The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-05 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, MAT 4.

It is asserted that the Monikur will publish to-
morrow the text of the reply of Prince Gortchakoft
to the despatch forwarded by France upon the
Polish question.
The Pays and the Nation of this evening main-
tain that the Russian reply agrees to enter into
negotiations with the Western Powers upon the
proposed basis.

PRUSSIAN CIMSORSHIP OF TRLIOR.AIIS FOR
Ecnoes.—lt appears from the Cologne Gazette that the
Prussian authorities are as vigilant to obstruct the passage
of news unfavourable to the Russians as they are to receive
end succour the defeated Russian columns. The Cologne
paper published on Sunday last a notification addressed by
the chief of the central telegraph station at Cracow to the
manager of • local station in that city in reference to •
telegram delivered at the latter by Mr. Iteratar's corre-
spondent, and containing news of a defeat of the Russians
by the insurgents. The following is the notification referred
to:—" Your telegram, No. 5003. to London cannot be for-
warded, by reason of paragraph 11 of the regulations of the
Prussian telegraph administration. Inform under.—
(Signed) VON GOIAR, Central Station. N.B.—We shall
endeavour to despatch the telegram via France." It is eel.
dent from the above that the Prussian authorities have de.
aided not to permit the passage over their iill.ll of tele-
grams containing news unfavourable to Russia. Paragraph
11 quoted in the notification merely prohibits the despatch
of any telegram dangerous to the safety of the Prussian
state or prejudicial to morality; whereas the telegram
stopped contained nothing but intelligence of events at the
theatre of war.

DESPATCH OF THE INDIA. AND CHINA MAILS.
Tbe Penn=lar and Oriental Company. steamship Ceylon,
Captain RT&DP, sailed from Southampton yesterday at
three p.m., with the mails for Gibraltar, the Mediterra-
neon, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, lodia (except Bombay), and
China, together with 56 pamengers, including those proceed-
ing via Marseilles. The Ceylon takes out on freight 183
boxes specie, value 48,5241. for the following ports, viz, :
Ceylon : Sovereigns, 1,0001. Madras : Gold coin, 2641. 10.. ;
gold thread, &c., 1,4081. Calcutta: Sovereigns, 651. ;
jewellery, watches, and gold lace, 2,2351. Singapore:
Dollars, 18,5001. ; watches, 601. its. HOUK Kong : Dollars,
6,1861. ; watches, tic., 240/. Foochow Dollars, 16,8801. •
silver coin, 5251.; and jewellery, 6571. The Ceylon akar;
took oat a fall cargo of general merchandise.

The Hamburg and American Company's steam-
ship Bavaria, from New York on the 19th ult., arrived at
Southampton yesterday evening. She brings 140pusengers
for Hamburg, Havre, and Southampton, 36,000 dollars in
specie for England, and a full cargo of merchandise. Her
news has been anticipated.

A telegram was received in Southampton yester-
day stating that the Brazil packet ldagilalena did not leave
Lisbon until the Ist inst., owing to a violent gale which pre-
vented her from putting to sea.
THE FOREIGN ENLISTMENT ACT.--Some short
time since the council of the Liverpool Chamber of Com-
merce memoralised the government in favour of an amend-
ment of the Foreign Enlistment Act, and at the monthly
meeting of the council yesterday a reply was reed from
Earl Russell to the effem "That ber Majesty's government,
on consideration, cannot see how any improvement can be
made io that act" Al this reply was sot deemed at all
satisfactory, Mr. Meade King proposed. and Mr. Charles
Robertson seconded, a motion to the following effect:—
'- That is acknowledging the receipt of Earl Russell's
letter, this chamber expresses a hope that, in ease further
experience, beyond the escape of the Alabama, should show
that the Foreign Enlistment Act is not efficient for the
accomplishment of its object, in which British interest., are
so deeply involved, immediate dims will be taken to re-
medy the defect, Wore precedents go up which may
seriously harass this country, whenever it is unhappily ea-
gaged in war." This motiee, after a brief diecussmn, was
put and carried.
Sours Karouncrrox Mum:rm.—During the week
ending May 2 the visitors have been al follows :—On Mon-
day, Tuesday, and Saturday (free days), open from 10 a.m. till
fo pm., 63,164. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
(students' days), admix ion to the public, 6d., open from
10 am. till 6 p.m., 17,042. Total, 80,566. Total from the
°peeing of the Yaws, 3,900,786,
MUSEUM OF PATENTS, SOUTH KENSINGTON.—
Number of visitors foe the week ending May 2, 4,277 ;
total number since the opening of the museum free daily
(12th May, 1868), 717,928.