The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-17 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

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PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, MAT 16.

The semi-official Provincial Correspondence of
to-day, after commenting upon the chief points of
the treaty for the neutralization of Luxemburg,
says :—" As the retention of Luxemburg by the
House of Orange is secured, and the cession of the
Grand Duchy has been abandoned, the chief cause
of anxiety to Germany has disappeared. The cir-
cumstances under which a friendly agreement has
been arrived at between Prussia and France afford
a fresh guarantee that a sincere policy of peace is
the mutual and earnest determination of both
Powers. This will be confirmed and consecrated
anew by the visit of the King of Prussia
and the principal European sovereigns to the
Emperor of the French." The same paper states,
in contradiction to former announcements, that the
Crown Prince of Prussia will visit Paris in the
course of the present month.

FRANCE.
PARIS, MAT 16, EVINING.

The Cionslitutiontwi of this evening publishes an
article, signed by M. Paulin Limayrac, on the
subject of the treaty signed in London on the
11th inst., in which it says:—" France has always
protected the small neighbouring States. Questions
connected with their independence have always
been, and especially in recent times, the deter-
mining motive of her policy. It will therefore
escape no one that one of the consequences of the
treaty is to restore the Dutch Government and the
King Grand Duke to the plenitude of their rights
of sovereignty over Limburg and Luxemburg,
which had been partially alienated in consequence
of the treaties of 1815."

It is stated that the commission on the reorgani-
sation of the army has not concurred with all the
proposals of the government, especially with that
for the annual voting of the contingent. The com-
mission desired that the vote for the contingent
should be in the form of a special bill, and not a
paragraph in the budget. It also desired to fix
the maximum strength of the contingent at 800,000
men. The government has not accepted these
proposals.

RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, MAT 16.

The King of the Greeks has been appointed
colonel of the let Newaki Infantry Regiment. It
is stated that his Majesty has received a despatch
from Athens, announcing that Omar Pacha, after
a three days' battle, had been beaten by thu Cretan
insurgents.

DENMARK.
COPENHAGEN, MAT 16.

A despatch, received here from St. Petersburg,
announces the betrothal of the King of the Greeks
with the Grand Duchess Constantinovna. They
will visit Copenhagen next week in company with
the Czarewitch and the Grand Duchess Marie
F6odorowna. They will stay here four days.

THE QUEEN OF DENMARK.
ANTWERP, MAT 1

The Queen of Denmark arrived here to-day from
England, and will proceed on her journey to Co-
penhagen this evening or to-morrow.

THE BANK OF FRANCE.
PARLS. MAT 16.

The return of the Bank of France for the .veek
ending to-clay shows the following changes as
compared with that of last week : Increase—
Treasury balance, 9,600,000 f. ; cash, 8,800,000 f. ;
advances, 111,000 f. Decrease—Current accounts,
15,250,000 f. ; commercial bills, 9,800,000 f. Notes
remain stationary.

SOUTH AMERICA.
LISBON, MAY 15.

Intelligence from Monte Video, derived from
Paraguayan sources, states that Paraguay has ac-
cepted the arrangement proposed by the United
States for the termination of the war. Lopez had,
in consequence, appointed a Paraguayan represen-
tative at Washington. The allies had declared that
they would not treat excepting on the basis of the
secret triple alliance. The American minister at
Assumption had protested against this claim of the
allies, which had also produced a very bad impres-
sion upon the population of the Ls Plata states,
who urgently demanded the conclusion of peace.
The revolution in the Argentine provinces had
made fresh progress. The insurgents had routed
the forces of the national government. Cholera
had broken out at Buenos Ayres, and at all the
towns on the coast as far as Corrientes.

INDIA.
BOMBAY, MAT 14, 5.53 F.M.

Ms. shirtings, 6r. 2a. ; 8/lbs. ditto, 7r. Ba. 40's
mule twist, 134 a. Cotton firm, and advancing ;
Dhollerah, 230 r. Exchange on London, ls.
11 9-16 d. Four per Cent. Government Securities,
871 ; Five per Cent. ditto, 1031 ; Five-and-a-
Half per Cast. ditto, 109. The latest London date
is May 10.

CALCUTTA, MAT 9.

811bs. shirtings, Sr. 6a. 40's mule twist, 7/a.
Cotton, 171. Jute very firm. Saltpetre firm, but
little doing. Rios, good demand for export.
Exchange on London, is. 111 d. Four per Cent.
Government Securities, 861; Five per Cent. ditto,
103 (?) ; Five•and-a-llfalf per Cent. ditto, 110.

Dirtomme Gulf e.—The Levant Herald of
the Bth says :—"We have reason to believe th►t it is
now definitely arranged that, in the event of her
Majesty's present ministry remaining in office, Lord Lyons
will be transferred to the Paris embassy. Lord Strath.
nairn—very fav,,urably remembered bete as Colonel Rose
—or Mr. Elliott, now her Majesty's minister at Florence,
is thought to be his lordship's moat probable successor."
Trig NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY.—The following
communication has been addressed by the secretary of the
North Eastern Railway to the deputy coroner at Bishop
Auckland :—" I have to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter, accompanied by the verdict of occidental death by
the coroner's jury, on the body of Thomas Parker, and
also a recommendation that more experienced servants
should be engaged by the company. I laid your com-
munication before the directors to-day, together with a
copy of the evidence at the inquest, which you have
kindly furnished, and they desire me to express their sur-
prise at such • recommendation and their inability to
judge as to what has given rise to it, inasmuch as there ie
nothing whatever in the evidence to show that there has
been either want of care or ability on the part of the de-
ceased engineman, end they think it will be generally
acknowledged that the practice of the company for up-
wards of 30 years does not justify any imputation that the
directors have not been mzeftl in selecting suitable
servants in every department. This view is borne out b
the report of the locomotive engineer, a copy of which I
enclose for your perusaL"