The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-31 00:00:00

TURKEY AND GREECE.

The (kelvin containa the following alarmist
article :

Our private information enables as to predict the proxi-
mate commencement of banalities betwasa Turkey man

Cresco. The news received at the Ottoman Essbainy Is
bad. Omer Pasha, commanding the army of Themaly, has
received ceders to bold himself in readiness to mom the
Greek frontier. All the Turkish vessels which yet re-
mained at Constantinople have lately left for the Archi-
pelago. Austria must by this time have emit her
Beet from Trieste to the Pinney there to
wait for orders which will be osrtainly con-
formable to those given by nano* and England.
Prussia is displeased at the little importunes attached to
bet proposal for • conference, and holds Austria respon-
sible for the present complications. A Busts& general well
known io Par* an ea-governor of the Bossism
primipeli-
ties on the Lower Danube, and who wee for a long while
ambassador to the Court of the Tuileries, has been beard
to say:—"Everything tends to a collision; the Greco-
Turk conflict cannot be localised, and we must expect a
general war. The Danubian Principalities, under the
pretest of provocation from Austria and Hungary, no
longer conceal their preparations for war. In a few days
—to-morrow, perhape— cannon may tell its tale."

The Liberie says its private correspondence is
also excessively warlike, but, unlike the Gaulois,
it nevertheless believes that the great powers want
peace, and will prevent an explosion at present.

THE NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION
AND BADEN.

The Deutoate Allgemeine Zeitutog publistio6 the
following recent letter from Count Bismarck, on
a subject which has produced some emotion in
Paris.

The grand ducal government of Baden hae expressed
a desire to conclude a treaty with the North German
Confederation, by which the eubjeite of the Con-
federation rending in the Duchy, end Mom of
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Baden rending in the territory of theCinfederanon would
for the future be subject to recruitment, and to the fulfil-
l:DM t of their military obligations in the country in which
they may be. The cancluaion of such a convention being
desirable for common international interests, as well as for
the interest of the Confederation, the undersigned, chan-
cellor of the Confederation, bas the honour to ask to be
empowered to cowhide on this bads a convention with the
grand ducal government of Baden. (Signed) Banuaci.
This letter, which is addressed to the Council
of the Confederation, effectually disposes of the
assertion of the Patric that the report of the treaty
was spread for the purpose of speculation.

(THZOIIOII iunnws AGINCT.)
AMERICA.
NEW YORK, Dic. SO.

According to the report of Messrs. Neill Brotliers
the receipts of cotton at all ports for the past four
days have been 46,000 bales, against 50,000 same
time last week. Exports to Great Britain 25,000
bales, against 11,000 same time last week. Ex-
ports to other foreign ports 16,000 bales, against
6,000 Ramo time last week. Total exports for four
days to all European ports 46,000 bales, against
29,000 bales same time last week. Midland Up-
land, 11d., laid down in Liverpool per steamer.

NEW ORLEANS, Dac. 29.
Middling, bid., laid down by sailing vowel.

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