The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-13 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

tltimnsa's numauts.)
OPENING OF THE DANISH RIGSDAG.

COPENHAGEN, Nov. It

The Danish Rigsdag was opened at half-past 12 i
this forenoon by King Christian in person. His
Majesty read a speech from the throne, in which i
he said :
" A bill for the dowry of the Princess Dagmar
will be laid before the Chambers. Denmark has
not remained untouched by the political events
that have recently taken place in the centre of
Europe. By the treaty of peace concluded between
Austria and Prussia at Prague, the latter power
has undertaken to restore North Schleswig in so
far as the population may by free voting pronounce
themselves in favour of such a step. Although
this has not yet taken place, still the text of the
treaty, and the national direction in which
European relations are now being developed, are a
guarantee that we also shall obtain the natural fron-
tiers necessary for the security of the country.
This is the object towards which, since the treaty
of Vienna, our hopes have ever been directed.
The justice of these hopes has been recognised by
friendly powers, and especially by the government
of the Emperor Napoleon, who has testified a
warm interest in our country, and has thereby
earned our profound gratitude. Denmark sees in
the proposed settlement of the question a proof of
the friendship of Prussia."
His Majesty further stated that preparations
were being made for the defence of the kingdom,
; notably with regard to fire-arms, which were being
I placed upon an improved footing. The questions
connected with the finances of the Duchies were
mainly settled, and the general financial positions
of the entire monarchy gave rise to no apprehen-
sions for the future.

DISTURBANCES IN GENEVA.
GENEVA, Nov. 12.

Serious riots took place in this city and at Ca-
rouge yesterday evening, in consequence of the
voting for the election of the Grand Council. At
the latter place the Independents were forcibly
driven back and prevented from voting before the
electoral urns were closed. At half-past 7 a band
of some 200 persons from Carouge suddenly at-
tacked the Hall of Elections of Geneva after the

voting was finished, but were repulsed by the In-
dependents. Being reinforced by the Radicals,
the rioters attempted to break in the doors and
windows of the building, and attacked the interior
with stones. The Independents armed themselves
with benches and balusters, and again repulsed
the assailants, succeeding in keeping the urns
intact.

The gendarmes subsequently arriving, order was
restored. About fourteen wounded persons,
nearly all belonging to the Independent party,
have been taken to the hospital. The attacking
party carried off their wounded. A battalion of
troops has been called under arms.
Considerable agitation prevailed this morning in
the city. The examination of the voters will be
finished in the course of the day.
GENEVA, Nov. 12, EVENING.
The independent party have triumphed in the
elections in the city, and in the quarter on the right
bank of the river, and the radicals have the majo-
rity on the left bank. The grand council will thus
Ibe composed of 63 members of the independent
party and 41 radicals.
The excitement caused by the riots is sub-
! siding.

THE POPE AND MALTA.

FLORENCE, Nov. 12.

Intelligence received here from Rome states that
it has been decided at a secret consistory that if
the Pope be obliged to quit Rome, he will seek an
asylum in Malta. The ecclesiastical authorities
of that island have received semi-official notifica-
tion of this decision.

VALF,TTA. Nov. 12.

Prayers were offered in the Roman catholic
churches on Sunday last for the deliverance of the
church from her enemies, and the Pope from his
present grievous troubles. The 14th inst. was
appointed as a day of fast and humiliation.

SPAIN.
SARAGOSSA, Nov. 11, Evinnso.
Complete tranquillity prevails here, and through.
out the whole province of .Arragon.

THE PRUSSIAN BUDGET.
BERLIN, Nov. 12.

At the re-assembling of the Chambers to-day the
Finance Minister brought into the Chamber of
Deputies the budget for 1867.
He stated that the power granted by the Cham-
bers to contract a loan had not yet been made
use of ; 271 t millions had been paid into the
Treasury. The revenue of 1866 showed a total of
168,804,000 thalers, including a sum of 4,600,000
thalers derived from war contributions, thereby
exceeding the preliminary estimates by the amount
of 7,210,000 thalers. Of this sum 2,400,000 thalers
would be devoted to increasing the salaries of offi-
cials and school teachers, and to increasing the pay
of the military forces.

INDIA.
(BY MELT OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.)
BOMBAY, Nov. 2, 3.55 P.N.

Shirtings and mule twist unchanged. Cotton
quiet, and prices drooping. Dhollerah, 260 r. Ship-
ments of the week, 6,700 bales. Exchange on Lon-
don, 2s. Odd. Freights to Liverpool, lba
CALCUTTA, Nov. I.
Exchange on London, 2s. O'd. Freights to
England, 40a.

(num out ancw. coßazerommer.)
VENICE, Nov. 9.
When Victor Emmanuel had landed at St.
Mark's, amid shouts of welcome which could not
be choked by November fog, when a Te Deum had
been chanted in the Basilica, and his Majesty had
entered the palace prepared for his reception, the
city was full of joy. There had been no hindrance
or mishap, despite the gloomy weather. If the
glorious 7th of November had not realised every
expectation, it had at leant brought the long-ex-
pected King safely amongst his people. What
though illuminated house - fronts glimmered
strangely on that misty evening and the canals
gave but a faint reflection of coloured lamps, or of
tasteful transparencies, it was, nevertheless,
festival such as would not occur again in a whole

century of quiet advancement.
There was a thick fog yesterday, and the luck-

less gondoliers, who had hoped for a double share
of patronage during the stay of so many foreigners
in Venice, were again disappointed. But the all-
absorbing question in hotels and coffee-houses—the
question anxiously debated by foreigners from far
and near—was how to get tickets for the Fenice.
This theatre, after remaining closed for several
years, has recently been opened to the public, and
last night it was to be honoured by the presence of
Victor Emmanuel. So everyone wished for a
ticket. Some made up their minds to do the best
they could for themselves by waiting at the doors,
others purchased what they desired at a high pre-
mium. Before eight o'clock the Fenice was
crowded to excess, with a bright array of beauty,
diamonds, and tricolour scarfs in the boxes, with
the stalls as full as they could be from side
to side, from front to rear, and with a struggling
mass of spectators in the pit, from whom rose cries
of " Enough, enough," when more tried to enter.
The house was brilliantly lighted, the excitement
was intense. Even in the fifth tier of boxes, close
beneath the roof, where au English gallery would
have been, there was not one empty space. From
floor to ceiling was the same crowd of eager faces,
with well nigh the same array of beauty and jewels.
All ej es were turned upon the royal box in the
centre of the grand tier, handkerchiefs were ready
to be waved, and I observed that many enthusi-
astic young ladies had gracefully cleared for action
by laying aside the henget or the fan, that they
might clap their hands at a moment's notice. We
had not long to wait. Victor Emmanuel, like a
true soldier, was scrupuloasly punctual. He entered
the royal box whilst gentlemen in the pit were still
protesting against any addition to their number,
and, as the ladies on either side stood up and
waved their handkerchiefs, those angry cries
of "Enough, enough," merged into a per-
fect storm of applause. " Long live the
Re Galantuomo !" " Long live the House of
Savoy !" was shouted twenty times over ; whilst
his Majesty, accompanied by the Princes Humbert
and Amadeus, advanced to the front of the box
and bowed repeatedly in acknowledgment of the
greeting. Victor Emmanuel has little taste for
music, and after a song, specially composed for the
occasion, had been sung by the whole operatic
company, and the first part of the first act of
Ba/b) in Maschera had been performed to a
very inattentive audience, the dancers were called
on without further delay. They executed many
intricate figures and did their part exceedingly
well, but what went forward on the stage was a
mere excuse for a crowded assembly to receive the
King. It was more of a political than a
theatrical night, and the house was better
worth seeing than the performance announced in
the playbills. Herewas " Vittorio," who had come,
at last. There on either side, above and below,
looking up and looking down towards his box, were
the loyal Venetians eager to bid him welcome, and
the foreigners of every nation eager to watch their
eagerness. Need I say that there were a score of
British subjects distinctly recognisable; that there
was a group of pretty Americans won over by the
contagion of the place from their republican creed
to applaud the King ; and that the fez of the
Turkish minister was conspicuous in the diplomatic
box ITo speak of such things in detail—to tell
on which side was the fairest face, and the brightest
diamonds of Venice, or to name the Italian states-
man who attracted the largest share of attention,
would mar the effect of the scene. I would rather
that the curtain had fallen over my description
whilst Victor Eunnanuel was bowing his acknow-
ledgment from the front of the royal box, and the
ladies were waving their handkerchiefs, and the
men were cheering themselves hoarse.
This morning his Majesty visited some of the
outlying forts. The ships of war saluted him as
he passed, and, despite a drizzling rain, hundreds
of persons ran to the waterside to watch the pro-
gress of the royal gondola. Since rain has begun
we hope that there will be a change of weather, and
that the regatta on which the gondoliers of Venice
have set their hearts will have a chance of success.

THE QUEBEC Ping. —Mr. John M. Grant, the
honorary secretary to the fund, received yesterday a tele.
gram from Manchester, stating that the committee of that
city have resolved to send out immediately one thousand
p.ira of blankets for the use of the poor sufferers by the
lire. These blankets, &c., will go forward by the next
steamer, Messrs. Allan Brothers and Co. having under-
taken to forward them with the utmost despatch, and free
from all charges. These blankets will be a most valuable
help in relieving the bitter distress now existing in Quebec,
and the committee hope to receive further similar contri-
butions. The subscriptions up to List evening, including
I the donation of 1001. from his Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales, amount to about 13,4001. This sum is exclusive
of the subscriptions now being raised or to be raised in
Manchester, Liverpool, and Glasgow, meetings having
been convened in the two last-named cities for this day.
DR. DITOSH ON AMERICA.—The Rev. Professor
31`Cosh, of Queen's College, Belfast, whohas just returned
from a four months' tour in America, has, in the course of
a public lecture at Belfast, stated that wherever he went
in the United States, in sermons, public addresses, and
otherwise, he earnestly pressed the duty and importance
of Christians in England and America cultivating a closer
friendship. He had visited black schools in Washington,
Virginia, and Baltimore, established since the war, and
found that the negro children had made as much p
in elementary learning as persons of the same age irt3rZs-
laud could have done in the same time. The Freedmen's
Bureau schools had in July last 123,000 pupils, and the
adult blacks were eager for instruction. He (Dr. M`Cosb)
had urged the President to educate the negroes while they
bare an appetite for it, lest they should fall into habits
of profl~'gacy. The education of the United States was (un-
like the 'an) Christian, and was at the bottom of the
pb comfort seen among the people. A New
d
of the better sort was (he said) one of the
sights in the world to a philanthropist.

The Kingston Morning Journal of Oct. 24 con-
tains the following :
Those of oar English readers who know anything of
Jemaioa affairs, of the morality of what is known as " the
upper classes "—above all,of the administration of justices
will not be surprised to learn that Gordon Ramsay, Wood-
row, and two persons of the name of Codrington, the first
charged with the murder of one George Marshall, and the
others with having unable:dully Rugged several innocent
ms esti women, have all escaped Judie°, but some sic-
prise will no doubt be felt when it is imams that the grand
jury, in the teeth of the judge's charge, ignored the
several bills of indictment. The court was held before the
Hon. Mr. Ker. The Attorney-General was present. The
grand jury was composed entirely of planters and the over-
seers and bookkeepers of planters, all of whom it is well
known had for some time stood pledged to Ramsay to
acquit him. The learned judge oertainly discharged his
duty faithfully. His charge to the jury was an elabo-
rate and faithful exposition of the circumstances of the
case and of the law bearing upon it. "The question for
your consideration," said he, in concluding his charge,
" will be, has the crown, upon the evidence which will be
laid before you, established such a prima facie case
against the defendant as to render it proper that
this case should be remitted for the fuller inquiry
which it must necessarily receive at the hands of a petty
jury? Upon this subject I owe it to the administration of
justice to remark that you ought not to have a doubt. If
these witnesses speak the truth, they hate told a tale
which no system of criminal jurisprudence but is under a
positive obligation to investigate. I need scarcely observe
that by finding a true bill, you do not pronouuco the de-
fendant guilty, but merely call upon him to say what he
has to urge by way of defence or explanation." The grand
jury retired, and in less than a quarter of an hour they
ignored the four bills respectively against Ramsay, Chris-
topher and James Codrington, and James Woodrow.
The Attorney-General informed the court that no fur-
ther proceedings would be adopted against the prisoners;
whereupon, by order of the court, they were all dis-
charged.