The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-04 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

THE GERSIAN AND ITALIAN QUESTIONS.
(in ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY.)
(FRO3I Ore OWN CORRESPONDMIT.)
VIENNA, MAT 3.
The Austrian despatch to the Prussian govern-
ment on the subject of Schleswig-Holstein is to
the following effect :—lt is the duty of both go-
vernments to put an end to the present dangers.
Austria is willing to abide by the London arrange-
ments. She does not approve the Prussian decision
setting aside all claimants to the throne of
the duchies, and declaring the rights of Austria
and Prussia to be supreme. She would rather
act in accordance with clause 5 of the Vienna
treaty, in favour of a third party. Hitherto
Prussia has not stated who is to govern Schleswig
• and Holstein. The King of Prussia in his address
to the Deputies on Dec. 27, 1863, said that the
question was to be decided by the Diet, and in
this Austria agieed. She now proposes that both
powers should declare themselves ready to transfer
all rights enumerated in the Vienna treaty to the
claimant whose titles the Diet may consider best.
Prussia already has three positions in S chit:swig, be '
sides possessing Lauenburg. This, with other ad-
vantages, cannot but be considered as a fair com-
pensation for the war she undertook with Austria.
Austria merely asks .for repayment as promised of
the expenditure she incurred for the purposes of
the war. Should Prussia refuse to agree to the
present proposal, Austria will submit the question
to the Federal Diet. Holstein, too, must be heard
in the matter.

(alum's retrain's.)
BERLIN, Max 3, Evs.vino.
The Official Staatsanzeiger of this evening says
" Concurrent intelligence fr( m various quartirs has
been received which admits no longer any doubt
of the fact that the mobilization of the Aus-
trian forces, which has been effected by degrees,
will shortly be complete. Official reports from
the genera! in command of the 6th Prussian army
corps announce that means for the transport of a
large number of troops are daily arriving in Prague.
Should this announcement be confirmed it would
result that the transport of troops with the view
of concentrating an Austrian army upon our fron-
tiers has already commenced."
The rumours that the Prussian army has been
mobilized are premature, but it is believed that an
increase of the Prussian armaments will now take
place immediately.
The King and the Crown Prince of Prussia were
present at the Council of Ministers which was held
this afternoon at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
No Cabinet Council took place yesterday.

VIENNA, MAy 3.

The railway bridge between Peachiera and Desen-
zano was yesterday destroyed by the military au-
thorities, and the trains now only go as far as
Peschiera. No railway tickets are issued at Vienna
for Italy,

BERLIN, MAY 3.
A Council of Ministers was held to-day at half-
past 12 o'clock.
Austria is stated to have sent a telegraphic reply
to the last Prussian despatch, declaring that she
cannot disarm to the extent desired by Prussia.
The text of the Austrian reply in writing is
expected

BERLIN, MAY 3, EVENING.

The official Staatsanzeiger of this evening, in an
article upon the intention of Austria to refer the
question of the Duchies to the decision of the
Federal Diet, says :
" Prussia will decide for herself with regard to
the possessions she has acquired, in common with
Austria, by war and by subsequent treaty."
MUNICH, MAT 3.

Bavaria is said to decline agreeing to the Prus-
sian proposal that a date should be immediately
fixed for the assembling of a German parliament.
It is asserted that the Bavarian government de-
mands that the proposals of Federal reform to be
considered should first be notified, since the said
parinunent would not be a constituent assembly.

FRANCE AND ROME.

PARIS, MAY 3.

A rumour was current to-day in financial circles
that 10,000 French soldiers would shortly be sent

to Itoine.

RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, MAT 3.
General Count Nicholas Adlerberg has been
nominated Governor-General of Finland.

INDIA.
(By direct Overland Telegraph.)

BOMBAY, APRIL V, 1.56 P.N.
Cotton slightly firmer. Dhollerah, 340 r. Ex.
change on London, 2s. lgd. Freight, 40s.
The latest London date is the 23rd April.
CALCUTTA, APRIL 27.

71b grey shirting's, Br. 2a. Indigo depressed.
Exchange on London, 2s. 2d. Freights, 455.
Four per Cent. Government Securities, 861 ; Five
per Cent. ditto, 1011 ; Five and-a-Half per Cent.
ditto, 107.

THE BANK OF FRANCE.

(REUTER'S EXPRESS.)

PARIS, MAY 3.

The following is the return of the Bank of
France for the week ending to-day, together with
the corresponding figures of tho previous account :
May 3. April 26.
Fr. c. Fr. e.
182,500,000 0 In,sco,ooo 0

Barron.
Capital of the Rank ....
Profits in addition to capital
(Art. 8, law o 1 June 9, 19:4,
Reserve of the Bank and its
branches
Reserve of landed property
Notes in circulation
Bank notes to order and receipts
payable at sight 7,654,361 24 6,699,970 11
Treasury account—current cre-

ditor
Current accounts, Parts

91,855,094 54 106,537,584 56
196,808,025 60 165,580,212 65
33,514,576 0 27,899,274 0
838,968 75 885.438 75
11,607,297 35 10,812,607 7

Ditto branch banks
Dividends payable
Discounts anil sundry Interests
Re-discount...l the last di
mouths 2,074,992 92 2,074,092 92
lturplus of receipts not dlstri-
.

,
buted
Sundries

15,440,930 59 8,690,209 25

1,17111129,0i8 15 1.431,879,100 37