The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-27 00:00:00

G, 01IL ST, 1864.

LATIBT IN'rELLIGKNOZ.
AUSTRIA AND FRANCE.

According to advisee from Vienna, the Emperor
of Austria has sent an autograph letter to the Em-
peror Napoleon, eotttaiiiing the official notification
of the arrangements come to between Francis
Joseph and Maximilian L The letter thanks the
Emperor of the French for the good faith, courtesy,
and disinterestedness which he has shown in the
course of the negotiations, and says that the con-
duct of Napoleon lIL cannot but strengthen the
good relations between the courts of France and
Austria.

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IMPRESS FROM PARIS

(1201 t 01111 owl

PdßlB, TtrzsDAY Bynum.

Nothing seem• to be better established than that
the assertion of the Memorial Diplomatique, tele-
graphed to all the London journals, that France
and England were prepared to a mats cams &Ili of
the refusal of the armistice, was quite unfounded.
The Patrie to-night puts • very melancholy con-
struction upon the news from London as to the
proceedings of the conference yesterday, and, therein
agreeing with other government journals, glorifies
Napoleon at the expense of the English go-
vernment ; though in what respect the Emperor
has ever been either more ready or willing than
England to stay the effusion of blood these organs
wholly fail to show.
The Patric says :

We leers from Lomita that the proposal for ea moieties
emanating from the cabinet at St. James's has been
Injected—in other words, referred to the different cableets
for considenddoe. This dilatory proosediag is the atter rein,
eb initio, of Lord Palmenton's policy. How is it passible
now to admit that France can take up the refusal of the
belligerent pones., and assoade herself with the desires
far 'angelic edition supposed to be setertained by the
cabinet of St. James's! The Preach government most my
to itself today what public opinion loudly proclaims,
namely, that all the misfortunes which afflict Demme&
are owing to the hesitating policy of the English cabinet,
sod that it is not for France to repair the faults of Fag-
load. Freer* menet bat my, with everybody ales, that if
the English government bad sincerely desired au armistice,
Lord PelasereCon, who convoked the onderimos for April
12 before the taking of Duppel, would not have put it off
till the 20th to give the Presidium time to Java& Jutland.
In consenting to take part in the conference France has
signed no pact with England ; she has neither fettered
her will nor her action. She any have doubled of the
soccer of the tardy effort of British diplomacy, but would
aot, therefore, oa that aeooust, refuse her partici-
pation that is ell. The connirrenos of France was
gives, bat the effort turns out to have bees
undoes, and now the imperial government cannot go
further. Prussian policy triumphs, and it triumphs by the
aid of England. This consideration may perhaps consols
the ambiant of St. James's ; bat it must impose apes)
France a reserve all the more absolute that neither Europe
nor Denmark can now misapprehend the entirely loyal con-
duet of the Emperor.

The thoroughly unfriendly tone of the above jars
greatly with the rumours of the entente cordiale
said to have been effected by Lord Clarendon.
The Pays contains the following paragraph rela-
tive to a subject which has attracted a good deal of
attention, and which many people think yet re-
(pine further explanation :
Several jowled' have erroososely seem a political senti-
ment in the customary compliments which the Emperor of
the French is mid to have addressed to the King of Prussia,
en the occasion of the taking of Deppel. We believe we
keen that Prince Charles of Prowls personally announced
the taking of Deppel to Napoleon 11, by an autograph
letter wnetea from the *amp. The &newer which has Ma-
jesty may have sent to that letter was, therefore, nothing
bet a simple act of oeurtesy, the propriety of which every-
one will readily understand.

The Bourne to-day wax extremely dull, and very
little business waa done. The variation in qabta-
tious is quite insignificant.

DEPARTURE OF GARIBALDI.
FOWEY,
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Garibaldi and his son Ricciotti embarked Lere
is the tradia• at 9 this moraiag. The yaebtlt at 1.1
Wiad fair.

(TROY OCR OWN comecninarr4
PLYMOUTH, Tr►BDAT NIGHT.

During all to-day Penquitsbouse was visited by
a large number of persons to era Garibaldi. During the
morning the General took a drive is Colossi Peard's mt.
nage to Par, wowds of persons who had assembled along
the way prating him with cheers. In the atteroooe
addresses were prismatra to him from the inhabitants
of Plymouth. Devouport, and Brand°, awl from
the local breach of the Polish League. The prem.
Utica took place in the library, where the members of
the disputations wen introduced to and exchanged greetings
with the Graieral The General, I. reply to the good feel
lag expressed towards him, thanked his visitors, and said
all the rationalities of Europe wen friendly with Engl►nd,
sad they respected her for sot encroaching upon other
satires".

PLYMOUTH, APRIL .5.

°tribeles sow arrived by express this evening at Par, sad
joised his father at Peequite. The Oeberal will embark at
Poway to-morrow monk&

THE LONDON FINN BRIGADE.-(THIS DAY.)

A committee meeting of the whole of the
members of the Metropolitan Board of Works woe
held this morning et Spring-pedant,, to take into
coosideratioo the correspoodeoce between Sir George

Grey, the Fire lemmata Companies, and the Metro.
pohaallloard, relative to the above subject. The letter'
of Sir George Grey were to the effect that it was the vim
of the govsnamet to place the Firs Brigade'
under the control of the Metropolitan Board, and
that the are insurance companies were willing to contri-
bute 90 per cent. towards the cost of maintaining the este.
blisluneat, provided the total maximum to be paid by them
did not mooed 10,0001. per amens, it also being settled
that the swim and appliance' of the London Foe Bri.
gadee should be made over to the Metropolitan Board free
of cost. In addition to • promised contribution from
goverutnent, it was also proposed that a fie. should be
levied in all cases where chimneys, houses, sail
other pproroppeerty took fire, it being contemplated that
eoowdereble worm towards the maintenance of the fim
istsblithinsot would thus be raised. In ems where the
parties were immured the fines would be returned to flat°.
The existing oast of maintaieiog the London Fire Brigade's
• state of *Manley wee 24,0001. per annum, but in °ma-
gnetic* of extending that area or circuit to more distant me-
tropolitaa parishes, it was expected the annual mat would be
50.0001., to inset which, after all deductions on account of
government contribution, fines, he., a rate of • halfpenny
in the pound would be neoseemy to be levied upon the pa.
riders included in the area. Alter a general discussion time
the made of the plan, it was moved and seconded that a
letter should be written to air G. Grey, informing him the
board were satisfied with the general principle of the
scheme, upon which Mr. Harlem moved an amendment that
the board should approve the scheme. provided the maxi.
mum sum of 10,0001. to be contributed by the fire insane%
companies was 'frock out of the proposed government bill,
whack was ultimately carried, the member referred to
piloting oat that 30 per coot. on 30,0001.. the can.
teraplated oast of maintaining the new establish.
mint, amounted to 15,0001. By the amended plea
as, therefore, proposed that the fire insurance con:mania
IMO contribute 30 per oent. oo whatever the annual coot of
esintainug the setablibrisent shall be. The foregoing is a
modification of the plan adopted at Manchester. The ward
were unanimous fa their approval of at.

ROYAL NAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY.
(THIS DAY.)

This afternoon the annual general meeting of
the above ecenpaey wee held at the Londoe Tavern ; Captain
KAMM I. the thak.
The report of the ffirectorsstates that the revenue of the
year 1882 was aided, to the extent of 30,0071. lls. Gd., by
the employment of the Parana and Mandel's' in the treas.
port service daring the early part of that year. Allowing
for this exoeptional item, it will be seen that the ordinary
receipts is the preseet working socount are 11,4291. 14s. 7d.
more than thaw for the year 18412 ; as Menem in the out.
ward and homeward freight Mein mare then counter.
halaoced the killing off which took Mare in passage-mossy,
ha oonsequence of a smaller number of peawengers her*
proceeded to British Columbia last year, and train the
ordinary passenger traffic hiring, se expected, proved less
thee is wee in the year of the International Exhibitive.
The tuba dieburemients in the working sooount are