The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-17 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

THE EMPEROR AND THE PEASANTS.
At Moscow the Emperor has received the fol-
lowing letter from the delegates of the enfranchised
peasants of all the districts of the government of
Moscow : . .

Imperial Majesty, very gracious sovereign liberator!
What thou hart dime for us, thy faithful subjects, is above
an praise and all gratitude. May the Lard, who contem-
plates from above thy reign so rich in glorious
works, assist thee in increasing them day by day,
for thy greater glory and that of our dear
country. Such, great Emperor, are the wishes which we
venture to express in presenting to thee bread sod salt.
At the same time, end as belonging to a class laden with
thy benefits, we give thee, 0 our father, in the name of
all our companions, the promise that we will express our
gratitude for thy constant solicitude, by oarryMg out as best
we can thy wise and beneficent desires, (by faithfully dis-
charging the imposts which fall upon us, or which will be
ultimately decreed, and by labouring with a common and
amicable undentoudiog in the amelioration of our lot.
Imperial Majesty! we are thy very faithful subjects, and
the representatives of the peasants temporarily subject to
the government of Moscow. (Here follow the signatures.)

(azirrza's TILIGIAWL )
MEXICO.

PARIS, Deo. 17.
The Mouileur of this morning publishes the
following latest intelligence from Mexico :
"The state of health of the troops is generally
good. The only sickness prevailing arises from
fevers, the gravity of which diminishes every day.
"Communication between Vera Cruz and
Orizaba is becoming more easy. Twelve days,
however, are still necessary to perform the journey.
The want of means of transport has prevented the
commencement of operations. This state of
things has been modified by the dispatch of
1,200 mules and 280 carts from New York to Vera
Cruz on the 14th of November last.
"Before entering Jalapa General Berthier's
vanguard defeated a corps of Mexican lancers,
demoralising 4,000 national guards, who imme-
diately dispersed. The enemy lost 15 killed, 35
wounded ; 50 saddle hones taken and 10 killed.
The road was strewn with arms thrown away by
the fugitives. The French troops lost 2 killed
and 5 wounded."

THE BRAZIL MAIL.
MONTE VIDEO, Nov. 19.
(Per Navarra, via Lisboa.)

Exchange, 411 d. Wet salted ox hides, 150,000,
sold at 56 reale to 52 reale, and in demand ; dry
hides, American, 4811 reals. Tallow, 19i reals.
&laden)s have commenced.

The Second Chamber of the States-General of
Holland has postponed its decision on the question of iron-
cased line-of-battle ships, and expressed a desire that the
government should do nothing until science should have
pronounced more positively on the subject.
The editors of the Austrian papers who are now
in prison are treated (writes the Vienna =respondent of
the Times) as if they were common malefactors. They
have nothing in their cells but a straw mattress, a straw
pillow, a @beet, a rug, two benches, a jog of water, and an
open tub for unmentionable purposes. The food given to
the prisoners is the so-called " house diet," which oonsists
of black bead, soup, and vegetables. On Sunday, and on
Sunday only, s small piece of meat is set before them. The
smell in the cells is so offensive that the unfortunate pri-
soners are obliged to hays the windows open night sod day.
Important modifications have bout made in the
halls of the Louvre. These changes hays been occasioned
by the necessity of making room for new treasures ; amongst
others, the famous Camp= Museum, which has given rise
to so many discussions respecting both Its merits and destina-
tion. The Sauvageot Museum, which formerly occupied the
upper stories of the building, and was only to be seen by
special cards, will be brought downstairs, and thrown open
to the general public. The large room of the Guards,
which contained the immense pictures of Lebrun repre-
senting the Little' of Alexander, will be hung with tapes-
tries, and receive the china, majolica, and the teens of the
Campine Museum. The pictures of Lebrun will be placed
in a special room with 25 other paintings presented by the
chapter of Notre Dame.
The Dutch Chambers have ratified the conces-
sion for cutting a ship canal through North Holland, by
which a direct communication will be made between Am-
sterdam and the North Sea. This undertaking. when oom-
. .