The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-01 00:00:00

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the Potomac, and perhaps to recroie Oak
In short, they will be obliged to begin thb advance
afresh.

With respect to the centre column, lately under
General Perreiums, but now under General
BANK; no doubt strenuous efforts will be made so
to place it as to enable it to co-operate with the
attack of General MACDOWELL. But between the
two columns there lie the Blue Ridge Mountains,
and it is obvious that a march through defiles upon
the flank of the Confederates will, if possible, be
prevented by the Southern Generals. It is doubt-
ful, therefore, whether General BANKS will be able
to lend his aid to the force at Manassas Junction.
It is to be observed, however, that since General
PATTERSON crossed the Potomac and occupied
Martinsburg, no intelligence has arrived of his
subsequent operations. As to whether that
general advanced to the southward or began to
cross the mountains to his left, there is no informa-
tion which enables us to give any definite opinion.
With respect to the third column, under General
WCtstiAN, the news is most important. His
object has been to clear Western Virginia, and to
allow the strong Union feeling which exists in
that district to declare itself. Accordingly he ad-
vanced with his Indiana and Ohio troops to Graf-
ton, on the Monongahela, about 50 or 60 miles
eastward of the River Ohio. Having reached
Grafton, he turned to the south. In his front he
had the Confederate General Gtioiarr, with
10,000 men, in • strongly entrenched position.
By pure strategy he succeeded in turning the sank
of his enemy. By his orders General Romrseless
marched through some defiles and came out in the
rear of the Confederates. Geanarr had to retreat
with the loss of all his guns, letwilmilai and "every-
"thing he had," besides 200 killed and 1,000
wounded ; whilst DlVentres had only 13
killed and about 40 wounded. 514a.ziaen,
according to the latest accounts, was at Hat-
tonsville, about 10 miles south of Beverley,
in the Western States of the Allegheny
Mountains. What his future operations may
be is somewhat uncertain. In the meantime
be is certainly justified in asserting that he has
" crushed the rebellion in Western Virginia ;" and
has amply vindicated the confidence which General
&err reposed in him, as a man of true military
genius. Whether M'Ctsm-ts will new attempt to
cross the Alleghenies and join General &ems,
or wait for the result of the operations near
Manassas Junction, is a question which does not
admit of an immediate 'elution. But there can
be little doubt that the several columns are en-
gaged in one grand operation, of which Richmond
is probably the first important object.

Ilbt froun.

OSBORNE, JuLy 3L

The Queen, the Crown Prince and Princess of
Prussia, sod Prisms Helena, attended by the Countess of
Desert, Bareness Deheneck, and Colonel the Hon. A.
Harding, drove est yesterday.
Colonel Gordan, cominanding tho Engineers, south.
western district, end Colonel Jeffreys, commanding the
dert battalion at Parkhunt, had the honour of dining with
her Majesty.
The Prince Consort, attended by Colonel the Hon. Sir
C. B. Phipps and Colonel the Hon. A. Handing, went to
London this morning, and presided at a meeting of the
Conseil of the Duchy of Cornwall, held at the Duchy-office,
Beckingham.gate, St. Janwe's-park. There were also pre.
sent the Keeper of the Privy Seal, Sir William Dunbar;
the Attorney-General, Sir William John Alexander; the
MINIUM Colonel the Hoes. Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps ;
the Doke of Newcastle, and the Lord Portmao.

A deputation from the Royal Agricultural Society of
Ragland had an interriew with the Right Hou. W. F. Cow-
per, M.P., at her Majesty's Office of Works, Whitehall. The
depotatiou consisted of the Earl al Powia, Sir John Shelley,
M.P., Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, Mr. Fisher Hobbs, the Hoo.
Oolong Hood, Kr. Cantrell, Mr. Pain, Mr. H. Hall Dere,
Bearably, sad Mr. Thompson, Y.P.

Mr William Holmes, Provost Marshal of British Guiana,
las bow appointed ComMixeioner for that colony to the In-
ternational Exhibition of 1862, and presented his credentials
to ler Ilsjaßy's Commissioners yesterday.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial•
cake from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal,
and St. Helen► Despatches were seat to the Governor of
Gannon.

His Excellency the Ambseeador of France and
Mien Elphinetone de Flalesult arrived m town yeetanky,
has Weimer Castle, Dover.

The Marquis of Bristol and family have left
Bk dsmsersgean for lekworth Park, near Bury St.
Edmund's.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Northampton
are expeoted to leave town shortly, on a tour in Germany.
The Earl and Countess of Derby left St. Jams's-
square yesterday for Knowsley Park, Lancashire, for the
autumn.

The Earl and Countess of Mounteharles and
family will leers town in a few days for the hle of Wight.
The Earl and Counter of Powis and the Ladies
Herbert leave town early next week for Powis Castle,
.

The Cotttams (Dowager) of Jersey entertained a
select party at diner last ovimiog at her maltase la
Beeteleyaquare. lier Ladyship loaves town to-day for
Brighton.

The Countess of Mount Edgcumbe has left Far-
mass's Halal to ria the sari, oa board his yacht, off Erith.

Omni and flaunters Alexander Stroganoff have
arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, from the isle of Wight.
Upon inquiry at Lord IHerbert'e residence, &i-
-gnite-square, yeeladay evening, we were informed that his
lordship was somewhat better, and had left town in the
aftemoce, amempasied by her ladyship, for Wilton House,
sear Salisbuy.

Lord and Lady Wodehourie will leave Bryanaton-
Kamm early welt week for their seat, Kimberley Park,
Norfolk.

Mr. W. B. Beaumont, M. P., and Lady Margaret
Beaumont are paining the aeaaon at Bretton Park, Wake-
Geld, Yorkshire.

The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, M.P., and
Mrs. Disraeli have left Grosvenorlate for Hatfield Romps,
as a visit to the Marquis sad Mombasa.' of Salisbury.
We (Tien) believe we may state with certainty
that Lard Bela has toss appointed to succeed Lard Cea-
sing es Goesener•Genssal of India. This appointment les
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bees emitemplateS amd is itself an explittiation of the
feet, mil& excited tam remark at the time, that Lord
We obtained no eSea during the late elmages in the
mlektry.

Her Majesty has been pleased to coder the
knighthood of the new Indies Order upon Lord Comber-
Mere and Sir George Pollock—two veterans whose services
in India, as those of men now living, seem scarcely credible.
Lied Combermere, before he entered upon the theatre of
kY peieripal exploits in the Peninsula, served with
thee Colonel Wellesley, against Tippoo Sultan, sad
spas "especially distiogiushed " at the battle of Malls-
stay, fought in 1799. After a long career of success is
Europe he returned to India, and gaited fresh honours by
the siege and storm of Bhurtpore, in MI Sir biomes
Pollock did not, indeed, ears his first distinction in the
last century, but be served under Lord Lake at the battle
of Deig sod the capture of Bhurtpore, in 150.% m the first
war in Nereid, in the first war in Burnish, and in command
of the army which relieved Sir R. Sale sod avenged the
disasters of Cabal in 1841.

The Rev. C. A. St. John Milan-lay, rector d
Chelmsford, bee been appointed by the lilahop of Reahee•
ter to the vacant archdesconry of Eases, vacant by the
reeignation of the Venerable Archdeacon JOOllB.
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Her Majesty has confirmed the decision of the
Judicial Committee of the Privy Conned, depriving the Rev.
James Holman of his benefice, and the rectory of St.
Stepney, has been declared vacant.

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(arum's TZLIGRAIIL)
ITALY.

TURIN, Auaust 1.
The subscription to the national loan is pro-
ceeding satisfactorily.
NAPLES, Jour 31.
The names of the two French officers and the
Roman priest who were arrested here yesterday
are M. Quartrebarbes, Colonel Devillani, and the
Abbe Quais.

TURIN, Jun. 31.
The Official Ga:elie of to-day says :—" If any of
the officer's now on service in the Neapolitan pro-
vincee abuse their power, they will be willed upon
to rendcr a strict account of their conduct."

Colonel Oalateri, the author of a proclamation
which is published in the jouruaLs has been
recalled.

NAPLES, JULY 30.
Several superior Wench officers in the service of
the Pope, and a priest coming from Rome, have
been arrested.

FRANCE.

PARIS. Auccerl.
The Mositeur of to-day says :—" The Emperor
returned to Fontainebleau yesterday evening. He
will open the branch line of railway from Nevers to
Moutargis."
Under the head of " Latest Intelligence," La
Petrie publishes the following :
" Commander Constantino Nigra, the minister
plenipotentiary of the King of Italy, has arrived
at Paris. He alighted at the hotel of the Sardinian
Legation. Some foreign papers continue to an-
nounce the withdrawal of our troops from Rome.
We persist in contradicting that statement.
" The exact d.ty of the arrival of the King of
Prussia at the camp of Chalons has not yet been
Axed.

We learn that the Ottoman government has
given up the idea of au inveatigatton in the case
of Rim Pacha."

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, AUGUST 1.

A semi-official article is published to-day, which
gives a denial to the rumour of a sew loan, and
says :—" The Financial Administration can cover
all the expenses of the State until the question of
the finances shall have found a constitutional solu-
tion. Even from Hungary no inconsiderable
amounts are received, while the military expendi-
ture is decreasing."

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, Amon 1.
The Peninsular anti Oriental Company's steam-
ship Alhambra, with the Peninsular mile, arrived
off the Needles at 11 a.m.