The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-24 00:00:00

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TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE,

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THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION.
FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE, Duo. 237
The committee of the meeting of members of
German representative bodies ban issued a lengthy
appeal to the German nation with regard to the
Schleswig-Holatein question.
The appeal points out that the ultimate decision
of the dispute would not be brought about in
Frankfort, but in the various States. The people
should operate upon the governments by every
legal means, and press for the convocation of all
the Diets not at present sitting. Each man should
act as if all depended upon his single exertions.
The people are exhorted to abundant sub-
stantial self-taxation in town and country,
and are informed of the centralisation of
existing auxiliary committees in the one now insti-
tuted. This committee will be in instant commu-
nication with the Schleswig-Holstein government,
but will reserve to itself the right of disposition
over pecuniary aid.
The appeal reminder with a requill-460-
monies collected may be immediately forwarded,
with lists of volunteers ; exhorts the members of
Turner and Defence Clubs to military exercises,
and advises large participation in the loan being
raised by Duke Frederick.

AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, Dec. 23.

Referring to the reports in circulation of the
interruption of diplomatic relations between Austria
and Prussia, and Denmark, the General Corn-
'amide= of to-day says the ministers of those
oountries are at present staying in Vienna, Berlin,
and Copenhagen, merely as private persons, but
that in the present state of things there is no cause
for their formal recall.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.
CRACOW, Dec. 23.

The insurgent leader Chiniclinaki was wounded
and taken prisoner by the Russians on thel7th inst.,
at Wierzbowa. Rembailo has replaced him in the
command of the insurgent corps.
M. Beutkowaki, member of the Prussian
Chamber of Deputies, has been sentenced to a
year's instead of • mouth's imprisonment, by the
Court of Appeal, for having participated in the
Polish insurrection.

KONIGSBERG, Die. 23.
A strong baud of insurgents has lately appeared
between Pinsk and Blank, in Lithuania.
General Mouravieff has received a peeeent of
100,000 roubles from the Czar.

The property of the Poles still residing abroad
has been confiscated by order of General Moura-
vieff.

ITALY.

TURIN, Dm 23.

The Official Gazette of to-day publishes a decree
postponing the law for the repression of brigandage
until the mid of February, 1885. The Chamber of
Deputies is prorogued until the 4th of January
next.

ITALY AND THE POPE.
TURIN, Dec. 23.
The Senate approved the budget of Public
Revenue for 1864 today.
The Official Gawtte of the day publishes the fol-
lowing :—" At the last Consistory the Pope nomi-
nated several bishops to sees in the Romagna, the
Marches, and Umbria. By so doing, the Pope
considered that he was performing an act of
sovereignty in those provinces rather than exercising
his spiritual authority, since other episcopal sees
are vacant in other Italian provinces, nomination
to which have been vainly solicited by the govern-
ment. The government will take measures to
maintain the right of the State, and will refuse to
execute the necessary exequatur.

THE SPANISH CONGRESS.
MADItIII, Doc. 23.

The address in reply to the speech from the
throne has been adopted in the Congress by 141
against 75 votes.

FRANCE

PARIS, Dec. 23.

General Fleury has arrived in Berlin, and La
France of this evening says that he will remain
several days there.

THE FRENCH LOAN.
PARIS, D. 23.
In the Corps Legislatif to-day the election of M.
Magnin was declared valid.
The report of the committee on the loan was
read to-day in the Corps Legislatif. The com-
mittee declares that if it accepts the loan it is no
way to afford the government the means of easily
entering upon an exaggerated expenditure. "We
insist, on the contrary," continues the report,
"that, in order that the government may confine
itself to the ordinary resources in our budgets, it
shall cot incur extraordinary expenses, which
would have the most serious consequences iu future.
Let us be able to resist the allurements of glory,
and enjoy what we have acquired. With
this we can honourably desire the peace
which the people so greatly need. (At
this point in the reading of the report
much approbation was manifested in the Chamber.)
Let us have peace, and the state of our finances
will ameliorate. We shall then be able to employ
larger sunis upon public works, a fruitful source of
the wealth and prosperity of our population.

The report then proceeds to examine several
forms of negotiation for the loan, particularly that
of public subscription, and also discusses the rate
of emission, but leaves the decision on these points
to the government. The committee propose the
rejection of the amendment reducing the emission
of treasury bonds in 1864 to 100,000,000 francs,
but admit in principle the necessity for this reduc-
tion, and will fix the amount of it during the
debate on the Budget.
The government has already declared that it will
reduce the maximum f0r1864 to 1.150,001/,COO franc*.
The debate on the loan is fixed for to-morrow.
PARIS, Dec. 23, 3.31 r.m.
The Bourse has been quiet. Routes closed at
66.40, or the same as yesterday.

SAN DOMINGO.
CADIZ, Dec. 2.3.
News has been received here from San Domingo
to the bth Met.

The insurgents bad been defeated in all quarters ;
at Sabana, Buoy, Autone, Sanchez, Arroyo,
Lornasa, and Azua.