The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-01 00:00:00

(avrrzies Trizaiume.)
THE PRINCE OF WALES.

BERLIN, DEC. 1.

The Prince of Wales arrived here this morning,
and proceeded to the palace of the Crown Prince.
His royal highness is in the enjoyment of per.
feet health.

RUMOURED ABDICATION OF THE
EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN.
SOITTHAMPTON, DEC. 1.
Advicea received by the Seine announce that a
rumour was current at Vera Cruz that the
Emperor Maximilian had abdicated. He was at
Orizaba, and intended leaving Mexico in an Aus-
trian frigate about the 15th November.

THE SPANISH PASSIVE DEBT.
MADRID, Mc. 1.

The usual monthly auction for the sinking fund
of the Passive Debt took place yesterday. The
prices fixed by the government were for the first in-
terior, 27 ; second interior, 15 ; and for the second
exterior, 20.10. Private tenders were made at
25.70 to 27.10 for the first interior, and at 12.45 to
16 for the second interior. No offers were made
for the second exterior.

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.
(Per the Seine.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Ditc. 1.
A commercial panic prevailed at Sydney. Many
failures had occurred, and others were expected.
The colonial treasurer's financial report of the
public revenue was satisfactory. There will be a
surplus in the present year of 70,0001., and for next
year a quarter of a million sterling. It was ex-
pected the governor would establish a national
bank.
Mr. M‘Kinlay's exploratory tour to the north of
Australia was a failure, owing to the heavy floods.
It was thought that anew colony would beformed
at Port Anson.
The Tasmanian government offer G per cent. per
annum to any company that will lay a telegraph
cable between Victoria and Tasmania.
The Legislative Assembly had rejected the bill
for reducing the future governor's salary.
The Hotitiki murderers have been sentenced to
death. The Queensland government had imposed
additional customs duties besides the ad valorem
duty of 7/ per cent.
.1 The wheat crops promised to be abundant.

WEST INDIA MAILS.

ARRIVAL OF THE SEINE.-YELLOW
FEVER ON BOARD.

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY BlowuNo.
The West India Mail steamer Seine, Captain
Revett, arrived in the river at 10.30 a.m.
The health officer and other officials have gone
down to her, but up to this time (11.15) they have
not returned, and there has been no communication
from the ship.

11.30 A.N.

The small tender has just left the Seine, and
will be in dock in the course of a quarter of an
hour.
The yellow flag is just run up to the masthead
of the Seine.

11.45 A.m.

The officials have just returned. There have
been nine cases of yellow fever on board the Seine,
and two deaths. A few convalescent cases remain
under treatment.
The ship is placed in quarantine ; the mails
are being fumigated, and will be landed soon.
Times (Second Edition).

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

SATURDAY, DMEMBER I, 8 LW.

aT. W. 1%1.. - -,1 Kll to
1 12 Li D. 1 9.
1 829.9541 S.E. cocb 1
LeithAbcr 10.92 41! N.W. 1 1 .8. be 1
Ardrussan. 29.89 3S E. 3 6 S. b— 2
Greencastle 29.82 S.E. 3; 8 S. rc 0.35 2
Valentla 29.73 19 IN. E. 1i 1 8. or 10.111
Cape Clear 29.63 40, &E. 5 4 8. mb 0,48 4
Liverpool— 29.8838! E.B.E. 21 4 8.8. E. of 1
I.lolybaul 29.x0 s. E. S 6 8. c 3
Penzance 29.72 43 & 4 8 S.S.E. co 3
Brest 29.75 32 B.E. 4 5 B.E. co 1— 4
fArient 29.65 30 N.E. 3 4 E. fb 2
Rochefmt 29.65 32 E.S.E. 1 S S E. b 1 2
Plymouth
Weymouth
Portsmouth 29.78 36 E. 4, 5 S.E. co
S
Lond.o 29.85 32 E. 12 4 B.E. 11,0 1— -
Yarmouth... 2990 38 S. - 8 8. bo I
6
Scarborough. 214.80 40 S.E. 13 6 8. co I— 14
Shields 29.95 42 &S.W. 14 1 6 S.E. co
Helder

REMARKS.
Yesterday and last night the winds were strong and eqtudly
on our northern and eastern cowls, this morning they are chiefly
southerly and easterly, light to moderate. Barometers have
rhien a little in the west, but are unsteady there, whilst iu other
parts of the British isles they have fallen. On our eastern coasts
temperature has changed but little, but on our other eoasts It
has decreased canal .erably, as much as 10 delta In placea
Heavy rain has again fallen at Cape Clear.

TREATMENT OF GREEK PRISONERS BY THE
PORTE. —ln consequence, it is said, of the energetic inter-
ference of General Ignatieff, the lionise minister, the
three Greek prisoners recently captured in Crete and
brought to the capital, will not be shot as was, our infor-
mation states, first intended by the Porte. It is, how-
ever, hardly credible that the authorities can ever have
really meditated the execution of any one of the three ; as,
to say nothing of the certainty of repris►ls by the insur-
, gents, public opinion would not, we believe, have approved
recourse to suc► ea extrtauitg.—Levaut Ba+sid•