The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-25 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, Nov. 21.

The Minister of the Interior's circular, giving in-
structions to the civil governors es to the of
carrying out the provisions of the decree which pro-
fessed to raise the state of siege, bee produced a most
painful impression on the public mind. All the jour-
nals not belonging to the ultra-moderate or absolutist
parties (which parties, by the way, will soon be fused
into one) cry out against it es loudly as the censure
will let them. Here is a summary of their complainte::
" The abnormal and exceptional state of the munici-
palities and provincial deputations is allowed to con-
tinue. The state of siege, which was said to be raised,
is in fact merely transterred from the purely military
authorities to the hands of the prefects, and it is not
even raised at all in some parts of the
country. There is no Senate ; there is no talk
of convoking the Cortes ; the floating debt
is augmented by royal decree ; a simple government
order converts militiamen into troops of the line; the
popular corporations' (as they are most improperly
celled), which are not elective, are kept on foot inde-
finitely ; and all these things are dime, al:hough the
constitution of 1845 is declared to be reestablished,
together with all the organic and administrative laws
of the same period. Verily, if this be a oonstitutiocal
situation, Spain has yet to leers the first elements of
• representative regime."

The Moniteur has a letter from Malaga, dated the
15th, which says that the town has quite resumed its
ordinary aspect. The troops have returned to their
quarters. The disarming of the population goes on
slowly. The Council of War has condemned seven
persons, who were taken wish arms iu their hands
during the conlitot, to be shot, and the execution
was to have taken place on the 15th, but it was
thought fit to wait until the aratence sh, uld have
been approved by the Captain-General of Grenada.

A letter from St. Petersburg, in the Brussels
Independents. says The war has lett in Russia
thousand deserters whose lot has just Imo n fixed by the
government. Thee, who take the oath of fidelity as subjects
of the Emperor may remain on condition of obtaining before
the espiration of a year a situation, or some means of ex-
istence. They may enter the army for a term of twenty-
flee yean, or settle iu the colonise sod villageo of the crown
peanuts, if the latter convict. The Tarks who have be-
come converts to the Greek religion, and who do not wish
is return to their country, obtain the same freedom em de-
outer!, mad en exempt for life from all impute."

An English weekly journal, called The !sic
Observer, has jut bean started at Nice.
' •

Le Nor d appeals to give credit to the report that
the Greed Duke Constantine will visit Patio before joining
the Neopiems Nether at Nice.
A new journal, called the Shareholders' Journal,
bas just eppeered at St. Petersburg.
Diuntarat.—The Gazelle of the German Empire,
in allusion to the late gift of the Lug of Denmark to the
Counter Danner of the palms of Wandsbeck, says: We
have to simonise* a new infringement by Denmark of the
rights of the German duchies. Not for from Alton*, in the
little town of Wendel:rick, there is a fine palace with a air-
slam' park, built by the Dukes of Holstein-Clotting. It
was seldom inhabited by royalty, and produced but little;
wreerthelese, it was considered en iaalienable domain. The
Meg, however, has just given it sway to a certain well-
known countess, who is getting the floe old trees cut down,
and the palace itself divided into small apartments, in order
Ms let t►em mere conveniently."
Twit bOUND Deas.—Tbe Voss Gazette publishes
&document which the Dutch government has just submitted
to the States General relative to the Sound dues. The total
amount of composition which Denmark Akre to accept is
thirty-five millions of riz. dollars, of eh ch 1,408,060 would
fall to be peld by Holland. It appears that the Dsoills go-
remanent Ina furnished the Dutch government with a list
of the states v hich have pror corniced in favour of the capita-
lisatioe, but as the letter desires to have more elect par-
ticulars as to the Sound dies—so f•r as they especially
regard Holland—it will take time to consider its answer.
SUNKEN WAR VESSELS AT SEBASTOPOL TO BE
lv Aw Axualcax.—A BOOM paper says: John
B. Cowen, Bsq., of Ibis city, who is now is Ramie, has just
entered Into a contract with the Russian governmett to
raise the ships-awar wed other vent'•, 52 in numb. tomtit
in the harbour of Sebastopol at she time of the siege. It
will be remembered that Mr. Cowell, under cot:react with
our government, succeeded, r fter repered efforts of British
engineers had failed, in raising the wreck of the United
States sumer Missouri, suck in the harbour of Gibraltar.
Mr. Cowen will commerce operations in the harbour of
Babastepel seat spring."

WITH AMERICA.—
The New York Journal of Commerco. of Nov. 10, says :
" We vaderstaad that io•dsy telegraphic communication
for basinem purposes will be opered on the new lino lust
pat is °potation between this et, and St. John's, Near-
headland. The distant* from New T.rk to St. John", New-
foundland, follottion the telegraph wine, is 1,715 miles.
Along a part of this Maumee, Gamely, from Arline Bay,
N. 8., to Cape Ray, Newfoundland, tray 86 miler, a sup• nor
English eubmarine cab!, hes been I.ld with the utmost
games. Of the whole route, 880 miler (from New York to
Nova Scotia), ars Rader the control of the Americ►n Tele-
graph Company, havieg their °®c* at 21, Wall-,treet, in
this city, and the baleen., 836 mile., inoluding tha sob•
matins cable), is soder that of the Newfoundland Com•
pony, of whist% Peter Cooper. Esq., of this city, to presiderit
and a heavy stockholder. A litres part of the lino on this
routs I. vow, and the remaining portion hoe bran moat',
overhauled and thoroughly repaired, and the whole is pro.
noonard by competent judges to be one of the most perfect
sad substaatlal lines in the covatry."
CRIMEAN SOLDIRRE.—The New York Evening
Poet of this 4th iartart says A great many men who
left oar shores during the tete war with Russia to jibs the
British army I. the Crimea have now returned and ealtated
in our army. Many of there hays the Crimean modal
bestowed by the British poverliseet, which they are still
permitted to wear. Tea or twelve of them made applies-
lion at the rendezvous is this city on one day last week,
arid we are told that sows aro enlisted almost every day."

THE REMAINS OF SIR J. FRANKLIN ANL
HIS CREW.

Last night a meeting of the Fellows and friends
of the Royal Geogrsphical Society wee held in the rooms of
the society, Whitthattplate. In the absence of Admiral
Bentley, the president, Sir Boniitec MURCRIION occu-
pied the chair, and amongst the numerous visitors present
were General Sir G. Pollock, the Bishop of Rupert's Land,
General Foe, R. M. Manes, Esq., M.P., Dr. Rae, Dr.
Barth, Captain Meguire, dte.,&c.
Several new member' were balloted foe and admitted,
amongst whom was Dr. Barth (the celebrated African tra-
veller). The election of this eminent perc.nage sea mem-
ber of the soeisoy was greeted with loud cheers.
Sir R. Mricirsox said it gave h m high satisfection to
find that the government had determiced on sanding out
new espedition to the Niger.
Lieutensat Put than proceeded to read hit paper. Re
said that no remains of any persons who ace ompanied Sir
J. Franklin had been dinovered, and suggested that a fur-
ther search should be made down Prince itegert Inlet and
Peel Sound to King William Laud, and that another expe-
dition should proceed by way of Behring's Straits to Krug
William Land, and to winter there. Ile enlarged on the
advantages of smell ships being employed, together with the
efficient assistance that could be derived from dogs with
sledges. King 'William Land war riser the mouth of the
Great Fish River, and at no great distance from the msg.
netic polo. He said he understood, firm Sir J. Murchison,
that the Admiralty were about sending out another expedi-
tion by way of Barrow's Stra't, which be should regret, for
having himself passed through both Barrow's and lishrieg's
Straits, be should be sorry if the second expedition should
paw through the eastern route, aa the progress of any ex-
pedition would be seriously interrup-ed.
Sir R. MORCRISON said he had the honour of presenting
a memorial to Lord Palmerston on the subject of a renewed
erotic eipedition, to which he had paid a very marked atten-
tion. He was still in hope, whet/Ter might be the result
of it, that her Majesty's government would feel it to be due
to the honour of that great count. y that had spent so many
thousands upon it, not to 'bond= it, but should make a last
effort to recover coy books and documents which, after
mouldering sic year., might still be in esistenee in thou
icy regions. The expedition would have a very limited
space to explore, inasmuch as relics brought home from the
month of the Beach River, end which now lay upon theis
table, by Captain Anderson, would give them a clue at to
where the missing ships might be found. If a screw-vessel
was sent out in that direction, one retina of the scheme
of his gallint friend would be accomplished. He did
hope that this tut effort would be made, for when
their neighbours the Frenek became ewers of the fate of the
lamented Perouee, they at once sent out • considerable fcrce
to collect the records and »mains of his ill-feted expedition,
and hung them up as trophies for the encouragement of
other countries. However, if the povernment did not do
it, he was authorised to state that that noble-minded
woman, Lady Franklin, although there might be no chance
of soviet; the life of a mingle map, would send out as cope.
dition on her own account to those taxi ONO. and subscribe to
the last farthing fir the rum et her husband, if he should
be still alive. The plan of Lieutenant Pim had bean seen
by Sir George Back, and he strongly recommended it to the
consideration of that society.
After a few words from Dr. Rai and Mr. BROWN, the
thssks of the society were accorded to Lieutenant Pim.
Mr. Crane FIELD then detailed the plan for laying down
a telegraphic cable between Ireland and Newfoundland,
which was listened to with the deepest attention, and the
meeting mu adjourned.

FOR FORWARDING MAILS 713

C•s•D•.—Letters for Canada, unless specially addressed to
be sent by any particular route or by any particular line of
packets, will is future be forwarded, es a rule, by the first
mail packet, whether Belie): or Canadian, which may he
despatched from this couatry after they are posted. The
British packets leave Liverpool every Saturday, and the
Canadian packets are appeintsd to sail from that port once
• month daring the winter season, commenting en Wednes-
day, the 26th instant. The rates of postage chargeable on
letters, &a, by these two lines of packets will remain as
heretofore.-13y command of the Postmaster General,
ROWLAND HILL, Secretary.—General Post-office, N0v.22.
OUR OCEAN STEAMER&—The freight charged for
the specie taken out in the Peninsula and Oriental Com-
patty'. steamer Colombo lest week mounted to nearly
12,0001. Sinai the enormous imports of silver to the East
the passenger end specie freight by one of the Alexandrian
packets amounted to 'be value of the ship. The length of
the line %bleb the Peninsular and Oriental Company's
patkets at present traverse is 17,661 milts. There are now
two important mail steam packet lines in connexion with
that company's packets, which nra worked by indepeneent
companies—via , the one between Aden end the Mauritius,
and that between Calcutta end Berm .h. Tte highest
single passenger fare in the world is 165/., which is the sum
charaed by the above-named company for a paeatge from
Southampton to S•meshes. By recent arrangt mints the
arrival home of the West India packets fits is with the
departure of the Bast India ones; this has increased the
wonders of sombre travolling. A p'rson can now take
leave of the Pacific Ocean from the meet at Patents, and in
eleven week* he msy salute the great ocean from the east on
tho coast of Chine. Daring this perks' he would hive tra-
velled nearly 16,000 miles, hays crossed two oceans and two
great seas, sighted some of the most remarkable places in
ancient asd modern history, end landed on the four quarters
of the glob*. The sapenu of such a trip la 220/.
PROPOSBD SUBSIDY TO THE MONTREAL OCEAN
FTILAY Sure COMPANT.—It has beer. stated in a Montreal

I;nroZ,The Prior, that the present cAnnial government is
dispcieed to meet the wishes of Messrs Edmonstone, Allan,
and Co., the proprietors of the M i.treel line of ocean nears
ship., by sustaining en apolicat;on to the House of Assembly
at its nest seseon for assir•ance in order to enable them MI
establish a weekly communication with Europe
THE BRAZILL—The eteam-oacket line between
Southampton and Betide, by the Uoiun Screw Company's
11 steamers, will be suspended this month. The 'reamer Celt,
belonging to that company, will not leave Southampton
until the 23rd of nest month. These steamers will in future
cell et Pernamhueo, so well as et Bahia and R:o de Janeiro.
THE STEAMER EUROPEAN.—Captain Ellison hu
been appointed to the c .mniand of the European, which
takes out the nest An•tra!isn mail. Thi• we. the cthcu
who made the c-lebrsted boat voyage fried the Macrame to
Sisal, when the Tweed war wrecked on the former, soma
years since. Ile also commanded the Ann doting the
greet storm in the B!srk See, sad eared his ship by perform-
ing the daring feat of running her through the rocky and
1111110 W entracte into Satanist's harbour during the height
of the storm.

ARRIVAL OP THE MADRID.—The Peninsular and
Oriental Cominny's steam ptckrt Ma. r.d, Cootoin George
Bradrhaw, Admiralty agent, lieut. Darby, FIN , arrived
at Bmthemp•oo wish the Peninsular mails vesierday.
dates ware—Gibraltar, Nov. 15; Cads, Nov. 16; Lisbon,
Nov. 19; Oporto, Nov. 20; Vig a Nov. 21. The Madrid
brought Moan passengers, amoagat whim wtre Sir John
Rennie.

The Imperial (Austrian) Danube Stem Naviga-
hoe Company has just obtained fr im the Csimacam of
Moldavia the grant, for thirty five veers, 01 a whi.rf and
warehouses at Toren. &mei°. This comp my bee accepted
tiie .AE 1. made by the Aucrien govcrousemt of a ousraotee of
8 per cent. profits, as compensation for the loss r f its cede-
give privilege. in the navigat.on of the Danube.
The screw steamer Constitution is hourly expected
at S oathamptan from Autneip on her way is New York.
She belongs to rho same line es tl,e Se!itique, the pioneer
ship cf the Belgian Tueutlaatic Steam Navigation
Company.
The Atalanta steamer, which w •e in collision with
the steam ship Sults., will be ready for sea this evening.
The Atalanta runs between Southscaptcn and the Channel
Islands es a cargo vessel.
GALE AT LIVERPOOL—LIVERPOOL, ItIONDAT.—•
It blew a severe stele from the worth. west on Saturday
night and Sond• y, hut decreased this re, :Asp. The
casueltiee reportea are trifling. To. chief damage ha. been
sustained by the America.) ships ashore on the Burin Bank
—one of which has entirely gene to pieces—th. Louisiana,
for New On ano another, the S. H. Fos, for New
York —is ra;idly huskies tip.
STRIKE ON VIE CANADIAN GREAT WESTERN
Itstr.wse—The Conodeare free Prers, of November 7,
published at Landon, Canada West, says Yesterday
morning all the mechanics in the employ of the Great
Western hi re left work, the same c0...r.e haviog been pur-
sued at the Harailtua workshop Turpility.. It 'posers
that a person of the came cf Braid hes 1 eon root out by the
English board of director. as locomotive wperineendent, and
that he has introduced rules so ilisiasolul to the men that
they decline to work order his rawer v ai-m. It If impossible
tn say how far the disc Erection isonaiz the engine driven
row spread, but from who we have he ad it is not unlikely
that it will result in a toed euepension .1 the business of the
road." The Welland herd says. of the time railway:—
et We pobitsh se account of ecoiher serious accident and
narrow • ',Bps en this road. Accioente on the Great
Western are becoming of almost daily occurrence. The
swab-a? at Iffrvvoll, as well as the one a short twe since
at London, apt ears to have been the result of gross tardin-
ess.; but no investigation as been mode."
"To HAMBURG WITH THE OERMANB."— On Thursn
day miming, an incident, oteas,oninu no mall merriment
to the tpeetators, occurred on the dinette,* the train
conveying .500 r isebarged German soldiers (ram Colchester
to Hareich, for embarkation to 11 sodium A female hav-
ing been screed of being bribed or .mugged Into the
train ander cover of the soldier", Maine R.ines enigma
quartermaster-general, and Mr. Nibleo. station master,
were for some time in active 'earth H discover the secreted
fair one. At length, the keen eyes of the Mein., in glanc-
ing eong the rows of soldiers, Tenet en a cretin: suspicious
form, sitting in upright pensive, and, throwing
aside the ample folds ci the martial cloak, be mond to
view the figure of a country.looking girl, of about sixteen,
who was bidden from Menet to dm s hailed it. Aa out-
burst of laughter front the Germans followed the discovery
of the lady, who was commended to cams forth, and on
heirg heeded out of the canner', looked amazingly silly.
When asked where she war going, she *Bid, to Hamburg
with the Germens," end en being told she must be a sim-
pleton, as they would be ears so leave her when she got
there, she pertly replied, she did'nt care if they did, and
taking a " Wet fond look" at the " Cousins German,' lett
the platform.—Bases Herald.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY.

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COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH.
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SITTINGS IN TIM GAIL MGM

lArd Campbell in,imated to the bat tbet so ads* mad
berralter an the Bail Court to bun motions except os the
last two drys of term. There were anti ample opportunis
ti :es for making motions in the full court, and It was very
deruble that %rational which had to decide whether a rule
Judi he made 'Malmo st.uld have all the eircuratteaces
let I Wore It when the rule was granted.