The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-12 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1866.

Intercepted letters from General Escobedo had
been published, wherein he declares himself in-
debted to the Americans on the Texas side of the
Rio Grand. for valuable military stores. Cortina.
had obtained some shells from Brownsville.

sews from Guanium, via San Francisco, dated
16th January, states that the republicans had cap-
tured Alamos, in Sonora.

BELGIUM.

BRUSSELS, Fa. 11.

Viscount Sydney arrived here at six last night,
to invest King Leopold IL with the Order of the
Garter. He is accompanied by Lord George Fagot,
the Hon. Oliver Montagu, Mr. Clarke Jervoise,
and Sir Charles Young.
It is asserted that Viscount Sydney will after-
wards proceed to Paris on a similar mission to Earl
Cowley.
To-day at two o'clock the King received in solemn
audience at the Royal Palace all the members of
the mission deputed by Queen Victoria to invest
his Majesty witlithe Order of the Garter.

fRANCIE,,
PARIS, FEB. 11.

Yesterday, in the Senate, M. Bonher protested
against the speech delivered by M. de Rainy in
Friday's sitting. Marshal Forey stated that the
return of the French troops from Mexico could not
take place so speedily as appeared to be desired in
France, and he even advised that fresh reinforee-
ments should be sent out. M. Rouher declared
that Marshal Forey had expressed in his speech
merely a private opinion, the views of the govern-
ment upon this subject being those contained in
the speech from the throne and the draft of the
address. The first eight paragraphs of the address
were then adopted.
The Prase has received a second warning, on
account of an article, signed by M. Duvernois,
which appeared in that paper on Friday last.
The Prase of this evening announces that it
intends to appeal to the Council of State against
the two warnings which it has recently received.

AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, FRB. 11.

Some Vienna papers give currency to a report
that a number of papers have latterly been seized
which prove the existence of a treasonable plot
against the life of the Emperor. It is, however,
officially stated that this report is without any
foundation.

CROATIA AND HUNGARY.
AGRAN, F. 10.
The Croatian Diet has agreed to the union with
Hungary by 99 against 94 votes.

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Fie. 10.

To-day, in the Chamber of Deputies, the debate
was resumed on the motion protesting against the
decision of the Supreme Court restricting liberty
of speech in the chamber.
During the debate, Count von Bismarck and
the Ministers of the Interior and Justice censured
the deputies in strong terms, and stated that they
opposed the independence of the courts of justice,
in order that they might be free to give vent to
expressions of insult and calumny.
The house subsequently adopted the motion of
Herr von Hoverbeck, protesting against the de-
cision of the Supreme Court, by 263 to 35 votes.

THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT.

FLORENCE, Fu. 10.

The session of the chambers has been prorogued
until Thursday next. The committee upon the
provisional exercise of the budget have accepted
the proposal of the ministry, extending its dura-
tion until the end of April next.

Rcssie.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fn. 11.

The budget for 1866 has just appeared. The
principal items are as follows :—Ordinary revenue,
349,000,000r5. ; extraordinary revenue, including
the surplus of the last loan, 32,500,000r5. ; issue
of Treasury Bouds, 9,060,000r5. ; ordinary expen-
diture, 367,000,000r5. ; extraordinary expenditure,
25,000,000r5.

pJ.LFSTINE EXPLORATION FUND.