The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-27 00:00:00

ROME.

HOME, MAT 26.
The Pope took part in the customary procession
to-day in honour of the festival of Corpus Christi.
The collections for St. Peter's pence since 1859
have produced 36; million lire.

THE BANK OF FRANCE.
PARIS, JUT 26, 2.8 P.Y.
The Bank of France has reduced its rate of dis-
count from 7 to 6 per cent.

FRESH CIRCASSIAN EMIGRATION.
BERLIN, NAT 16
Letters from St. Petersburg announce that, ac-
cording to the hiealide Busse, the Grand Duke
Michael had gone to Anauna, in order to facilitate
another great emigration of Circaeriana, exceeding
100,000 persons of that nationality.

INDIA AND CHINA.
(By telegraph from Bees)
CALCUTTA, Mel 7.
Exchange on London, 21. ltd.
BOMBAY, MAT 7.
New Oomrawattee, 530 rupees. Exchange on
Loudon, 2s. lad. Money in good demand.
CANTON, Aim. 26.
Tea unchanged. Exchange on London, 4s. 90.
height dull.
SHANGHAE, Aram 20.
Tea, nothing doing. Silk lower. Exchange on
London, 6s. M.

THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.
MARSEILLES, M•T SS.
The Syria, with the above mails, arrived here at
11.30 a.m. to-day.
The mails leave for London at 5 p.m.

GIIILWAN CIVILISATION.—We read in the Debate
of yesterday :—" The judicial statistics of the Duchy of
Mecklenburg show that from 1852 to 1860 the authorities
of that country have distributed 29,025 blows with sticka.
One of the offences punished with the stink is maternity sot
preoeded by marriage, and it is of frequent occurrence in
Merlenbarg, became the permits cannot marry without
the permission of the lord. The Germans pretend that the
Danes have been cruel tyrants in the duchies, and we ere
content to believe it. If, however, a part of Slaswig were
annexed to Holstein, which borders it, what would humatity
gain? The Germans may undertake • crusade &phut
fleandinavianism ; it would be better, perhaps, wen they to
undertake one against the sticks and serfdom."
&az CLUB or LONDON.—The members of this
club have Mined invitations to • numerous party of their
friends for • kierhier to take place at the Crystal Palace,
on Thursday, the 16th June, to meet at 5 o'clock.
RAILWAY AND PUBLIC CONTANIZB IN PAlLlA-
www.—Yeeterday, in Lord Stanley's committee on the Me-
tropolitan Railways, Mr. Oakley (surveyor), Mr. Grier
(raffle manager of the Great Western Railway), Mr. Sey-
mour Clarke (of the Great Northern), the Duke of Mon-
trose, and other gentlemen were examined Is favour of the
bill by the Hon. Mr. Liddell, and the committee adjourned
to this day. Is the Great Eastern sod Northern Junctions
Railway Bill the traffic car of the West Riding and North
strlexpected to flow on to both lines, were considered
journed. In the case of the City of Glasgow Union
Railway, the chairman (Mr. Scholefield), In giving the &-
circa of Unroll and colleagues, said they were sot satisfied
with the way in which the promoters of the hill proposed to
raise their capital, and that they must throw out the bill.
In the other committees, /riders In favour of the Dublin
Railway was mere& The is.. of the Bourton-on-Water
Railway, Is opposition to the East Gloucestershire, wee
opened. Evidesoe in favour of the Lancashire Union Rail.
way was continued. Thames Cesserraney.—Yeeterslay,
Mr. Hutt in the chair, a committee of the Howie of Ora-
Dior serembied boarder the ?lOW and regulations of the
navigation of the river Thames. Mr. Lightmege was the
first wirer examined, and the committee adjourned until
today. Subways at Leedom.—Yesterday in this commit-
tee, Mr. Bateman, C.E., tree immaked, and Mr. Muir, of
the New River Company, also, and the committee ad-
journed.