The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-07 00:00:00

GOVERNMENT DESPATCH.

The above Telegram wes also received at the
Fereign Office (from Lord Lyons), at 11.10 p.m. on
Wednesday, and received at our office 6.30 a.m. this
morning (Thursday), .being some hours after our re-
ceipt of the India Hams Telegram.

UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

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LIVERPOOL, TEULIDAY.
The Montreal Oman Steam Navigation Company's
Royal Mail screw steam-ship Anglo Saxon, Captain
*Master, arrived in the river this morning, from
Portland, with the Canadian mails, and advice, to the
Seth ult., with 103 pamengers and a full cargo of
merchandise on freight.
The advioes to hand axe three days later from all
parts of the union than those previously received by
the Europa.
The Anglo Saxon had heavy weather during her

passage, and encountered a heavy gale on the 3rd
inst. The Persia arrived at New York on the 2Sth
ult., at 9 a.m.
The New York Times announces that Mr. Mason
United States minister at Paris, had tendered his
resignation.
A battle had taken place on the 16th ult. at Kansas
between the pm-slavery and the free state men, and
there were several killed and wounded on both sides.
The President had, in reply to a resolution of the
Senate, transmitted the correspondence in referenoe
to Oreytown.
Count Sortigen, the French minister, had de-
manded compensation for the losses sustained by
French subjects owing to the bombardment by the
United States man-of-war Cyane, and Mr. Marcy
has refused to recognise the claim.
No correspondence with Great Britain was trans-
mitted to the Senate.
New York dates to Dec. 23 received. The money
market was remarkably quiet and easy. Stock in
better demand, and decidedly firm.
Exchange on London, 109 h.
Cotton steed,.
Breadstuffs improved in vales.
Provisions are in fair request, at rather higher
prices.
Freights dull, rather favouring the shippers.

The King of Prase* for the first time since his
mars, appeared cm New Year's-day with the star and rib-
bon al the &sok Lee to receive at Chiartottenharg the
anibewlden aria asp to tar him tbsir ceagratulaticas.
HL Majesty conversed with them for some time.

Tt is announced that Count Budberg will go to
Berth" as Road= envoy, in the roam Cl Baron Brunson,
who preassie to Landau.

M. Ehnemarek hu been named Rear-Admiral and
/filakeer et MMus la Swedes.

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PLYMOUTH, TirvasDAY.

The Union Steam Company's Royal Mail steam-
ship, Dane, Captain Stratt, arrived here last night
with the first mails under the new contract from
the Cape of Good Hope, St. Helen's, and Aioension.
Her dates are Cape Town, Nov. 30, St. Helen's,
Deo. 9, and Ascension, 13.

The Dane brings twelve passengers, among whom
are General the Baron Von Stutterheim, of the
British German Legion, who, it is said, has returned
to Europe, to organise, if necessary, another German
Legion for service in India; also Dr. Way, one of the
Caps Emigration Sub-Commissioners, who will be en-
gaged in carrying out an extensive measure of
emigration to that colony, for which the Cape par-
liament, in its last session, voted 50,0001., with a
promise of 150,0001. more should the measure
prove saccesstaL
The cargo of the Dane consists of 50 pipes of wine,
252 bales of wool, 418 tusks and two cases of ivory,
2,820 horses, 68 cases arrowroot, 8 cases Ostrich
feathers, and 30 cases sundries.
At Table Bay were steamer Hermes, Beringapa-
tam coal depot, Boscawen flag-ship, and Sappho.
The Dane arrived outward at the Cape on the
29th of October, where a copy of the new mail con-
tract published gave great satisfaction. The second
steamer on the new line, the Celt, had arrived at
Table Bay November 28.

The news of the fall of Delhi had been received
with great joy in the colony, via India, per Hima-
laya, on November 10. Public meetings had been
held, warm sympathy expressed, and a large collec-
tion made for the sufferers by the Indian mutiny.
The synod of the Dutch Reformed Church closed
its sittings on November 17. Its proceedings were
characterised in many respects by great bigotry and
intolerance ; nothing but the Dutch language is to
be admitted.

The state of Kaffirland continued to be very un-
settled. The people were starving. About
30,000 destitute Kaffir, had been brought in se ser-
vants to the colonists; generally speaking, they
were excellent agricultural servants, but many had
shown restleesnew and aversion to labour. Some
of the chiefs had been tried and imprisoned for
stealing cattle.

The subject of railways engaged a great deal of
attention in the colony.
The first batch of Irish emigrant females had
arrived ab East London by the Lady Kennaway.
The Lord Bishop of Cape Town left in the ship
Granger foe Bt. Helen's, on the 18th of November.
After a stay of about two months there, he was to
proceed to England.

The Dane landed her mails here. Her arrival was
five days before she was due. _ _ _

The colonial authorities were actively purchasing
horses for India, and several ship los& 'had been
sent on.

Sir George Grey wu about to visit the frontier,
leaving Cape Town in a few days in the Himalaya.
The Hersalia, Ireland, Great Britain, Calcutta,
and Southampton troop.ehips had arrived, en ►oute
to India.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(nom ova own conisarownairr.)
PARIS, WIDNESDAY Evasuro.
The great topic of the hoar continues to be the
Spectorwr'a article. M. Rolfe of the Comeaw.
tionnel, who now that M. Oranier de Cassagnao has
taken to literary criticism, is the greatest gun in the
arsenal of the government putts, replies to it at great
length, and takes issue upon every point. The most
striking pert of his article is the following passage,
which confesses (rhetorical artifices apart) that
the cause of the union of the Principalities is lost in
spite of the support of France, and represents that
Lord Stratford de Radcliffe was recalled from Con-
stantinople because he made himself disagreeable to
the French :
As to the question of the Principalities, which the Spots-
tear regard. as at this moment settled contrary to French
ideas, that journal is again in the wrong. This question is
not so far advanced. France thought the union of these
provinces was the best orpniaation both for their own wel-
fare and the general Interest of Europe, and at the epoch of
the Treaty ef Paris that opinion was shared by the
majority of the Powers. There has ethos been •
change of opinion on the part of some at them ;
bat the Emperor's government has not changed its opinion ;
and without departing from the spirit of conciliation which
has never mod to guide in policy, it will to the last defend
in the ocaferana the principle of the anion, the advan-
tages of which ft still thinks are evident. We know as
well as the Siisciatnir that France has met with many petty
Annoyances at Constantinople. But to what have they all
led ? The diplomatist, so osishested for his talents, whose
peculiarities of temper had produced these disamsaions, is no
longer at Constantinople; that we think is not a &moseys eni
which can in any way prejudicially affect the dignity of
France. It is • mistake to see either victories or defeats for
our policy in the frequent ministerial changs which have
occurred at Constanithople. The representative of the
Empem's government than has been instructed not to
enter into those personal questions in which others haws
been too much in the habit et taking pest If that be
isolation," we thick that it does honour to the policy of
France instead of degrading it.

The Speciateur sticks to its text, and profanes to
be quite astonished at the tone in which the Pays
and Patric contradict its assertions, and mays that, so
far from 'apposing that it was making any unlooked-
for revelations in its retrospective review of the
events of 1867, it had thought that it was simply
commenting upon facts which were in substance
known to everybody, Al evidence of a close under-
standing between England and Austria, it adduces
the fact that, in the affairs of Bolgrad, the first Mol-
davian elections, and the union of the Principalities,
these two Powers maintained a common and precon-
certed policy. It then says:
. . .

As to the pnotcool which, sorting to our inforreatkm,
was signed at Vienna about the middle of hat year--in June
le said—we have not the document before our eyes; we
have sot read It, sad as only speak of it, as we have already
done, with a certain reserve. Bat is the Petrie very mire of
Its own information when it deities the existence of a positive
alliance--a written political engagement—between England
and Austria ? For ourselves, such is the confidence we have
in the source bum which our Information proceeds, that we
persist In believing that, whether as a protocol, menexten-
dem, exchange of notes, or by whatever other name it may
be called, the eagegetnant does exist. • • • • For the
test, our article will be read at Vienna, in Germany, sad in
England; the faets stated in it will be inquired into sad dis-
cussed. In a few days the Sneak& parliament will 'meet,
and Mr. Thrall, whit one* before compelled Lard Palmer-
ston to admit that be had acquiesced in a convention which
was not without some analogy to the arrangement we have
spoken el—Mr. Disraeli, who is generally pretty well in-
tensed of what is going on in Europe, will no doubt mak for
and obtain some explanations about the new Whence. of
England. Should it then turn out that we have been ads-
taken, we shall admit the fact in all humility. Till then we
maintain all we have said.

In support of its assertions. the Speetatesw quotes
correspondence in the New Pruesian Gazette, the
Tines, and the French Journal of Frankfort—all
of which speak, not indeed of the particular pro-
tocol in question, but of an intimate understanding
between England and Austria.
The evening government journals reply to the

reiterated statements of the Spectateur with great
spirit. The Pays says:
We oasis's that the imposing authorities cited produce
little effect upon us. The only thing we collect from them
is that the information of the Spsetateur reduces itself to
some extracts from foreign journals, cleverly arranged and
dressed up in • theatrical way. En attendant some fresh
declaration on the part of the Prussian Grown', and • ro-
mantic harangue from Hr. Disraeli, we 'purely and ;simply
maintain our contradiction.

The Pattie tenets the Spectatsur with its affec.
tation in pretending that it did not suppose that it
was making any remarkable revelation, while in
reality it felt that it was circulating a report which
would make an "immense sensation in Europe," as
is plainly shown by its bosat that its article will be
read in Vienna, Germany, and England. It calla
upon the Spectateur to say what is the " nature " of
the information in which it has so much confidence.

The statement of the Indepenciance'Belge that the
French admiral in the Chinese waters has received
orders not to co-operate with the English forces in
the siege of Canton, is energetically denied in offi•
cial circles here.

The Bourse has been very firm, notwithstanding
a heavy fell in Consols, which was attributed to a
report that Sir Colin Campbell had withdrawn
from Lucknow. The Bente, although occasionally
put down by sales to realise profita,was very firm at
the close, in consequence of a rumour that the Bank
of France would to-morrow lower its discount to
4i per cent. Bank of France shares rose in come-
queues, of the: rumour 100 fr. The Rents for so-
count rose 43c., closing at 70fr. 36c., and for cash
36c., closing at 62fr. 86c. Mobilier roes 7fr. 60e.
The railways were extremely firm. Orleans rose
20fr.; Eastern, 13fr. ; Northern and Lyons, 10fr. ;
Western, Mr.; and Southern, 2fr. 60c.
The Emperor, although not seriously ill, for he
drove himself in a phaeton about the streets of
Paris two days ago, has some temporary affection
which prevents him walking easily. He was seen
yesterday in the reserved garden of the Tuileries,
leaning on the arm of an attendant and limping
very much.
Lord Stratford de Rodcliffe arrived at Brussels
yesterday.