The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-01 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

The Emperor of Austria, who has been staying at
Venice, purposes making a tour through Venetia.
He will leave Venioe on the 2nd of January for
Verona ; on the 3rd he will visit Peachier& ; on the
sth, Mantua ; on the Bth, Legnago ; on the 10th,
Visenza ; and on the 12th, Padua. He will then
return to Venice, and afterwards proceed to Vienna.

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THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.
sounumnoN, JAL I.

The Royal Mail steamer Shannon, with the
above ;mails, has arrived here. She brings 53
passengers, 2,267,880 dollars in specie, and 4,875
packages of cargo.
The Shannon left St. Thomas on the 15th Dec.,
and encountered strong easterly winds throughout
the passage home.
Mercantile affairs at Valparaiso continued in a
depressed state, and money was scarce.
The political state of the country was more satis-
factory, and the liberal administration of Senor
Perez continued to gain the oonfidence of the
people.
The news from Bolivia is discouraging, and it was
thought that more blood would be shed in addition to
the massacres recently perpetrated. General San
Ramon had received a large number of votes for
the Presidency of Peru. Troubles were expected
during the elections.
General San Ramon was at Arequipa. The in-
k creme of the army in that city caused great scarcity
of provisions.
The coffee crop in Costa Rioa was expected to
fall 80,000 quintals short of the average crop.
Quotations ranged very high.
In San Salvador a collision was expected between
the church and state.

The prima of indigo ranged unprecedentedly
high, having risen from 6 reals to 10 real, per
pound. This wu partly caused by the failure of
the cochineal crop in Guatemah►
The French transport ship Rasouroe had been
wrecked, forty miles S. of Valparaiso. It wu
I reported that only five were saved out of 600 per-
sons on board.

The British barque Anna Pidavin bad been
wrecked north of Cabija. A portion of the cargo
was saved.

The French brig Bizaar bad been captured
while endeavouring to run the blockade at
Buenaventura. She afterwards ran ashore and
went to pieces.
At Valparaiso Exchange on London was quoted
at 46d. and at Lima at 97i.
The Barbadoes market was moderately supplied
with American breadstuffs. Irish butter was
scarce. Exchange on London, 90 days' sight,
4924 dole.
Trade at Demerara bad slightly improved. The
weather was favourable. Yellow fever prevailed
among the shipping. Tonnage was abundant.
Exchange on London, 90 days' sight, was quoted
480 dols.

At Jamaica the market was unchanged. Coffee
was quoted 48s. for ordinary. The pimento crop
was considerably below the average, and 2d. was
readily paid. Sugar was quoted at 20s. per 1001ba,
fair quality. Exchange, 90 days' sight, i per cent.
prem.

THE CAPE MAIL.
PLYMOUTH, JAJ. L

The Royal Mail steamabip Norman has arrived
here with the above MR Her dates are Cape
Town, 21st Nov., St. Helena, 30th, and Ascension,
4th Dec.

The Norman has been delayed by adverse winds
and bed weather. On the 21st Dec. her fore and
maintop masts were carried away.
The Norman brings 25 passengers.
At the Cape political affairs were quiet.
The separation league was dormant, and was
losing what little influence it bad acquired. It
was expected, however, to make another attempt
next session.

Native affairs were progressing more satisfac-
torily than for some time past. There was no
longer immediate fear of war between the Free
State and Moldiest'.

Sir Walter Currie, with a strong force of mounted
police, was in the Transkein territory, in order to
overawe Krell, who had been somewhat restless.
Adam Kok and his Griquas were peacefully mi-
grating to No-man's Land.
It had been arranged to leave the claims of Natal
to the disputed locations untouched.
The rumours of war in Natal with Cetywayo were
unfounded.

No fresh news had been received from Dr. Living-
stone.

Mrs. Livingstone, Min Mackenzie, and several
other ladies had left Cape Town to join the mission.

News from the interior announces the death of
Dr. Holden, the traveller, from fever.
A government commission was inquiring into
the management of Robben Island.
There had been violent gales on the coast.
Two colonial vessels had foundered at anchor
with all hands on board.
The Sidon sailed for England on the same morn-
ing as the mail steamer.
Business was exceedingly dull at the Cape. Dis-
counts were likely to rise.
The pops and wool clip had been abundant.
Oidium was not so wide spread among the vines as
had been anticipated.

THE BRAZIL MAIL.

LISBON, D. 29.

The Royal Mail steamship Oneida, with the
above mail, arrived here to-day, and leaves for
Southampton at 3 p.m. with 57 passengers, 53,7111.
in specie, and 1,008 rolls of tobacco.
At Rio Janeiro, on the 9th inst., exchange on
London was quoted 251 26. Coffee : Good first,
6.800 to 6.800 per arroba. Shipments in Novem-
ber, 181,024 bags, and in December 27,332 bags,
including 41,237 for the Channel. Stook, 220,000
bags. Freights for the Channel, 50s. to 60s.
At Bahia exchange on London was quoted 28f,
26k. Cotton, 10.500 to 11.000. Sugar : Whitey
2.750 ; browns, 2.100 to 2.200.

Exchange on London at Pernambuco, 24.
Sugar Whites, 3.700 to 3.900; browns, 2.300 to
2.000. Cotton, 12.000

The French itemiser Extremadura arrived 4 Per
iambus° on the 12th inst.