The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-10 00:00:00

POLAND.

BERLIN, Dec. 9.

Private letters received here from Poland confirm
the news of a sanguinary encounter having taken
place near Ocieaanki, in the government of Cracow,
between the Poles, under Bossak, and the Russians.
The latter lost 150 men.

An engagement is said to have again taken place
near Nowoszka, in the government of Lublin.
The fresh bands of insurgents appearing in
Lithuania are observed to be well, equipped in
winter clothing.

BitEBL&U., Dam 9.

Mouravieff in extorting addresses in the govern-
ment of Augustowo, preying for union with the
Ittunian empire.

News received here from Warsaw states that the
principal railway station has been occupied by
military, and twenty railway officials arrested.

FRANCE.

PARIS, D. 9.

La France of this evening says :—" The Prime
Minister of Madagascar is said to have prepared a
decree, at the request of Mr. Ellis, prohibiting
strangers from staying in the island more than
three months."

The Pays announoss that 96 members of the
municipality of Naples hare resigned.

REPLY OF THE FEDERAL DIET TO THE
EMPEROR NAPOLEON.
FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINZ Dom 9.
The reply of the Federal Diet to the Emperor
Napoleou's invitation to a Congress was trans-
mitted to-day to Prince Metternich, who is charged
with its presentation to the Emperor.

REPLY OF THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA
TO TILE EMPEROR NAPOLEON.
VIENNA, Dec. 9.

The following is a summary of the letter of the
Emperor of Austria in reply to Napoleon 111.,
dated the 15th November :

" The Emperor acknowledges the important
objects of the congress for the settlement of the
political questions at present pending, and the
security of the future, but wishes, before taking
part therein, to learn with some accuracy the bases
and programme of the deliberations of the
congress. Should the questions to be discussed
be indicated beforehand, and the powers agree
upon the tendency of the deliberations of the con-
gress, unforeseen accidents which might overthrow
everything would be leas to be feared. The dan-
gerous and insolvable problems which would create
fresh, instead of removing existing complications
would then be set aside. This idea is more fully
explained in a despatch of Count Rechberg to
Prince Metternich of the same date as the Empe-
ror's letter. It says :—' It is not sufficient .to put
forward a programme of a negative character as the
basis of such important discussions.' The Austrian
government wishes to know how the declaration
of the Emperor Napoleon relative to the
treaties of 1815 is to be understood. These treaties
have been partially modified ; but so far as they
have not been altered they are considered as the
foundation of public right in Europe. Some im-
provements are necessary. Let the French govern-
ment point out those it considers desirable. Cer-
tain remedies might be more dangerous than the
evils themselves. The programme of the congress
must fulfil all the conditions for the maintenance of
peace, which is the principal object to be attained."

THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT.
TURIN, Duo. 9.
The debate on the state of Sicily was continued
to-day in the Chamber of Deputies. General
Bixio made a speech stating that the duty of the
Left would have been to support the government on
this question.

Cries of " Question " were raised by the opposi-
tion, and much excitemenym manifested.

SPAIN.

MADRID, Die. 9.

The Correspondencia denies that the question of
the settlement of the coupons of the Foreign Debt
will be brought before the Cortes.