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

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PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, Kum 2.

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Fifty-seven members of the Upper House who are
still staying in Berlin, Lave presented an address
to the King, in which they thank his Majesty for
maintaining the rightful claims of Prussia in the
Gastein Convention, and declare that the Austro-
Prussian alliance will prevent any foreign interven-
tion in the affairs of the Fatherland. The address
considers the strength of domestic enemies to be
vary small, and stigmatises in severe terms the
conduct of the Chamber of Deputies, accusltig,them
of attempting to constitute themselves the sovereign
power. The address concludes as follows :—" Yeitte
Majesty has received the sword from God for the
punishment of evil doers. We swear to support the
King faithfully and with all our strength in any
contlict."

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM IN BELGIUM.
BBIJEZELS, MAnoR 2.

On Wednesday lactzt the Chamber of Deputies
will discuss the ball of M. Orts proposing to in-
crease the number of deputies and senators in pro-
portion to the present population of Belgium. M.
Orts belongs to the ministerial party.

BERNE, YAsan 2.

A note from the Italian government has been
received here stating to the Federal council that
Italy would reoeive with great satisfaction the com-
pletion of the Gothard line of railway over the Alps,
so important to both countries.

ITALY.

FLORENCE. MAzas 2.

On the lit of March the Italian military esta-
blishtuent was reduoed entirely to a peace footing.
In to-day'. sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, the
Minister of Justice, in reply to a question of Signor
Macchi, said that the government bad lately sent a
diplomatic note to Chevalier Nigra, the Italian
ambassador at Paris, requesting that steps should
be taken for the release of the Italians confined at
Rome for political offences.

SPAIN.
MADRID, Kum &

Marshal O'Donnell declared to-day in the Cortex
that the state of siege would continue until tran-
quillity had been completely restored, and the Pro-
greasiat party had ceased to conspire.

AMERICIAL
(Pet the Demon' via GreeteoeeNa.)
COIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK. Pla. 17, Emma.

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Money easy. Gold, 137 f ; exchange on London,
148 k; ditto on Paris, 3.80. Stocks slightly firmer :
Few York Centrals, 92k ; Erie, 801; 5-20 Bonds,
1031; Illinois, 114 k. Cotton dull : Middling Up-
land, 44. Floor dull. Wheat declining. Corn
steady. Provisions steady. Coffee held firmly.
Sugar and molasses steady. Petroleum very dull :
mode, 29 ; ditto refined, 48.

THE DEBATES IN THE CORPS
LECIISLATIF.

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PARIS, MARCH 2.

In the Corpe Legislatif to-day M. Jules Fevre
explained the character of the amendment proposed by the
opposition in reference to fichleswig-Hoistsin, and criticised
the passive attitude maintained by France in face of the
violation of every right by Austria end Prussia. He did
ask desire that France should appear to favour the audacity
wit the latter power. M. Parton replied to the arguments of
M. Jules Fevre. MM. Morin, Meier, and Thiem de-
'sanded that France should follow a more decided policy.
It was impossible to be content with the absolute sileoce on
tie subject in the draft al the Wart At the demand of
Mrs committee an additional article was drawn up and re-
ferred to them for consideration. M. Carnot then ex-

plained the amendment of the opposition in reference to
Poland. Alter some discussion this amendment was re-
jected. On paragraph 3, in referenda to Mexico, M. Rouher
demanded that the debate ehoald be adjourned ; the conc.
airmieations of France to the Mexican 'overman could
not yet have been either received or examined. The
debate then turned on the question whether paragraph 3
should be voted upon or suppressed. M. Ranker said that
by voting the paragraph at ones, and without debate, the
chamber would not prejudge the question, the discussion
being reserved until the recent diplomatic despatches
should be communicated to the chamber, or until the de.
*attire budget of 1864 should come on for discussion. M.
Picard refusing to withdraw the amendment, it was
rejected by the chamber. Paragraph 3 was then adopted,
with the raserration suggested by M. Rouher.

Saba' anTs illititarg.

PORTSMOUTH, IiAICH 2..

The Simoom, iron screw troopship, Captain
Lethbridge, sailed to-day for Ireland, with the 920 d Magi-
meat on board.
The Tamar, iron screw troopship, embarked the 75th
Regiment from Gosport and sailed to-day for Ireland, call-
ing at Plymouth. Oo leaving the dockyard jetty she fouled
the Minotaur, iron screw ship, and carded away her fore-
yard and °tie of her boats. The yard will be replaced 0:1
bar arrival at Plymouth.
The new commander-in-chief at this port, Vice-Admiral
Ibr Thomas Paley, paid his dist official vita to the Victory
this morning, and was saluted with 19 guns, his flag being
also transferred to the Victory from the ExesUest.
CHATHAM, Miaow 2.

The Bellerophon (14), '4,270 tons, 1,000 horse
power, Captain E. Tatham, having been so far completed
as to enable her to be um:locked, was floated ont of No. 3
dock this afternoon, after a detention extending over several
months, to enable the work of fitting and completirg her
being carried out. On getting clear of the dock she was
brought up alongside the floating sheers in the harbour,
and after tilling up her coal bunkers with several hundred
tone cf cod, which will at once be taken on board, she
will proceed round to Spitbead, where she will enter on
dome trials to Met her steaming capabilities under the
altered conditions of her screw and stern, in addition to
which she has been selected by the Admiralty to be used,
instead of the Minotaur, is the trials to be undertaken to
test the merits of the inventions for working heavy broad-
side guns in a beam ma.

CROOKHAVEN, MARCH 2.—The steamship Hel-
vetia. from New York on the 17th ult., passed the Feeble*
at about 7.33 am. Her nears bay been anticipated.
DIMPATCH Or THI WIRT INDIA MAIM-8013TH-
IlAica I—The Royal Mail Company's steam-
ehip Atrato, Captain Jeßicoe, sailed this afternoon with
ikemidly fw the British aed foreign West Indies, Mexico,
Ike Pacific, California, Central America, &c. The
Atrato took oat 98 passengers, and on freight a general
care°, inelvding English gold coin, 1,9001. ; jewellery,
1,B2131.; and French jewellery, value 9,9121. .

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FALmotrra, M&aca 2.--The New York and
Havre United States mall steamship Felton, from New
York on the 17th of February, arrived off here this even-
lag, with 37 psessegers, the mail., and 50,000 dollers in
spode, 732 bales of cotton, and 62 packages of merch►n-
dise. She landed two paassegen and the mails, and pro-
ceeded for Howe. The mails, consisting of 37 sacks, will
be forwarded by to-morrow's mail train. Hee news has
been auticipated.

THE POLICE AND THE MAHTLEEOHL HOIBILLESS
POOL Yesterday, at the weekly meeting of the direstors
sad guardian. of the poor of St. hterylebooe, held at the
court-honer, Mr. Charles &mot in the chair, Mr.
Doug's., the muter, reported that the total number of
homeless poor admitted to the casual wards for the week,
being the first week of admission under orders from the
pMiee, was 406, the .umber in the corresponding week of
January being 909 The applicants for lodging in St.
Maryleboue have sow to procure a ticket from the police-
station in Alaryleboumlane. The result for the Bret week
has been a decrease of more thee half. At the mm.
meeting Mr. Douglas repo/tad that there were 1,812 in-
mates of the workhouse, sod 405 children at the Southall
eihnela. The board considered the report very satisfactory,
and it was ordered to be 'skied upon the wades.