The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-09 00:00:00

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LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(asora'. TILXGRAMs.)
PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Aram 9.
This morning's papers state that in case of the
recurrence of war the equipment of the troops
would bo unchanged from that in last year's
campaign. The North German army would be
completely furnished with needle guns as well as
the new Federal corps formed by the Saxon troops.
The fortifications of Kiel Bay, Alsen, and Sunde-
witt are to be considerably extended in the spring,
and rapidly carried on to provisional completion.

THE HUNGARIAN DIET.
PESTH, APRIL 8, Err we..

In to-day's sitting of the Hungarian Diet the
ministers resigned their posts as members of the
chamber, and announced their intention to submit
themselves for re-election.

In reply to a question, the Minister of the In-
terior said that the meeting of Lugos had been pro-
hibited, because meetings bearing an official cha-
racter were illegal without previous notice. Private
conferences have nowhere been forbidden, and are
being held in other towns.
The Servian deputy, Branovacsky, asked whether
the govertunent intended to bring in a bill for the
autonomy of the Servian districts during the pre-
sent session. Reply to this question was post-
poned.
Herren Chyczy and Deak brought in motions
upon the relations of Croatia and Hungary. The
former moved that, for the settlement of the Croa-
tian question, the ministry should bring about the
convocation of the Croatian Diet in union with the
Hungarian Diet, to which delegates from the dis-
trict of Fiume and the remaining Hungarian terri-
tories nut yet represented should also be sum-
moned.

Herr Deal- moved that the inaugural diploma
issued by the King, his coronation as soYercign,
the representation of both countries, and the share
of either in delegations to Vienna, alb kuld be con-
sidered as applying in common both to Hungary
and Croatia. He proposed that in all other matters
Croatia should receive the autonomy demanded by
her Diet, in so far as it did not interfere with the
territorial claims of Hungary.
The debate npon these motions will take place
to-morrow.

ITALY.

FLORENCE, APRIL 9.

The Cabinet is stated have been completed by
the nomination of Signor D'Afflitto to the Ministry
of Public Works, and Count Cambray Digny to
that of Commerce.

Signor Sella delivered a speech at Moeso-Santa-
Maria on the Bth instant, upon the condition of
Italian finance. Ho stated that the total deficit
for the Budget of 1867 was calculated at 500 millions
lire. This was provisionally covered by Treasury
Bonds, and the loan contracted by the National Bank
based upon the forced currency of the notes of that
establishment. The landed property of the clergy,
he said, would only produce 40 millions lire an-
nually. The annual deficit under the present
administrative organisation of the country
amounted, continued Signor Sella, to 250 millions
lire. It was, therefore, indispensably necessary to
effect radical economies and reform the system of
taxation. Signor Sella met with an enthusiastic
reception, and his speech was greatly applauded.

THE RUSSIAN BUDGET.
ST. Pk.-TEKSBeRO, APRIL H, EVENING.
At its sitting to-day the Council of State voted
the budget for the coining financial year. Income
and expenditure balance, each being 444 million
roubles, including the budget for Poland.
As compared with last year the revenue has in-
creased by l 6 million roubles, and the expendi-
ture by 19 millions. The returns front taxation
show an increase upon the previous year.

TURKEY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 8.

M. Edouard Blancque, formerly Ottoman Consul
General at Naples, has been appointed Ottoman
Minister Resident at Washington.
Prince Callemaji has been appointed envoy ex-
traordinary to Florence.
The Minister of Marine has been dismissed.
Prince Michel of Servia leaves on Thursday.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

IMPORTANT STATEMENT RES PECT :Ni ;
LUXEMBU RG.

(nom OCR OWN emtersrottnetir.)
PARIS, MoNnAt EVENING„
To-day, after an extraordinary Council Mi_
maters, held at the Tuileries, the ftlaripi:s
Moustier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, being spas
cially delegated by the Emperor as a govenunest
commissary, went down to the Corps Legislani,,,nd
made the following important conitimiticiitim
The Emperor has ordered me to acquaint you will the
circumstances under which the Luxemburg
arose and with the actual situation of the &Kai:.
French government, being profoundly convinced L. •
true and permanent interests of France are is mel up
with the maintenance of the pence of Europa, it
exclusively guided in its international idati,,sl
by pacific ideas. Accordingly it ilia not sponi.i.
neously raise the question of the Crawl ploy.
The undecided position of Limburg and Luseniur;, ; To
a communication from the cabinet of the Hague :0
French government. The two sovereigns were thus cansti
upon to exchange their views regarding the posk,si.,n
Luxemburg. These inoriovrin., Intl not assmixo.
official character when the cabinet of Berlin, being
stilted by the King of the Low Countries as to its T. lag
in the matter, invoked the •tipulations of the ti,air op
1/4:39. Faithful to the principles which have imarsily
directed our policy, we have never considered thi-
ac ,ui-
sition of territory as possible, but upon three coilitio,"
The free consent of the Grand Duke of Luxemburg; the
loyal examination of the interests of the great pow.: . ;!1,,
wishes of the inhabitants manifested by universal sulit.c4,..
We are therefore disposed to examine the clauses of the
treaty of litto, in concert with the other Cabinet. of
Europe. We shall bring to this examination a of
the utmost conciliation, and we firmly believe tlia; the
peace of Europe will not be troubled by thin incident.

A short debate ensued, in the course of chick
MM. Then and Berryer, referring to the inter-
pellations which had been presented at the open-
ing of the sitting, asked for the production of
documents to enable the Chamber to understand
the question in all its bearings. M. Rouher was
understood to assert that there were no " French"
despatches on the subject in existence, but he said
that if a debate on the interpellations should
be authorized by the bureaux the government
would give all the information in its power. M.
Thiers said the question had been debated in the
free parliaments of Europe—at Berlin, London,
and the Hague—and it was manifestly necessary
that the representatives of the French people
should have the fullest opportunity of expressing
their opinions on a matter of such importance to
the nation. M. Emile 011ivier objected to the
Marquis de Moustier's communication that it made
no reference to the Cabinet of Berlin, whose oppo-
sition was the only cause of the difficulty. M,
Rouher said M. 011ivier misunderstood the matter.
The Cabinet of Berlin was to be consulted as .ms
of the powers that had signed time treaties of 1a39.
The conversation then dropped, and the discus-
sion of the municipal bill which was on the order
I of the day went on before empty benches, most of
the deputies having rushed out to the Salle des Pas
Perdus, where they formed themselves into groups
and exchanged ideas with much animation on the
momentous event of the day. Three sets of inter-
pellations on the Luxemburg question have been
presented : first, by M. Jules Favrc ; second, by
M. Larubrecht ; and third, by MM. de Saint Paul
Josseau, Larrabiere, Wgris, Laurent Descours,
Terme, Chagot, and Louvet—all members of the
majority.
It is my opinion—though many friends with
whom I have spoken do not agree with me—that
the government will instruct the majority to allow
the interpellat' .
The Marquis de Moustier, on leaving the Corps
Legislatif, proceeded to the Senat,,, where he was
to make the same communication as in the Lower
House.

Demands for interpellations have been made in
the Senate.

A debate in both houses is, therefore, probable ;
and, as the feeling of the country is decidedly
against war, it may be hoped that the Emptror
may be able so to direct the deliberations of his
senators and deputies as to find in them a means
of getting decently out of the awkward position in
which he finds himself placed after taking counsel
only with himself.
The students of Paris at their meeting at the
Ecole de 1414decine yesterday, passed a series of
most gallant resolutions, which must seriously
embarrass the lodging-house keepers who had pro-
posed to fleece them under the pretext of the
general rise of prices caused by tin Universal
Exhibition. It was voted that every student
whose landlord attempts to raise his rent shall
leave immediately and apply to the committee to
find him another residence. That the names of
such lodging-house keepers in the quarter as Mail'',
taus their old rates shall be favourably promul-
gated ; that on the contrary, a black list shall be
made of those who raise their prices, and the
students will do their best to prevent any of their
friends from patronising their houses.
At the Bourse there was but a very slight re-
covery from the tremendous fall of Saturday,
although large purchases were made for the ac-
count of several German bankers, who do not be-
lieve in war. Bente rose 35c. for cash, but duly
sc. for account, closing at 671 r. sc. and Wfr. 'lsv.
Credit Foncier rose lifr. 50c., but Mobilier vas
without change. There is little change in
shares.

WEATHER REPORT. -(TH IS DAY.)

TUESDAY, Arral. 9, 8 ♦.Y.

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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Tills DAY.)

(I:efore the Iteceatter.)

I.:, who bad pleaded guilty to a
~;••• of pi jury. t'.,s r‘, II .e ,he otferril being that she
tho• a!,,i; the oath was administered
• a.,, 'l. for Judgment.
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her object ..-etned to have been to
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V.. WIT!I INTENT

TO MURIWR.

If. a". Iran
..1ict...1 for lotto% fully, ovaivimisly. and felonionaly at-
to .11..c10..rge a 100t.h..41 pistol at one /Award
Edward.. %lib to murder him.

Mr. Platt corebeet-d the prosecution ; and Mr. Montagu
w Miami.. defended the prisoner.
Th.• f.iets of the caw" were sincular an.l peculiar,
ad from the evidence .disclosed appeared to be these -
The prisoner is the grandson of a gentleman named
residing at Mortlake, and on the evening
.f Sunday. the 2 Ith ultimo, about 7 o'clock,
ti.. pm i•oto.r knialsed at the draw of his grandfather's
:mil was :inswereil by the servant girl, named
Evans, from whom he inquired whether Mr.
adde was at home. and being replied to in the negative
..id be would uait for his return, and entered the
pirloar. and after a few seconds asked to be shown Mr.
hedrouni. The servant girl refused, he turned
n.nnd :red placed on his face a green leather mask, and
:old her if she resisted he had persons outside who would
lle than went upstairs, and the girl ran out
:. ;severe the assistance of a neighbour, Mr. Edward Ed-
sank. who returned with her to the holie, when it was
'newt that the prisoner had left, and was running
sway across the fields. Edwards, joined with some
alters, west in pursuit, calling out to the iwi•
toner to stop. He turned round and pulled the
nigger of a pistol, which he presented at the fate of
Edwards. The trigger was heard to snap, but no discharge
mot place. After a struggle the pistol was secured, and
the prisoner taken into custody. On euunination of the
reni..a, it MAY found that the heilruom of the grandfather
Lel Is ,a ransacked, and the pistol now produced had been
itelen. On examining the pistol (an olil.fashioned one), it
VAS found to be loaded with a common charge of gun.
loader and No. 4 shot, but the witnesses could not say
sliether it bail been primed.
Mr. Montagu Williams submitted that in failure of
'Tod ;hat the pistol was primed, the indictment could not
I-.

The Reconler concurred that such was the law sa
decided by the judges in several cases, and by that deci-
eßon be (the ecorder) was bound. The jury must, there.
fere, ,icquit the prisoner.
The jury. umkr this direction from the court, returned
vrnlict of Ns t

Th., prisoner was then given in charge to the jury on an
indictment for stealing the pistol under the circumstances
already stated, and the evidence was repeated.
Mhmctagn Williams contended that there was no proof
that the prisoner, when be took the pistol, had any felon
pions intent.

Several respectal.le witnesses gavo gave the prisoner a
foal elurtcter, ano.l

Tb. Om% aft, ofeliborating for some time, said they did
h,t thinicthe prisoner h.ui any felonious intent when he
Wok the pibtul, and therefore Argo/trot him.