The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1861.

" revenue is altogether satisfactory ; and although
" circumstances beyond our control may threaten
" for a time to interfere with the full supply
" of that article which is so necessary for the in-
" dustry—the productive industry—of the country,
" yet no doubt the temporary evil will be produc-
" five of permanent good, and we shall find in
" various quarters of the globe a sure, a certain,
"and an ample supply, which will render us no
" longer dependent upon one source of produc-
" tion for that cotton which is so necessary
"to the industry and welfare of the country.
" Gentlemen, when we look abroad, we see, no
" doubt, in many parts of Europe circumstances
" which, if not dealt with by prudence and dis-
" eretion, may lead to local disturbances, but I
" trust they will not extend themselves to bring
" us within their range."

MILITARY LAW IN HUNGARY.

The Vienna Gazette publishes the imperial decree
of the sth, defining the crimes and offences in Hun-
gary which will henceforth come under military
jurisdiction. They are: Ist—the crime of
high treason, of leze-Majesty (an offence
against the members of the Imperial family),
and disturbing the public tranquillity ; 2nd,
the crime of emeute and insurrection ;
3rd, the crime of violence against a tribunal or
other public authority ; 4th, aid and assistance
towards the perpetration of these crimes ; sth,
meetings of secret prohibited societies ; exciting
hatred against the authorities of the state or of the
communes, or towards religious communities, excite-
ment to the contempt of marriage and of family ;
the propagation and colportage of false news, col-
lections of subscriptions towards evading legal
decisions, insults to functionaries, or any other
person in the public service, etc. The precis for
high treason, leze-Majesty, emeute, and insurrection
will be instituted and tried by the general com-
manding-in-chief of the province. The penalties
will be according to the military code.

(IZUTZWB I'ILZGRAMII.)
FRANCE

PARIS, Nov. 11.
Geoffroy St. Hilaire died yesterday.

ITALY.

TURIN, Nov. 11.

King Victor Emmanuel has arrived at Ancona,
and opened the new railway, amid the enthusiastic
cheering of the people.

It is said that the Italian Exhibition at Florence
will remain open during tho current month.

CALCUTTA AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.

The Valetta and Ceylon, with the above mails,
were to leave Malta at midnight on the 9th, for
Marseilles and Southampton respectively. The
latter vessel may be expected at Southampton about
the 18th inst.

The Candi* brought the mails to Suez, arriving
there on the 4th.

company were members of the French press, but
some friends of Italy not connected with journals
were specially invited, and among them M. Marie,
of the Provisional Government of 1848, and M.
F. de Lasteyne. M. Nigra, the Italian minister in
Paris, being prevented by indisposition from ac-
cepting the invitation sent to him, was represented
by his principal secretary, M. Donato. M. Ratazzi
was conducted to his place by M. Havin, of the
Sii•cle, and sat between M. Gueroult, of the Opinion
Nationale, and M. Peyrat, of the Patric. The
banquet was of the most recherche description, and
comprised, among all the delicacies of the season,
the following special plats, which you will not have
found at the Lord Mayor's dinner :--Saumon h la
Venitienne, turbot h l'Amiral Persano, filet de
bceuf h la Milanaise, jambon kla Polonaise, petite'
boucheea h la Victor Emmanuel, truffes A la
Hongroiae, bonding de gibiera ti la Garibaldi, and
perdreaux h l'Alliance.
At dessert, M. Gueroult proposed a toast to
" The independence and unity of Italy," which was
received with frantic applause. He spoke of Victor
Emmanuel as a constitutional king, who had not
disdained to renovate the prestige of eight centuries
by an appeal to popular suffrage—as the ally of
France, who he hoped and believed would not
always bar the road to Rome—(immense cheering,
which lasted several minutes)—and as the enemy of
Austria, who would be forced to yield Venice.
M. Peyrat proposed " The health of General
Garibaldi," whose prudence and moderation, of
which he had only recently given a striking
example, was on a par with his wondrous
courage and adventurous energy. This toast was
received with great apple use, in which M. Rataszi
heartily joined, chinking his glass against all the
stretched-out glasses within reach of him.
M. Havin then proposed the health of the illus-
trious guest, M. Ratazzi, the president of the
Italian Frliament—that expression, " Italian par-
liament," compendiously represented all the great
things that had been done in Italy. He spoke very
strongly against the temporal power, and expressed
a decided opinion that the Pope's non ?outwits,
could not be allowed to prevent the question from
being settled. In the course of his speech he
made an allusion, which some of the company
seemed to think irrelevant, to M. Persigny's circular
against the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and de-
scribed it as a second Castelfidardo. M. Havin,
pursuant to the French custom of mixing up
various toasts together, added to M. Ratazzi's
name those of M. Nigra and General de la Rocca
(who was present), and also the memories of Manin
and Cavour.

M. Ratazzi (who speaks French with a strong
Italian accent) said, in returning thanks, that his
first thought was directed towards the Emperor, the
chief of thu generous French nation, and to the
gratitude which Italy owed to him and the noble
French army for the blood shed in her cause. He
had confidence in the union of the Latin race.
The horn of the regeneration of Italy had sounded,
and Europe would see how she understood her debt
of gratitude.
M. do la Bedollieu, of the Siele, sang an impro-
vised comic song, wittily referring to the Italian
parliament and its president.
This remarkable evening is an epoch in the pro-
gress of new-born liberty in France. It is the
first time since the re-establishment of the Empire
that such free speaking has been heard at any
public meeting.
The Bourse has been decidedly firm. Rente left
off with a rise of 40c. for cash, and 20c. for
account, at 69 and 69.75. Mobilier rose 12.50, and
the Italian Loan, 15c. The Orleans Railway rose
&75 ; Lyons and Southern, 6.25 each ; Western,
3.75 ; and Northern 2.50. Eastern fel! 1.28.

Mirshal the Duke de Magenta left Paris last
evening on a visit to the Emperor at Compi4gne.
M. Billault, Minister without portfolio, has a
severe attack of rheumatism, at his country seat.
The Emperor has sent every day by telegraph to
inquire after his state of health.