The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-16 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAILS.

10.110T110 TILIOIAPI.)
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SOUTHAMPTON, WIDNISDAT.
The La Plata has arrived with the West India
mails.

The West India islands are healthy.
The Emperor of Hayti left Jacmel on the 12th of
December with 33,000 men, to invade the eastern
end of San Domingo; on the 19th he was sixty
miles east of Jacmel, making his way along the
shore. A schooner arrived at Porto Rico on the 29th
of December from San Domingo, bringing news that
the Emperor had received a check.
An extraordinary mine of gold, yielding five to
seven ounces to the ton, has been discovered on the
Isthmus of Panama, and is utility accessible from the
sea. The gold is found in four immense veins of
quartz. The mine is known as the Belen Mine, and
is situated about seventy miles west of the mouth of
the Chagrin River.
The specie and gold dust on board La Plata
amounts to nearly 900,000 dollars.
La Plata brings news from New South Wales that
the Patriotic Fund there bad reached 60,0001.
sterling. The weekly receipts from the gold
fields in New South Wales were three
thousand ounces. The Public Works Loans
Bill had passed. The Legislative Council had passed'
the New Marriage Bill. The officially declared in-
solvencies and rumoured failures of mercantile firms
had caused flatness in trade.

PARIS, TOWDAT EVIKIIIO.
The military spectacle at the Tuileries to-day was
perhaps more striking than any of the many that
Paris has witnessed within the last two or three years.
The tried troops who lately made their triumphal
entry into Paris amidst the plaudits of the popish.
tioa were to-day Rambled before the doors of the
Palace of the French sovereign to receive from the
ands of a Prince of the blood royal of England, a
medal, which he was deputed to give them in the
same of Queen Victoria. This recognition of their
gallant services in the Crimea, side by side with the
British army, is precious in the eyes of the French
soldiers, almost beyond what we matter of fast
Englishmen eel imagine.
The weather had completely changed since yeses.
day. Instead of a bright frosty day we had a al.
thaw and a fog. The streets were all slush and slip-
perinea. Partly in consequence of this disagreeable
change, and more beanie the public knows that in
a square like that of the Carrousel, they can see
nothing of a review but an outside hedge of bayonets,
the crowd was not very great, bat from the windows
of the Tuileries the sight was beautiful and interest.'
log in the extreme. As the different corps entered
the Carrousel by the gesichets of the Rae
Rivoli and the quay on the opposite side,
their excellent marching was much remarked.
It is a cosmos observation among the English,
that French soldiers attach less importance
to keeping step and preserving a rigorous line than
British troops do. But on this occasion the French
infantry seemed determined to show the Duke of
Cambridge that if they sometimes "march loose," it
is not because they don't know their drill. No
sergeant-major of the Guards of St. James's Park
could have found the least fault either with their
dressing or step to-day. By • quarter to one o'clock
the ooart-yard of the Tuileries, and the vast erase
beyond the rallingoalled tlie Carrousel, which extends
to the verge of the new part of the Louvre, were
occupied by serried masses of troops. The various
uniforms of the Chanute, Voltigeurs, Zosaves,
and Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard, pro-
&toed an exceedingly picturesque effect. The
regiments looked like beds of flowers--sad
especially when they were in motion they
seemed as vast fields of lilies, roses, and prinuessm
stirred by the wind. At one o'clock the Emperor
and the Duke of Cambridge mounted their horses at
the door of the Pavillon de Fiore. They were scoom-
ponied by Prince Napoleon, Marshal Valliant
(Minister at War), Marshal Magnan (commanding
the army of Paris), Generals Canrobert, Niel, Ba-
guet, and &plume, and a not very numerous staff,
consisting only, as I am told, of the eitiers de aerate.
A detachment of the Cent Garda followed. At the
moment when his Majesty and the Duke moved for-
ward from the Pavillon de Fiore, the Empress,
accompanied by Marshal Prince Jerome, and
attended by hoe ladies, appeared in the
balcony of the Pavillon d'Horloge. Her Maa,
jesty was warmly wrapped up in velvet and
furs. and frequently held her white muff to her
mouth to keep out the raw damp air, bat it was
thought by many spectators that in her delicate au-
dition it was scarcely prudent to remain so long es
she did in the balcony. As soon as the Emperor and
the Duke gallopped to the head of the first regimsut,
his Majesty drew up and motioned to the Duke to
take the plane of honour, which, after a momentary
pause, taking off his plumed cap and politely hesitat-
ing as if to show his sense of the extraordieary
honour offered him, he did. This ceremony was re-
peated as the cartage arrived at the head deem
regiment, for, in passing by the intends the Duke
always changed places with the Earner and
, rode a neck behind him. Every regiment received
his Majesty and the Duke with load cheering.
rto-
, anal of the bands played " God Have the Qom'
and "Rale Britannia" After having reviewed eves"
regiment, including the Artillery of the Oserd,
which was drawn up at the eastern extremity of the
Carrousel, with their backs towards the Louvre, hie
Majesty and him Royal Highness gallopped to the
door of the Pavillon d'Horloge, and took op the
position of reviewing panels with their staff in the,
rear. In a few moments the colonels and lieutenant-
colonels of the different regiments, and a eaptain,l
lieutenant, sublieutenant, sergeant-major, sergeant-
farrier, corporal, and one soldier from every regi-
ment &deemed, and ranged themselves in five lines
is front of the Emperor and the Duke. The Duke
of Cambridge then came to the front, and read from NEW YORK, JAN. 1.
t a paper, with mesh energy, a speech, the delivery of To the surprise of the country, and with no preoe-
, which lasted several minutes. Up to the hoar at dent in point, the President has communicated hie
which I write, I have not seen the text, which is, I Annual Message to the use Congress before that
gram is composed of the Senate
understand, reservedt° b° published is the M°Nitanr body existed.
and the House of Re ntatiees. The house has
of to-morrow. I understand that the Duke said he not yet organised, and coniaquently is not a body
, was especially charged by the Queen to ex- that can be officially addressed at all. Tins is,
, pees her heartfelt sympathy with the dart- doubtless, the correct understanding of the case, and
pee sad sufferings of the army he had the it was so understood by the members—for by a
hteaseir
amAjietrityitheh refititedantoanrceznirtecotra taws
gratifying honour to address. After the speech hie
Royal Higbee" dismounted, and personally dllarl' oaf, in mid h a PBy taking this new Nene,
mend
bated to the solonels and deputations from the regi- General Pierce has exposed himself to the first neat
meats the Queen's medal. At the same moment, is any President has received from either branch ai
, obedience to best of drum, the troops to whom (as a Congress. It is, however, regarded as a matter of
setter of russeetty to nee time) the medal, bad been little imporhtaisnciaisi The
for
wPhreolseidenttillti,ad
dash':
distributed in the morning, took them out Patching
orobalil cep Die
it to the world ;acid becausemonth,
won not
from their pockets and fastened them on keep any longer. It was reasonable, however,
their uniforms, and than—aparalleled spectacle-- to anticipate communications of high import
the Queen of England's effigy, carved in silver, was and significance in • document sent forth,
seen at once and foe the first time, shining on the under such unprecedented circumstances. And
breasts of 15,000 Frenchmen in the Palace of the yet it will certainly puzzle the world to discover in
this Waage anything that could not have been
Tuileries. The medal bears on the front the portrait safely held is petto for some time to come.
of Queen Victoria, and on the MOM a figure of So far es our foreign relations are concerned, it is id&
Victory crowning a French soldier, with the motto, dent enough that the President is writing at England,
Victoria Regina a Panne Franceise." It is attached and to be read in England. And yet the feeling white
to a blue riband. The actual cost of every medal— dictated this pert of the Message is, beyond all qua.
satitothemp7
there being no distinction between that treatatifirliwafolostoothauntrya.7,:usatualnitt::
given to the General and the private soldier—is the President in his interpretation of the Claytou-Balwer
very considerable sum of 14fr. Alter the distribution treaty. This became evident from the remarks which
the troops filed past with that rapidity for which were yesterday made in the Senate. &oaten of all
French soldiers are remarkable, and by half-put 2 parties held the same language and expressed the
the grand cenimay was Over. same opinions alter the reading of the Message. Mr.
Clayton—who was Secretary of State when the
The Viewelletwe—weesell. the wastes who wear treaty was made—was entirely explicit in his state
red breeches and carry a cask of brandy to refresh meats, and but one opinion seems to exist through-1
the soldiers in their march—received, as was out the country on the course which the British
moat justly their dos, a medal as well winktry have deemed it their duty to take on this
as the soldiers. Two of these w subject. loiprobable, thereto:, as a war between the
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iaeannon ir 1107/
this evening wearing their modal, and taking awweacrn avoidatnaaarigaryy=
Lord
refreshments at the Cale de la Hoarse. A great Palmerston seriously intends to enforce his interpre.
crowd was congregated outside to look at theta tation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty P
The Beim to-day did not read the new, from Some portions of the Message afford solid and
rrtscultoation?liutironnatiloallis
estimated
so favourably as yesterday. The intim was, ratt°ltelgrounds for congratulation.
that the Czar seeing Austria decidedly a our side treasurytheet tsa
eg peace expenses for the current
condition.
n year exceed
would give way, bat the men withdrawal of the seventy million dollars and yet the secretary confi-
Austrian ambassador hoe Vienna is not now dently relies upon a enrplos of fifteen millions. He
thought so important. The Rents fell 30e., Credit sees but as remedy for the evil—only one mode of
mobilise rue. we" sadraw ys from 21r. ado. to 6fr. relief from his embarrassment. One step more must
Me" I. a talk se the forthcoming lean being taken wbaith meatti:fwactioa free n
byt the eiviliesefdaatwwillld.ba
hailed
by the new financial society, of which Rothschild Is recommendations tif Mr. Guthrie are adopted we s the
hall
the bead. at the Ileum et 61fr. 800. have some modifications of the present tariff of duties
The Aft's/item of this day contains the
wlelnies for 1866. In indirect taxes there is, as imen-
men,. on imports, both in redwing duties on one clam of
goods and products, and by enlarging the free list. I
Is" with 1664, a not imam,
of 103,619, shall hereafter enter more fully into this subject, and
as moped with 1661 James 101,076,000 f. Mate,the reports of the different public depart.;

At Demerara the rain had eet in, and the young
canes were looking fresh and vigorous. The newly-
discovered gold mine on the L.thmus of Panama hea
been conceded by the government of New Granada
to Dr. Collier, an Englishman.

CHASE OF AN AMERICAN SHIP.

A letter from Copenhagen of the 7th, in the
Universal German Gasell4, says :—" An American
vessel, which was generally suspected of having on
board a cargo of military stores on Russian amount,
had remained at anchor for four months in this port,
into which she had run in order to avoid being
searched at sea. In order to watch this suspected
vessel, an English war-steamer had placed herself
close to her, and the English Consul had even de-
manded that the Danish authorities should examine
the vessel, bat they refrained from so doing in conse-
quence of the heavy amount which the captain de-
manded for the damage which such a prooeeding
would cause him. The English steamer at length
left, and immediately after the American vessel put
out to sea and steered for the Russian coast. The
English steamer, which had not got beyond Elsi-
nore, immediately pursued ►er, but was too late to
prevent her reaching a Russian port. A Russian
vessel whisk was at Elsinore also managed to escape
while the English steamer wee in pursuit of the Ame-
rican vessel."

Letters host Bt. Petersburg state that a Baltic
campaign is fully expected in that capital. Le Nord,
announces that the Baltic army, which last spring
was 80,000 strong, will before the end of winter have
received an increase of 20,000 men, bringing it op to
• total of 100,000. The fortifications at Danamuode,
Rigs, Revel, and all along the coast of the gulf at
the most exposed points, will be greatly strengthened
before the opening of the campaign. It has, more-
over, been decided at Bt. Petersburg that batteries
shall be erected in front of all the approaches to the
Baltie ports, armed with rum of heavy calibre and
long range, so as to be able to compete with the guns
of the English and French men-of-war.
The Moniker de la Flotte publishes the following
letter, dated from the Coast of the Baltic, 3rd inst.:

An estraordioary levy of seamen for the northern fleet in
the Baltic provinces has bees decreed by the Emperor.
These mamma are priasipally 'Mended to form the crews of
the flotilla which the asesiaa government is preparing, sad
is to arms immediately after t►e Ice melts. They are to be
assembled at Creastridt in the begianiog of February,
and are to constitute • new naval divisioa, ander
the coosmaad of Viee•Admirsi Yripanschin, who is
charged with its organisation. The Grand Duke Con-
matins carefully superintends the completion of the
screw war ships he was the Bret to introdees into the
Raesi•a navy. He also bestows much attention on the
material of the artillsry, w►ich will be truly formidable.
The great foundry at Bt. Petersburg works day and night.
Three additiosel worsehope have been opened in the new
arsenal, which are to commence operations in the begin•
using of January. There is also very great activity observ-
able in the pyrotechaie department at Cronstadt, which has
last bees placed under the direction of Colonel Pichelstein.
The stockade works sad all those relative to the establish-
meat of obstacles is the different passes are Beepeaded is
eoartquesee of the ice, bat will be resumed the moment the
mild weather sets in. The population along the coast ego
pears to be alarmed at their situation, end the Russian go.
eernment itself, not sithstanding its strenuous ezertions to
organise mesas of defines, is • prey to the rookies ca.
mains aid pee•sssupatiesa

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