The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-10 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Murals TILIGRAMS.)

TILE NEW ITALIAN MINISTRY.
TURIN, Dm 9.
The Official Gazetk publishes a royal decree of
the Bth inst., appointing
Signor Farini President of the Council.
Signor Pasolini
Signor Peruzzi
Signor Pisanelli
Signor Minghetti
Signor Della Rovere
Signor Menabrea
Parliament is appointed to assemble on Thurs-
day.

GREECE.

MARSEILLES, Mc. 9.

It is asserted that a deepatch has been received
by the English Consul from Greece, stating that
12,800 votes are known to have been recorded in
favour of Prince Alfred.

TEMPEST AT MARSEILLES.
MARSEILLES, Drc. 9.
A violent mist►al is raging in this port, and the
sea is extremely tempestuous.

REIGATE CATTLE FAlR.—Yesterday the last of
this year's annual cattle fairs held in the county of Surrey
took place ou Relgato-heath. The supply of stock was
short, and best qualities met a moderate demand at the
folio wns& prices :--Store beasts, large working oxen, Sussex
breed, 181. to 201. each ; ditto good steers for the fatting
stalls, 12/. to 14/. ; and Sussex milking cows and heifers,
71. to 141. ; Welsh bullocks, 8/. to 91. ; ditto heifers, 6gs.
to 7p. ; duirying stock—well-bred short horn Alderney and
other cows in full profit, 13/. to 271. ; and cows to calve
down, 71. to 10/. ; steers, heifers, and yearlings for the straw
yard, 41. to 81. ; and stock heifers and incalf ditto, 61. to
101. Fat cattle—large bullocks, 211. to 211. ; heifers, 17/.
Ito 201. ; and cows, 131. to 16/. The horse show was small
andjunworthy of quotation. The fair, which Lists but one
day, was over early.
THE NORTH-Easraax Porrs.—During Sunday
sod Monday a very large fleet of laden vessels sailed from
the north-eastern ports—indeed from 300 to 400 vessels
must have taken their departure from the Tyne alooe.
Among the fleet were vessels for almost every pert of the
world open to trade at this season of the year; but the bulk
of the diet were collier vessels, with cargoes for London
and other ports in England and the Coo tioent frequented by
vessels of that class. There is still a large amount of ton-
nage in the north-eastern ports. Collier vessels have long
turns ; and on Monday coal freights to London averaged 7s.
per ton upon Newcastle-quay aide. On Monday night the
wind was from the N. W., fresh, and very favourable to the
large fleet of vessels running south making quick passages.
i The followiug is the return of the number of Naval Reserve
Volunteers enrolled in the north-eastern porta on the 29th
November last :—North Shields, 1,357 ; South Shields, :187;
Newcastle, 210 ; Blyth, 67 ; total for the Tyne, 2,021. Sun-
derlaod, 1,190 ; &sham, 568 ; total for the Wear, 1,658.
AN Ex-PRESIDENT.—The will of ex-President
Van Buren has been admitted to probate at Hudson. It
is dated Jan. IR, 1860, and commences as follows :—" I,
Martin Van Buren, of the town of Kinderhook, county of
Colombia and State of New York. heretofore governor of
the state, and snore recently President of the United States,
but for the last and happiest year of my life a farmer in my
native town, do make and declare the following to be my
last will and testament," Lc.
AMERICAN DIAMOND.—The largest diamond in
North America is now being exhibited at Boston. It was
; found about a year since in the northern part of North Caro-
; line, on the Virginian border, near the Blue Ridge. In the
rough it weighed nearly 24 cants, and the cut diamond
weighs nearly 12 carats. Its value is between 10,1100 and
13,000 dollars, and but for almost inappreciable spots it
would be more. In size it approaches a large plum-stone
! in length, but it is deeper sod broader, almost a square
on the Nee, with rounded corners. Each of the numerous
facets had to be ground down separately. it being
unsafe to chip off comers for fear of cracking the atone.
The cost of the fine sand used for this purpose was
above 100 dollars, and the charge for the entire work
1,500 dollars.
Tomes Isuivu.—Captain Messenger, of the
British brig Althea, from Salt Cay, arrived at New York
on the 25th nit., reports that the supply of the last
making of salt was nearly exhausted, and was sellieg at
7 cent.—Ameriean paper.
The following major-generals are now without a
command :—Geo. B. M'Clellan, John C. Fremont. Geo.
Cadwallader. Edwin D. Morgan, Irwin SCDowell. Cassias
M. Clay, Ethan A. Hitchcock and Fitz John Porter.—
' American paper.