The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-24 00:00:00

obstinately refused to give his name, but it has been ascer-
tained that lie is the head of the above house of Schiller and
Co., of Breslau. lie inherited from his father half a milkn
of dollars, and by great industry soon tripled the sum, hut
lost everything lately in speculations on 'Change. He lost
more than cnib million dollars on the full of the shares on the
Cracow railway, which, owing to the incorporation with
Austria, fell even to 70 per cent.
DEATH OF PRINCE DE ROHAN.-It is not long
since we announced the death of Prince Benjamin do Rohan,
who was drowned at a swimming school, and we have now
to record the death of another member of that illustrious
family. Prince Victor de Itohan-Guemetie., Duke of Boni!
lon and Montbagon, departed this life on the 10th inst., at
his castle of Ole:wow, in Bohemia, iu the 81st year o his
age. Born in the middle of tho last century the
prince bad moved amongst all the emiosr,! men
of that conch. Gifted with flu amiable and libe-
ral mind, chivelroua and brave even to heroism, he may be
cited as a model of that type of the true gentleman now fast
dwindling to oblivion. Of a robust constitution, he would
not have fallen a prey to death so soon, but the untimely
fate of his nephew, Prince Benjamin de Rohan, preyed upon
his mind and shortened the path of his existence. He leaves
no descendants in direct lino. His titles and dignities are
inherited by his nephew, Prince Camille of Rohanatoehe-
fart ; and the five children of the late Prince Benjamin de
Rohan are the, only male representatives of the house of
Italian.
KIENIGSBERO.-A suit of nullity of marriage, on tho
ground that the husband was a Jew, and the wife a
Christian, was decided a few days ago by the
ari-
tri-
bunal of Keenigsbeng. The parties, M. Falkson,
the daughter of M. Leioerg, • wealthy merchant,
were affianced with the fuU consent of their respective
parents ; but not one of too ministers of the Lutheran
church, to which the young lady belonged, would con-
sent to perform the marriage ceremony. An application
was made to the minister of public worship, who refused to
give his authorisation, and the same fate attended an appeal
to the King in council. Upon these failures the parties went
over to Hull, and were there mrrricd according to the laws
of England. and then returned home and lived together as
man and wife. The law officer of the crown asserted the
nullity of the marriage on the grounds of its want of form
and the incapacity of the parties to enter into the contract.
All Prussian subjects of the Christian religion, he said, must
he married by priests ordained in Prussia, and M. Falksoc,
being a Jew, had not been married according to the ritual
of his own religion, as prescribed by an Edict, issued on the
11th March, 1812. M. Falkson, having obtained permission
to plead his owu calm., replied with great ability and accu
rate acquaintance with the marriage-law of Prussia, which
he urged did not prerail when the party who was not a
Christian consented willingly to be bound by christian rites
and ceremonies, Ell had been done in innumerable instances.
Ile urged that if there were a rule adopted by all Jews which
precluded their marriage with Christians, it might be
asserted, end with reason, that these unions were prohibited;
but as this was not the case, and, on the contrary, the laws
of the Jews insured to all liberty of conscience, every one
of them had a right to interpret and profess Lis religion
according to his own convictions. Thu., when Jews con-
tracted marriage with Christians, it was not necessary to
inquire whether the principles of the Jewish parties were
those of Judaism generally, but what was the conviction of
these who wished to unite themselves with Christians. If
they were convinced that they might, in accordance with
the principles of their religion, us they understood them,
submit to the laws of the Christians, then their marriages
were permitted by the Code itself. For himself, he hod, on
all his applications for permission to marry, explicitly de-
clared, and again he repeated the declaration, that he was
willing to submit, and did submit, to the laws of the
Christians on marriage. He then cited cases to show that
such marriages bad been held good and valid in Prussia.
The court, having heard the advocate of the wife, and the
law officer of the crown in reply, delivered the following
judgment :—Considering that although, on the one hand, it
is true that the civil code does not admit of marriages be-
tween Christians and persons who, according to the princi-
ples of their religion, cannot submit themselves to the laws
which govern Christian marriages, the public minister has
not, on the other hand, proved that the Israelites form part
of that class of persons designated by the code as not being
able to submit to the said laws ; that the tribunal is not in
Itself satisfied that the Jews do belong to the class in ques-
tion ; that in all cases of doubt it is right to adopt the mild-
est interpretation. lit rebus dubiis interprelatio Magna.
Therefore the tribunal dismisses the suit of the public minis-
ter, tmling to obtain a declaration that the marriage in
England between Falkeon and his wife is null and void.
RUSSIA.—From the 9th of January next, the new
year's day of the Russians, the ancient kingdom of Poland
will take the name of New Russia.:lt will be divided into two
governments—that of Warsaw and that of Lublin. Prince
Paakiewicz, the present governor of the kingdom of Poland,
will be replaced by . Prince Gorczikoff ; the Russian lan-
guage must be used an all the courts of law ; the customs
will be suppressed • Russian products will enter Poland free
of duty • Polish products will be taxed.
TURKEY.—CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 2.—For the
last three days the Mussulmen have been celebrating their
festival of the Kurban-Buiram. More than 75,000 lambs
will be slaughtered, which proves that notwithstanding the
attempts made to civilise the Turks, they still adhere to
their ancient religious usages. The Turkish fleet had re-
turned. Persia seems making great preparations for war.
The Shah intends assembling at Teheran an army of 25,000
men, under the orders of his eldest son. Turkey is supposed
to be the object of these preparations. it is not known what
effect they may have on the Divan; it is, however, certain
that the Ottoman Porte has accorded a handsome; indemnity
(7,00 W.) for the insults offered to the Persian Charge
d'Affaires at Erserouni The cholera continued to ravage
Tauris and &hires. There was a report at Trebisonde that
at Bagdad 7,000 persons had been carried away by the cho-
lera, and that it had made its appearance at 11lossaul. Toyar
Pasha, the governor of Mosaoul, Lad died, but not of the
cholera.

COLONIAL.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—Advises from the
Cape of Good Hope were received yesterday; to the I tth of
October from Cape Town, and to the ith of the same mouth
from Graham's Town. The only intelligence of a decisive
nature they contain relates to an interview which took place
near Ilie,ek Drift, between Colonel Johnstone, on the part of
the governor, and a number of Kaffir chiefs. It was inti-
mated to the Kettles that the Kei river is henceforth to form
the colonial frontier ; and that all who live within it are to
regard themselves as subjects of Great Britain. The Kalfirs
were not prepared to assent to these terms, and have for the
present retired again to the Amahala mountains. From
intelligence which has reached us from another quarter,
we believe that the frontier of the Kei will be in.
sisted on. It will remove the independent Kaffir
a little further from Graham's Town, and effort, perhaps, a
less se nveuient lurking-place for marauders than the pre-
sent line of frontier; in other respects little will be gained by
it. It is to he hoped that the dream of settling the newly-
acquired territory with exclusively black teslomsts, which a
certain party at the Cape are indutgine in, may not be real-
ised. But this arrangement canuut he lasting : all the tern
tory between Graham's Town and Natal, the sea-coast and
the Orange-river must be made British territory before last-
ing peace can be looked for. On Sunday the 4th of October,
the Rev. Mr. Calderwool was nearly killed by some lurking
Kaffirs as he was riding to Fur t Beaufort with despatches from
the governor. In the beginning of the preceding vs ask the
Kaffir; burned Phillipron, a station of the London Mis-
sionary Society. The indefatigable exertions of Colonel
Somerset, despite the severe weather, had recaptured be-
tween 4,000 and 6,000 cattle from the K afire. The follow-
ing is the account given in the Frontier Time., of the inter-
view between Colonel Johnstone and the Kaffir chiefs:—
Information reached town on Saturday that the Gaika chiefs
had refused to accede to the terms submitted to them by
Colonel Johnstone, on the part of the commander-in-chief.
The meeting took place on Thersday afternoon, the let inst.,
ea the bank, of the Chutuie River, near Bloat. Drift, a message
having been previously sent to Macomo (who had made the
overtures on the part of the Gaika chiefs) by Lt.-Col. Camp-
bell, that Lt.-Col. Johnstone would meet them there.
The chiefs present were—Macuino, Saudilla, Botman,
and all Macorao's sons, one only excepted. There were
also several councillors, and about 300 Kuffirs, a great num-
I her of them e.ouuted and armed with muskets, all of
whom were apparently in excellent order. Macomo looked
ill, and very weak, and was labouring under a severe attack
of dysentery. There was no difference in the appearance of
the other chiefs. Botman looked as fat and sleek as ever.
They did not seem to be humbled, but they all, however,
appeared heartily tired of the war. Besides Col. Johnstone,
who conducted the negotiation, Major Smith and several
others were present, among whom wan the Rev. Mr. Calder-
wood (formerly Maeomo's missionary). At the epecial
request of his Excellency the Governor, Colonel Johnstone
informed the chiefs of the determination of the governor,
which was in substance, that he did not want war, and
loved peace; but that ho was determined there should be an
end to the outrages which had fur so long a period, in
defiance of treaties, been committed upon the coloni,ta by
the Kaffir, and which the chiefs either would not, or could
not, restrain. That he had taken possession, in the name of
her Majesty, of their country as fax as the Kei River, which
would henceforth be the colonial boundary. That it was his
intention to locate the Fingoes and Hottentots, and such
Kaffirs as had not joined in the war, in the ceded territory.
That such of the chiefs and their people who would gree to
give up their arm+, and restore, or assist in the restoration,
of the cattle stolen from the colony, would be all-wed
to remain in the country between the Keiskamma and
the Kei, not, however, as independent chiefs or haws,
but as subjects of the British government :—and that those
who refused to submit to these terms would be driven over
the latter river, and the cattle taken by force of arms.
Macomo appeared evidently inclined to accept these condi-
tions, but he was closely watched by the other chiefs, who
were not disposed to submit. excepting on their own terms.
Macomo'a sons particularly—with whom, it is said, he has
had several quarrels lately—were daermined to yield
nothing. Sanffilla and Boman displayed a good deal of
hauteur, though there was an absence of that insolent rude-
ness which had been usually exhibited et similar meetings.
They, as well as Macomo, were desirous of being all 'wed to
return to their former shades, and as regarded the surrender
of their arms and booty, Botman said, in reference to the
former, that such a d, mend was never made by one nation
that conquered another; their guns were their property,
bought with their money, and could net, therefore, be
demanded of them. The cattle, he said, were dead; and
what was taken in war was taken not again to be restored.
The cities were told that whilst they were talking of
peace, their people were committing aggressions in the
colony in every direction. To this they replied in the old
strain, that those were thieves whom they could not restrain,
and who should be shot. Sanffilla said they were deter-
mined not to fight any more ; that his people would go on
cultivating their gardens, and that the English might come
and kill them. They were then told, that having declined

:.‘oar';y