The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-06 00:00:00

THE TRANSYLVANIAN DIET.

The Diet of Transylvania is about to meet. One
hundred and eight elections, the results of which
are known, have issued in the election of 40
Magyars, 30 Roumains, and 32 Saxons. It is
hoped at Vienna that the government party—the
party, that is, which is favourable to the represen-
tation of Transylvania in the Rsdchsrath—will ob-
tain a majority over the Hungarian element, which
wishes to persist in abstention.

(urrna's mcosa.ms.)
THE POLISH INSURRECTION.
COLOGNE, JULY 5.

The Cologne Gazette of to-day says :—" The re-
ports of the execution of Countess Plater and
Franlein Terlenka at Wilna are not confirmed.
A communication published by the A usbetrger Atte-
wise Zeitung from Cracow, according to which
two central committees were simultaneously in
existence in that city, appears equally devoid of
foundation. Many Polish landowners Lave re-
cently arrived at Vienna from Volhynia, to await
the progress of events. Among them is Count
Plater, the only member of the family still at
large."

THE INSURRECTION IN DAGHESTAN.
PARIS, JULY 6.

The Paris papers of to-day publish a telegram
from Constantinople, dated the sth inst., stating
that the insurrection which had broken out in Dag-
hestan was spreading. The Circaasians had taken
Zakatal, a fortified village.
Two generals, ono of whom was General Citia-
neff, and 920 soldiers, were killed.

Tit REVOLUTION IN MADAOASCAR.—The Mont-
tear of yesterday says : " We are assured that the Queen, in
spite of cirmimstanoes, intends to uphold the treaties with
European Powers, and to maintain liberty of worship and
of commerce."

A letter from the Hague states that the two
Chambers of the States have voted • bill granting a cred.t
to the Minister of Marine for transforming • part of the
Dutch fleet into ironclad vessels. The two chambers have
also adopted • literary convention between Holland and
Spain similar to those which have been concluded by France
with different countries.

The Bank of France has published a notice to the
effect that new I,ooof. notes will be issued this day, the 6th
inst. They are printed in blue, and haws two distinct
vignettes, one on the front and the other on the back. The
old notes, printed is black, will be withdrawn from circu-
lation according as they are brought into the Bank.

A Paris oorrespondent writes :—" A welcome
postage reform is on the tapir—the redaction of the lax
os letters to London to 21, and the increase of their weight
to 15 grammes. At present when a letter exceeds 711
grammes it is charged double."

The Roman catholic Archbishop of New York,
Dr. Hughes, ham declared himself in favour of peace. At
the dedication of a new Roman catholic church in New
York, after • discourse on the purely religious aspects of
the ceremonial in which he bore the most conspicious part,
he touched in a few sentences on the question of the war.
"Speaking for the Roman catholic, he would may that they
bad so hand or pert in bringing about the condition of
affairs which now distracts and afflicts the land."

"Let us," he continued, "pray to God to have mercy upon
the people of this country, and by some means, devised in
His great wisdom, bring about an amicable termination of
the struggle. That was a legitimate prayer. Aa to that
there would, no doubt, be prayers upon both sides of the
line. Differences of opinion most exist wi►h regard to the
soeomplishment of it, but he was in favour of a happy
termination of the present difaculties, oven though it should
be attended by the division of a great people."