The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-30 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE CONFERENCES.

Although sareral telegraphic despatches from
Germany treat it as almost certain, notwithstanding
objections on the part of England, that Prussia will
be admitted to a seat in the Conferences, the Coma-
tutionnel, in an article by M. de COM% expresses a
contrary opinion. It says :

Although it km sot Wes dellnitively settled if Prussia is
to remain foreign to the sew negotiations, it is to be be-
lieved that s►e will not participate is *es. She will her-
self somprebesd that, baying kept aloof from the diplo-
natio sets whisk have taken piece since the signing of the
treaty of the Sail Diteember, she has voluntarily deprived
herself of the benefits which might have been derived by a
partiolgatios is the diplomatic sets prosodist that treaty.
The

also gives the important in-
telligence that the signature of the preliminaries of
pesos le reserved for the Congress, (for so with more
or less accaraoy the coming Conference is now
termed.) The armistice, which will be the "natural
and immediate ousequenoe " of the signature, will
not, of course, wording to the hypothesis, take
place till after the Congress meets, and with respect
Ito the period, the Condifutionnel, admitting that it
is difficult to make any exact calculation, thinks the
deliberations cannot begin earlier than from
the 20th to the 2bth of February. It is
therefore probable that the Cheeses speech
will not annowice, u many people suppose, the sig-
nature of the preliminaries of peace, but merely that
ell the protocol, simply notifying the "pore and sim-
ple" acceptance by Ramie of the Austrian proposi-
tions. Meanwhile, the public mind in Paris is me
emplehtly made up to consider peace as good es
dewed, that no atteaden is paid. to suggestions of
penelbie Mashies, we to details et any kind.

Count Boni and M. de Hubner are Mill named as
the representatives of Austria at the Conferenoss,
and Count Orloff and Baron Brunow as the envoys
of Russia. We fled two names also mentioned on
behalf of Turkey—viz., the present Minister at Paris,
Mellenimed Djomil Boy, and Foad Effendi.

The Consfitutiotener confirms what has been
already mid in several quarters as to the posi-
tion to be amigned to Sardinia in the Cosseting :
"M. d'Azsglio will represent the Court of Turin
in this Congress, where the plane of Sardinia is
marked out, although she will not figure in ex-
actly the same position as the remaining Allies of
Tarkey. Although called upon to sign a definitive
treaty of penes as a belligerent power, Piedmont
will not partiedpate in debates which do not touch
either directly or indirectly her interests."

From Gookantinople biters brought by the 80-1
ryetbene (which arrived yesterday at Marseilles), we
learn that another Conference, attended by the Eng-
lish, French, and Austrian Ambassadors, was held,
touching the Fourth Point, on the 20th. The prin-
cipal event of the day in the Turkish capital was a
protest by the Sardinian Envoy against the Con-
ferences being held without his taking part in them.
This diplomatist has declared that Sardinia, which is
bravely represented in the Crimes by a corps dames,
should also be a at Constantinople in a Conference
which has for objeot the complete execution of a
treaty to which she has adhered.
The view which the Austrian government takes of
English obligations relative to the signature of peso*
preliminaries is presented in the following extract
from the 'ministerial Ott. Deutsche Peet of Vienna,
which says :
As the expected deopetsbee with the heist semptame of
the Austrian prepesitiens are sow arrived from st. Nim-
bus, the seermary materials for the pees preliminaries are
sow at bead, end the eflustuns (wee Wasters Points to
this doewat 'mast be sea lamer delayed. The "Pear
Poise" may are Maisie everything that is whited ter ta
sad inked saalfeld iterate may yet have to be
sestested beyond whet is presided her fa the mid " Peer
Pilate," bet ill this wait is the least premat the
preliminary protesel betas sigma, became the hamar of
Frame and England are pledged thereto. Quietism of is-
tomtit May be subsequently regulated, but a queilea of
homer admits a as pestmensest. The Esslielt press
may predessisestty weepy itself with diesessiess es the
fanner, bet the isglib mime mast bastes to settle the
latter. Lard PaleseeMes kacws to what hi setae have
pledged him. Wiles the pesos sesferesee is eseembled,
the time will eves fee diseuedese about DOMMIIIIItad, Amapa,
ail the mamas that are to be admitted to the parts et the
hulas; bet the "dish ;oat" gives as right to refine the
Neuters to the pease praliseisarier. People may dims*
shout the useetis whether Lord Palseerdes prefers
straighter smoke' ways is his policy; bat so am dune
venture to desk the hat of Regimes prime mishit beim
a potiones who imam his tipsters toe bill of embus*
wises dm.

The Times nye " the preliminaries et mace asset
M signed in Paris, and this cannot be for some weeks,
se the Ottoman ambassador, who moat be a party to
them, has not pit loft Constantinople. We hope that
this interval et inevitable delay will be employed in
placing oar dementia in such a form that Russia will
have nothing to do but to my " Yea" or "No " to
each of them, and in prearrangiog that on the first
utterance of the latter monosyllable the conferences
shall be at an end, and mouse again bad to other,
and hitherto sot lees efficacious, methods of permission
than notes sad protocols."

INDIA AND CHINA.

The advisee la saticipation of the Overland
Lave Isom to bead.

The toll:mist brief eausnary of polities' 'milli.
Beene Is extracted front the Bombay Tinws of Ja-
nuary the Sod:
■ The Santa insurrection may be said to be sup-
pressed. Tranquillity prevails throughout our do-
mildew. sod we have not for some nice:the had a
single disturbance eves cm the Puejalt frostier.
The kingdom of Oade is about to be seques-
trated, the Lug to be allowed 100,0001. a-year, the,
army to be reduced front 80,000 to 16,000; the
leotire adteisisteaties of elfalre to bow:trusted to the

Resident, Gees:a Otani= The settlement of the
Ocday pore diffeesses, which renders the political
agent supreme, hes dissatisfied the chiefs. Th.
_

native Prusess, whose administrations admitted to
be blameless, are endeavouring to obtain some better
security than they have hitherto enjoyed for the re-
intim of their desslaions.

"Thu chugs. of the Indian navy are about to be
increased from half to close on a million sterling
annually, one-fourth the reVellie of the Presidency,
two-thirds the charge, of our amity of 60,000 um
.. Lord Casein is expected at the Presidency on
his way to Calcutta a knurled hence; the present
(lover ear-denerel retiree an the Ist of March, after
an administration of eight years' deratioe.

A tar Imams ion bees done in the import
market ; mosey le eeeree, and exehanp has ad-
vanced."

Ms intelligens, hogs China is unimportant.

HAMBURG, ikli. 2s.

The LasEdo Na..R centslas sews from the seat
eosin et the Meek Boa. Litman. Bq wee severely
wounded en Das. Sd. Lleutensat-Generel Prises
Andreanikot hen beta disaiased frost his post et
Gorwast el Tiflis.