The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-30 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
THE LUXEMBURG QUESTION.

VIENNA, MARCH 29, EVENING.

The Peeaae of to-day says :—" News is current
in diplomatic circles that Count Bismarck has noti-
fied the French government that Prussia would
only assent to the cession of Luxemburg to France
upon condition that the fortress of Luxemburg be
rased, and that the Dutch fortress of Maestricht
and a few Lotharingian districts of France situated
on tho Moselle and Saar, be ceded to Prussia.

THE NORTH GERMAN PARLIAMENT.

BERLIN, bli,acit 29.

1 Into-days sitting of tho North German Parlia-
ment, Art. 23 of the draught enacting that the
parliameni may propose the laws within the limits
!et atassempeterney of thlinentederation, was passed
i with an amendment by Herr Bamtark, empower-
mg parliament to receive petitions, and refer them
Ito the Federal Council. Art. 24, stipulating that
the legislative parliamentary period extends over
three !tars, was adopted with Herr von Unruh's
amendment which provides that the parliament
1 during a session cannot be adjourned for
a longer period than 30 days, and that in the event '
of a dissolution fresh elections must take place
twithin 60 days, and the stew parliament assemble
I within 90 days of the date of dissolution. One of
I the members having censured Count Bismarck for
the passionate language which he declared had
been used by the minister in a recent debate, Count
Bismarck rose in the course of the sitting, and
said—" You should consider that one who has for
five years been engaged in political contests in
which he has lost his health to attain what has
been attained is easily excited." " You do not
know," he added, "in what manner your opposi-
tion may affect my political wan ; you are not
acquainted with my struggles, nor with the general
political situation, and you do not know how dif-
ficult it is at present to treat with foreign govern-
i manta when one is not sertain of the support of
1 parliament."

AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, 'Lace 29, Evixtme.
The current rumour that the Austrian Ambas-
sador at the Papal Court had recommended his
Holiness to make concessionsto the Italiangovern-
pent is declared by the official Evening Post to be
entirely devoid of foundation.
NIINGANY.
MTH, Meant. 29.
To-day in tile Lower Howie of the Hungarian
Diet-the general debate go the report of the own-
=Mal of sixtreeven wail brought is a close. The
divide* will bite place to-morrow.
1111MOURED EARTHQUAKE AT NAPLES.
,s. • tiAitiNILLEB, MARCH 29.

1 A talspeas
announces that last night an earthquake took place
at Naples.

Further details are awaited.

DUEL IN PORTUGAL.
LISBON, Ktßef( 29.

This morning a duel, at fifteen paces, was fought
in the Campo Grande between Senhor Jost; Julia, a
deputy to Cortes, and Senhor Si de Nogueina,
nephew to the Marquis Sd, and aide-de-camp to the
King, in which Senhor Julia was killed. An insult
stated to have been offered by the deceased to the
Marquis Sd Bandiera is alleged to have been the
cause of the hostile encounter.

INDIA.

BOMBAY, MARCH 15, 5.23 p.m.

71b. shirting', Or. 2a. ; 811 b. ditto, 7r. 4a.
40's mule twist, 13ia. Cotton quiet : Dhollerah,
255 r. Shipments of the week, 30,000 bales. Ex-
change on London, 2s. Oid. Government securi-
ties : Four per Cents., 841 i ; Five per Cents., 106 ;
Five-and-a-Half per Cents., 1091. Freights to
Liverpool, 555. - _

CALCUTTA, MARCH 14.

811 b. shirtings, Br. 40's mule twist, Bk. Ex-
change on London, 24. Od. Government securi-
ties : Four per Cents., 87k to k ; Five per Cents.,
1041 to 105 ; Five-and-a-Half per Cents., 110.
Freights to England, 40s.
The rate of discount has again been raised 1 per
cent.

BOMBAY, MARCH 19, 2.49 P.M.

No business in cotton and piece goods, in con-
sequence of the native holidays. Exchange on
London, 2s. Old. Government securities :—Four
per Cents., 861 ; Five per Cents., 105 ; Five-and-a-
Half per Cents., 109 j. Freights to Liverpool,
575. 6d. to 60s. The latest London date is to the
11th inst.

CALCUTTA, MARCH 18.

Markets unchanged. Exchange on London, 2s.
Government securities :—Four per Cents., 87k to
; Five per Cents., 1042 to 105; Five-and-a-Half
per Cents., 110. Freights to England, 40s.

CHINA.

HONG KONG, Flu. 26.

Grey shirtings, 61, ; catty, 3.50 dole. ; water
twiat, 175 dols. Tea unchanged. Exchange on
London : Bankers bills, 4.3 i.

IHA.NGHAE, Fla 20.

Grey shirting., 6i ; catty, 2.t5 taels. Tea :
Congon firm and advancing. Silk quiet, and
prices 10 taels lower. Exchange on London,
5.11 k. Freights : Tea, 355.

HONG KONG, MARCH 1.

Markets unchanged since the departure of the
French steamer. Total export of tea to date,
110,500,0001b5. Exchange on London : Bankers'
bills, 4.4.

SHANOHAE, Fin. 23.

Market quiet and unchanged. Total export of
silk to date, 36,625 bales. Exchange on London,
5.11 i. Freights, 35a.

JAPAN.

SHANCIFILE, MARCH 23.
Intelligent* received here from Japan announces
the death of the Mikado from small-pox.
[The above telegrams arrived in London March 29.1

AMERICA.
SOUTHAMPTON, MA.acs 30.

The Hamburg and American Company's steamer
Teutonia, from New York on the 16th inst., passed
the Needles at 12.10 a.m. to-day.

01T ATLANTIC TILLZORAPH.)
NEW YORK, MARCH M Evcrtnta.

The Senate has rejected the nomination of
General Blair as American Minister to the Atm-