The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-22 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1884.

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(uvrzall TELEGRAMS.)
AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE EDINBURGH.

The Inman steamship Edinburgh, from New
York on the 10th instant, arrived at Queenstown
at L3O p.m. yesterday, with 420,908 dols. in specie,
the mails, and 243 passengers. She landed 44
passengers, and proceeded at 1.40 p.m.

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.

Advice, from City Point indicate an early re-
newal of hostilities before Petersburg. The 2nd
and sth army 'corps were massed near the Jerusa-
lem plank road on the night of the 6th, and on the
following morning advanced towards Stoney Creek
station on the Weldon road. This is thought to
be preliminary to either a grand attack upon Lee's
line south of Petersburg, or to effect a lodgment on
the South Side railroad. A general engagement is
considered imminent.

The Richmond papers state that Grant has re-
cently been reinforced, and that Lee is thoroughly
informed'as to the plans of his adversary, and amply
prepared to thwart him.
It is rumoured that General Early is about to
advance against Sheridan, and that he had been
reinforced by Breckenridge.
The Confederates arefsaid to have re-occupied
Atlanta in strong force.
Federal advices from East Tennessee report that
the Federals, under Burbidge, had advanced to
Beare's Station, and that Breckenridge had re-
treated beyond Bull's Gap.
_ _ _

Resolutions have been introduced into the Con-
federate Senate vigorously opposing the arming of
the slaves, ou tho ground that as yet no necessity
existed for that measure.

In. Mr. Seward's letter to Mr. Adams, referring
to Lord 'Marneliffe's proposal to furnish pecuniary
aid to Confederate prisoners, be states that the
American people will be likely to reflect that
the sum is insidiously tendered in the name
of humanity, and constitutes no large portion of
the profits which its contributors may be justly
supposed to have derived from the insurgents, by
exchanging them arms and munitions of war for
the coveted productions of Immoral and enervating
slave labour. Nor will any portion of the Ameri-
can people be disposed to regard the sum so osten-
tatiously offered for the relief of captured insur-
gents as a too generous equivalent for the devasta-
tion and dissolution which a civil war, promoted
and protracted by the British subjects, has spread
throughout the States, which.before were eminently
prosperous and happy.

THE SUCCESSION QUESTION IN THE

DUCE(LES.

BERLIN, Dec. 21.

The semi-official Pronintial Corresonkien: of
to-day says :—" In order to obtain a well-
founded judgment rpou all the hereditary claims
to the Duchies the Prussian government will isy
the succession question before the crown lawyers, for
their opinion on the subject."

SALE OF THE ITALIAN CROWN LANDS.
TURIN, Dec. 21.

A royal decree has been published to-day sanc-
tioning the formation of a company for the hale of
the crown lands. The directors of the company are
Signori Baldinino, Inciaa, Genero, Lacosta, and
Rood.

THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND THE

DUCHIES.

The Temps of yesterday says :—" Our Vienna
correspondent has reason fur believing that the
French Government is much occupied with the
affairs events are taking in the Duchies. It is said
to have addressed a circular despatch on this sub-
ject to its agents in Germany. It would appear
that the Emperor wishes to be certain before the
new year of the ulterior intentions of the great
German powers. In a conversation with M.
Drouyu de Lhuys, Prince Metternich is said to have
given the moat satisfactory explanations in the
name of his government. It has also been ru-
moured that in his new year's speech the Emperor
Napoleon will allude to the question of a general
disarmament recently broached by several journals."

THE CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AU:
MAILS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam.
ship Delhi, Captain Brooks, with the heavy portion of the
above mails, arrivedat Southampton yesterday afternoon.
She brings 105 passengers, 6 packages of specie (value
104621.), also 183 boxes; of orange., 238 packages of ins-
dries, and 848 bales of raw silk, value 80,0001. sterling.
The Delhi left Gibraltar on the 12th. On the 13th sad
14th she encountered a heavy cyclone gale off Cape St.
Vincent, which compelled her to put into Lisbon to reple-
nish coal, where she remained until the 18th before obtaining
a supply, all the coal hulks having sunk during the late gale
at Lisbon. Across the Bay of Biscay the Delhi experienced
strong westerly gales, and up the Channel hot winds.
The Royal Mail Company's steamer Magdalena, from
Southampton, with the outward mails of the 9th, expe-
-1 rienced a heavy gale, and was hove-to for 30 hours off the
Barlings. She only reached Lisbon on the 15th. and was to
sail for the Brazils on the 19th.

The Portuguese fleet and American frigate Sacramento
were in the harbour of Lisboa.

Her Majesty's ships Gibraltar, Royal Oak, thanes., Or
lando, Resistance, Cossack, Pelican, Racer, Assurance,
Psyche, Cockatrice, sod Wizard were at Malta ; and the
Peoria and 'tadpole at Gibraltar.
The British steamer Dalhousie, from Newport, arrived at
Gibraltar on the 9th ; when in let. 43.36 N., long. 96 W.,
she fell in with the British s►ip Phyrns,disabled from loss of
rudder and laden with timber, from Si. Jobs (N. 8.) for
Liverpool. The Dalhousie towed the ship to within tiO
miles of Comae, and then left her in order to obtain fresh
towing cables at Coruona. On returning she was unable to
Sod the disabled reseal.

The !familia. with the ontwerd mails of the 40, left
Gibraltar on the 9th for the East. Her Majesty's screw
boe-of-hattle ship Victoria left Gibraltar on the 9th for
the East.

The following British vowels arrived out at Gibraltar
Steamer Yalestme, 7 days, from Liverpool ; schooner Ann
Warren, 30 days, from Swansea ; brig Hannah Bailees,
18 days, from Liverpool ; steamer Wave Queen, 21 days-
from Newcastle; steamer Atlantic, 6; days, from Liver-
pool ; steamer Heck, 6 days, from Liverpool ; steamer
Amazon, 11 days, from London ; and steamer Digits, 7 days,
from Cardiff.

The Spanish steamer Francisco de Asia, 16 gun; left
Cadiz on the 7th for Havammh.

The latest Gibraltar exchanges were (looted in London,
90 days' date, 50; Madrid, A daye sight, to 2 dia. ;
Cadiz. 3 die. ; Saville, j du. ; Malaga, fto w die. Premlom
on five-franc pieces, to i prem. The above exchanges are
nominal.

The famous barn of the Shakers In Hancock,
Massachusetts, wsa burnt oa Thursday morning. It was
owe of Um most complete agricultural "tinctures in the
country.—Boston (U.S.) paper.
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In price, sea wholesome to me. These advantage. have ...tired
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