The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-18 00:00:00

TRANSYLVANIA.

Field-Marshal Count de Crenneville, recently
appointed Governor of Transylvania, opened the
session of the Council of the Government of
Clausenburg, on the 10th, with a speech is the
Hungarian language, in which he said that it was
his intention to exercise his duties in the interest
of the throne and of the country, without having
any regard to differences of nationality. On the
previous day he had received the different
corporate bodies. His predecessor, Count Miko,
since his return from Vienna, has received numerous
marks of sympathy. On his arrival the young men
of the town wished to give him an ovation by torch-
light, but the noble count refused. On the 9th he
received the condolences of the chief municipal
magistrate and local corporate bodies. His fare-
well address ou taking leave of the council was
most effective. He conjured the members to have
confidence in God ; to remain at their posts ; and
to continue the part of mediators between the con-
stitutional interests of the crown and of the country
in order to secure the ultimate triumph of the laws
of 1848.

(1111017.101 TILEKILAXIL )
THE FRENCH SENATE.

PARIS, Dac. 18.
The following is a summary of the speech made
yesterday by M. Troplong in the Senate :
M. Troplong spoke at great length on the sup-
pression of extraordinary credits by the Emperor,
on the privilege to be granted to the Corps Legis-
latif of voting the budget by sections, and on
the limits to be fixed to the transfer of
voted supplies. He, however, declared him-
self opposed to all idea of re-establish-
ing ministerial responsibility, which he said
formed the basis of a parliamentary system of
government expressly repudiated by the French
constitution. Referring to the advantages of the
system of transferring credits from one department
to another, he said that (luring the last war in
Italy all Franco thought that immense and hasty
efforts had been made to prevent our being fore-
stalled by Austria,whereas the fact was the victories
of the French army commenced before it bad hardly
been provided for, and that without any
transfers or extraordinary credits. In our
day it is difficult to pursue an obscure
policy. The Emperor shows by the measures now
under discussion the loyalty of his policy. The
real and infallible preparations for war in France
are a good system of enlistment, the disci-
pline of the soldier, order in the administra-
tion, and the martial genius of the nation.
France, though unprepared, is always ready even
against those who have taken their measures long
beforehand. (Applause.) The committee does not,
however, reject the hypothesis that measures might
quietly be taken iu presence of great exter-
nal dangers.' The system of transferring
credits has been instituted for that purpose.
But these precautions cannot long remain con-
cealed. Treating of the financial question and the
existing deficits, M. Troplong called attention to
the great things that had been done since 1850,
, and said they have served to raise the French
name to the highest rank, to link the chain of our
victories, to carry our civilisation and our in-
fluence to the extremity of the world, and, laatly,to
free Italy from a foreign yoke. In conclusion, M.
Troplong maintained that the amount of tho float-
ing debt was comparatively less than in 1848.
The discussion was adjourned until Friday next.
The Moniteur of this morning announces that
the Correspondent has received a first warning for
publishing M. Laprade's verses, which it says are
dire;ted against the established order of things
and the Sovereign of Frain*.

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, Doc. 7.

(Pro Bohemian, rid Portland and Londonderry.)

Despatches from Washington state that Presi-
dent Lincoln had declared that it was his intention
to preserve a prudent policy in regard to foreign
relations, and that there need be no fear of war with
Great Britain unless the latter should seek a pre-
text for hostilities.

The despatches add that no anxiety is felt on this
subject by the administration.
Mr. Breckenridge has been expelled from the
Senate.

A committee has been appointed to inquire into
the expediency of abolishing slavery in the district
of Columbia.

The Federal government has ordered the release
of a fugitive slave confined at Washington.

The Unionists of East Tennessee have routed a
huge Confederate force at Morristown, killing barge
numbers.

Advices from Port Royal state that the regiment
which made a reconnaissance towards Charleston
went within 20 miles of the city, and captured
three batteries, the guns of which they spiked.
They found quantities of cotton, but the Confe-
derates were destroying much of that article. The
party returned in safety.
An attack on Fort Pulaski, Savannah, is hourly
expected.
The Federal troops have evacuated Tybee Island.

The Confederates in Missouri are retreating.
General Wool has asked the government for
troops, to advance on Richmond from Fortress
Monroe.

It is stated that, in consequenoe of the Trent
affair, the West India Mail Company has ordered
its agents to furnish no more coal to United States
vessels.

A Dutcb fleet consisting of eleven vessels arrived
oS Leiguyas on the I;th ult., in order to demand
satisfaction from Venezuela for a violation of the
Dutch flag.

LONDONDERRY, DEC. lg.
The following additional news Lea arrived by the
Bohemian :

The work of stopping up the harbours of
Savannah and Charlestown by sinking hulks loaded
with stones will soon be completed.

A system of gathering cotton and other crops by
Federal troops in the slave states, and sending them
to New York to be sold for military account, has to
be organised by the Treasury department. In
this work the slaves will be employed under pay.
General M'Clellsn still pursues his policy of pre-
paration. When ready to tight and certain to win
he will give battle, and not before.

OONIIERGIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, Dirc. 7.
Stocks are a abade firmer. Cotton continues to
advance • middling upland is quoted 31c. ; saes,
3500 bales. Flour : State and Western buoyant
Wheat a shade firmer. Corn unchanged. Pro-
visions dull and inactive. Sugars quiet. Freights
to Liverpool declining.