The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-07 00:00:00

MEXICO.

The following is an extract from a private letter
dated Mexioo, Jan. 27, 1864 :—" The situat;onlof
the French army is not so good as might be fairly
supposed. True it occupies the road from Vera
Cruz to Mexico and the most important centres of
population from the latter city to Guadalajara, an
extent of territory 750 miles long by 200 miles
wide in a country six or seven times larger than
France. But when we remember that in this dis-
trict the French general has been compelled to
content himself with potting garrisons into
the principal towns and mere de.achmenta
into some adjoining villages, without being able
to ensure his communications between these vari-
ous points, the question at once changes its aspect.
"At latest advioes Gonzales Ortega was in
the environs of Zacatecas with a corps d'armiie of
more than 6,000 men ; Crags, with 12,000 men,
was encamped at only four leagues from Guadala
jars, every day having skirmishes with the garrison
of that place, and having beaten at the commence-
meut of February the re-actionary General Urbano
Toyer, who bad ventured upon a sortie. Moreover,
the guerillas swarm on all sides. They keep the
garrisons of the towns occupied by the intervention
in continual alarm, and General Diaz has succeeded
in organizing in the state of Oaxaca a! corps of
11,000 men, with which he proposes, after having
finished with the reactionaries of Chiapas and
Tabasco, to fall upon Puebla and Orizaba.
Finally the French have not yet succeeded in
quitting Tampico, where they still remain on the
defensive, and even in the environs of the capital,
if we except the roads leading to Vera Crux,
Queretaro and Toluca, nothing is known of the
intervention, because its forces have not yet found
means of gaining over to the Empire the population
of those districts.

" Meanwhile Juarez is at Monterey, the capital
of the state governed by M. Vidasissi, with a force
of 4,000 men belonging to the division of General
Doblado ; but from some involuntary avowals in
the reactionary press, it was thought at Mexico
that something very serious must have take place
near Guadalajara for 4,000 men had been hastily
sent off in that direction, and it was said that
General Douay occupied with his division against
Zacatecas was to join this column and march with
it upon the capital of the state of Jalisco. It was
supposed that Uraga had attacked that town, and
perhaps even entered it."

The gold-bearing ores of Colorado are the richest
I. ore of an yet discovered on this planet, but the gold is
so iatrie y blended with ire, wiper sine, river, nickel,
lead, sulphur, orrery and alnaiers. r to overtax
hitherto the highest skill of American abeiniets is
it from than by ordinary presser It wee that
analyses of small quarries of ens by Prof. =Litre
arapotice, in this city, indicated that they re-
tained 2,000 dor of gold to the cord of ore ; but by
tb• user of serration by quiebOver, only
birth of 4 anieur epos the emerge raid be rireeted
one-
sod send.—Nsie York paper.
LONDON Ginsaas. Ommiirs Conrairt (Linnzo).
Teals ressiple week aiding April 3. 11.0684 fls. 2d.

THE FRENCH NOTE UPON THE
FERENCE.

PARIS, Ai.

The following is an exact translation of
respecting the conference forwanled by M. Dr.. 0%,,
de Lhuys to Prince Ls Tour d'Aurergoe, ti •
French ambassador in London :

Paris, 3I arab *.%)

Prlnce,—The Britannic government is taking pew
at this moment to bring about the mooting of a envier•
once, and the belligerents do not appear as much
as previously to the opening of negotiations. 1 or,
aware that we have no objection to take part IL,
they are accepted by all the other courts, awl I
voyed the intentions of the Emperor's government
this subject to you is my despatch of the
of this month. But before taking our seat it iLe
conference, I wish you to acquaint the cal.l:.
London with the ideas and sentiments we ghoul,' hricK
us. This perfectly friendly communication will p.
explain better than we have hitherto had occasion to do the
line of conduct followed by the imperial go►ernrnent in the
Dario German difference. It will oleo 000 tribute,
to pat an end to the 'appositions of ulterior objects f,. .

penset) which have been so gratuitously attributed to 0..
In emaciating ourselves with this effort at puifieati,c,
weeliall find that we ere in presence of two chief iateioitc
Upon the one hand, we have to take into amount sti!.tila•
tions concluded with a view to the European balance a
power, and furnished with the signature of France. t too
the other, it is impossible to misconceive the seetiment.
repulsion which have arises against the work of the Ple
nipotentiaries of 1852. We are far from disput,r,
wisdom of the combination which the ti• ,t,
London was intended to place under the s.l
of the public law of Europe ; and if. spur
from the oppoeition of Gerussey and the model! ,tiote
of the Duchies, we were free to'obey the inspiratiAl of
traditional sympathies for I)enn.ark alone, all efforts
would be devoted to upholding this agreement. Hut A i,
impossible for us not to recognise the obstacles which an
opposed to the exact and precise execution of the treaty
of 1852. If in the eyes of some posers the
treaty of London possesses a separate existence
a peculiar authority, independently of the ervi,,.
merits concluded at the mime period between Gen:riser a,l
Denmark, in the opinion of others, upon the contrsty,
it is subordinated to those engagements, and caboot 10,
separated from them. Amos( the German States am*
have refused their adhesion or hare only gives it is are.
striated form ; others after having formerly adhered to it.
now declare themselves free. Finally the Germanic Coe.
federation appears to dispute the value of an act in shirk
it has not concurred.

In presence of this diversity of opinions, which will give
rise to insurmountable difficulties, it appears to me hobs
pensable to examine the interests concerned in the existing
war, without preoocupyiog ourselves exclusively with the
letter of the treaty.
The cause as well ea the distinctive character of this
straggle is evidently the rivalry of the populations which
compose the Danish monarchy. A natiosal sentiment clings
smolt; each, the force of which cannot be placed in doubt,
What, thou, would be more natural, is default of a course
unanimously accepted, than to take as a heals the vi,L
of the population! This method, conformable t 4 the
veritable interests of the two parties, appears to us the best
fitted to bring about an equitable arrangement, and se
offering guarantees of stability. In asking the appliestien
of a fundamental principle of our public law, Lad in chin.
ing the advantages of this principle for Denmark as Us
Germany, we believe we propose the most teat and feats
solution of this question, which excites such lively on.
easiness throughout the whole of Europe.
Accept the assuranosa kc.,

11101:1731 ns LiC.:TA.

THE I'OLLSH GENERAL ROUE.

The Dradeu Journal gives the following particu-
lars of the descent and history of this well-known
insurgent leader :

Brink's grandfather was • Saxon employe is the office of
the minister Coat fkiihl, and came with him to tt Liner in
the reign of Augustus Ilf. Roping to better his position in
Poland, he remained there after Closet &uhl was recalled to
fkixoey, and being a man of greet taking' sad micomplish•
mean, he established an educational intimate, to wbßb
were educated many ma wbo afterwards did their country
good service. Rs had three sons ; the eldest, Hawk" se
artillery officer under titanislana Augustus, afterwards served
in the Polish legions in Italy order Buorseparte, ad on the
Rhine under General Moreau. Baring bees appealed
general in the army of the Duchy of Vo maw in 1616, he
defended, with credit, the fortress of &mom during the
years 181243, where he had mosey . mined at his
own experts for the purpose of pay's( his soldiers.
After the establishment of the Congress Kingdom, he as
appointed Minister for War, and afterwards, in the pm
1829, be wee rained to the rank of count by the Emperor
Alexasder L Ile was married to the daughter of the ft.
mots army swoon loforitsua, by whom he bad two
daughters, who are still liras—Emilia, the wife of Cast
htsckeibseg, general in the Imperial Cart, and Julia, for.
nicely a said of homier to the Emperor, sod mimed to
Prines Alexander of Reme-Dannstedt, brother of the pre.
lent Empress of Russia. ovieral Bank's father wen the
snood brother of Count Maurice. Be fought in the cam-
paigns of Napoleon, and in the year 11328-9,1 whoa he wee
Colonel of the Polish Rogineers, was attached, with 'AI
other officers, to the etaM of Di.bies, when be so Melia.
&shed himself that the Cear called him to ea Petersburg.
tappointed him his aide-de-camp, sad made him a count mho
he death of his eld broth'r . The mother of Ceara
Bomb is the daughter of the welkknown M. Steinkeller,
who has dose mach invaluable mirk* in the sew
mares and the materiel primperity of Poised.
himself, whose real name is Joseph Count
was educated in the Corps of Peps et
St Petersburg, and subsequently served ix yew
in the regiment of human of the guard, after which bevel
the aide-deanip of Suclioninet, the War Minster, and
three years ago was mint to the Camas as °Menet laser
mad of • regiment of cavalry. Although tonight cap is
Russia from his infancy, and his great abilities sod bleb
cosnezioss opened to him • brilliset career, this pit a%
offing saerthoed all his prospects, left the it 1•10010 service
alined peenikes, and a year ego joined the ineargeot rinks
At the same time be wrote • letter to Alexander IL, is
which, after thank* him for tbe favours he bad received
while in his service, he declared that being a Pole he as
about to share the lied destinies of his unhappy
The experience of this 'militia and patriotic Meow is tho
Cancan has stood him is ineallest Mead in Pelted, when.
to the amostishmeat of Europe, he has secoseded is men.
Main himself in the billy diarists of the palatinate of
Cracow during the whole of the water, though opposed by
fret, dietitians, and the overwhelm* forces ei the sassy.

Sir John Shelley, on Monday next, will ask the
Secretary of Mote for the Home D. p•rtment, whether the

government here mew to any

is rtlaressee le

an alteration of the law regrrding the regulations r M tr
hours at which licensed houses in the mrtropolis should he
elosedduring the eight._

Thirtptiree velmels were loaded with guano at
the Mimes la w& daring last month. Thiry took aR
27,048 tow. Your of the ships wars loaded with h, tIO toes
for Eagles&

A Naples letter in the Perarreran:o of Milan
says:—•• A Frenchman named Fournier, whose eztesdiiios
had been demanded by the French government. be. fnst
been arrested here. He is seemed of a robbery of 'PO,UOUtr.
From the Vienne aMreel breach of the Hank of Prune. His
Mother sad accomplice camped at the manse% of he cap-
tors. A perquisitio• mode is Fouroter's house did sot
easolt io the disoorefy of se important sum of gamey, bat
on his anent beoorusg known, ono of he oonstryniee Mt"
seated himself to the authorities, and gave up a see of
80,000 fr. which Fournier had confided to him
The limey has bees placed in the hands of the
easnial."

TdAaoorn Socrerr.—Yesterday evening the annual
festival of this society was celebrated by • public dinner
at the London Tavern. Lord C. Paget took the chair, lad
swops the mummy promat were the Earl of Ramsey,
Sir E. 'Weber, Admiral Gordon, Captain C. J. Bossainet,
Captain H. E. Bat, Captain Alamo, Yr. fL S. Thorne"
It,. Smith Bayley, U. The Marine Society has bees ra
existence for upwards of • century. aid during that penal
it has provided the naval end mercantile manse at this
country with no ler thee 54,474 boys well trained to eta
service. It appears from the published report of the
society that the boys are carefully iostructed in religious
ihallift,.mmineattladth.guaediliel'ommiaDdpswreellues knot eseroiaed intiorrissi7 spbcilxst.rasooal
They are also mercieed at the
peat gum and "aught bosh rifle and cutlass dulls, accord.
lac to the latest maim established on board her Majerny's
ship Excellent. They are likewise practised is the apple'.
tics of the tourniquet. During the festival lest night the
boys at present supported by this society, aed who are
berthed in tee Warepita, off Cltos pier, mar Woolwich,
pared is proessam round the room where the dinner took
Place, and a doer "et of young fellows, with looks more fall
orof health,with ph frames better developed for
ass, ft would sot easy to bring together, though
some of them, it was stated, were only • fmr malts back
leading • miserable life is the streets with scarcely • helm
to go to. The toast by the Dobbs eleguna was
drank with peat estC. e, sad after ma* more torte
and the aanowarneset of the contribution, asecetatiss to
more than 4000, is odd of the objects of tide society; the
company orperated.

Mauna.
/MIT. 01 101111111 UTVIDAY.
to hod N.L, MULL N.L to &L and LW.,
Tenable, moderate, light to bosh.
generally oe.
Variable. ligflht to mode. Will6l. &L to &W. sad
Mt. with Dome rain moderato to trash,
In risen. with showers.

VuTil and S. W.,
_ variable, light to
moderate, generally
_ One.

R.E to
S.W. and N.W.,
m,derate, floe.

8o mum B.c To 11 ii." ;13 d W.,
moderate to bah.

Zama. Variable, moderate,
Ilse geareally.

N •
ortheremScotland. Wisteni=lreland, liar, and ad-
lartheiea. imilhern=Lnglish Channel and Macy By. &AIM
nEadward England and 11•Egnispd-

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B --barometer corrected and reduced to Lo. at ball tide leveL
Each ten feet, of vertical elevation. canaille about one hundredth
of an inch DIIIIICTION . and each tea degrees, above W. caus-
ing nearly three hundredth. nrcitiusit L —lL:posed thermo-
meter in shade. D. Difference of wet bulb (for evaporation and
des point,. W.—Wind, direction of (Tuna-two points Lan of
en.muenc,. 7.—lforce f 1 to It —estimated). X.— ••me force
dace last report. Q.—Quarter whence Maim fore* (..H_2,
to 32.. r. 12.—tdme sky; e.—doons (detached).
.
—for : h.—hall: L—lkalstalag: an--mleap Naar co.—overcast
• tun r.—rain: e.--tmow L-4handar. 11.= Rain-fat anew er
haJ melted), since lame repast. 11.-8.0 disturbance (1 to al.

Piueapple, the winner of the great steeplechase
It Vincennes 00 SUWily kit, has since been purchased by
Viscount Avid° for 15,000(r.
. _

The great gun of Mr. Bfackay will be thoroughly
tested OD Cruioy sands next fiaturday. The targets will
consibt of segments of equal strength to the 'tranvia vessels
seat. Preliminary arrsogements for the trial were com-
menced yesterday. The tnal of the gun is looked forward
to with considerable interest in Liverpool, as it is confi-
dently believed that some astooishing results will be ob.
toned.

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A woollen manufacturer of Leeds, a young mane
was charged before the Leads borough magtetrateryz-
trolar. with forgery of a rather esteuelve kind.
met were proved against him, the bills beiag for the r.C.
tractive soma of 1201., 150,.. and 200 f. Another forgery
of a 230/. bill was not gone Into. He was committed for
tnal.

BICE COMIC OF ADNIRALTY (LARLAND) 00X-
-TivisodlF the coesmiwiosen mot at No. 6,
Adelphi-terrace. Present—Right Hooonrable Mr. Justice
Fitzgerald ; Honourable Judge Lougield ; the Queen's
Advocate-General for Bashed ; the Right Honourable
the Atterney-General for Ireland. M.P. ; Robert Bayly
r.distt, ; Henry Cedogan Roth , Seg. ; and Jobs
Hazlett, Reg. ; sod W. Neilson Heeoock, LLD., and H. H.
Vaughan Jaime, Secretaries.
ARRIVAL OF TIM GILT BRITAIN STRAMBIII.I.
now AUSTRALIA. —Tb• Black Ball screw steamer Great
Britain, Captain Gray. from Melbourne on the 28th
January, arrived off the port of Liverpool oat Tuesday
tight. alter a splendid run of 67 days. She brings 424
pessimism and 61,092 ounces of gold. Her cargo comma of
L:l3 bales of wool, 20113 auks pillow, sod 63 packages of
merchandise.