The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-02 00:00:00

TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.

The Vienna Gazette contains a correspondence
between General Baron John and General La Mar
moiain which the formercomplainsof three wounded
Austrian soldiers having been hung by the Italians.
Happily, he says, they were discovered in time to
save their lives but one of them has become mad.
If this " barbarous " practice be permitted, he
adds, the Austrian commander will, con-
trary to his desire, be compelled to use re-
prisals. In his reply General La Marmors
expresses his surprise at a fact which he would not
have believed if the report of it had not
come from a General of the Imperial army.
He promises that he will investigate into the matter
and make an example of the guilty parties if the
fact should be as stated, but expects that the Aus.
trian commander will on his part investigate into
the correctness of the report.
The Austrian Gazette says that no diplomatic
arrangements exist which would prevent the
Austrians from crossing the Mincio.

(nurrna's TELEGRAM.)
AMERICA.
ARRIVAL. OF THE CITY OF PARIS.
(Vi► Roche's Point.)

The Inman steamer City of Paris, from New
York on the 23rd inst., arrived at Queenstown at
5.30 am. to-day (July 2), with 157 cabin and a full
complement of steerage passengers, and 137,200
dole. in specie. She landed the mails and 82 pas-.
sengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 6.30 a.m.

NEW YORK, Jinni 23, hioama.

The trial of the Fenian' at Montreal is pro-
gressing. It is believed that four, who were caught
in the act of firing upon British troops, will suffer
death.

Yesterday the Fenian president, Roberts, was
present on the floor of the House of Representa-
tives, in company with General Banks.
A great Fenian mass meeting will be held to-
morrow, in the neighbourhood of Jones-wood,
under the call of Stephens. The superintendent
of police has prohibited the meeting taking place
on that spot, on the ground that it would interfere
with the enforcement of the excise law.

President Johnson has approved the bill grant-
ing bounties to coloured soldiers and pensions to
their heirs.

The President has sent a message to Congress
with the report of Secretary Seward relative to
his transmission of the copies of the reconstruc-
tion resolutions to the governors of the several States
for legislative ratification. The President states
that as the resolutions were not submitted to his
approval, and eleven States were excluded from
representation, grave doubts arose whether
the action of Congress was in harmony
with the sentiment of the people, and
whether the state legislatures should be called
upon to ratify such action. Waiving the question
of the validity and merits of the proposed amend-
ment, he deemed it proper to obser►e that the
action of the Secretary of State was purely minis-
terial, in no sense committing the executive to the
approval of the amendment ; on the contrary, a
proper appreciation of the constitution and of the
interests of national harmony and union and de-
ference for enlightened public judgment suggested
a doubt whether a constitutional amendment ought
to be proposed by Congress and pressed upon the
legislatures for final decision until the admission
of loyal members from the now unrepresented
States.

The health of Mr. Davis is greatly improved.
Mr. Bigelow, the American ambassador in Paris,
wrote to Mr. Seward on June 4 that M. Drouyn
de Lhuys had stated that the recent declaration
with reference to the withdrawal• of the French
troops from Mexico was made in good faith, and
the troops would be withdrawn within the time
specified.