The Express. — 1866-03-16 (London, England)

THE MAURITIUS MAILS. MAILSELLLIO3, YAWN 16, The Meassgeries Impdriales steamer Palen's, with the above mails, arrived here at 5 p.m. to-day.  Up to the hour of going to press the usual French mail had Dot arrived.  The indipeadence says that Prince Ifetternish will shortly present the Grand CorJon of the Austrian Order to the Prince Imperial in exchrene for the Grand Cordon )of the Linke of Honour, which the Duke de Grammout lately promoted in the name of the French Emperor to the Prince Imperial of Austria, and that the presentation of the decoration will be aeoompound by us autograph letter of the most (tiredly character.  Mark!,. the cashier of the Vienna Credit Bank, who embezzled 452,820 d. (45,20014, was oa Saturday last sentenced to hard labour for four veers. The whole of the mow wss lark in gambits' in the state lottery, and luring his examination Marti confessed that be in ass day bad invested the sum of 42,0000. in lottery tickets. In the coarse of two y :us he paid 1,365,2814 foe lottery tickets, with which he won 914,7366. The prosecutor for the crown severely censured the members of the bawd for having so 011-performe4 their duties as reviews of the accounts of the cashiers of the establishmect.. . .  M. Mamiani, the Italian Chargd d'Affaires in Switzerland, has presented a cote to the Federal Oonneo, informing them of the determination adopted by the Italian government on the subject at cutting through the Swim Alpe. It appears that the Italia government bud's/kid, between St °others!, the Mogen, and the Lukumaier, in favour of St. Gothard, and it declares that it Ls ready to pay its share of the expenses provided the other parties will do the same. The Italian government declines to undertake the entire work, end M. Marniani is instructed to urge the Swiss government and, people to open a communication between Italy and Switzernad by the north of the Swim Alp.. A day or two ago the Chevalier von Blamfeld, the chief of a seation in the A lionise Minsky of Commerce, committed suicide. The deceased, why not bog ago treated with Messrs. Metier sad Mellott far a treaty et commerce, was loom subject to violent nervous pains in the hes& end it is supposed that he. is a fit of nberretian of mind, laid violent kends on himself. The unhappy man bulged himself is hie bedroom with a silk pooket-handkerchief. _  A letter from Melbourne of Jan. 26 says : " This Australian holiday scarce, which brinp with it all outdoor sports, cricket and rams in "specie, has bass a mush more than ordinarily iabweeting can The hr. teroolonial cricket match between the Sydney end Victorian elevens, played a few weeks hack o• the Melbourne ground. was woe, eontrary to expectatioe and the betting books, by the Vieterians is 000 innings and assay rens to spare. Ws was the more remarkable as nearly half the Sydney eleven are professional players (Melodies the renowned Osifyn) imparted from Lords', while the Viertwiam were nearly all gentlemen players. I am afraid the le:anew climate al Sydney has somewhat Imervatsd the British constitutios of Mr. Oaffye, who has grown fas sad scant o' breath.' The obampiee ram, whit* took place on the Melbourne emus% wee attended by a vast assemblage of persons of all dame' to the smaller of 110,1:03, and was woe by a very dee Sydow hone WWI Turman. The Foresters. the Odd Mews. the Friendly Heathers, all kept high festival en the cow elan, sad • more orderly end well-coedueted ervwd wee never .ambled cm say ground. I have sot read el • single police case arising oat of this almost universal holiday.*