The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-09 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Nov. 9.

The Monikrir of this morning publishes the re-
port of Rear-Admiral J cards upon the expedition
in the Straits of Shimonosaki.

The diplomatic convention regulating the sugar
legislation was signed yesterday at Paris by the
representatives of England, France, Belgium, and
Boßand.

SPAIN.
MADRID, Nov. 8, Evcrnta.

Senor Bravo 'Murillo has published a pamphlet
against the holders of the certiheates of the Passive
Debt, who, he says, have no right to provoke
solemn declarations and promises on the part of
the government, as the Chambers have always rt -
jected their exaggerated deatands.
The o,rn,powlehri,t asserts that the government
will shortly introduce a new and more liberal press
Law,

NEW AUSTRIAN LOAN.

VIENNA, Nov 9.

A new state loan for 25 million florins, bearing
per cent. iutereit, was officially announced this
no ruing.
The issue price is ii.xed at 87.

rit03•2121.
TRURsnaT. 0 2101111113 a IMEDA Y.
W. N. W. to N. N .E. and COMM. N.N.W. to W.&W.,
back, moderate to fresh, some snow or
fresh, generally doe. rain in places.
N.& to W., moderate WYTIRL N. NE. to W.S.w.,
to fresh. fresh. In places some
rant.
N. L to 9.5, fresh.

N.B. to S. E., fre sh, gOOTHEIJI.
generall) tine.
N. 6. to N. W. and W., UMW. N. to W., fresh to
fresh. moderate.
Northern =Scotland. Weeternmlreland. Wales, and ad-
imeg flogithern=ingilah Channel aad of Pdassay. Santa..
eastward Ingland and North Sea.

AFRICAN EXPLORATION.—M. do Chain° has
addressed a letter, of which the following are extracts, to a
brother geographer :—" Fernand.Vaz River, Aug. Al 1864.
--I have felt deeply the lose of my instruments, for I had to
wait a long time for a fresh supply from England ; but these
having at length arrived, in a few days I start for the great
interior of the dins continent. In this direction it,., at
any rate a terra incognita. It will Le, as you geographers
are fully aware, • long yournea. I will spendlB or 20 months
exploring the interior, and should I find it possible to pro.
teed, I will do my beet to reach the Nile. I propose then to
follow the line of the equator until I strike the Great River.
(If course I must be guided by circumstances. lam per.
fixity aware of the dangers and hardships I am to encounter,
and I know very well that I may lose my life in the under-
taking ; bat I know also that my life is in the hand of my
Maker, and that if He thinks beat I shall return in safety.
I am glad to say that I have succeeded pretty well in my
photography, and I hops to be able to take many photo-
graphs. I purpose likewise making a large collection of bi-
sects, birds, quadrupeds, butterflies, ho, ; so you see 1 will
be pretty busy, especially as I must also take numerous
astronomical observations, for which I have been prepared
by good Captain George, R.N , at the Geographical Society.
lam glad 1 shall have so much to do, as it may prevent me
from feeling too lonely."
L JOHN LEECH--ORITT OCT. XXIX., MDCCCLXIV.,
.ETAT. 46. —The simplest words are beet where all words
are vain. Ten days ago, a great artist, in the noon of
life, and with his glorious mental faculties in full power,
but with the shade of physical infirmity darkening upon
him, took his accustomed place among friends who have
this day held his pall. Some of them had been fellow.
workers with him for a quarter of a century, others for
fewer years ; but to know him well was to love him
dearly, and all in whose name these lines are written
mourn as for a brother. His monument is in the
volumes of which this is one sad leaf, and in a hundred
works which, at this hour, few will net remember mom
easily than those who hays just left his pave. While
society, whose every phase he has illustrated with a truth,
a grace, and a tenderness heretofore unknown to satiric art,
gladly and proudly takes charge of his fame, they, whose
pride in the genius of a great associate was equalled by
their affection for an attached friend, would leave on record
that they hays known no kindlier, more refined, or more
generous nature than that of biro who has been thus early
Galled to his rest.—November the Fourth.—Punch.
LORD CARLISLE. —lf, however, it be the intention
of our rams to abolish the office, what could have induosd
them to mark its appmaching extinction by naming Lord
Carlisle to the post WI.: accompany its decline and fall
bcertain
all the more poignant Why join t
at o the loss of
material benefits the greater losa th attaches to
the rupture of ties of affection and deep regard ! I h,,,,
never been in Ireland since his viceroyalty ; but I am told uo
all sides. soil by men of all pet tics, such traits of his kind•
lice., his aeuerosity. toll hi. nootineu —I hare hewed of
ouch inottonea of his thoughtful henevolente, that I can
feel sh,t ',laud must have lost by his departure—a
sorrow sll the deeper from Outcome that produced it. If it
lan • policy to estingui•h the viceroyalty, Lon' Carlisle
should never have been amongst the last to hold
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