The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-25 00:00:00

INTELLIGENCE FROM ABROAD.

(TIIILOIIOII ZZITTER'S AOEXCT.)
AUSTRIA AND THE POPE.
VIENNA, Jums 24.
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At to-day's sitting of the Lower House, Deputy
Sturm asked what course the government intended
to adopt with regard to the manifestations made by
some of the bishops against the " Confessional
Laws." The Minister President replied that it was
incumbent upon the government to see that the
laws which had been sanctioned were carried out,
and to make the necessary preparations for that
purpose. Should fitting respect and obedience
be refused to the laws, the government would take
the necessary steps to provide for their authority
being maintained unimpaired. The Minister
further announced that the Emperor had deter-
mined to prorogue the Reichsrath provisionally
until the Ist September next.

ROME, Ants 23, Emma.

In the allocution respecting religious affairs in
Austria, delivered by the Popo in oonsistory yes-
terday, his Holiness deplored and condemned as
abominable the Civil Marriage Law, and the other
laws depriving the church of control over schools,
and establishing freedom of the press and liberty
of conscience. The Pope declared those laws null
and void, censured their authors, approvers, and
executors ; praised the conduct of the Austrian
bishops as defenders of the Concordat, and hoped
that the Hungarian prelates would follow in their
footsteps.

FRANCE.
PARIS, .717N8 24, Evairnso.
The Emperor presided to-day at a cabinet
council at the Tuileries, and left at 3 p.m. for
Chalons. The Patrie says that the question of the
elections was not touched upon at the ministerial
council. The same journal says that the prefects
of the different departments will successively pro-
ceed to Paris early in July to make a report re-
specting the state of public opinion upon all ques-
tions affecting a general election to the Legisla-
tive Body.
In to-day's sitting of the Legislative Body the
Southern Railway Bill was adopted by 194 votes
against 16, and the Orleans Railway Bill by 193
against 7.
The Moniker du Soir, alluding in its bulletin to
a recent speech of Mr. Disraeli, says:
Mr. Disraeli has very exactly summed up the opinion of
the powers and of the political men in Europe by stating
that in the actual state of affairs the political horizon is
unclouded by any menace of war. The government of
the Emperor neglects nothing to maintain and strengthen
the good understanding which has been so happily esta-
blished between all the powers. Ideas of moderation
and wisdom facilitate this agreement; they are valuable
auxiliaries to the development of the general interests of
Europe.

ITALY.

FLORENCE, Jums 24.

In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies,
Count Cunitray Digny, the Minister of Finance,
presented the convention for farming out tho ma-
nufacture of tobacco in Italy. The Minister stated
that the operation was intended to cover the
deficit of 1808-11169, and that the amount arising
from the sale of the eoclerisastical propertywould be
reserved for removing the forced currency, which
would require a sum of 480 millions of lire. The
Minister expects not only to obtain this sum by
the financial operation on the ecclesiastical pro-
perty, but hopes he will have a surplus in hand
towards the liquidation of previous deficits.

AMERICA.
NEW YORK, Jars 24.
The steamers which left for Europe yesterday
took out 825,000 dole. in specie, and those lav-
ing to-day take 375,000 dole.
The Hamburg and American steamship Bavaria
arrived at 8 p.m. yesterday, and the Guion steam-
ship Nebraska to-day.
Closing Prices :—Gold, 1404. Sterling exchange
on London. 110. 5-20 United States Bonds, 1882,
1134 ; ditto, 1885, 111'. 10-40 Bondi, 107.
Frie, CO. Cott oil, Middling Upland, 30.
Petroleum, standard white, 311. Flour, extra
State, 8.75 dole. Corn, old mixed, 1.11 dol.

The following notification was issued from the
Admiralty yi,teseay:—"Letters for her Majesty's ship
Bristol may be scut to Liken. She will arrive at that
tort at the end of June, and will remain there tourism
mays, sail Om mood dintit to Gasaltar."