The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-11 00:00:00

EUROPE ARMED.

In the present position of Europe the following
statement, drawn from official sources, of the armies
on a war footing, is not without interest :
" France, 903,617 ; Prussia, 650,000 ; Austria,
651,612 ; Italy, 424,193 ; Russia, 1,200,000 ;
England, 265,000, not including 230,000
volunteers ; Germanic Confederation, 407,361 ;
Spain, 171,900; Portugal, 64,118; Holland,
92,000 ; Sweden and Norway, 137,800 ; Den-
mark, 41,940 ; Switzerland, 198,291 ; Belgium,
80,650 ; Turkey, 341,580 ; Egypt, the Danubian
Principalities, Montenegro, and Servia, 152,000 ;
the Roman States, 12,000; making a total of
5,996,062!"

BELGIUM.-TOUR OF THE KING.

The Indipenclance Edge has the following :

Yesterday King Leopold 11. commenced a national
tour to the same places where in 1831 and 1860 his
august father received popular ovations. Ghent was the first
city visited by his Majesty. In any case the royal visit
would have a political significance. In ordinary eircum_
stances it would be a sort of compliment to the
enthusiastic reception given to the young prince
on the 17th of December, 1865, in the capital.
Now, in the distant roar of the cannon, the
visit which the Bing is about to make to the prin-
cipal centres of population w;11 have a special meaniug—
it will give the countty a fine and an exceptional occasion
to affirm its dynastic and national sentiments.

The huifpendance then proceeds to give a long
account of the reception of the King and Queen
by the people of Ghent, wbich seems to have been
a most enthusiastic one.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
THE PROPOSED ARMISTICE.
PARIS, JULY 11.
The Muniteur of this morning contains no com-
munication relative to the armistice.

VIENNA, JtLY 10, Eviornia.
(Delayed in transiniaaion.)

The Aberuip,t (evening edition of the official
Wiener Z.-dung), says :
" The Emperor of the French has taken fresh
steps of an energetic diameter to effect the conclu-
sion of an armistice.

" The French fleet is on its way to Venice, and
General Lebceuf, the French Commissioner, has
been ordered to occupy Venetia. General Froissart
has been sent to tha Prussian head-quarters to
announce the armed mediation of the Emperor of
the French.

" It is the pronounced will of the Emperor of
the French that Austria should not be weakened
in her position as a great power.
" The army of the south is evacuating Venetia
and has commenced the march northwards."

THE PRUSSIAN DEMANDS.
PARIS, JULY 11.

The Journal des Debats of to-day says :—" We
have reason to believe that Prussia persists in ex-
cluding Austria from the Germanic Confederation,
and maintains her project of Federal reform. She
also demands the incorporation of Electoral Hesse,
Saxony, Hanover, and the Elbe Duchies with
Prussia."

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE GERMANIA.
SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 11.

The Hamburg and American Company's steamer
Germania, from New York on the 30th ult., has
arrived. She brings 112 passengers for this port,
Havre, and Hamburg, 180,000 dollars for Eng-
land, and 22,920 dollars for Hamburg.
The Germania experienced thick weathe
throughout the voyage, and on the 10th instant
was detained 11 hours by fog.

QUEENSTOWN, JULY 11.

The Inman Company's steamship City of New
York arrived here at 7.15 a.m. with the mails,
84,576 dollars in specie, and 211 passengers. She
landed 57 passengers and proceeded at 7.25 a.m.