The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-20 00:00:00

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LOKNOE.

The legislative session about to commence in
Prance, says the Brussels inclipersdanos, will be
fruitful in reforms if all the project' whit* have
been and are still being proposed by the Council of
state axe submitted to the examination of the
legislature. The council, it is said, is occupied
, now with the subject of decentralisation—a reform
to which the govelemeut appears to attach peon-
liar importance.
The French government, it is understood, is now
in possession of three-fourths of the replies which
is expected from the episcopacy relative to the
Encyclical, and of this number 22 only are in the
nature of a protest. The Bishop of Orleans and
I other prelates are to meet shortly at Paris to
oonsult with the archbishop upon the situation of
the French church in regard to the late manifesta-
tion of the Holy See.

PRUSSIA AND DENMARK.
The diplomatic relations between Prussia and
Denmark have resumed their regular course. King
Christian, on Sunday, received in audience Baron
de Hirldebrand, who presented letters accrediting
him as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
tentiary of the King of Prussia at the court of
1 Ooposbagen.
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THE DESTRUCTION OF WM: MAJESTY'S
SHIP BOIMAY.
DEIFATOH FBOX ADMIRAL BLUM—LOBS OF
inwrry-rws uvis.
We have 'waived the following from the
Admiralty :

BALK Stremboli, Montevideo,
Deo 15, 1854, 8 am.
Mr,-1 mob regret that I have to report the total loos b 7
Are d HALL Hautboy.
BL WI this anchorage under mil at 7 am. yesterday,
when I brimstone& my flog to the Teem About 5 p.m. of
the mats day I nesivad iatailipsnee that tho Bombay was
on fire near the Baglialt Beak, or Floras Island, about 13
miles from this plea. I immediately despatoksd the Strom-
boli to her minim" sad promeded Tariff I. the Triton
but so rapidly had the Are Weeded that the ship had been
donned lorig before whew@ could mace them.
The ship's company had bona at gebeeal quarters M the
@bemoan till • little attar 3 pm., the foremost lower desk
guns were then told of for dividosal aseriss, bat tking bad
sot oommenad from them, whoa about ten minutes after the
relnat had bass beat fire was reported to have brass
oar in the after part of the ship about the after hold ;
the Are bell was immediately rung, and with the
gosemsl order and promptness aa abundant supply of
whir was obtained, but the ire appeam at ono, to have
upend with unoontrollabl• rapidity, which gins me tit
impromios that it originated very close to the spirit room'
sad that the spirit east must almost immediately have
bent sod igsited.
At 3.36 p.m. the lire was reported. At 3.62, Adige the
M was quickly plain, the boats were !dined out. At
4 p.m., the boobs were out with the asseption of the
emend launch, when the dames morass{ up the hash.
trays, the swalap sod mils having been bunt►
maned it impereible for men to work. The
ink had already bolo passed into the boats,
sod the net of the ship's company now follow•d,
At a quarter-past 4 the malansast went over the side,
the hoar than bong roaresly slam el the skip, and many
°Moms sod man were still holding on to ropes alongside
and toting forepart of the ship, sod Ohms gating on the
span, &a. Bas after the mainmast fell, the stoppers
the whore being bent through, the anehars fell, and It
sumo main men who were upon or mar them must have
lost their lives.
The skip was nadar sail, hove to, when the Ere moaned,
dram not having been up.
At 8.25 the after magazine blew up, and the ship sunk
in about 8 fetkeem
Among the carom Mr. John K. fintallbora, Amistaat-
Seep" is the only one missing, and who was drowned

siorigode.
The !race an packet being at this moment re the
point of amertarea sal not able to give a more Mailed
men ; bat I am endeavouring to eseertaM the number
and names of men inns*, which. I am sorry to my,
,mounts to shoat 93 ; but, the bests having bees Mahal up
by vessels proceeding to different places, we cannot as yet
get a anneal return.—l have the hewer to be, &c.,
(Signed) Cake. G. J. B. Ewes.
Rear. Admiral, sad Commrsdeo-ta-Chlsf.
To the Secretary of the Admiralty.
No list of names has been yet received at the
Admiralty. Whenever any further information
arrives it will be made public.