The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-15 00:00:00

town more than five hundred individuals who belonged
to different corps under the republican government,
and chiefly to Garibaldi's legion. These, by a recent
determination of the apostolic delegate, are to be
forthwith imptisoned,provisionally, and on their re.
lease (which will be heaven knows when) they are to
be subject to the precetio, or surveillance of the po.
lice.

I hope to give you some interesting intilligence is
a rapid tour through La Marco, after which I shall
return to watch the progress of events in Rome.

SPAIN.

Our correspondent writes:
MADRID, Elm ?.
The Moors have made some fresh attempts epos
Melilla. They are provided with several piree,
artillery, and appear to be commanded by regale
officers of the Emperor of Morocco's army, and sums
European adventurers.

PORTUGAL.
The Oriental Company's steam packet Montrose,
Captain John Bowen, unwed at Southampton lag
night, and landed her mails, under the charge
Lieut. Peter Rain'er, R.N., Admiralty agent. He
dates are : Gibraltar, Sept. 4th; Cadiz, 6th; Lithe%
litth ; Oporto, 10th ; Vigo, 10th. Among Ler eves
are 12 packages of specie.
Our correepondent writes as follows:
LISBON, Sam 5.
In the absence of political news at home to occupy
men's attention, the outrage committed npoo Porta.
gueee customs and authority at Macao e.Agrosatiall
conversation. The Portuguese are high y inflicted
at it ; and ask, why shoal t the scion of a great E.g.
lish house be permitted to insult us with impunity?
We are a nation, and if we cannot repel nu ILaL't
offered by England, it is because we are less poweifid
than France. Had such an insult been offered to
France she would have sent out a fleet to captured*
marauder ! Would a Bsit'sh naval of i. er land et
Cherbourg, and furc.bly release from prison any Mt.
vidual who had premeditatedly insulted the euettes
of a nation ? It is a grave question.
Aro.hir government fraud has been discovered—.
the Deputy-Ac:-ountant of the Exchequer tree forged
titulos of amortisation to the amount of 70 odd cuntes
of reis : he is now under prosecution.
A good understanding exists between the govern.
ment and the army, to the discomfiture of S eldsnhs
and his agors, woo desired to make an armed de.
monetration, to brit g him again kto power.
A convention has been concluded between this
country and Denmark, by which Portuguese vessels
are admitted.

Seventy-two contos more of Lisbon bank notes
were destroyed on t e 3rd inst.
The company of Obres Publime has claimed from
the government, by virtue of its contract, two thou-
sand contos. The cabinet council is to decide it as is
1846, daring the popular movement ; the contract
was annulled by a simple decree by the Doke of
Palmella.
I have hitherto said that I saw no cause ta accuse
the Count of Tuomar in his ministry. He, Lowever,
has now acted in oppolition to Art. 52 of the i.herter,
by appointing a Senhor Lopes Lima, to be High
Cemmisaioner of the Colonies, to examine and report
upon then. The article in question fotb da the ap•
puittment of any deputy to any commisai•m during
the interval of the chamber; but as Senhor Lope.
Lima is a very clever man, the appointm.nt may be
for the benefit of the cJuntry, and may justi y the
count. _ _ _

It appear' by news from Africa that a Portuguese
vessel was anehoted in Angola, when a sal:iner of
war, the Nymph, entered the harbour. The vtssel
not having hoisted her colmrs, the officer, a Second
Lieutenant Fraga, sent to her to know why she did
not hoist her colours. The masttr replied be had no
orders to do so. He was then taken on board the
Nymph, threatened to he horsewhipped, but put in
irons, and kept so 12 days, the officer saying that wu
the way he would teach people to do what they
ought.
Au act of piracy has been committed upon an Elg-
lieh vessel lying in Oporto. The English schooner
Treffey was ready to sail, when, in the night of the
let inst., she was boarded by a boat with 14 armed
men, surprising the crew, end pretending to b leng to
the Custom-house. They entered the cabin, and took
from it two boxes of money. Nothing further hu
transpired respecting it.
The Russian eteam-frigate Remake:eke, whi h had
arrived here from Madeira, sailed again fcr Peters.
burg on the 6th.
One of the ministers, Count de Tjal hes
obtained the exclusive monopoly of se; plying
the public offices with paper—to be of him own
manufacture—he being a paper manufacturer. Come
missioners have been appointed to visi ev. ry fi-csl
district and inspect the accounts; they have already
found out that connivance existed between tee sutho•
rity and the wanton The contracts of persons aho
were liable to the tax cal!ed " eiz o" (exc.ne) are to be
particularly inquired in•c, as it appears the greatest
embezzlement has taken place in such taxes.
The pees has b.come not merely bold, but violent;
seeing that in ell prosecutions by the governwent the
editors were either acquitted or only subj.eted to a
small fine. While, however, in the north of Europe
revolution is tuccumbinz, events are ripehi,,g here:
all is apparently calm, but it is a calm with a sky
that portends mischief.
Exchange on London, 543. Discount of Lisbon
Bank notes, 38.