The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-03 00:00:00

THZ BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAIL.

" MARSEILLES, 1123. 2.
" The Measilia, with the Bombay and Mauritius
mails, arrived here this day at 5 p.m.
" The mails leave for London by the 10.30 p.m.
train.,•

THE FRENCH IN MEXICO.

The Moniker of yesterday publishes news from
the French army in Mexico to the 27th of last
It sue; " GeseralSwerussistili
OnsaYsaintE the bulk of the expeditionary corps,
accumulating provisions and ammunition, and
getting ready to advance upon Puebla as
soon as he had collected all the necessary
resources." General Bazaine had occupied
Peyote after some few unimportant engagements,
in which the enemy " learnt to its coat the
valour of the French cavalry." General Marques,
who had previously joined General Bazaine,
marched from Orizaba *About being disturbd,
General Douay encamped upon the plateau of
Anahuac, remained upon the defensive, and
confined himself to protecting the crops and the
villages around. A column under Colonel Jolivet,
while on its way from Orizaba to Palmer was at-
tacked on the 21stDeoember by strong detachments
of guerillas and Mexican Lancers, who fled to Tch-
uacan and disappeared, after attempting several
times to rally. On the following day the French
troops took possession of Tchuacan, which the
enemy evacuated after exchanging a few shots.
"The health of the troops is excellent," adds the
Moniker. " Upon the plateau principally the
climate appears very healthy, and all the ailing and
'convalescent are sent there in succession. The
feeling of the people improves also by degrees.
Confidence in us seems to establiah itself, espe-
cially upon the plateau. In several localities
the inhabitants have returned to their homes,
and are preparing means of resistance in their
villages to the violence of the guerillas." The
official journal says, in conclusion :—" The
question of provisions becomes more and more
simple : at Orimba and at Cordova there are
provisions for a month ; upon the plateau the
troops live upon the country : the destruction of
the crops is far from having been carried out to the
extent at first feared, and the movement of the
troops beyond Palmer inspired hopes of fresh re-
I sources.

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AT THZ HOTEL DE CLUNT.—
A daring attempt to rob the Hotel de Cluny, the most inter.
(ding of all the Paris museums, was made the other day.
When the time arrived for the public to leave the building,
the thief bid himself in the chapel, and remained unobserved
there by the officials who shortly afterwards went their
rounds to see if everybody bad goes. Free thus to set, be
commenced his depredations, and wee not discovered until
the night petrol entered and found the plane in confusion.
Every outlet was at ono* guarded, and the thief soon ar.
rested. He had made up a neat little parcel of valuables,
principally selected from the jewellery room, in which the
golden crowns of the Gothic kings are displayed. and the
Ices to the museum would in every sense hays been a m-
ilk:Rlß ode bad he succeeded in carrying off his booty.

. -
&manna.% Dun FROM AMIRIVA Tills WEEK.—
The following is a list of the steamers from America due
thin week :—Teutonia, from New York on the 24th, due
a Cowes, en rade to Hamburg, on Thursday next; and
the China, from New York on the 24th, due at Queens-
town on Saturday next. With tbe exception of the Ten-
toots, all the above steamers go to Liverpool.

•
Tan OUTWARD WEST INDIA, MIX ICAN, AND
Pacmc MALL. —Tb• Royal Mail ompany's steem•ship
La Plata, Captain Weller, appointed to sail from South-
ampton yesterday, at 3 p.m., with the mail, for the British
and Forgers West Indies, Mexico, the Pacific, California,
Central America. he., having been detained for government
despatches, was to take her departure early this (Tuesday)
morning. She camas 121 paessogers, amongst whom are
Lieutenant Broughton for Vera Crux, Lieutenant•Colooel
Ilan for Barbadoes, and M. le General hailer for Marti-
nique. The La Plata has, on freight, English gold coin,
3,0601 ; French gold eoia, 4,4801. • English jewellery
1,1201. ; French jewellery, 11,3601., and a very full cargo of
French sod English merchandise,
Taillittallf IC COMMUNICATION ACIIOeS TH M ZRSZT.
—ln consequesce of the (milord accidents to the submarine
cable across, through the fouling by ships' anchors, the
cable has been taken up, sad at present messengers perform
the communications. It is however inteoded to erector
each aide of the river two ken pillars, of about 210 feet in
height, and on these to extend a strong steel wire, to which
will be fastened the telegraph wires. The distance across
the Mersey where it is proposed to erect these pillars is
about 1,300 yards. In connection with the proposed alter-
tiro, we understand that there will be a submarine cable
laid between tbe different lightahips outside the Pon and
the shoes, which will be of immense .ervio• to the mer-
cantile community, as it will accelerate the martens; of
vends off the port, and, in macs of storms, the position of
vessels la distress, he.