The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1861.

MANCHESTER AND INDIA.

At the annual general meeting of the Idanchester
Chamber of Commerce, hell on the 21st instant,
Edmund Potter, Esq., iu the chair, it was unani-
mowdy resolved :
That this manual meeting of the Manchester Chamber of
Commerce desires to impress upon the new board of directors
the importance of giving special attention during the coming
year to the financial and commercial affairs of India, and
erausets the desirability of conferring with other chambers
of commerce sod parties interested in the trade, with a view
to suited action.

Iu accordance with this resolution the following
circular has been issued :
Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Jan. 23, la6l.
Dear Sir,-1 beg to
mously pared at the annual meeting of this clamber, held
am thirst ie,t.

The directors Where that the most effoctual mode of car-
net the wishes of that meetiog will be to invite such
gen as from their position and knowledge of Indian
&daimons otudified to aid them in their deliberations on
that most important subject to meet them a: a conference,
to be held here on Thureday. the :fist in-tant, at 11 o'clock
in the forenoon, for the purpose of taking into considers-
tics the best meson of bringing under the notice of her
Majesty's government and the House of Commons such
resolutions an may then be adopted.
I need hardly add that I and my colleagues attach the
utmost importance to this movement at the present zri-
tics] juncture. We, therefore. confidently hope we may be
favoured with your presence on that occasion.
Thedirectors hope to have the pleenure of your company
at dinner at half-past six o'clock on the evening of the
same day. —I asa dear sir, yours faithfully,
EDMUND Perm, President.
We confidently trust that this invitation will
meet a full response. The mote the actual state
of things in India is examined, the more clearly
will the necessity of bringing and keeping the con-
Cents of our Eastern possessions within view of the
unofficial and practical mind of the country be felt.
We understand that the issue of invitations has been
governed by the desire to assemble gentlemen who
ate likely to bring knowledge and discernment to
the deliberations of the day, and we therefore trust
that floes to whom they are addressed will not
allow trifling obstacles to prevent their attendance.

TER RIPIIIIIIMITATION Or COVENTRY.—The Rirtn-
infirm Doily Pest says, should the Rif ht Hon. E. Ellice,
1.P., oat bis intention of reigning his se►t for the
el Owenby at the next geueml election, the
Ham. E. C. Leigh, brother of the noble and much aoteeseed
Led-Lioulemust eI the snooty is freely spoken of as his
sarressoor, and little doubt is entertained of his being ro-
om& fry a larp majority.

comaiilanders W. M. T. Pascoe and L C. H.
Robieme have been appointed naval mail agents ea the
Southampton station. Lieutenant Tickell, RN., naval
EMU nest es the Holyhead end Dublin lie*, has resigned.
Liseemesa Hammer, N., has been appointed naval mail
soma ea the bedlam has.
The mail itemiser, New York, which went ashore
is the Mew Met week will leave Solithamptoe this day.
♦ United Mates mail woe despatched from the Gemini
Peet-elkei lest sight loM pat on beard of her.

(Di Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, J. 20..

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Alice, rode
out on horseback this morning, attended by Lady +Mac•
donakl and Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood.
The Prince Consort went out shooting, attended by Lord
Hirers, the Hon. Colonel Sir C. Phipps, and Colonel
iNinsonby.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at
the official residence of Viscount Palmerston, in
Downing-street. The ministers present were Vis-
count Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl
Granville, Sir G. Cornwall Lewis, Lord John
Russell, the Duke of Newcastle, Lord Herbert, Sir
Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. Thomas
Milner Gibson, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the
Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, Sir George Grey, and
the Right Hon. Fslwarti Cardwell.

General Le Dupuy, resident. minister of Hayti, had an
interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson ytatenlay.
at the office of the Board of Trade.