The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-17 00:00:00

THE DANTE CELEBRATION IN FLORENCE.

In *day's pitting of the Clawboa a decree was
read ordering their prorogation.

VENICE, MAT 16.
Prince Arthur has arrived here, and left this
morning for lusbnick, vio Botsen.

THE BRAZILS.
(By bilnirspb from Lisbon.)

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aran. 24.
Exchange on London, 25, 26 ; ditto Paris 370,
378. Coffee, good lint, 8,500ra. to 6,600r5. Ship-
ments aims the departure of the last mail, 82,365
bags, including 43,000 for the ChanneL Stock,
9b,000 bags. Freights, 37.
BAHIA, Area 29.
Exchange on London, 25*, 26. Sugars, 2,400ra.,
2,800r5. Cottons, 14,000r5.
PERNAMBUOO, Kay 1.
Exchange on London, 25, 261. Sugars, 3,800ra.,
3,900r5. Cottons, 12,000r5., 13,000ra.
The royal mail steamship Parana arrived at Per-
nambuco on the 28th AFiL

WAR BETWEEN PARAGUAY AND THE
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
RIO DE JANEIRO, incr. 24.
It is reported that war has broken out between
Paraguay and the Argentine Republic.

The inauguration by King Victor Emmanuel of
the Dade Exhibition took place at Florenoe in the
Palazzo Pretorio on Saturday last, as already an-
nounced by telegraph. His Majesty arrived about
mid-day, and was accompanied by Baron Natoli,
Minister of Public Instruction ; Count Nigra,
Minister of the Royal Household ; General Road,
First Aide-de-Camp ;Lieutenant-General Oucchiari,
and many other members of his suite. The
President of the Provincial Council, Count
Cambray Digny ; Professor Augustus Conti,
President of the Committee of the Dante Exhibi-
tion, and the membersof the different committees,
were waiting at the door of the palace to receive
the King, and-beyond were a number of deputies,
senators, civil and military authorities, and the
foreigners of distinction, who had been invited to
the oeremony. Immediately after he had entered
the palace his Majesty was presented by Count
Digny, in the name of the provincial council,
with a memento of the Dante fetes, in the shape of
a magnificent sword. Upon one aide of the blade
were the words " Dante, to the first King of
Italy," and upon the other the terzins, from
canto 6 of the " Purgatorio :"

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Upon the handle were two allegorical figures of the
" Inferno " and the " Purgatorio," together with
figures of Dante and Beatrice. The Bing was much
gratified with this present, and expressed • desire
to become acquainted with the young workman by
whore it had been designed and exwmted. Pro-
fessor Conti then read the inaugural address, in
which he stated that the various books, documents,
and other objects in the exhibition had been col-
lected from all parts of Italy and Swope for
the purpose of illustrating the poet's life,
the time in which be lived, and the fame
he has acquired. The address was listened
to with deepattention by the King and all present.
Victor Emmanuel then examined the exhibition in
detail, and appeared to be much impressed by the
litany valuable and interesting treasures it con-
tains. Among these is the muster roll cd the
Florentine army at the battle of Idontaperti, in
which Dante is enumerated among the combatants.
The King and all the company then signed their
names in a book, which is to be preserved in the .
Magliabethi library as a memorial of the exhibi-
tion. The inauguration of the statue of Dante was
to take place the next day. A very large number
of visitors had arrived is Florence, and the city
wore a holiday aspect.

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JANEIRO, Arm. 21. I i
28 ; ditto Paris 37%
!L to 6,000r5. Ship- f i
the last mail, 82,366
the ChanneL Stock,
BAHIA, Aria 29.
26. Sugars, 2,400ra.,
• ,
ItNAMBI7OO, Kay 1.
:di. Sugars, 3,600r5.,
13,000r5.
'arena arrived at Per-
QUAY AND THE
ZPUBLIC.
JANEIRO, Leta 24.
a broken out between
Republic.
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Victor Emmanuel of
Taos at Florence in the
iy last, as already an-
Majesty arrived about
lied by Baron Natoli,
ction ; Count Nigra,
:bold •, General Rossi,
ant-General Oucchiari,
a of his suite. The
Mal Council, Count
ar Augustus Conti,
of the Dante Exhibi-
le different committees,
of the palace to receive
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a number of deputies,
authorities, and the
o had been invited to
r after he had entered
presented by Count
le provincial council,
to fetes, in the shape of
one aide of the blade
to the first King of
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allegorical figures of the
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a. The King was much
and expressed • desire
he young workman by
and executed. Pro-
inaugural address, in
dons books, documents,
libition bad been col-
Italy and Europe for
ing the poet's life, •
II lived, and the fame
address was listened
le King and all present.
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much impressed by the
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among the combatants.
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to be preserved in the .
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the statue of Dante was
A very large number
Florence, and the city

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17.

PRESIDENT JOHNSON 38 fulfilling the expectations
of his friends and his enemies by the vigour with
which he is pursuing the leaders of the late rebel-
lion. There can be now no doubt that his recent
speeches were not merely intended to scare Mr.
DAVIS and his accomplices from the territory of the
United States, but that he really seeks their
prehension, with a view to their severe punish-
ment. And it would appear that their capture
is more probable than was at first supposed,
Sroxxxxx's cushy having come up within a day's
march of them on the 29th of April. The tele-
graph is now working to a number of points near
the line of route of the fugitives, and WILSON%
Union cavalry were last heard of in western Georgia,
through which they must pass.
Without being disturbed by the slightest do u
of the justice of inflicting a heavy punishment on
these men, we sincerely hope that they may get
away to someplace—not being Canada--beyond the
reach of their pursuers. The infliction of the
juatest punishment for political offences reacts more
or leas injuriously upon the community ; and it is
next to impossible to keep public justice free from
the admixture of party feeling. But the
Government at Washington not only seeks
to bring Mr. DAVIS to account for treason ;
it has issued a proclamation in which
it declares that it bas evidence in its
possession that he had part as an inciter and pro-
curer of Mr. brrooxx's assassination. The charge
i• too horrible, and, whatever the worth of the
evidence, we regret that it should have been
made. Some of the other persons named in Mr.
JOHNSON'S proclamation have notoriously been
concerned in planning and direct;ng from Canada
the raids and other outrages which were so near
embroiling us with the United States, and it is not
surprising that they should be suspected of being
privy to BOOTH'S crowning villany. One or two of
them are in Canada now, othershave recently left the

province, while others are now fleeing thither for
refuge. Demands for the extradition of those who
remain will be made in the ordinary course of
things, and will require to be treated with all the
wisdom and discretion which have hitherto cha-
racterised Lord Moxces administration. It will
be observed that the rowdy New York
newspaper which has for the last four
years sought every opportunity of envenoming
every question that has arisen between Great
Britain and the United States, is at its old trade
again. The good sense of the public will distinguish
between the language of a professional incendiary
and the sentiment of the Government at Wash-
ington : perhaps it will also rebuke the com-
pilers of the news-summaries, who make their
selections from the American press, not accord-
ing to the intrinsic value of what they find there,
but according to the proportion of the "sense-
" tional " element which it contains. If Mr.
JOHNSON keeps his promise in prose-
cuting the leaders of the rebellion, he does
so also in showing clemency to the rank and
file. General Hamm:a% order, allowing " all
" persons, without regard to rank or employment,"
in the civil or military services of the rebel govern-
ment, to take the oath of allegiance and be amnes-
tied, is a comprehensive measure of pacification,
and cannot but have a good effect. The New York
Chamber of Commerce, it will be observed, has
paned resolutions in favour of a lenient and mag-
nanimous policy, and the leaders of the Abolition
party at the North, who have been the soul of
the war, are unanimous in recommending the
same course of conduct to the Government. The
news concerning Mexico is unfavourable to the
speculative enterprise to which the French
Empagog his committed himself in that country.
It is probable that the Mexican President will
soon have plenty of good soldiers at his disposal.
If his means of maintaining and paying them were
correspondent to the offers he is likely to receive,
we might look for the early expulsion of the Aus-
trian philanthropist from Mexico. •

We (Owe) elan date on the beat authority that the
dissolution of Parliament cannot take place before July 20.

A supplement to the London Gazette was pub-
llama this morning, describing the investiture of the King
of Portugal with the swipe and habit of the Order of {he
Getter.

Their Highnesses the Maharajah and Maharanee
Dolimp Singh bays arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from Alex-
andria, and h►ve been joined by Colonel mid Mrs. Ali•
pbaot.
Sir Charles Douglas intend. to ask the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer on Monday If the reasons which
have led to the opinion he expressed (after stating that the
Clerk of the Patents and the Clerk te the Commissioners

of Patents may bold jest as much public money as they
think fit, and pay it if they think fit, and if they pay
nothing at all there are no means of calling on them to
account for each non payment), that " tt would not surprise
him et all to find there were a great number of other
officers in a similar condition," have led him to make any
inquiry into such matters generally, or into any such mei
in particular. And, whether any, and what check her
majesty'. government propose to make with regard to those
other offieers, it any, who may be in a similar condition with
the Clerk of the Patents as regards the power et paying
nothing, or holding public money in hie hands just as he
pleases.

To-morrow Mr. Augustus Smith will ask the I
Chanel or of the Exchequer, or the First Commissioner of
Works, whether any bill is to be introduced this session,
aM when, for the removal of aerials collections now forming
part of the British Museum ; and whether snob bill ought
not to be introduced, and the eanetion of the boom obtained
to its °Milk principle, before say errosnes is Incurred in the
preparation of plans and estimates for the erection of build-
ings eleewhere, to which the said collections are to be trans-
ferred.
The Emperor has accorded to Mine. Jaamin, the
widow of the well-known Provencal poet, a taboos) shop at
APR.