The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-01 00:00:00

CANDIA.

ATHENS, DEC. 29.
A Russian frigate' has arrived here bringing
numerous families from Candia who succeeded in
embarking, notwithstanding the Turkish blockade.
The latest news from the island announces that,
on account of the winter having set in, no fresh
engagement has taken place between the insurgents
and the Turkish troops.

THE NEW GREEK MINISTRY.
ATHENS, DEC. 30, 6.30 P.M.
A new ministry has been formed as follows :
M. Coumoundouroa . . President and Home

Minister.
M. Botraris . . . . Minister of War.
M. Ch. Tricoupi . . . Minister for Foreign

Affairs.
M. liehaya . . . . Finance.
M. Christopulos . . . Justice.
M. Lombardo . . . . Marine.

(REUTER'S EXPREiS.)
ADDRESS OF THE ITALIAN SENATE.
FLORENCE, Die. 29.

The following is the address, in reply to the
speech from the throne, voted by the Senate at
yesterday's sitting :
Sire,—Extreme sacrifices, magnanimous designs, such
as only the consciousness of right and the firm will to
make it prevail could inspire, have guided Italy to the
glorious accomplishment of her destinies, which has been
attained, thanks to two noble and powerful alliances, and
by ways different from those which human sagacity could
foresee.

Italy first returns thanks for this result to Providence,
and next to the King, who has gloriously guided her, to
the land and sea forces, and to the intrepid volunteers
who shed their blood for the country, to the co-operation
of two great nations, to the moral support and the sympa-
thiti testified by others.
Augmented, by the conclusion of peace, by illus-
trious provinces she so greatly desired, and by formidable
defences, Italy presses around your throne while awaiting
that agreement between church and state of which your
Majesty has spoken, and which is the wish and the hope not
only of the Italians, but of all the catholic world, and
which must be carried out in such a manner that
the church, truly free and independent in its
sublime sphere, does not afford any impediment to
the state in the exercise of its sovereign right*
and in the development of its legitimate aspire.
Mons. This will be the seal of our greatness and the
starting-point of a revival of religious feeling, in case, pos-
sibly owing to the ardour of past struggles, it may any-
where have fallen off.

With accustomed wisdom your Majesty has
correctly announced that Italy being now completed
it is time to organise her definitively by providing for
interior affairs, military, economic, and administrative.
The Senate entirely agrees with your Majesty in
the idea of so constituting the military • forces
that, without too heavy outlay, Italy may keep the
place appertaining to her among great nations. I:ut it
hopes that in re-arranging the military institutions the
problem will be definitively settled, for frequent modifica-
tions in this respect are a scourge to finance.
Retrenchment upon a large scale is indispens►ble to re-
establish the position of the public treasury. The Senate
hopes that your Majesty's government, which has already
entered upon this course, will courageously pursue its task.
One consideration that cannot have escaped its perspicuity
is that a souse, of retrenchment worthy of attention will
be found in caution to avoid that system of incessant
changes in the staff of provincial functionaries, which
entails even more lamentable consequence. upon adminia.
trative order and in the interest of the provinces than in
an economic point of view.

ratriotinn enables citizens to endure the taxes, although
very heavy, bat it is more difficult to tolerate the vexa-
tious method of their levy, their unequal distribu-
tion, uncertain of the bases of their assess'
went, which give cause to disagreements both
frequent and costly to the ratepayers. The
Senate has heard with joy, from your Majesty's august
mouth, the promise of bills to remove these serious in.
c nveniences. In the examination of those bills the Senate
will display all that diligence and maturity of mind your
Majesty and Italy have a right to expect.
Sire, the Senate cannot omit to do homage to another
great principle proclaimed by your Majesty. All the soli-
citude of the King and of his government to revive the
economic conditions of Italy would be far from proving
sufficient, if it were not seconded and ripened by individual
ctivity and initiative.
The interference of the government in these economic
undertakings is useful in certain cases, but more frequent
it is pernicious.; Agriculture, trade, and commerce offer
inexhaustible sources of prosperity to individual, intelli-
gent, and persevering labour ; to the collective efforts of
private companies, armed with sufficient capital and the
requisite knowledge.
The Senate, with your Majesty, desires that our
courageous and intelligent youths should not forget that
it was not by incessant discussion, but by action, that our
ancestors enriched their country and made it illustrious.

Public education in its various branches, and especially
in technical knowledge, claims the care of the
government and all the attention of the Senate.
Up to the present time, there have been
too many disastrous experiments upon various systems
which have only produced very little fruit. Let us hope
that the time has arrived for definitive re-organisation
established upon better bases.
Sir, the Senate is persuaded that Italy feels profoundly
the great responsibility that weighs upon her; that the
nation will know how to use liberty without abusin,
it ; that the government, by the sagacity and ma-
turity of its views, the stability of its pl►n., the
value of the men it employs, will acquire that authority
which it requires to administer properly, and that the
empire of the law will be complete, evident, absolute, and
perpetual over the governor, as well as the governed.

The Mairersal German Gazette describes in the
following curious terms the meeting of the King of Prussia
and the King of Saxony at Groubeeren :—" The royal train
stopped at the right side of • platform arranged for the
occasion. King William walked quickly to meet King
John, and said to him ' Welcome, brother-in-law !' The
latter, holding his plumed hat in one hand, and with the
other straight down by his aide in quite a military attitude,
with a serious and deeply moved air, to the King,
' Your Majesty, I'—King William did not allow him to
finish, but, taking him by both bands, drew him near,ex-
claiming, ' No ceremony, brother-in-law !' and kissed him
on both cheeks. They afterwards entered the royal car-
riage arm-in-arm, followed by the Prince, Royal, Albert,
who, with a profound bow, kissed the hand of the King of
Prus4a."

The Chelwfur d Chronicle announces the death of
Mi. George Mega, who, for nearly the last forty years,
halt been one of the proprietors of that paper.
Sir Henry Paulet and Mr. John Morant are can-
didn ted for the office of verderer of the New Forest, vacant
by the death of Mr. H. C. Compton. The election takes
place at Winchester. The vot•-rs are freeholders of llionp-
shire, and the poll may be kept open 14 days.
F.tI,SE WEII:IITS AND ATEA:it Rm.—During the
past year 126 Islington traibamen have been tined by the
local justices for ha. ing on their premises false weights,
scales, and measures. Publicans head the list with 42 ;
marine-store dealers, 14 ; greengrocers, 13 ; beershop.
keepers, 12; butcher., 11 ; grocers, 7 ; general dealers, 6 ;
oilmen, h ; checeemongers, 4 ; coal-dealers, 2 ; confec-
tioners. 2 ; bakers, 2 ; milkman, 1 ; ham and beef dealer,
1 ; dock dealer, 1 ; fishmonger, 1 ; costerutonger, 1 ; tripe
dealer. I. This noinbt r exclusive of those fined at the
Middlesex. Quarterly Sessions.— /s/itigton Cd;ette.