The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER

not add, the duty is as strong to 'Livid it, if avoid
it we can with honour. For nano., and our
European rivala, however unprepared to take
advantage at the present moment of a breach
between us and the Federal States of America,
could not but feel England weakened and them-
selves strengthened for the future by the anta-
gonism and permanent animosity to which such a
war, however shortly terminated, must give rise.
Great aims will be marred or fatally thrust back
should the war break out ; while not one great
purpose can be answered even by its most suc-
cessful prosecution.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE

ITALY.
TURIN, Dir. t

Duels continue to be on the order of the day.
M. Spaventa has sent a challenge to M. Bertani,
the leader of the Maasinist party in Genoa. Ber-
tani declines the meeting, but M. Crispi, the
deputy, who was Garibaldi's alter ego in Sicily,takes
up the quarreL M. Niooters desires to fight Spa-
yenta sitar Crispi, and it is said that several other
people insist upon having a shot at him in turn, so
that he had need to have a great many lives.

r OF FRANCE.

PAR. Dsc. U.
The Mowikur of to-day publishes the usual
monthly return of the Bank of France, whist'
shows the following results as compared with the
November return : _

Incases&
Cash in band
Bills discounted, not yet due 7i If
Treasury balance
Demean.
Bank notes l2l „
Current accounts
Advances -5 „
The amount of Government Stock held by the
Bank remains unchanged.

INDIA.

CALCUTTA, Nov. 17.
(By Telegraph to Pent de Balla.)

Grey shirtings active, but prices unchanged.
Mule twist dull and unchanged. Raw silk active.
Indigo unchanged. Copper sheathing, 1 higher.
Tile advancing. Sugar active. Saltpetre dull and
unchanged. Linseed active, and prices advancing.
Jute unchanged. Hides, advancing tendency.
Shellac declining. Rios active, and prices de-
clining.
Exchange unaltered. Government securities
Four per Cents., 16 dis. ; Five per Cents., 3 dis.
Freights active and advancing.
BOMBAY, Nov. 15.
(By Telegraph to Point de Guns.)
Cotton in demand at higher rates.
Piece goods advancing. Twist higher, and in
excellent demand.

Government Securities—rive par Cents., Kt
Freights steady.

CHINA AND JAPAN.

CANTON, OCT. N.

The date of affairs in Japan continues 11131111Abl-
=tory. The European representatives are await-
ng instructions from their respective governments.
The headquarters of the British minister are still
at Yokuhama.

The reports from the foreign legations at Pekin
are satisfactory.
The English and French troops assisted the Chinese
to hold Chefoo against the rebels, who ultimately
retreated.

Shanghai is in a state of alarm, on account of the
proximity of the rebels.

Mr. Henry Parkes has been ordered to proceed
to Shanghai

Canton we:. evacuated on the 21at inst.

Grey shirting" active and prices advancing.
Water-twist active. Tea unchanged. Total export,
30,781,000 lbs.
Exchange on London I higher.
FOOCHOW. Ocr. N.
Tea active, but prices declining.
SHANGHAI, Ocr. 24.
Grey shirting. active. Tea : Congou active, and
prices declining.

Silk : No. 3Taatlee active but prices declining.
Settlements in fortnight, 450 bales. Export to
date, 23,000 bales.
Exchange on London } higher; on India vn-
changed.
Frei,ghts for silk and tea unaltered.

I, Dia 11.

News received here from Pekin, to the 13th
October, states that the apprehensions that the
change in the Chineee government would disturb the
friendly relations between China and the European
power. appeared to be unfounded.
Prince Knng, chief of the party favourable to
intercourse with Europe, had visited the Emperor
at Bebe, notwithstanding that ho had resolved
ware not to leave Pekin.

Prince Kung returned to Pekin highly gratified
with the results obtained by his journey.
The court would return to Pekin shortly.

AUSTRALIA.
MELBOURNE, Oor. 26.

Sir George Grey leaded here on the 26th ult.
The accounts from New Zealand are unsatisfactory.
The Kent has sailed with 106,603 oz. of gold.
Martell's brandies unchanged. Hennes y's un-
changed. Geneva sixpence lower. Oats active'
but unchanged. Butter twopence lower. Hams
unchanged. Bass's ale dull. Flour dull and de-
clining. Rice dull and unchanged. Sugar declining.
Exchange unaltered.

_
ADELAIDE, Ocr. 26.
Trade dull. Exchange li per cent. lower.
SYDNEY, Ocr. 22.
Trade dull. Exchange i per oent. lower.
COCHIN CHINA.

POINT DE OALLE, Nov. 17.

Aeoording to the latest advises from Cochin
China hostilities were likely to be meowed at
Saigon.

CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN

Mr. Reuter has received the following telegram
from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company

Dec. 12.

The Sultan, with the above mails, arrived here
at 7 p.m. to-day. The mails left for London at
10 p.m.

It is stated that 6,000 barrels, of about 40
pilaw each, et t►e ail lien the Pennsylvania springs ere
sow oe their way to Looks. This will be the tint large
arrival in England.

The following is a list of the newly-elected
deputies in Prrvaia arranged according to rank and prefer,.
aka in life :—Landed proprietors, 76 ; smaller proprietors,
7 ; district jodzsa, 53 ; chiefs of district courts, public
prosecutors, and high officials generally, 40 ; lawyers, 13 ;
honorary county magistrates, 12 ; government officials, 25 ;
retired officials. 18 ; town councillors, 13; clergymen sod
university professors, 37 ; physicians, 10 ; ministers,
4; ex.minister, 1 ; military officer, 1 ; merchants, 21;
journalists, 8; tradesman, 1; gentlemen without profes-
sion, 11. A score or so of election returns are yet
wanting. Of the 351 here detailed, no more than 154
were members of the former house.

"There are every year manufactured iu this
capital," says the 0s: Deutsche Poet of Vicuna, " 2,600
pianos, representing a value of about $00,C)0 florins. The
export, which had decreed during the yews of war, now
begins to recover. The total number of pianos annually
furnished by Europe wed America represents a capital of 30
millions of florins (75 minims of francs)."

The French Minister of Marine has announced,
In • ream& circular, that the written examinations of such
persons as wish to obtain certificates qualifying them for
the ocieunand of merchant vessels fur long voyages, will
henceforth begin with a composition in the French lan.
gimp, sad all who fail is that respect will not be allowed
to proceed with the other parte of the examination.

Profeeeor Podesti, by order of the Pope, painted
in the Saloon of Honour, at the Vatkaa, a wt. of
0046 regimenting the ceremonies of the promulgation of the
dogma of the Immaculate Coos:option. In one of them,
Paths, Peaesgiim karma prominently. But since thee,
by attacking the temporal power, be has fallen Mt* dis-
credit at the court of Bane, mad orders wore in conse-
quence given to have his portrait ransomed from the
painting. This order wee exmated fa an egroordreary way,
so a stone-masow cat oat the heed of the merged father.
But the artist, indignant et this laularoue mutilation of his
work, has brought an action against the mason to obtain
20,000 aroma so damages. The man's defence is that he
acted according to orden,but he oaouot produce any written
order.