The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-27 00:00:00

NZ. DOI:MT°, AT BRUNICIA.

The Star expresses a hops that the system of which
the Brussels disclosure is a flagrant example has been
brought to an end. It is impossible for anyone honestly
ta act in the double capacity of seller and buyer ; of con-
cessionaire who sells his interest to a company, and of
managing or other director of the company which buys.
In this case Mr. Doulton was concessionaire, promoter,
director, manager, paymaster, and, as is ascertained,
participator of the pot tit fire. He may quote precedents
enough, perhaps, for his course, taken from the very
highest circles of London City lib, as it was constituted
in 1866 ; but wherever this has been done the companies
have sooner or later come to grief, and the transactions
been exposed.

ILR. BLIGHT LS • imiteree.

The Telegroph says that the first English ministry that
counts John Bright amongst its members will command
• joyful and attentive hearing for all it says and a ge-
nerous interpretation of all it does, in Ireland, in our
colonies, in India, and in the United States ; in fact,
wherever our flag flies and our tongue is heard. It will be a
curious rebuke to the old partisans who called him un-
English, and an enemy to the empire, to find that his in-
finesse will then be imperial, and so happily used as to
unite all parts of the empire in closer and in nobler bonds
of interest and of love.

the Court.

BALMORAL CASTLE, Off. 25.

The Queen drove yesterday to the Ghost t Shiel,
accompanied by Princess Christian and M. and Madame
Van de Weyer.
Prince and Princess Christian, Princess Louise, and
Prince Arthur, honoured M. and Madame Van de Weyer
by dining with them.
The Duchess Dowager of Athole and Miss Macgregor
arrived at the Castle on, a visit to her Majesty.
The Right Hon. Sir Stafford Northcote also arrived, as
Minister in attendance upon the Queen.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Grey, left
Landon yesterday by the flee o'clock train of the Great
Eastern Railway, on a •isit to General Hall, at Sir Mile
Bottom, Cambridgeshire.

His Fiord Highness was accompanied to the station q
the Duke of Edinburgh, where he took leave of hire pre-
vious to Ms departure from England in her Majesty's ship
Galatea.

Major Grey has succeeded Lieutenant-Colonel Koppel
as Equerry in Waiting to the Prince of Wales.
The Princess of Wales drove out, attended by the
Countess of Morton.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of Gibraltar and et. Helena.
Despatches were sent to the Governor-General of Csnada
and to the Governor of Malta.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has
consented to take the chair at the festival of the Royal
Caledonian Asylum next spring.

The Duchess of Cambridge leaves Cambridge
Cottage, Kew, to-day, for Brighton, accompanied by
Lady Geraldine Somerset and Lord Frederick Feulet.

Prince and Princess M►ry of Tock arrived at
Kensington Palace cm Saturday from visiting her Xajosty
►t Balmoral.

The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland is so
seriously ill that no hopes are entertained of her recovery.
Lord and Lady Chelmsford and Hon. Miss
Manger have been staying with the Earl and Countess
of Derby at Knowslsw.
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26, by season
SAO. titiks6a 901 ; payment of 9‘ Ott. each,
1,999 ;

FOREIGN NEWS.

(THIS DAY.)

DUITUBBANCKB TN CUBA.
110 following telegram, dated yesterday even-
ing has been received from Havannah :

"HAVANNAIi, ()cr. 26.

" Troubles of little importanoe. Insurgents,
without any 'mown programmo, around Tunas,
Bayamo, and Jiquani (east end of the Island of
Cuba), repulsed and surrounded by troops. Re-
mainder of island quiet, but trade here stagnant.
Sugar, No. 12, 81 reale. Exchange on London,
18 per cent. premium."—Times, Second Edition.

(=soma ssurza'S MatOT.)
SPAIN. _

MADRID, Oar. 2G.

The people burned to-day a scaffold on the
public square where executions have hitherto
taken place, as a demonstration against capital
punishments.

FRANCE.

PARIS, Ocr. 27.

The Moaffeur publishes the report of Marshal
Neil, proposing to reserve annually for soldiers
who re-enlist 7,000 civil appointments. This re-
port is followed by an imperial decree already
published on Sunday last in the Monifeur de
CArmee to that effect.

The Moniteu► also publishes the appointments of
42 commanders of battalions and of six chefe-
d'eseadron of the National Garde Mobile in the
Eastern departments.

THE AUSTRIAN ARMY.—IMPORTANT
STATEMENT OF BARON VON BEUST.
VIENNA, Ocr. 27.

In yesterday's sitting of the military committee
Baron IVon Beast justified the necessity of
maintaining the army on the war footing of
800,000 men. The members of the com-
mittee engaged themselves to keep secret
the reason stated by the minister. The members
of the committee, who at first objected strongly
to so large a number of men for active service,
ultimately agreed by a great majority to the
demand of Baron von Beast, whose speech is
therefore supposed to have had an important
bearing on the political state of affairs in Europe.

AUSTRALIAN, NEW ZEALAND, PACIFIC,

AND WEST INDIA MAILS.
PLYMOUTH, Ocr. 27.

The Royal Mail steamer Douro, with the above
mails, arrived here this morning. She brings 69
passengers, 100 sacks of mails, treasure valued at
696,175 dols., and 1,287 packages of general
cargo. The Douro made the passage from Water
Island in 11 days 14 hours. Among the pas-
sengers are Sir George Grey and his niece, Miss
Matthews, from New Zealand ; Bishop Courtenay,
from Jamaica; Commander McKenzie and Lieut,
Boothe, R.N. ; Deputy-Assistant-Commissary-
General Gibbs ; Capt. Bromhead, 84th Regiment ;
Captain Hellen, of the barque Donna Henrique,
ea route for Liverpool, which was lost
by :an earthquake wave in Lima Bay. The
Douro'a news dates from Sydney, September 2 ;
Wellington, Sept. 9 ; Chagres, Oct. 9 ; Jamaica,
11 ; and St. Thomas, 15. Eight passengers and
the mails were landed at Plymouth, and the
mails were forwarded by special train at 5.15
a.m., and the Douro proceeded for South-
ampton.
The points of interest in the Australian and New
Zealand News have already been forestalled
through other channels.
In Peru slight shocks of earthquake wore still
felt. A loan of 10,000,000 was spoken of towards
rebuilding the public and private edifices destroyed
by the earthquake. Cusca had escaped with very
little damage. About 167,000 quintals of salt-
petre were destroyed at Iquique. At Lima busi-
ness was dull, in consequence of the earthquake.
Yellow fever had again made its appearance at
Callao, four cases having occurred in one day.
General Beingolea had assumed the governor-
ship of the Chincha Islands. In Chili the
rainfall during September had been the heaviest
on record, and had done considerable damage to
the railways and private property. Several land
slips had taken place on the hills at Valparaiso,
doing a large amount of mischief.
An official report returns 54.000 deaths in
Ecuador from the late earthquake.
The Royal Mail steamer Neva, with the out-
ward mail of the 2nd instant, arrived at Water
Island on the 14th instant, at 5.30 p.m. ',21 days
early.)
The reports of the disturbances at Havanna hand
Porto Rico have been exaggerated. The islands
are quiet now. The sugar crops promised well
though suffering slightly from drought. Jamaica
was healthy and the weather continued favourable
for growing crops. Considerable business was
done in logwood. Tonnage for Europe and the
United States continued in demand.

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, Om 25.

The steamship Hansa has arrived out.

Closing Prices :—Gold opened at 133 Z, and
closed at 1341. The range of the fluctuations
during the day was f per sent. Sterling exchange
on London, 110 ; 6-20 United States Bonds,
1882, 112 f ; ditto, 1886, 111; ditto, 1865, 1091, ;
10-40 ditto, 106 j. Illinois, 144 j ; Sri., 38k.
Cotton, Middling Upland, 24. Petroleum,
standard white, 30i. Flour, extra State, dole.
700. to 7 dole. 30c. Corn, old mixed, 1 dol. 13c,

QUEENSToWN, ocr.

The Inman royal mail steamer City of London,
from New York on the 17th instant, arrived
here at 2.13 a.m. to-day, with 2,000/. in
specie. She landed mails and passengers :mil
proceeded immediately for Liverpool. All well.

NEW YORK. Ocr. 17, Noos.

The final returns from the late elections in
Nebraska show a republican majority of 2,000
votes.

General Morgan, democrat, who was ousted by
the republicans during last session of Congress.
has been re-elected to sit for Ohio.
Mr. Belmont and other members of the National
Democratic Committee of Now York have pub-
lished a card declaring any change of the demo-
cratic candidates for the Presidency to be utterly
impracticable. The same view is generally and
strongly taken by the democratic press.
A party of disguised men seized the steamer
Helper, on the Mississippi River, below Memphis,
and throw overboard 4,000 stands of arms, which
had been intended for arming the negroes of Ar-
kansas. The party then escaped into the woods.
General Hooker has been placed upon the list of
retired officers, with full rank, in consequence of
disability caused by wounds and sickness.
. .

Advice. from Cuba state that 2(N) insurgents at
laui Tunas have boon tlispersod by thu troops of
the Captain-Ceneral.
At Hayti ktalnave cont' g& 'tg ground
owing to disionsions in tho ranks of the Cants
rebuts at Beadus.