The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-11 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

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ITALY.

FLORENCZ, Dzo. 10.

A royal decree has been issued, ordering the
commissioners of the King in Venetia to cease to
exercise their functions from to-day.

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Dec. 10.

On Saturday the King of Prussia conferred the
order of the Black Eagle upon the King and
Crown Prince of Denmark.

To day his Majesty went out hunting at Konigs-
wusterhausen, attended by the royal princes, the
English and French ambassadors, and counts
Bismarck, Itsenplitz, and Eulenburg.

THE LATE HANOVERIAN ARMY.
BERLIN, Low. 10.

lt is stated that Bing George has recently re-
solved to release the officers of the late HOZOVO-

Wan army from their oath of allegiance, provided
the Prussian government will continue to allow
them their full pay.

THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS.
BERLIN, DEC. 10.

In to-day's Bitting of the Chamber of Deputies
the Minister of War brought in the military
budget, and made a speech in which he said :
"The resolutions of the liberal party contain much
that is unimportant, but they also include many
points that require the greatest deliberation, inas-
much as they might sow the seeds of future con•
flicts between the government and the chamber.
The government, therefore, would not allow itself
to be prejudicially influenced by the adoption of
the resolutions." The minister also opposed the
motions of Herren Vaerst and Virchow, which de-
manded that the budget should only be provi-
sionally sanctioned by the Chamber.
The resolutions, which had been drawn up at /a
private meeting of the different sections of the
liberal party, were paased by 165 against 151
votes.

The proposal of Herr Weichenheim, that the
Chamber should agree to the permanent expendi-
ture being fixed at 41,574,348 thalers this year,
but at 118,201 thalera less in future budgets, was
also adopted.
The Minister of War having assented to this pro-
posal, the motions of which notice had been given
by other deputies were withdrawn.
The receipts, as well as the exceptionally extra-
ordinary expenditure, were then agreed to.

AUSTRALIA, CHINA, AND JAPAN.

(Via Trieste.)
HONG KONG, Nov. 1.

The French Admiral has sailed to the Corea, but
has decided to defer active operations until the
winter is over.

The American schooner General Sherman has
been seized by pirates in the river leading to the
capital. They set fire to the vessel, after tying to
the masts the crew and two English passengers,
who all perished.
Large bodies of Nienfei Lave made their appear
once on the borders of Shantung and Honan.
An interview has taken place between Admiral
King and the Tastai at Shanghae with reference to
the suppression of piracy.
H. M. cutter Osprey, which had been missing,
has returned ; all well on board.
A disastrous fire occurred at Hong Kong on the
night of the 30th October, by which 200 native
houses were destroyed.
Intelligence received here from Japan states that
the death of the Tycoon has been officially an-
nounced by proclamation.
Stotesbashi, the Prime Minister of the Shogoon,
is vigorously prosecuting the war, and Chosin has
twice been defeated.

A Japanese embassy will proceed to Russia by
the next mail to settle the Saghalien difficulty and
to arrange the boundaries question.

VICTORIA.
MELBOURNE, Ocr. 27.
Great floods, with heavy rains, have prevailed
at Melbourne during the month.
Intelligence received here from New Zealand
announces that the natives of Hawke's Bay are
likely to prove troublesome. It is reported that
the Waikotes intend to attack Napier on the de
parture of the military.

ADELAIDE, OCT. 24.

The Assembly has rejected the bill for the amend-
ment of the conatitution. The wool clip is satis-
factory.

AMERICA.
(BY ATLANTIC TRLEGRAPIL)
NEW YORK, Dec. 8, Eczema.

Gold, 138. Sterling exchange on London, 109 j
5-20 United States Bonds, 1081 ; Illinois, 1181
Erie, 711. Cotton : Middling upland, 34c.