ad *Cs. 11. rcentniesseuer Illaskrepte7 at Liver-
val Itetersley. bet sena silioureed to the 15th proairoo.