The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-16 00:00:00

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16, 1861.

THE CONTINENTAL PRESS ON THE
DEATH OF THE PRINCE CONSORT.

The Moniteur of this morning, in speaking of the
death of his Royal Highness the Prince Consort,
says :—"The Emperor, the Imperial family, and
the whole of France will mingle their regret and
grief with the royal family and the English nation."

The Debats of to-day observes :—" The moura-
ful and premature event which has halation the Qumn and
the royal family, in the midst of the gravest political diffi-
culties, will be keenly felt, not only in England but
throughout Europe. In France especially, where Prince
Albert has left personal recollections, public opinion will, we
are soundest, unite in the private but severe grief into
which this great misfortune has plunged Queen Victoria, the
constant and faithful ally of France."

The &Ms observes :—" In a difficult position, Priam
Albert won the esteem of the English nation, and the
sympathy of all those who, arilsta, literary men, inventors,
scientitio men, form the party in England of intellectual
progress, in which the deceased Prince was specially
interested. Pliably accepting the subordinate part of th
sovereign's husband, be sought in learning and the protec-
tion of the arts and of indium/, an emploj.nent, useful
to his new country, of that intellectual activity
which he was prevented by the traditional susceptibilities
of the nation from applying to political affairs."
" His elevated Mateo, the dignity of his character," rya
La Prate, " obtained for the deceased Primo • well de-
served popularity."
The Indepaidame Belo has the following comments :
" Although plamid in a position more subordinate bat not
less difficult than that of a reigning sovereign, especially
towards a people who are proud, reserved, and
impatient of all foreign inflame, Prince Albert,
without ;ever exciting the least 0111BMIII, moseeded
in exercising in the councils of Great Britain, with as much
dignity as prudence, a legitimate authority, the good Oats
of which are denied by none. All the useful institutions
which originated in England by the initiative of the people
--in this country so vigorous—were honoured with his
advocacy, one which was never sterile or merely nominal.
Wherever these was progress to buten, swim work to
found or develops, the sympathetic, motive, and energetic
concurrence of the Queen's husband was over to be reamed
upon. This intelligent and comprehonaive participation of
the Prince in the social life of the English at first pined
him their esteem sod then their affection. They regarded
him as one of themselves, and certain prejudices, or rather
indisetive prepoissedons sedan him at the time of hie
marriage with the Queen on account of has nationality and
tendencies towards absolutism which were more or lees
attributed to him, were soon completely dispersed, to be
replaced by feelings of the utmost cordiality. Thus his loos
will be deeply felt, and all England will participate In the
grief of the royal family..

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(azonz's TILIGIIIX6.)
AMICIUCA.

VOTE OF THANKS TO CAPT. WILKES.

In the American Howe et Representatives, on
the 2nd insk, Mr. Lovejoy, of Illinois (Rep.),
offered • joint resolution tendering the thanks of
Congress to Captain Wilkes for his arrest of the
traitors Slidell and Mason.

Mr. Egerton, of Ohio (Rep.), moved as a sub-
stitute that the President be requested to present
Captain Wilkes with a gold medal with suitable
emblems and devices expressive of the high sense
of confidence enterlained for him by Congress in
his prompt arrest of the rebels Mason and Slidell.
The substitute was rejected and the original reso-
lution adopted.

In Congress on the 2nd, Mr. Colfax, of Indiana,
offered a preamble and resolution, which were
unanimously adopted, requesting the President
to direct the confinement of the rebel
envoy Mason in the cell of a convicted felon,
until Colonel Oorooran shall be treated by the rebels
as the United States have treated all prisouers taken
by them on the battlefield. It was subsequently
decided to advise the same treatment of Slidell in
reference to the imprisonment of Colonel Wood.

[A full summary of President Lincoln's Message will be
found an our fourth page.]
NEW YORE, Dec. 3, EVrtl3lo.
(Per Asia, cid Queenstown.)

The Federal Navy Department has expressed its
emphatic approval of the capture of Messrs. Mason
and Slidell

It also states that Captain Wilkes displayed too
much forbearance in not capturing the Trent, but
that this must not form a precedent for any future
similar infraction of neutral obligations by foreign
commercial vessels.

COMNERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Money abundant. Exchange steaiy at 108 k to
109. Stocks firmer and in moderate demand. New
York Central, 774 ; Erie, 31k ; Illinois, 60k.
United States Sixes, k lower. Cotton very firm.
Sales to-day, 3,500 bales. Middling Uplands, 28kc.
Flour unchanged. Wheat quiet. Corn rather
firmer. Provisions quiet. Coffee firm and ad-
vancing. Sugar steady. Molasses unchanged.

QUEENSTOWN, Die. 15.

The Royal Mail steamship Asia, from New York
on the 4th inst., arrived here at 8 a.m. She brings
68 passengers. She landed 90 sacks of mails and
three passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at
8.20 a.m. All well.

QUEER TOWN, Dic. 16.

The Royal Mail steamer Niagara arrived at 9.46
p.m. yesterday. She embarked mails, passengers,
and latest telegrams, and proceeded for Halifax and
Boston, at 10 p.m. All well. She experienced
very severe weather during half the passage.