The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-29 00:00:00

THE RUPTURE BETWEEN TURKEY AND

GREECE.
THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE.
BERLIN, Dee. 28, Evrano.
The news that the invitations to the conferences
were leaned by France, and that the sittings will
be held in Paris, is confirmed. Tho French invi-
tation arrived here on the 25th inst., and fixed the
meeting of the conference for the 2nd proximo.

FRANCE.
PARIS, Dsc. 28, Evmnro.
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The Tribunal of Commerce has prohibited M.
Wittersheim from publishing a newspaper bearing
the title Moe Win-, that title being the exclusive
property of M. Panckonke. The paper which M.
Wittersh6m intended to bring out under that title
on the lit of January is the new Wilda organ of
the French government.
The Portuguese Minister, Viscount de Paiva, is
dead.

SPAIN.
MADRID, Dam 28.
It is rumoured that Generals Pamela and
Garret have refused an order of banishment to the
Canary Wands, and have rizeigned their ranks in
the army. A decree will shortly be issued intro-
ducing free trade in banking. A republican
meeting has been held, at which it was reeolved
to open a subscription for the persons wounded at
Cadiz.

The army under General Caballero de Rods/ has
received orders to proceed to the provinces of
Seville and Grenada, though it is stated that tran-
quillity prevails throughout the peninsula.

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.
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Advice' received from Havannah state, it is
reported that the garrison of Santiago, 2,000
strong, was besieged by the insurgents, and that
Lucretia Point lighthouse had been destroyed by
the insurgent force.

The Inman royal mail steamer City of Paris, from
New York, arrived at Queenstown 144 4 p.m. yesterday.
She landed the mails and passengers. and proceeded im-
mediately for Liverpool. All weU. Specie, nil.

(Per the City of Paris, ti Queenstown.)

NEW YORK, Mcc. 19, 6.20 rat.

A bin to repeal the act admitting Georgia to representa-
tion has been introduced in the Senate, and referred to the
Judiciary Committee. The Senate, by 42 votes to 6,
has parsed a resolution disapproving the Praddent's
sestion that the interest on the public debt should be
applied to liquidate the principal.
Thursday the house was occupied in the delivery
of addressee eulogistic of the late Mr. Thaddeus Stevens.
Several democratic members participated and Congress
unanimously adopted the joint resolution of respect for
the memory of the deceased.
A fight has occurred at Augusta,
_Arkansas, between the
militia and the citizens. General llphim,
the militia, threatened to burn the town. The
Havana, Havana, which was recently sold to Peru, has been de-
tained at New Orleans on account of the refusal of the
Peruvian =amender to apply for clearance papers,
which were demanded, as the vessel attempted to reeve
before the transfer of her nationality was properly made.
The property of Henry A. Wise No been restored to
him by the government.
Advice. from Hayti confirm the capture of Wiragoese
by Balmy*. The town was only slightly injured.

INDIA.
BOMBAY, I/00.
Me. shirting'. 4r. 14a. ; 811 be. ditto. br. 14a. ; 40's
mule twist, 101 • Dbellerah cotton, 220 r. Shipments
of the week, 9',875 bake. Eschesige 00 Landoll,
le. 11 13-16 d. Freights to Liverpool, 48a. 6d. The
Bombay markets closed for the holiday "until Let of
Jansary next
CHINA.
HONG KONG, Nov. 30.
Grey shirtings, 61 catties, 81 lbs., 2.65 ; watin twist,
16-21, 120 dole. Cotton : Bengal fair medium, 171. Tea
steady, but not active. Total exports (China and Jaoan),
122, 260,000 lbs. Exchange on London: Bank bills, 8
months, 4s. 4fd.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 23.
Grey shirting", 61 cattail, 81 lbs., 2-15 task.; Cotton,
Shanghai, 16 taela Tea: Shanghai active but unchanged.
Silk, active and advancing. No. 3 Teatlee, 600 bales.
Total settlements since the deptrture of tie kit
3,660 bales. Export to date (China and Japan) from
evunmencement of ..anon, 62,000 balm Eli:hinge on
London : Bank bills, 6 months, 6s. 91d. Freights: Tea,
2/.los.

THE If lILDITESS OP THE SEASON.—A corm-
rpondt nt at Dunmow, Essex of Land awl Water, says :
.• Yesterday (December 16), while out walking, I saw •
young bird on the ground just before me, and gave chase.
I caught it, and found it was a young sparrow just out of
the nest, and not yet able to fly well. This seems to me
so unusual an occurrence that I thought it would interest
you. I noticed, too, another very rare event for this
mason. Last Sunday, whilst in church, • beautifully
marked peacock-butterfly was crawling on the window
seat by my pew, fully developed. This I had noticed the
Sunday before, near the same place, but not seemingly
in so forward and lively • condition. Surely, both in-
stances mark the very mild weather we have had. At
Southampton a nightingale was has d a:nging on the 7th
of this month, not m a cage, but in the fence by the side
of a road."
THE SCHOOLMASTER Oonvo ABROAD.—An odd
misapplication of • well-known line was made at • meet-
ing held at Whitchurob laid week for the purpose of pro.
suiting • clock to • schoolmaster who was leaving the
neighbourhood. The chairman, after addressing the
honoured gentleman in affecting terms, wound up by
expressing the hope that be might enjoy health and heist;
nem in hie new see of existence, and that in the end
might not fail to reach " that bourns where the wicked
cease from troubling and the weary are at rest." The
fervent utterance of this hope that the schoolmaster might
not escape ultimate burial, evoked loud applause from his
assembled friends.
A man and woman were sentenced, the former
to 30 days and the latter to I t days' imprimoment, at
Dunfermline last week for being married under false
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MADRID, Deo. 24.
Though the scrutinies are not quite over every-
where, and though some half dozen or so of the
elections have been postponed from local causes,
yet sufficient is known to enable me to state
that, taking the gauntry as a whole, the monar-
chists have secured by fee the greatest number
of votes. When it is remembered that there are
between nine and ten thousand Ayuntamientos
in Spain, it will be easily seen how useless it
would be to enumerate plaoes. &Ace it to say
that the republicans have only gained in twenty
out of the forty-nine capitals of provinces, and in
Madrid they have been most signally defeated.
Wonderful order has existed almost every-
where, though in a few places collisions have
peeorrek resulting in several persons being killed
and wounded. Though these elections are purely
municipal, they have a powerful bearing on the
l which' be for the Cortes oonstituyentes.
• 7All is very St at Cadiz. The elections for
that city have
fesiie ate
/%ifxthem w_ele W•0.74F1 • ()mini
ItrreellerYtit Gam"! Cabri as Rodie
kis army. have left there, and a portion of the
latter arrived here on Tuesday. They were visited
at their barracks by Prim and Serrano.
The military Governor-General Peralta was so
severely wounded during the insurrection that
he is in some danger. One of his toes hoe been
amputated, but this does not seem to have Oven
him relief. The medical men fear that mortifica-
tion may set in.
It is evident Expartero is not enamoured of the
idea of a republic. The other day a republican
" demonstration " was held at Logrono, whore
he resides. The committee sent him a message,
but the old man escaped answering by going
out into the country for the day, whereat
his republican fellow-citizens are greatly incensed.
They must, however, be in a decided minority there,
for in the election just dosed they only polled 647
votes, while the monarchists polled 1,036. Many
of the papers, however, still continue to write in
favour of his temporary elevation to the throne.
I say temporary, because his great age, 76. must
not be lad sight of. The visit of General Cialdini
to Madrid has given rite to many surmises, some
supposing he bad come to confer with the Provi-
sional Government respecting the candidature of
the Duke de Aosta for the throne of Spain. It is
now, however, certain his visit has nothing of an
official character about it. He hair come simply
to look after property belonging to two of his
nieces, whose father died lately after appointing
him guardian.