The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-25 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, MAT 25.
The Chamber of Advocates' ban petitioned the
ministry of justioe for the re-establishment of the
criminal proms law of 1880, with or without a
jury, and for the introduction of verbal, public,
civil process.

VIENNA. MAT 24.

Counts Antoine Szechenyi, and Andraasy and a
Hungarian prelate, are spoken of as having been
chosen by government to replace the three Hun-
garians who declined their appointment to the
council of the empire. They are also said to have
formally consented to their nomination.

TIIRKE'Y.

CONSTANTINOPLE, MAT 16 OA Marseilles).

The Marquis de Lavalette, in poring g through
Athens, was received with great distinction. A
banquet was given in his honour by the court.
The Sultan has transmitted a complimentary
massage to the Marquis de Lavalette. Everybody
is preoccupied with the importance of his mission,
and is awaiting his course of action and the speech
which it is said he will address to the Sultan.

The Porte has deferred replying to the Servians
until after having consulted with the Powers.
England is stud to persist in her opposition to
the hereditary rights of Prince Miloech.
Omer niche is expected to arrive at Constanti-
nople on Saturday next. It is said that he will be
commissioned to repress the agitations among the
Sclavonic populations.
A democratic ministry has been appointed in
Moldavia. The Senate has impeached the former
ministers. The ministry of Wallachia is said to be
on the point of dissolution.
The Sultan has received the decorations of the
order of King Leopold iu a private audience, but
his Majesty is said to be seriously suffering from
an intermittent gastric fever.
The Porte has questioned Prince Alexis Lu-
banoff Rostowsky upon the rumoured concentra-
tion of Russian forces on the Pruth. It is denied
that the Prince replied, as was reported, in a re-
assuring manner.

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
PLYMOUTH, MAT 14.

The Cape mail steamer Athens, Captain Clark,
arrived here this afternoon. Her dike are—Cape, 21st ;
et. Helena, 30th nit. ; and Assansion, 4th inst. Bhe brings
eight passengers.
Lientenut-Governor Scott was on leave of absence, in
order to make arrangements for impswing Natal Harbour.
Sir George Grey was expected y. _

Public be:siness-was generally defeived until his arrival.
Parliament was to meet on tho 27th ult. The session
was expected to be a busy one, and the leading bwiinces
would most likely concern measures of administrative and
Ananci►l reform. One of the first questions would be the
anomalom position of the Legislative Council in having for
perpetual president the principal judge of the Supreme

The vote for the emigration Estimates would probably be
speided.
Government would bring in a convict exclusion bill, in.
dieting heavy penalties on captains bringing, and persons
harbouring, convicts. The letter would be condemned to
renewed penal servitude. The government would also bring
in a census bill and a crown Uncle bill. A bill proposing a
railway from Port Elisabeth to Graham's Town was
strongly opposed among the costive province members.
A bill would be brought in for the constriction of a
breakwater in Table Bay, the estimated expenses of which
are 400,000 f.
Petitions were being got up praying for a restrictive law
to limit the rate of interest to 6 per cent., as the fanners
feared that the mortgagees would raise the rate of interest
to 112 per cent. There was no chance of such a law being
enacted.

10,0001. per annum was wanted to maintain the clergy of
the church of England. An appeal to the laity for volun-
tary contributions had been atm:menial, as they were
jealous of the power of the clergy: The lefty have pro-
posed that the church finances should be administered by a
committee with a preponderance of lay members, of which
the bishop only should be president ; and that the congre-
gations should select their own clergymen, whom the bishop
would approve and license.
No sales of wine 11.0 taken place, as, the prices offered
being lower, farmers declined selling.