The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-27 00:00:00

ROMAN STATES.

ROME, Sir?. 20.
The Pope remains in the country, the consistory,
to attend which he was to have arrived at Rome to-
day, being put offi
A battalion of Romig infantry and a squadron of
d e marched list ' week for Bologna, from
ell'harlimcity a similar force has been directed to the
artist. The army of his Holiness makes no per-
ceptible progress towards completion, for the deserters
sod iseu dismissed for political motives are about
spirant to the recruits obtained. The dragoons
Imprisoned on charge of distributing Manias cir-
culars have been set at liberty after nine months'
confinement, no proofs whatever having been disco-
vered against them; but on the representations of
their colonel they have been dismissed from the regi-
ment and sent to their respective places of birth.
The Finance, or Custom-house troops., who, when
under the command of Zambianchi, during the siege
of Rome, are accused of having shot some priests In
the convent of San Ceiba°, have been looked upon
with a very jealous eye by the government ever
since. Many of the soldiers are still, in confinement,
many others have been sent away, the uniform of
the whole corps has been changed, and every pos-
sible step taken to obliterate the recollection of their
misdoings. Hitherto, however, these means have
not sufficed, if we may judge by an order of the
day published by the Minister of Finance
in the official paper of the lath inst., stating
that although the corps contains many individuals
remarkable for their courage, honour, attachment to II
the government, and irreproachable conduct, many
others are by no means not possessed of such re-
quisites—that after the reorganisation of the corps
in 184 J it was hoped that its purgation was
complete, but such unfortunately proving not
to be the case, his Holiness had appointed
a commission with full powers to inspect and
purify the finance troop', without regard to any
existing rights, length of service, /V.e. Numerous
dismissals have already taken place in consequence of
this decree, which is equivalent to a renewal of the'
abolished Council of Censure.

A council of ministers was held last week, to de-
cide whether the government should assist the Pia-
Latina Railway Company (the line to Frascati), by
guaranteeing a minimum interest of 5 per cent. upon
the capital employed; and the conclusion was come
to that, in the present state of the finances, no such
responsibility could be assumed. In consequence, on
Saturday, the 18th inst., the works were put a stop
to; the Monte di Pieta, which hitherto furnished
500 dollars a month for the payment of the labourers,
having declined to advance any further auras. The
next step will be the nullity of the grant, in conse-
quence of the lino not being completed in the stipu-
lated time; in which contingency the company will
bring forward the lith article of the contract, by
which the government, in the ease of non-execution,
is obliged either to take the half completed line,
rails, sleepers, Bc., at a valuation, or to sell them for
the benefit of the shareholders. A meeting is to be
held to-day, and a final deputation mill probably be
sent to the Pope, to endeavour to gain time and a
minimum interest of at least 41 per cent.
In consequence of the late vigorous measures of
the French, brigandage has ceased in the neigh-
bourhood of Rome ; but the pickets of soldiers sta-
tioned alon4;the road between Civita Vecchia and the
capital have had to be withdrawn, on account of the
fatal effects of the malaria at this season of the year.

Several houses have been thrown down lately in
the Via della Minerva, in purulence of the plan for
insulating the =Ostia temple of Agrippa, or Pan-
theon, the ample circle of which is now seen emerg-
ing from amidst the ruins of modern constructions.'
We received intelligence this morning of tho Duke
of Wellington's death.
Exchan on London, 497 i. Roman Five per
Cents., 941.ge
The Roman Consults of State has been convoked
for the 20th of October, in execution of the motu-
proprio of the 15th of September, 1849. Prince
Orsini, the Marquis of Bevilacqua, Marquis Bourbon
dcl Monte, and Count Antonelli arc among the
members.

The budget of the Roman States for the current
year has been published. The income is stated
at 60 millions of francs, and the expenditure at
69,300,000 fr. The income, divided by the number of
the population, gives an average of 10fr. 65c. of taxes
per head. The Pope's civil hat, the keeping in re-
pair of his palaces, of the museums, the expenses of
the noble guard, the Swiss troops, the saltines of the
Sacred College, of the Nuncios, and Roman diplo-
matic body, cost 3,300,000 fr. annually. The public
debt amounts to 21 millions of frame annually, the
army costs 10 millions, public works 2,800,000 fr.,
pnbfic instruction 500,000 fr., and the pensions amount
to 5 millions.

GERMANY.
THE ZOLLVEREIN.
BERLT.N, Barr. 23.
Our correspondent says: "The conference at Munich
terminated on the 20th inst. Deliberations were
held not only on the reply to Prussia's last declara-
tion, but also on tho course to be pursued by the
coalition in case of a separation of North and South
Germany. The news of the separate conference held
by Prussia on the 17th inst. is reported to have pro-
moted unanimityamong the membersot the coalition."
The Hanoverian Hazels contradicts, "as obviously
incredible," the report " that M. von Schele, while
at Berlin, had promised to support Prussia's mea-
sures under ail erentualities." lam informed that
the Prussian ministry does not entertain any appre-
hension of defection on the part of Hanover.