The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-11 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND.

The Swiss Council of State has ratified the con-
cessions of the following railways : the line from
Zurich to Dietikon ; that from Dietikon to Aarau,
and from Baden to Coblentz (in Switzerland); that
from Glatthal to Zurich ; that from Chur to the
Lukinanier pass ; and finally, the wes!ern lice
by Geneva, Merges, and Yverdon. These lines had
previously received the approbation of the Council
of the Nation.

The Swiss Federal Chambers separated on the
sth, and arc to re-assemble on the 9th of January,
18.'4. Before the session broke up, the executive
council held a special bitting, in which it was re-
solved that the concessions already made to Austria
for the sake of a friendly arrangement were the ut-
most that should be offered.

THE OVERLAND MAIL.

INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIA.

(ax 111:101AUINE TELLOMPH.)
TItIESTE, WIDNESDAT, Avo. 10.
The steamer Calcutta, arrived here this morning,
at ten o'clock, in 111 hours, from Alexandria.
The Calcutta mail of 2nd July has arrived, with
the China mail of the 23rd of June, and intelligence
from Burmah to' 2nd of June, Sydney 31st of May,
Bombay 2nd of July.
The King of Ave has become more submissive ; he
has issued orders that the British troops aro not to
be molested, and that Mesday and Tounguhon are to
remain in our possession. lie has, moreover, released
all the prisoners, but will not yet sign a treaty.
Trade in India was dull. Exchange on Loudon,
2, 1 to 2, 1.
The Imperialist army in China was preparing to
re-take Amoy, but without much chance of success.
The patriot Christian army was within four days
march front Nankin. Canton has not yet been
attacked. Business was very dull, and money very
scarce. Exchange on London, 3,3 to .5,4.
The Arab ship Faze Kareem, on her passage from
Aden to Bo:ubay, with the Bombay portion of the
India mail, which left London on the 21th June,
foundered at sea twenty miles from Aden. The
mails, consisting of sixty-eight boxes, were lost, and
nit out of 190 Arabs and Dieters who were on
board, perished, with the officer in charge of the
mails.
The Legislative Council of New South Wales has
appointed a committee of ten to prepare the new con-
stitution.
The produce of the Victoria gold fields is increas-
ing. There is great destitution among the newly-
arrived emigrants at Melbourne. Rents are at prices
extravagantly high.
The American steamer Monumental City was
wrecked on the 13th May on her passage from Port
Phillip to Sydney. Thirty-five persons perished.
Prices of gold at Sydney 76a. per oz.

NORTH AND SOUTII AMEBIC.

(ItY ELECTRIC TELEGuArn.)
SOUTHAMPTON, TIIVIISDAY MORNING

The Franklin has arrived at Cowes, on her way to
Havre. She brought specie to the value of 850,000
dollars, of which 50,000 are for England. The
Franklin left New York on the 30th July.
'1 he steamer Georgia had arrived at New York
from the Isthmus with specie to the value of nearly
two millions of dollars from California. Erma the
South-Western coast of America we learn that the
' town of Cobiya had been taken by the Peruvians.
Yellow fever prevailed at New Orleans.
Owing to the advices by the Asia, which were
looked upon as promising a more speedy settlement
of the Eastern question, cotton was firmer. Bread
stuffs were more sought after. Freights: the rates
were firmer. Exchange on London, 109 to 1091.