The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-18 00:00:00

X EVENING, .qANTJABiI

introduction of party tang concerning ' niggist
equality,' but seemed to indicate a sincere dada ,
on his part to second any earnest effort for an
honourable peace."
Confederate aooonnta from Wilmington state
that Portir's fleet had gone to Hampton-roads,
and that only 1,000 men were left at Moore-
head. It is not supposed that the attack on
Fort Fisher will be repeated for the present. The
Wilmington papers describe the bombardment of
Fort Fisher as terrific, nearly 10,000 shells being
thrown spinet the fort in five hours. General
Bragg claims that, having received sufficient rein-
foroementa ho can hold Wilmington against any

(sacra's Istsesams.)
THR AUSTRO-PRIIEELLN
VIENNA, J NIGOTIATON 8
lE.
AIL 1.
Prince Frederick William of Prussia will return
to Berlin on Friday.
The Prase of to-day says :—" The relations
between Austria and Prussia are excellent. Count
Menelorff-Pouilly is, however, said to be determined
not to consent to any project for the annexation of
the Duchies to Prussia, but rather to withdraw
from the alliance. Prince Frederick is desirous
that the Austro-Prussian alliance should be princi-
pally directed against any revolutionary movement.
The reserved attitude which Russia on the other
hplid observes towards Austria and Prussia is, how
ever, opposed to such a course."

THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS.
BIBLIN, Jan. 18.
The catholic fraction of the members of the
Chamber of Deputies, headed by Herr Reicben-
sperger, have presented the draft of an address
which contains the following passages :—" We
shall most willingly meet any steps which the go-
vernment may take towards an understanding with
the chambers. But this is only possible by the
government acknowledging the constitutional right
of the country, which has been called into ques-
tion by its conduct during the last three years. For
the future a solution of the conflict will only
be possible by the government formally acknow-
ledging the constitutional right of the Chamber to
vote the budgpt, and by ooming forward with
proposals to diminish the military expenses of
the:country as much• as possible. It is the convic-
tion of the people, based upon the military
valour, not only of the younger, but also the
elder men in the Prussian army, that a military
service of two years is quite sufficient."

THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT.
TURIN, JAm..lB.

To-day in the Chamber of Deputies, Signor
Cantu put a question to the ministry relative to
the dismissal of some functionaries for refusing to
take the oath of allegiance. He also demanded
the abolition of the law enjoining this formality.
The Minister of Justice replied, and the Chamber
I subsequently approved the conduct of the ministry.

THE PRIECIPALMIES.
BUCHAREST, J. 17.

The Chamber has unanimously voted the reply
to Prince Cuuza's speech at the opening of the
session. It sanctions the acts of the 2nd May,
and those accompliabed by the Prince since then.

WEATHER REPORT.--(THIS DAY.)

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TOTAL LOSII 07 MI 211.107 807111 A AITD ALL OH
BOARD.—Lmiarom, TIMIDAT.—A telegram received in
this town kaday elates that the 'hip Ellen Sophia, under
command of Captain Birkett, boned from Demerara to
Liverpool, was totally last off Dingle Heed, neer Cork,
early on Sunday morning. When last seen the Ellen Sophia
was scudding before the wind, and had signals of diagram
flyieg. She was evidently endeavouring to enter &newish
Harbour, but missing stays, she ma full on to the reeks
year Dingle, and want down almost immediately. Not a
soul on board, so far as we can at present learn, tea been
laved.
Dr/Tll OF ARCHDEACON HOARE. —We have to
announce the death of the Venerable Charles James Hoare,
M.A., successively Archdeacon of Winchester and Surrey,
sad for the last 94 years a Canoe Residentiary of Wind:ester

Cathedra.
THE BLACKHEATH RAILWAY AOCIDINT.—Yes-
Lenity afternoon Mr. C. J. Carder, the Coroner for West
Kent, resumed, st the Freemason's Tavern, near the
Dockyard station at Woolwich, the investigation into the
deaths of Joseph Hunt, Edwin Allum, and John Collin, who
were killed, with five others, in the Blackheath tunnel of
the North Kent Railway, on the 16th of December. The
coroner said he had not been able to complete the other
inquest at Blackheath, and the jury had adjourned over
for a fertaight to give ample time for the recovery. of some
of the persons wounded. He bad no doubt the inquiry would
then be brought to a termiaation, and he would then know
what it would be necemary to bring before the present jury.
tit Blackheath they had takes a great deal of akimbo*.
but having arrived at the fasts, much of it could be struck
out. He proposed to adjourn to 'week after the Blackheath
airy, and not before, es the melons of the Central
Criminal Court would be on in the earlier partingthe week.
and there would be some difficulty, perhaps, from
the derision of the jury as to the time of the sittinp. The
I jury acquiesced in this come and the inquiry wee
ljeurned until the 2nd proximo. 'lt was stated inciisetally
that the whole of the injured mangers were reward'
matidadorily, sod that no further deaths were anticipated
among their persons in the employ of the company who were
wounded hy the colliaion.
PErnoixtrm IN CALIFORNIA.—The occurrence of
fluid inflammable substances upon the coast of Banta Bar.
has, In Southern California, has been known sines 1792 ;
but little importance hes been attached to it until very re-
costly, when the development of the oil region of Penneyl-
muds has shown the immense vales of the great natural
repositories of petroleum, and directed attention to other
localities in which it is found. One of the moat =Mardi-
nary of these repositories is that near the coast of California,
stoat 320 Mike south from San Freedom, where the mimed
Indications of petroleum were so peat that parties on learn-
' lag the fact at once proceeded to make implonitions.-4mr.
Mean paper.
It is a remarkable historical coincidenoe that
slavery or serfdom, which dos introdurbed about the sea
time WA* this continent and into Rada, should dead-
! tanomely have reedvid its deathblow in the spring of 19111.
Th• first shot And y the Southern traitors at Fort sigma
sounded the knell ebf dairy in this omen. mil Pfeeior/
at the same time, the news reached us that oe Werck
DM, e Cser had laced his new osiebrated precisinatldi
deancipating th
the serfs in Buda. —Missouri Democrat.