The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-21 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1863.

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(acorn's nutoiAlia.)
OPENING OF THE FINNISH DIET.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sur. 19.

The Journal de St. Peterabourg of to-day announce*
that the Finnish Diet was opened yesterday with •
speech from the Emperor.
Among other subjects the Imperial speech stated
that the revenue of the Grand Duchy Lad always
sufficed to cover current expenses, and will
still be sufficient to pay off the debt contracted for
the expenses of constructing the last railway. /Co
new loan will be undertaken without the consent of
the Diet, except in case of a sudden invasion or
some other unforeseen misfortune. The Emperor
was desirous of remedying the imperfections of the
fundamental laws.

The speech concluded as follows :—" I shall soon
cause to be laid before the Diet bills granting more
extended privileges upon the assessment of taxes
and the right of introducing bills, reserving to
myself, however, the initiative in fundamental
changes."

RUSSIAN IRON-PLATED SHIPS.

HAMBURG, SEPT. 19.

Letters received here from Bt. Petersburg state
that 11 iron-plated gunboats with turrets will be
completed in the spring.
Twenty thousand men are reported to be sta-
tioned in Finland.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.

CRACOW, SZIT. 19.

The insurgent leaders, Szumlauski and Malusie-
wiez, defeated the enemy on the 13th at Lutomierz,
the woiwodeship of Kalisz.
A sanguinary engagement took p'aoe on the 16th
at Zask.

Clunielinski's detachment skirmished with the
Russians on the 17th and 18th in the woiwodeship
of Cracow.

CRACOW, SRr. 20.

An engagement, resulting in the defeat of the
Russians, took place at Masovien on the 12th inst.
between the Poles under Bokolowski and the
Russians under Bornewo.

Numerous bands of insurgents are oper►ting in
the Wojwodachafts of Lublin and Kalis.
On the 15th inst. the Russian troops massacred
a great number of the inhabitants of Lutomiez.
The insurgent Wagner has been hung at
Warsaw.

POLAND.

WARSAW, Sin. 90.

The leave of absence to go abroad granted to the
Marquis Wielopolski has been made permanent,
and he has at the same time been definitively re-
lieved of his functions as civil governor and vice-
president of the Council of State.

THR RUSSIAN REPLY TO PRANCE.

The Manikin' of yesterday contains a despatch
from Prince Gortchakoff to Baron de Budberg,
Russian ambassador at Paris, in reply to the note
of the French government upon the Polish ques-
tion, published in our columns on Baturday. The
following is a translation of this document :

31sarkos Belo, August 26 (Sept. 7), 1863.

- .
I have the hollow to transmit to your excellency las
enclosed sopy of • despatch from M. Drouyn de Lhoys,
which the Duke de Montebello was requested to communi.
ado to na

The Imperial cabinet has taken cognisance of this docu-
ment with all the attention it deserves, and with the
sincere desire of bringing about an understanding from this
exchange of views,

After a thorough examination we have found nothing in
it to divert tu from the point of view I communicated to
you iu my despatch of the Ist (13th) July.
We behove we are anticipating the wishes of the French
Minister of Foreign Affairs in declining to prolong a discus-
sion w►ich could not fulfil the conciliatory object we have
is view, if it had no other moult than that of confirming
each of Um two governments it its opinion upon a question
is which we regret we are not in accord with the Tuileries
cabinet.

We will draw attention to only one point In the despatch
of M. Drneye de Ltioys, because we are anxious to remove
beforelumd every fresh subject of mieuiderstanding. I refer
to the allusion made by the French Minister of Foreign
Affairs, several times and under various forme, to the
western provinces of Russia, a. participating to a cert►in
extent in the international stipulations which determined in
1815 the position of the duchy of Warsaw.
The Imperial cabinet cannot in nay way admit this point
of view even to the slightest extent, and your exo.Ueocy is
requested to reiterate to M. Drouyn de ',buys the declare.
tins already mode in my previous despatch, that his Majesty
the Emperor, always ready to scrupulously fulfil his oblige-
limn towards all the powers, must peremptorily exclude,
even from an interchange of friendly opinions. any allusion
to part of his empire to which no international stipulations
of any kind whatever apply.
As to the other point. touched upon by the French Mi-
nister of Foreign Affairs, we prefer to keep to those upon
which we find we are agreed—at all events in intention.
The French government wishes to see a state of things
promptly re-established in the kingdom of Poland which
would restore tranquillity to that country, repose to Europe,
and security to the relations of the ca burets.
This desire we thoroughly share, and all that depecds upon
us shall be don* is order to realism it.

Our august mentor remains animated by the kindest in-
taglios' towards Poised, and by the most conciliatory
Intentions towards every foreign power.
The welfare of all his subjects—of every race and of every
religions conviction—is an obligation which his Imperial
Majesty bas accepted Wore God, his conscience, and his
people. The Emperor's entire solicitude is devoted to its
fulfilment.

As to the respoosibility his Majesty may assume in his
international relations, those relations are regulated by public
law. The violation of those fuodemental principles can
aloes entail responsibility. Oar anguet master has always
respected and observed those principles towards other
Mateo His Majesty bee a right 1061p/et and to clam the
same respect from other powers.
Be good enough to read this despatch to the French
Moister of Foreign Affairs, and to leave him a copy of it.
GORIVIIALOFT.

The Moniteur of yesterday also oontains a
supplement to the above, is the shape of •
Memorandum, • copy of which was simultaneously
addressed by the Russian Government to the
Cabinets of Paris, London, and Vienna, with the
despatches dated the 26th August.

THE ARCHDUKE MAXIMILIAN AND THE
MEXICAN THRONE.
The Memorial Diplontatsque of yesterday makes
the following most improbable statement :
" The Archduke Maximilian was anxious that a
preliminary understanding between the Western
Powers should serve as a solid basis for the estab-
lishment of the Mexican Empire. With this object
in view, a Mexican statesman who lately went to
Mirsinon to pay his respects to the Prince, was en-
trusted by his Imperial Highness with the confi-
dential mission of proceeding to Loudon in order
to obtain the support and concurrence of Great
Britain for the new monarchical establishment of
Mexico.

" We are happy to be enabled to state that this
mission has hem, crowned with entire success. The
English Cabinet has acknowledged that, in the pre-
sent state of affairs, no candidature offered so many
guarantees as that of the Archduke Maximilian.
Placed in difficult cireemstanoes at the head of the
Lombardo-Venetian kingdom, this Prince gave the
most striking proof of his capacity in the art of
governing. He is, it is known, related to the royal
family of England, and the choice the Mexican
nation made iu him could not therefore be other-
wise than agreeable to the Court of St. James.
"The only difficulty raised by the ministers of
Queen Victoria consisted in the apprehension that
the new Mexican government might allow itaelf to
be carried away by the influence of the high clergy to
revoke the measures relative to the sale of the
landed property which belonged to the religious
bodies. But it has been easy to convince them that
the Mexican episcopate can boast of men who are
partisans of a wise progress, and who have declared
that, in the interest of concord, it is necessary to
accept accomplished facts, and not to molest in any
way the purchasers of ecclesiastical property.
'• It is asserted that the English cabinet did not
conceal the satisfaction with which it received these
tranquillizing explanations.
" We will at a future period enter more at length
upon the happy result of this negotiation.
" Meanwhile we are deeirous of notifying the
engagement entered into by England to acknow-
ledge the present Mexican government, es soon as
the Archduke Maximilian shall have announced to
the deputation, which is about to leave for Mira-
mor, his final acceptance.
" England and France would immediately
accredit official representatives of the Mexisan
government, which would rule in the name of the
Archduke until the new sovereign came himself to
assume the reins of government.
" That would furnish the Archduke with an
opportunity, before his departure to Mexico, of
coining to an understanding with the cabinets of
Paris and London relative to the final measure*
destined to consolidate the new empire.
" England has promised from henceforth to
favour, by every means, the realisation of the loan
necessary to place Mexico in a position to fulfil her
engagements abroad, and to insure the regularity
of the different administrations at home."

The Vienna jouroala mention that the reorgani-
sation of the Atudrlaa scaly will shortly take place. It is
to be divided ioto 10) rasiments, sad a kaowbidge of foreign
languages will henceforth be largely taken bit° onside-
willow La the promotion of officers.

The Movimetito of oeDotmentioits the kneel] •t
that port of the Bailin frtgate TI Priocipo dl CarMaso, of
4,000 tons, which toot place midst the areleseatioss of ea
lumen crowd.

W. reed in the Coserrier du Dimanche—" ♦ re-
peat is is airwalatkes that Baran d. &Mbar& followin the
example a lb. Doke de Yostebsllo, who proposes, as is
well knows, to leows bit post temporarily is omeequersos of
the att. of health of Madame de Mootebello, will also take
• cove of some weeks' dui ation. We billets that rumour
to MD Mindy &dilute of foundation."

The Pswgolo of Naples states that a few days ago
a Died ef Whoa* of fres forty to My wen, Wag peersed
byestramaiwitniat at teem teak refuge la the district
of Gestolvotere. we Swerteete. Thew, ladled olelllwsw
peseta* both lOW aad lessisa, talieg their held% they
aguriisred the. all far bowleg attempted to take to o*.ht,
Two ef the wawa Dined were about to become mothers.

(Stamped, Id. Additkeel.)

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

WOOLWIOR, Sr.xr 90.
A series of experiments to test the immense
300-ponder Aimstrong gun are ordered to be made at the
government poetise range, Shoebaryness, in the memo"
of the Ordnance Select Committee. A target tee the per-
pee", twelve feet high and tee fest wide, is now being coo.
Wooled at the dockyard, and will be faced with 4i inch
DOD pLates upon a booking of 15 inch thick Midi.
The boilers, Sc., of the ironclad-screw frigate Caledonia
are ordered to be forwarded to the Victor's-docks, to which
the vessel will be removed ou the 28th lust., sad after being
fitted with her machioery, Le., she will be rigged and com-
pleted at Sheerness.
Fifty-four shipwright', joiners, smiths and labourers were
yesterday discharged at the dockyard, and a similar number
are ordered to be discharged weekly fur five weeks.
The Tweed steam vessel is now shipping the remaining
portioo of the electric telegraph manufactured at Messrs.
Heal 's, North Woolwich, to be laid down through Persia
to India. As the men employed were leaving the meal on
Friday night last, a temporary stage gave way end eight
venous were immersed in the neer • but all were mead
with the exceptiou of • man saute ward Collins, whose
body has tot yet been recovered.

CHATHAM, Barr. 20.
The Lords of the Admiralty have refused to
entertain the appbeatioa submitted to them by the &tithe.
raise at Ibis purr for the ereciluo of a separate :sage of
buildings for the married eon commissioned (acme and men
alba Royal Marines quartered at this division, who, under
the salient mgalsteows, are obliged to be quartered out of
barracks, by which cousiderable iliOuliveniellie is occasioned.
A new description of Medics target for 'anima and Ud-
ine practice, the invention of Colonel Shuttles/orib, Royal
Artalimy he; on the recoromeadatisa of the Ordeals..
Select Co.minittes, bees introduced into the service, an official
notice to that effect having been received at this garrison
from the War earn.

A captua's good service passion hes bees plead at dm
disposal of the Duke of Somerset, First Lord of the Ad-
miralty, by the promotion of Captain F. Warden, C. 8., to
tail rant of maradmiraL

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 20.
COtrays-MLRnst. Off BOILED THE VICTOEY.—OH
Friday last a coart•martial assembled oe board the Victory
(fiaphip), to try Patrick O'Brian, an able seaman, on the
following charges, :—For that be, while borne on the
books of H.llL's gun-vessel Pioneer, for passage to England
as a prisoner from HA.'. gus.vessel Relines, did, on or
about the sth of September. 1863, wdfully disobey the lon-
ia' commands of lieutenant Meyer, of the Pioneer, by re-
fusing to return a pair of boot. into the custody of the chief
of polioe, when ordered so to do, and did violently resist all
efforts nisch to compel obedience, making use of threaten-
ing and insulting language to the said Lieutenant Meyer,
and to Corporal Edward Tidos, Royal Marion;
secondly, that he did at the same time offer to strike
and wie violence to Sergeant J. Carter, Royal Marines, not-
ing as chief of polioe board the Pioneer, wham
in the execution of his duty, and did make use of
threatening language to him. The court was composed of
Captain F. Scott, C.B. (presided), Captain J. Reccombe,
rod Commanders H. Phelps, C. S. Corm*, M. Lowther, used
J. Simpson, assisted by Mr. E. Ili:skins, otaciatiag judge
advocate. The court found the prisoner guilty, sod sen-
tenced him to one year's imprisonment with herd labour,
and to be dismissed from taw Majesty's service. The court
reassembled yesterday (Satanic)) mornieg, to try Mr. John
A. Leicester, for that he being an assistant engineer of the
Pioneer, did, between the let of October, 1861, and the 30th
of June, 1862, commit an ad 11.0 the prejudice of god
order arid naval discipline, by lending certain sums of
money to certain MOO botanicg to the Pioneer, the same to
be paid to has eon, with littered, suchooiduct being a breach
of the 34th article of war. The prisoner was found guilty,
and sentenced to be reduced to the 2nd class, and plead at
the bottom of the list.

Tna SzArm or TES CHANNII.
/Saturday Mr. J. Jeffery, owe of the presidia/ tasigistrwles
at the Liverpool police court, stated that slaw the arrival of
the Beet not a single seaman belooging to any of the ships
bid been takes into custody for drunkeesess, ire s y Wises
against the law. This, he remarked, was highly crediteble
to the men, and afforded an excellent example to the sailors
of the inercastils marine. _

VleIT OF THE CRAIIIIEL FLEET TO LIVERPOOL.—
The festivities in coonectioa with the visit of the Chancel
fleet were resumed on Saturday, when the various vessels
op-a for inspection were directly crowded by visitors sot-
withstanding &dreading min which fell dung the greater
portion of the day. Admiral Danes, the officers of the
fleet, the mayor, sad the members of the Town Conseil,
were taken by the Homy Docks and Harbour Board over
portions of the dock estate at Liverpool and Birkenhead.
The officers of the fleet expressed their unbounded admira-
tion of the works at Birkenhead, particularly those in con-
nection with the Crest Float. We may state that the
Gnat Float extends for more than half • mite inland from
the river, and more resembles a lake than a dock. 06 its
margin are some splendid gravies docks—one of them the
largest of ire kind in the world, being TOO feet long and 100
feet broad, while at its entrance is • low water basin
marrying a apses of seven acres el' laird sad in
depth thirty.tive feet. The principal objects of
interest visited on the Liverpool side were the
Caowda locks and dock, at which places, as well as Birken-
head, the alma of the fleet had so opportunity of wits/m-
-ing the effect of hydraulic power In opening and closing
the massive gates and bridges. The Dock Board entertained
their guests to lunch tie board ship, sod is the madam
Admiral Dames and a number of the officers of the fleet
dined with the Earl of Derby at Knowsley. There will be
• grand banquet la the Plailluirmeio Hall this (Kosiday)
morning, at which his lordship an 4 members of both homes
of parliament will be present, while the non-commissiotred
officers and men of the fleet will be 'eternised in fib.
George's-hall tomorrow. As incident occurred on Friday
which reflects the highest credit os roam Laird Bamford,
who is one of the midshipmen of the Defence. Hie lordship
accompanying • party of friends on board, when a gen-
' Hemet) accidentally fell Into the river and was rapidly swept
along by the strong current. Without • moment'. hesita-
tion the viable young midshipman jumped overboard,
swam to the drowning gentleman, and secceeiled in remmiaft
him.
FIELD DAY AND SHAM FIODT AT WANSTEAD.-011
Saturday afternoon some fifty or sixty thousand persons of
all grades were attracted to that part of the borders of
Epp°, forest known es " Wamitead Flats," for the purpose
of witnessing • peed "field day," in which it was as.
Bounced that a large numbered metropolitan volunthers, as
well as the Ems battalions ri rifles, the E 414112 yeomanry,
and yeomanry artillery, as well as the Hon. Artillery Com-
pany, with their field guns, would take part. It
that this " field day " had bees proposed by aELZ.!
Colorant Palmer, who combines with hie penitien of
High Sheriff of the county that of Colothl of the
Essex Yeomanry Cavalry, as well as Commandant of
the Essex Yeomanry Artillery, sad having been sane-
&sled by the War-oflice, it was understood that either
Colossi Illiourdo or some other government officer would
he pram* to superintend the evolutions, and this duty
devolved upon Lirutenant-Colonel Ibbetsoa, who is the
governmeot inspector of volunteers for the F.asteru Coun-
ties military district. Lord Mouotcharlea, of the Ist Life
Guards, however, also intended as inspector of the yeo-
manry cavalry. so far as metropolitan corps were coo-
ceroad, the only reprmentatire—and which it most be ad-
mitted was • noble representation—was a mounted troop of
the Hem Artillery Company, under Lieut. Jay, with two
gum, and a portion of the Sedadmieistrativir bamboo, melee
Middlesex (Enfield lock rifles), under the command of Ow-
tale Bastleys. The Essex battalions, however, mustered
fa pretty good foes, and, In addition to the yeomanry
cavalry before nferod to, an eximediaglv flee sad showily
equipped body of men, with Wee aid marlin fasiegs,
trimmed with silver, and Prussian helmets, with white east
crimson plumes, there were six companies of the sth
Fmk battalion (Colonel tipper's regiment), under com-
mend of Major Bart ; the Ist Essex nadir Major Ruth,
the 3rd Ease: battalion ender Lieut. Colonel Davis, the
7th &NM, the 19th DMZ under Captain Harcourt, and
amoral others, in all probably mustering some 1,000 men
sad as a novelty oe the field, there was a body of some 50
or SO excellently well-drilled cadets, satiated to the Srd
Eery battalion, formed of the pupils of the Oegar Grammar
SehooL The trey in which these juvenile voluateers
handled their Irish constabulary carbines, whirl do duty
in mar bands for Enfield rifles, aid the Meridiem with
which they d:d their file sod volley firing, would have pet
to the blush some of the voleateers on the field of
growth. The evolatioos, though at times greatly impeded
the Med, were performed on the whole In a very eansfactory
M 101267.

AELIVA.L Or A GOLD SIM 71014 AI767IIALLA.
I Memel. Orme. ehlp, Roxburgh Castle, 1,121 tone, Captain 1
C. Mohr* tram Melbourne June 28, passed up Chinook
MT Plymouth, se fistinday afteneocer. She musded Claps
Moro July 36,, sad erossed the Equator be keg. 29 on
August 17. She brings 18 cabin possessars, 14 ditto in time
~send cabin, sad 82 is intermediate sad 16•44444. He
cargo mush& of 40,621 ft. sold, 90 toes antlmooy we, 130 ;
toms eilver.lered Am 40 tow copper, 567 bales wool, sad
suudry ham of kstber, skim, he., sod imp et lark.
Edward Boothe, au latent odiate possatemr, died
om the Jule & The Alp Wan of lAN
wee to lam Yelleum about July 13, for linden, with
a large comeigsmout at gold. The Rosbargh Coils sip
maned co bar pump, Jose 116, 1m 57 8.63 N., the barque
JnBa Cork of New Badfonliambeand to the weeterud
Amp et 21, In 10 N. 27 W. we Laid Hodder, band
math Sept. 1, be 35 N. 41 W. time ship Pottery OM. 10
days from Tolponies, for Cork ; Sep. &, in 40 N. 37 W.,
barque Elisabeth Many, bound to I•jbad Imp thir
barque Pelona% 113 days from Kanscbs*, for Ledoj
asp. 13, la 47 N. 16 Swedish barque Oustume, 115
dais heft Eammon far Pains W.
outh ; Sept. 18, in 49 N. 7 W.,
the haulm Samisgmea, of nod from Pools, bound mar