The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-24 00:00:00

ITALY.

On tho 15th, the Commandant of Leghorn sen-
tenced Omero Mengozzi, a scrivener, aged 26; Fer-
dinand Mugagnini, a cabinetmaker, aged 43 ; and
Francis Parri, a carpenter, 46 years of age, to six,
four, sad two weeks' imprisonment, in irons, for
having had in their possession printed works and
manuscripts of a subversive nature.
The Parlament° mentions that the refugees sent
mt of Genoa for political reasons were nine in num-
ber, and that 12 were arrested for other motives.
The exact number of those expelled from Turin,'
Vercelli, and Alexandria was not known, but not
more than one-fourth of them had been compromised
in the recent revolt. Tile journal Maga was seized
on the 17th in its office, and wherever it was exposed
for sale, for publishing insulting articles against the
princes and chiefs of foreign governments.

MILAN, MAR= 17.
Three per.ons, convicted of having taken part in
the movement of the 6th of February. have been
execused. Five others, convicted of robbery, had
been also condemned to death. Three had suffered;
the sentence of the others had been commuted into
10 years' imprisonment.

NEW MATERIALS FROM WESTERN AFRICA.
The Manchester Guardian says :—We have been
favoured by Mr. Thomas Clegg, of this town, with samples
of two new materials for tentise manufacture, which have
been recently received from the south-west 'tout of Africa,
and which, if they can be furnished in sufficient quantity,
and at a moderate price, will probably become important
articles of trade with that country. The ant of these is a
fibrous substance sent by a miesionary at Abbeokuta, as " red
cotton." It is not produced in the neighbourhood of that
place, but is brought thither from the Hawse country to
the northward in considerable quantities; and the people
who bring it state that the deep red colour which it
bears is natural; but the writer of the letter adds that the
chief at Abbeokuta " thihks they lie." The scepticism of
the chief is undoubtedly well founded. The material,
which is not cotton at all but an entirely new species of silk,
is unquestionably dyed—probably with &Menet root, which
we believe is abundant in Africa. If sent in its natural
state it would undoubtedly prove a very useful material for
the wit-to silk spinners. The letter does not contain any in-
formation as to the price which this material bears in
Africa ; bat, as it is stated to be produced in great abun-
dance, it seems probable that the price will be moderate.
The other material to which we have referred is a new
and somewhat peculiar description of wool, stated to be
brought from Quitta, a town on the coast to the westward
of Abbeokuta ; bat as the *limas, of the *oast must be very
nu tavourable for the production of wool, we think it is pro-
bably brought from some of the mountainous regions in the
interior of the continent. Like the dyed silk, it was seat to
this country as a sample of eirton, and with it was some
yarn, purporting to be spas from it. That, however, is
anquestionably an error, ea the yarn is made from cotton.
The wool seems of tolerably line quality, of a pals buff
colour, apparently natural, and is worth, we are told, about
Is. 34. per pound. If it can be obtained in quantity, it will
prove a very aceeptaMe boon to the woollen manufacturers
of this country, whose supplies of raw material have lat-
terly proved very insufficient.

The followings extracted from the private letter
of a young artist, who left England for Australia lut
summer :

" The Tent, near Melbourne, Dec. 9, 1852.
" My dear • • • ,—I write to you at last from this aide
of the world, and from one of the strangest places imagina-
ble. • • • •

" A stranger landing on the jetty (about two miles from
Melbourne) stares when the boatmen demands half a we-
reign for rowing him from his chip, for which service a
consideration of sixpence is considered saltiest at Graves-
end. Yon wade through sand along a road to the city, cut
through the fern, mad spangled with beautiful flowers. Yon
meet men behaired in completely that you can scarcely distin-
guish the country in the man. Idiot look, speak, end act like
savages, and even mono) will not purchase civility. The
external appearance rarely betrays the man, and only when
he speaks can you detect the gentleman. Officers here
tarn waggoners. A lieutenant in the East India serene
is in the polite, and a captain stands in a store and sells
contraband spirits. Money may be made by handfals, and
the greatest contempt is ezpremed for diver. Copper is.
never given In change, and very rarely demanded. The taxa-
mutest articles bf food are selling at exorbitant prices,
111 h various combinations of the trades.
13, hen a man OMNI here to try his fortune, he must
aateiace every comfort. No house or lodging can be ob-
tained, sad the daily influx of emigrants renders the prises
continually higher for the moat miserable ONISMIDOIthhh•
People Bleep six in a room, or even more, upenetraw gene-
rally, and pay five and eight shillings foe the privilege.
Fortunately we had one tent to pitch union as we arrived,
sad thus we live encamped with some thonsaads of others
near the city.
" Although the sir is warm and clear, the ebaegeeof wea-
ther, and extremes of heat and cold, are more uncertain than
in England. The cold wind from the south often ceases in
ea instaat, and the hot, even scorching north land-brene
comes as quickly galloping aver the country.. This wind is
described by the authors of certain guide books to the eolo-
sits, to which I have a pinned my faith, as being ex-
ceedingly light sad balmy, although hot. The truth is,
that this infernal wind brings clouds of winged creatures
and giant eats, with volumes of sand and dust, completely
(as wee the cue yesterday) obscuring the whole city.
The country, in floe, is a very splendid one, bet, at pre-
sent, little suited for' a pleasant residence, and I am sure
that two or three years will be the extreme limit of my
sojourn in it.

THE TOWN or VITTORIA AFTER THE BATTLE.—
We looked into the stores and found little left, and then
passed through the town, at the further aide of which we
stopped at a very curious scene. The French so little
expected the result, that all their carriages were caught,
and stopped at this plaoe—three of King Joseph's, those of
the generals, itc.; the paymaster and his chest, the coca
real; hundreds of tumbrils, the wives of the generals, all
flying in confusion; several carriages upset, the horses and
mules removed from them, the women still in their car-
riages, and the Spaniards (a few soldiers, but principally DISCOVERY OF Two CHILDREN IN • JAR.—Yee.
the common people) beginning to break open and plunder terday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the King and Quits
everything, assisted by a few of our soldiers. Upon the Tavern, Three Colt-street, Limehouse, on view of the
whole our people, I fear, got but little of the plunder, ex. bodies of two newly-born male and female children, found
cept by seising and selling a few mules. The seats of the under the following extraordinary circumstances: John
carriages were broken with great atones and ransacked, Haggis, of No. 2, Adam's.place, Limehouse, stated that on
and in several gold, silver, and plate were found in *bun- the morning of Saturday last, about nine o'clock, while
daces. I took a ease of map., part of Lopes' provincial standing on the towing path near the Britannia-bridge,
ON. and a horse-cloth, which I bought of a Portuguese col- Limehouse, he had his attention directed to an earthenware
'dies as a memorial, but would not meddle with the rest, as jar, which was Ii isting on the surface of the water. Wit-
not being correct. Maps, books, &c., were thrown aside ; ness got it on shore and found that it was tied round the
brandy, etc., drunk.—Larpeties Private Jou•nal. top with brown paper and cord, which be took of,
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CLEROYNAN.—LODDON, and, to his great astonishment, he discovered the dead
Nouruhz., MAxcu 22 —Much regret has been caused in bodies of two small children. The jar was similar to those
this part of the county by the death of the Bev. W. Beau- used for pirkling, and was marked on the side with the
champ, the respected rector of Chedgrave, near here, and figure " '2." The bodies were quite naked, and there did
son of Sir W. Beauchamp Proctor, Bart., of Laughley Park. nut appear to be any marks of violence on them. The jar
In the course of Saturday morning, the rev. gentleman was and coati nts were subsequently handed to the constable of
driving towards Norwich iu his gig. He had just reached the district, who had them conveyed in a shell to the dead-
that part of the road near the Crown Point Tavern, where house at Linieliouee Church. Mr. William Spiukr, surgeon,
there is a slight descent, about half a mils from Trowse- I Vittoria-place, Commercial-road-east, said that he had
bridge, when the horse suddenly became restive, and dashed examined the lt'dies, which had apineently been placed in
off seta furious rate. In endeavouring to st •ti the animal . ',pima, es the >kin of both was much hardened. The!e did
the deceased clergyman pulled him on one side of the road, • not seem to set one hint, and were not at maturity. It
and the wheel mounting a heap of stones, the shaft broke, ! was possible for teem to have been born alive, but he did
and the unfortunate gentleman was thrown nut, and falling not heft ve they were. There were no marks of mutilation
on his headdie was killed upon the spot. Medical was in- and toe bo:lies could not hare been long in the jar. The
stoutly called, hut all quince was gone of saving Mr. Beau.. jury returned a verdict of '• Found dead in a jar floating in
champ's life. Ills remains were conveyed to ti c neighbour. the River Lea ; bat how or by what means they came there
ing inn, and an bluest was held by the district coroner, they had no evidence to show."
when a verdict of .4 Accidental death " was recorded. THE PF.NINsULAR MAIL will be made up in the
The reverend gentleman has left a numerous family to General Piet-office, on the morning of the 23th inst., in
lament his loss. consequence of the 27th falling on a Sunday.