The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-17 00:00:00

FRANCIS.

PARLi, YAICH l&

Oount Goltz, the Prussian ambaseSdor at Paris
presented to the Emperor to-day the insignia of
the Order of the Black Eagle for the Prince Im-
perial. In so doing, his exoelleney expressed the
sentiments of personal friendship felt by King
William for the Emperor, and his sympathies for
the Prince Imperial.
The Emperor replied by a similar impression of
good will towards Prussia and her sovereign.
• It is stated that the second sitting of the con-
ference on the question of the Principalities will be
Iseld on Monday next.

THE CORPS LEOLSLATIF.
PARIS, X•aos 16.

In to-day'a debate in the Corps Legialatif upon
the paragraph of the address relative to interior
liberties, M. Nugent Laurent maintained that the
Emperor, with the majority of the country, desired
wise progress and liberty.

M. Ernest Picard demanded the liberty of the
Areal. MM. Jancourt, Daumas, Crania do Cas-
sagnac, and Simon also delivered speeches.
M. Rouher energetically protested against the
attacks of the opposition, which, he said, sought to
damage the Chamber in the opinion of the country.
The minister stated that he should reply more fully
when the amendment of the 46 deputies came under
discussion. The amendment of the opposition,
defended by M. Jules Fevre in yesterday's sitting,
was subsequently rejected by 238 against 17 votes.

THE PARIS BOURSE.
PARIS, Xl2Oll 16, 3.30 P.N.
Tho Bourse has been fiat. Bantam closed at
68.87 ez the quarterly dividend of 75c.

AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, limos IS.
• The postal treaty, concluded on the 9th February
last between Austria and Russia, was promulgated
to-day. The convention with Mezic3 in reference
to recruiting in Austria for the Austrian volunteer
corps in Mexico was signed yesterday by Count
Mensdorff and the Mexican minister.

SPANISH FINANCE.
MADRID, MAAca 16.

The statement of the Noredada that the Minis-
ter of Finance had contracted a loan with Messrs.
Bothschiki is contradicted.

EGYPT.

PARTS. Masai H.
The French consul general at Alexandria tele-
graphed yesterday from that city to the effect that
the cholera epidemic does not exist in Egypt. A
single case occurred in the European hospital on
the 7th March, since which date the public health
bas been excellent.

Fisdetril, Bianca 16.—The barque Maggie
Atkinson, of Shields, from Patticoris, with a cargo of
sotton valued at 30.000/. caught fire on February 13, io
lat. 25 N. long. 39 W., and was totally burnt la four hours.
She crew, fourteen in number, escaped in the long boat
with only four pumpkins, a small pig, weighing about 14
pounds, a bottle of curry, and four buckets of water.
For five days they subsisted on the pigs' blood and manila
eaten with curry, and half a gill of water ooly was allowed
to each per day, when they were picked up by thip Nam.
trod, from Foochow. The unite and three of the sailors of
the Nettie Atkinson were subsequently transferred to he
Hamburg barque Gustav Adolf, and were landed here to-
day.—Reuter's rekgraii.
EXTENSIVE FLAL9.—Between seven and eight
o'clock last evening a fire, which has been attuoded with an
Immense destruction of property, broke out in the exten-1
riiaff remises
mbeloarisi to Yams. James Rolls and San.
loth manufaurers, No. 21, Lower Rsashigtorkaa.
whole of the employis had left at the time. and the
first signal of the outbreak was the issuing of great mamma
of awoke from the lower part of the premier, flames basso'
diattly following. The lower part of the build*, brim*
as the "floor," was used for storing away the flubbed
mock, the upper portion being is lofts, where the
painting, dry rig, &c., were earned on. la a detached
Fart was placed the several oils and turpentine used
in the manufacture of the cloth ; and it is need-
less to say the ignition of that dangerous Mo.
rap occasioned much alarm among the inhabitants.
A large body of the firs-befgada, with the land steam-
engines, accompanied by Captain— Shaw, was soon in attend-
am% and no time was lost in directing the hose for the pre-
itervatlon of the surrounding property. Foe a time the pre-
mises of Mr. Quenosli, builder, were in great jeopardy I
and the close proximity of the Web of the booms in
liarisy-read greatly alarmed their inmates. The
however. drifted the dames to the south side of ReM.
Minton-Lae, the frosts of the houses baiog math ossanhoi,
and in some instances the shutters burnt .Mt the
hinges. After considerable madam the firemen anc-
esaed in subduing the tames, but not before the entire
saga of Messrs. Bells' premium was destroyed, and con-
nidrabla damage done to the rarroundlog pro.
party. Leap spas from the burning promises wee*
oarred to tisa north ride of she Thames.—
About 10 o'cilock, while the above fire was at its height,
another fire broke out upon the premises of Mr. Green,
oilman, London-road, Southwark, to which several of the
Penes were despatched. The fire, however, was not ex-
tinguished until the premises were completely gutted, and
the f creative and stock-in-trade ootirsly ansumed. It
was stated that the proprietor was absent at the time view-
ing the fire in Kensington-lase. Some children is bed
in the upper pert of the house were reamed by the fire-
dolma 'inductee. Two fires ooaurtiog abet the me*
Sam and in the same neighbourhood, occasioned peat or-
altammt in the locality, sod immense mow& were
eeeeeklded.

!Tire Can OP POIPOITLITO ♦ HUSBAND IfIAZ

211119111.—Nely Ana Ashford, aged 44. was indicted at
lasts', yesterday, berme Mr. justice Ryles, far the wilful
14411(146 of be husband William Ashford, t 7 poinoniou him
in November last, at Opt Bonito° sear Exeter. The
triad lasted the whole day, and did Doi amolude until late
in the evening, when a verdict of " Guilty" was found sod
lenience of death passed. Mr. lEingdon sad Mr. N. Slade
were counsel for the prosecution ; and Mr. Ooleridp, Q. 0.,
ad Mr. Cox, appeared for the defense.
• Twz CloNsumPrims HoePrim..—Colleciio/V1 Ai'
rimilitZ the funds of the Beeeitil for eth0;1141a8 and
of the Cheek BMW. toe,,h awe ftili Made st Obeid
egs Polbestose, a ttekts 81. Ite. ;at St. Patrick's
Church,
Sszost's, Teditiffte-as 154 80. SC Tit. offertories as
gibe ',wail seivioes hi s !snowing ahes in Leedom
wits aka be elven to aid of the above eastal ,c, vit. :
AU Wets, Knightsbridge ; Christ Chaseh, .o.g;
ft, Mao's. West Breraples. he. . . .

IWEBIAii PARLIA'SIENT.

HOt3ll 'OF LORDB.-rFIuDAy, Maica 16.
Tyeek.LOlD ONANICACLIAI toot Ids mat cm the woolseak at
o' 5

PRIVATE BILLS.

Tiwe N
Palmy wed Fulham New Bridge Bill was read a
and time.
TneVentoor Cu and Water Bai, theta earn River Navi-
gation Bill, the Talus' Pier and Harbour Railway Bill, the
Deblinand Kingstown Bail way(Lease)Bill, and the Homey
Gas Bill, were respectively read a third time and paned.
THE CLERK OF THE PARLIAMENTS AND GENTLE-
MAN USHER OF THE BLACK ROD.

On the motion of Lord RIDZSDALL the usual committee
wax sppotneed in referenee to ►heee ahem.
RAILWAY LEGISLATION.

•• - -
Lori REDESDALE me notice that on Friday next he
would call the attention of the house to the fietitioan abeam.
ter of the financial arrangements of almost all new railway
companies, and to put himself in order he should move
that the report et the select committee oa railways be
printed. He said that he thought their lordships would
see in the report an expoeg of the manner in whist) railway
companies ba.i boss got up which would be asloaishiai•