The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-09 00:00:00

At the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies to-
day the debate upon Deputy Lasker's motion '
touching the liberty of speech of the members was
chased. Upon the vote of the house being taken
by calling over the members' names, the motion
was serried by 174 to 144.
It is semi-officially announced that inquiries
made by the authorities in East Prussia eetablish
the existence of distress in that district, and of ill-
, health resulting therefrom among the inhabitants,
but show that no cues of typhus resulting from
famine have occurred.
The Provincial Correspondens of to-ily publishes
the result of the government investigation into the
state of the population in East Pravda. The re-
port confirms the fact that, although distress sad
the disease arising thendsom prevail these, yet
no cases of famine typhus have appeared.

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VIENNA, JAN. 8.
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it is stated that Lientenatit-Field-larariduil
Kuhn, hitherto commandant of the fetter eta-
honed in the Tyrol, lam been . appointe& skief of
the general army staff.
This morning's Defeats denies the authenticity of
the rumours recently current as to the supposed
changes in the Hungarian ministry. •
The same paper asserts that Prussia has asso-
ciated herself with the recommendations lately
addressed to the Porte by Austria, France, and
England, for the extension to other provinces of
the concessions made to the Cretans, while Italy
and Russia have held themselves aloof• The
Debatte considers the fact of Prussia having joined
in these recommendations an important oocur-

rence.
The Presse of this evening states that the rela-
tions at present existing between Austria and Italy
are of the most friendly nature. ' It adduces as a
proof of this the presentation of the Grand Cross
of the Leopold order to the Italian ambassador,
Count de Banal, who has just been recalled, and
also the exchange of cordial New Year's congratu-
lations between the courts of Vienna and Florence.
Equally friendly congratulations were interchanged
on the occasion of the New Year between Austria
and France.
The Austrian ambassador at Rome, Count Cri-
velli, at the request of Dr. Honer, the Austrian
Minister of Public Worship, has received instruc-
tions to take immediate steps for the settlement of
the question of the Concordat.

FRANCE.
PARIS, JAN. 8.

Ths Monitenr of this evening states that the
words of the Emperor, in reply to the congratula-
tions of the diplomatic body on New Year's-day,
had produced a favourable impression throughout
all Europe, and especially in Prussia.
The Patric denies that Daoud Pasha had re-
, signed.

AUSTRALIA.
(Via Trieste.)
BIELBOUBNE, Nov. 27.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh,
who arrived here on the 23rd inst., has met with a
most enthusiastic reception. The entire city was
decorated, and upon the entrance of the royal
prooessionthe road was strewn with flowers. 11,000
children sang the National Anthem.
The following gold ships have sailed for
England :—The Kosciusko, with 40,500 ore. ;
the Wimmera, with 12,625 ozs. ; the Yorkshire,
with 6,000 on. ; the Sarah Grioe, with 3,625 ols. ;
the J. M. Joshua, with 5,375 on. ; the Australia,
with 20,125 on. ; the Lightning, with 16,375 ozs. ;
the Star of Peace, with 10,750 ozs.