The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-01 00:00:00

ITALY.

TURIN, Ocr. 3L

Several journals have been seized for publishing
a proclamation of a committee requesting assistance
for Venetia.

It is announced that the King, convinced of the
necessity for the introduction of great economies in
the public administration, and desirous of co-ope-
rating in the difficult task of the ministry, has
renounced 31 millions of the civil list in favour of
the state.

PRINCE GORTCHAKOFF.

BERLIN. Orr. 31.

The semi-official Norchleutsehe d llgemeine Zeih ng
of to-day says :—" It is stated that Prince Gort-
ebakou during his abort stay in this town, held
several consultations in reference to the pending
political questions, the successful solution of which
must interest both Russia and Prussia."

THE SPANISH DEBT.
MADRID, Ocor. 31.
The usual monthly auction for the sinking fund
of the Passive Debt took place to-day.
The prices fixed by the government were as
follows :—For the first class, 44.25 ; for the second
class foreign, 26.50 ; for the third class foreign,
31.50 ; and for the personal debt, 24.

Tenders were 'nude at 43.50 to 44 for the first
class; 26 for the second class foreign ; 30.50 for
the third class foreign ; and 23.75 for the personal
debt.

INDIA AND CHINA.
(By telegraph from Suez.)

BOMBAY, Om. 15.
Cotton, new Oororawattee, 505. Grey ehirtings
and mule twist lower. Exchange on London, 2s.
14d. Government securities : Four per Ceuta.,
92k; Five per Cents., 1021 ; Five-aud-a-Half
per Ceuta., 110. Freight advancing. Discount
unchanged. The London mail of the 18th Sept.
arrived here on the 12th Oct.

CANTON, sue. 27.

Grey shirting and water twist higher. Tea
declining. Export 60.750,0001 b. Exchange on Lon-
don. 4s. lOid.
SHANGHAI, San. 2L

Grey shirting!' unchanged. Tea unchanged. Silk
declining. Settlements, 1,500 bales. Exchange ou
Loudon, 7s. ld.

AUSTRIA AND THE CONVENTION.

The following is stated to be a correct analysis of
a despatch addressed by the Cabinet of Vienna to
that of the Tuileries on the 12th ult., iu reference
to the Convention of the 15th September last.
The note refers to various conversations in which
the Duke de Gramout has been desired to explain
to the Austrian Cabinet the motives which have
actuated the French government in concluding the
Convention. It goes on to state that although the
Austrian Cabinet feels great regret that the Homan
government was not consulted prior to the con-
clusion of the Convention, it has yet received with
satisfaction the assurance that France has had the
preservation of the Papal authority exclusively in
view.

"It is, adds the despatch, "in the fact of the signature
of the convention by France that Austria see, a guarantee
for this authority. Owing to the manner in which the go•
vernmeot of King Victor Emmaouel has hitherto trodden
under foot the most *Memo treaties, the cabinet of Vienna
would not have considered this guarantee to exist simply
from the fact of these obligations boles contracted by the
Italian government; but France is sufficiently powerful to
protect the Roman territory efficaciously, even when the
last French soldier shall have left. In other respects, full
liberty of decisios will naturally remain with the Pope, as
well es with every power placed outside the convention.
Equally as the Pope has the incontestable right of invoking
the protection of the catholic powers in case he should find
himself threatesed, the catholic powers upon their part
would alto ie that CllOO claim the ahtolute right of granting
this protection to his Holiness, as they might think fit and
suitable in a political point of view. lioder such circum•
stances, Europe may assuredly hope that Austria and France
would act together."

DIOCMIC 07 CANTIRBrRT.—The Rev. George
Pardo.. M.A., bas been eollated to the vicarage of Alkhant,
with Capts.le-Fero, in the county of Kent, void by the re-
signation of the Rev. Arthur Martineau.