The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-24 00:00:00

ITALY.

On the 17th twenty refugees detained in the Irina
of Alexandria were sent on their way to Villafranse,
nadir an 'met of carabineers.
The Piedmonts.. Chamber of Deputies voted the
war intimates on the :Bth ; and, in a dismission o,
t ibodget of the Foreign Minister, voted an addi-
tion to the amount demanded by the cabinet.

ALGIERS.
Intelligence has been received from Algiers to the
16th inst. The colony enjoys perfect tranquillity.
The Govemor.General lres sequestered the whole of
the property of the hostile tribe of the Onled-Dhan,
seer (helms. Not leer than 280,000 hectolitres of
wheat have been obtained from the Arab grounds,
saimmd theese quantity of oil produced is rapidly on the
.

%MYREN AND DISORDERLY CoI(DUCE.--019 Tun
aay • return. obtained by Mr. Hume, was printed, silting
sa account of drunken aad disorderly persona for a amber
Mysore. It appears that in 1861 the M ' Polk*
force took into custody 6,318 persons (2,666 man and
3,762 females) fm disorderly conduct, and 10,668 (6,207
males and 4,461 females) for drunkenness. For drunken-
Iwo and disorderly conduct, within the Metropolitan Police
district, 12,484 persons were taken into custody, of which
0972 were males and 5,532 females The population of the
Metropolitan Police district was about 2,399,104 in 1851.
In ISM, 280 persona were taken into custody by the City
of Loudon Police force for drunkenness, and 661 for ills-
ozderly conduct, out of a population of 127,869.

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING.
The Oriental Company's steam-packet Tagus, Cap-
tain J. It. Joy, arrived here at 4.30 A.m., and landed
her mails under the charge of Lieut. Ashley La
Touche, RN., Admiralty agent, which were for-
warded to London by the next train. Her dales are :
Gibraltar, Feb. 14th; Cadiz, 13th; Lisbon, 19th;
Oporto, 20th; Vigo, 20th.
The Tagus brings 23 passengers and 2,5001. in
specie.
LISBON, Fan. 19.
The last time I mentioned the railroad I thought
I should riot have had occasion to have made it the subject
of iodise der some time' but the same day my letter was
demPlatbul otti incident tools place, which interests the pub-
lie. Alluding to the reports in circulation respecting it
(with which I have duly acquainted you), a deputy, in his
place in the Chamber. desired to put some questions to the
Minister of Public Works; and, although a ministerial ,
paper announced some time ago that a definitive coc,m,ec
had been conceded, yet the information I sent you, that it
had not, turns out to be perfectly correct. The minister, on
entering the house, informed the deputy that some documents
had been sent to the Diario for publication, which would
show that the reports which had been spread were destitute of
foundation ; and that if the definitive contract had not al-
ready been given to the company, it was nut because the
government had not credit, but because there were rival
companies, which asked for a concessi n, and these hau de-
clared open war against the provisional company. This war
had prevented the actual company from pressing their
actions and completiag their conditions, without which it
could neither have the concession nor begin the works.
After some other observations, he said, " That one of the
rie...samerenid go that day to London for the purposest
M to receive the definitive contract, Ada
E"..rms"Zgamjr most complete in forty days, or else
ion the ummelso, lase the right to works al-
ready made (ameweys, ke.), and the government will
contract with another company." He emphatically
added, " The government neither desires to give nor
withdraw rights unduly, nor that it should be said that
it refuses to give the enterprise to one company, because it
patronises another." I leave these remarks of the minister
without comment, in order that they may be properly ap-
preciated by those who know the real state of the case, as it
is endeavoured to be carefully inculcated that it is not the
government whose faith is doubted, but the want cf credit
on the part of the previsional company. The documents
show the desire of the government to change the direction
of the section at Santarem, and of their adopting the esti-
mate of coat from the average of the Belgian ways,
and, therefore, fix it at 11,2241. 14s. per kilo-
metre ; which points are conceded by the agent, and
notify to the company the grant of forty days to qualify or
forfeit their provisional deposit, to which the agent replies
that he goes to Landon in order to carry into effect the re-
quired conditions (making the deposit of 5 per cent. on the
total presumed cost of the railway), in order to ostain the
concession, when not a moment's time will be lost in begin-
ning the works. The crisis of the railroad is therefore
fairly on, and it will be seen which of the twain possesses
the most credit. Scarcely any one here will, however, be•
hove that any company whatever will be able to stem ;the
tide et Portuguese discredit, so as to carry into effect any
railroad, and if the provisional company shall be able to
show that the non-passing of their actions, and their cones.
quest inability to perform their engagements, arises from
the discredit of the Portuguese government, and not hem
say fault of their own, it would furnish a strong ease tar
the interfareace of the British government to compel a OF
fending of the deposit, as such a contingency was set au
ia the programme.
T trial of the soldiers of the 6th Cacsadores, concerned
Ia the mutiny at Madeira, of which I long since informed
yen, has terminated ; the result is, 1 corporal and 4 soldiers
acquitted; 1 lancoworporal and 3 soldiers condemned to
death; 2 to perpetual trauportation ; 1 sergeant to 8 years'
tzumeportation ; 1 sergeant and 1 quarter-master-sergeant te
6 pears' transportation; and 4 soldiers to 6 years' transports.
dela. The trial of the adieu will now commence ; but
these sentamees appear calculated to prejudge the exonere.
ties of the aims.
The dee* of the Primer Amelia, the intelligence of
widelt wee bees& by the last Brazil packet, hoe excited a
deep sad Manse sentiment of sympathy in all classes; the
(Wilt pissed herself in retirement for eight days; the
NN.; sad teibmwols were shut three days, and the usual
solemnities winelimil at a royal death were observed.
The Qiellin her again daring the approaching
financial yaw, the saga d 91 reds to the service of
the state keen bar iseellem ; wed the King bar in like
manner coded 60,000,900 nis.
The business in the Cortes has all soya been preliminary.
The return of only one deputy (for the circle of Lump)
has bees declared undue; this solitary decision, while
equally undue means were used in the election of other
deputies, gives the Corte, character—es a subservient
body; indeed, in the electioa of the various committees as
they proceed, ministerial influence is self-evident, the com-
mittee-men being the nominees of the powers that he. The 1
bank petition has been presented, sad the Minister of
Finance has presented his report and proposals
for ways and means, which is ordered to be printed, so
that the ground is broken and the campaign about to oom-
, menu. In the absence of decussate I will not risk any
assertion regarding the ways and means, but the estimates
and resources of the state will be more interesting to the
public creditor than it has been for a series of years.
We have a notice from 0 that the Minister of the
Interior has directed procee•gi to be taken against a jour-
nal there. It adds that, whatever may be its political
colour, others will rally around it in its defence ; for who-
ever has the courage to combat him, will deserve publio
sympathy. Now that the ministry are tolerably certain
• packed radovity in the Chamber, their true character may
be expected to be speedily developed, as hitherto the
Bodriguista-ileldanha ministry his been in the Geld under
an muted crest.
Buhange, 64i ; discount of notes of the Bank of Lisboa,
2 per sent.
The following ships were seen or spoken with due-
ing the voyage t—Lynx and Argus, three-masted
screw schooners, for the Portuguese custom service,
had arrived in the Tagus, on the 18th and 19th inst.
Lat. 43.52, long. 9.10, the schooner Veracity, bound
homeward.
Her Majesty's steam-vessel Antelope was at
Gibraltar; at Lisboa, her Majesty's steam-sloop
Inflexible, the Sans Pariel having sailed at 7 a.m., on
the 19th, and been passed by the Tagus on her way
out.
In the Tagus, the usual Portuguese squadron ; at
Gibraltar, the Sardinian 16-gun brig Aquila sailed
on the 14th; on same day there were 300 sail under
weigh from and passim the Rock. The Madrid was
met going out of Nip Bay on the 20th.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE ANDES.
LIVERPOOL, WzmnEDAy.

At half--past 9 o'clock last night the screw steam-
ship Andes, Capt. Hutchins, arrived in the Money,
from New York, with advice, to the Bth instant.
She made a very rapid passage, considering the ad-
verse weather that prevailed.
We have already given a summary of the latest
political news, in noticing the arrival of the Africa.

COMNIRCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Now Yom, Fin. 9.
Nomv.—Thae was smiderable sanity at the Ant
Mesad s ney beeps& bilk( sistrag speculators. All
Me berths fire wee* is at ea nsprning pries,
my** Met a heath le me
_per mit. Several parties
rube lave May bola Miasmas= an sow heavy pur-
chasers hr • rim TM is the stock, an
the lots shwa, is writ Wog. mr. messed board the
nub* wss set so Ism Then wee euaddenble activity
reareqsedstess. sad es Mr Masker to ash as to bay.
Mods wire opsnisil IS 10 MIN estmt, at bath
beards, et Ideas soma et Me dose yesterday. Then
bas bees but • nehmen Amend Mr !alga he ter
renittaase bF dr Mess* hen hie pert for Linspool,
sad the retas mink Mime allentiss. These is a great
supply et slidni hi hada tho meth in the millet,
ve me ass se Sal ay The graarew pie asst.
as all Mk &Ms by pinks hen bedews ta ensign
bilk was sot very large te-day. TM rates were Am at
110 with the regular basins% sad 109 i for loathers beak
Mk GM Wm penis trwasisat Montane. Tams 112 i.
As these seise is sot ambeshe the airmen 4C Ansekaa
geld to petkthe Mawr will Me eat rely • indurate

Cox;e3 Men if ershaw% Cirewler).—la the Mend
between the ispeatere MO. Arabla sad the bulb et the
Cables ame, gar albs mobs' wee dill, mei Wen re
bib in lea Ills MOM plat. The faibegenset
=1 in leebvir, gab more maims to
; .11 the pealple splashes, sa bargees,
the pershene hese hese le a fair meat at rates ie. to le.
Bair km* giolaliega. The Miami* advice' have farther
teeied:Rathe whisk aims Ana at the ex-
, bens T emermilatioe with the
leogth b and se• mg MI wand say advice&
eabsequatt to Op sees et Oreele's assn. The gems-
rel beer at swam Melee Owe as shears spec the
gond= et erep. It le weft debit SI headeinsiv the
quads st biome rim fat alEtb the an
LONA* babe gell ipiewas, the le Great tale
are oft 170„091 ; wigwag t the total reowipb
r5aah9,990,000 baba, sad One &sat Britain requires the
quatlty as bat yam", have yet to export 900,000
baby ar three-fourths Mee sallmated future rsesipte.

OPOTATIotta.
. Tali. Tall.
!Ow Orleans sad Nobtle..ll. VIII 114 amalsaL
Uploads Pisrals .... 16 le of to to tit lumina.
Estimated stock in hand, 10,000 bales. Sales for the fort-
night, 12,000 bales.
Bananarrorra.—Flonr we. in lees request and rather
cheaper. The sales comprised 7,600 bble.—sour, at 4 doll.
76e. to 4dola. finc.•' superfine No. 2, at 4 dole. 82}c. to
6 dole.; ordinary, to chow* State, at 6 dots. 26e. to 6 dole.
431.; prized to fancy Western, at 6 dole. 431 e. to 5 dote.
42fe c.
; common to good Ohio, at 6 dole. 62f c. to 6 dots. 76e.;
fancy Genesee and Ohio, at 6 dole. 681 c. to 6 doh. 811 e. ;
mind to favourite Smiths:a, at 6 dole. 76e. to 6 dole. ;