The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-17 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

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FRANCE.

PARIS. APRIL 16.

Reports have been current of the arrest WPrus
Sian officers by the French authorities at Thionville,
and of the arrest of French officers at Mayence and
Landau. These reports are declared to be without
foundation.

It is announced that the Emperor and Empress
of Russia will shortly proceed to Kisaingen, to
drink the waters, and from thence will visit the
Paris Exhibition.

The Preset of this evening alludes to some
rumours of the resignation of Count Bismarck,
" which," it adds, " is said to have been caused by
a difference of opinion between the Count and the
King of Prussia, the latter being unwilling to ac-
cept the evacuation of Luxemburg on principle.
Count von der Goltz would succeed Count Bill-
marck as president of the Prussian ministry."

THE NORTH GERMAN PARLIAMENT.
BERLIN, Amu. 16,

In to-day's sitting of the North German Parlia-
ment the final debate took place upon article GO of
the draught of the constitution, referring to the
Federal military system. Count Bismarck made a
speech, in which he announced his concurrence
in the amendment of Count Ste!berg, according to
which the strength of the Federal army on a peace
footing would'remain unaltered until a common
Federal code of laws should be promulgated. He
spoke against the amendment of Duke Ujest,
which proposed that the next live years should be
considered as a period of transition, inn that
after that period me army on a peace footing
should be maintained at the same strength as
hitherto, until the promulgation of a general code
of laws, when the army expenses should neverthe-
less be fixed by a special law on the beads of the
hitherto existing organization. Count Bismarck
declared that this amendment would leave open the
possibility of a parliamentary conflict on the
budget for the army. Count Bethusy-Hue
asked whether the government would reject
the entire draught if Duke U jest's amendment
were adopted. Count Buimarce ueclined to give a
reply to this question at the present stage of the
discussion. On a division, the proposal of Count
Stolberg was rejected by 167 against 110 votes.
Count Bismarck then urgently requested the house
to pass a second amendment proposed by Count
Stolberg to article 62, and which would leave to
the government the choice of the time for promul-
gating a common Federal code of laws. He said
that unless this amendment was adopted the
Federal governments would not agree to the
draught, and the task of drawing up a constitution
might possibly at the last moment be frustrated.
Notwithstanding this declaration Count Stolberg's
amendment was rejected by 157 against 119, and
Duke Ujest's motion was adopted by 202 against
80 votes. The Polish members, the extreme
Left, and the extreme Right, voted against Duke
Ujest's motion. All the remaining articles of the
draught were then adopted as paned during the
preliminary debate. The whole draught, with
four amendments passed during the final debate,
was then put to the vote, and adopted by 230
against 53 votes, the minority comprising the
Polish deputies, the members of the extreme Left,
and of the provincial party (Partikulariaten).
After the division, Herr Kantak made the fol-
lowing declaration in the name of the Polish mem-
bers :—" The last attempt to prevent the act
of violence committed by our incorporation in the
North German Confederation having failed we
enter our protest against that act, and resign our
seats as members of the parliament." Herr Simeon,
the president, replied : " By resigning your seat you
have escaped being called to order for using the
expression `act of violence.' History will reject
your protest." A sitting of the parliament will be
held to-morrow to receive communications from the
Federal governments on the amendments to the
constitution.

BERLIN, Aram 18, Evnriia.

The Prussian Chambers will probably assemble
on the 29th inst. The session will be short, as,
with the exception of the constitution for the
North German Confederation, there are no bills to
be laid before them. There will probably be a
recess during the interval of three weeks between
the first and second readings of the amendments to
the Prussian constitution, rendered necessary by
the new constitution for Northern Germany.

RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, APRIL 16.

The budget for the year 1867 was officially pro-
mulgated here to-day. The total revenue is stated
at 443,800,000 roubles, including 15,000,000 taken
from the Anglo-Dutch Loan of 1866 to cover the
deficit of that amount. 25,500,000 roubles are ap-
propriated for the construction of railways, and
are covered by receipts from special sources. The
expenditure on account of the national debt is
73,750,000 roubles. The budget for Poland shows
a revenue of 16,500,000 roubles, and an expendi-
ture of 20,100,000 roubles.

AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND.
BERNE, Aran 16.

The Swiaa Chargd d'Affaires at Vienna has been
empowered to conclude a treaty of commerce with
Austria, on the same basis as the projected treaty
between Switzerland and the Zollverein.

HAYTI.

LIVERPOOL, Ann 17.

The West India and Pacific steamer Caribbean
arrived in the Mersey last night, with live days'
later news from Hayti. On the 27th ult. a public
proclamation was made banishing the late President
Geffrard and his family from the island for
ever. Six of his followers were exiled for ten
years. General Salnave, the leader in the
late Cape Hayti disturbance, was expected to take
Geffrard's place. The new representatives were to
be elected on the Bth inst., and the president on the
19th. Large numbers of Northern troops were in
Port-au-Prince, and her Majesty's ship Cadmus
was in the port watching British interests. The
British consul refused to grant protection to Gef-
frard's son unless he went on board the Cadmus.
Business was active.

THE PARIS BOURSE.
PARIS, Aram 16, 3.30 P.M.
The Bourse has been very flat. Rentes closed
at 66.57, or 38c. lower than yesterday.

Mr. Evre is now staying with Sir William Fitz-
herbert, Dart. (who hits large possessions in the West
Indies), at Tisaington Hall, Derbyshire.