The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-23 00:00:00

The Provincial Corrapondence of the 214 nye :

If Austria said her sappOsed Meads are making hostile
preps:Moss agenst Prawn the Prussian goverment is
bound to tales are that they me sot takes samara by •
military surprise. The unlit's°. of 1856 and its evil Goa-
sigmas should not be mewed.

The same journal denies that General von Kan-
teuffel bad been charged with a mission to Vienna,
and that England has addressed any offer of media-
tion to the Prussian government.
The evening edition of the Vienna Gazette of the
21st denies that Austria is taking any steps which
would indicate an intention on her part of begin-
ning an offensive war. It felicitates Prussia that
she is not menaced by auy other danger than that
which an aggression by Austria may cause her. The

internal and financial situation of Austria forbids
her from making warlike feints, and in case of
deplorable events taking place the public opinion
of Europe will decide between the party who
attacks and the party who merely defends.
The same journal adds :

It is positi-vely stated to-day that General Governer
the military agent of Piedmont, has arrived in Beau.
By a correspondence from Florence, addressed to the
Waroderer, as the Ifstb, it appears that a conned if
UM was held at which Sins Victor Emmanuel presided,
Generals La Marmara, Onoblari, Oialliai, Monahan'. and

Daraodo ware preenst. Tba correspondent has rumen to
behave that it was decided in oase of a serious war batmen
Austria and Prussia that an army of 45,000 men under the
command of Cialdini should be mat to the Po, and that
another of 30,000 should be plased ender the orders of
Durando for the purpose of threaten* Austria and profit'
Log by smears.

AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.
ALLEGED MEDIATION OF ENGLAND

AND FRANCIC.

The Paris correspondent of the Indipendanu
Beige says that in a few days it will be officially
announced that France and England, and probably
Russia, have agreed to offer their mediation for the
settlement of the dispute between Austria and
Prussia.

CINOTER'S ritanass.
CENTRAL AMA.

BRUSEIKLS, YasCE 22, Evunra.

The Nord publishes telegraphic intelligence from
St. Petersburg, announcing that the inhabitants of
Taschkend bad abolished slavery out of deference
to the Emperor of Russia. All the slaves, mostly
of Persian origin, had been set at liberty. General
Tobernisief had notified to the Emir of Bokbara
that be should march into and occupy his territory
if he did not release the Russian envoy whom he
bad imprisoned.

THE CAPE MAIL.
PLYKOUTE4 Mimi 23.

The mail steamship Briton arrived here this
morning with the above mail, 103 passengers, and
a cargo consisting of 360 bales of wool, 100 bales of
skins, 750 bales hides, 350 bales cotton, 180 OWNS
indigo, 160 tons copper ore, and a new importation
consisting of 2 tons of fine grapes, packed in cotton
wadding in tin cases, surrounded by layers of Lim
The Britain left the Cape on the 14th ult., St.
Helena 22nd, and Ascension 26th. She has bees
delayed by the unusual lightness of the south-seat
trade winds. She experienced a week's calm at
the Equator, and subsequently heavy north-east
gales.
At the Cape the drought had fortunately at
length broken up, and fine rains had fallen through-
out the country districts, which had suffered so
long. Farming prospects had consequently mate.
rially improved. The rainfall at Cape Town had
been greater than for many yews peak Nearly
three inches fell in a single day. The war between
the Free State and the Basuto, exhibited little
'change. The Basuto' had recently attacked the
town of Bethlehem, but were repulsed by the Boss
with some loss. The natives in the colony con-
tinned peaceable. The governor bad modified his
demands for the deposition of the head men among
the Tsmbookies. By this mail plans, specifications,
and working drawings of the three contemplated lines
of railway are forwarded to the agents-general for tbe
Crown colonies, upon which tenders for the con-
' strnotion and working of the lines will be invited.
A committee has been formed to mourn a proper
representation of the colony at the Paris Exhibi-
tion of 1867. Copper mining was attracting
great attention at the Cape. Very valuable de-
posits of that metal and Asti of lead, extremely
rich in silver ore, bad been dimmers:l, particularly
in Namaqualand.
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On the 12th of April Lord Stratheden riil mee
is the Hoses of Lords that a es'ett committee be appal
essmise the electoral returns laid upon the tab*
a view to the cheeses dory ~et as derimble meseemil
in the rights of vain; and to inquiry into the st
dittoes upon which the occupation feseebise sty bikead
with advantage in °natio or in boroughs of Ended ml
Wales.
In the dismission last night in the Homed Caw'
mom, on the vote for the &dadaist/anon of the way, it
was brought out that a oommieseriat ofii:er is the sap el
the Omagh, being is treat of a pair at Woes sob
requisition is doe form. On this a eorrepoetimer mrad.
which attended over a month, sad at the lest aseseatithe
bellows were still in supposition, not Wier tens this
supplied I
The late Mr. J. Grattan 13 ream ego last Ima
of 4,5004 to the Queeab Comity Infirmary, whki sea has
not sham been applied. Mrs. Grattan Bellew, comar si the
Grattan estates, In the Qiuesn's Gaiety, sow nitre MPr
up the money with arrears of interest, sad te IJA'
of bar °wafer the erection of an hospital or veld fear
velesceate aid imearables of all religious desellio6ll,
epos condition that the hospital should he lima
se. care of the Sisters of Charity, with may WIWI
*gain* laterferease with the religion of the patio* sal
with free acorn to the deny of all penumbra Tbs
moors of the iallmaary, 31 protestaats and Wee erikdso
root to consider this proposal, sad it was neastited Mind
a divides.
A bill has just been presented to the Baltic
Chamber of Rsileessetetives for °peeing • credit to PI 'ls
eeet of the bimetal of Leopold 1., and the iestallaties ef
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saccessor. The items for which sums are dos ere lio
lowing :—"Ocastesolies of a tempotary Aura at Lam
and *peeing and doting of the tomb, 121.1011;
funeral ear, 40,129 fr. • melts of the road fir gap*
gar of the Sirs 10.4841;. ; deemstioss of the smote ea
bridge at Ischee, sad Place dee Martyrs. 14,620 fr• it_fg
the pump of the procession is the Sr dos Pala* Wok
works for the restoration of the chapel, pedea b'"
42,072 fr. ; perches, of historical document, and este*
Con to different nerratives of the famed, 8.53464 aff'
passes of the insegaratios of Leopold IL, SO, h•'
dries, 14,936 fr. Total, 275,733 fr. (shoot 1L000.)
The Italian artist% including Pettit F01°111152,
sad all the greater sad lower Mae, joked to peg"'
&slat Mater of Romig daring the east week, el tki_ ~‘"P
claims of which we sae promised eartais pima d Bow
ands fragment of the Redemption. by Mori.
At Primus Meiternicia's private theatrielllo
Mosdey evening. the stage was erected is the great
where the orchestra usually are sesame& at sal!
parties. A plane replaced the bead. The piles moo"
entitled Us Moesicair qui parsed la Moeda. The WO
soadetted ci PASSIM de Meteersish. M. *owe* GOO
Vicomte de rail" Mr. Barker, sad the Iseesseosq",
Marquis de Claus The mooed pies*, pasted ifftiw"
cam sad MIL pottier and Barker, wee Ls Tirferaws
Avol, or Steed Singers. Hector Creaking Irno. am*
precepts verses alluding to the presses, of Miaow
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The Bother of liksiohy. her sister-in-law Primal
Sagan, Prisms Posistowska, Maslen Wawa*3l46
Barnum A. de Rothe hi were among the throbs.
the last play cos of the eaters, K. de IWO. oieft_l
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the Ocaservateire, Irtheee that wee sencamood is Well*
day's /roma, was the author of several playa Irbigh tit
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bed maiddetable asepses at the Tltlatie Lyricist ;
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member of the leatinate, end succeeded Bath, so ift
poled seerstary dace notion ass Beast Atiita
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the ifiasseast rases ea liatiday last the I
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