The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-08 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

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THE THRONE OF GREECE.
ATHENS, Dzc. 3.

The Provisional Government has ordered that the
election of the future King should take place by
universal suffrage.

The reason for this order is stated to be that the
English minister had declared Prinoe Alfred would
not accept his election.
The choice of Prince Alfred by universal suffrage
appears certain.

ATIIF24B, DEC. 4.
Demonstrations in favour of Prince Alfred con-
tinue to take place.
Voting for the election of the King commenced
eeday, and will continue throughout the country
for ten days.

ATHENS, Dsc. 5.
The process of taking the popular votes has
commenced.
114 to the present time 2,500 signatures have
•ssezeosived, all, without exception, in favour of

Pri;es Alfred.
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The Prince's election is considered certain.
ATHENS, ruc. S.

A decree has been published for the iasue of
100-drachma bonds to theamount of six millions.

The bonds are to be emitted at par, bearing in-
terest at the rate of six per cent. The premium is
to be one per cent, and one per cent, is to be re-
sepred as sinking fund.

SWITZERLAND.

BEILNE, Dnc. 7.

Intelligence received here from Turin states that
the conference in that capital for the settlement of
the question of the episcopate of Ticino. has de-
finitively concluded a treaty, the ratification of
which is still reserved.

The treaty is reported to be very favourable to
Switzerland.

OUTWARD AMERICAN MAILS.
QUEENSTOWN, Doc.. 7.

The Royal Mail steamship Scotia arrived here at
10 a.m. She embarked mails, passengers, and
lateat telegrams, and proceeded for New York at
four p.m. All well.

FRANCE.

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PARIS, SATOWAY Evian.

There was lately held in Paris an extra parlia-
mentary meeting, consisting of about 50 "devoted
and independent" members of the Corps Legislatif,
who, urged by motives of which I am ignorant, but
which no doubt are very various, think it desirable
to give the Emperor a friendly warning that public
affairs are not going on as they ought to do. Some
valiant resolutions were passed, more especially
with reference to the Mexican expedition, which was
universally condemned. A calculation was read,
showing that there is already a deficiency in the
budget of 180 millions, and it was represented as
most essential for the Emperor's interest that some-
thing should be done on the eve of a general
election to ensure the fulfilment of M. Fould's
financial promises. The historical jealousy of
Frenchmen of the intervention of a quenouille
(distaff) in the conduct of government was
alluded to, and some very free observations
were made about the influence of "crinoline" in
the present day. But when the debate was over,
and the question was Low the Emperor should be
made aware of the solicitude of this half-hundred
of his loving subjects who had gratuitously as-
sembled together to tender Lim advice, there was
an awful pause. Nobody dared to propose an
audience with his Majesty for such au irregular
purpose. Whether at the time, or (as I rather
think) on a subsequent day, it was at length agreed
that a deputation of seven members should wait
upon the Duke de Morny as the President of the
Chamber, and request him to make the Emperor
acquainted
with the sentiments of the meeting.
The deputation was received by the duke with
greater favour than they had hoped for. He told
them that he Lad already intended to offer some
respectful observations to the Emperor in the sense
of their resolutions, and that he should feel himself
greatly strengthened by what they bad told him.
In answer to their complaints on the delicate sub-
ject of "crinoline" be said, laughingly, c'est le con►-
tnnuemeut la Regency. This mot has, I under-
stand, had a great success.
The Monde says that a pious priest having ap-
plied to the Pope to know whether all those who
have signed addresses calling for his renunciation
of the temporal power Lave incurred the pains and
penalties of excommunication, his Hulloes/4, after
serious consideration, has resolved the question in
the affirmative. It follows, therefore, that half the
Italian clergy and the great majority of the Italian
people are excommunicate.