The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-28 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(Rzma's TELEGRAMS.)
THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE.

MUNICH. Nov. 27.

The Southern Press of to-day alleges that Eng-
land has reluctantly given her assent to the Con-
ference, in order not to be the only power that
abstains from taking part in its deliberations.
BERLIN, Nov. 27, Evismo.

The semi-official Provincial Correspondence of this
evening says :—" The prospects of the Conference
assembling have increased. Some of the great
powers had delayed giving in their adhesion partly
because the basis of the Conference was not fixed
beforehand, and partly because it was doubted
whether those Governments would be represented
who are most interested in the question to be dis-
cussed. It appears, however, that the zealous ex-
ertions of the French Government have suc-
ceeded in inducing the Pope and the King
of Italy to accept the invitation to the Con-
ference. It is supposed, moreover, that an im-
portant reason in favour of a result being arrived
at will be found in the fact that the French Govern-
ment makes the remaining of the French troops
in Rome dependent upon the success or failure of
the proposed deliberations. A final decision of
the gnat powers in reference to the acceptance of
the invitationto the Conference may now be shortly
expected..
1 ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 77.

The Journal de M. Pekrabourg of to-day says :
" The Papal government must not hope that at
the approaching Conference Europe will be con-
tented with merely recording pious wishes. Nor
must the Pope's government believe that the Euro-
pean Powers will so far ignore the evidence of
accomplished facts as to declare themselves pre-
pared to re-establish the old Papal frontiers, or
even to maintain the present abnormal state of
affairs."

FRANCE.
PARIS, Nov. 27, Evatrogo.

The bulletin of the evening Afoniteur says that
already numerous adhesions to the Conference have
reached the imperial government ; and that it may
be allowed to hope for • happy result. Five tran-
sports have arrived at Civita Vecchia. The first
division was to embark during the day. In the
Corps I4gislatif to-day M. Rouher, in reply to M.
Pelletan, declared that the Yellow-book contains
no despatches from the governments of Rome and
Florence, because the imperial government had not
received any official written communication from
those governments since February last. M.
IRouher, in reply to M. Gamier Pages. thus
' explained the silence of the Yellow-book
respecting the affairs of Germany :—The in-
terview at Salsburg was strictly private, and gave
rise simply to a circular from M. de Moustier,
which the Moniteur may probably publish. The
Luxemburg affair is terminated. The Schleswig
affair is carried on exclusively between Berlin and
Copenhagen. No discussion has been entered into
on this point between Paris and Berlin. The
government had no communications to make on
German questions. The requests of MM. d'Ande-
lane and Newton= for permission to interpellate
the government were granted. The debate will
take place to-morrow on M. d'Andelarre's interpel-
, lation, the object of which is, in consequence of
the high price of provisions, to call the attention
lof the government to the necessity of bring-
ing in a bill for the abrogation of Art.
1 of the law of the 15th June, 1861,
las regards the extra taxes established on the im-
i portation of grain and dour in foreign vessels. The
Unirers says that the Pontifical government, whilst
adhering in principle to the Conference on tho
Roman question, at the same time declares that it
does not renounce any oneof its rights. The Pattie of
this evening announces that the brigade of French
troops, under General Bataille, will embark at
Civita Vecchia on the 28th inst.

THE PAPAL STATES.

NOME, Nov. 27.

The whole of the Dumont division has received
orders to proceed to Civita Vecchia, and there
embark for France. The 29th and 59th Regiments
embark to-day at Civita Vecchia for the same des-
tination, and the 80th Regiment to-morrow.
The director of the Roman police has ordered all
strangers who have been residing in Rome leas
than four months to present themselves before the
authorities, and explain the motives of their stay,
ander penalty of being conducted to the frontier.

THE PRUSSIAN DIET.

BERLIN, Nov. 27, Evaxnro.

In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies
the motions of Herr Lasken, proposing to quash
the trial of Herr Twesten by a special law, and to
modify Art. 84 of the Prussian constitution, so as
to make it consistent with the constitution of the
North German Confederation, came on for discus
'ion. Herr von Hoverbeck proposed that the
house should proceed to the ordor of the day.
Herr von Bennigsen supported the motion of Herr
Laaken. Count von Lippe, the Minister of Justice,
suggested that the members should await the
decision of the Supreme Court, when it
would be possible to determine what mea-
sures were fitting to be adopted on the
subject. Count von Bismarck said that he
expressed his own personal conviction, and not that
of the Government, in saying that he attached no
peculiar 2ractical importance to the question. The
conflict between the Chamber and the Government
had arisen from a misuse of the freedom of speech.
He considered the question of right in the present
case was doubtful. The question now was how to
prevent the renewal of the misunderstanding be-
tween the Government and the Chamber. He pro-
posed to consider whether it were not possible to
distinguish between two conditions of liberty of
speech, namely, the right of free speech in the
Chamber, and the right of the newspapers to pub-
lish the speeches. He was desirous of freeing the
constitutional life of the kingdom from all causes
of disagreement, and would support any means of
maintaining a good understanding. The motions
of Herren von Hoverbeck and Guerard were re-
jected; those of Herr Lasken were adopted by 181
against 160 votes. Baron von der Heydt, the
Minister of Finance, brought in a bill rela-
tive to the assumption of the Elbe Duchies'
portion of the Danish debt, amounting to
21,760,000 dole., by Prussia.

CANDIA.

MARSEILLES, Nov. 27.

Intelligence from Athena to the 20th inst. an-
nounces that hoetilitisehad recommencedin Candia,
and that foreign Teasels continued to transport the
Cretan families to Greece. The blockade runner

Union was still making voyages to the island with
aid for the insurgent*.
The King and Queen of the Hellenes had ar-
rived at Corfu, and various war vessels belonging
to Russia, France, Prussia, Italy, Austria, and
Sweden, were at the Piraeus in order to salute their
Majesties on their arrival. The national loan up
to tho present amounted to 400,000/. The railway
between Athens and the Piraeus had been under-
taken by English capitalists.

AMERICA.
ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 6 P.M.
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The Pennsylvania arrived out t4:-day.
Closing prices :—Gold, 139/. Sterling exchange
on London, 109 ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 1071 :
Illinois, 131; Erie, 71i. Cotton: Middling Up-
land, 17.

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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27.
Petroleum, standard white, 25.
(RZOTEleti TTLIGRAMS.)
(Per the City of New York, via Liverpool)
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.
A despatch from Havana of the 15th test. says :
No news has been received from the central pare of
Porto Rim. Aooording to accounts so far received, the
last hurricane which visited the island was more terrible'
and destructive in its diode than the two previous ones.
One thousand houses are in ruins, and three thousand
buildings badly damaged. The loss is incalculable. An
immense number of cattle have been killed. The cane
crops have been utterly destroyed, and the fields swept
bare.
President Johnson and General Schofield have bad •
discussion upon the propriety of taking measures to pre-
vent the dangerous use of armed organisation by negroes
in the South.

—A
Washington telegram says that Attorney-General
Btanben7 has expressed an opinion (presumed to be un-
official, inasmuch as it appears as a communication in the
newspapers. instead of being addressed to the President)
on the additions session of the 40th Congress. He says
that the sot of January 22, 1867, does not change or in-
terfere with the day of meeting fixed by the constitution.
All sessions of the 40th Congress held prior to the hest
Monday in December, except such as are convened by the
President, are irregular.
The New York Times' Washington correspondent says :
" There promises to be a strong pressure upon Congress to
secure a large reduction upon the tax on cotton and wool-
len fabrics. It is understood that Commissioner Wells
will favour a reduction, it accompanied by a oorresponding
reduction in tariff rates on the same articles. Most mum-
facture:a own that the inervaaed tariff has done damage to
their interests. Commissioner Wells also recommends the
repeal of the cotton tax."
According to advice@ from Quebec the ship capenters'
strike there is about to terminate, the employers having
agreed to make some concessions, on the condition that
each party shell retain full liberty of action, the employers
to withdraw from the society which originated the strike.
In the Canadian parliament Mr. )d Gee has urged the
continued suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act. He
thought there soon might be another Fenian invasion.