The Express.
London, England, 1856-09-16 00:00:00

A letter from Gaiety of the 3rd nye :—" The
French steam gunboat the Alerts arrived here this
morning; she is the first French war vessel that has
metered the Danube."

" It is sta,ed,"say6 the Union, " that Baron James
de Rothschild is at pre/eat much in the same predi•
cement as Frederick the Great of Prussia was, when
he could not get a miller, whose tenement stood in
the way of an improvement the King was making at
Bans•Souci, to give up his property for love or
money. The baron, it seems, has set his heart
upon a piece of land belonging to an old lady, a
neighbour of his at Boulogne-sur•Seine, and which is
most inconveniently wedged in between his own
domains. The land is hardly worth 60,000 k., and
yet the baron has successively offered from 100,000 k
to 1,000,000 fr. for it without success. The old lady,
not content with this, has brought an action against
him to prevent his breaking up a road which he
has bought from the commune, and which cuts his
private park in two. She insists opoa its being
preserved, as a necessary communication with her
own property."
Tree following further particulars of the flight of
the late cashier of the Northern Railway is given in
the Independance of Brussels :
About three weeks ago the cashier asked f. r and obtained
a fortnight's leave of absence, on the pretence that he was
abort to be married, but begged that his intention might
be kept secret. At the end of a few days, the sub-
cashier pretended that the weight of business thus
ttrown on bim was too heavy, mad having
insinu:ted that the cashier bad not really liberated
►imself for his marriage, he managed so well that
he excited doubt. in the minds of the directors, and was
lest to bring him bark. Grelet jolael Carpentier at
Havre, where the latter awaited his arrival with the com-
mon spoil. Carpentier was accompanied by a girl named
Georgette, his mistress, and by a man who kept carriages
for hire, and who had taken part is getting rid of the stolen
shares. From Havre the party went to Liverpool, where
they embarked on board the Falcon for New York, and
where they have now probably arrived. The company will
spare no sacrifice to make the fugitives yield up their
booty. A lawyer at New Yurk has been written to to find
some expedient for arresting and throwing them into
prison, and when once in custody they may be claimed by
the French minister at Wosbineton. Some difficulty may,
however, be found in arresting them in a country where
the laws differ so materially from those existing in France,
and with which us treaty of extradition exists, applying to
the cave. It is said that if the loss is to fall on the share-
holders, it will be about We a share, and that the intui-
tion is to extend the payment of the Ices over ten years,
making it lfr. 60c. per annual. An eatraordiesiy meet-
ing of the shareholders will, it is said, be called on the
subject.

SPAIN.

(I,ltoll A SPECIAL

IDV4T.)

The Infant Dan Enrique has always been regarded
as very much attached to Progreasist princi-
pies. Whether he is really a friend of liberty, or is
only playing a part, is a question which I will not
take upon myself to decide. I ought to say,
however, that, on account of his opinions, he
has been for a long time exiled from Spain,
and 'that he has passed many years in
France. The revolution recalled him, and restored
to him all the privileges belonging to him in his
character of Infant of Spain. Don Enrique is
entirely opposed to his father Don Francisco and to
his brother the present King of Spain. One of the
most active intriguers in all Spain—a man who ex•
miles great influence, and who is well known as
having unsuccessfully endeavoured to effect a change
of dynasty, which would have substituted for Isabella
a foreign prince, and placed two crowns on one head
—this man, I say, has put in movement some Liberals
of hts own shade of politics to prepare for the substi-
tution of Don Enrique for the Queen. Fearing that
the Queen will be too fond of governing without the
Cortes, and thus have money and power without
control, and seeing the ascendancy which the Abso-
lutists are acquiring, the chief of the plot and
his adherents, the former enemies of Don Enrique,
knew well that if they dared to made any overtures
to him they would be repelled with indignation
They therefore decided to prepare for everything
without interning him who was chiefly to profit by
the movement. This was their language, "Don
Enrique is beloved by the Progressistas ; he will
rally all of them. At the commencement, he will
undoubtedly govern by and for the Progressistasl
but, as it is the nature of royalty to be usurping, Don
Enrique will wish soon to absorb the liberties of the
the people for his own prcfi'. He will make an
appeal to us who govern in his name for our own
advantage." Preparations were then made in the
hope of a successful issue. Some regiments were
sounded. They even went so far as to make
overtures to • progreasist General, lately returned
to Madrid, and he it was who first revealed
the plot to the cabinet. On first hearing of the
scheme, the impetuous temper of O'Donnell com-
pletely carried him away. He was on the joint
of giving orders to arrest the chief of the conspiracy
but prudent counsels changed his resolution. There
was no possibility of proving anything material
against the chief organiser. A more indirect coarse
was therefore adopted. The family quarrel in refer-
ence to the marriage dotation of Amelia, wife of
Prince Adalbert, of Bavaria, had been bruited about;
and it was decided to remove Dan Enrique, and, in
order to give colour to the pretext put torward,`.his
sisters were also it eluded in the banishment. Since
that O'Donnell and Roses have abated somewhat
their reecionary policy, and made advances to-
wards the Progressistas.
The Espano says that the government bee refused
passports to Marshal Nervier, "so long as internal
affairs yet pending remain undecided." The offer of
a diplomatic poet abroad has been politely declined
by the Marshal. The enmity between the court and
O'Donnell is undisguised, but he intends to hold his
own or die hard; and supported as he is by the
French Emperor, he may give Queen Isabella more
trouble than she imagines.