The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-10 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1867.

EXPRIS FROM PAM&

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PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The weekly political bulletin of the Moniteur du

.Muir says

The European press is unanimous in recording the favour- ,
able impression produced by the wont of peace and con-
cord addressed by the Emperor to the Corps Diplomatique.
The pacific influence exercised by the French government
is a pledge of general security, and peoples as well as
sovereigns earnestly hope that the Universal Exhibition ,
may, as his Majesty desires, contribute to "calm passions
and draw interests closer together.' The situation of the
Roman States continues to be satisfactory. The popu-
lation is everywhere on good terms with the
Pontifical garrisons, and the Pope fulfils his duties
as a sovereign and the head of the church with his
habitual activity. His Holiness received M. Tonello
on the ovnision of the Christmas fetes, and while showing
great attention to the King of Italy's envoy, spoke of the
great satisfaction which he would have in seeing an
understanding on religions questions between the court*
of Rome and Florence. The conciliatory disposition
shown on both sides is calculated to assure the success of
the negotiations. Looking to practical results r►ther than
to theoretical divergencies, and abstaining from discus-
sions on matters of principle which could only have pro-
voked Levitation, Cardinal Asonemalli sad 11. Tanana
have devoted themselves exclusively to the task of •
removing di(Sculties. An accord has been already come
to as to most of the points in dispute, and there remains
; only to be settled questions of form as to which it may be
, hoped that there will very soon be a complete agreement.
The bulletin goes on to summarise the week's
news from Prussia, Austria, Spain, Portugal, the
United States, and the Brazils, but in terms con-
veying no political opinion, and merely repro-
! ducing facts already known.
The fall at yesterday's Bourse went on to-day.
The figure of 70fr. in the Rente, which was by
many supposed to be a definitive conquest when
on Monday the closing quotation was 70fr. 20c., is
now no longer even a battle-ground, for the last
prices to-day were 69fr. 'sc. and 69fr. 8211 c.
Mobilier fell 3fr. 75c. ; Credit Foncier, ofr. ;
Italian, 2lk.

THE FRENCH EXPEDITION IN COREA.—The
LiGrrte, commenting on the Moniteur's news from Corea,
which appeared in our columns yesterday, says :—" To
destroy Kang-has, and carry away on leaving it 197,000
francs in silver ingots, with manuscripts and books, by
way of punishing the murder of missionaries who knew
when they went to Cores to what fate they exposed them-
selves, that is what we call making the French name re-
spected ! A few more distant expeditions like this, and
we shall have taught the Chinese how to fight. What
shall we do then ; what could we do, a handful of men at
that distance against three hundred and sixty millions of
Chinese? Already their pirates dare to show themselves
and to attack European vessels. Let us leave the Chinese
at peace in their own country, and let our missionaries be
contented with preaching in ours."

CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—
MARsEILLES, JAN. 9.—The Nyanza arrived at 1 p.m.
The wails leave for London by special train at 5 p.m

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Dann, JAN. O. —The mail steamship St. Laurent,
from New York, arrived at this port last night.

ST. NAZAIRE, JAN. 9.—The steamship p Panama,
which arrived here from Mexico this morning, brims
1100 tons of merchandise and 600,000 francs in specie
The Florida had arrived at Vera Cruz, in order to embark
WO soldiers returning to France. The cholera was dimi-
nishing at St. Thomas.

POULTRY most AMEED'A.—During the last few
week. several ships arriving at Liverpool from the United
Maims hays brmght over- as victims .1 -flair cargo has.
reds containing turkeys, geese, and other birds, sufficiently
pickled to enable them to reach this country in edible con-
dition. They commanded ready sale and good prices.
THE POSTAL SERVICE AND THE CUNARD COMPANY.
—The contract of the Cunard Company with the govern-
ment, which has been in orsrstion for upwards of
twenty-five years, closes with the year isb7. In
future the carriage of letters will not be regulated
by a special subsidy, but the "free trade" system
which prevails in America is to have a trial by the
British government. The Cunard Company, with others,
may become oompetitors for the postal service under the
new rqnstr, but it is understood that with their splendid
tivet at their own free disposal for general mercantile work
they will amply recoup themselves for the withdrawal of
the subsidy, as the trade with America is constantly and
largely increasing.
THE SHIPPING TRADE OF LIVERPOOL DURING
1803.—During the year lAA the number of ships e
inwards at Liverpool was 5,060 ; total tonnage, 3,7-17,11
144.
The vessels cleared outwards during the same period num-
bered ; total tonnage, 2,966,461. These figures show
an increase of 233 vessels and 480,421 tons in the vessels
reported inwards, and 203 vessels and 334,634 tons in the
vessels cleared outwards, as compared with the year

DISTRESSING OCCURAENes:—The fancily of Mr.
E. Shcuton, of Manor Farm, Buriton, has been suddenly
plunged into deep sorrow by the death of his second and
third sons, Henry and Robert, aged 15 and 13, who were
drowned to in a pond on the farm, on Thursday last.
They were home for their Christmas holidays, and had
gone out to amuse themselves with a gun, as they had
often done before. They did not return to dinner at the
usual hour, but nothing was thought of this, as there
happened to be a shooting 'party on the feria that day,
and it was supposed that they gone to see the sport ; but
as the afternoon paused, and evening set in, their
absence occasioned some surprise and anxiety, and
a messenger was despatched to the house of a
neighbouring farmer to see if they were there.
On his return without any tidings of them, serious
alarm was felt for their safety, and a sort of presentiment
flashed through Mr. Sheraton's mind that they had fallen
into Pill Mead Pond, a place he knew they were in the
habit of frequenting with their guns ; he mentioned this
to some friends who were spending the evening with him,
and the party at once broke up, and set out on a search.
The footsteps of the boys were tracked in the snow to
the pond in question, when the worst fears of the dis-
tracted father received a sad confirmation from the
fact that no footsteps could be traced beyond
the pond, nor any in a homeward direction.
Fires were immediately kindled at the edge of
the pond to afford light • the sluices were raised,
and the bank was cut through to let off the water, and
a vigorous search commenced, in which Mr. Seward,
of Weston, rind Messrs. bonne,,, Grain, and Holt, of
Peter,fiehl (the gentlemen who were Mr. Sbenton'e
guests for the evening) took au active part, but it was not
till about midnight that the bodies were found; they
were lying within a few yards of each other. One of the
young gentlemen had a watch in his pocket, which bad
stoped at about half-past eleven, which was, no doubt,
about the tine the accident occurred, so that the bodies
were in the water about twelve hours. Of course, life
had been a long time extinct, and, although there was a
medical gentleman present (Mr. Holt, assistant to Messrs.
Whicher and Cross), lie could do nothing but pronounce
the case utterly hopelese.—Hants Chronkle.
THE FATAL COLLIAION ON VIE Rtvitit.—The in-
quest on the body of John Alfred Squires, aged eleven,who
died from the effects of injuries which he sustained by the
collision between the Velocity (s.), from Calais, and the
barque Mary, off Coalhouse l'oiut, was resumed yester-
day at the Town-ball, OravesentL After the examination
of several witnesses, the jury returned the following ver-
dict :—" We find the deceased was accidentally killed by
the collision caused by an error in judgment on the part of
the captain of the steamer,which we consider highly cen-
surable."

The body of Mr. West, a?entleman well known
in Radnorshire, has been found so the river at Presteigne.
lie was last seen in a state of intoxication on the night of
December 1. When the body was found there was a slight
bluish red tinge round the neck, but the medical evidence
showed that be was not strangled, but had met his death
by drowning.
VANCOUVER ISLAND. —A member of the late
legislature and an important official of Veneerer Island,
in a letter to a professional friend in Kan Francisco, under
date of October 22, says :—" Victoria I have resolved to
leave, and to leave in all human probability for ever unless
some more hopeful signs appear in the commercial horizon.
. . . There is a general exodus talked of, and I confess
with some show of good reason. In my judgment there
are not, at the present time, upon Wharf-street alone,
three solvent men. The whole commercial fabric totters
to the very foundation, and when the crash comes it will
be such as Vancouver Island has never witnessed before.
The failures of the past seven days will amount to over •
million dollars."—San Francisco Bulletin.

NORTHERN RAILWAY OF BUENOS AYRER CON-
PANT (LiNtrxl)).—}teoeipta and expenses for October,
1566. Receipts, 2,7411. 7a. Ad. ; expenna, 1,6711. 15s. 11d.;
rate of waking, 601.14 a. sd.