The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-25 00:00:00

AMERICA

The Inman steams City of Paris, from New
York on the 15th inst., arrived at Queenstown
at 8 p.m. yesterday, with 55 cabin passengers, and
6001. sterling in specie. She landed mails and
pasaengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at
8.20 p.m.

(Per the City of Paris, rid Queenstown.)
NEW YORK, tn. 15, Koos.

It is officially announced that the ratification of
the new constitution by Alabama was rejected by
a deficiency of 15,000 in the total rote,

A resolution has beau introduced into the House
et Representatives to impose a tea of 2 per cent.
upon government boacls.
Mr. Drown, the republican representative from
Kentucky, has beat ref ued permission to take
his seat by the horse, upon the ground that he
participated in the rebellion.

President Johnson has nominated Sherman
general by brevet.
It is reported tint General Sherman has advised
the Senate not to osnfirm the'nomination.

It is stated that the military garrison at Wash-
ington is to be largely increased by order of the
President.

The Louisiana Convention recommends the re-
appointment of General Sheridan to the command
of the fifth district, in case General Hancock
should be removed.
General Meade has arrested ex-Comptroller
Barns, of Georgia, for refusing to give up the
official records.

A collision between the contending factions is
the Florida Convention is reported to bo imminent,
and the troops have been called out to preserve the
peace.

The Arkansas Convention ins adjourned sine die..
The Californian legislature has passed a bill
declaring eight hours to be • legal day's labour.
According to the New York journals it is re-
ported that a movement has been inaugurated in
the northern dates of Mexico to establish •
separate republic, and that a !Revolution is orga-
nising at Puebla in the interest uf Ortega.
Intelligence drosa Mayti mammas that Salnave
had been defeated by the Cams rebels, and had
lost 300 men taken prisoners. The rebels were
advancing on Cape Haytien.

THE &TAMAN GOVERN
CLERGY.

AND THE

The mew Free Press of Vienna publishes the
following rescript, which has bees sent to the
Glovernons of Styria and epper Austria, by Herr
Giabra, the Minister of the Interior :

Amending to information worthy et credit, an *tales
Arepaliag =Keg the dery against the peopseed mind-
idiom] legislation apes marriage, imbeds, sad ether
miters hitherto wandered esolariesiy emissisakieal, and
as intention it is known mists to smite tlw poralatices at
the Goolsby districts against the tendencies, Of the logiels-
ties and the gsvernment Experitnes gabselln some al
the nerthent parts of the monarchy padres that there are
twelesiardos who go beyond what is presaittedk kg the law
in

and the criminal tnifinnale tans fre-
quently had occasion in those districts to eat .agalnat
primes.] Considering that I have
w
SOa
RROW for believing that Styriaia andeagdpser
Amnia will also become the seem of ettaller cgitatkm
hostile to the government and the antetitutkes, I amp It
my duty es cell your attention to the sebject Vim
liniesty's government, supported by its detersainatiosio
act ha each manner that the fundamental laws cello
stetealiall everywhere prevail, will oppose such agitation
by iii legal means, and you will take awe that the acts
which overstep the limits of the law shall be brought
withent delay before the criminal tribunal". But uldo I
not wig that the government authorities should await
with arms folded the occurrent* of such lamentable was*
but, on the contrary, attach the highest impettesese to the
maintenance, U postage, of peace in the addle=
with the clergy, you will resysail to the inner
tans of the ministry by endawoweby to am
the Any beforehand against the thalisse width Wand
females seek to set on foot. The district eathiettiles
abseil be wyeetally enjoined to represent essiendy to the
esaisolks the &augers they will provoke if they Math
tho' pro pan, and undermine by their osologio taw
top* du to the laws of the eountry. lam too, far
lath caking the elsegy to abjure their raglan ownelethai,
at teeth within to wound them in the maths of ressith
laded temellone ; but what I ask of them. nerl inteilig,
In the maws of the imperial govemnat, h spear to fagot
that the esidesisslioal functionary is also • Hisses, aid
that he tonealy move within the circle of.the laws of the
state; sad newer consider himself placed shoe,
Too many facts convince' me that this Wait
of citizenship is alive
.n among our orgfo /It 9