The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-24 00:00:00

ZDe Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 23.
There wu no addition to the royal dinner party
ysetmday.
The Qesen, accompanied by Princess Alice, walked in the
Home Park this morning, and visited the Duchess of Bent at
Provers.
The Prince Cason, with the Prince of Wales, went out
shooting.

The Bucher of Hat rd th. Prince and Princera of
Leringen rialtad hat 'Nary at the Carla In the afternoon.
Lady Fanny Howard has woordad Lady Augusta Bruce
r lAdy In Waking IS Ho Dachas d Ira

Deepatehes war* remised at the Colostal-oface yeatarday
from the Governor of Kam.
Despatches were sent to the Governors of Canada, the
Bahamas, and the setthesants on the wen meet el Africa,

His Exilefleecy the Earl of Cults!e bee arrived at
Treatises, from the vicompl coast, for the Christmas
holidays. His thealleasy moored from Hinptows cm Wed-
nesday, sad passed the Wen at Hsbbsres Royal Hotal,
Holyhead.

The Tablet, Roman catholic journal, in its issue of
this week, meats the Declaration of the catholic lay,
with long columns of signatures attached.

Lord Normanby has issued a pamphlet of fifty
papa wadded "The Congress sad the Cebinet." The
noble lord Is hibouring under great dissetisfaction sad dis-
t:est of the present athlete. He thinka the joint eupesin-
leadenoe of foreign allays by Lord Palmerston and Lord
John Russell is a fatal arrangement, and he says he hie
been induced to break ahem by the notion entertained that
Lord Paltnerstou is about to send himself to the emigres&
The petition of the merchants, bankers, and
where in favour of the sailors in prison for the disturbance
on board bar Majesty's ship Princes' Royal was presented
yesterday to the Rome Secretary by Mr. R. W. Crawford,
one of the meatier, for London. There has never been as
basteeoe of greeter eagerness to sign a document than that
exhibited by all parties on this occasion.

We are reqaested to state that the offices of the
Rleotrio Telegraph Company will be only open on Monday,
W 2114 (Boxing-day), as on Sundays.

Tlteenew pictWree have just been added to the
national collection, Tref*lgar-equare, in addition to the six
bong in October last—a doe Ambrogio Sof spawns, retire.
smiting thif marriage of SL Catherine of Alexandria, the
Virgin eveseating St. Catherine of Sins; entire figures, life
silo. This platen was the altarpiece of the chapel of Reber.
eyes, eev the Carlos. of Pavia, of which Borgognone war
suns( the architects; his paintings haw date between 1490
and 1622. The two other additions are the Rayedsals lately
morchand at Waal, of the collection of Count Slolbarg, at
a 5..,.; they.., both waterfalls, in the painter's boot style,
aid have ban engraved on a large male by Ponta.

Oa the easing of the 18th deptein Vernon,
M.P., gave a lecture to the members and friends of the
Meahaake. Institute of this tows, in the County Hall,
Abingdow; the subject selected was " Shoham., his genius.
his eonweneteeers. sad his illustrators." In the muse of
the Notate t►e Yea captain gave with considerable effect,
Munlet's Soliloquy on Desth, "To be or not to be , " end
leap:Leis Seven Ages of Man, in 4. You las 11, with
other extrsote.

On Thumlay afternoon, in the City Hell, Glas-
gow, the Right Hon. Lord Elgin was formally iastalkd as
Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow. The hall was
dowdy crowded, the some being occupied by student', and
the pilots* by ladies and members of the poem, council.
The Lod Rector was scompanted to the platform by Mr.
Sibling of Heir, M.P., Dean of Faculty, the principal and
prodesers, and ovoid distinguished persons, including Lord
mil Lady Belhaven, Sir Archibald Alison, Sir John Maxwell
of Pollee, Mr. Andrew Baanatras, and the members of the
Llaivervity Court, dc.

TRZ COMMAND IN INDIA.—The following im-
portant &mops are about to take place is India:—Lord
Clyde is to return to Eaglatid to enjoy him well-eerssd
I repose. Hen to be wended in the able( command by Major
General Sir Hugh Rea, 0.C.8., whom distinguished ser-
vice le Sr* In the Crimea, sad lastly in India, petit him
est as m most Meg is.,, Is assume this rseponsible eon-
Named, and wisely Wetted to replace his most gallant prola-
mines. fib H. Ileseenet bee completed his tom at Bombay,
sad will be suesseled es Casenssdsr-In•Cbis( is that Presi-
dency by Sir Willful' Illasabild, whom late poet—chief of
the staff—le sow to be abolished. It la oleo maid that Major
Gammas Barmkgcl and Craig* sow bolding eommsnds is
Madras, will be ma vadad by Major Omani Maloolm.
C. 8., and Major Osowal Broom, C.B. Major Gandwal
Canynghass, C. 8., proceeds to Bombay, to assume the nom•
resod at Poosab, mead by the promotion of Sir Hugh
Haw.—Deihl &ma Gomm.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

TH:E REGENT OF CENTRAL ITALY.

A despatch from Florence, dated Thursday, says :
M. Bnoncompegni made his official entry into
this city this morning. The ministers Cadorna
and Bidolfi went to meet him at Leghorn.
M. Buonoompagni was received at Florence by all
the members of the government, ea well as the
municipal authorities. An immense and enthusisatic
crowd received him with the loudest applause. The
flags and inscriptions which appeared in the city
bore the name of King Victor Emmanuel, as well as
the names of MM. Buoncompagni, Ricasoli, and
other members of the government."

THE CONGRESS.
TURIN, Funky.
The King signed to-day the nomination of Count
Carew and M. Desambrois as Plenipotentiaries of
Sardinia at the Congress.

RUSSIA.
BT. PETE

F, FIIDAT.

The Journal de St. Petersburg states that Prince
Gortachakoff has been appointed First Plenipo-
tentiary of Ramis at the approaching congress, and
that he will leave for Paris on the 31st December.
The last Riad= courier from China, who left on
the 17th October, announces that the Russian em-
bassy at Pekin was enjoying perfect safety and
liberty.

The Invalids Runs oontains en article in answer
to the circular of the Count de Rechberg, the Austrian
minister.

" The Count de Rechberg," says the Russian
journal, " asserts that Italy cannot develop
her prosperity except by returning to her
normal condition. Is there not some mis-
take here? Daring forty-fin yean we have
witnessed that fatal normal position of Italy,
and now, according to Austria, the Italians
have given themselves up to a revolutionary
spirit. But we have arrived at the eighth month
of her free destiny, without anybody having
it in their power to reproach the Italians
with disturbing public tranquillity. The Austrian
Prins Minister is of opinion that the first duty of the
Congress should be to restore the DA= banished by
revolutionists. It appears to us that the principal
object of the Congress is to oonsolidate universal
peace and tranquillity, and by that means the
security of Europe. Can this object be attained by
the restoration of the Dukes and of the Pope's
temporal power? Thiele thequestion diplomatists will
have to decide. In conclusion, the Count de Rechberg
says that when Italy shall resume her normal position,
then alone can the affairs of the German Confederation

be considered. Without entering into these conai-
derations, we think it strange that a new work
should be constructed similar to that against which
all Germany protests, and which everybody admits
to be the greatest fault committed at the Congress of
Vienna by Prince Metternich."

SPAIN AND MOROCCO.
MADRID, Dgc. 23.

The Moors have attacked the Spanish on the road
to Tetuan in order to obstruct the works. They were
victoriously repulsed. General Prim distinguished
himself by his bravery.
The Spanish had four killed and forty wounded.
All the works, and even the new fortlets, have
been completed.

THE CAPE.
(BY ILICTILIC rusozarso
MOM OUR OWIT C0111.1181.071171NXT3

PLYMOUTH, BATIIIIDAT )101UfTNO.

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The Athens with the Cape mall ham just arrived.
She left Table Bay on Nov. 20, bringing a fall cargo.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, SATVIDAT MOZNIXO.

The City of Manchester has arrived at Qaeetie-
town. She brings New York advioes of the 10th
inst.

The President's Message had not been delivered,
the house not having elected a Speaker.

Cotton firm, with eales during the past three days
of 9,600 bales, at unchanged quotations.
Breadstuff' generally steady. Indian corn has a
tendency downward. In provisions pork firmly

The steamer Edinburgh, Ocean Queen, and Persia
hams arrived at this port.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9.

A firm tone prevails for cotton. The sales of the
week are about 81,000 bales. Quotations show no
material variation.

MR. COBDEN AND THE EMPEROR
NAPOLEON.

Mr. Cobden, M.P., had a lengthened audience of
the Emperor of the French at the Tuileries on
Wednesday last.

A letter from Rome of the 19th says :—" The
Doke& Granamont hes been absent for some days on a shoot-
ing excursion in the forests of the Pontine marshes. His
abeam at a moment so fall of anxiety for the Papal court
hes sidled much notice. While lem writing, snow is
felling fest. This is quite en event at Rome."

Tao Correspowdancia of Madrid, in giving the
text of several manusaipt prayers to Mahomst which have
been found upon the persons of the Moors, steles one of
them contains 5,000 times the words " God la merciful 1"
repeated over sad over sesta without any other sentence
whelever.

M. Quested, proprietor of the care de Foy in the
PAW& Royal, be. just died from a rather remarkable Inci-
dent. During the very severe weather be wont down to visit
his ice well in order to superintend the arraegements for
getting a good supply for next ■ommsr, when he was over-
come by the cold end died in a short time after.

We regret to have to record the death of Wilhelm
Grimm, the younger of the two eminent brothers who, by
their united efforts, have so contribu'ed to the knowledge of
German sntiquity, Germ= folk-lore, and the history of the
Getman language. Wilhelm Grimm died on the 16th of
this month, at Berlin, he ousequesee of an ewers on the
back, from which he had bass suffering for the tut fortnight.
The Abeille Cauchoist states that a few days ago
the public crier announced to the shopkeepers of the chief
town of a caucuses, Yvetot that Cola., a ehoemsker, would
not heoceforth pay any &his ooniracted by hie wife who
had quitted her home. On the same day the inopkiepen
of the place announced by the same crier that they would
give the wife any credit she might require, so long u she re-
mained away from her husband!

TEE STATE OF THE SLAV! NiARKET.—For the
benefit of these saeoqueisited with the voila of aech property,
we append (nap the Now York loodoposedrat) a BO niurtndutu
of the prices of • poetics of a lot of Amy cold at one of the
Hiebstosd emotions cis the 12th of Ocsobor :—A mother and
child, the former abost CO, sad the boy about 6 years old,
1,460 dollass; • ftrie-looking healthy girl of 16, 1,400 ; •
Wong girt of Ghost 19, 1,226; a Hide girl of abut 6, whale
Imam wee dead, 376 ; es able-bodied sea of EA 1,176; •
arose weD•oade ma of 19, 1.676; • boy hawse" 10 sad 11,
666; • 'Sou boy of 6 years, 686.

GALLANT CONDUCT.—It affords se pleagure to
learn that Colonel P. Radcliffe Is ing taroarably
hoot the same Wades Oa recently .uM&I d while gallantly
saving the His of it memett girl at Weefelgh. The girl by es
accident bed become envelopedllatitaa, nee must kayo
perished bed it not teem be the °atonal rapidly throwing
himself upon her ; in doing so his right hand was dreadfully
burnt, yet on Mr. Jack's arrival be at once ordered him to
see to the girl tint, and then attend to Um. The girl is
measly well, but it will be acute time ere the colonel will be
able to resuming donee—Plymouth Journal.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, FRIDAY /Immo.

The pamphlet is the great subject of the day. No
one doubts its high origin. But, as as the mot
d'ordre has been given to say that it is not official,
it is amusing to see the awkward efforts of the go-
' vestment press to represent it as en ordinary pro-
duction of an anonymous pamphleteer while at the
same time they speak of it with awe and reverence.
In the Constitutiolitsel, M. Orandgaillot, who had an-
nounced the work as one of high important* in an
elaborate puff preliminary, now says that it must
" necessarily be examined with the utmost possible
reserve "—that it " abounds in new and profound ob-
servations and striking deductions "—that it is a
work to be " meditated upon, and not to be spoken
of lightly on a first impression "—that he
"admires without reserve the elevated senti-
ments and pious motives by which it is inspired."
Me doss not even venture to deny its putative au-
thorship, but contents himself with saying that it is
'‘ useless" to attribute it to the source indicated by
foreign journals. After all this accumulation of
cautious and reverential eulogy, the Constitutionnel,
knowing that the official character of the pamphlet
L not to be acknowledged, knowing that its drift is
altogether at variance with what was supposed to be
the aim of French diplomacy and the still avowed
opinions of the highest functionaries, knowing that
it will provoke a furious opposition on the
part of the ultramontane clergy and perhaps be
disavowed by the Moniteur, makes a grand demon-
stration of independence at the end of its article,
and manfully announces that it is resolved to
question "some of the propositions" of this won-
derful pamphlet. liven the Pays, the journal of
the eminently catholic Gratifies de Camagness, is
constrained to admit that the pamphlet is the
" event of the day," and that it is written with
" great force ;" it is not yet prepared to discuss
such "high and sacred questions" as are raised by
the writer, but it timidly expresses an opinion that
people are wrong to connect this publication with
governmental or high influences. Turning to
the opposition or independent press I find
the Defeats affecting to believe that the pamphlet
was not to be published till this day, and therefore
postponing the necessity of making entracte or
comments. The Casette de Frames abstains from
quotation, from a pretended fear that the pamphlet
will be seized by the government, as " a violent
attack on the existing order of things touching the
papacy." The Presse notices, for public amusement,
the sneer of the Gazette, and records its own impres-
sion that " public opinion visibly attributes to the
new pamphlet the same importance that it did to
' Napoleon 111. et Vitale.'" The Opinion Nationale
announces in a special paragraph that the "semi-
official journals are permitted to affirm that 'Le
Pape et le Congris ' was not written by
M. de la GuerronniCre." Curiously enough
these journals have not yet availed themselves
of their permission. There is a negative pregnant in
the Opinion's paragraph highly piquant to those who
are in the secret. It is quite true that the pamphlet
was not written by M. de la Cluerronniere. The
style is much better than his ; there is no turgidity,
verbosity, or obscurity in any single page. I have
moon to believe that the imperial author was
assisted in the composition by a personage much
more intimately in his confidence than the present
director of the bureau of the prem.

At the Bourse there was an oscillation in the
Route to the extent of 300. The fall of yesterday
was attributed principally to the report of an in-1
surrection in Hungary, and to large sales made by
German house', supposed to be influenced by news
from Vienna. It was thought this morning that
the fall on the Vienna Bourse was not sufficiently
oonaiderable to justify the operations based upon it;
and there being no confirmation of the rumoured
rising in Hungary, the Rents opened with consider-
able buoyancy. After the fret quarter of an hour,
however, sales were pressed, and one particular
speculator sold very largely to change the state of
his account. The Rents fell to 70fr. 20c., but sub-
sequently a strong upward reaction set in, and it
rose to 70fr. 43e. and 70fr. 60c., closing with a
rise of 16c., both for cash and account. It
was very positively stated, and the news
materially aided the favourable change at the
end of the day, that the admission fee of
Hr., which it is agreed on all hands greatly
restricts speculation, will be abolished on Jan. I.
However this may be, the syndicate of the stock
brokers had received no official intelligent* of the
change up to the close of the Bourse. Mobilier
rose 6fr. Spanish Mobilise Ml 6fr. The Orleans,
Northern, and Lyons Railways rose respectively,
2fr. 60c., and Ur. 26fr. Eastern and Southern
fell 2fr. 60c. each, and Western was without change.
. _

The Courrier du Havre asserts that a Russian
man-of-war is on its way to the Red Bea for the
purpose of taking possession of a point on the coast.

CENTRAL ITALY.

(MON •

)IXT.)

CARPI, MODENA, Dsc. 12.

The three districts, Gonzsga, Bermida, and Revere,
situated beyond the Po, and containing 70,000 in-
habitants, were freed from the Austrians after the
battle of Magenta, when the garrison and the
officials retired to Mantua, upon which the Sardinian
government ordered the organization of a national
guard, of a country police, which ever since bee
maintained public order. By the convention of
Villafranca these districts were declared to be neutral;
they governed themselves independently, to their
satisfaction, without any breach of the public pesos,
though the Austrian government, in order to get
a protest for military occupation, tried to excite dis-
turbances. Accordingly bands of gaol-birds from the
Mantuan prisons have been let kW", and sent across
the Po, to infest these districts; but the national
guard and municipal authorities succeeded in main-
taining the security of persons and property. A
petition signed by above one hundred of the moat
influential inhabitants was sent to the Emperor of
the French, requesting him to preserve them from
the Austrian dominion, and Count Giuseppe Arrive-
bene and the lawyer Mambrini, who were entrusted
with the mission, brought back the answer, that the
petition will be submitted to the Congress, which has
to decide the ultimate fate of the districts. In the
' meanwhile they got the assurance that the Austrians
will not cross the Po before the decision of the Con-
gress. Bat while they were thus reassured from
aris an Austrian police officer arrived from Ostiglis,
summoning them to provide for 240 foot soldiers, 30
Polish lanoers, one officer, one non-commissioned

officer, and five privates of the gendarmes, and two
police officials. Besides, he ordered the disbanding
of the national guard—a complete disarmament
within three days—and the cancelling of all shooting
licensee, which allowed some of the inhabitants to
carry arms; every contravention to be punished
according to the law prevailing in Venetia—that is
to say, by court-martial.
You may easily realise the despair of the inhabi-
tant* when these orders were proclaimed to the
public. Mast of the young men able to bear arms
at once emigrated to Modena, before the arrive' of
the Austrians; thee:me, takwens withent daisy prat
on carts, and speedily conveyed out of the reach of
the invading force.

The Austrians creased the Po to Revere, and
thence to San Benedetto and Oonzaga. A Central
Italian detachment has accordingly been sent to the
frontier thus menaced.

The Panetta del Popolo of the 16th inst. says :
" According to a letter of the 12th, the Austrians
have occupied the three transpontine districts of
Mantua on the 10th.

" The oehi;et of Turin on the 4th ordered the im-
mediate withdrawal of all its officials, which spread
the greatest alarm among the unfortunate inhabi-
tants.

" It was a pitiful soene to ass at Mirandola the
arrival of men, women, and children of every rank,
carrying with them what they thought most valu-
able, as if fleeing for their fives. Thu the enemy
hu come into the vicinity of our vanguard. May
heaven punt that they should overstep the fron-
tiers ! This would be the spark to kindle a fire not to
be sully suppressed."