The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-17 00:00:00

GREECE.

Advice. have been received from Athens to the
9th inst.

A popular manifestation has taken place before
the French Embassy, in celebration of the victories in
Italy. The ambassador, in addressing the crowd
assembled before his hotel, said that he would not
fail to communicate to the Emperor the sympathies
of Greece.

Another demonstration by the students has taken
place, who called for public prayers to heaven for
victory to the Allies, and the people surrounded the
church with loud acclamations.

On the occasion of the closing of the chambers the
King declared that he would follow the advice of the
protecting Powers without forgetting the honour of
his country.
Advice, have also been received from Constanti-
nople to the Bth inst. The Grand Duke Constantine
arrived there on the 6th inst. The Porte had given
an evasive reply respecting the election of Prince
Cour& The Sultan asks for guarantees.

The official Journal of the Two Sicilia states that
.oa the 9th the Count d'Aquils went on board the Euryalus
to compliment Prince Alfred in the name of the King of
Naples.

The Empress of the French has addressed the
fallowing letter to the Marquise de Villernerina, the lady of
the Sardinian ambassador at Paris .—" St. Cloud, kW 30.
Marko:km—lt would be difficult for me to express to each of
the ladies of Geno► my emotion on receiving their bouquet;
but I attach less value, under present circumstances, to this
gracious attention on their part than to the feeling which
dictated it. Whet diminish.; my regret at not being able to
tell them my eentiments by word of mouth lathes I was sure
of finding a worthy interpreter in you. Accept that office, I
beg you, and the expression of my affectionate regard,
EUCIENIE."

A Milan letter of the 13th says :—" Some guard-
boom have been established In different streets for the
National Guatd, and citizens armed with muskets may be
sten smoking cigath with perfect henry. The smoking of
tbs cigar is in fact a mark of their freedom, as it may be
remembered that under the Aux•rian dominion a resolution
bad been come to not to light a cigar or a pipe, in order to
injure the Austrian revenue. Now, patriotism calls for a
different conduct. In the litokellerd shops a placard is to
be seen patted up, anoouncing that books may be had which,
under Austrian rule, were prohibited. The books bare been
extricated from their placer of concealment, and parsers by
stop to read the titles, hitherto unknown to them."

Kossurn Ix FaANcE.—A correspondent at Bou-
logne laforms tta.that M. Kossuth landed there yesterday, on
Ida way to Italy.

SKILLED NIARKSMEN IN THE AUSTRIAN ARMY.—
The (Aims alludes to the gnat lon of French offi. eta in
the late engsaements in Italy, and points out the muse of
it If our information be correct, the Aust. i.n army, in
addition to its regular battalions of riflemen, has in each
infantry reAiinent one or two companies of skilled m.rks-
men, armed with Mies, 'she ate ethcisdly &amid to Ore on
otti,ero. Then constants', give the Ausulthe an advantage
over our troop., end appear to us to explain our lon to
officers. A coloarl on horethsek at the bead of his regi-
ment, or • major on bona-hick at the head of his battalion,
are at 1,900 metre pmitive targets to these 'Amami; U
they be not hit at the tint idiot, they are at the nand, or
the tenth, or the twentieth—they moot nrceePrily succumb.
A Fretch colt nel of infantry runt therefore greata chances
of de,th then an Austrian colonel of the saute army, the
lat.er not having to timid the riflei musket whiub oar regi-
men's of the lice do not pow-no. But plain common sines
indict C 1 that a reread, should be provided for the nil.
Why should net the custom"( placing colonels an 4 majors
on hopetack be modified, since the new mcint make it too
perilou, P'
THE LEGION or HONOUR.—The 3foniteur an-
imism. that by *dean, signed by the Emperor on the 4th,
at hie lined-quarters at Never., • chef de benthillay a captain
of the 3rd Z,ntvs, and a chef ton of the 2od regiment
of Chaaseurs, have bees gaited to the rank of officer in the
Lesion of Honour; 42 r fliers, no commissional officer,,
and privet• a in the 3rd Z mans nominated to the rank of
knight; and the military medal conferred n 68 non-cost

maiioned officers and Privates of the 34 &owes; oa 3
pri, mei, of the 2nd rrallarat of the line, sad on 4 privates la
the 2ad regiment of Chaereora, al for diatingailel oxidant
in the eonabate of }Weer° and near Novara. Tao mania
for the battle of Magenta, which will nromaarily be mask
more numerous, will probably be made public is a few days.

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OiTAL COMMUNICATION WITH•NORTH ANIRICA.
—A mitten moved A r by Mr. Norden has been printed, con-
taining c0p4,5 of all applicetlose, repots, and commanion-
none roads to the various departmesta a f the g..ivsenment re-
lation to propoeals for new contracts to establish item onto-
niuntrati.on for po•tsl purposes between Great Britain or In-
land and North Armies mince the let of January, 1868, sad
the replies thereto.