The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-16 00:00:00

MEXICO.

Advices have been received here from the city of
Mexico to the 22nd ult. The Emperor Maximilian
set out for Vera Cruz on the 21st via OrizabP, in
order to avoid meeting General Castelnau. Before
leaving he verbally appointed Marshal 13azaine
temporary Regent. The Mexican ministry, on
hearing of Marshal Buzaine's appointment, re-
signed. General Castelnau arrived in the city of
Mexico on the 23rd, and took upon himself the
administration of the government.

THE CREW OF THE ATRATO.
(THIS DAY.)

NT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, FRMAT.

The health officer hag just left for the Mother-
bank to examine u,to the state of health of the crew
of the Atrato. He will telegraph his report to the
Privy Council from Ryde, and will then receive a telegram
from the Privy Council stating whether the Atrato shall re-
ceive pratique or not. All the sick arc onboard the Menelaus,
but there was an unfavourable report of the state of their
health yesterday. It is confidently expected, however,
that the Atrato will receive pratique to-day, and that the
passengers and cargo will be landed here this evening and
to-morrow morning.

A number of fresh hands bare been sent down to work
the ship from the Motherbank to Southampton Docks.
The La Plata is getting ready to leave for the West
Indies on the 2nd proximo, instead of the Atrato.

The following letter, written by the Emperor to
Madame Cuvillier-Flenry, sister of S. Thouvenel, on the
day of that statesman's death, is printed in the ifoniteur,
in an obituaii notice of the late minister :—" The Empress
and myself have learnt with deep regret the misfortune
that has befallen you. I lose in your brother an excellent
and devoted servant, who seemed likely to render long and
useful services. I know with what care you Lave attended
him in his long and painful illness, and cannot refrain
from expressing the sincere share I take in your grief.—
NAPOLEON."

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Gatignani informs its readers that " the eldest
son of Prince Napoleon took his first lesson in riding the
day before yesterday in the Imperial Riding School at the
Louvre. This prince is not yet 41 years of age, having
been born on the lsth July, 1862. The Princess Clothilde
was present at the lesson."
" The taste for horseflesh," says the France, " is
decidedly increasing in Paris. There are at present in the
capital seven butcheries for the sale of that commodity,
and which dispose of about 40,00filbs. weight per week.
The annual consumption may therefore be estimated at
1,000 tons, or more than ten times the quantity of meat

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester (says the Devizes distributed to the poor in the twenty bureaux de hien-
G ri:ettr )is continuing to hold conferences of the clergy faisance. So far horseflesh has been exempt from the
and laity in the different rural deaneries nn the leading octroi duty, and sells at from five sous to one franc the
questions of the day. Meetings have been held at rookie_ kilo. of two pounds."
church, and in the town-halls of Malmesbury and Chip- A long despatch has been received at the
penham, all of which have been very numerously attended Colonial-office from Governor Rawson, dated Nassau, Oct.
by the clergy and loading laity of the neighbourhood. The 17, detailing the results of the late destructive hurricane.
Proceedings were private, but it is understood that, with It is gratifying to hear that all classes in Nassau have vied
reference to ritualism (which was discussed at the places with the government in their efforts to lighten the common
above-mentioned) it was the prevailing opinion that the misfortune so far as possible. The governor has wisely
salutary action of convocation was by no means exhausted. discountenanced the idea of charitable relief or public aid,
Parliamentary interference was strongly and almost nni- except so far as may be needed to restore the " productive
venally deprecated. powers of the community."