The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-26 00:00:00

ITALY.

TURIN, JULY 25.
The Minister of Public Works, Count Louis
Frederic Menabres, has left for Vichy.
General de la Marmora started from Naples
today on leave of absence for some time.

PORTUGAL.
LLSBON, JULY 25, 3.55 P.N.

(Nring to the scanty hawed in Poring/4 it ill
considered probable that within a month certain
ports will be opened for the free importation of
foreign grain.

It. is officially announced that the next loan
required by the government will be offered to public
competition.

INDIA AND CHINA.
(By Telegraph from Sum)
CALCUTTA, Jos: 30.

Grey shirtings firm, but little doing ; mule twist
dull ; copper unaltered. Exchange on London,
la Old. Government securities—Four per Cents.,
tFive per Cents., 106} ; Five-and-a-Half per
uts., 1161. Freight tending upwards.
BOMBAY, Jima 30.
New Oomrawattee, 590 re. ; linseed, 6ra. 2 an.
Exchange on London, 2s. 0/d. Government securi-
ties—Four per Cents., 96 ; Five per Cents., 107 ;
liveoand-a-Half per Cents., 116.

CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.
The following telegram has been received at Mr.
Reuter's office, from the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company, July 25 :
ALEXANDRIA. JULY 25.
The Baroda and Delhi, with the above mails,
left Alexandria at 5 a. m. this day.
The former may be expected at Marseilles on the
Mat inst., and the latter at Southampton about the
6th August.
The Jeddo, with the outward Bombay Mail of
Web June-4th July, left Suez on the 13th inst.

CANTON, Jura IL

Grey shirtings and w►ter twist unchanged. Tea :
higher prices demanded. Total export to date,
112,000,0001 be. Exchange on London, aa. 90.

SHANGHAI, iota 6.

The silk market is not yet opened. Total export
to date, 39,625 bales. Exchange on London,
es. Freighta unchanged.

EXTRAORDINARY SHIPWRIWIT.

TIRRIBLE BUFFERING* OF THE OREW.

The following letter is written by Mr. Jacobs,
United Stake Coesul-General at Calcutta. Its statements
would be incredible were they lass authoritatively 'conchal
ha :

" Calcutta, April 20, 1864.
"The following is the statement of William Palmer, late
second officer on the 111-fated Elyina, which loft Calcutta,
Deoswber 22, bound for Boston. Her crew ooseuted of
Nathaniel Andrews, Salem, Massachusetts, as master ; his
brother, S. 0. Andrews, mate; William Palmer, G. D.
Blake, James Jordan, second, third, and fourth mates;
John Tesyloe, A. M. Bowden. Peter Nelson, F. Banger, G.
Peterson, J. Anderson, T. Frasier, Thomas Brown, P. John-
son, JahaWiimon, Alarms/ler Murphy, James Williams, John
Lewis. seamen ; and Francis H. Hodges, Boston ; James Sand-
ford, Boston ; Campbell Woke, New York; Edward Lewis,
Delaware ; Robert Willed, New Orleans ; Thomas Porter,
New Jersey; William Riley, Portland; George Chime.
Portsmouth ; Charles Scott, William Jackson, East Boston;
John Buckley, Brooklyn ; William Law, Mabee ; John
Desmond, New York Coseurs men emit home to join the
navy. Fair and prosperous winds attending, moved them
across the Equator. in 24 days after losing sight of the land-
beads. The south.east trades sprang up in six south, sad
ell went pleasently till the anemone of the 18th. At 3of
tlie morning of the 20th the spare maintopmast broke loose
from its lashings, and, rolling back and forth over the deck,
stove in the cabin doors, the lanereete, the water casks
amidships, broke down the stanclisoos and bulwarks, and
finally went overboard, pounding heavily against the side.
Everything within the reach of the fatal stick was made
a perfect wreck ; torrents of water poured from the hogs
casks into the cabin and down upon the lower deck.
The damage was done in a moment. The ship now Sated
suddenly to starboard, and weuld not right either to the
shitting of the cargo or from the water already rushing into
the hold through the opeeed beams. The hull was slowly
sinking, but steadily, and the mew sprang overheard Ave
minutes balks she went down, leaving the master and his
brother alone. standing together. Together they each, and
were not again seen. Gaining the floating spars, the poor
fellows rested for a few momenta, until the cabin root was
driven within reach, upon which they clambered, to the
number of 11. The rest had disappeared. Here, tied to
the spars, they lay down upon the arils, and the seas
wombed over them. At 7 o'clock the wind died
away, and Leering a shirt in two, they raised a signal
of distress. Two pumpkins, sole relies of the ship's
Mores, were seen Boating sigh, but not within mob, and
they looked longingly upon them as they passed by. At
noon the gale again sprang up, blowing furiously as before.
The waves swept tumultuously over the raft, carrying away
two of their number. One, George Chem, swam back, end
was assisted up= it, but soon turning black in the face
from swallowing sea water, died. All through that day
and night the storm continued, moderating towards morn-
ing. The sky was overcast the mooed day, but the wind
went down and theses became more calm. The inn roes
bright and clear in a doodle= sky the mooning of the third
day, and his beams beat most fiercely upon their unshel-
tered heads. Maddened with thirst, in their agony, some of
them drank the an water and died. The fourth day dawned
with a sun. thoo‘h not ea lustrous and ardent es before.
Another died. The survivors cut off his legs, and ate for
the first time Oboe leaving the ebip—tbey drank their owe
urine. Not a morsel had they eaten, sots drop of fresh
water had they drunk for four days. The clouds
gathered overhead on the fifth day, but the sun burnt them
off and shoo* more scorchingly than ever. That evening
one of their comrades slipped over the side, saying,
' I am going home, I can stay here no longer—
I want to sae my mother—come with me, we
shall not be long away, and soon return.' They
ware too weak to prevent it, and be swam away.
Far ea their dim eyes could range did they wistfully
watch him swimming on, the sharks plashing their white
fins by his side, till he was lost in the distance. The sixth
day came and went, sod another died. The seventh morn-
ing found them hopelese and despairing ; too weak to stead,
spiritless, and exhausted, they lay feebly clinging to the
spars. and soother died. But three were left now of the
eleven---end still through the loos forenoon did the burning
rays of that terrible sae fall hotly upon them. At the last
moment relief came. The French barque Claire, Robert
master, discovered the raft, their signal fortunately flying.
sad despatched a boat to there amistence. Tenderly were
they lifted into it, Lod from thence transferred to the ship."
American paper.

A GOLD Sete.—PLYmorra, Jrt.r 26.—The
Roxburgh Oiatla, frost Melhourao April 21rt, pared up
Manuel to-day. Elbe twinge 175 paaseopni, 5,969 oast. gold,
165 toes o coppar, 80 tow antimony ore, 589 cooked tallow.
sod 844 balsa of wooL

ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON, CHATHAM, AND
Dora Sanwa:T.—Oa Sunday sight, the Narge=,
eiricarsioa train, ea its return to Victoria and Hi
lost with an accident. which. although fortunately %mat:
traded with fatal results, caused peat alarm and confusion.
Between seven cod eight o'clock the train, which consisted
of 24 currier, pared the Strood station cud had just
meld titrood bank, when frees some owe the engirt
rade • damp and left the metals. &egg* the whole of
the carriages with it. Telepans were isetantly forwarded
to the various statical iodinating that the hoe wee blocked
up. ?rah carriages and eagle* were procured, and the par
Dangers Inoue of whom emir %lanai sera 'after apreside
of three hours' delay, conveyed to Leaden.