The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-05 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE LUXEMBURG QUESTION.

The A roar National of to-day says :

The Courrier de Luxemburg announces that the King
of Holland is desirous that the Luxemburg! question
should be submitted to a European congress. The
correspondence from Berlin Makes no mention of
a congress !and our own advices smell rather of powder.
If we may believe one of our correspondents the general
opinion in Berlin is that] war is imminent, and
that in diplomatic circlesj an: immediate and most
serious communication is expected from 111. Benedetti,
the French Ambassador, he having been instructed, it is
said, to declare that France did not admit the right of
Prussia to oppose the acquisition of Luxemburg. It is further
added that this would be considered a challenge by
France, and that the North German parliament would
reply by an order of the day that all Germany would ties
to defend the national territory. We need not point out
the exaggeration of these reports, but they prove the ex-
citement which exists in Germany, and make it desirable
that the French government should give those explana-
tions which it ewes to the nation.

The SUcle of to-day thus puts the case of the
occupation of the fortress of Luxemburg by Prussia:

Prussia says to Holland : Here is a house of
which you are the sole and only proprietor. If I
had formerly some right to cccupy a part of it
have none now. I openly admit that you are absolute
master here, and thatthe treaty which authorised me to
remain in the house with you is broken. Now that ou•
respective positions have been so well defined, I shall
shut myself up in the house and shall not stir from it.

The German correspondent of thu Monde reporta
that General von Goben, a personal friend of King
William, has been fixed upon as successor of Ge-
neral von Branchliach for the post of governor of
the fortress of Luxemburg, and adds that there is
no ground for believing that he goes there for the
purpose of giving up the fortress.
The lidipendance Belye says that in the official
circles of Paris, the language of M. de Bismarck
continues to be the object of praise, and that
the public believe in a secret understand-
ing between the cabinets of Paris and Berlin.
On the other hand one of the Paris ooi.uspondenta
of the same journal speaks of the possibility of
war and mentions a report of a movement of the
army of Lyons towards Strasbourg. Another states
" in the most positive manner" thzt the war depart-
ment at Berlin is making all the necessary prepara-
tions for war, and that the Prussian government
calculates with certainty on the support of Russia.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, Aram L.
The establishment of a special ministry for
agriculture is stated to have been decided upon.

HUNGARY.
PMTH, APRIL 4, EVENING.

The ministerial bill regulating the relations be-
tween Croatia and Hungary will be brought fur-
ward to-morrow in the Lower House of the Diet.

The Etanua of Croatia has been summoned by
the Emperor to Buda.

SERVIA.

BELGRADE, Areic 4.

In consequence of orders received here from
Constantinople, the evacuation of the citadel of
Belgrade by the Turkish troops will commence on
Monday next.

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, APRIL 4.

The postponement of the King and Queen of
Portugal's projected visit to Paris arises from the
unwillingness of Dom Fernando to undertake the
regency in the present agitated state of the public
mind.