The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-10 00:00:00

demanded by the Porte for the insult offered to the'
envoy of the latter by King Otho, the Greek
cabinet having authorised Ali Effendi to convey to
M. Museums the expression of the regret of the court
of Athens for what had occurred. It is expected
that M. Mmaiorus will immediately return and resume
his position as ambassador at Athens.

Since the foregoing was in type we have received
our Paris despatches of last evening. Letters from
Florence, of the Ist, say that the steamer Vesurio bad
arrived at Leghorn, from Naples. The news is not
important. The report of the declaration of the
Swiss Guards that they would not use their arms
against the people is confirmed, as is also the report
that the populace of Palermo have taken an oath,
before the image of St Rosalie, to enforce their rights.
A decree of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, dated Dec.
29, invites all citizens from 18 to 30 to enrol
themselves as volunteers. The term of service will
be three years, and a bounty of sixty livrea
is announced. The object of the decree is to have a
body of men always prepared, from which the regular
army may be reinforced, without delay, on any

emergency.
It is reported that the Pope designs effecting an
important change in the constitution of the Society of
Jesuits. His holiness has declared, however, that he
will not consent to their abolition.

Private letters, received from Madrid by the mail
of the 3d inst., announce that the bureaux of the
Chamber had sanctioned the reading of the act of im-
peachment against M. Salamanca. It is also stated
that General O'Donnell was expected at Madrid,
where he would probably be called to act a prominent
political part.

The London line of packet:ship American Eagle,
Captain Mathew Chadwick, is reported off Lewes,
from New York. As she left that place on the 18th
ult., the same day as the Yorkshire, already reported
at Liverpool, she brings of cam, no later &M..

The Philip Dean, arrived on Saturday at Liver-
pool, has brought news from Monte Video to the 11th
of November. The firing heard by the captain of the
Coriolanus, and which was supposed to be a fresh
attack on Monte Video, has proved to be such. On the
30th Oct. Oribe recommenced hostilities, and continued,
night and day, to keep up a vigorous cannonade on
the besieged. As a necessary consequence, the pub-
lic feeling in Monte Video was very much dejected.
Acconnts from Entre Rios state that ;Jrquiza had
marched with a large force on Corrientes,
The French blockade does not appear to have been
raised,as two captured vessels, one a Brazilian, had
been brought into Monte Video. Roma bad issued a
decree, suspending the trade, both in imports and ex-
ports, with Monte Video.
Her Majesty's packet, with the September mails,
hence, had. arrived from Rio at Monte Video. Bu-
siness was somewhat more lively than for some time
previously. Exchange on England, 414. Freights
were rather lower; the quotations for hides and tal-
low were 735. to 765. per ton.
The following is an extract from a commercial
letter received by this arrival :
Monte Video, Nov. o.—We have a considerable stir ia
this market at present, caused by the arrival of several par- 1
chasers from the interior provinces of Buenos Ayres, who us
all in haste to take advantage of the time allowed them by
Roses to take goods thence ; as you are, doubtless, aware
that Row had notified on the 26th ult. to the collector of
the Custom-house that no vessel should be allowed to
enter, or be cleared outwards, under 120 tons burden,
after the 30th inst., which is tantamount to the closing of
the ports, to long talked of. But it cannot be supposed
that the French will al:ow him to have all their way; the
object being evidently to cut oft the !morsel of the govern-
ment. It is to be hoped that ere this period shall have ea-
pired such accounts will arrive from Europe as to cause an
annulment of it, injurious a step.
"The purchasers at present in the market will take their
goods by way of the Samaria, by which means they save
-onsiderable expense."

The following important news from Chili is con-
tained in a letter dated Coquimbo, October 29 :
" Oa Friday, the Bth of October, at a few minutes past
11 A.M., we had a severe earthquake, which lasted, I should
think, 80 seconds, although at the time they appeared to me
as many minutes. It came on like the rising of a storm of
wind. At first only a low murmuring sound was heard,
followed by a gently tremulous motion, but this continued
to increase in strength till the earth itself began to undulate,
causing the most solid structures to swing, reel, and tremble,
in a most terrific manner. The danger, in itself sufficiently
imminent, was rendered twenty-fold more appalling, by the
unnatural and sickening motion of the earth, the heaving
and creaking of the houses, and the screams of the inhabi-
tants. Fortunately the violets« of the earthquake truhsidell
without overthrowing any thing of consequence; but almost
all the houses and churches have been so much cracked
that they will require great repairs to render their habita-
tion secure. That so little damage should have been
done will not surprise yeu, whets you consider that,
with • few exceptions, all the houses are of one storey,
with very thick walls composed of large sun-dried
bricks, firmly cemented together upon strong foundations.
The stream of the earthquake ran along the eastern base of
the Andes ; hence those towns near the mountains have
suffered much more than those on the coast. As night ap-
proached, a number of the inhabitants began to make prepa-
rations for passing the night in their gardens, while others
pitched their tents in the Plaza (public •quarel, which gave it
the appearance of an encampment For tend ays afterwards
we continued to have a shock or two each day, but I think
and hope they are now over. It is said that Illapel, ► town
in the interior, has been overthrown; but there is every
. I reason to believe that this statement is exaggerated."