The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-07 00:00:00

cm court.

The christening of the infant Princess, fourth
child of the Prince and Princess of Wales, took place
yesterday at Marlborough House.
The oennsony was performed by the Bishop of London,
seated by the Dean of Westminster.
The infant Princess received the names of Victoria
Alexandra Olga Mary.
The sponsors were the Queen, represented by the
Duchess of Cambridge ; the Emperor of Russia, repre-
rented by the Russian Ambassador, the Baron de Brun-
now ; the Queen of the IT.ll.ne*, represented by the
Grand Dacha of Mecklenburg-Strelits ; the Dowager
Queen of Denmark ; the Grand Duke Omarevritch ;
Prince Arthur; the Dowager Grand Duchess of Meeklen-
burg-Strelitz ; the Princess Mary Adelaide Princess of
Teck ; Prince Louis of Hesse ; Princess Frederick of
Anhalt Dessau ; and Prince George of Heese.
The following were present:—The Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburg-Strelita, Prince Arthur, the Duchess of
Cambridge, the Prince and Princess of Peck, Prince
Edward of Saxe-Weimar and the Countess of Dornbury,
Count and Countess Gleichen, the Russian Ambas-
sador and Baroness de Brunnow, the Danish Minis-
ter and Madame de Below, the Greek banister
and Mdlle. Brailas-Anneni, the Ducker of In-
verness, the Marchioness of Carmarthen, the Earl
and Countess of Bradford, Viscount Hamilton, Via.
count Newry, Lord and Lady Alfred Harvey, Lord
Harris, the Bishop of London and Mrs. Tait, the Dean of
Westminster and Lady Augusta Stanley, the Hon. Mrs.
R. Bruce, the Hon. A. T. Pit:mama, the Hon. Frederick
Byng, the Hon. C. L Wood, General Sir William
and the Mimes Knollys, Major Teesdale, Captain
Ellis, the Rev. H. M. Birch, the Rev. C. F.
Tarter, the Rev. C. Kingsley, the Rev. W. L.
Onalow, Dr. Quin, Dr. Ferro, Dr. Bieveking,
Mr. Prescott Hewett, Mr. F. W. Gibbs, Mr.
Fisher, Mr. Holrmann, Mr. F. Knollys, Lient.-Colonel
Elphinatone (in attendance on Prince Arthur), Lady
Geraldine Somerset and Major-General Lord F. Paulet
(in attendance on the Duchess of Cambridge), and the
Hon. Mrs. A. Harding. and Major Grey (in attendance
on the Prince and Princess of Waled).
The Earl and Countess of Tankerville, the Hon. Mrs.
A. Ellie, Lady Knollys, Mrs. Fisher, Colonel and Lady
Emily Kingscote, and Mr. Paget, had likewise the honour
of receiving invitations, but were unable to attend.
After the ceremony, luncheon was served.
The band of the Grenadier Guards, conducted by Mr. D.
Godfrey, was in attendance.

The Doke of Bichmcad presided yesterday, at the Board
of Trade, in the arbitration between the Brighton and
Surrey and Sussex Hallway Companies, attended by the
same counsel and solicitors as on the day previous,

The Prince and Primes' of Wale* and Prince
Teck, accompanied by the Hon. Hrs. Hari:tinge and the
Hon. Major Grey and a numerous suite, attended the
performance at the Royal Amphitheatre and Circus,
Holborn, last evening, and expressed their entire satis-
faction with the entertainment.

The Prince of Wales and suite visited the
Queen's Theatre on Wednesday evening, and at the con-
clusion of the performance his royal highness expressed
to Mr. Liston the gratidcation with which he had
witnessed the performance of The Lameashirs Less.

The Duke of Edinburgh was 24 years old Yester-
day. The church bells and the usual salute in the park
announced the birthday in London. At Windsor, in
addition to the custonwzy honours, a grand fete and gala
holiday by the Oddfellows of the King of England Lodge
and Manchester Unity was held to celebrate the prince's
escape from the hand of the assassin.

The Lord Lieutenant will sojourn at the Vice-
regal lodge until the 19th, when be will proceed to Barons,
court, his seat in the county of Tyrone, for the usual
"harvest-home" and accustomed festivities of his tenantry.
On the 26th instant his exeißEmorill visit the show
of the Royal Agricultural pt Ireland at Lon-
donderry, and in the evening day he will be
the guest of the society at their annual banquet to be bed
la the Corporation HA a►det the presidency of the
Nazi of Cbarlemont, vice prceideef for the province at
Mater.

AUGUST 7.

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Tint PONCIPAR MEETING A? (MN AL
use 'Popular meeting held on Sunday last
Vicuna was a very stormy affair. Dr. Kopp was
voted to the chair. The following propositions
were submitted by the committee :
I. The meeting disapprove, the dismemberment of Ger-
many, and especially the violent exclusion of German
Austria, as at once dangerous to the power and peace of
Germany, and the German element in Austria. 2. The
meeting protests against the solution of the Gor-
man question by the method of annexations, and
expresses its desire to see the whole of Germany once more
united by the free decision of every branch of the German
race. 3. The meeting gives its adhesion to the liberal and
patriotic efforts directed to this end by the German popu-
lar pasty, and declares that it is both for the interest of
the people and the state to aid these efforts.
ANGER/MEM of Berlin, and HA117.17N0, of Vienna, re-
prei•ied regret that the discussion of the social quastion
did not form part of the programme.
FREIME, of Btuttgard, thought the social question
was implied in the propositions.
AEOLBSTEIN proposed the following: the meeting de-
claim that it adheres in all points to the programme
drawn up by John Jacoby, the 24th May, 1868.
Oentwrsnrs, Gam, and RMITIING considered that
German unity should be sought through liberty, and hr
conceit with the social democracy of Europe.
Megrim hoped that the first meeting for the promotion
of German unity would not lead to a schism between the
citizen and the working classes.
Voorr (of Frankfort) said that justice must be done to
the working classes.
Oartawirrona—We are agreed on one point, that of pro-
testing against the violence of Prussia and against the
constitution of the confederation of the north, but our

aims are independent of politics, and we go with the
European democracy regarded as a whole.
Ifssruno—The question of the working man is a
European question and not a German one. (Bravos.)
Buz= (of Vienna)—The idea of nationalities is super-
annuated. It is a mere weapon in the hands of dynast'
and despots. Changes in the present order of things
can only be effected by war or revolution. (Interrup-
tion.)

PFEIFFER (of Vienna)—The working man's question is
a fire which will spread like a torrent over the whole of
Europe. lam a European, not a German. I recognise
no Germany of the north or Germany of the south.
Liberty can only exist in the united states of Europe.
BRITIRAVEN. (of Vienna)—Workmen, we find no point of
union here. (" There are no workmen here ; we are only
citizens.") If there are only citizens here then I ask the
workmen to retire. (Tumult.) The Germans are not a
united free people of brothers, we are made up of lords
and slaves. (Renewed uproar.)
The Crummy—l beg of you to preserve order.
Gaols—l expect. salvation from neither north nor
south. They are hotbeds of reaction, as Austria would
have been if she conquered in 1866. As long as Cesarism
exists the dismissal of troops is a mere deception.
There is but one road to unity and freedom, and that is
through a social democracy. That alone leads to perfect
unity and general peace.
Mssunxx—The splitting of Germany into throe parts
cannot mean unity.
The Cnarnstsx—That is departing from the resolution.

Masairmi—The southern bond is the exorcism of the
petty states. Unity is not to be bad that way.
How then ? I hardly know. God did not come
down to help our unity. Well, let the Devil take it in
hand. (Cries of " Bismark, Bismark.")
Dr. KOIATICHEI, formerly a member of the Frankfort
Parliament, after a reference to Robert Blum, which was
received with deafening applause, proposed the appoint•
ment of a committee which should effect the union of the
working class and the citizen elements.
The three resolutions were then adopted.

(Tames kruns's Aostroy.)
FRANCE.

PARIS, Auovvr 7.

The Minister of Finance has determined that
collective subscription lists for the new loan
amounting in the aggregate to 100 fr. Bentes and
above will be accepted. The scrip of the amount
alloted to these subscribers can on the demand of
the parties be divided in certificates even below
100 fr. Bente. But in order to prevent any abuse
this collective scrip, whatever may be the amount,
cannot be used for speculative purposes on the
Bourse.

SPAIN.

7LtDRID, Auover 6.

The rumour of an intended interview between
the Queen and the Emperor Napoleon is without
foundation.

Immediately upon the conclusion of the cabinet
council held yesterday at La Granja the Ministers
returned to Madrid.

PORTUGAL

LISBON, Auovvr 6.

The Chamber of Deputies have rejected, by a
large majority, the South Eastern Railway con-
tract of the 20th of June.

AMERICA.
NEW YORK, Avouer 6.
The National Company's steamer Erin arrived
out to-day.
Closing prices:—Gold, 1491; sterling 'exchange
on London, 110 f; 6-20 United States Bonds, 1882,
1141; ditto, 1885, 112 U 10-40 Bonds, 1098.
Illinois, 150. Erie, 59f. Cotton : Middling Up-
land, 294. Petroleum, standard white, 341. Flour,
extra State, 9 dole. 29c. to 9 dole. 80c. Corn,
old mixed, 1 dol. 20e.
(Antval of the Java va Queenstown.)
The royal mail steamship Java, from New York
on the 29th ult., arrived at Quenatown at 7 a.m.
to-day (Aug. 7) with 84 cabin passengers and
187,388 dole. in specie. She landed 100 sacks of
mails and seven passengers, and proceeded for
Liverpool at 7.15, all well. The Java performed
the passage in eight days eight hours.

bfrEw YORK, Jinx 28.

The Senate has confirmed Henry M. Watts as
minister to Austria, and General Boseerana as
minister to Mexico. The Chinese treaty has also
been unanimously ratified, and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs has been directed to inquire into
the expediency of negotiating a new Canadian
treaty with Great Britain.
The Funding Bill, as finally passed, appropriates
136,000,000 dole. annually from the imports
towards the reduction of the public debt.

The Conference Committee has struck from the
bill the section legalising gold contracts.
Congress has passed the bill discontinuing the
freedmen's bureau over the presidential veto,
which declared the bill interfered with the Presi-
dent's constitutional powers of removal and ap-
pointment.
The House of Representatives has pawed a bill
prohibiting the sale of gold by the Secretary of
the Treasury.
The Georgia delegation have been admitted to
seats in the house.
Mr. Hamilton, the new Radical member for
Florida, has offered a resolution to impeach Pre-
sident Johnson, which has been referred to the
judiciary committee.

NEW YORK, JULY 29.

President Johnson has issued a pz:oclamation
announcing that the fourteenth constitutional
amendment has been ratified by Georgia. Mr.
Seward has also issued a proclamation declaring
that the amendment is fully ratified by the re-
quisite number of States, and is now part of the
fundamental law of the Republic.
General Grant, with the approval of President
Johnson, has issued an order abolishing the woad

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nu &third mlbtary districts with lit.iry supre-
y. and forking them into a department of th
'South under General 'Meade.
The fot*tb district is to consist only of Mis-
sissippi, under General Gillen, the fifth, of Texas,
ander General Reynolds. The department of
Louisiana is to be commanded by General Roussevu
and of Washington by General Cauly.
The Alaska purchase money was delivered to
Baron Stoeckel yesterday.