The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-07 00:00:00

[Stamped, Id. Additional.]

England and Spain had the same icterests to
defend in that country as France. He treated as
chimerical the belief that the power of Juarez was
ill-established, and continued—" It is our duty to
warn the government. If we think the war unjust
we should say so, and refuse our concurrence
in French blood and treasure being poured out
with our responsibility. It was said last year that
a foreign prince should be placed on the throne of
Mexico. M. Billault declared, however, that the
object of the expedition was to obtain redrees." M.
Fevre accused the government of concealing the
truth in the account read to the Chamber of the
conversation between M. Thouvenel and Lord
Cowley. He then reviewed Mexican affairs, and
asked, in speaking of the Jecker affair, if it were
permitted to engage countries for uncertain causes.
He afterwards gave an account of the Jecker affair,
which the English minister had stigmatised as a
robbery, and continued, " That is the honest com-
merce for which we make war." M. Fevre men-
tioned the correspondence seized by Juarez, whence it
resulted that Jecker flattered himself that he would
receive from the high functionaries of the empire a

support which he certainly had not met with. - The
Moniker has not, however, given any categoric
denial. M. Fevre also mentioned that in the
course of 1862, and after his dishonesty bad become
known, be was naturalised as • French citizen.
Under these circumstances, M. Fevre did not think
any astonishment should be felt at the French ulti-
matum having caused the withdrawal of England
and Spain. He said :—" In the name of principle
and of international law, I disavow the war against
Mexico. The war will always be unfortunate,
even after the taking of the city of Mexico,
for Juarez will continue the war with the free
provinces. To get to Orizaba has cost 104 million
francs, and to go further than the city of Mexico
the treasures of France will not suffice. The war
in Mexico is a great mistake. It is a second occu-
pation of Rome, minus the glory of having
defended a great principle. I cannot associate
myself with a war undertaken upon mendacious
information."

M. Billault will reply to-morrow. He undertook
to fully reply to all the acousatious brought
against the policy of France.

THE POLISH INSUBBECTION.
LEMBERG, Fla. 6.

Yesterday morning the Russians again took
Tomasgow, and drove the insurgents out of the
town. They quitted it, however, after having
burned down some of the houses.

Lanziewicz, one of the insurgent chiefs, has de-
feated a detachment of Russian troops near Sando-
mica, and made many prisoners, besides capturing
a quantity of arms and horses.
A revolutionary provisional government was es-
tablished on Tuesday at Sloezow.
The soldiers posted on the frontier near Kroezeje
have been disarmed by the insurgents.
Two thousand persons have left the town of Ku-
simir to join the insurgents.

REPLY OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA TO THE
ADDRESS OF THE DEPUTIES.
BERLIN, Pis. 6.

The following is a summary of the King of Prus-
sia's reply to the address of the Chamber of
Deputies :—The King concludes from the contents
of the address and the mode iu which it was sent to
him, that the House seeks to learn the expression
of his personal wilL For this reason the reply is
given without the intervention of the ministry.
His Majesty then adverts to the fact of the Cham-
ber having accused the ministry of carrying on
the administration in violation of the constitution

and without the budget being voted, and states
that the acts of the ministry have been done with
his sanction, because he considered them conati.
tutional. The budget, as voted last year by the
Chambers, could not be executed; but it was
nevertheless necessary that the public adlninistra-
tion should still be carried on. The King points
out that the law requires the budget to be agreed
to by the three constitutional bodies of the state.
The complaints of the Chamber rel►tive to abuses
of the administration are stated by his Majesty to

be unfounded. His Majesty further deplores the
conflict of opinions, but states that he will not
sacrifice the rights of the Crown and of the Upper
House to the claims of the Chamber of Deputies.
In conclusion the King says, that having thus
given a proof that he wishes a reconciliation, be
expects that the house will meet his views.

The Union Company's steamship Britain left
Plymouth yeskirday evening for the Cape, with the mails,
mxiskting of 17 bap of letters, 96 bags of papers, sad 11
bags of book: _ . .

The South Western Steam Navigation Company
contemplate increasing the speed of their Channel Island
packets in order to ensure the passage between Jersey soil
Southampton in the winter time being made Qin about
eleven and a half hours. . . .

It is intended that the subsidized Galway packets
shall start from Southampton in order to secure a portion of
the vast and lucrative continental traffic with America.
The packets will depart from Southampton w time to leave
Galway at the contract time.
ROYAL NAVAL Ranzavz.—The following appoint-
ments hays been made in this reserve :—To be lieutenants :
Thomas Hybert and William Bennington Menzies. To be
sub•lieutenant : Thomas Walter.

THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.—
A meeting of this institution um% held on Thursday, at its
house, Johnuireet, Adelphi, Mr. ThomasChapulan,
in the chair, when payments amounting to 1,2401. were
made on various life.boat stations._ _

THE or MONMOUTHSHIRE AND
Ma HZRIIIST OF CLlTHA.—Extract from the Imiuutes of
the committee meeting of the &emaciation for the Primer.
ration of the River Usk, held at Abergavenoy, on the 20th
ult. :—" On the name of Mr. Reginald Herbert being pro-
posed as a member of the 'emaciation, the chairman (Lord
Llaoover) stated that it was impossible for him to ac-
knowledge Mr. Reginald Jones under that name, sod con-
sequently if such nomination was persisted in he could not
affix his signature to the minutes of the Proceedings, and
must resign his position as chairman. It was resolved
unanimously that with a view to the interests of the asso-
ciation, and not wishing to prejudge a matter which must
soon be brought under public considenition, the question
be Jpostposed for the present."
Mt. WINDHAM AND HIS COACH.—Mr. W. F.
Wiadham continues working bis coach very steadily. He
has issued placards, signed ' William Frederick Windham,
proprietor," announcing that it will leave Cromer for Nor-
wich every moraine (Sundays excepted), enabling peassugers
to ',etch the up mid-day trains for Loudon, while it will
leave Norwich for Cramer every afternoon at 5 p.m., on the
arrival of the afternoon day hake. Mr. Windham drove
on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. and yesterday himself,
sad has thus far kept very good time, although be has SOS
been overburdened with pamengen. His self-imposed teak
must involve some labour, as he is two and a half hours on
the road, and must rue every morning at seven in order to
be up to the mark.
A new general order of the Court of Probate bag
been issued. It is of a very important and comprehensive
charade,. It rseash all tables of fees heretofore pablished
for the district regietries, and the practitioners therein, in
reaped of emrsontentious business, ands to personal appli-
cations for grants of probate and letters of adminktratios.—
bolicitore James!.

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yams. 707 ; t0ta1.1.130.

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NAVAL AND MILITABY.

ADIUMATNY, Pb. 6.—PROIMIONS AND Anon"-
mans :--Captaans the Hoe. S. T. Carnegie, C. 8., to be
ooramodere comptroller-general of the ooset-gnard, vim
Telverton, promoted to be a roar-admiral ; aad 0- 0-
leaky to be a naval aide-de-ramp to the Queen, vim
Yelverton.

- iitoff-surgeon W. W. Baynes to the Indus, for 'arrive k
the Osoopus.
Dr. A. Ginslett to the Asia, for service ia the
Bliu4V__

Booed Mester A. T. Miller, to be additional to the
Vietco-ji.

-itasiasst-surgeous T. Kipling to the Was, for service ht
the Ousorac A. Xi attach to the Woolwich dirWos at
Royal Marisa: T. E. Gorges to the Asia, for service ict the
Hannibal ; sod H. Hallow to be additional to the Pimps&
for service with the Woolwich division of Royal Nubia.
Yours. A. F. Bernard, J. Brawling, D. F. P. Darks,
ash F. Macho have bosw wolaiwated to naval arlsidips.