The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-13 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

The Victoria Parliament was prorogued on No-
vember 28. The governor expressed his regret
that an Appropriation Bill had not been passed,
and that the Constitution Act provided no means
to settle the dispute which had taken place be-
tween the two houses. He hoped the question of
financial legislation would be settled by an appeal
to the country. The dissolution took place on
December 12. When the mail left elections were
vigorously going forward amidst great excitement.
The whole of the elections would be over by the
end of January, and early in February it was ex-
pected the new parliament would be summoned to
meet for the despatch of business.
The judgments confessed by government to the
London Chartered Bank now approach to 800,0001.
Much regret was expressed throughout the
colony on the receipt of the intelligence of Lord
Palmerston's death. Flags at half-mast were
hoisted on the Town-hall and other buildings in
the city, and also by shipping in the harbour.
The sth January was to be observed as a day of
humiliation on account of the drought.
A "new chum" had found a nugget 180 ounces
in the first hole he sunk at Newstead. A nugget
weighing 60 ounces had been found at Wood's
Point.

The colonial steam-sloop Victoria returned to
Melbourne, on the 27th November, from her search
for shipwrecked people at the Auckland Isles. The
result of the expedition is that no person has been
found on the Auckland group, or upon any of the
others visited by Commander Norman ; nor was
any trace of shipwreck discovered beyond what
has already been reported by Captain Musgrave,
who commanded the Grafton at the time of her
wreck.

We learn from Adelaide that unsatisfactory news
had been received from the Northern Territory
with dates to August. One of the party had been
killed by the blacks, and great discontent pre.
Tailed. Mr. Finalist, the government resident,
was expected to be in Adelaide in a short time. A
good report is given of the ch►racter of much of the
land. A motion affirming the desirability of con-
structing a line of telegraph between Adelaide and
King George's Sound had been brought forward in
the Council.

The Assembly had adjourned for Christmas
holidays, to the 7th January.
Several &Atha in the bush are reported. In one
case a man, hie wife, and five children were travell-
ing up the Darling in search of water, when the five
children all died of thirst. The parents were dis-
covered just in time to save their lives.

NEW ZEALiND.

We read in the Melbourne Argue :

The political news from New Balsa refers principally
to the approaching general electioa, ani to the prospects of
the enema or non-straceas of the "separation" party. We
hear nothing further as to the removal of the troops. Th
detsraination of the Staff Ira aiministratioa appears to be
to take no aetionthemselves, bat to throw the =III on the
imperial government.
On the east mast, where the colonial troops are at work,
the Meehan fanatics are being severely punished. The
total defeat of the Waipau natives was mentioned last
mouth. 2.ighteen of the prisoner captured there have
been tried before a court-martial at Opitiki, and have been
'maenad to death, for participation is the murder of
the Bev. Mr. Grace. Themetence has to be ratified by his
Bacelleeey the Governor before it oan be carried out Fair
natio*, it meat was given the 140 fighting men, who were
released at Waima, on taking the oath of allegiance, that
if they should 'gala take up arms they would be liable to
be hanged, or to be transported, at the option of the govern
ment. The Bauhaus ere now making head at Poverty
Bay, where they have collected to the Dumber of 700
men, sod have pleaders." and burned down the houses of
the European settlers. The settlers themselves have
I fled to the little port of Tswana, and the church, as
well as the redden*. of Archie nee Will;ami, are occupied
with homeless fugitives, who in nearly every Instance have
lost their all—the results, in some cases, of ID and JO
yetis' labour. With great energy the forms engaged at
Waipau have been tramferred to Tammy. H.M.S. Bak
atecvmed Morgan's friendly natives, who cumbered 250. An
ultimatum was eat to the rebels requiring them to lay
down their arms, to 'extender all murderers, to pay for
all damage done to European settlers, and to take the oath
of allegiance. Instead of acceptleg terms, however, UN
Henbane have determined to fight to the last. Os Friday.
the 16th et November, the ortimaia/ forme, undo/ Major
Fraser, numbering 600 men, left Tannings, aid they were
supeeMd to attack one of the pea erected by the rebels the
next day. It is hoped that the savage fattatiesm will now
be se thoroughly suppressed Is &debit as it hes been at
OpiMki and Weapon.

THE NEW ROMAN LEGION.
The Patric furnishes the following additional
lsk-
formation relative to the new Roman Legion :
The duration of the engagement will be boor yam the
;my is not yet known, but it will not be leas than That of
the French army. The French oaken who may 101 l ha
the lionisation of the mares ofthe Zama Legion wig pm.
serve their position as nom* °Moors, but will only obtain

promotion' the French army by seniority. The grades
Minch map be coooferred on them by the Roman govern-
Bleat will sot give them any tights la France, and at their
return they will have to resume t►e grades they occupied
before raising the Roman Legion, or those they may have
attained by seniority.
As many as a thousand Belgian recruits for the
Pope have lately been forwarded to Marseilles.
The Opinion Nationale is irreverent enough to say
that these young men are ignorant of the fact that
in the ftoman army they will be liable to be beaten
with a stick.

(azonmes Tirmazeis.)
THE FRENCH SENATE.—DEBATE ON THE

ADDRESS.

PARE& 713. 13.

In the debate on the address in the Senate yes-
terday, M. d'Agneesean, General Gemeau, and
Oardinal Bonnecliose spoke at great length upon
the September convention, expressing distrust of
the Italian government.
K Bonjean, in a speech on the same subject,
said that Italy would rigorously execute the con-
vention, but the temporal power could not laat.
K Rouher, Minister of State, said the September
convention had created in Italy two distinct tempo-
ral sovereignties. He defended the loyalty of the
Italian government. France (said the minister) has
reserved her liberty of action ; by announcing what
she will do, she would fetter and destroy that
liberty. France continues to keep in view the re-
conciliation of the Pope with Italy.

Paragraph 9 of the address was afterwards

ENGLAND AND PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, Ea 13.

The United Committees of the Chamber of De-
puties for Trade and Finance have unanimously
agreed to the navigation treaty with England.