The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-22 00:00:00

and its full Constitution shall be maintained—and
the population of the Free States is to that of the
Slave States as 20 to 9—they have the means of
carrying out that decision without trenching upon
any rights in so doing ; and they will save this
generation from • shame, and bequeath their
children • blessing instead of a curse.

tbt Court.

OSBORNE, MA, 21.

The Quern and Prince Consort, accompanied by
Princes Mice and Prince Louie at Reese, drove out yeater•
day alterno. u.
Lord Charles Fitzßoy attended oa hereetack.

Despatches went sent yestentey from the Colooinl•ofgco
to the Lord High Commissiooer of the lonian Islands.

•
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort entertained
• select party at dinner on Monday evening at Curzon
House,

The Countess d'Apponyi has issued cards for a
concert tomorrow evening at Chandoe House.

The Countess Cowley and the Ladies Wellesley
have arrived at Lord Ebury's residence in Park-street,
Grosvenor-square, from the Embassy, at Paris, for the
lellloo.

Lady Rolle has left town for Brighton for a few
de's.

The Hon. Mrs. Joacchoe Percy has leaned cards
fore daaseeoa the Mat lost., at ZS, Graavaeor-squaria

.
lAdy Blackett's ball is postponts.l until, Tuesday,
tido 184 Jabs.

lady Colthnrat's evening male party will take
plass as Tuesday, the 28th inst. at her house in Wilton-
women&

The marriage at Mr. Granville Levemon Gower,
of 'flimsy Park, Surrey, with the Hon. Sophia Leigh,
youngest daughter of the late, and sister of the present,
Lord Leigh, w eoleuslesd yesterday at St. George's.
aseroveruquere, in pewees of • numerous assemblage of
the relatives sad Irks& of both families. Early in the
ettenexa the eiewly-weided pair left town for Stoneleigh
Abbey. Warwireelairs, the seat of Lard Leigh, where they
will pass tie beeerasse. The bride wore • very hand-
some and unique travelling dress, composed entirely of
Osurntry ribbon of • delicate lavender shade. This dress
end car of • similar style in blue and white, worn by Lady
WLeigh, were mesh sad deservedly admired for their elegem,
beauty.

The death ix announced of the Right Hon. Lady
Leseard'a, is bee eightv6nt year, at Boyle Farm,
Theme Digas. ea ileaday last.

A Turin letter mays General Lord Clyde has
beim =timely well neared both here and et Milan,
wises he was present at reviews with Generals Li Marmara
sad Cbddini. lie has left Turin for the fortified camp at
Paisesa."

oa4nani says :—" Sir Joseph Paxton, M.P.,
Yr. A. H. Layard, M.P., aad Mr. Blanchard Jerrold have
arrived is Paris to afford the British working met, now in
This city, any help or advice they may require daring their
short chit Mr. Layard is at the embassy. Sir J. Paxton
at Hotel Metrics, Mr. Jerrold at Hotel Windsor:*

MR. COBDEN AT HOME.

We were much pleased on Saturday last to meet
oar respected neighbour. Richard Colxlen, Feu., M.P., cm his
way to DunfonL It nosy seem strange to mantes Ma
Cobden merely u a asighboar, bat when we saw him in the
omnibus u tmosteatatiossly as ever, we forgot the states-
man of the oomaturchtl treaty, and only recognised the good
old 'Neighbour whom we hed learned to honour long before
the days of Freeel eeenewelsl treaties. There are many
taxman In store fee Yr. Oolidet, but there will be nose
dearer to him them the hearty affection of his neighbours
and Meads at Danford.—Chichester Journal.

!HE CIVIL WAR IX AJIRRIOA AND LITTERS
OP MARQUE.

(nom ous OWN

LIVERPOOL, Temper.
We are credibly informed that there are at
present in the port of Liverpool sinsral vessels undergoing
repairs and being fitted up for the purpose of privateering.
These vessels are now awaiting the return from America of
parties istsmsted in this buomassring business, with this
necessary "diploma" from Montgomery, the seat of the
rebel government in the south. In the Liverpool under.
writers' moms, yesterday, the following significant notice
nes posted op:

NAV YORK, MAT 8.

"'he Montgomery Conference yesterday pared an _ act
recognising war with the United States, and authorising the
gratis of letters of marque and reprisal, for which appli•
Wire are very numerous. A proviso announces that free
ships arks free goods, and 30 days are allowed to federal
womb in the ports of the Confederate Statee to return
lams.'

The general opinion in Liverpool is that this last act of the
inithern government will be the mane of infesting the
NY with a honk of unprincipled adventurers from all
parts of the glol*, who will have no respect for the Sig of
tither the Barnette Mate or tie Federal Union, but who will
attack friend and foe iodieerhwlnstals, aid nose • revival
of those bloody privateering Wants so inearson towards
the awl of the last, and the beginslret of the present cen-
tury. In the Prince's Dock, yesterday, for the int thin
shies the civil discord in the United States, an American
vend hoisted the flag of chi, Confederate States in an Eng.
Ihri port.

" Crivalaors " SOUTH. —T he subjoined
Inger, 'dammed by a southern house to its rorreepondest•
at New York, may be taken as a maniple of those which are
daily received. The writers do not hesitate to allude to
Muir default of payment u the fulfilment of a patriotic
duty Naelmille, April 29.—Itear diThe unholy
war New WRltVgi by the North anima the Mouth has m de-
migod all oar business delectations that we cannot promptly
meet our notes falling due at News. —, Philadelphia.
Our arrangements to raise mosey were agreed upon,
sad we could even have anticipated some of our paper
but for the tmuhles consequent upon the perfidy of an
waninistration from which we were induced at item
to lope for pekoe This last le dmissi us at any prim, and,
betsad, we are penned the bonen of civil war. In jus-
tice to meshes an iedividaals, end as • slating we cannot
mate a eseadeetial debt at home to mist aye dee to a
bootee priple. We do not mean by for to repudiate our
deist to the North ; by no means, but lain& 11 all We have,
Wide& In three or four times our iadehtedases, is wet swept
hors an by this unjust strife, to my the Mame teething
we tire, as soon as quiet and safety will enable That
we have among our creditors pemoual and political friends
only make.; this necessity the more We would
prefer that our miles should not be protested. sod, to avoid
thy, we inclose a list of our New York creditors, with the
request that you me ea.sh of them, and explain, or let them
see this letter. Your prompt attention will much °Mite
truly yours, A—, A— and eo. —, New
York."

CONNICIIOIATION Or Tall EIVICDAT &Han Juan.=
a? HALM X.—Yesterday 11770/leant epeetacle was pre-
metad at Halifax, when a Suedapechool demonstra-
tion took place la the anufacturers' Pieoe Hall. In-
eluding spectators, upwards of 38,130 persons were assent •
bled on the seesaw. Immense preparations had been made
for the event, sad the day was reganied by the borough as a
geoeral hohday. Occupyiog the area of the hail
were 27,681 gmsday-school teachers, scholars, and
experienced vocalists. In addition, there were 2,800
'spectators, bolding half-crown tickets, 4,600 am
alig ditto, and 1,520 at sispence--making a total
of 18,181 penes present—the population of Halibut
withia about 1,1.:10. Eighty-mven schools were pressat
from all parts of the extensive parish of Halifax, cad evils
so far as Holinfirth, 18 miles distant. Of this number,
Zi haloaged to the independent denomination, 18 to the
Wesleyan methodist, 13 to the methodist free church, 10
to the methodist new coopering, 8 to the primitive me-
thodist. 7 to the *Met, and 8 " carious,'" including the
Haifa' {tagged School, the Halifax Union Workhouse
School. &c. Almost say stunts of wheals might have
ham obtained to take past in the ergewwwiaation. The
eldest of the committee of saagenass• was to make the
smosnally of scholars eels* I. Mbar yards I. collect the
seniors ent of the autelnals shone. m. Sunday schools
of the thatch of Woad took as past I. the affair, we
have they glace the Jubilee of 1131. The hymn" saw few
in mustair, and were mg to the Ses " Jubilee." "
Gems." " Descsienes." and " Wetness." la acidities to
this liasdas "Hallslalah Marne we wag with mar.
woken preneem sad les The premeds will ancrant
anent MC which win. ter aspas a. will be divided
swag the various schooie for the purchase of books.
The freeholders el the New Forest are preparing
a politica against the hill sow before parliament, impos-
ing the mown to charge le. Bd. far each beast, 3.2. for each
amp, and dd. for each pig depsinored on the forest in the
shape of quit-rents, and thus abolishing the rights which
the cow pOlllllllllll.

TEE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 22,

PENINSULAR MAILS.
t3OUTHANPTON, Max 22.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Tagus, with the Peninsular mail, has arrived. She
brings 54 passengers, 2,9901. in specie, and 1,400
packages of cargo. She spoke the Ceylon on the
121st inst. She brings the following news :
LISBON, MAT 17.
It is expected that a measure will be brought
before the Cortes to reduce the duties on sugar. It
is also said that the duty on saltfish will be lowered,
which is important to parties interested in the New-
foundland fisheries.
Baron Forrester was accidentally drowned on
the 13th inst. His death caused a profound sensa-
tion both here and at Oporto.
The weather is very warm.
The show of grapes is excellent, but symptoms of
the vine disease are strongly developed.
The Oneida, with the outward Brazil mail of the
9th inst., left Lisbon on the 13th instant.
The steamers Mine, from Liverpool,and Carolina,
from Glasgow, have arrived.
The Gladiator left Lisbon on the 12th for the
coast of Africa.
Exchange on London, three months, is quoted
; Paris, 527 ; Amsterdam, 421; Hamburg,
4131 ; Genoa, 525 ; Bente', Three per Cents., 48j;
Coupons, 461 ; Deferred, 40 ; Bank of Lisbon
shares, 588 ; Commercial and Mercantile Banks of
Oporto, 258.