The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-22 00:00:00

SPAIN.

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The Madrid journals of the 17th contain no poli-
tical iotelligenui, except the report of the intermin-
able debate in the Senate, the substance of which
has been already given in telegraphic despatches.
The Madrid Gazette states that a richly-mounted
sword, intended as a present from the Spanish ex-
peditionary corps of Cochin China to its commander,
General Carlos !Wanes, may be seen in the shop
of M. Grazed., jeweller, of that city. A letter
from Villanuova y Geltru, in the Teligrafo,
of Barcelona, states that the local autho-
rities there have received instructions from the
government to hold at its disposal 100 factory
operatives, between the ages of 16 and 50, to be em-
ployed in making a new railway as far as Sitges,
between Barcelona and Urendell.

DESPATCH OF THE CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND Au&
eitaLIAN MAlLa—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamship Delta, Captain Weeks, sailed from Southampton
on Saturday afternoon, with the mails for Gibraltar, the
Mediterranean, Egypt, Aden. Ceylon, India (except Bom-
bay), China, Mauritius, Australi►, New Zealand, &o. She
took out 63 first and 35 second class passenger., amongst
whom are Sir It. Barry, for Melbourne; Captain Thomp-
son and Major Miller, for Shangthe ; Rev. Mr. Patch, Major
Richards, Captain Green, Major Sorrell, and Captain 'ha-
ulm., for Calcutta ; and Captain Blagrave, for Malta. The
Delta took out on freight 696 boxes specie, value 270,1271.
Iss. ld., for the following porta—vix. Mauritius—Sove-
reigna, 25,0091. ; Ceylon—Sovereigns, 2,3001. ; Madras—
Bar silver, 5,0001. ; gold coin, 9,3711. 10s. ; silver coin,
21. 12a. ; gold lace, watches, &c., 1,0491. ; Calcutta—Bar
silver, 20,4501. ; gold coin, 475/. ; watches, jewellery, &c.,
1.5551. ; Singapore—Dollars, 12,688/. ; gold coin, MOE ;
gold watches, 251. ; Hong Kong—Dollars, 112,9681. 6s. Bd. ;
watches, &c., 9331. ; Shanghai—Dollars, 14,3541. ; watches,
jewellery, &c., 4951. fa. sd. ; King George's Sound—
Jewellery, 280/. ; Hothon's Bay—Jewellery, 1,1454 ; Syd-
ney—Jewellery, 1,8061. ; and for Alexandria--Bovereigns,
58.5001. ; and jewellery, &c., 1,3001. The Delta alp, took
on freight a full cargo of general merchandise.
THE OUTWARD AMERICAN MAIL.—QUZENSTOWN,
DEC. 31.—The Royal Mail steamship Asia arrived here at
4.15 p.m. today, embarked the mails, passengers, and tota-
-1 grams, and proceeded for New York at 5 p.m., all well. The
mails were not received here until 4.40 p.m.
DESPATCH OF AMERICAN MAIM The Ham-
burg and American Company's steamer Hammonia, Captain
Schwenseu, sailed from Southampton at 11 a.m. on Satur-
day for New York threat, with the German and English
mails and 270 paaaenpr from Hamburg, Rime, and South.
ampton, and a large cargo, including 4,2501. value from
Havre. The Hammonia shipped from this pmt 450 tone
measurement cargo, of which 2,008 cases, containing 40,160
muskets, are for the Federal government.
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A singular colliery accident was occasioned by
the gale on Friday morning at the John pit, near Wigan.
Sic men at the bottom of the pit bad stepped late the tree
cage for the purpose of aeceadtag the shaft, when a tab of
cannel coal was blown from the mouth upon the cage. Five
of the men escaped, bat pin pose felWe was crushed to
destb.

ROME.

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A oonnennieittion from Rome of the 15th in the
Debate mays :
Accordieg to . deer statement lately made at the Vatican
by the Onside, of Flames relative to the siseatice of the
Pontifical treasury, and from which it would appear that
before the expiration of three months all the resources will
be exhausted, the Pope, it is said, ban ordered theism, of a
/OW ken of five minima of crowns in 5 per omit acme&
aged ran. Nothing certainly can be more may than to
create bah titles of met. The difficulty is to fled par-
adise,. end partienarly to obtain from them a price whkb
keel kw . The capitalins of the present day are
net • lervmt ie their nature, and by no means see-
and they besides give to their money a
relative mist in properties to the peeemiary positioe
the borrows,, Since the woesenn of Pim IL to the
Pantlfien. tb accounts of each year have always shown
• weldus aegesseseen 'more than we million of mown.
or skint prima part ef the revenue. A deficit has lemon
a matter 114 Deem, but the frac./ situation has never
been walked, es nom the Holy See lest its mart flourish-
ing provisos, rid has only reigned over half n million of
subjects The present budget gins for result a reoeipt of
three makes of mown, and an expense .f eleven millions
half of Mai psi is the payment of pensions sad of thi;
Waren alike pet& debt. During the last fetiw,
forest Ito Isms been resorted to fee u this
iptiese of rents ham- been Wired y,
might slareet be said clandestine*, to poraous as low
rates ; the ilifillel.lo of ell the tinhorn bm been used
PI eider he bete. r•P•1 MAX :1111101P0 !Ai

simian» eniamted in three years to rather mere the five
milbons ct awns, or millions of frame. if it be
borne in mind that certain person have given by hundreds
cif thousands el franca, it will be seen haw great the number
of theme who abetalised irks been, and Qs conviction will be
firmed ea re Nat we lino la a day when the faith is not cry
productive.