The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-25 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

POLAND.

The German journal the raterland publishes a
letter from Kowno which says :—"Scarcely a single
landed proprietor, of any importance, is sow to
be met with at his poet. The majority are in
prison at Kowa°, Wilna, and Dunabeirg, with-
out counting those who have fallen or who
are sti❑ fighting in the ranks of the
.Aurilents. Almost all the buildings on the
estates have disappeared and the places where
they stood are only marked by heaps of ruins. The
crops which have not been trampled down during
cowbata still remain in the fields waiting to be
gathered, but the rai vest of the year must, on the
whole, be considered as lost, for even could hands
be found to get in what remains of the corn the ad-
vanced period of the season would not allow that to
be done in good condition. The unfortunate state
of the country may be, therefore, readily conceived."

TEXAS AND THE MEXICAN INVASION.

The Fremdenblatt of Vienna, the only Austrian
paper in favour of the acceptance by the Archduke
Maximilian of the Mexican throne, says :
"According to the latest advice' from Mexico,
there is no doubt that all divisions in that coun-
try will cease the moment the Archduke shall set
his foot on Mexican soil. lie will probably at
first be obliged to be supported by French bayonets,
but will soon be surrounded by a numerous body of
German emigrants. The court of France desires,
it is said, to come to an understanding with the
Southern States of America for the cession of
Texas to Mexico. The population of that state,
principally German, would submit willingly to an
Austrian prince."
A New York letter of the 12th has the following :
—" I understand that information has been re-
ceived in this city to the effect that an expedition
left New Orleans for the Texan coast about a week
since. It comprises at least 30,000 men of all
arms ; and General Franklin, who was recently
relieved of the command of a corps in the army
of the Potomac, and was ordered to New Orleans,
has chief command. Galveston will be the first
point arrived at, and, after its capture, the forces
under General Franklin's command will be so dis-
tributed as to cover all the points which it is
supposed the French troops now operating in
Mexico might desire to occupy if the Emperor
should throw off the mask and become the open,
-as he is now believed to be the secret, ally of the
Confederacy. This expedition is the one which it
was supposed was to operate against Mobile. I
have the above information from a source which is
perfectly reliable, and you may, therefore, accept
it as perfectly correct."

(iserra's rmionsms.)
DEPARTURE OF THE CHANNEL FLEET
FROM THE MERSEY.
LIVERPOOL, Bur. 25.
The Channel Fleet left the Mersey at half-past 7
this morning.

TURKEY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Etra.r. 24.
The Syrian indemnities will be paid in the new
issue of 30,000,000 francs of Consolidis.
The question of foreigners holding property is
approaching a settlement.
It ie reported that Franco Effendi will succeed
Daoud Pacha as Governor of the Lebanon.

The Aidin Railway supplementary concession has
gone to London to-day.
The statutes of the Varna Railway have been
approved.
Sir Henry Bulwer has retuued to Constan-
tinople.