The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-20 00:00:00

A LATIVST INTELLIGENCE.
tie
• Z CONGRESS.
'he Pall correspondent of the iwildpeidasso
Beige gives the latest gossip respective the con-
gress in the following terms. Writing on Wednes•
day evening he says :

At the present moment the French government is aware
of the disposition of each of the powers with regard to the
emigres* recommended by the letter of the sth, but it has
received no definitive reply from any of them. There are
well-founded reasons, however, for (viaduct* that before
the 6th of Dec. the resolutions of the different cabinets will
have been officially transmitted to it. We may say that
up to to-day the verbal communications which have been
sctively exchanged dories the last ten days, wage especially
between Paris, London, and Virgins, have by no mesas bad
the character of objections raised in the two lest capitals
against the ides of assembling • European conference at
all, but have. only bad for their avowed object to pre-
sent observations and request explanations respecting
the n►ture of the questions which would be submitted to
the Congress and to the limit of the attributes which would
be assigned to that supreme tribunal. Already ►nd imme-
diately after the despatch of the Emperor's letter, the
Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed an explanatory circular
to our representatives at the various *meta. The explana-
tions of this circular were, properly speaking, simply the
development of the imperial idea. It would appear that M.
Drouyn de Lbuys hex now recognised the usefulness of
sending new ios►ructioes to our diplomatic agents, bet this
time to London, Vienna, Berlin, and St. Petersburg only.
The object of this note is to explain the special rdle of
France in the questions which would be raised, and above
all to prof jet her absolute disinterestedness. The sending
away of this second circular—whisk wee prepared, it is ssid,
two or three days ago —was to be adjourned, is consequence
of the approaching meeting of the *outwit. Now, an this
assegai took plane to-day, tbe despatch will leave at once
—that is to say, this evening or to-morrow at latest.

The Times remarks that it is a strong objection
to the whole plan that unless some of the chief
difficulties of Europe are kept out of the discussion
the debates might soon become offensive to the
government of France itself. Required to express
its opinion of the scheme, as a power invited to
take part in it upon equal terms, England may
fairly point out this danger :

For inners*, could the English cabinet, in its =ewer to
the invitation, possibly overlook such a difficulty as would
at ones arise from the position of the King of Italy!
Could it waive the discussion of a question so Ctally im-
portant to the new Italian monamhy es the continued occu-
pation of Rome by French troops ! It could not be
made a "reset red question," and would certainly take a
prominentand early place in the debate. The English mMistry
will be perfectly justified in caring the attsntion of the Em-
poor to the probability of exciting angry feelings between
France and the whole Italian nation at the rely opening of
debate' intended to promote peace and a better understand-
ing between the two countries. There are, also, not only
difficulties of this kind between the powers who would be
represented at the magmas and France, but between the
assembled powers themselves. We believe Austria
has already declared that if Venice be men.
tinned she will quit the commas Immediately.
This resolution makes the discussion of another question
impounible, though In the new settlement of Europe,
which is the object proposed, the relation of Venice, like
that of Rome, to Italy, cannot be set aside. The eon&
then of Poland, also, which famished the main reason for
proposing the scheme, is as effectually taken out of the
cognises, of the assembled powers as it has been removed
from the epitome of diplomar.y. Ramis has refused to do
anything with reference to that country till the insurrection
ie suppressed. The mention of Poland would drive Russia
from the congress as certainly as Austria would quit it on
any Menses to Venice. Take all these gnat questions
out of the list as hicapable of dieessmioo, sod what Townies!
Only those that can be dealt with as effectually by ordinary
methods. As all the important questions are removed from
its jurisdiction, the English government will a,.t prudently
is stating its remain for anticipating that the main result,
of the megrim would be disappointment and failure.

TEM ALLIANCE BETWEEN DENMARK
AND SWEDEN.

A letter from Berlin, given in the French
papers, says : "It is not, perhaps, too late
to tell the truth with regard to the much dis-
cussed alliance between Denmark and Sweden. In
the first place, it is certain that a treaty of alliance,
defensive and offensive, between the two states has
never been signed. It is true that for some time
the representative of Sweden at Copenhagen was
in possession of documents which authorised
him to conclude the treaty in question ; but
in consequence of the entreaties made by the repre-
sentatives of foreign powers to the King of Sweden
this authority was withdrawn. However, the repre-
sentative of Sweden at London was instructed to
exercise his influence in favour of that alliance.
His diplomatic efforts have not had any success,
and Sweden, having perceived the dangers to which
she would expose herself by the conclusion of the
Danish alliance has definitively abandoned the
project."

(airrini's rrlzaamia.)
CHINA AND JAPAN.
ATTACK ON SOOCHOW IMMINENT.
WARLIKE PREPARATIONS IN JAPAN.
(By Telorraph from Som.)
SHANGHAI, Ocr. 9.
Major Gordon is before Soochow. An attack
on that city is imminent.
Reinforcements have been sent to Taitsang and

Quin-an.
The news from Japan is unfavourable. Arm:ll
men are appearing at Nagasaki.
Prince Satsuma and other princes are preparing
for war.

THE BCHLESWIG•HOLSTKIN QUESTION.
HAKBUSG, Nov. 20.

Yesterday evening a meeting was attempted to
be held here by citizens of Hamburg and inhabi-
tants of Schleswig and Holstein, who bad arrived
here for that purpose. They were, however, dis-
persed by the police in three different places, and
finallyprooseded to the village of Uhleuhorat, where
the meeting took place. Addresses were voted to
the Prince of Augustenburg and the Duke of Saxe
Coburg Gotha. The Prince of Augustenburg was
requested in the address voted to him to place
himself at the head of the people.
It is asserted that the members of the Holstein
Diet met at an hotel in Hamburg last night.
Twenty-four members of the Holstein Diet
unanimously resolved yesterday to solicit the
Federal Diet for the most speedy protection of the
rights of the country. This request has already
been sent to the Federal Diet.

The other members of the Diet who were not
present at the meeting, on amount of its having
been prohibited by the police, have been asked to
sign this address.