The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-06 00:00:00

THE DUKE OF COBURG AND THE THRONE

OF GREECE.

GOTHA, F=

The Diet, in its sitting of to-day, unanim may
resolved to convey to the Duke the thanks and joy
of the country at his Highness's rejection of the
proposal for him to become a candidate for the
Greek throne.

A deputation from the Diet thereupon waited on
the Duke, who most warmly expressed hie gratifi-
cation at the interest manifested towards him by
the country.

COCHIN CHINA.
INED ATTACK UPON THE
FRENCH TROOPS.
PARIS, FEB. 6.

The Pays of this evening says :
"An insurrection broke out in Cochin Chins on
the 17th December last.

"The natives attacked the French at Saigon. The
enemy, being twenty times more numerous than the
small expeditionary corm succeeded in penetrating
into the inkrior of the fort, but were subsequently
energetically repulsed.
" At some points the combat was a hand-to-hand
one, and not a man remained unwounded.
" The Annamites fought with incredible bold-
ness. They left a number of killed on the field,
and more than 2,000 prisoners.
" The greater part of their wounded remained in
the hands of the French, and the Anuamites re-
ceived a good lesson."
The Pairie has the following additional news :
"On the 27th December the Cochin-Chinese
attacked Fort Mytho, but were repulsed with 225
killed."

THE DEBATE IN THE CORPS LEGISLATIF.

PARIS, Pm 5.

In to-day's sitting of the Corps Legislatif , M.
Baroche replied to M. 011ivier's speech of yester-
day.
K Baroche opposed the amendment to the ad-
dress proposed by the members of the Left, and
sought to refute the accusations brought forward
by those members against the government in refer-
ence to the system pursued towards the press, the
striking out of the names of electors from the lists,
and the modification of the electoral districts.

POLITICAL CLUBS IN ITALY.

TURIN, F. 5.

In to-day's sitting of the Ohamber of Deputies
Signor Miceli put a question to the ministry in
reference to the dissolution of a political club at
Palermo. The Minister of the Interior replied that
the judicial authorities had opened an inquiry
into the matter. The Minister also said he re-
served the statement of his own views on the sub-
ject until the bill on political associations had
been discussed. He considered that in the mean-
time the circular of Signor Rattazzi, relative to po-
litical societies, should settle the question.

The Emperor Napoleon has just completed the
model of a betaah-loading rifle aware, of easel, for lorries
in the eery, which is to be tried oa board the Megeala or
%Urine.

M. Emile 011ivier made an eloquent speech in
the Oorps Legielatif on Wsdnasday, in the coarse of whit
be called upon the government to establish that liberty
which they were always applauding in theory and opposing
in practice.

In the &fele of yesterday, M. Ferdinand de
Lea*eyrie publishes a very eulogistic article upon the South
rullmleataa Mumma, aid smuts that a similar institution
diedd be establiehed ii Pais by the nnuncipality of that
slay.

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