The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-10 00:00:00

ARGYLL ROOllB.--GRAND MUSICAL
ViTiIIiTAIN YINT, with the wilhitreted Neil in
•11.111.01% ettablkbed down Them Ana the the IYlb.r.o le
Osseerte. d keys) ILLher:=.4 mg thew Meoki Treys.
Orectorte Ay Mom
lIMMUtiI at • efeleek. Aftiliaisa.C.ll2t4l6".. Y. Rueleash.

ITYANS'S MUSIC sad SUPPER ROOMS.
asp as ever. New Saw —The .lae
lassars" eleaWa perfarmances ogreiter to ottytitog yet iota
—FarSolt &mom tam. llairlsota awl duels Vocal Mask
tas arta elessrot ot the eatertslaawel—" Playgoers sup
at Ilceatla to 0101ntrentety inn utranatua.

B°MYR PRRMANENT MARKING INK
rid °dermal) for Marking oa Linen. SW or Cotton.
ilirdno peparatkm and is by far the hest
sjos." that no Sixpenny size of the Genuine has
sear yet boon prepared. sad that each bottle hears the Addy,..
IS as MN. 1111. Loarylane. west anzithdokL City, p.C.. when Is
nu be obtained wboiseale and rnYf, sad at met
Malisula Vanden, Siati..mns, Ike., in Um United XII=
Prise Om Sanas gar Bottle.

ILILOWER 8111M8.—Collection A, 40 Jaelhees,
A: boorditig lows wads, /a . Collo:Woo 1,
IWO& M: 41118Whe C li de., h. Id. Anbott
whipeeherit Ammer. se the Viepeehie and
Mow %Moo sot two wed 11711.14 sad IIeCUL-
LOCK Cow Wwordoswar bet. W. .

0. A. SALA'S ijnv 001,111.
THI lINVEN BONS - of MAMMON
ears la TIMPLI BAN,
A lianika liagastheapp tar Town awl Country traders.
Price la, Maelley.
Offias et Ton& Mar."l2ll. lbst-idrast. User.

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CA N WRONG BE RIGHT?
T. NA432747 kw APRIL sad MA!.
1418, Oise Shilling Moothly.
Leedom: W. Lot and Co.. Paterawater.row.

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PIRATES of the PRAIRIZa
By Overnell ensue.
Asa narrative of thrilling lodian adventures, of Ide le the
bugle and the wgrie. this work dearreescatm et
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THE ILLUSTRATED GIRLS OWN STORY
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Tide day, at all bardmellarg aM railway itallona
THE CHEAP EDITION of the WOMAN in
Willi% la sow ready, with a Photograph of WM*
CAW. awl • 'Mel engraving from a water colour by John
MUM.
Looks : Low, Is. sad Co., 4f, Imolgatadtig.

Kt* lidatten. price :by pest Id
and IRRITABILIT i (Mental and
PDEBir LiTir
leyekal) : tie Owes, dyftplenen Wet* sad Itatissal
Tiestment. by T. H. Y MIAS, 11. D.. I. Use Orterell
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DL CUITIS ON /111,001/1116, OWILIAL DiEILITY,
Jug pothouk pulse ludo* tree the CAUSE
AminXINDICAL =BAY c in
CURE d TIRZNATITIti DIMINO la MAN, with With
kw rob* realthalisa M hmllk s.d vigour, the result
et ethetheral pthethis Is the treatment of thoee
wawa wad outimind therm whisk tend to enabither
*Wile M Di Dr. J. L. Ouille, IL A liwinarthotreet,
Plaradelo, Loolas. Caleultitheuu *WI 3, and ato &
We No/ so beeltalthr. Is uthlag Morels no member it society
Mem Oa look will Sit be Anent tineftil—.hotber seek
p 4100.e50 bell Ile NW= it a weak Preceptor, or eleripmes."

[TWOPENCE

command numbered nearly WO men. About an hour be.
fore their arrival Captain Sturgis left with his command,
cosseting of two cavalry compauies. lie took away the
horses belonging to Me command, and such supplies as he
could *sweet. He is falling back on tort Washes
The post was formally surrendered by Captain A.
Montgomery to General H. Burgovin, Adjutant-General
of the State, who placed Colonel !leant in charge.
Captain Montgomery aed Major Gatlin were taken pri•
men, and afterwards released on penile. They were about
700 state troops here today. They were pared in review
In the 'anima parade ground. The Confederate flag was
raised oe the fort at 19 o'elook, amid the firing of mows
and the cheers of the people. After the review three cheers
were give& for the Arkaossa eitizee soldiery, three cheers
for Jeff Davis, and three cheers for Governor H. H. Sector.
The stock and property taken possession of is estimated to
be of the value et 300,000 dell.
The Herald tells us that the preparations at the
trooklyn navy yard are proceeding rapidly :
Yesterday the steam tug Yankee was dmpatched to join
the I>la of the Southern ports -having been armed
with two heavy guns. She ts rather a rough looking
specimen of a mart-of-war, but Is quite equal to the
duty required of her, easiderieg the net of enemy
she may have to deal with. Her place was taken
by the steamer Quaker City, which was beef fitted
with two thirty-two pomade's, and the Empire City was
lying in the draw. *sifting to take her plea for a
similar purr,. Them two vessels will be employed on
the sum service as the Yea*. Another dewier called
the Dawn, intended for the same service, was lying along.
aide the Hudson. avenue the is to be repaired and
armed. Tbe litroteviLle, a brow ,
tehra inee •
She has bees mapley machisery
thoroughly ' tpsant di ' a Mrge terse of weir
men were espied on her filed and day. She will be
armed like the others. The rmsfing has been nearly all re-
greyed from one the ]losable, preparatory to *grief her.
The Wabash is nearly raid; for sea, sod the work of naing
the Savannah goes on brivily. The fine frigate Niagara,
which took the Japanese embassy home, is *Tooted from
Boston in a day or two. She is said to be is good °audition,
and as she has bar full armament on board, very little will
be required to place her In condition to enable her to take
her part la the pending struggle.

The latest inoviTa'aent7 at the South may be
gathered from a New Orleans telegram :

NEW ORLEANS, Arab. 25.
• The steamship Cahawba was seised this morning at 1
eakick, by a number of eitigena tinder Oaptain Shirena, on
lair own responsibility ; she was rebated afterwards by
(mien from Cksvernot whop bee received indirection,
Run the confederate government prohibiting and disap-
renng of any obstinsetton to commerce in Southern *elm
The collector of New Orleans bee bees notified to the MIDI
effect.
__

Glo-Venier Moore, in reply to a despatch relative to the
ensue ot baste and eoutheen property in the Ohio river,
has been instructed by the government at Montgomery to
welt till the repute are confirmed, and then only to retaliate
by aeisiimproperty belonging to Stumm of Ohio.
Two thousand federal trams are repotted at Cairo, with
the intention of onoppiag all steamers bound Smith. If any
attempt of the kind Si mode, Mbsourl, Kentucky, and Toe,
memo will hossediately concentrate isms fuer at Cairo to
drive back the federal troops at all hazartia The semiotics
ot the Ohio will be kept free at any cost.
Leninism paridwie continue to poor in • large somber
el=7„iessolestised for reasseola • alto, to make heavy
for their support. Teem parish ham
tedle,ooo dais. for the use of the slats, pays lifidola.
• month to each moldier, besides supporting Ms
during him absence at Feet Feliciano, had subscribed trA
dollars for the same purpose, and at an immense meeting
pared • resolution that the plaatets parish is East Pelicans •
stand pledged to tender to loitaielima aid the government
of the Confederate States, should it be needed, the whole
of the animal proceeds of our mope, deducting only what
may be siecemary ter our current expiates durum the con-
tinuance of present hostilities.
The military excitement continues at the highest pitch.
The city is filled with soldiers. The sound of the drum
and the tramp of armed ms are hand through day and
night. A large body of troops left to-day for Pensacola.
No movement has as yet been made from the former
Altus Quo.

larks s Mae. * email : sad J. Alen. 2t Warwlak-e....

PTISLIC ParrnOrre.—From the ootanistortnent
of the semis to May 2 there bane been preseeted to the
Hoses of COOllllOll/ 11,913 petitions, signed by 859,966 per-
woo These are divided into five clams :—Parliamentary,
imelesiastical, colonies, taxes, miscellaneous, embescing
respectively 103,410, 580,634, 5,370, 116,00, and 54,457
signatures. For the Borough and County Franchise Bill
there were 92,579 signatures ; for "another Reform nut,-
c;332; for the "Reformation of the Church of Eng Lind," 1 •
seminal the Church Raton Abolition Bill, 221,11) ; for she:
ration of the law of church rides, 10,146 ; for legalisiag
marriage with a deceased wife s sister. 196.9615; amdest,
27,32 4 ; R 04211115 manilas complaining of pineetition,
41,386 ; egoist repeal of paper duty, 35,(7.10; for repeal,
10,236 ; for repeal ur reduction of duty on Are
13,7Y1; about income tax, 20,759 ; fur equalisatioe
ppoooorr rams, 5,942 ; against recognising the Southern Can-
a American States, 719; against army and
navy flogging, 1,88.1 ; for an amended system of corn
returns, 3,850; against Parochial Assessment Bill, 11,994 •
in favour, 267 ; and on salmon fisheries, 4,791. The moei
inetiesable fact is the great prepoodermice of ecclesiastical
subjects, vie, 580,04, out of the total of 859,966 ; church
inks engrossingd. 233,476 signature', rad marriage with a
wife's sister, 224,1e9.
RAILWAY COMMITTRIUt —Yesterday, the commit-
tee oe the Edieburgh and Glasgow, sad Edinburgh and
Desferseline Railways, cloned their labours by throwing out
bulb the bills. The bill of the Workington Tidal Basin and
Railway was posed in committee 15 ; and motinuous evi-
dence We. takes is the case of the South Plasters Railway
Os spays gepos.d improvements and communications
with she lliirkuer of Fulkestoso The ease of the Mid-
i:Mem sad Great Northern Justice progressed a stage in
tieumnittes 4 j and the proceediap is the swot a new cont-
ends' to which are referred the rival claims of sundry rail-
ways foe the supply of Om rat Devoe, were opened
in No. 2, the ease of the Csatral Devoe Rail-
way bas first talus, and the gelation of the
locos Satoh of the Gist Waters. Bristol and
Exeter, and other runways to be Irma in eppositios being
argued at cerseiderahle length, as Meltrectly promoting
another line called the Mid Devon and Cameral Railway. The
else before the rummages in fact iirroleue the long litted
image question is the centre of Devon, which has hitherto
bow looked upon
.as the exclusive kiagilom of the broad
pelage, but which sow sought to bo gridironed off into a
spleen of broad, mined, and sneer page combined. In
Mr 's conseittee the fulls** bills were disposed
of :-14.= Esters Railway. for a Bs of 12 mils at a east
ofe2oo,ooof. ; Ushridge and Rickneaseworth Railway, for a
Bat of 7 muse at • rot of 9033101.; astashiels and mbles
Railway, and Lynn and Huston's' Railway.
Too Wow, ettwA .11 pros Kranta.—On Wednesday
a entice was issued, in which it wee stated that, the
mestere having infringed an old established rule of the
trade. the National Aesociati-m of Plasterers, in London,
bed come to the determination to support the operative
plasterer. of Wolverhampton "in resisting the mine, natal
each infringement is withdrawn." The daterminatme of
the mangers to has two sails walk la the morning indeed
of one, by six o'clock, is supposed to be the offee.c referred
to ; but the masters deny that they has infringe,' any old-
established rule. Earepting in the ens of the *memos,
the strike ws expected to terminate after lasting only a
week. Oa Wednesday many of the twirdrinyere eadlabourers
reioned to work at their old wages, and with ea agreement
to obeervit the two hours requirement, sad else to &mead
we akeestios in this new ago-emout lietwees May and May
ma year, satire of any intended alteration to be gives in
Jeasiary. The masters also bind themaelvse to the eats
1411:IVAKICTIIELD BRIBERY PROSIGT-TIONS.—The
Wakefield enoserreeires are trying to get lip a petition to
the Hose. d Commies, the end in view being to obtain a
cessation of the bribery prosecutions. It is not likely that
many outside their own party will afar their signatures to
it, and already in the streets of the tow, are placards warm-
ing the people not to sign it instil both sides have fairly
faced a jury. The petition, it is sid, prays the house, by
resolutios or any other means which may he in its power,
to *airy its wish that the procesdinp shall be stayed ; sod
as • reason for this coarse it alleges that ea He Leathern
be. been feud guilty, ad se He. Cherlesworth hoe been
lamed twice sailed up for trial (the tint trial not taking
Pam* of theilbem of a material wittiest and the
sewed hews" of the refusal of a wits"' to answer ques-
=both have bees sefliciently harassed aad puunhad
.—Lardsifortary.

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LORD'S DAY RRST ASSOCIATIoN.—The supporters
of this association held their fourth annual meeting at
Exeter Mall, last evesing, Mr. Edward Baxter in the chair.
The report read by the secretary lamented the prevalence of
Sunday travelling by railway and steamboat, and severely
condemned the operatiom of the Sunday League in their
attempts to open the Museum and Crystal Palace on the
Sunday, as also for the Sunday baud. in the parks. It also
Minded to the delivery of letters in the country on Sunday,
and the delivery of railway paresis by the companies on
that day. The report then went on to notice the great
amount of Sunday trading, and the efforts made Ly the
society to put an =ld to such a desecration of the Sabbath.
It concluded by lamenting the small amount of support
given to the society by these from whom it might expect to
receive it, sod said that the receipts for the year had been
adz 1341. lam* the ooninsittee in debt 324
THg CNITRD BRITISH ARMY SCR/ITER/ RRADJUIS.
Socurrr.—The annual meetis-' of this society was held yes-
Mislay afternoon at St. Jamest s hall ; Lord Calthorpe in the
chair. The meeting was opened with prayer by the Rev.
Mr. Hare, chaplaiu to the troops at Woolwich. The
maefary read the report, which began by returning thanks
to her jesty's chaplains for the assistance they tuul ren-
dered to the society's agents. It also recognised the hearty
cooperation of the officers in command either of garrisons
or corps. The present number of readers at home and
abroad was as follows :—At borne in garrison. 39 ; attached
to regiments, 6 ; total, 45. Abroad, in garrison, 6 ; attached
to regiments, 10 ; total, 16 ; making a general total of 61.
The report then gave extracts from the reports sent in by
the readers, many of which were of a very interesting nature,
and concluded with an earnest appeal for further pecuniary
support. The financial statement showed the receipts for
the year to be 9,9721. 19s. 9d., the expenditure 6,0341.
4s. 3d., leaving o balance of 1,9461. 15a. lid. The Rev. Mr.
Gleig, chaplainieuend, moved the adoption of the report,
which wee seconded by Lient.-Colonel Stuart, LP., and
carried. A resolution, pledging the meeting to increased
exertion, was then moved by the Bishop of Victoria,
seconded by the Rev. W. Chalmers, and adopted. The
meeting was further addressed by the itev. C. Green, Major
Stmith, and other officers and gentlemen and • vote of
thanks to the chairman concluded the proceediup. In the
evening • emend meeting was held at Exeter-hall ; Major-
Gen. Lawrence in the chair. I,ieut.-Colonel Sir H. Haveluck,
Major Smith, Colonel Pitcairn, and other gentlemen ad-
dressed the meeting. A large number of soldiers were
present at the evening meeting.
OPEJLATIVR J /WWI CONVERTS' AMOCIATION.—.
Yesterday evening the annual meeting of this association
was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, under the presidency
of the Hos. William Ashley, master of St.. Katherie
Hospital. The report stated that during the pest twelve
months twenty-four Israelites bad been admitted into the
inatitutioa, and that 18 had left it, and as 15 remained at
the close of the preceding year the present number of Un-
met.). was 21. During the year the institution afforded em-
ployment and support to 48 believing Jews. The total
number received as inmates since the opening of the iostitti-
tion was 451. The income for the year was 6201. Us. Sd.,
being • decrease, an compared with the preceding twelve
moeths, of 3311. 15a. Gd. but chiefly arising from the pau-
city of leincies. Thine is, however, in hand • nun of
3171. 10s. ,d., together with 460/. in Exchequer Bills. The
sum earned by the operatives was 4,0681. 10s. 10d., the
largest amount ever realised by their labour. TM claims of
the association were advocated by the Rev. J. Scott, the
Rev. Dr. M'Caul, and the Rev. Mr. Wilson ; and • oaks-
tiou made in aid of it. funds.

LONDON GRNIRAL PORTRIL9' BefEVOLINT ARNO-
curioN.—The half-yearly meeting of the members of this
society was held yesterday at the London Tavern, for the
of receiving the report of the board of management
ruorrtTie last three months, and the election of pensioners.
Mr. George Moore occupied the chair. The report adopted
at • meeting of the board held on Wednesday evening
having been laid on the table for the inspection of members,
the chairman said he rtted that the persons for whose
benefit this society had been formed had not rime forward
in larger numbers to its rapport. The wholesale houses in
the City had done their duty, and he trusted °then would
do likewise. Messrs. Mill and Oldfield having been ap-
pointed scrutineers, the election was then proceeded with.
The following lean abstract of the report. The total receipts
for the post three months have been 3311. 3a. ed., being an
increase of 921. 18s. 10d. over the previous quarter. There
was a balance over expenditure of 106/. 4, 4,1.. which with
3,780/. 2s. ld. invested in the New Three per Orate. made •
total of 3,886/. 6e. M. to the credit 01 the association :
106 new members had been added within the la.t three
months, making the whole number of members 2,23.1 The
.boat.isrdracctryi.dereiThle
board the
the annual flies at the Crystal Palace Whitsun week;
Prigmteu"iadratUognenithenetwhole to be
for bolding
and, in conclusion, made an earnest appeal to the porters
of London to come forward in greater numbers to support
the society.
CRYNTAL PALACH —Madame rriai will make her
Bret appearance this season in Loudon at the Opera Concert
this afternoon.
jig. DB JoNoH's LIGHT BROWN Coo LIT= On,.
—Tel BEST Asti lt YI eoa INPANll.—llotbers, and an who
know the perik aDainling the early years of childhood, will be
Interested in the following observations by Thomu Hunt, Esq.,
MIL In the Medical times and Gazette" :—" In badly.
nourished infants, Dr. de Jennies Light Brown Cod Liver 011 is
invaluable. The rapidity with which two or three tes.spoontels
dally will fatten a young child is tinily astonishing. Children
gent:rally like the taste of Dr. de JongWa Oil, and when It is
siren them, often cry for more." Dr. de Jamb's Light Drown
Cod Liver Oil is sold only in capsuled imperial half ,pints, 2a. 6d.
plot& is. 9,1. quarts, es.: by his sole conk Bees. Ansar,
Nsr-
f sad Co.. 77, Strand. London, and by respectable chemista.•-•
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