The Express.
London, England, 1856-09-13 00:00:00

13, 1858.

M. Mercier, minister at Neufchatel, having been
arrested, a domiciliary visit her been made at the
house, and important papers have been discovered
immeshed under a woman's dress.

The National Suisse publishes the following note :
"We read in the Courrier de Bienne, the Berlin
journal which we cited yesterday was well informed.
Prussia bas just lodged a protest with the Federal
government against aoy interference on its part with
the drain of Neufchatel." _ _

The Revue de Geneve announces that one of the
Counts Poland's has died of hie wounds. This is
not, we believe, the Count Pourtales who wee the
leader of the insurrection.
The Swiss Federal Assembly is convoked for Thurs-
day next. The circular to the members is silent on
the affairs of Neufchatel, although the recent events
there must neoessarily and at once occupy the atten-
tion of the Chambers. As far as can be gathered from
an obscure telegraphic communication from Berlin, the
Prussian Government is about to make a strong effort
to secure the recognition of those claims on Neuf-
chatel whioh, for the last eight years, it has never
omitted to meet. . .

" The population of Neufchatel," says a letter in
the Suisse, of Berne, "on the evening of the sth,
streamed towards the port where the leaders of the
late revolt were expected to arrive under escort. At
six o'clock, the steamer came in with part of a divi-
sion of Bernese troops on board, to whose care had
been entrusted MM. de Meuron and Portalir, who
bad been captured in the canton of Fribourg. The
troops formed two lines, and marched up to the town
with the prisoners in their centre. The inhabitants
were deeply touched at the reverse of fortune exhi-
bited in the case of Count de Portaler, whose noble
head crowned with white hairs commanded their
sympathise It was indeed an awful blow for the
count, who, the possessor of a fortune of thirty mil-
lions, was now passing the streets as a criminal."

HANOVER.

HAMBURG. SEPT. 11.—A royal proclamation of the
government of Hanover has annulled all the articles
of the Constitution of 1849 relative to finances.
The civil list is fixed by royal decree at 600,000
thalen.

DENMARK.

The Diet of Denmark has been convoked for an
extraordinary session on the 4th October. It is
stated that the government will make commuoics,
tions to it relative to the affair of the redemption of
the Sound Dues, which affair it is thought is nu&
ciently advanced to allow hopes of a prompt solution
to be entertained.

A letter from Vienna of the 7th, in the Bourse
Gazelle of Berlin, says :—" It is stated on good autho-
rity that the cabinet of Vienna has proposed to
Prince Kallimaki, the Turkish ambassador, a pacific
arrangement of the affair of Montenegro, and has
offered its mediation. It is aid that ham Bey, who
has hitherto filled at Vienna the Inactions of First
Councillor of Legation, and who left this city yester-
day for Constantinople, has carried with him de-
spatches relative to the affair ; and that Baron de
Prokesch, the Austrian internuocio at Constantinople,
has received orders to come to some understanding
on the matter with the Grand Vizir and Fnad
It is affirmed that Prince Danilo, who is somewhat
alarmed at the preparations of the Porte, is disposed
to consent to an arrangement, and that an agent of
his, named Milo Ethonsservic, has arrived here to
the purpose of requesting the mediation of Austria.

RUSSIA AND THE EAST.

TRIESTB, Sin. 12.

A packet has arrived with Constantinople news to
the 6th. Ghempek hea been almost destroyed by
fire. The Russians are actively tortifyiog Bog and
Nicolaleff. The English fleet him returned from the
Black Sea, but the Gladiator was to continue to
cruise before the Isle of Serpents until it is evacuated
by the Russians. (According to all the news of late
111 date ►he Russians evacuated the island long ago.)

The Sultan has sent a handsome sword and the
order of Medjidie to Admiral Stewart.
A letter from Athens of the 7th says that the allies
have declared that they will not evacuate Greece
until a ministry shall be appointed possessing the
confidence of the Western Powers. It is hoped that
the Greek government will return a favourable
answer.