The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-04 00:00:00

SPAIN.

Information has reached Madrid by telegraph
that the garrison of Melilla, having gone out for
its usual military exercises and to carry on the
different earthworks near the town, was attacked
by an undisciplined mob of the natives. A regular
tight took place, and the Moors were defeated.
The ground was covered with their dead, and. 94
of them were taken prisoners. The Spaniards bad
three soldiers killed, and one officer and 42 privates
wounded. The government is waiting for a de-
tailed report to adopt the II PAPA Mt y measures.

(azutat's Tat/Gums.)
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND THE
PRIVATEER FLORIDA.
Bum 4.
The Mositeur of this morning says :

" The privateer Florida, sailing under the Con-
federate deg, has entered Brest to repair damages.
Her reception was in accordance with the ordinary
principles of international law.
"At the opening of the war the Emperor's go-
vernmett, in accord with other powers, recognised
the Confederates in the character of belligerents,
and declared its intention of observing a strict
neutrality between the two parties. In like cases
it is the right as well as the duty of neutrals to
permit the vessels of belligerents to procure them-
selves means not for fighting purposes, but for
navigation. _ _ .

" It has, therefore, been decided that the Florida
oonld be permitted to procure all that was indis-
pensable to maintain her in a good navigable state,
without being able to make purchases tending to
recruit her armament of war."

THE SPANISH ELECTIONS.
MADRID, SzPr. 4.
A denial has been given to the rumours of a
tinistecial crisis.

It is said that Senor Oloraga is opposed to the
policy of abstaining from voting at the elections.

The Ost Deutak Post states that the King of the
Belgians will go to Austria in the month of November,
and will peas the winter in a villa near Venice.
. . .

The Sidele says that the ueceasary authority has
bate sought to establish liberal journals st Tours, Angers,
and several other cities in Frames, and his been in every
rise rotund.

During the laat week the French nobility has
lost four ladies of the highest rook, and whose families
Woo; to the oldest of the groat aristocracy—L la
Marquise de Mortemart isle Aims de Montmoreocy ; 2. Ia
Courtesies de Salons life Flamini' Doris ; 3. La Coastwise
de Moray ; and, 4. La Memoirs de Grommet (soli
Gramout), daughter et the Duo de Dillon, the last of the
French descendants of the noble freed of Henri IV. It
must be borne in mind that the Grammoota are altogether
a different family from the Gramma', to which the Duo de
Guides and the Due de Caderoosee belong, although they
are often indiscriminately written, pronounced, and gene-

rally coofounded. It is generally believed that the Moat-
moreacies descended from the ant Christian baron are
extinct ; but there are two ladies who still represent the
elder branch—La Comte:ewe de la Chatre sad La Marquise
de Biencourt. The branch of Montmorency Luxembourg
still exista in the person of the ducheca who bean the latter
title.

The departure of the Emperor Napoleon for
Biarritz is fired for September 10. The Charentais of
Aragonitme has the following :—" The Empress sod the
Prince Imperial arrived here at a quarter put 6 on Mon-
day evening. Her Majesty immediately entered the re-
fresliment-room, and took her mat at table, having on her
right the young prince, and on her left the Countess de
Montijo. Covers were laid for 17, and another table of 40
was arranged for the persons of bar Majesty's suite. The
Empress was most gracious during dinner, and the Prince
Imperial was in high spirits. The Into was composed of
tea earriages, five of which composed t►e imperial ..loos."
The races of Baden-Haden were favoured on
Wedoesday with splendid weather. The Hiog of Milked
was present. Count tie Ligrange was the euocessful com-
petitor of the day, winning the Favourite with Gentil.
holm° against Count de Demideff's Blanchette ; the Font
Hare, with Reins Berth* apical Duke de Csderouaee's
Volta ; the Tbetzheire, with Villafrancs against Araguaia
also bia own horse ; and the BAstadt, with Semiramis
against M. Vizier's Bright. The Canaanite' of 10,000
franca was woo be M. Delamarre's Ooequite, Count
Benches Giles the Flat being second. The fields were
minivan&
The French theatrical journ►ls announce that
Mdlls. Fir, of the Theatre Francais, is going to quit the
stage, being about to marry M. Salvador, one of the direc-
tors of the Credifalobilier.
The Quebec Mercury states that the colonial go-
veramoot " have arrived at an undemanding to annul the
contract with the Masked Ocean Steam-ship Company,
and to take immediate steps for a more effective whim-
aim of the mail ser►ice between Canada and the parent
country."