The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-06 00:00:00

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PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Fu. 6.

The bill brought forward by the government in
the Chamber of Deputies fix& the annual mill-
tary contingent at the proportion of 11 in every
1,000 of the male population: The Minister of
Marine has requested authority to contract a loan
of nine millions of thalers for the construction
of a fleet.
The Patriotic Association is circulating a petition
to the King requesting the incorporation of the
Duchies with Prussia.

TUE BRAZIL MAIL.

LISBON, Fn. 3.

The Royal Mail Steam Packet Oompany'e ship
Magdalima, from Brasil, &c., did not sail hence for
Southampton till 7 o'clock this morning, her
coaling having been delayed by the weather.
(By Telegraph from Vibes.)
RIO DE JANEIRO, JAN. 10.

Exobaiip on London, 251. Coffee, good lint,
6,600 to 6,700 refs. Shipments of coffee, since the
departure of the last steamer, 58,600 bags, in-
oludiog 14,900 bags for the Channel. Stock
65,000 bags.

THE CONFEDERATES AND THE MONROE
DOC MINE.

(Yawn the Richmond Bart irrr, Jan. 19.)
The Monroe doctrine, the New York herald
thinks, will yet prove the means of consolidating both
countries, unitiog in one cause the enemies now battling
against each other, and reviving the love for the Union in
the hearts of Confederates. There Is no doubt that if the
fixtures of war should go against thin country that mussy
of its gallant soldiers and officers, deprived of all property
by the confiscation of the enemy, would follow the pro-
hake of arms for • livelihood. But whether the racks
of the same, or those of Mexico would receive their
services would depend very much upon the eeeduct of
the United Stated, So for as this war is concerned the
people of the Cosfederate States have no reason what-
ever to help Maximilian, nor to give to Frazee
or England any sympathy or support. Neither
Francis, nor Mexico, nor England, has extended to this
Coafederaey any encouragement, and if our cans* fail, after
emery mealy effort that we can make in its behalf, then
pride es well as interest would dictate that, it we are to be
arolletrod, we should belong to • great and powerful nation ;
that we should endeavour to extend the power sad Man-
umit of that nation from pole to pole, and uniting every
country of America by alliance, either ootatitutional or
treaty, seek to make this continent • unit against the world.
is the grandeur sad power of such • nation, with armies
such ea the United States and Confederate States have put
into the field dozing this wens, united under one flag ; with
• Davy such an the united resources of the two asthma could
put upon the ocean ; with the wealth and population
which plain and union would develop in • few
years, we might find at least • hiding-place for
our shame, and perhaps some consolation that
America would become the colossal power of the world.
Maximilian would sot reign in Mea;co, nor England hold
Canada six mouths after our conquest. Ireland would call
to her rescue the thousands of her seas 'now awaiting
opportunity, and the navy of the United Slides would give
the requisite arrogance to every adventurous spirit that
would rush to battle for the freedom of that island. The
undisguised hatred of the people of the United States for
England would render a war with that power the most
popular party cry that could be raised. The cotton that
would be saved from the destruction of the war would be
held in the United States, and the little that waeld be
cultivated by the new and naorganised free negro labour
would find oonsumptioo at home, and thus would be pre-
cipitated • commercial ocerialsion epee British fiascoes
by prolonging the cotton famine, and that, too, at the
be
ginning of war. France, driven from Mexico, would find her
people impoverished by imperial taxation, without any
prospect for aforesaid trade sad commerce; saddled with
the coat of imperialism, her people would begin to Mr- 11
cover that the Napoleon dynasty was not the meas. either '
of glory or happiness. The dynasty would soon find sew
enemies springing op in its midst.
Cuba would offer a tempting reward to adveatuross
spirits, sad Spain would Ices that fairest jewel of her crows ;
the United States would, at an early day, stared over the
islands of the West ladies her ooestitutios, and the Gulf
of Mexico become a stare r'n taunt. II the Confederate
States are ever conquered it is highly probable that the
Moeroe doctrine, as the land-grabbing propensity of the
Anglo-Saxon bas been called is the United States, would
become the most important and popular ptieciple is Ameri-
osn policy.
The fate of war may go against these static Saab an
*ad is possible ; and if it does, every Confederate ciliate
woul I demand from the United States, and from the fili-
bustering spirits which the two armies would turn loose
would obtain simian for the sew ma'am, armies for
Mexico, armies for Canada, armies foe Cuba, armies for
Ireland. The toothiest of North America, from the
Straits to the Isthmus, would become the United States of
America, and the isles of the sea be swallowed up is the
mighty oonfederat7oo.
This grand object might even now be obtained if reason
and common sense mild find a resting-place in Washing-
ton. The recognition of the iudepeodeses of these
Confederate States by the enemy, with a treaty offen-
sive sad defensive, providing for an army and navy pro-
portionate with the population of the two countries ; with
• customs union of free trade and uninterrupted travel
between the States of both confederations, with the free
navigation of the Mississippi, would give to both peoples all
the practical advantage@ of the old Union, without the
-that have produced the present war. The foreign policy of
both nations should, then, be the Monroe doctrine applied
to the whole continent of North America and the adjacent
Wards, Canada and Mexico, Cubs and the Sandwich
'deed', Central America and the Renew poseeseioris—all
from 13ehriner Straits to Darien's Isthmus should be made
American in interest and republican in form of government,
and each and all united by treatise similar to that proposed
for the United States and the Confederate States. Instead
of wasting the lives of the citizens, and consuming the re-
•01U11411 of the two countries in • war of mutual ruin, such
an alliance would open • future of progressive power and
influence which would eventually make the confederacies of
North America the dominant power of the world.

The Italian government has awarded a prize and
cotton seal in abundance to twenty-four landholders of the
Roma. Campagna, for their hat experiment. In cotton mil.
tivatloo. Several prelates and two religions orders figure
on the list of caltivatoni.
The "Sacred College" consists of 70 cardinals
(6 bishops, 50 priests, and 16 delecass). Nine beta are now
vacant. Of these cardinals 18 were created by Gregory
XVL, and 43 by Pins IX., besides two reserved in Nilo;
5 are more than 80 years old, 13 more than 70, 28 more
than 60, 12 have passed and 1 not yet reached 50 years. The
oldest, Tosti, is 89 years old, the youngest, Mutest, only 48.
Since entering the Seared College Pins IX. has gam all ha
members changed Neve oes, the Cardinal Dean Mattisi, who
has worn the purple for 33 years.
The anniversary of the 159th birthday of Benja-
min Franklin was celebrated by the New York Typo.
graphical Society on the 17th ultimo.
The correspondent of the New York Tribune from
Fert Fisher, on the 16th %ilk. mays :—" The deed of yea-
' battle are strewn over the fort In every conceivable

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terday's .. ..ma ars strewn owe, .......—_ ....
attitude of agony and horror. Some have than yarglythil i WNW/a Swiwices. —THORPENEIM, .. _ _ JLE, 1
by death in the act of holding aid sighting their ages, SAMNthw NIGHT.—The fishing smack Leader, of Harwich,
with a crew of tea men on board, Ilea
their please having afterwards fallen from their relaxed 1 7:17,,r, Thorpness last night in a gals from R. by &,
1 bands. Others lie with their skulls shattered and the gad g heavy ass. The crew, with the exeentirs of the
brain exposed to full view. Some weer • calm and pleasant muter, who would not. leave, the "weal. Left, le their own
expression on their Awes, while other oountenaaces ars boat and were taken "'WM DI • yawl. The ass, however. '
stamped in most excruciating agony. At the foot of the its making so fast thatin .tte wol wasn u)nalilfee to ritiirstre ,
Interior alai* of the sea wall ahem are may large fees Naldonal Lifeboat Institution was thereupon Lambed to
which have been dismounted and tumbled down. Among the rescue of the master of the mask, who was
thews are entangled rebel dead in almost every shape sod hauled into the lifeboat from the
to
edwerd
vessel ley means
position, some standing 014 their feet sad others 012 their ,of • lines after bringing the boat wi of
the lifeboat behaving very well in the service
-
heads, all glaring a"
grinning ghastly alike Wee the %Trowel* of thin eel cable lifeboat was rentribsted to the
p b.f." I Lifeboat Society abouta UMW years @thee by residents at IM
Zwirgern or TAE PANIPOBT Slat= IN CANADA. 1 town Of IDOWink. after which place the boat tomus
—A correspondent of she Montreal Queue says that the , Shoos that period the lifeboat has rendered thellowing
rrt:ll. Hamada are in • state of hawked& Windsor, Important Nervier to shipwrecked crews :—Barge Hoary
Hamilton, Kingston, sad lif mitred are as affix. Sweat, of Rochester, tour men saved ; S. S. Oepary of
tinily blockaded by the paasport system of President Lie. Hartlepool. assisted to save els men ; brig Flerthee Kidd-
' oohs as they possibl meld be by his pabothsyslows, should Wale, six men saved ; and &Ain smack Leader, of Har-
i thaw gnalomis ever be built. i with, one man saved ; total, 17 lives saved.