The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1867. -

LATEST INTELLIGENCE. I

ITALY AND FRANCE.

The following extracts from the Italian journals
indicate bow the declarations of M. Rouher have
been received in that country. The Turin Gazette
says:
After the material violence of the French soldiers at
Mentana, the moral excesses of M. Rasher ;have not sur-
prised us ; but to insolent provocations and haughty inci-
vilities Italy must respond by the voice of her representa-
tives, and we await from the Chamber of Deputies a pro-
position of an explicit and especially practical determina-
tion, and which ought to be accepted by the Gualterio-
Menabrea ministry.
The Florence Gazette has the following :

The Senate has deserved well of the natioti; the Torre-
area order of the day is a worthy reply to the intriguing
foreigners who dare to affirm at Paris that Rome shall
never belong to Italy. In placing on one side the Italian
declaration, and on the other the provocations and insults
which come from across the Alps, Italy will indubitably
triumph at last, because justice and right are with her,
and because the reason and nature of things conquer all
obstacles, all sophisms, and all subterfuges. We alluded
the other day to the words of Galileo, Well ! the very
name of that great Italian citizen—to everyone acquainted
with history—repeats to the world and M. Rouher that
Rome, sooner or later, will infallibly belong to Italy.
The subjoined is from the Piedmontese Gazette :

We learn from Florence that various meetinp of depu-
ties have taken place. Some ministers, and espeeially Ge-
neral Menabrea, were present at one of the Right. There
was discussed the attitude to be assumed with regard to
the imprudent declarations of M. Rouher ; no example
exists of a similar want of jud7ment in the annals
of European parliamentary history. Never has an Italian
spoken of Napoleon 111. as a French minister dared to
speak of Victor Emmanuel. And M. Nigra, has he, at
least, protested

The Nazione of Florence expresses itself in these
terms in a second article :
French policy has just been defined in a manner so clear
and distinct that an urgent necessity arises for the new
tendency of this policy to arouse the attention of all
Europe. in order that it maybe known whether the empire
of Charlemagne or that of the Great Napoleon is to be in-
augurated in Europe under the mask of religion.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.
VIENNA, DEc. 12, EvEms°.

In to-day's sitting of the Lower House of the
Reicharath the general debate on the financial
agreement with Hungary was continued.
Deputy Bread, the reporter, defended the pro-
positions of the majority. Baron von Beust also
spoke in favour of them. He defended his conduct
in the compromise question. He said that he could
not now go back. As regards specially the ques-
tion of the debt, the battle was already decided
when he was called to office. Respecting
the prophetic words regarding the issue the
Schleswig-Holstein question would take, which
had been uttered in the house when this
question was still pending, and to which
Deputy Herbst had alluded, Baron von- Beust
said that he certainly had spoken at the time to that
effect, as many authenticated documents could
prove. But on entering the service of Austria he
wrote to the diplomatic representatives of Austria
abroad that it was not his inclinations nor die-
inclinations that he wiahed to introduce, but that
he would act according to experience, as in time of
war it was necessary to calculate one's own and the
enemies' forces. As regards the allusion made in
yesterday's sitting by Dr. Herbst to the Prague
Treaty, Baron von Beust said that he was willing
to take upon himself the reproach that the com-
promise with Hungary weighed upon his con-
science, he had vowed to himself not to sign a second
Treaty of Prague. Baron von Beust maintained that
the compromise had improved the political position
of Austria abroad and pointed to public opinion as
a proof. On this ground of favourable opinion the
government would continue to build and watch
over the preservation of peace.
The special debate was then commenced, and the
bill on the quota to be contributed by Hungary
passed the third reading by a large majority.
The discussion on the bill respecting the State
debt will be continued to-morrow.

At the closing of the sitting the Minister of
Finance laid upon the table the government bill
provisionally authorising them to levy taxes up to
the let May.
The bill was placed on the order of the day for
to-morrow.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE CUBA.
QUEENSTOWN, Dn. 13.
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The Royal Mail steamship Cuba, from New
York, arrived here at 3 am. to-day, with 101
cabin passengers and 27,155 dole. in specie. She
landed 112 sacks of mails and four passengers, and
proceeded immediately for Liverpool. All well.

(Via Queenstown.)
NEW YORK, DEC. 3.

The President's menage to congress, published to-day
in advance of delivery, is unusually lengthy, and princi-
pally refers to the reconstruction of the South and negro
suffrage. The following are additional passages not
touched upon in the summary received by the Atlantic
cable. It says that the disorganisation of the Union is
a subject of profound regret, and that the 'Colon, as for-
merly established, can exist only when all States are re-
presented in Congress, which is not the case. The Presi-
dent suggests as a means of restoration, the faithful appli-
cation of the constitutional laws, which are not now ob-
structed by physical force.
The States lately in rebellim, were always members of
the National Union and the ordinances of secession
adopted by them were mere nullities. If it were ad-
mitted now that they were valid and effectual as intended
by the authors we sweep from under our feet the whole
ground upon which we justified the war.

Referring to the negro question, the message says :
" The subjugation of the Southern States to negro domi-
nation would be worse than military despotism, under
which they are at present governed." It points out the
dangers attending the extension of the elective franchise
to negroes, and says four millions of slaves yesterday can-
not be toads intelligent freemen to-day. The President
is desirous to better their condition in all their rights save
transferring to them our political inheritance.

The President says Mexico is relieved from foreign inter-
position, and peace reigns in Central and South America.
The message, in conclusion, says :—" The abuse of
our laws by the clandestine prosecution of the African
slave trade has altogether ceased, and under exist-
ing circumstances no apprehension of its renewal
in this part of the world need be entertained. Under
these circumstances, it becomes a question whether
we shall not propose to her Majesty's government for a
discontinuance of the stipulations for maintaining a naval
force to: the suppression of that trade "
General Pope has ordered the Alabama reconstruction
convention to adjourn, as its action tended to delay recon-
struction.

The Austrian frigate Hovers, with the remains of the
late Emperor Maximilian on board, accompanied by
Admiral Tegetboff, arrived at Havana on the Ist inst.
One hundred Mexican soldiers escorted the remains to
Vera Cruz.

It is reported via San Francisco that a revolution bad
broke out in Diming°, beaded by Vega. The Mexican
troops who were despatched to quell it were beaten.
The rebellion in Peru was extending. Prado was Ware
Arequipa but without artillery.

" We have already announced," says the Union,
"the projected marriage of the Grand Duke of Tuscany
with the Princess Mice de Bourbon, second daughter of
the Duchess of Parma. We now learn that the contract
hes bees signed and the betrothal celebrated. The marriage
will take place la the month of January."