The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-22 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE FRENCH BUDGET.

A Paris letter, in the Nuni of Brussels, says :

I now send you the detail of the amendments proposed
by the committee of the Legislative Body in the budget of
1862. The deputies have never before shown themselves
so severe, for they propose to reduce the expenses by
no less than about nine millions, which nearly mel-
lows up all the augmentations suggested by the Go-
vernment. It appears that the Council of State has re-
fused to secede to these modifications, and the result will
evidently be that the discussion will be unusually warm.
In the budget of the Ministry of State the 30,000 fr. for
the cost of representation of the minister is
refused, as well as an increase of salary to the Secretary-
General and to the clerks, the creation of an In-
spector-General of Libraries, ►nd a round sum for the fur-
niture of the ministerial palacie ; the increase for the cor-
respondence of the Emperor, the monuments, missions, &c.,
is also objected to, as well as the annuity to be paid for
the purchase of the Hotel Batumi. All the augmentation
demanded for the department of Foreign Affairs, as
salaries to ambassadors, ministers, secretaries, or con-
suls, is rejected. In the department of the Interior
tho directors.general are maintained at 15,000 fr., anti
the credits demanded for advancement rejected. In the
Finance, a refusal is given to the increase in the num-
ber of referendary councillors in the Court of Accounts,
and the augmentation of the salaries of inspectors
and clerics. In the War Department, the committee
wishes to maintain the effective of 1861 without
admitting the increase of 100,000 men, called for by the
addition of the three new departments ; and the extension
demanded for the staff corps, the reorganisation of
the artillery, the augmentation of the regiment of
gendarmery of the Guard and for clothing, is refused.
As • set off, the committee adds 3,000,000 ft to the
ens set down for provisions, and 4,013,000 fr. for forage,
wow that the estimates are made too low. I• Algeria
20,000 fr. is taken away from the rimy of the Governor.
General ; the earns sum from that of the Director-General,
and more from that of the clerks dee Central Admioistra•
Lion. In the budget of Public Works a refusal is given
to increase the salary of the Seeretary-General, and the
12,500,000 fr. of trentenary toads is struck out
by the committee and inscribed on the Public
Debt. The committee also wishes to inscribe on
the badget of public works the 35,000,000 fr. of great works
which are to be executed in 1862. All this makes con-
siderable changes in the figures. The budget as presented
Who government amounted to 1,930,000,000(r. (77,000,000/.)
The committee propose 21,000,000 fr. of reduction, and oa
the other hand an increase of 60,000,000 fr., making the
total 1,969,C00,1X3fr. The equilibrium ia, however, still
maintained, the committee having admitted that the re-
ceipts would be increased by 35,000,000 fr., making a total al
1,970,C33,0001r. (nearly 79,000,0001.)

DEATH OF SAID-BEY, THE DRIIIIIE CHIEF.
The Itichfipendance Beige of yesterday says :
" News reached Beyrout on the 14th that Said-
Bey Djemblad, the celebrated Drums chief, whose
trial and condemnation have been so much animad-
verted upon, died in prison. Convicted of partici-
pation in the massacre of the Christians, his
execution was demanded by France, but was
suspended at the instigation of England. The
Porte, in order to get out of the difficulty of decid-
ing in favour of one of the two western powers, is
accused of having put the prisoner to death in the
old Ottoman fashion. But, as acts of this kind
have passed away even in Turkey, it seems
more fair to suppose that he died of the anxiety
caused by his captivity."

ST. PETERSBURG, MAT 22.
The Journal de St. Peterabourg of to-day publishes
a letter addtessed by Prince Gortchakoff to
Count Kisseleff, the Russian Ambassador in Paris,
in which the prince says :—" We call the atten-
tion of the representatives of the foreign cabinets
to the danger incur/ad by the departure of the
French troops from Syria. For our own part we
decline to share the responsibility in regard to the
results of such a resolution, the consequences of
which we have foreseen and pointed out."

TOULON, MAT It
The whole squadron left yesterday for Syria.
Six vessels will remain in the port of Marmoritza.

ITALY.
MILAN, BUT 21, Evortmo.
The Capittdary Vicar has prohibited the clergy
from taking part in the approaching national fête.
The canons and cures of the city have replied in
a respectful letter that they will obey, but that
they disapprove of the measure.

8 r.u.
Some popular demonstrations have taken place
against the Capitulary Vicar.

The escutcheon on the door of his r&lace was de-
stroyed by the populace.

Thu national guard hastened to the spot in order
to prevent the disturbances from assuming a graver
character.

TURIN, NAT 21, Evismici.
In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies,
Signor Teochio directed the attention of the house
to the recent circulars issued by Count Hochberg
on the state of things at Venice. He said :—" The
people of Venice do not desire the domination of
Austria. The opposition to the Austrian govern-
ment in Venetia is not provoked from without."
He concluded by recommending Venetia to the
attention of the King and the Italian parliament.
Count Devour thanked Signor Tecchio for having
brought this question under the consideration of
the house. He said that Signor Tecchio had proved
by his speech that what Count Hochberg had
alleged in his circular notes was wrong. Count
Cavonr then continued :

"I do not doubt the present liberal intention of
the Austrian ministers ; they will always, however,
meet with insurmountable obstacles iu Venetia.
This fact is principally important from its influence
on public opinion in Germany, where liberal ideas
are now progressing."

The following order of the day was then adopted:

"The Chamber having heard with extreme inte-
rest the recital of the sufferings of Venetia passes
to the order of the day."

- ROME MAY 20.
K de Cadore will be entrusted with the affairs
of the French Embassy at Rome during the absence
of the Duke de Oramont, who will return to
France in June to drink the waters of Vichy.
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ILESUNA, hi AT 20.
The decree ordering w levy of the people for the
army has been published, and received with
enthusiasm.

NAPLIS, MAT 20.
Prince Carignan has left for Turin.

POLAND.

THORN, MAT 21.
The official Gazette of Warsaw says :—" The bills
relating to the reforms to be introduced in the
kingdom of Poland have now been drawn up.
" MM. Platanoff and Karnicki have left for St.
Petersburg, for the purpose of obtaining the Impe-
rial sanction to the bills.

" A portion of the troops have been withdrawn
from the public squares of Warsaw,"

AFRICA.
GALWAY, NAT 21.
The Atlantic Royal Mail steamship Prince
Albert sailed hence to-day at 5 p.m. for New York,
via St. John's., with 278 passengers, and t►e
telegrams.