The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-12 00:00:00

'MESS. SATURDAY EVENDM, SEPTEMBER 12, 1863.

_LATEST INTELLIGFCI

EXPRESS FROM PAM&

THE RUSSIAN ANSWER AND COMING
REFORMS.

If we are well informed (says tlitihallpendanee)l
and we believe we are, the Russian answer which
is expected in London, Paris, and Vienna,
whilst maintaining the principles already laid
down by Russia in previous dispatches, and
reiterated in the last article of the St.
Petersburg Journal, will likewise contain
an indication of the reforms projected by
the government of the Czar. These reforms will
consult of the introduction of the principle of
decentralisation, ou representative bassi, into the
administration of the empire. Provincial insti-
tutions similar to those of the arrondissement and
departmental councils of France will be established.
The members will be chosen by election. The
functions of these councils will be more exten-
sive than the similar ones in France, and will more
resemble in character those of the provin-
cial councils iu Belgium. With respect to
Poland the institutions indicated in the treaties of
1815, with perhaps some extension, will be granted,
but only after its pacification, and without the
least mixture of interference on the part of
foreigners. The answer will soon be sent from St.
Petersburg, but its contents are already known by
the governments of France, England, and Aus-
tria, and have given entire satisfaction to two of
them, the meaning of which is that the third will
also have to accept them.

PRUSSIA.
A SIGNIFICANT HINT.

The Kreutz Zeitung, the organ of the federal
party in Prussia, publishes the following from
Frankfort-on-the-Oder under date of Sept. 6 :
The municipal cooped of our city unanimously rejected
yesterday, in en extraordinary special meetiog, the propo-
sition of the chief magistrate to vote a sum of money for
the/Cte in honour of the King, who will reside here during
the great marceuvres which are to take place in the
environs. The proposition was unanimously rejected.
Amongst the voters were a retired colonel, two counsellors
of justice, a counsellor of accounts, and an inapeztor of civil
constructions.

(asurra's Tztrowts.)
ITALY.

ROWE, Strr.ll.

A Papal bull has been published, creating se-
veral benevolent establishmenta, and apportioning
them a revenue out of the private estates of the
Pope.

The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office from the Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Navigation Company :
THE CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN
MAILS.

KARSEILLES, Sam 12.
The Euxine arrived here with the above mails at
7.30 Lin. this day.
The mails leave for London by the 11.30 a.m.
train.

THE BOMBAY MAIL
ALEXANDRIA, Star. 11.
The Valetta left here with the Marseilles portion
of the above mails at noon this day.
The Delta, with the heavy portion of the mail,
sailed at 4 p.m. yesterday. She may be expected
at Southampton about the 23rd inst.
The Orissa brought the mails to Suez, arriving
there on the 9th inst.

The Carnatic reached Calcutta on August 20,
54 days from Southampton.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THD3 DAY.) •

&atriums, arm=

U. $ /X.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, VIET. 3.L —APPourrmarts.—Lieu-
temente Charles W. Idehthorps. Hoary Cards* Arthur
William, John L. Y. Awl, Ralph de R Hawtrey, mid
Rather Byles, toile Gibraltar.
Sub-Lieutenants Thomas S. Jackson, Charles B. Thsotold,
Robert Barton, and Richard P. W. Norm, to the Gibral-
tar ; Lynedoch N. Moncrieff and Archibald Little, to the
Pelotas ; Charles J. Dorat and Henry Kelly. to the Scylla.
i Engineer Robert Anderson (a), to the Supply.
Asziatant-Engineer William Sennett, to the Indus, for the
DrmegaL

WOOLWICH, Sm. 11.
AWARD or MEDAL/3 AND GRATVITIES.—This
morning, at 11 o'clock, the whole of the available troops in
garrison assembled on parade to witness the distribution of
medals and gratuities awarded by the Field-Marshal Cam.
manding-in-Chief, in accordance with the royal warrant,
to several non-oommissiooed Olikell of Royal Artillery, for
long service and good conduct. Major-General Sir R. J.
Decree, K.G.8., commandant, and a numerous staff of field-
officers having taken op a position at the standard, the coin.
msodant proceeded to distribute the following rewards, viz. :
—Gratuities of 15/. each and silver medals to Battery Bee-
geent-Major David Montgomery, Sergeant-Major James
Lawson, and Setgeant Joseph Smith ; gratuities of
101. each and silver medals to Staff Collar-maker
Sergeant Thomas Fanchild and Sergeant William
Newatead; Fatuities of 5/. each, and silver medals to
Sergeants Virdliam Johnson and James Ihncbley ; Bom-
bardier John Gardner; Gunners Robert Kirke Thomas
Sewell, A. Malmesley, John Chapman, Samuel
George Blanshand, Rowland Redmile, Joseph Lidgett, sled
Joseph Wild. General Dawes subsequently addressed the
troops in most impressive terms, referring especially to the
necessity of sobriety, and a persevering and a zealous dis-
charge of the various duties of military life, as a means of
advancement is the service. The commandant and staff
then inspected the Royal Engineers, and subsequently pro-
ceeded to the government range at Plumatead to witness
heavy gun practice by the 13th Brigade Royal Artillery,
under the command of Colonel Buchanan. n. Coast Bri-
gade of Royal Artillery, commanded by Major Campbell,
and the Military Train corps, are ordered to sasembhs for
invention to-morrow.