The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-13 00:00:00

ROME.

FED. 12.

►ccording to letters reoeiredhere from Rome
rumours were current in that city that the Papal
court, although dissatisfied with the letter of the
Emperor Maximilian, would not withdraw the Papal
nuncio from Mexico, but, at the same time, had
Aetermined not to conclude a ooncordat with that

eounti7.
The hurricane which has prevailed at Marseilles
has moderated, but the cold is still intense.

SPANISH FINANCE.
MADRID, In. 13.

Yesterday Senor Berzon&llana announoed
to the committee on the bill foe the
anticipation of the taxes, that he was williogto make
the following modifications in the proposod schemes:
—"Those persons paying taxes to the amount of
more than 80 reals, and all officials whose annual
salaries exceed 8,000 reals, will be compelled to pay
the taxes in advance. Those doing so 'voluntarily
will be allowed interest at the rate of 8 per oent."

TUE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, Fsh.l3.

The royal mail steamship Seine, with the above
mails, has arrived here, with 72 passengers,
2,084,169 dols. in specie ; plating, value 1,996/. ;
precious stones and pearls value 2,6941. ; and also
2,485 packages of general cargo, oonsistiog princi-
pally of indigo, sarsaparilla, cigars, coffee, cocoa,
bark, india-rubber, and 90 live turtle.
The Seine left St. Thomas on the 29th ult. From
the 3rd to the Bth inst. she experienced heavy
north-westerly and south-westerly gales, with high
seas. The steamer Carlo arrived at St. Thomas
on the 24th ult., and sailed again on the following
day.
At Chili the National Congress had terminated
its sittings. They had approved the public expenses
for the year 1865, and sanctioned an increase of
two millions of dollars on the estimates for public
purposes, to be expended on the augmentation of
the navy. The government undertaking to give
attention to the best means to be adopted
for the colonisation of vast tracts of country
by immigration, oommissioners for this pur.
pose met and passed resolutions proposing the
foundation of an emigration office, with branches
in Europe, the acquisition by the government of
lands on which to instal the emigrants pro-
visionally, and the assignment by government
of an annual sum to encourage emigration.
Business is quiet. Exchange, 44 to 44 per
dollar.
At Peru there was no immediate likelihood of a
settlement of the Hispano-Peruvian difficulty. The
South American Congress had left Peru to settle
the question single-handed. General Vivsnoe had
been despatched by the Peruvian government to the
Chinches, in order to treat and terminate the diffi-
culty. lie proposed to submit the Spanish claims
to the decision of a mixed commission appointed by
the two governments. Admiral Pareja insisted, as
a preliminary, on the expenses of the Spanish ex-
pedition being guaranteed. It was considered that
Peru would submit.
Bad weather had been experienced at Callao, and
property along the beach had suffered extensively.
Exchange, 3s. ld. per dollar.
At Grenada there bad been fine weather, and the
planters were Dually engaged preparing for the
sugar crop. Cocoa was rapidly arriving at market
for shipment. Cotton picking was progressing, and
the island was healthy.
The barque Georgian Wallace, of Glasgow, had
arrived at Jamaica. She had been detained at St.
Thomas for three weeks by want of hand', four of
her crew having died of yellow fever. The steamer
Plantagenet, from Liverpool, had also arrived there.
Business iu the island was quiet ; transactions
steady. Smallpox had broken out with renewed
virulence. Coffee quotatious were from 50s. to
525. for ordinary ; 601. for mountain berry. Sugar,
dark, 15s. to 16e.
Exchange at 90 days, 13 per cent. premium.
The news from the other islands is unimportant•

WELTRER REPORT.

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O. L. Nannay's liniglkh Venial of IL Goluiral'a comic
wen, Le Natoli stalfri hi.
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swim

13, 1865.