The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-12 00:00:00

THE CONFEDERATE THANKSGIVING.

The following is the proelamation of President Davis
appointing a day for public thanksgiving :
"leis meet that the people of the Confederate States
should from time to time assemble to acknowledge their
dependence on Almighty God, to render devout thanks
for his manifold blessings, to worship His holy name, to
bend in prayer at His footstool, and to accept with reverent
submission the chastening of His 'Swim and all-
merciful Providence. Let us, then, in temples and in
fields, unite our voices in recognising with adoring grati-
tude the manifestation of his protecting care in the many
signal victories with which our arms have been crowned,
in the fruitfulness with which our land has been
blessed, and in the unimpaired energy and fortitude with
which He has inspired our hearts and strengthened our
arms in resistance to the iniquitous designs of our enemies.
And let us not forget that, while graciously vouch-
safing to us His protection, our sins have merited and re-
ceived grievous chastisement ; that many of our beet and
bravest have fallen in battle; that many others are still
held in foreign prisons ; that large district, of our country
have teen devastated with savage ferocity, the peaceful
homes destroyed, and helpless women and children driven
sway in destitution, and that, with fiendish malignity, the
passions of a servile race have been excited by our foes into
the commission of ►trocities from which death is a welcome
escape.

"Now, therefore, I, Jeffersoe Davis, President of the
Confederate States of America, do issue this my procla-
m►tion, setting apart Wednesday, the 16th day of Nov.
next as a d►y to be specially devoted to the worship of
Almighty God ; and I do invite and invoke all the people of
these Confederate States to assemble on the day afore-
said, in their respective places of public worship, there
to unite in prayer to our Heavenly Father, that He be-
stow His favour upon us ; that He extend over us the
protection of His almighty arm ; that He sanctify His
chastisement to our improvement, so that we torn away from
evil paths and walk righteously in His sight ; that He restore
peace to our beloved country, healing its bleeding wounds
and securing to us the continued enjoyment of our right of
self-government and independence, and that He graciously
hearken to us while we ascribe to Him the power and glory
of our deliversoce.

"Given uoder my hand and the seal of the Confederate
States, at Richmond, this 26th day of October, in the year
of our Lord 1864. " JEFFERSON DAVIS.
" By the President.
" J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of State."

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

DENMARK.

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 12, 8.45 A.le.

At 3 o'clock this afternoon Count Moltke-Heidt-
feldt will leave in the steamer Geisaer for Vienna.
He is the bearer of the ratified treaty of peace.

ADDRESS TO TEIE DUKE OF AUGUSTEN-

BURG.

KIEL, Nor. 12.

An address was presented yesterday to the Duke
of Augustenburg by the magistrates and a deputa-
tion of Kiel citizens on the occasion of the conclu-
sion of peace. In his reply the duke said :
" We must, above all, thank the sovereigns of
the great German powers and their armies, and the
Duchies of Sleswig-Holstein will always re-
member what they owe to the common German
Fatherland, and especially to Prussia. if
we do make a sacrifice in this direction we act
in our own moat iunnediate interests. The Duchies
could play au important part if their position and
their sailors were made use of by the Prussian
navy."
The duke, in conclusion, said that he hoped his
right would be generally acknowledged.

SPAIN.
mAimii). Nov. 11, ENUING.

The Epoca of to-day says :—" Authorisation has
beeu refused by the government to a meeting being
hell here by the democratic party."
The whole Peruvian question is to be brought
before the Chamber.

lunndatiiinshaveoccurrednear Valencia, whereby
the irrigation of 27 village: has been destroyed and
much lois of life caused.

M. Adolphe Barrot will return to Paris on the
liith inst.

AMERICA.
SOUTHAMPTON, Nor. 12.

The Hamburg and American Company's steamer
Teutonia, from New York, passed the Needles at
12.15 p.m.

A letter from Calais states that a trial trip of
the new French mail steamer Prince Imperial has just been
made between that place and Dover. The peonage acroas
the Channel was made in one hour and twelve minutes,
being the quickest on record.

A SPIRITCAL JOIEL —A captain of a militia com-
posy, encamped at Camp Hall, discovered a c►nteen of
whisky in the possession of one of hie moo, a tight or two
ago, and at ones moderated the fluid. He placed It in
his tent, and went out to Made some of his brother °diem.
to partake of the spiritual comfort. Returning with his
should/R.Bo+p friends, who smacked their lips in Rota:ire-
lion of the treat, the canteen was revered over the do
cups, and the health of the gallant Captain C— was pro-
s:aimed. The motels was the tint to taste, but be quickly
spirted the fluid from his :moth, and exclaimed, "Br
thunder, some one has clanged the whisky to water."
Them wee a laugh among the privates, bat the captain did
act jais is it.—Aircrican paper.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(nom ous owa oonaerospiirL)

PARIS, FIUDAT EelNDra.

The Petrie announces the " departure " of the
Prince do la Tour d'Auvergne for his poet in Lon-
don. There is in the French language, so often
vaunted for its clearness, an ambiguous expression
in frequent use which au English journalist would
steer clear of. If, for instance, a journey of Lord
Palmerston to Edinburgh were on the kepis, the
London newspapers would say very distinctly
whether he "was going " or " had gone." But
the French court chroniclers announce 1. ,kierrt
(the departure), which may mean either that, the
personage in question left several days since
or purposes to go away several days hence. The
d' part of the Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne was
announced in precisely the same phraseology by a
semi-official journal a fortnight ago, and yet the
" departure" did not take place, for, as I told you,
the prince was summoned by the Emperor to Nice.
Since Ida return he has been in Paris awaiting
orders, and foreign journals, including the inde-
pendence. Beige, have frequently reported that it
was a question whether he or M. de Grammout,
the French Ambassador at Vienna, would be
the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. That
there was a crisis at the time when
reported to you that M. Drouyn de Lhuys would
probably go out, and that the Prince de la Tour
d'Auvergne was detained here in the expectation
that he would be wanted to succeed him, is now
notoriously true. The extraordinary despatches on
Italian affairs published since the Emperor's return
from Nice show that apparently hopeless differences
between M. Drouyn de Lhuys and M. Nigra were
put an end to by a personal interference of the
Emperor, which everybody interprets as having
been substantially in favour of the latter. I be-
lieve that M. Drouyn de Lhuys has for the
present weathered the storm, and therefore the
" departure " of the Prince de la Tour d'Auvergne
is either a fait accompli or one in the immediate
future. Ido not, however, think that M. Drouyu
de Lhuys will remain very long in office. It would
be almost impossible for him with his antecedents
to sanction the realisation of those " aspirations"
of Italy, the official expression of which he has
tried in vain to prevent.
Sir Henry Bulwer is still in Paris, but will shortly
set out for Constantinople. It was, I believe, his
wish to spend the winter here, but he has not been
able to make arrangements for such a long absence
from his post.
The Bourse has been quite brilliant to day, in
consequence of the great rise in Consols ; and the
better financial situation of the Banks of France
and England. It is now said that Rougemont de
Lowenberg and Co. are prepared to offer their cre-
ditors 20s. in the pound, half in cash and half in
good securities. A few Paris houses are talked
about, but no further failures are announced.
Although the news of Rothschild having signed a
contract for the Italian railways is not confirmed,
little doubt is entertaiued that the want of money
felt by the Italian government must ulti-
mately compel it to come to terms with
him. The expected return of M. Pereire from
Madrid is speculated upon as a financial event of
importance, as many people think he will come with
good news. Rente rose 30c. for cash, and 20c. for
account, closing at 6Mr. 10c. is each case. Mobilier
rose 13fr. 75c. There was a greater movement in
the railways than fur some time past. Northern
rose llfr. 50c., and Lyons 7fr. 50c.

[Advertiasinent
FRANZ MULLER.

The following letter was sent to the Tutted, but its
insertion declined :
" Monsieur le WAlactenr de la rinses.

'• Puisque tous lee jou/Deux out ite plains de diacours
fraocsur tees jouripci fences au banquet donne a M. Berger,
peuttetre voila voudrez bien me permettre de yeas atheism
eusai quelques mots. sans trouver mil le chain de la league.
" II y a eu force do compliments de partetd'autres perm
cos illustree avocets, brilliants d'espnta et d'eloquenoe.
Maim combieu d'entre eux dout le ooeur bat noblemeot pour
sous les grand' interets de rhumanite, sunning voila
en-
timer one discusaiou sur une queetioo, titu non seulement
touche de pre-8 lours cteun d'homme, man' plus particle-
lieremeet encore comm. merabres du barreau. Eo onteils
paile de co gibean atlreux qui vase dresser Is 14 pour
un homme qui serail le plus grand enigma moral
etc coopable, qui ebrauletait terriblement metre fel
dans la nature humane, qui nous f emit voir le de:stalest
spectacle d'un &rut boartete et douz se transformant dens
un clia d'.nuil dans quelque chose de pine quo la bete hues.
alai' tali ne pout, cola tie dolt pea etre, dans la nature de
l'honarne. II taut que la 'octets', wit pleinement mourns son
l'impusaibilitid'uo tell. pbenomeae ! Phecomene, meat qui
pourrait 00.111 le garastir Is pheeomene! Oa wren dans le
doute de meow si ce n'etait quo pbenteineoe on ai (*la
iodiquait la degradation 'mare et patents:. de 'lemma Ou
se sent mel 1 raise de croire a la pciambilite du crime &trete
de ce jeune bomrue (jui n'avait qua 2.1 ans et wee earners
hoonete derriere lei! On new seatirait plus ear au win
tueme des* (smile, et nos dotnestique 'aerates devraieot nous
fairs pear ! Maim encore use foie cola nest pas possible. Les
hrtgands cndurcis dans le vice soot heureusenient 'met
rare., et avec une bonus police now en aurona raison ; mole
qui now ilefeudreit cootre Irs impulsions sataniques des
jeucea tallleure, des II ! Cherchoos done les traces
de ce crime revoltant parmi les wsassuu d 4 profession.
et n'ontratteons pas la nature humaine en voulaot
croire plutUt an jugemeot, a la couscience. a la memoir. io.
fallible des temoins de la courouoe tent Damien)* gee sus-
pects, qu'aux lois 'atria quo le boa Dien a emit dais le
cteue de l'homme, ces lota quo la plus legere, la plus in-
siguificaote des teutstione n'aurait pu effacer chez on
jailor homme de 23 ens, dont la v'e anterteure, eu hen d'être
amiable de ctirues produit par le vegaboudage, mete honoete,
laborieuse, et houorable, jusqu'au scrupule ! Quel est le
juge, quel eat l'bomine, guile soot les jute@ qui no You-
dreient teeir comic de cola! Le plaidoyer, les depositions,
le sermentaeraientdouc tout, et la nature humeine n'y en! re
pour nen I.e garment, e'3l est oppose an bun sous, 4la
prulsatilitt', et surtout plaid il est suspect, doit tecessaire-
meat perdre one granule pantie de ea force, et l'homme
constientieux remplit to saint devoir en le qualitiant.
Monsieur le tedecteur, it y a eu des personae. qui oat
treseilli au banquet des .vacate eu peosact an 14 courant ;
car si you. interpretez les serments a la lettre, la sante
personelle est merieulement compromise, et une padre de
rule, pint, Autos dans totre I,,he par un assassin fait
tout aussi ben legatee des trusses derioncistions qu'un
visit: chapeau.
"La vie de l'homme oeuvre salute da Cresteur se devrait
jamsis dependro d'un Kamera qui (puled celui ci est anal
cotiscienteux, aussi saint que la vie burnaine ! Et qui
osereit preteuthe que celui de Alstthews etait dew 'Sore!
"Le banquet des avocets et le spectacle brillisot de
I'union frauche et jleine d'entrain des bsrreaux des deux
pays contrasts avec le spectacle bideux quo, le 14 courant
nous prepare m'out fait ottitre ces idles. Je vous les 'dresses
patcequ'on dit guts le Tim,' rat tont puissant —qu'il depend
surtout de care feuille de donner l't veil au pays. Eh biro,
dites le mot ; renversez l'echafaud du 14 ; realMrez Is sent'.
meut moral des personals qui coot au food des climes, qui
redechissent, et eclairet le grand non:bre qui vague a 844
affaires, au: affaires Lenora:les de ce Csrtbsge centuple,
ernbrassant le globe metier, et qui pour tout le Testa e'en
remet sun journaux.
Je ne eaursis flair one von. fairs les excuses d'hsbi.
hide. et, flush de passage, je me sees pousse per an
sentiment de devour de you, °dear ee pauvie per cam-
mentaire, _ _

" A4n.:ez, Monsieur le Redaeteur, l'.xpreuioa ds mes
sentin,eota elistiogl 4. UNE VOI X PASSAGERE.
10 Nov 154.4.
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o:ei ins carte, et si vnsis tie juges paa props Wad-
mettre roe ligues dans cos enloanes, Tout auiz, peat-etre,
r0b:41,414e de we les reovoyer.

It 14 ftaid that an English version of M. .llaillart'a
Lam will he given in the Haymarket, ander Mr. Harrisoa's
management.

The labour.) of the Philological Society on behalf
of their proposed dietiowary ere suffering (.ass the
(rum) from two or Huse sccideute. More theist's. efficient
reader bus followed Herbert C deride° to the grave. Ose
sob-editor has lost his right heed in shostiog. Asother
Bode himself overworked. Others bare crown either hey
or iml;ffereot. Much bell. i• vet ...ratios. Nn less this
1,149 books have bees rend for materials, 3411) ore sow in
baud ; but great muses of English literature resists sc-
reed for the pupa's of this sow distworu7.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)