The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-31 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

A German journal says that a decision relative to
the question of the regency will probably come be.
fore the meeting of the Chambers on Jan. 12. The
probability is that the Prince of Prussia, exercising
the powers vested in him by the Constitutidn, will
declare himself Regent on the ground of the perms.
neat incapacity of the King to govern, and will open
parliament in person in that character.
It is rumoured in Berlin that M. Bonin, now
Vice-Governor of Mayence, who was dismisse d from
the post of Minister at War during the war in the
Crimea, on account of his leanings towards the
Western Powers, is Ititely to be reinstated in that
office in the place of the present minister, M. de
Valdersee.

The Earl of Mtt'grave, late M.P. for Scarborough,
the newly-appointed Gol'olllo7 of Nova Scotia, errived at
gulgrsve Castle (the family mansion, neer Whitby) os
Monday evening. Rio lordship is expected to close this
lest vhit to hie ancestral home before leaving England the

day (Thursday).
THE EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL
Colt,Ativ.—This morniug wee boned a return to maimed
showing the number of days occupied by the Anaemia
melds sines February last, in each voyage out and ken
separating the positions of the route between South
and Alexandria from that between Suez end blelbann;
also a list of penalties incurred by the above comma
maws of nonearrival according to manna
and the amount already levied or deducted bat
the contractors' remuneration. It appears from this rams
that, of the four outward mails, only one completed to
voyage within the specified time—namely, the omit deepsithd
in May last. Tbe February mail wee nine days, tumlp
hours, in mem, and the penalty 2,2501. The delsy teem'
landing this mail at Alexandria and reimbarlsing at et km
was nineteen days, whereas the time allowed by the mead
with the government by the European and At/strolls Car
prey was only two days end twelve hours. For this MN
the company had to pay a further penalty of 1,6001., mille(
the total deduction from the contract allovemes •
7.7081. 6e. Bd. for the conveyance of the mail no lam the
3,8601. In the March mail the cores. of time Were tea dsa
and one hour, and the abatement 2,760.1. A further paselg
in respect of, the mime mail to which the company war
liable, amounting to 1,3761., was remitted hr commune, d
the mail having been conveyed In the Rinds, cue of the
exceptional vessels allowed by the contract. The excise it
the April mail was only nineteen hours, while in the May
mail there was a saving of one day end ten hours. le tle
homeward maws the whole payment for the Met or ler
usry mail, was &heated ben the pewit, nested
by a delay of forty•four days and four hours. In the Febtr
wry mail thete was a saving of two houre, and M the Magi
mail of one day and fifteen hours. In the April owl thee
was a delay of four days and twentymne hours, aid a
abatement of 6001. In the May mail the delay was dna
days and fourteen hours', and the abatement ; a
the Jane mail the delay Ins fifteen days and tseetleare
hears, and the abatement 6.00 W.; in the July end Wt
eel
there was a delay of eight t days and• ten boars, for which da
company paid a penalty 1,8001.
DROWNINEtts FROM COLD.—Very striking sad
curious is the story of Dr. &lender's escape. when in es
pony with Sir Joseph Banks among the hills of Tensed
Fuego. They had walked a considerable way tboNSI
swamps, when the weather became auddenly ploonetal
cold, fierce Mute of whit driving the allow before it. Th 6
hog it impossible to reach the ships before night, they M
solved to push on through another swamp into the
oMhrt
a wood, where they might kindle a fire. 1/r. Splodge,
experienced in the effects of cold, addretted the roe,
conjured them not to pies way to sleepiness. but at all roe
to keep in motion. " Whoever site down," esys ha. 006
sleep ; and whoever sleeps will wake no more." no!'
monisbed and alarmed, they set forth once more; hat
little while the cold became en intense as to prolate thl
most oppressive drowsiness. Dr. Solander wen
ee the firer
found the lination to aleesgainst which ho hod anal
the othersinc so emphatically—tonp— itreeletible for him, sad •
insisted on being suffered to lie down. In Vail, Bente •
treated and remoustreted ; dos./ he lay upon them
how!
Int
It was with much difficulty that his Blend kept tom It
nt
z
sleeping. One of the black Fervent& began to huger
came meaner. When told that if be did not go on he
inevitably be frozen to death, he answered thet he dee76
nothing more than to lie down and die. &lender doelerelh-"
self willing to go on, bat raid Le must Bret Bike some
It was impressible to carry thee° men, and they were
fore both suffered to lie down, and in a few minutes Inn
in a profound sleep. Soon after some of those who Ira he
scat forward to kindle a fire returned with the welcoming
that a fire awaited them a quarter of a mile off. Rabin
happily succeeded in awaking &lender, who, althoufb •
bad-not been asleep five minutes, had almost loot tbs eae
hie limbs, and the flesh was so Arnett that the shone
from his feet. He consented to go forward, with nal tit
the e
, lanes as could be given ; but no attempts to rouse n
Fervent were eurreoeful, sod he, with another black."
there,—Fraber's Magazine, for January.