The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-18 00:00:00

THE PRETENDED PLOT IN PARIS.

BERNAJAiLI&

The Federal Council has ordered an inquiry to
be made iuto the farts relative to the intended
attempt of Trabnoo on the life of the Emperor, as
it is feared they may compromise Switzerland.

TURIN, Ji. 16.

The central committee of the National Italian
Society has unanimously voted an address to the
Emperor Napoleon, protesting against the intended
attempt upon his Majesty's life.

MODIFICATION OF THE PORTUGUESE
MINISTRY.
L 1 BON, JAnr. 17.

The Channel fleet has arrived here.

A modification of the ministry has taken place.
Viscount de Sada Bandeira, minister of war, and
Councillor Braanisamp, minister of the interior,
retire.

Geueral Bitsos (?) has been nominated to the
war department.

THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN SPAIN.
MADRID, JAN. 17.

The Queen has accepted the resignation of the
ministry. Her Majesty has summoned the President
of the Chamber, and by requested his advice.
The general belief is that difficulties will be en-
countered in composing a durable administration.
Extreme agitation prevails amongst the deputies.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.

£ONIGBB/11143. JAL 16, Itvirnro.

Advises received here from Wilns state that the
Polish noble, Titus Didevski, found guilty by court-
martial of having belonged to the revolutionary
organisation in Lithuania was executed on the 11th
inst.

JAPAN.

NEW YORK, J. 5, EVTIITSO.

Advioes received here from Kanagaws to the Ist
December state that the city was still guarded by
Europeans. A peaceful solution between the
Tycoon and Europeans was expected. The Tycoon
was at war with the Daimios. Business was im-
proved. The Japanese bad paid an indemnity of
10,000 dole. for intercepting the American vessels
Star and Pembroke.

MEXICO.
NEW YORK, JA!. 3, Emasc.
Advicee received here from Mexico to the 20th

General Butler has arrived at Washington, to
confer concerning the exchange of prisoners. The
New York Times asserts that the government will
insist upon the recognition of General Butler by
the Confederates, and will place all Confederate
prisoners under his control.
It is reported that an appropriation for bounties
to soldiers will be passed iu Congress. These ap-
propriations will necessitate a further issue of one
hundred and fifty million Treasury notes.
The examination of three of the Chesapeake
pirates has been commenced at St. John's. The
counsel for the prisoners contended that the case
did not come within the province of the extradition
treaty, as the offence was committed at sea out of
American jurisdiction. The case was still pro-
ceeding.
The New York Police Commissioners have re-
fused to vacate their posts until the Governor's power
to remove them is legally decided, and the eloagte
against them have been investigated.
The New York Legislature assembled to-day.
The Governor's Message recommends the adoption
of a system for the protection of the State Banks,
in consequence of the intention of the government to
create National Banks. He denounces the draft as
&failure, and declares that President Lincoln's as-
sumption of power in his capacity of Commander-
in-Chief has wrought a revolution in the govern-
ment, rendering the civil power under the State
laws and judicial decisions subordinate to military
authority. The country can only be saved from
national ruin by the administration adhering to its
pledge to restore constitutional union.
Further developments of extensive ',shipments
from New York to the South have come to light,
and more arrests have been made.

The obsequies of Archbishop Hughes will be con-
ducted with impoeing ceremonies.
Congress reassembled to-day at Washington. A
bill was introduced to prevent military interference
in elections.

The Star and Golden City left San Francisco on
the 4th for Panama, with 1,460,000 dollars for
England.
The City of Baltimore was intercepted off Cape
Race on the 2nd.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK. Jas. 5, Evninto.

Money easy, but active, at 7 per cent. Cold,
511 per cent. prem. The market has been ani-
mated, but the rate underwent very little fluctua-
tion. Exchange on London, Bankers' Bills, 166 ;
on Paris, 3f r. 45c. Stocks advancing. New York
Centrals, 1321 ; Illinois Centrals, 1181 ; Erie,
1091 ; Six per Cent. United States Bonds, 105.
Cotton steady. Middling upland, 81c. to 82e.
Petroleum, crude, 32c. to 33c. ; refined, 47c. to 46e.
Another telegram of Jan. 5 says :
"A recent investigation by the police has deve-
loped that a Mr. Hilton, of this city, had contracted
to supply the Confederate Treasury with machines
for printing bonds and paper money. Mr. Hilton
and Ms assistants have been lodged in Fort La-
fayette. The machine+ and upwards of 7,000,000
dollars' worth of prepared bonds and notes, which
were to have been shipped for the South, rid Ha-
lifax and Nassau, on the Ist, are in the hands of
the police.
" The weather since Friday has been severely
cold, particularly at the West. The temperature
at St. Louis was 24 deg. below zero, so that pedes-
trians, horses, and vehicles can cross the Mississippi.
Several persons, a number of whom were Confede-
rate prisoners, have been frozen to death, also great
numbers of cattle."

CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN
IL&ILS.

The Peninsular anti Oriental Company's steamer
Poonab, Captain Sparta', with the heavy portion of the
above mails, he* arrived at Southampton. She brings
sixty-seven parlours, run packages of specie, eigbs
cues valuables, 300 boxes manses, five casks of wise, 50
package* sundries, 150 raft silk, and 1,230 bales of raw
silk, ulna 120,0001. sterling.

CRY OF LONDON HOINITAZ 101 DI/MAZES OF
Pal CHEM VICNOZIA PAIL—The rasaiaar of patients re-
limit .t this institution daring last weak was 1,073, of
writ► 218 ware sow Gana

Dresden, Jan. 5, 1564.
I have the honour to inform your ercellency that I have
just received a despatch from Fall Russell, in which he
oommucicates to me the views of bee Brit.tinie Majesty's
government on the position of affairs in the Due.by of
Holstein. Her Majesty's government believes that the
moat various emiesquesees might arose if the Federal
troops should Meade Slaswig before the powers who signed
the treaty of London have been able to osprey their opinion
on this matter. Is the opinion of the English govern-
meet, not only the resolution of the Federal Diet, bat
also justice, have bees violated by the conduct of the Ger-
man troops in Holstein. Itivaria, rl.rony, std Wurtem-
berg must be made mutually responsible. Although I did
not receive instructions to coati-Lime-ate the contents of this
despatch to your excellency, I nevertheless consider nirself
bound to do so; for if the Saxon government feels inclined
to take into account the advice of the government of her
Britannic Majesty in au affair which is of the highest impor-
tance for all Europe, there is no time to hex, as the progress
of affairs in the duchies is of such a nature that, all the steps
taken by the English governwet to prelerve peace between
the German Confederation awl Denmark mi,cht possibly be
frustrated by the (Keefe of a single day.— Receive. Lc.,
(Signed) Ce. A. Musaar.