The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH 1, 1862.

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vention, and was at once suppressed by his supe-
riors. In the heat of his indignation Lord
Dakar seemed to forget that brigandage is a
fearful scourge of the peaceful population, and
that it may be the duty of the Government to
resort to temporary measures of great severity for
its extinction. However, Baron RICABOLI states
that the measures taken for that purpose are
uniformly framed with the approval of the muni-
cipal authorities. Lord DERBY professes to find
the answer to his inquiry " very satisfactory ;" but
we suspect that another time ho will prefer to
leave to Lord NORMANDY the business of dying the
canards of the Neapolitan Rousso:4a.

Prince Napoleon regretted the remarks of M. de
is Guerronniere, and said, "At Villafranos I
only executed the orders of the Emperor. It is not
for me to say what were thuse orders, nor what is
my opinion respecting them." (Applause.)
M. de la Gnereonniere regretted the antagonism
of the papacy to Italy, but said it was necessary
that Rome should remain to the Pope. "If,"
continued M. de la Cluerronniere, " France per-
mitted the Italians to go to Rome, it would be
a terrible blow to conservative principles. An
irresistible impulse would be thereby given
to the revolutionary element. France ought
to remain at Rome until the force of events shall
bring about an equitable arrangement between the
King of Italy and the Pope. If Count Cavour
were not dead, that result might have been already
attained."

The debate was then adjourned until to-day,
when Cardinal Donnet and Prince Napoleon will
speak.
The Moniteur of this morning states that the de-
mands for the conversion of Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. now ►mount to 79,000,000 fr., and that the
number of Obligations Trentennaires presented for
conversion is 330,000.
The Moniteur alto announces that the France
Centra/e has received a second warning for the pro-
pagation of false news calculated to excite hatred
and contempt of the government.

The following letter, which we translate from
the Correspondance Battier, contains news of the
latest date from Athens :

ATHENS, FEB. 21.
We can now define the character of the events which are
taking place in Greece as being an ineurrection of a part of
the army against King Otho's system of government. It is '
mid that this insurrection was to have broken out 'Maul-
taneously on the 16th of this month in the garrisons of
Nauplia, Patna, Mimoloughi, Lenica, and Athens. A
leisure of letters, about the 10th instant, by the prefect
of Nauplia, forced the leaders of the movement to declare
themselves in that town on the 12th; but as there bad been
sallicient time for the trans:Manion of these letters to
Athena, the government learned from them the names of
the conspirators, and numerous arrests were effected in
the capital. Kaliforna, Petrel* and Delliorghi, all of
them members of the late ephemeral Canaries cabinet, are in
prison. The alleged movement of the garrison of Lanka is
contradicted. At Nauplia the leaden are Lieut.-Colonel
Axtemi, who is at the head of the troops, and commander-in-
chief ; and Lieut.-Colonel Coronae, of the Artillery, who was
detained in the citadel, awaiting his trial on a charge of
participation in theconspiracy of last May ; he has been nomi-
nated prefect of the place. Major Zambra-Kaki, of the
Artillery ; Lieut.-Colonel Boggiari, cousin of the present
Minister of War, and the majority of the officers who
had been accused of plots and released some months after-
wards for want of proof, are eogagedjn the Nauplia move-
ment. The advice* from that place inform us that the
greatest order prevails there, that there is no fear of pillage,
that the business of the public Treasury and of the branch
bank proceeds with regularity, and that on all these points
the inhabitants feel full security.
On the 16th, the King reviewed at Corinth a small re-
gular force of about 1,500 men, and harangued them. In
th log the King returned to Athens by way of the
, linens For the last six days news was expected that the
Nauplia movement was imitated in the other provinces. In
o truth, Mimesis and Magnin appear to be much possessed by
the spirit of rebellion. The attention of the government is
earnestly fixed upon these provinces. It immediately des-
patched thither General Anthony Mavromikali, with in
structions to quiet the minds of the inhabitants, and not to
spare promises. Disaffection to the dynasty everywhere

Prevails.
The army of Corinth has advanced to Argos, and has
effected its junction with other troops (about a thouund
men), which bad been landed at the mills of Nauplia (at the
head of the gulf) by General Ciceni, or Tracria, a man of great
influence, and primate in the province of Argolis, who had
promised a foss of at least 3,000 muskets. It is asserted
that the insurgents conceived timely suspicions as to the
conduct of Tsar* and that they conveyed bim to Nauplia
under arrest. It appears that on perceiving that Athens
did not move, the other provinces also remained quiet,
sod it Is said that, they have adjourned their project., but not
resouneed it. Nauplia and Tripolitza are as yet the only
towns that have risen. The latter will be speedily reduced,
bat Nauplia can hold out for a long time. Disaffection to
the royal authority is general ; the precautions taken
make this fact still more apparent. The King has
seat Geserals Colocotroni, Plapouta, Petro, and Anthony
Mavremlksli to recruit and form irregular corps. It is to
this esd that the trifling sums which remained in the public
coffees have been expended, and that a loan of two millions
has been obtained from the Bank of Athens, hypothecated
upon the customs of the Piritlik and the tithes of the olive
trees of &lona. The government manifests much anxiety
about the events which are now taking place and those
which may occur at any moment. Athens looks as if it
were in a state of siege. Many of the principal ogles
have been closed for several days by order of the police.
The gymnasia and the university are also closed. People
shim each other in the streets, for fear of being suspected
if they are seen talking to anybody ; but it is easy to con-
vince oneself that in the homes of the inhabitants there is
infinitely more to the dynasty than is generally eup-
posed.
The offices of the ministry of war are established in the
royal palace, and the Queen, it is said, thanks to the lan-
guage of her courtiers, having recovered from her first
alarm, breathes nothing but vengeance.
I am willing to believe that the many enemies of that
princess are capable of imputing to her expressions she has
nob uttered; but, on the other hand, be assured that her
Majesty is remarkable for her imprudence, and that anger
often deprives her of all power of reflection. When we
think oft he contempt with which the court regards the
powerful states to which Greece owes her very existenoe,
one cannot help pitying such pride and infatuation. We may
be sure that if this movement be put down, all its leaders
whom the bullets may have spared will have to bear the
full weight of the Queen's resentment.
AU business is paralysed. The city of Athens seems
lifelees. The only people you meet in the streets are
gendarmes and policemen. If Nauplia hold out but for
one mouth, the government will be seriously impailled.
Its embernesment will be great when the two millions are
spent.. The funds of the provincial treasuries are squan-
dered away by numerous "persons of influence" who have
placed themselves at the King's orders to recruit—with the
help, of course, of (wide. What • mess it will be !
There are in the Piraeus two British yawls, a large one and
a corvette. Admiral Bouchard is still at Smyrna with two
good ships. It is to be observed that the English commanders
appear better cbspoeed than usual with regard to the court.
Are these sentiments sincere? It is notorious that the
government of Greece has always sought to create ember-
rasamenta for &glad in the lonian Islands.