The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-20 00:00:00

THE PRODUCE OF COCHIN.

The following memorial has been addressed to the
Treasury, in consequence of a regulation by which the pro-
duce 01 Cochin was admitted as British ha•ieg been re-
scinded suddenly, without due notice :

"To THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD! COMXISNIONIRS OP

Mtn MAJESTY'S TIMASTAY.
" Kay it please your Lordships,—
" We have been for Bosse years large importers of pro-
duce fres Cochin, on the Malabar coast, and which produce
Is always been admitted as British-grows, and which was
sore fully confirmed by your lordships' order of the 12th
of April last, expressly directing that it should be so con-
sidered, a copy of which order we bees the honour to
suet.

llpon the faith of the above, we and our correspondents
hare shipped largely of silage, nd other produce, and we
now find tha, after psyieg duty of fie. per cwt. on 7 MCI
of ginger, ea Royal Charlie, from Cochin, a farther fortigo
duty of Ss., or 10e. per cwt. Mall, is demanded.
" We submit to your lordships the great injustice done to
or by this proceeding, and submit that, before any such
alteration take effect, ample time should be given to com-
municate with shippers from Cochin, and that all ship.
moots here and on the way should be admitted at the
lower duty, and which we trust your lordships will be
p.sseed to order.—We have the honour to be your ler&
a4.4),*. kc., "D. DUNDAD. AND Suits.
Limehouse, Oct. 13."

ST. ASAIM CUURCII RATE.—A rate was pro-
pond by Mr. /Lytle Roberta of three farthings in the
peond, and an amendment proposed by Mr. Robt. Jones
tent no rate be made. The polling was kept up for nine
day, to ..nable the church party to bring up a number of
sozers from a distance. The following is the gross return
at the close of each day's poll:—Oct. 4, majority against
rate, 36 ; Oct. dn., 60; Oct. 6, do., 21; Oct. 7, do., 16 ;
Oct. S, do., 15 ; Oct. 10, do ,5. Oct. 11, minority for
rate. 1; Oct. 12, do , 17; Oct. 13, do., 21. The declaration HEAVY RUNi itt ITALY.—The Genoa Gazette
is to be made on the sth of November. The bishop, dean gives a distressing account of the disasters caused on tho
and clergy polled 22 votes,and all the influence dist could bo 13th by a violent fall of rein in various parts of the pro.
cousmand was brought to beer against the opponents of the vinces. A diligence of the ileuegerics Imp'riales, coming
rate. All the clergy were actively engaged, the gantry (with from Nice, stuck fast in the midst of the Chiaravagna, the
one exception only) and their lewd agents, and the solicitors, : waters of which, rushing on with inconceivable impetus
were without eaception all busily employed. The strew sity, threatened all the pamengera, 19 in cumber, with ki-
wi. in full power. and ur4ent voter, were brought from a staid death. As it was two women and a little boy lost
distance. Ihe cars and other vehicles of the city were all their lives, while the others were with di6lclity rived by
I issel by the supgcrters of the rate, although the owners the exertions of the cazabiceers who were on the spot. The
and not the Otenpier, of the small tenements are allowed to bodies of the three victims were found near the sea coast at
var. Yet only a minority 0121 could be got, some of which Sestri and l'ia on the following mousing According to
aro hail votes. This m • virtual victory for the anti-rate the latest accounts the diligence had not yet been extricated.
I Irt Who would hare thought in the cathedral city of Several streets of Genoa were Inundated, and report. from
4t. Laph, that in spite of all inflame, upon a rine days' different villages in the vicinity mention the falling down
p,14 batsyaajority of 21 could be got for a ran 2 of four new houses and several aarrow escapee.