The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-25 00:00:00

THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION.

The want of a good understanding seems to in-
crease between the Austrians and Prussians. The
Austrians meddle but little in the affairs, properly
so called, of the Duchies ; they declare to those
who will listen to them, that they have not come
to make war ; they are polite to the inhabitants ;
they courteously receive the correspondents of
journals and offer them every kind of facilities ;
they treat the Danish prisoners with kindness, and
evince a feeling of buimmity which cannot be too
highly praised. The Prussians cDnduct themselves
in a manner exactly the reverse. The disdain
which they show in their ordinary relations for all
who do not wear a uniform is carried to the greatest
extreme.

(aW= a TELZGBANh.)
DENMARK. AND SWEDEN.
COPENHAGEN, FEB. 24, 9.15 r.m.

Count Hamilton, the Swedish ambassador at this
Court, has asked to be recalled. His request has
been complied with by his Government

DENMARK.
HAMBURG, FEB. 21.

According to an announcement of the Danish
ConsulAir'enersl in this city, Holstein and Sleswig
ships carrying the Danish flag and Danish papers
and signals will retain the rights of Danish ships.

THE CAPE MAIL.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 25.
The Cape mail brings no news of Dr. Livingstone.
Dr. Meller, of the Zambesi exploring expedition,
has returned to England by the steamer &EMI.

THE BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, Pm 25.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Poonali, with the above mails, has arrived here.
She brings 55 passengers, including his Excellency
Rainandrain Rainferingia, and the embassy from
Madagascar, with the Rev. Mr. Duffus, interpreter.
The Poonal; has 459 packages cargo, including raw
silk value 40,000/. sterling.
On the 22nd she passed the Pera with the out-
ward mails of the 20th inst.
Sir Moses Montefiore returned to Gibraltar on
the 17th instant in her Majesty's ship Magicienne,
from the court of Morocco. His efforts on behalf
of his co-religionista in the Sultan's dominions
hare been successful, !Sir Moses having ob-
tained an imperial edict, which cannot fail
to improve the position of the Jews in the interior
of Morocco, and otherwise advance the cause of
civilisation.

A powder magazine has exploded in Morocco,
causing a loss of life estimated at 900 persons.
Her Majesty's troop ship Orontes, from Ports-
mouth, left Gibraltar on the 16th for Malta.

Gibraltar.—Exchange on London, 53 1-16 to ;
on Paris 5.28; Madrid, par to k prem.

CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.

The Enxine, with the above mails, arrived at
Marseilles, at 7.30 a. ro. this day. The mails were
to leave for London at 11.30 a.m.

(RIMS'S EXPRESS.)
SPAIN.
ROYAL DECREE OF AMNESTY.
MADRID, FEB. 21.
The following royal decree of amnesty for poli-
tical crimes has been published to-day :
" Taking into oonsideration the report of my
Council of Ministers, and in conformity with their
recommendation, I hereby decree :
" Art. 1. I concede an ample and general
amnesty for all purely political crimes committed
in the Peninsula and the adjacent islands up to the
promulgation of this my royal decree in the same,
excluding only from the benefit thereof those cri-
minals who have relapsed in abuse of the royal
clemency.
" Art. 2. The ministers whom the present decree
concerns will immediately take the necessary mea-
sures to secure its punctual and complete execution
bosh by judicial and governmettal order.
" Given at the Palace this 19th February, 1864.
" Isaants.
"The President of the Council of Ministers,
" LORENZO ARRAZOLS."

The above is preceded by a letter signed by all
the Ministers, recommending the Queen to issue a
decree of amnesty, in commemoration of her happy
delivery and return to public affairs.

A letter from La Rochelle contains some further
details relative to the submarine boat Mogen. She does
not draw move than sight feet of water, her engine is of
80. bores power. steam is replaced by compressed air, sad
her crew of 12 men are completely protected from all danger.
The Ploageur is intended to be • formidable entice of de-
structioo. Her spar is formed like • tube, and en lama.
diary shell may be placed in it. Should as enemy's fleet
be at anchor the Ploogeur will drive her spnr into the
nearest ship and then retreat, unrolling at the same time
a metallic wire. When at a mfe distance •e electric spark
will cause • great explosioo, the enemy's ship Wog
blown up.

A letter from Rome of the 17th says :—"For ten
days we have bed delicious summer weather, though the
distant monntaias are still covered with snow. Natty of
our vision have rushed off to Naples, and times who re-
main are amusing themselves with the bait, cower* Shalt.
sperm readings, and tee fights. Madame Rosati mad M.
Itaroccbi gave a emend last night in the Palsies Aorta,
which was well &Waded, and Mr. Stoehr's!e shortly cam-
IMMO a wane of Shakspearian readings."

EXIRESeI FROM PARIS.

(revs Gel OWN CORMIPONDINT.)
PARIS, WEDNESDAY iPVIDONO.

The news telegraphed here simultaneously front;
London and Vienna that a conference for the
Danish question, proposed by England, has been
accepted by Austria and Prussia, has produced im-
mense sensation, and, I am assured, no little
chagrin iu official circles. It was confidently hoped
that things would go on from bad to worse in order
that the Emperor's proposal of the congress might
be the more glorified, and the impossibility of
doing anything without his lead fully de-
monstrated. tinder the influence of the above
news, aided by a rise of f in Consols, the
Bourse opened with great ani:nation, and a
rise of 2.1 c. in Route and of 10fr. in Mobilier
was sustained up to 2 o'clock. But after that hour
there was a reaction, caused by rumours (probably
unfounded) of serious news from Italy, and also
by doubts as to the conduct of the French govern-
ment under the altered state of circumstances.
Sales predominated at the close of business, and
prices rezeded to within a shade of yesterday's
quotations.
The Archduke Maximilian and his wife are
expected to-morrow at the Tuileries from Brus-
sels. I still continue to think it very doubtful
indeed whether he will ever be Emperor of Mexico.
The explanations given by the Mhnorial Diploma-
tip. of the reasons why his reception of
the deputation come from Mexico to offer
him the crown is delayed until after his visit
to Paris are hesitating, and betray much want of
confidence. That journal, which is not inaptly
styled the archduke's Monifenr, says that he is
deeply imbued with a sense of the " difficulties " of
his task, and that he wishes, before seeing the
deputation, to have a thorough understanding with
the Emperor. The " difficulties " are indeed so
great that I yet suspect they will turn out to be
, impossibilities. The young archduke is probably a
jesuit ; and at all events, according to outward
observances and professions, is a very extreme
Romanist. Whatever he may be personally, it is
certain that the jesuits fixed upon him as their
tool ; and if they find they cannot use him to
restore the odious clerical government which re-
duced Mexico to its present degraded state, they
I will none of him.

The news telegraphed to the Patrir from Ham-
burg that a great many superior officers were
ordered from Sleswig to Italy turns out to be •
canard. Two officers ocly have gone from Flens-
bourg to Verona in consequence of promotion, and
this simple fact has evidently no political significa-
tion whatever.

The Marseilles journals of Tuesday state that
the Paris mails, after 48 hours' delay, bad arrived
there on the previous day, and that now railway
communications have again become regular.
The weather was also much milder. The Mete
sager die Midi says that the fall of snow at
Montpellier and its neighbourhood was heavier
than has been seen iu that district for many
years. The snow indeed appears to have been
general in the south, for theCourrier de la Drotrie et
de P.a rdeche announces that in those departments
it has fallen to the depth of nearly a foot. The
Gard makes a similar statement. At
Lyons the cold continue severe, and the Saint
Public says that the recent sudden changes of tem-
perature have had a most unfavourable elect on
the public health, and caused a great increase of
mortality, especially among elderly persons and
young children.
M. Itenedetti, French ambassador at Turin,
arrived on Friday at Marseilles, where he was
detained till Monday by the snow. On that day
lie left by rail fur Nice on his return to his post.

THE FORCIBLE ABDUCTION OF MISS

NEUMANN AT WARSAW.

The following particulars of this event, which
has caused universal indignation at Warsaw, are
given in the Putrie :—" A new crime has been com-
mitted, which must visit the government of General
Berg at Warsaw with the execration of all homiest
men. Two Russian officers having seen Miss
Neumann, a young lady famous for her beauty,
and not having succeeded in obtaining access to
her, determined to carry her off by force of arms.
One night these gentlemen, after summoning
several policemen, who were stationed in the street,
to their aid, entered the house on the pretext of
searching for insurgents, and seized Miss Neumann,
who is the sister of the owner. No one knows
what has become of her since, not even the Director
of the City Police, Trepoff. It will be easily oou-
ceived that such an event has produced au inde-
scribable sensation here. No one is safe against
this species of violence, and all are exposed at any
time to see their wives or their daughters taken
from their houses at night on some imaginary
charge. This is, however, but a natural conse-
quence of the regime introduced by General Berg,
who has outraged all the rights of humanity by
driving from their homes, and sending to ban-
ishment, the most worthy and respectable
ladies in the city, whose only crime is that they are
Poles."