The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-30 00:00:00

JAPAN.

The China Mail says :—" Now that the activity
of our new minister in Japan has been thrown into
the balance, things may be expected to move on
somewhat more satisfactorily ; and besides, Sir
Barry Parkes is certain to be a popular represen-
tative, which is of considerable importance in a
country such as Japan. Unfortunately the reins,
so destructive in Kiang= and elsewhere in China,
have likewise proved disastrous to the crops in
Japan. This has caused prime of provisions and
vegetables to be doubled, and a famine amongst
the poorer claws appears imminent. The daimioe,
with the instinct peculiar to eastern landholders,
have determined to make the moat of the occasion
by withholding their stocks for higher prices."

THE CONFEDERATE LOAN.
MR. SEWARD'S DESPATCHES.
The New York papers of the 19th publish the
ollowiog despatches from Mr. Seward :

NIL SIMARD TO 1111. ADAMS.
Department of Endo, Wsohingtoo, Moo* 13, 1865.

Merles 'mei" Adams, Esq., he.
Sir,—An impression is uaderstood to prevail in Europe,
especially auious the holders of the issurgeut ken, for
which cotton was pledged as security, that ia the Greet of
the restoration of peace in this couutry this government
will mums the publie debts of the insurgents, or certainly
the particular debt referred te. It is believed, however,
that ao iroprection maid be store erroneous. There is no
likelihood that any past of that debt will be warned or re-
wished by the Limited BMW government. It is proper
and advisable, therefore, that by any proper means at your
command you should authoritatively undeceive the public
in Eagland on th's 1111, your obedient SSIVAOt,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

111. SEWARD TO Ka. ADAM.
Department of States, Wallington, Ann 10, 1865.
Chula@ Freesia Adams, Esq., ke.
Sir,-1 hems the honour is scknowledge the receipt of
your despatch. No. 1,022, together with papers which con-
tain an interlocutory decree which hat bees made by the
VieseChaneellor la the suit Of the United State against
Prioleau sad other., which suit was instituted for the
re-
covery of 1,356 hells of cotton. A oopy of the Vioe-Chaacellor's remote for the interlocutory is fatted among the
same papers. The Vioe-Chanoellor is understood to have
affirmed the title of the United States to the property
in question. It is with the judgment of the Vice-
Chancellor, and not with the reasons he assigns for such
judgment, that the United Stein are concerned. In this
view of the subjeet, it might seem proper foe this
government to leave the 'subject unnoticed. The froakums.
however, which ought to be prentiled in the proceedings
of States requires an explanation of the views which this
government has taken of the queetii na which the Vioe-
Chancellor his discussed in his romans before men-
tioned. The United State, do not admit that the com-
bination of disloyal citizen', who have robed the et
red
of insurrection, is now or bas at any previous time been
a government de /ac's, or in any mess a political
power, capable of taking, holding, giving, assenting
or amiataining corporate rights ia any form, whether
municipal or let creational. It is true that a
different view of the character of the insurgents
has seemed to Sod favour with KM portions of the
British nation, and even with the British government.
It mu tbe remembered, however, that as often ae that
antes, ni 4 ca opinion has be a &desired by her Britannic
Moiety's 'our. meal In is intensive' with the United
Stain, it has been as 6rmly. 'though, as we trust, as
omit. ou lv e e iied. Toe Unite I States csutrovert and
deny t e i eo that os of the Via-Chanoel or that tl ey err
"soot sans " of the reboil on ; and, on U e orntrary,
they maintsia that th y sr* now ai.d using all the time
of the rebellion have been ja t what ey were before
the Tel a began—a iover, lin stare al solutely en-
titled to the regulation and oontiol of ell anperty
sad perms, w in tl e traits' States, subject
only to the limitations of their own constitution.
It need hardly be said that the United State,
will hold thernielyee ander co obligation whatever
to accept of or to au conform their prooeedings to the con-
ditions whi, h the C nit o' Chat eery, or any other munici-
pal (mut o' Great Brtale, may have the presumption to
dictate or pi emir ein the present or any other litigation.
They claim and insist upon the restoration of the cotton
now is qaestiss, and while they are content to receive
through thedera.ei of the municipal tribunals of Great
Britain they insist rat Os the e relate r, ht to the same
hrough the adios of her Bei' antic M j s y's government.
You may helmet the conned who are acting in behalf
of the United S awes the v ewe herein expressed. Her
Majesty's government hare not in any way rinds them-
selves responsible for the ranks' assumed by tie Vice-
Chancellor, and therefore it would seem not only annexe.
eery but even improper to bring, et the present limo, the
'abject, herein discussed to the attention of Earl Russell.
If, however, you should discover that her Majesty's mists-
tern are labowiog under auy misapprehension of the views
of this government which should sum to need correction,
you will supply snob correction upon a proper oansion, sod
is a friendly awl OCalitiqUi em, sir, your obe-
dient servant, WILLIAM H. SZWARD.

(emu's TILT GRAM.)
THE AUSTRIAN BUDGET.

VIENNA, Seer. 30.

It is asserted that the government will, in a few
days, publish a financial statement of the expendi-
ture and revenue of the empire.
It is also stated that the negotiations between
Francs and Austria for the conclusion of a treaty
of commerce will be shortly resumed.

ROME.
(Vis Marseilles.)

ROME, Sr. 2T.

In the allocution delivered by the Pope at the
last consistory his Holiness censured all secret so-
cieties, especially the Fenian and Freemasons.
In alluding to Freemasonry, he blamed the eon-
' duct of the Archbishop of Paris in being present at
the funeral of Marshal Magnan, who bad belonged
to the Grand Orient of France.