The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-08 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE SIEGE OF GAETA.
The following telegrams have been received at Mr.
Reuter's office

NAPLES, THURSDAY NIGHT.

Two other explosions of powder magazines at
Gaeta have compelled the garrison to ask for an
arinistioe of forty-eight hours to bury their dead,
and disinter the living from the mine caused by the
bombardment

General Cialdiui granted the armistice, although
it was against his interest.
The explosion caused great damage to the bat-
tery of St. Antonio.

Th,, Bourbon soldier, are greatly discouraged.
Ciallini has otfered necrularies for their wounded.

THE ANNEXATION OF MONACO.

La Patric ham the following :

Since 1848, the districts of Menton and Roquebrune,
belonging to the Principality of Monaco, had been occupied
by Sardinia. When the question relative to that occupa-
tion was incidentally brought before the Congress of Paris in
the sitting of the Bth of April, 1856, it was established that,
is consequence of the disturbances which broke out In the
Principality in 1848, the Sovereign Prince of that country was
not capable of upholding his authority except in the town
of Monaco, and that it was under those circumstances that
Sardinia placed a small detachment in each of the two dis-
tricts we have just named. The Prince of Monaco, however,
never ceased to protest against this state of things, which
lie considered contrary to his rights and to the stipulaticse
of treaties. These protests are now terminated by the con-
vention which cedes the territories of Menton and
Requebrune to France for a pecuniary indemnity, Prince
Houore IV. retaining only, with the title of Sovereign
Prince, the town of Monaco.

FRANCE AND TURKEY.
PARIS, Famer.

A telegram received here from Constantinople,
dated yesterday, announces that France had re-
mitted to the Porte a note almost identical with
that of Russia, stating that tho inquiry in Ron-
melia was not sufficient, and demanding the convo-
cation of conferences.

The Porte replied that reforms had been pre-
pared•

GALLICIA.

LEMBERG, Fn. 8.

An address, signed by several hundreds of the
notables of tide city, petitions that the popular in-
terest may be 'principally considered in the ap-
proaching election to the Diet, but that only pro-
prietors of landed property should be entitled to
elect, and that all other persons should be ex-
cluded.

PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, THCIVIDAY.
In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies
the discussion of the address was continued, and
the question of the oNtmisation of Germany was
treated by several speakers.
M. Stavenhagen proposed an amendment ex-
pressing the wish that Prussia should be placed at
the head of united Germany and the German
Confederation.

Baron Schleinits, in reference to this amendment,
said, "An energetic concentration of the national
forces towards the exterior, and a development of
federal institutions, are highly desirable." The
minister t laid stress, however, on the necessity
of respecting the established rights of others,
and said, " A free understanding is desirable ;
no coercion must take place. As regards
the solution of the German question different opi-
nions exist. In many places a strong antipathy
prevails against the solution which would place
Prussia at the head of Germany. Stich antipathies
would receive a new stimulus b 7 such resolutions.
The present general state of things does not allow
of extensive projects of reform. At a moment
when concord is needed no discord must be sown."
In the course of the discussion Baron Schleinitz
said further, "Even if there is no danger in adopt-
ing the amendment, it is nevertheless undesirable."
M. Stavenbagen then withdrew his amendment.
M. Overbeck took it up, and proposed it on his
own account

The amendment was, however, rejected by 261
agaiturt 41 votes.

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.
FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE, FEB. 7.
In to-day's sitting of the Federal Diet the pro-
positions of the Committee on the Affairs of Hol-
stein were agreed to. The representative of Den-
mark contested the competency of the Diet, and
reserved the rights of Denmark.