The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-25 00:00:00

VENICE.

The following is an extract from a letter dated
Venioe, Feb. 8, 1863 :

I mentioned my fears to you that the military prosecu-
tious fatally threatened our most eminent countrymen, not
because they were really guilty of the accusations brought
spinet them, but because our foreign government wishes
to redoes us by terror. I told you, 1 foresaw a repetition
of the trial at %Latta, where Krauss cynically declared the
real objebt to be the extirpation of the chiefs of the Italian
movement• _ _

- idisZjorebodiUp are about to be realised : the whole of
the Venetian provinces are filled with the most sinister re-
ports concerning the terrible sentences said to be already
proposed by the Military Court of Inquiry—the sentence*
are said to be from 10 to 16 years of ea scree duce (imprison-
ment in chafes). Do not imagine that the penalty will at
all depend on the proved culpability of the scowled. No
.direct evidence aril& against soy of the accused gentlemen
—they Sr. only suspected. Theseverity *Me penalty
will depend on the esteem the prisoner enjoys in the minds
of his countrymen. Those moat honoured and beloved
will be the most harshly dealt with.
These sentences have been expressly ordered by the
Emperor of Austria, who has just lamed an imperial decree
—. put au end, at all cost, to Venetian obstinacy,
and to pat down, it matters not how, the supposed chiefs of
the resistance." I can vouch for the existence of this
decree.

• I may mention that eleven were sentenced to be hung,
among whom were two pries* a oonnt, two doctors, two
officers, a mayor, and a punter.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

Anwouvrr, FBB. 24. A rForrnuxis. —Assis-
tant-Surgeon Dr. A. Crosbie, to the Terror.
Acting First-ekes Amaistant.Engineer J. Knight, to the
CumbeeleAd, for monies in the Erne.. .

Acting Somod-elaan Aristant-Engineers A. G. Smith, to
the Fiaprd ; H. Maakavoy, to the Cumberland; and J. 0.
Wdaon, to the Indus, aa supernumeraries.

PORTSMOUTH, Pia 24.
Rear-Admiral the Hon. George Grey, superin-
tendent of Portsmouth Dockyard, hauled down his flag this
evening, having completed the term of his service. The
clerks in the civil department of the yard waited upon Ad-
miral Orey this morning and presented to him the following
address :

" Poetarreouth Dockyard, Feb. 24, 1863.—Sir,—On your
relinquishing your command as superintendent of this
establishment, we cannot refrain from availing ourselves of
this opportunity of moat respectfully exprening our appre-
ciation of the ooartesy and kindness which we, as clerks of
this dockyard, have at all times experienced at your hands.
We feel that you have as all °cessions forwarded our best in-
terests as a body, Led greatly promoted our individual com-
fort, with strict regard to the benent of the service, for which
we desire thus inadequately to express our heartfelt thanks.
While offering this slight but sincere testimony of our high
we beg most earnestly to express our regret that we
shall longer have the privilege of serving under your just
and impartial rule. In conclusion we most respectfully
offer our earnest wishes for your future welfare, whether in
private life or in the more active employment of that ser-
vice of which you are so distinguished a member."
Admiral Grey acknowledged the compliment in appro-
priate terms.

WOOLWICH, Fm. 24.

Vim or rim Pances or H OWE. —His Royal
Highness Prince Louis of Hesse, accompanied by Lieutenant-
Coel C. F. Outlet and Captain von Westerweller, arrived
at Woolwich garrison, in a private carrier, at half-seat
10 o'clock this morning, and were received by Major-
General Sir J. R. Decree, H.C.8., commandant, Brigade-
Major Milward, Major Field, Deputy-Assistant Quarter-
master-General Colonel Campbell, of the Rifle Brigade, and
other officers. It being the usual marching out day, the
several batteries of Royal Artillery had assembled on the
common for that purpose, and his royal highness baying
ea= • desire to •witness the practical use of rifled
oi
the batteries of Royal Hone Artillery, provided
with Armstrong guns, were drawn up in review order
under the command of LieuteuanteColonel D'Aguila, C.B.
The batteries of foot artillery having left the common,
for • march of some mileal into the country, his royal high-
, nese and staff inspected the Horse Artillery force, and several
rounds were fired from the Armstrong guns, the peculiar
construction and efficiency of the weapon and the mode of
loading mad firing being minutely pointed out to his royal
highness, who appeared to take great interest in the details
of the practice. The forte haviug marched off the ground,
his royal I highness and staff proceeded to the Royal Artil-
lery barracks for refreshments, and at half-past 2 o'clock
drove to the Royal Arsenal, accompanied by the officers
named, and about two hours was occupied in an inspection
of various workshops and factories connected with the
Laboratory and the Armstrong gun departments. His
royal highness and stall left the establishmeat and re-
tained to London about 5 o'clock.

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Havana, with contraband goods on board. It will be re-
membered that the Pearl—wboee object and destination
was well known by the Federal cruisers before sloe left
Great Britain —bad a narrow escape of being captured by
the Tuscarora off Madeira.
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This morning were lensed the papers in regard
to the application of the Atlantis Royal Mail Steam Navi-
gation Company (Limited) for • mensal of their contract
for the conveyance of malls between this cottony and
North America. It was in April last that the chairmen of
the company notified to the government their capability of
fulfilling the =memento of the service. Having had no
reply, they wrote a 'Good time in June, when the Lords
of the Treasury inquired es to the actual state al their
mesas in regard to ships, and shortly afterwards ex-
peened their madness, in onjunctin win the Lords of
the Admiralty and the Pcatanaster-Oeneird to examine
forthwith into the ability of the company in respect of
chips and funds. Mr. Stephenson, of the Treasury, and
Mr. Scudamore, of the Post-office, were appointed to place
themselves in communication with the directors; and
the Lords of the Admiralty ordered • survey to be made
of the bulls and machinery of the measla. The
reports of the surveying officals employed are
given in the return, as is also the report, which is
of considerable length, of Maas. Stephenson and
Scudamore, as to the financial position of the company.
From • treasury minute dated the 17th of November, it
appears that in the opinion of the government these reports
gave uneatidactory results, both ea to the number of vessels
and their efficiency, and the tisanes of the company.
The company op to that time bad sot in any re•
spect, says the minute, satisfied the conditions laid
down by the committees of the Hoes* of Commons, and
by her Majesty's governmest. Then comes • long commu-
nication from the chairman of the company, dated the let
of Commies, dealing with the various objections, and
claiming to have satisfied all requirements. The chairman
lays stress also upon the exceptional assure of the contract,
which he describes es "highly penal in its pennon and
' extremely stringent against the company." The Treasury
reply that the financial explanations are mull un-
satidectory, and that they have referred the ques-
tion of the chairmen's letter relating to the sole-
ciency of the vessels to the Admiralty. We may
state that thin latter man of the Admiralty is not given
in the pipets. Os the 966 h at last month the directors @o-
pened their regret that their amuranoe that they would
take upon themselves to provide the edditiceal capital so
soon se the contract shall have been panted, was not suffi-
cient to satisfy her Majesty's gownsman. As It is so,
however, the whole amount of the unissued preference capi-
tal, amounting to 178,3711, should he subscribed for within
ten days from that day, sad the Ant cell paid thereon. The
director had also discharged the mortgage of 50,000 f.
on the Hibernia. "The oompany's fleet," mays Mr.
Chapman, "is therefore wholly unencumbered. There
will be no immediate liability which can in any
measure affect it, and the company will have ample
working capital to carry out the service." The following Tre-
asury minute, dated the 31st ult., contains the government re.
ply:—"Acknowledge receipt d letter from the chairman of
the Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company, dated
28th instant. Her Majesty's government have to state in
reply, that they regard the letter as conveying a compliance
on the part of the company with the demands which the
government had felt themselves obliged by public duty to
make with respect, to the independent possession of the
shim of the company. Subject, therefore, to the remaining
conditions of the efficiency of the vessel, themselves in the
judgment of the Admiralty for the due performance
of the contract, her Majesty's government will
be prepared to enter into an engagement with
the company, and to propose • vote to parliament in
pursuance thereof. The stipulation, of the original con-
tract should be taken at the tads in essential particulars of
the arrangements; which may now be made ; and ibis &den-
tin appease, from the letter of the 28th, to be agreeable to
the views of the company. Ent, as the directors consider
that alterations and modifications may be introduced with
advantage, it will be free to them to state their views on
such points, and her Majesty's government, on their side,
will take into consideration, with a view to the public
Internet, the question what may be the most proper points
of departure and arrival, and any other matters which it
may seem expedient to discuss, and proper persons will be
appointed accordingly to conduct the communications with
the company."

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ler MajerAy's Government for me at the military station &Mos&
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the United Kingdom. Price la td. per pound , also Field a oele-
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The public are cautioned to see that Meld a label la on tin
masts or bona Wholesale only, sad ter exportation.—Upper
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