The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-08 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Closing prices:—Gold, 133. Sterling exchange
on London,loB3. 5-20 United States Bonds, 1091 ;
Illinois, 1141; Erie, 55k. Cotton : Middling Up-
land, 28. Petroleum, refined, 26.

THE NORTH GERMAN PARLIAMENT.

(RCITI'LIeII T/LLEGIAIf.)

BERLIN, APRIL 6, EVIINING.

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The governments of the North German Confede-
ration h►ve resolved not to sanction the resolution of the
North German Parliament, granting remuneration to the
members of the parliament. An animated debate took
place in to-day's sitting of the parliament upon the section
of the draught-constitution referring to the federal mili-
tary system. Art. 56, fixing the peace-strength of the
federal army at 1 per cent. of the population o[ 18
and Art. 57, introducing the Prussian military legis-
lative code throughout the Bond, were adopted with
an amendment proposed by Herr von Forckenbeck,
ordering that a new military bill be laid before parliament
as soon as the reorganisation of the federal army is com-
pleted. Art. 58, which refers to the contributions of the
different States towards the costs of the army, was adopted
as amended by a proposal of Herr von Forekenbeck, ac-
cording to which the contributions are to continue only
until Dec. 31, 1871. An amendment, proposed by Prince
Solnis-Lych, that the military budget should be settled
every seven years, was rejected. The amendment proposed
by General von Moltke,that the contributions now proposed
for the maintenance of the federal army should continue
until the promulgation of • new special law, was also re-
jected. During the sitting General von Roon, Minister of
War, made a speech in which he declared that it would be
impossible to carry out the army reform in four years. The
military reorganisation, he said, must be settled by law,
and must remain • matter quite independent of party
changes. What the government asks most not be looked
upon se a compromise, but as its minimum demand.
General von Roon agreed condition►lly to the amendment
of Prince Solma-Lych. General Steinmetz made a speech
in which he disputed a statement to the effect that the
expenditure for the army was unproductive. "The
army," he said, "provides the power to protect our
mercantile interests. Without the victories of last year
Prussia would now be reduced to the rank of Branden-
burg, and therein is displayed the productivity of the
expenditure for the army."

SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL /.—The North GCIIIIIIR
Lloyd steamer Union, Captain voa Santen, from New
York on the 28th ult., arrived here to day. She brings 29
bags of mails for London, 1.14 passengers for this port,
Havre, and Bremen, and for France gold bars value
13,510 dole. She spoke the Alleumnia on the 5111
bound for New York.

QUEENS TOWN, APRIL 7.—The Cunard (extra)
steamer Malta, from New York, arrived here at 6.4 S a.m.
to-day, with 57 passengers. After landing two passengers,
despatches, &c., she proceeded at 7 a.m. for Liverpool.
All well.

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