The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-15 00:00:00

POLAND.

"The Cuts of Cracow," says the Sikle, " conti-
nues to appear, and we have received its number
of the Bth. According to information which has
reached us, the Minister of Justice at Vienna
manifested great surprise at being questioned rela-
tive to the suspension of that journal for three
months. He replied that he knew nothing of the
measure, which must be attributed exclusively to
the initiative of the local authorities of Cracow. It
is therefore probable that the proceeding taken
against the journal has been annulled at Vienna."

(arum's Tariauhts.)
AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, Dxc. 14, Evanito.

All the reports in circulation of the ministerial
crisis are authentically declared entirely devoid of
foundation.

The old conservative party in Hungary, headed
by Counts Forgach and Sczecsen, are endeavouring
to prepare the way for the election of a Diet favour-
able to the views of the government.

FRANCE.
THE PARIS ELECTIONS.
PARIS, Dm 15.

It is officially stated that the result of the voting
in the Paris election, yesterday, was—For M. Pel-
letan, the opposition candidate, 15,115; for M.
Picard, the government candidate, 9,778.

DIJON. Dec. 15.
The result of the election in this town was an-
nounced this morning.
M. Magnin, the opposition candidate, obtained
16,172 votes, against 13,116 obtained by M. Sau-
nac, the government candidate.

THE PAPAL STATES.
ROME, DEC. 13.

The Pope, without any previous announcement
to King Victor Emmanuel and contrary to
the wish of the Italian government, has nomi-
nated Cardinal Gusdi Archbishop of Bologna,
and Monsignori Clementi, Vittelesold, Cardoni,
and Micaleff, bishops of Rimini, Osimo,
Recaute, and Castello respectively ; all these sees
being in the former pontifical provinces now form-
ing part of the Italian kingdom.

ROME, Dec. 14.

The Pope, in consistory to-day, appointed bishops
to the vacant dioceses in the Romagna, the Marches,
and Umbria.

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 15.

The Royal Mail steamship Seine, with the above
mails, arrived off the Needles at IL3O a.m. to-day.

EXPRESS FROM PARTS•

Tli DANISH QUESTION.
(liOlt OUR OWN COVEZSPONDZNT.)
PARIS, MONDAY EVINLNG.

The Nation states positively that General Fleury
has a mission to offer the mediation of France in
the difference between Denmark and Germany. It
is much to be hoped that Lord Wodehouse's recom-
mendations may previously lead to a satisfactory
arrangement, because " mediation " when offered
by a power which desires to get up a war is very
apt means for effecting that object.
The Temps says that both public opinion and
government in Copenhagen are now very much
discouraged. The national party had hoped
that the revocation of the decree of March
30 would suffice to suspend federal execu-
tion. At the present time it is doubtful whether
even the suspension of the constitution of Nov. 18
would stay the march of the federal troops. It
must not be forgotten that all this would only
consolidate the status quo, whereas what the con-
federation demands is the fulfilment of the engage-
ments of 1851 and 1852. Furthermore, the refusal
of Sweden to sign a treaty of alliance and the
counsels of all the powers to make concessions
have dispelled all hope of effectual resistance.
Under these circumstances it is probable that
Denmark will resign herself to make every con-
cesaion nut incompatible with the integrity of the
monarchy. If, however, the demands of Germany
should go beyond the limits of the constitutional
' conflict, England would most likely use her influ-
ence with the two great German powers to bring
the Diet to reason.

The bill for the loan of 300,000,000 was pre-
:looted to the Corps Legislatif to-day, and voted to
be taken into consideration forthwith as " urgent."
On Wednesday the bureaux will appoint a com-
mittee to make a report upon it.
The Emperor presided at a council of ministers at
the Tuileries to-day, and remained in consultation
several hours. The Pays says that he was to leave
for Compiegne at 5 o'clock, and will join a wild
boar bunt in the forest to-morrow. But there is a
rumour that the council could not get through its
business, and that the Emperor remains in torn for
a aeoond sitting tomorrow.
The opposition deputies had a meeting yesterday,
to consider their amendments to the address. The
majority pronounced in favour of a pacific policy.

There is no characteristic feature in the Bourse.
It opened with some buoyancy, but afterwards
became dull, and closed with scarcely any change.
It is rumoured that the bullion in the Bank of
France has declined by 14 millions since the last
returns.

The shortening of the days in the evening finished
on the Stb. From that day to yesterday the sun set at
ese minute after four. The day, will diminish in the
morning by ten minutes until the 21st look, the shortest
day, the sun only remaining eight hones and ten minutes
above our horizon ; but they will, on the other band,
kagthes in the evening.