The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-16 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Accicar 16.

The Duke de Grammont, French Ambassador at
Vienna, has been nominated a Grand Cross of the
Legion of Honour.
Among other nominations are Captain Pigeard,
attached to the French Embassy in London, to the
rank of Commander of the Legion of Honour. M.
Lenglet, French consul at Liverpool, to the rank of
officer ; and M. Galignani, director of Galignant's
Messenger, to that of chevalier.
The Emperor has pardoned or commuted the
sentences upon 859 military offenders.
The Emperor's fete yesterday passed off very
brilliantly. The weather was favourable, and the
streets were thronged by immense numbers of
people.
The Moniteur of this morning publishes news
from Tiflis announcing that part of the province of
Daghestan had risen in insurrection. Reinforce-
ments of Russian troops had been sent to the
va-
rious points where the risings had taken place.

SPAIN.

MADRID, AUOVST 15, Evningc.

The Epoca denies that there is any foundation
for the rumour that an English house had pro-
posed to Senor Bazanallana, Minister of Finance,
a combination by which the English holders of
certificates of the Spanish Debt would exchange
them for scrip of the general debt of Spain.

CANNIBALISM IN THE PACIFIC.
PLYMOUTH, AUGVHT M.

Advices received by the Norseman state that a
boat's crew belonging to the French war steamer
Fulton have been killed, cooked, and eaten by the
natives of New Caledonia. The officers and crew
of the Fulton, in retaliation, have taken summary
vengeance upon the savages, killing every one they
could catch in that neighbourhood and setting fire
to their villages. Over 150 had been shot and
bayoneted, besides those burnt.
Dr. Colenso has prohibited clergymen from
officiating in Maritzburg Cathedral who have not
his license to officiate in the diocese.

OVERLAND MAILS.
MALTA, Avcrgr J.
CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN (HEAVY)

MAILS.

The Nyanza leaves at noon to-day. Sho may be
expected at Southampton on the 24th inst.

OLTWARD CALCLTTTA AND CHINA MAILS.

The Ceylon, from Marseilles on the 12th inst.,
arrived at 8 p.m., yesterday, and leaves at 4 p.m.
to-day for Alexandria.

MEXICO.

(BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.)
NEW YORK, AUGUST 15.

Intelligence received here from Mexico an-
nounces that the liberals have occupied Tampico,
Monterey, and Saltillo.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(PROM OUR OWN CORRENPONDENT.)

PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENINC.

August 15 has arrived and the Mostittur makes
no demonstration one way or the other about the
" rectification of frontiers." Happily, however,
signs multiply that the Emperor has renounced all
thought of present war on the subject. This week
a great many ministers and other official per-
sonages have been speechifying on the oc-
casion of the distribution of prizes to
various colleges and lyceums, and one and all
they seem to have received the mot crordre to
preach peace. If war were brewing it is scarcely
doubtful that their mission would have been to
prepare the public mind for it. I can scarcely
deem an exception to the general tenor of these
speeches a discourse of M. Toussenel at the Polish
school, in which he vaguely held out a hope that,
at some indefinite time, the serious events now
passing in the world might be providentially over-
ruled for the emancipation of Poland. Such pro-
mises, which Poland has been more than sufficiently
used to, are cheap and easy and mean little.
Marshal Valliant, the Minister of the Emperor's
household and of Fine Arts, in distributing the
prizes awarded to artists who exhibited this year,
told them that the International Exhibition of
1867, which would include works of art executed
within the last twelve years, would in no wise in-
terfere with the usual annual exhibition of French
painting and sculpture. He concluded in these
words :

Prepare yourselves, therefore, for the great solemnity
of next year, and be happy and proud that owing to the
high influence which your sovereign exercises in the
councils of Europe, France is about to celebrate the
return of fruitful peace and the general revival of
industry. _ _ _

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This' speech, coming from a Marshal of France,
and a Minister who more than any other is
constantly near the Emperor's person, cannot but
be received as gratifying confirmation of the official
assurances that recent purchases of artillery horses
and saltpetre mean no offence.
Although I firmly believe the French government
to have resigned all hope of increase of territory for
the moment, it is not surprising that, the
question having been mooted, the press should
find good vacation provender in it. Pam-
phlets on the subject abound. One in particular,
" Les Frontibres de la France," by M. Thdophile
Lavalkie, has rapidly gone through several edi-
tions. From all that is said and written, it is
abundantly clear that if, as generally rumoured,
the Emperor has contented himself with asking
for the frontiers of 1814, it was merely by way of
experiment to see how the assertion of the

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THE REFORM LEAGLE.—A meeting of the
Council of the League was held last evening, Mr. Edmond
Beales, president, in the chair. The chairman gave a
brief account of what he had witnessed in connection with
the reform agitation in the provinces within the past
week. He said the reception accorded to himself anti
friends at Manchester, Bradford, Blackburn, and other
places, was one of unmixed triumph and welcome.
That reception had been given him as Presi-
dent of the Reform League, because the heart
of the country was with the league, and its
principles had been adopted by the great majority of Eng-
lishmen. Ho congratulated the council on this state of
things, and upon the fact that the events of the last three
or four weeks had advanced the cause of reform more
than the events of the previous thirty years, and that Lon-
don was now in her proper position, in the front of the
battle and at the head of the struggle for the emancipation
of the great body of Englishmen from political serfdom.
In conclusion, he impressed on all reformers to organise as
rapidly as possible. After the dispo4al of sonic routine
business the proceedings terminated.
REFORM MEETING AT POPLAR.—Last evening a
large meeting was held at the gates of the East India
Docks to pass resolutions in favour of parliamentary re-
form. The chair was announced to be taken at 7 o'clock,
and by that time about a thousand people had assembled,
but in an hour the number had increased to three thousand.
' The persons present were, with few exception, artisans and
, dock labourers, sober, quiet-looking men, who listened
with the greatest silence and attention to the speeches
which were delivered.

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.—Tho preparationa
for the visit of the association to Nottingham are progres-
sing favourably. The public buildings of the town have
been repainted and decorated. The flower-show, which is '
to be held in the park adjoining the town, will be ono of
the meet striking events in connection with the associa-
tion's visit. More then 20,0001. worth of horticultural and
floral productions will be shown. in the course of a few
weeks a deputation, headed by the Mayor of Exeter, will
formally invite the Council of the British Association to
meet in Exeter in 1868 or 1869. A long subscription list
shows how substantially the invitation will be backed,
THE BRITISH ARCH/EOLOGICAL ANEOCIATION.-
The annual gathering of the members and friends of this
association will take place at the Castle, Hastings, on
Monday next, when the Earl of Chichester, the president
of the year, will deliver the inaugural address. Afterwards
the company will proceed to an inspection of the castle
and the antiquities of the town, under the guidance of Mr.
T. H. Cole, Pd.A., and Mr. W. J. Grant. On Tuesday
there will be an excursion to Rye, an examination of the
church, the Ypres Tower gates, and other antiquities
under the guidance of Mr. G. S. Butler, F.S.A. There
will also be a visit to Winchilsea, where the church and
friary, the gates, and other remains will be described by
Mr. It. C. Stileman. On Wednesday the members will
visit Hayti= Abbey, by permission of the Marquis Camden,
and the Palace of the hbishops of Canterbury at May-
field, where the antiquities will be explained by Mr.
Edward Roberts, F.S.A. On Thursday the members will
visit Bodiam Castle, under the guidance of Mr. J. C.
Savery, and Roberts-bridge Abbey and Battle Abbey,
the seat of the Duke of Cleveland. The church will be
commented on and explained by Mr. G. M. Wills. Mr. M.
A. Lower, M.A., will give a description of the Battle-
field. On Friday there will be an excursion to Hurstmon-
ceux Castle and Church, with explanations by Mr. T. H.
Cole, M.A. There will also be a visit to West H.am Church
and Pevensey Castle and Church. On Saturday there will
be a reception and entertainment at Lewes, by the Sussex
Archaeological Society.
A HINT FOR MR. WHALLEY.—We ETC somewhat
surprised to find prevailing in the " S." district an opinion
apparently the counterpart of what we usually regard as
one of the most objectionable tenets of the Roman catholic
body. Such, at all events, was the spontaneous expres-
sion of our lips • day or two since, on seeing the walls
round the Elephant and Castle adorned with • placard
stating that the Walworth Amateur Horticultural Society
will hold its annual show in • few days " under the
pa ran of the tote Viscount Palmerston and the late Sir
Joseph Paxton." The Italia are those of the writer of
this oolumn.—Guartlials. . .

THE PRESTON BANKING COMPANY.—Yesterday
before the chief clerk of Vice-Chancellor Stuart, there were
two summonses in the matter of the Preston Banking Coni-
dany. There were other summonses manacled with
several public companies under the Winding-up Act, and
the officer was engaged several hours. During the present
month the Idaster of the Rolls will act 'a the " vacation
judge" in chancery.