The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-17 00:00:00

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE

CZAR.

ST. PSTSESBURG, APRIL 16.
An abortive attempt has been made against the
life of the Emperor of Russia.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon, as the Czar was en-
tering his carriage, after a promenade in the
Summer Carden, a pistol shot was fired at him
by a stranger, but without taking effect. His Ma-
jesty is uninjured.
The perpetrator of this outrage has been arrested
and brought before the Tribunal of Police.

THE GERMAN QUESTION.
BERLIN, Arm. 16.

The semi-official Norddeutschm 41/geintina 7,eitaiag
of to-day declares that the election of Prince Charles
of Hohenzollern to the throne of the Principalities
is a matter which concerns solely the family of the
Princes of Hohenzollern, and is in no way connected
with Prussian state politica.
There is no truth in the statement that Austria
has addressed a despatch to Prussia dated the 9th
April. All combinations andassertions based upon
the existence of a despatch of that date, conceived
in pacifiic terms, are therefore entirely unfounded,
A reply to the Austrian note of the 7th instant
was forwarded to Vienna yesterday.

VIENNA. APRIL 16.

It is stated that Bavaria has sent to Berlin a
second despatch containing offers of mediation
between Austria and Prussia.

Contradictory reports are still current here re-
specting the difficulty between the two great Ger-
man Powers. It is announced that Count Ester_
hazy has tendered his resignation.

THE PRINCIPALITIES.
JASSY, APRIL 16.

The origin of the disturbances which took place in
this town the day before yesterday was a declaration
of the newly-elected Separatist Committee, that the
choice of the Prince of Hohenzollern, asHospodarof
Roumania, had been brought about by stratagem.
The committee had also demanded the deposition
of the provisional government, and the assembling
of special legislature for Moldavia.
Tranquillity has now been completely restored.
The regiment which suppressed the movement was
composed of Moldavian troops. Many persons were
wounded by the soldiery.
Mouronzi and his accomplices have taken refuge
on Russian territory.

The Metropolitan, who was at the head of the
movement, has been arrested, together with the
Boyards Rosnovano and Laseesoo.

The whole of Moldavia has now voted unani-
mously fur Prince Charles of Hohenzollern.

INDIA.
(By direct Overland Telegraph.)

BOMBAY, Aram 11, 2.25 P.M.

Cotton drooping. Dhollerah, 420 r. Exchange
on London, 2s. 10. Freights, 425. 6d. The
latest London date is the 7th inst.

CALCUTTA, Ann. 10.

Markets quiet and unchanged. Exchange on
London, 2s. 2d. Four per Cent. Government
securities, 871 ; Five per Cent. ditto, 102 ;
, Five-and-a-Half per Cent. ditto, 101. Freights, 455.

THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE AT READING.
—Yesterday the relatives of Mr. William Hobbs, solicitor,
who left his home in the Rath-road, Reading, under very
mysterious circumstances, on the sth inst., increased the
reward for information respecting him to the amount of
501. On Sunday the river Thames was drawn, and the
water rushed down with considerable force ; constables
were stationed at different points on the banks of the
stream, but nothing was seen to afford a clue to the
whereabouts of the missing gentleman. The police have
since ascertained that Mr. Hobbs was observed in the
neighbourhood of Coley as late as two o'clock on the after-
noon of the sth, and as the Kennet and Avon Canal and
another stream of some depth run at the back of Coley
Park, several parties have commenced dragging the water
in that direction. The sad affair still occasions a most
painful excitement. Mr. Hobbs was Mt. gin. in height,
age 52 years, round full face, florid complexion, broad and
rather round shoulders short neck, eyes grey and rather small,
small dark brown whiskers, dark brown hair, and nearly
bald on the front of his head, stoops and looks on the
=when walking. When he left his home he was
in dark grey Oxford mixture trousers, with a nar-
row black rib down the side, a dark fancy waistcoat, black
frock east, a loose black overcoat, black silk stock, black
kat (makers, Lincoln and Bennett—Morris and Sons, Read-
ing, inside), a dark silk umbrella with green leather, handle
tipped with gilt,- he bad two mourning rings on his hands.
CRYSTAL YALAci. ONE SHILLING DAY.
MONDAY, Arra 16. —Admission§ on payment, 1,318 ; ditto
I br season tickets, 878 ; total visitors, 2,296.