The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-31 00:00:00

THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN BELGIDDI

The Avenir National of yesterday says :—" It is
believed that the ministerial crisis in Belgium will
speedily terminate, and that it will lead to the re-
constitution of the ministry in a more decidedly
liberal sense. The disagreement, as we have
already said, occurred between the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, M. Rogier, and M. Fri-re-Orban,
the Minister of Finance. The King, after vainly
endeavouring to accommodate matters, summoned
M. Rogier, and begged him to form a new cabinet.
But M. Rogier did not accept this mission. M.
Frbre was summoned to the palace in his turn, and
it is declared that he has complied with the desire
of Leopold IL , and that be will shortly present a
ministerial list and a programme containing the
application to primary teaching and the tempo-
ralities of public worship, of the principles of seculari-
sation which that minister has endeavoured to
realise since 1847, in combating at once the clerical
party and the most timid fraction of liberalism."

THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN ITALY.

The Italian journals publish the following pro-
gramme of the members of the "Left : "

FLORENCE, DEc. 23.

Friends, this is a supreme moment for the fate of Italy.
We have endeavoured in a few lines published to-day by
the Riforma to point out to the country the path to be
followed in order to have a government which, with a
wise and strong policy. may secure the triumph of the
national programme. You will agree with us that if in
every part of Italy an earnest approval were to be imme-
diately manifested of the vote of the majority of parlia-
ment, which repulsed a ministry of reaction and submis-
sion to France, it would powerfully aid in the formation of
a cabinet of progress cap..ble of satisfying the aspirations of
the country; and that if the French government, thwarted
in its plane, attempted again to indicate its will to the
Italian people, the latter, strong in the vote of its legiti-
mate representatives. would rise to defend their dignity
and their tights. Take steps, friends, in order that these
thoughts and these intentions may be promptly known
and supported in every manner permitted by law by your
fellow-citizens, and be sure that the concerted and decided
will of the patriots will in no way prejudice the country.
(Signed) Fabtizi, Crispi, Bettani, Nicotera, Oliva,
Cairoli, La Porta, Miceli, T. Villa, Lamar°,
Canard, Cucchi, Ouerzoni, Be Boni, E.
Genitalia, 3lussi, Lnaldl, G. B. Bettero,
Brunetti, G. Omni, Plutino, S. Morelli, S.
Curcio, Fehigalli, G. Asproni, Damian',
Sprovieri, Di Blasi* Scipieme, N. Botta,
Anima Treveni, Bunko Albanese, G. B.
Caned. G. Dell', E. Cipriani.

ADDITIONAL MAILS roR BOYBAY.—The Indian
government have made arrangements for despatching a
steam vessel from Aden to Bombay, on the arrival at Men
of each mail packet proceeding from Suez to Calcutta. The
whole of the four mails for India in each month will,
therefore, be at once forwarded vit, Bombay, two being
conveyed by the regular mail packets from Suez, on the
Bombay line, and two being conveyed as far as Aden by
the regular mail packets on the Calcutta line, and from
Men by the extra steam-vessels provided by the Indian
government.