The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-31 00:00:00

ASSASSINATION AT DAMASCUS

The Paris evening papers publish the following
telegram :
ALEXANDRIA, liAics 30.

News has been received here that two Christiana
have been assassinated at Damasrus. A panic pre-
vailed in that city, and many Christians were
quitting it.

RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, MARCH 30.

An Imperialordivance has been issued appointing
General Count Berg, in the place of General
Sonmorskow, u Adlatus of the Grand Duke
Constantine in the chief command of the army of
Poland.

The same ordinance also appoints General
Lewschioe chief of the police of Warsaw.
It is officially stated that the memoir, published
in some German newspapers, purporting to have
been addressed by the Marquis Wielopolski to
Prince Gortschakoff, is apocryphal.

THE WEST INDIA, MEXICAN, AND PACIFIC

MAILS.

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Tasmanian
arrived at Southampton yesterday with the above rimala,
4,083,524 dole. in specie, 2,886 packages of cargo, and 131
passengers, including Baron Wagner, Prussian Minister to
Xezioo.

The Tasmanian left St. Thomas on the 16th Ont. The
marriage of the Prince of Wales was celebrated there with
groat loyalty. Santee were fired from the shipping and the
forts.

The &gill& s►il, which usually le►ms Mexico on the
2nd, had not arrived ►t Vera Crux on the 3rd, when the
Tasmania lett.

The Promise Minister left Merino ea the 18th February,
and embarked at Vets Crag on the 3rd instant.

Goma Isser WS Wad.% with hie *A GU the 23+6
tilt., to join the main body of the French army, at Acult.
siege. Every preparation has been made for marching
upon Puebla. 18,000 Mexican troops were in that city un-
der Ortega, sad 3,600 occupied San Martin, on the road from
Pasbla to Mexico, under Coosonfort.
General Based* was menacing this position with 6,000
men, quartered between Naupalum and Huimautla.
The Juarez government costumed its extortions in
Mexico, and the principal capitalist+ left with the Prussian
Minister. They were attacked near Solidad by Mexican
guerillas, who were repulsed by the French nowt, The
health of the French troops was good on the plateau, but
they had suffered from intermittent fever and dysentery on
the coast. In consequence of the bombardment of Am.
palms by the French fleet, the governor of Mazatlan bad
gone there with 2,000 men. No news had been received of
the whereabouts of the French fleet since the bombardment
of Acapulco.
Mr. Waltham, in charge of the British legation, was still
in the city of Mexico.
The news from Chili is unimportant. The Valparaiso
markets were more animated. The wheat harvest would be
abundant, and shipments heavy. Discount and interest
were unaltered. Exchange on London, 440. to 48d. the
dollar.

The principal subject of attention in Peru was the new
currency law, which bad given great dissatisfaction to the
'merchants, who held an indignation meeting and protested
against it. Vari9ll6 Peruvian vessels employed in the
transport of emigrants from Polynesia had been detained by
the French authorities, under the impression that these
vessels were taking pasmogers from places belonging to the
empire. Almost all the verge detained had been releued
on condition of their abandoning the trade.
A battle was fought on the dkd between the Guatemala
fortes under Carrera, and the Salvordian forces under
Barrios, resulting in favour of the latter. Carrera wee
repulsed, leaving his killed io the entrenchmeets. The
following day Carrera renewed the onslaught, end after
eight boon' fighting the Guatemalians were completely
beaten, when they retired in great disorder, leaving their
arms, monitions of war, and their killed and wounded on
the field.

Congress was in session at San Jose on the 28th ult. No
opposition Was likely to be offered to the government ern-
&date. Senor Jiminea. _ _ _

The coffee crop was a failure, and would not exceed
70,000 quintda.
The people of Astiocinia had loaned the general-govern-
ment 1,400,000 dole. by voluntary subecriptions.
The sews from the West India wields is unimportant.
The elections at Jamaica were drawing to a close, and were
unfavourable to the government. His Excellency the
governor had Maned a proclamation for a general holiday
for the 12th ult. in celebration of the marriage of the Prince
of Wales. Business was dulL Public health good.
At Demerara the weather was fine. Trade stagnant, with
no prospect of improvement. Produce was arriving at
market slowly. Tonnage wee abundant, and freights de*
At Barbadoee the weather was favourable to plantera, and
the auger crops were promising. The health of the island
was good. Provisions dull, excepting butter, which wee
wanted.
The Confederate steamer Florida left Barbadoes on the
26th ult. The Federal steamer Vanderbilt, in search, ar-
rived on the 6th instant. Exchange on London, 601 days,
490 dole.

Uwivzaarr CoLLsoz, LONDON.—At a session of
council on Saturday last, a vote of thanks was passed to '
James Yates, £aq., for the interest when by him in the
oollege, es evinced by his gift of 251. for augmenting the
incomeof the professor of mineralogy and geology for the
esrmt amnion. The election by the professors of Sir
Francis H. Ooldsmid, Bert., M.P., to the Milos of President
of the Senate, and the nomiestion by him of Henry Orribb
Robinson, Esq., and Richard Martinson, req., as vios-
preside* was reported. Hr. Robinson was appoisted by
ballot to • vacant place in the committee of went.
The vaimacy in em °Moe of aristast phyricianihr Se hos-
pital, weepiest on the appointment of Dr. Hare to •
peofeseorship of clinical meee is commicat with his
physitianshipj wee ordered to be advertised.
Da. Di J °NOB'S LIGHT-BROWN COD Lie= OIL.
—ln ogees of eshausting debility in the yogi's" the best form of
nourishment, and the most strengthening asedirMe I s Dr. De
Jonah's OW 'shish speedily removes the eclectic cendition of
of the body. and swiftly reetores flesh to the moot seaselared
frame. The leaned Physician. Dr. Brehild, observes—. By its
' Invaluable aid It has ones happened that I have been enabled to
smack from the yawning glee* the tittle sslerec"—gold only In
epwlsd beetles, ta ed. M. id., midis.. by Dr. delongles sgenle
Vever Amp.
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