The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-17 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(Per the Moravian, via Greencastle.)

NEW YORK, JULY 7, EVINING.

Justice Bowie, of Maryland, has decided that
the Civil Rights Bill has abrogated the State law,
excluding negro testimony from the courts.
_ _

A conference committee on the Tax Bill have ad-
vised a tax of 3 cents. per pound on cotton.
At Smyrna, Tennessee, on the 4th, a fight
occurred between the citizens and negroee, but was
quelled by the military. A fight occurred on the
same day between the soldiers and freedmen at
Atlanta, Georgia. _

Subscription lists have been opened throughout
the country for the relief of the sufferers by the
fire at Portland.

A public reception has been tendered to Mr.
George Peabody at Montreal.
Sweeny has issued an address from St. Albans
on the 4th, urging the Fenians to continue tolabour
to secure the ends of the organisation. _ _

Cholera has disappeared from the New York
quarantine. _ . _

The Damascus has arrived out.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK. JULY 7, EVENING.

Money abundant. Gold, 153 i. Exchange on
London, 166 ; ditto on Paris, 3.37. Stocks firm
and active : New York Centrals, 9911 ; Illinois, 122;
Erie, 69 ; 5.20 United States Bonds, 1051. Cotton
slightly firmer. Week's receipts, 8,250. Middling
Upland, 36c. Flour and wheat dull. Corn ad-
vancing. Provisions quiet. Coffee depressed.
Molasses and sugar steady. Petroleum dull:
I crude, 23} ; refined, 40.

NEW ORLEANS, JULY 6.

Cotton slightly firmer : low Middling, 31 to 32.
Week's receipts, 3,250. Week's export, 10,000.
Stock, 108,000.

MEXICO.

NEW YORK, JULY 7.

Intelligence from Vera Cruz of the 26th June
states that Marshal Bazaine was about to inaugn-
rate a vigorous campaign against the republicans
in Sonora and Sinacoa. The Emperor Maximilian
had ordered military conscription to be enforced.
Tampico was still closely besieged by the republi-
cans. The Imperial treasury is reported to be ex-
hausted.

The New York Herald asserts that the repub-
licans in Northern Mexico are in favour of annexa-
tion to the United States.

It is reported that Juarez is about to move his
capital to Matamoraa.

Allure'. OF THE WRLLBSLIY.—PLYMOUTH, JULY
16.—Mann. Grun's ship Wellesley, from Melbourne on
Us 28th March, has just arrived in Plymouth Sound, with
pairengere, 11,042 ou. of gold, and a general cargo.
DARTMOUTH, JULY 16.—The Essex, Captain
Harwood, from Melbourne on the 15th April, bar arrived
off this pert. Oho brings WO passengers, 30,000 oat. el
gold,
dead it fall cargo consisting of wool sad leather. !Me
the mails and 40 guesagere, sad proceeded.

THE WAR IN GERMANY.

(MON Ova SPACIAL 00113LESPOWDENT.)

VIENNA, Jo' U.
Many as are the blunders committed by the
leadoff of the Austrian army in the north, it is cer-
tain that the want of timely co-operation on the part
of the confederate troops was instrumental in de-
feating the general's plan. This was, it is said, to
march at onceon Berlin with all the forces of the
Confederation. Some were not ready, and the

Bavarians, instead of joining Benedek, pursued a
plan of their own. General von der Tann had
been sent to headquarters to make arrangements
with the Austrian general, and had signed an agree-
ment by which the Bavarian army was at once to
join the Austrians. But Von der Pfordten refused
to ratify it, saying " no Bavarian minister could
consent to such arrangement ;" and instead of merg-
ing all specially Bavarian considerations in the
one care for success of the German cause, he re-

solved on a separistic policy, and the Bavarian
troops marched forth to carry out a tactic of their
own. With what success we know. It is
not too much to assert that had the
Austrians been reinforced by the presence of the
Bavarian army, it is a question whether the battle
of Konigsgrats would have turned out as it did.
Such an additional force would have prevented the
Prussian flank and rear attack from producing the
disastrous consequences which followed. The
support it would have afforded would in all proba-
bility have enabled the centre, that had given way,
to rally. But in this, as in every other instance
where "German unity" was required, the attempt
to make it a reality proved a signal failure.
Well may the Emperor in his manifesto to the
Hungarians say that, "in the struggle into which
he was drawn, not of his own will, but by the
force of circumstances, all human calculations have

proved vain." With such an army as he sent
forth, he might indeed have looked for another re-
sult An English officer who, before hostilities
began, was in the north, and inspected the Aus-
trian army and its arrangements, gave it as his
opinion that finer troops could hardly be found.
They were, he said, thoroughly well provided for ;
the cavalry and artillery horses were excellent
animals, and in prime condition ; the arms were
good, and the Jager admirable shots. For the
sick and wounded, as well as for the healthy, no-
thing, so he asserted, had been forgotten. The
rations were plentiful, the carriages for the
wounded were of the best construction, there was
no lack of surgeons, and everything they could want
had been provided, and of the best quality. And
yet, lion-like as the men fought, " human calcula-
tions proved vain."
From the outset there was a deficiency. There
was no union between the political and mili-
tary action. Nor, again, was an understanding
come to between the military-political action of
Austria and the policy of the other States. The
want of such understanding has been fraught with
evil.

Everything I see and hear denotes a speedy re-
sumption of hostilities. The day before yesterday
the last of the silver deposits of the bank was sent
off in barges down to the Danube. As the strong
casks were drawn up from the cellars and laden on
waggons they drove off each with a lager as escort.
A great number of valuables have also been sent
to Comorn. The plate belonging to the Imperial
household is packed ready for immediate transpor-
tation. Many costly articles are already sent to
Ofen, and the archives are ready to be transported
thither. The Empress, as you know, is there
already, under pretext of visiting the wounded. In
to-day's Wanderer the question was openly can-
vassed from which point it was most likely the
Prussians would march on Vienna, and how they
might best be resisted. A fortnight ago the en-
trenched camp that is being thrown up outside the
town was looked on as superfluous ; now it is ex-
pected that before long it will be turned to account.
How great the alarm is I saw to-day on passing
the savings bank. Although the government has,
for several days, issued placards assuring the
public that, come what may, all payments will go
on as usual, the rush to get in for the sake of with-
, drawing the deposits was tremendous. The court-
yard was filled with persons waiting to take their
turn.

When, however, we see the rapidity with which
the Prussians are spreading themselves over the
whole of Bohemia, a great part of Silesia, holding
everywhere the roads and railways, it is hardly to
be wondered at that they should be expected to
move soon towards the capital. The second im-
portant city of the empire is already in their hands.
Their behaviour, however, in Prague has been
most exemplary. They even leave the National
Guard their arms : the press remains free, and not
only private property, but that of the commonalty,
public institutions and corporations, is to be strictly
respected. Eight thousand men are to hold the
town, and for these the city authorities are to pro-
vide an ounce of coffee and one roll per man for
breakfast, ilb of beef, soup, and vegetables for
dinner, and a meal and a glass of beer in the even-
, ing. Each man is to have besides 21b. of bread
per day. The town authorities have also to pro-
. vide food for 58,000 Prussians passing Prague on
their march.
But great as is the misfortune that has come
over Austria, I still say it is wrong to despair.
She has an army of formidable strength in the
north, to be joined soon by 130,000 men flushed
with victory. Recruits are pouring in on all sides.
For once a nation is carrying on a war which is
strictly just—just, although the King of Prussia in
his proclamation to the army asserts the righteousness
of his aims, which God, as he says, has so signally
favoured—and it is this which gives such strength,
and urges men still to struggle on. Of the volnn-
teer sharpshooter corps that left Vienna a day or
two ago there were 130 students and artists, 25 civil
officers, and 30 trades and handicraftsmen. Thus
we see how in every grade of society the readiness
exists to make any sacrifice to help to save the
country. A grandson of Andreas Hofer was one
of the captains of the corps.
To-day's Gazette announces the nomination of
the Archduke Albert as commander-in-chief of
the united armies, and General Baron von John to
be chief of the staff. The same paper contains also
the Imperial authorisation for opening a credit of
200 million florins.

Tai CIIISION or Vricamt. —The Venice Gaze&
publiehes en *facial acad.:lotion earreeting the erroomme
popular imprecate& that in coomquenoe of moat diplo-
matic traniactione, Venetia had cowed to be *A Mukha
state.