The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-18 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

The Prussian Gazette of the 16th inst. publishes
the following article :
This day the Emperor Napoleon arrives at Baden-Baden
to greet the Prince Regent on German soil. It was the
desire of the Emperor, expressed in the most obliging terms,
to give to the Prince Regent this proof of his peaceful and
friendly sentiments. Prussia ham reason to rejoice at these
advance', sod to appreciate without prejudice their iDCOO.
testable importance.
Prussia has no cause to wish to trace new objects for
her policy ; that policy has always been frank, upright,
conciliatory, and tending to preserve the peace of Europe
on its tried foundations : it will maintain that character.
But the difficulties of the times have aroused anxieties
which Europe will be glad to see dispelled by the friendly
exchange of ideas between two powerful sovereigns, whose
attitude always exercises en important and often a decisive
hansom on the destinies of Europe. Germany will be
satisfied if the Emperor of the French strengthens the con-
viction of the Prince Regent that the policy of France is
pacific as well as rigorous ; and France will see a precious
pledge for the continuation of his friendly relations with us
in the fact that the Emperor Napoleon will hear from the
Prince Regent's own mouth the sentiments and intentions
of that straightforward and moderate policy which is the
invariable rule of the ►cts of has government.

Simultaneously with this meeting, which attracts
the general interests of Europe, another event of a
most auspicious nature occupies the German nation ; It
is the Congress of eminent Princes of the German Con-
federation. It had long been the ardent wish of all sincere
patriots that after so many differences which have recently
agitated the internal existence of the Germanic dates, a
personal interview of the sovereigns of Germany should re-
vive and strengthen the sentiment of concord. The world
will be enabled to convince itself that, among the German
states, there may exist differences of opinion on this or that
important question of home policy, but that those diffe-
rences will always fade aw►y before the powerful union
which links these states together on all questions of national
independence and greatness.
Never will the &mord of factions be able to weaken the
bonds which, under all circumstances, connect the North
and South by indissoluble links.
We therefore dare to express the hope that the Confe-
rence at Baden will revive the confidence in a prosperous
and assured future for Europe, and, at the same time, con-
solidate one of the most powerful mainstays of that future,
the union of Germany.

FRANCE.

MARSEILLES, Julia 17.

The brother of the Emperor of Moroooo, with the
Moorish Ambassador and a suite of fifteen persons,
have disembarked here.
They were received with military honours.
They will leave for Paris on Tuesday or Wednes-
day.

THE REVOLUTION IN SICILY.
TURIN. JIM 17.
M. Thouvenel and the Marquis d'Antonini were
mamt at the interview of the Commander de
Martino with the Emperor Napoleon.
It is stated that the Emperor, in reply to M. de
Martino, said :—" Six weeks ago I could have
accepted, and should have been happy to accept,
the rdie of a mediator, but posterior engagements
prevent my doing so now."
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Juitz 1&

Advioes from Rome state that an official despatch
bad been received from Naples giving details of the
capture of the two Manners with Garibaldians by
the Neapolitan frigate Fulminante. These Mamma
which displayed the Sardinian and American flags,
had on board 25,000 muskets, 32 cannons, 2,000,000
pounds of powder, and a considerable sum of
money.
800 armed passengers were made prisoners, and
were, together with the steamers, conveyed to
Gaeta on the 12th inst.
General Lamoriciere had despatched troops to
the Neapolitan frontier.
A letter from Naples, of the 12th inst., mentions
under great reserve a rumour that 2,000 Geribal-
diens, supposed to be commanded by Colonel
Medici, had landed at Catanraro, in Calabria.
It was also rumoured that an insurrection had
commenced in Calabria, and that the Neapolitan

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government had not Gamma Nunziante there as
alter eo.
Othger letters from Naples say that Gen. Planelli,
the commander of the army in the Abruzzi, had
been summoned to act in Calabria.
The french government having declined any in-
tervention, a council of the Royal family assembled
on the 12th inst. to deliberate.
A political demonstration was expected on the
13th.

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Great anxiety prevailed among all classes.
Eight French and two English men-of-war were
in the Bay of Naples.
Letters from Palermo to the Bth instant estimate
the forces of Garibaldi at 4,000 men.
Seven individuals found plundering had been
shot by order of Garibaldi.
The order of the evacuation had greatly discou-
raged the royal troops.
Garibaldi had opened a national subscription on
behalf of the war. The Archbishop and all the
noble families in Sicily had subscribed.

SARDINIA AND THE PAPAL STATES.
MARSEILLES, Joss 16.

Advice@ from Rome state that Piedmont had
promised to prevent an invasion of the Papal fron-
tier, unless such invasion was in consequence of a
declaration of war by any power.
This declaration of Piedmont was mid to have
been communicated to the Pope.

ROME, Juifs 17,

M. de Hisseleff, the Russian Minister to the
Holy See, has obtained a three months' leave. He
will visit his brother, the Russian Ambassador, in
Paris.

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The illness of the Duke de Gramont continuing,
his leave of absence will be prolonged.

SPAIN.

mApalp, Juxx 16.

The Miniske for Foreign Affairs has given ex-
planations to the Cortes on the note sent by Lord
John Russell at the commencement of the war
with Moms%

THE UNITED STATES.
QUEENSTOWN, SUNDAY.
The royal mail steamer Europa arrived here at
10.30 a.m., omibarked mails, and proceeded for Halifax and
Boston at 6.30 p.m. All well.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.

A letter from Baden-Baden records the interest-
ing historical fact that the interview between the
Emperor Napoleon and the Prince Regent of
Prussia (without witnesses) lasted exactly forty-five
minutes. It is said that the Prinoe Regent, on
coming away, " looked pleased ;" and this is about
the sum of the intelligence which we are permitted
to know. The Opinion Nationale says, "the inter-
view of Baden is either a simple measure of peace
and conciliation, or a mystery of high political im-
port, the secret of which has not yet transpired."
This appreciation evidently leaves a wide field for
choice. The Pays, however, gives it to be under-
stood that the visit is at all events not made, as the
French guy, pour dea prunes, and that it is big with
important results.
" Unless we are much mistaken," says this
government organ, " and, if we may believe the
presentiments awakened in our soul by this grand
event of the meeting at Baden-Baden, the Emperor
has once more gained a great victory, which will
not have cost a drop of blood, and will, neverthe-
less, exercise a great influence upon the destinies
of the world."

" Prave 'orris " these, which savour strongly of
indefinite annexationist projects.

The Empress went from Fontainebleau to Ville-
genic; yesterday to see Prince Jerome, and found
him better than could have been supposed possible
after the succession of serious attacks which he has
lately had.
The Bishop of Amiens, while obeying the orders
of government in directing that a Te Deism should
be sung for the annexation of Savoy and Nice, took
the opportunity—or rather went very much out of
his way—to call the attention of the faithful of his
diocese to "other frontiers equally dear to their
hearts," and to the necessity of preserving the
"small remains" of the temporal power of the
Pope. Money being the great desideratum at
Rome, the prelate particularly recommends the
Roman loan to the attention of pious seekers of
good investments, and he takes upon himself to say
that the government will allow the loan to be
brought out in France and will place no impedi-
ments in the way of voluntary gifts. In order, how-
ever, to prevent " any pretext for agitation or
malevolent constructions," the bishop abstains from
ordering any collection either in churches or pri-
vate houses.

A very curious story is told in relation to the
litigation between the Bishop of Moulins and the
heirs of the Marquis de Villette, which I men-
tioned the other day. The deceased was the son
of the member of the Convention of the same
name, who was fond of giving himself out to be
the son of Voltaire. The wife of this Marquis de
Villette was adopted by Voltaire's niece, Madame
Denis, and Voltaire himself bequeathed to him his
heart. The heart of Voltaire, enclosed in a silver
urn, has been preserved in the family as an heir-
loom, and if the will now disputed shall be upheld,
it will become the property of one of the most
pious bishops in France. The name of the counsel
for the Villette family was M. Marie, not Mane, as
previously stated.