The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-20 00:00:00

WARLIKE PREPARATIONS OF PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Die. IL

In our military circles nothing is talked of bat
the preparations going on and the orders given to
put a large part of the army on the war-footing, in
coder to move towards Switzerland. At the War
aloe, the needful instructions for the commanders of
the corps to be employed, are all written out and
ready to be sent off at a moment's notice. It is now
stated, on first rate authority, that if Prussia ie
compelled to take any hostile measures to regain
possession of Neufchatel, considerably more than the
two army corps at first intended will be mobilised
for immediate active service. The name of the Gene-
ral to whom the chief command is to be entrusted is
mentioned freely, but I do not believe that there are
grounds to warrant its being considered anything
more than an 014 dit. It is the Prince of Prussia.
It is talked of, as an understood thing, that Switzer-
land will eventually be made to pay for the expenses
canoed by the approaching demonstration or
campaign, whichever it proves to be. The
Constitadionnel is, no doubt, well-informed in
stating that the Neufchatel question has
assumed a serious and even threwenieg appearance,
bat the measures taken are nothing more than must
have been anticipated by everybody as the natural
and consistent result of the circular despatch of the
Bth Wet. lam informed that Prussia has already
applied to the different States for permission to march
her troops through their territory, and that no di&
catty has been made on their part. It is even said
that the subject will be officially brought before the
German Diet at their next sitting, in order to obtain
the formal unction of that assembly, and I have
already informed you that no objections will be
offered by France to the energetic steps about to be
taken by Prussia, but that on the contrary the Em-
peror Napoleon has already given his hearty consent.
The flattering reception experienced by Priam
Frederick William at Paris has given great satisfao-
lion here, as it is justly considered as a proof of the
k cordiality existing between the two courts. The
, young prince is expected to arrive here on the 29th
or 30th inst., and after the feativiies about to take
place oa New Year's Day in honour of the Prince of
Pruseta's Jubilee (es he will then have been fifty years
! in the army), be will rejoin his regiment at Breslau.

THE EARTHQUAKE IN CANDlA.—According to a
computation fo the hriparfwel of Smyrna. the dreadful
earthquake at Cases, in the bland of U.ndts, which was
described a math aco, destroyed more 'him ten thousand
houses, s►ops, and public edifice,, and the number ef per-
ms killed and wounded wee 1,12'2. Only 161 heed of
cattle were destroyed.
A Paris letter speaks of a Perini dispute baring
arisen between the manes of Paris and the Prefet of the
Seine, epos the sulljeet of the din ributino of relief to the
poor, of which the latter has sesum.d to t.ke the control,
to the great jealousy of the metres, who threatened to

resign.
BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—We hire
good authority for stating that the ermines ioft eel span
the yoneg lady in this county, by the breach of promise, have
been healed in a seriatim', ry manner through the lenal
&Olsen of both parties; and the e outpace publication
of the meter, disclosures that a public trial would cater
tardy have requital, see obv;ated. We are Wormed
that considerable damages WeTO necessary to the healing
of the disordered (renew,. the quietus of which amounted
to some 2.0001., independent of costa. We think it pay-
Mg rather dear for sash a p,stime.—Hetarfordired
Telegraph.
A ROBBER SHOT BY A WOMAN.—Abont
O'clock yesterday morning &widow mimeo El sabeth Braith-
waite, who keeps a emall shop in Summer-lane, Barnsley,
T,llisairs, was awakened by bearing 'OO5O venom lalitlat
in front of her hoer,. In a short time some one tried the
front doer, to which a bell 1. attached, and Mee. Braith-
waite, en heaving the bell ring, leaped out of tode
°petted the window, and saw four men standing elms Or
the door. Rho asked them what they want. d, end cne of
the ram " Two of you go toned to the back doe'
On !luring this Mr.. Braithwaite inim.diately flrel off a
pieta at the men, when one cf them fell on the Maar
and, as the emrassous woman states, w a carried away by
his awrolatm. An alarm wee raised, but the police die set
succeed is aparshendiog any of the men. A piece of MI
supposed to have hem torn eff ore of the 'insid' shirts.
was famed close to Mrs. Braithwaite's horse-doer,
maturated
with blood, which seems to show that one of the WM eel
wounded.
inuLO:III,VI.Z.-7.DThierd...indtenttbien
tChrptior:hUanKinine,o Lem* a
the adettaced aye of 130. He was well koown is Oil
neighbourhood as a hawker of wicket baskets, sitree,
H. lived to sae his descendants unto the s.th teemed li
and resealed ell his ficoltie. up to within a abort perio
his dasth.—Cousabredgs Chrowiele.