The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-18 00:00:00

HUNGARY.

PESTII, Just 17.
The address by the Chamber of Deputies waa
discussed to-day in the upper house. It was sup-
ported by nearly all the members who spoke. Bishop
Havnold declared himself iu favour of the union
of Hungary with Transylvania, and the mainte-
nance of the connexion between Austria and
Hungary.

SERIOUS ILLNESS OF THE SULTAN.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jinn 17.
The Sultan continues ill. A physician has been
telegraphed for from Paris.

SYRIA.

PARIS. Juirs 17.
The Paris papers of this evening state that im-
mediately after the departure of the French troops
from Syria disturbances broke out near Mouckts
which were, however, speedily suppressed by Fwd
Pacha. One Druse chief was executed.

This example, it is added, intimidated the
Druaes, but fears of retaliation were entertained.

CONISTANTINOPLE, Jul,' 17.
Davad Effendi, an Armenian, and now Director-
General of Telegraphs, will be Governor of the
Lebanon.

The weather in Francs is as favourable as it
could be for the crops. The hay harvest has commenced ;
beetroots promise well. Cola plants are ripening uoder
excellent conditions, and the wheat is fast filling. The
journals of the department, of the south and centre repro-
sent that the rains of the last few days have done great
good to the Grope All sorts of vegetable* and the second
growth of grams have in particular benefited. As to the
rinse, they an stated to be fine, wherever they have es-
caped injury from frost.
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The Union Midicaic statue that the measlea have
been epidemic at Strasburg for the last three months, to
mach an extent that the infant schools are almost deserted,
and several have even been closed for want of pupils. In
most cases the disease passed off favourably till the north
wind set in, when many of the little patients were attacked
with pneumonia and bronchitis, and twenty-four of them
fell victims to this complication in Match and April.

General Garibaldi, it is stated, ham written a
letter to the Merchionees Anna Trivalzio Pallavicini,
begging her to rise her powerful influence towards the foun-
dation, ie all the towns of Italy, of committees of ladies for
procuring, by all the means at their disposal, the moral and
material improvement of the lower classes of society.
THE MACDONALD AFFAIR AND THE PRIIRMAN
CHAMBER OP DRPLTIZIL —The speeches of Bann Visa*
and Berms Behleinitz in the Prussian Chamber of Deputies
on the iith of May have been published at Berlin in the
form of a pamphlet. The trial of the English residents
at Bonn has received a similar commemoration. As these
pamphlets are not in German, but in English, it may be
presumed that they are intended for the edification of
travellers from this country who may have strayed into the
Prussian dominions. .

THE New FREW= Or ITALY.—A Turin cot,
respondent of the Presse states that on Baron Ricasoli s
accepting the dictatorship of Teems, lie omit! to some
friends who were leaving for Paris, " ten those gentlemen
there that I am the last of a family twelve oenturies
and that I will give the last drop of my blood to maintain
the integrity of m 7 political programme."
A FRENCH GIINKRAL'S CAuee or Realer.—On
the departure of the French troops from Syria, General de
Beaufort addressed them in an ordre do Jour, containing
the following somewhat remarkable passage : "I need Lot
tell you how much I regret not having had the happy
chance of leading you to battle. I know that I might have
expected everything of you. May we soon find ourselves on
better ground, on entirely military ground, where no fetter
will restrain our free action."

CIRCULATION or THE PARIS NEWSPAPERS.—A
Paris letter hea the following : " The Moniteur prints
18,700 copies; Le Meek (thorough liberal and progressive),
55,700; the Comfier/ionise/ (ponderous and governmental),
22,000 ; the Debate (relined and select), 11,300 • Le Monde
(clerical), 8,600; L' And de la Religion (milder and lees
offensive), 3,700; VI/trio* (Henry V.), 5,000. Each even-
ing, La Prue (go-ahead) puts out 21,000; La Patric
(semi-official), 28,000; L'Opinion Nationale (Prince
Jerome), 21,50(); LtPays(Miros), 6,000; Gaulle de France,
(Henn V.), N. 500; and Le Teasperotestant), 2,100."
INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND. —The Indian
Famine Fund Committee met yesterday at the Mansion-
house, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor. There
was some discussion as to whether or not they should dis-
continue to receive subscriptions ; but it was ultimately
resolved that no active measures should be taken one way
or the other until they bad received some further informa-
tion from India . • and it was also resolved that as they
had 2,0001. in hand it should be sent out hy the mail which
leaves this day (Tuesday), which will make a total remit-
tance of 102,000/.

CHYNTAI. PALACE. OICIS SHILLING DAY,
Monne; Juan 17.—Adwissione on payment, 9,851
ditto by season tickets, 824 ; total, 10,775.