The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-08 00:00:00

has been attached, the writer takes pains to alarm I
the utter indifference of the French Sovereign to
extend his frontier on the side of the Rhine, whilst
he strongly recommends the German Powers to re-
constitute Poland as a barrier between them and
Ramie. This may be all very well. But the re-
suseitation of Poland and Hungary implies the
extinction of Atuitris—at least as a German Em-
pire. The question is, who is to succeed to Aus-
trian supremacy in Germany? Several significant
acts of the Imperial Government of France during
late years have pointed clearly to a desire to re-
suscitate. the old Confederation of the Rhin; and
with it the direct influence of Franco over at least
the Southern States of Germany. Is France pre-
pared to abandon this, as well as its territorial
ambition 1 And at what price ?

Hi,. Royal Highnem the Prince of Wale; met
the Pnuc of Olucksburg at the Chateau of
Runmenheini.

A rnmair has prevailed in Qlaagow daring the
last few days that her Hajwity will pay a visit to his Unice
the Duke of Hand:too, at Hamilton Palace, on her way to
the south.—Norlh British Mail.

Earl Granville. retunied to town on Saturday.
Viscount Canterbury has returned to town.
The Earl of Chesterfield has returned from New-
market

The Earl of Yarborough and medical attendant
were expected in Arliegtonatreet yesterdey front South-
ampton.

Sir Alexander Bannerman, Bart., and the Lady
Aral elh It.tioeritiaa have arrived at Glenwal, the mat at
the Right lion. Edward Elba, M.P., in the north of Soot-

MN. B. Sheridan Lan left ttiwu fur Frampton,
Durchester.

The Earl mid Comitaxx De Is Warr and family
pare left town foe their Slat. Lkoorno-ball, tnnthridgeshire.
. .

. . .-
Lord West ham gow to the Lundy seat, ttuckhurst•prrk,
Susses.

The Martini,' of Bute, accompanied by General
Stuart aed Mn. Stuart, has arrived at the St. George's
Hotel.

The Marebionems of Clanricanle left town yester-
day morning, on a visit to the Earl ead Couutors of Cork,
at Manton House, fimneryytabire.

The Earl and Countcmn of Craven are entertain-
ing • select party at Ashdowne Park. Amongst the visitors
are the Earl of Sefton, Viscount and Viscountess Grey de
Wilton, Viscount UNlngtosi, Colonel Bathurst, the Hon.
Frederick Craven, Mr. Hope, Mr. G. G. Johnstone, he.
. .

Lady Cowley left Loudon fur Paris yesterday,
roi Folkestone and Boulogne. Indy Bulwer, who ha■ been
staying at Dover, came to Foletestone to meet and acaom•
parry her ladyship to Paris.

The youthful Sir Frederick Johnstone, Bart., is
sok* s tour is the United States.

The Duke and Marquis de Comment Worm
have left the Ciereedoe Hotel for Paris.

Mr. C. Graville Ina arrived in town from New-
market.

Mr. Wickham (late chairman of the Board of
Stamps and Taxes) tad Kra. Wickham have returned to
their house in C'hsstertield•streetfrom visiting Sir Frederick
Roe, near Worthing.

The Galway paperis publimli the following letter
from Father Daly :—" To the Editor—Sir,—The lamented
death of the Earl of Eglinton deprives Ireland of one of
its beet and most disinterested friends, and Galway in par-
ticular of ao advocate of its position and capabilities, who,
in good repute and evil repute, irrespective of party or
politics, promoted the best project which would elevate it,
and through it serve el Ireland. Is it too much to suggest
to my fellow-townsmen in this moment of our deep regret,
that they ought to manifest their sympathy by • sign of
mourning, sod that every citizen should wear a crape for •
week, although it can be only a feeble emblem of sorrow
for such • maxi's loos. I know my fellow-citimos wilt
pardon this suggestion from one whom be favoured with
his friendship.—Prigs DALT."

Lady Havelock is about to present a handsome
set of colours to the 24th Surrey (Havelock Temperance)
Rifles. The corps, which has only been established a few
months, numbers upwards of WO effective', all of whom are
teetotallers.

The sergeants of the 78th Highlanders have just
celebrated at Aldersbutt the fourth annivereary of the first
relief of Lucknow by the troops under General Havelock
in 1K57. The healths of General Lord Clyde, Lieutenant-
Genera Sir James Outran, Lieutenant• General
and other distinguished officers, were drunk with great en-
thusturn. The nou•communioned officers of the Commis-
mania staff corps have also celebrated the anniversary of the
formation of that useful brawls of the service.

A correspondence lute poised between the Lord
Mayor's committee sod hie lordship, relative to the le•e
civic contest. The committee congratulate the Lord
Mayor upon the result, and consider that a f►vourable com-
parison may be instituted between his reelection and that
of Sir John Key in 1831. His lordship, in his reply,
expresses the gratitude which he feels for the suciesseful
efforts put forth by his friends.

The pontoons in the lichen river for the new
Southampton and Isle of Wight Steam Packet Company
will be completed in about a fortnight, when the new com-
pany's steamers the Lord of the Isles and the lady of the
Lake will start from the lichen river instead of from the
Southampton pier. The new company's pumager and
cattle and carriage steamer is rapidly progreasiUg towards
completion. A cal Hag:, drawn by sit horses will shortly
be able to be driven on the pontoons, and from therm on
beard the above-named cattle and carriage steamer. The ob-
ject in providing this steamer is to supersede the use of tow-
boats, awl encourage the nobility and gentry who keep car-
riages to visit the Isle of Wight. The new company,
starting from the Itches river, will raise the question of the
legal right of the Southampton liar end Harbour Commis.
sincere to compel Isle of Wight Aram to start from the
pier, by which a considerable portion of the revenue of the
commisaioaers is derived.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo-
aid-cake from the &overtime of Cesada, the Yew ;thus wad
ILlts.

The Cork E.roolin-r contains a letter from Mr.
Smith O'Brien, written to a friend in Paris, in which he
gives the impreseious produced on his mind by his visit to
Haupt', impressiog the strangest sympathy with the Hun-
pries cause, Ildl3ir.4tioo of the Hungarian people. He
says :—" I expected to God in the Hungorism a manly sod
chivalrous spirit, but I was not disposed to expect a vary
high degree of intellectual cub ivation. To my surprise, I
discovered an extent of intellectual culture which is set
~weed in any part of Europe. Not may at Pesth, but la
the remote parts of northern Hungary, I met with may
persona who could speak Win with as much dusecy as they
speak their mother toagea. A knowledge of French is
almost mineral among the educated claws, and In travel-
ling on the Contiaest. I have nowhere toned so many that
could speak Eaglieh as le Hungary." He found that the
itusgariuns pomemed is an eminent degree the character.
titles which are expressed by the word "gentleman."

We (Pod) believe we-may state that thu general
order under " the Baskruptcy Act, 1861," will be issued
to the profession and the public on the 12th inataet The
statute provides (section 732) that the act shall commence
and take effect from and after the 11th day of October,
Iltil, and the publication of the general orders could not
therefore take place until the day after the commencement

of the act itself. This is, we believe, the only instance in
which general orders under any new statute have been
promulgated concurrently with the law itaelf. It will be
recollected that the Bankruptcy Law Consolidation Act,
1849, received the royal assent on the Ist of August, 1849,
and that the order, under that statute were sot issued
until the 19th of October, 1832.

We (00-operator) have beeu favoured with the
fellowiag letter from Mr. Cobden, whose good opinion of
emoperation was confirmed by so impection of the stores
and manufactories at Rochdale :—" Dear Sir,-1 look with
great interest on the effort' of the working elm to raise
themselves by cmoperaticsi. Possibly there will be many
mistakes sad failures. Perhaps much a what we attribute
to the operatives in this movement, is (as in the lase of
mechanics' institutes) attributable to the class immediately
above them. But the movement is a good one, and the
object aimed at most commend itself to the sympathy of
e►en person who wishes to see the people elevated in the
social eade.—Yours truly, It. COBIALY. —The Atheneum,
Lemke."

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