The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-16 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, Jut.: 8.
By the mistake of a museum I announced yester-
day that the Aranjuezhold Bill had painted. To'
the surprise of the galleries, the sedate, who had voted
every clause in the bill, threw it out wken it wu put
to the vote in its totality.
The Queen sets out to-morrow for Ls Granja.
The annual mass, in honour of national guards
who have died in defence of the institutions of the
country, took place amidst an immense crowd, in the
church of St. Thomas. After the ceremony, they
retired to the vestry, where Gezeral San Miguel
made a spirit-stirring speech.

MADRID, JUL, 10.—Three Mr CelltB., NI pap'?; Fire per Cents.,
111 paper. Coupons, 6 mosey. Exharpe as Landon, 50 63.

THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.

Our Berlin correspondent writes on the 12th inst. :
I understand from a trustworthy source that the
Russian emperor has shown latterly unequivocal
symptoms of insanity. His head seems to have been
turned by the unexpeted successes of Itutsian arms
in Hungary. Aber receiving the despatches which
announced the occupation of Ilebreezin by Ceodajeff,
the Cair was found dancing about his room in his
shirt. It is add that he continued for three whole
hours to exhibit in this extravagant way the joy
with which the news of so tpick a triumph Lad
inspired him.

SWITZERLAND.—A letter from Zurich, of the
11th, states that Sigil, the commander of a body of
the Baden, insurgent., had consented to enter Swilz-
erlead with his men, and allow them to be disarmed.

COLONIAL.

OTAOO SETTLEMENT.—NEW ZEALAND.
The followirg graphic and lively sketch of
o.agn, the last new British settlement founded in New
Zealand, is from the Ofago Newt of December 27. Otago,
we may state, is one of the N, w Zealand Compcny'a settle.
ments, its port being Port Chalmers, hackie( town Dunedin,
and its river Kaufman*
" Nine monks ago, sad the pioneers of this settlement
commenced what seemed to them then the endless task of
clearing ground for their dwellings and gardens. On every
side a wilderness of wood, B st, and fern met the eye, divert.
Bed here and there with a dismal losklng swamp. Amid
toils of uo ordinary kind, and under discouragement. whieh
damped the ardour cd sonic of their number, they continued
progressisor, and now, instead of seeing one or two solitary
houses, with a narrow swampy footpath, the eye is glad-
dened with a goodly sprinkling of houses, some of wool,
sleben of mud and grass ; whilst numerous gardens, well
fenced and cleared, and one street, at least, showing its broad
track from end to end of the future town, give evidence of
the proarent we have made. We hare two hotels, a church,
• Khoo], and a wharf, small though it be. We have hut-
ches, bakers, and stores of all descriptions. We have an
Odd Fellows' society, and a cricket club. We have boats
plying on the boy and the river, and every outward sign of
commercial activity and enterprise. If we want anything at
present, it is more capitalists, to aid and increase what has
been already so well and spiriteoly begun. Our population
is the town alone is nearly .500, including 18 land proprie-
tors, 20 storekeepers, 24 carpenters, sawyers, dio., and about
100 labourers. At Port Chalmers, Anderton'e Bar, the
Half-war Bush. the Taeiri, and Molyneux, we have • popula•
floes of about 100, including 161 and proprietors, 9 carpenters,
&. „ and 16 shepherds and labourers (rather a small alacunt
of labour for the country district, we canfsse; but we ex-
I pert to see the reverse of this shortly). For so small a
colony our success must seem wonderful to those who do not
know the elements which have composed it. With few ex-
ceptions, every emigrant has worked as if the well being of
the society depunded upon himself alone; sobriety, industry,
and a determiued perseverance in overaming all obstacles,
have been the distinguishing traits of each sad all, finch
causes combined must always have produced happy results;
but herr, in a new coun!ry, it is nine apparent, and a wider
field is open for exertion. To our fellow-colonists we would
say, `Continue to work in the way you have begun, and
our prosperity and comfort will be substantial and secure.'
To capitalists intending to ettai,irate, we would say, ' Come
over and help us, and in helping us, you will increase your
own a hundred "
A correspondent of the News describes the Molyneux or
Clutha district as " the southernmost and the most s sten-.

live portion of the company's block. It contains one-half of
the lands surveyed if we regard quantity, and three-fourths
if we regard quality. In feet, this district will be the dis-
trict par excellence of the Otago settlement. Of the 2,400
rural sections of the whole block, about 1,200 are in this
division, and adjoining this district, but beyond the limits of
the block, extends a vast tract of open, undulating country,
exactly suited for making this part of Now Zealand a second
Port Philip. It is impossible for a tract of country of equal
extent with this district of the Cloths, to possess greater
natural advantages. The soil is every where excel-
lent ; there are means of easy c.mmunication with
every portion of the district. There is a fine,
large navigable river, form'ng a natural high road
into the interior, and the country is sufficiently
wooded. The flit lands adjoining the riven and lakes,
where wet, might be easily drained, and would then sup-
port a large agricultural population. The hi.her undulating
downs ere superbly adapted for sheep aad cattle rani.
From all I have heard of other parts of New Zealand, I
should say this district will become the most valuable and
flourishing district in the islands.
The want of a harbour, and the bar at the mouth of the
river, are looked upon m the great drawbacks of this
district ; but the disadvantage of these drawbacks is greatly
overrated. There is good and safe anchorage for ships in
the bay. There are a few days in the year that boats
cannot lead on the beach, and the help of a small steam tug
is all that is needed to tow vessels into the river."

Tria WILLOW BANK SALE.—This protracted sale
cloud on Saturday, after lasting eleven days. The contents
of Willow Bank, which was bet in the tusseesion of Mr.
Delafield, consisted of furniture of the styfe of Louis XIV.
sad Luis XV., and the renaimance of rare old Sevres and
Dresden china, ormolu clocks, sculpture and statuary, early
Italian browns, valuabie pictures, and a service of plate,
weighing 4,000 ounces. Let 914 consisted of a singularly
beautiful walkingmtick, composed of horn, with fine agate
handl* inlaid with gold. This stick was formerly the pro-
perty of Stanislaw, King of Poland, and originally cost 200
guineas. It was knocked down for the sum of 101 A suite
of drawing-room curtains realised 2951. ; a sofa, lined with
(lobelia tapestry, sold for 621.105. ; and a number of cabinets
averaged 60 gumeu each. A clock, a magnificent piece of
mechanism, of which pattern there is only one other extant,
was purchased for 1121. Several magnificent rues fetched
60 guineas each. An ormolu envelope case, once the pro
perty of es Duke of York, inlaid with choice mosaic work.
the stones chiefly collected by his royal highness, sold for 231.
Oa Saturday the statuary was sold, and the sale concluded,
realising nearly 10,0001.