The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-13 00:00:00

SPAIN.
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"Several journals," says the Pays, "have an-
flounced or repeated that Spain was about to con-
tract a loan, fixed at 250 millions. We are in •
position to affirm that there is absolutely no truth
in that intelligence. Evidently it is not impossible
that at an epoch more or less remote, and by reason
of its financial difficulties, the Spanish government
may decide on such • step, but in any case it would
have first to be authorised by the Cortes."

RIPORTILD OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA WEAR EP-
PING. Gres! alarm has been created at Bppiog and
in the neighbourhood, in cotheqnsthe of Asiatic
cholera having made its appearance there is a very
virulent form. Twelve cease have occurred, out of which
have died, but one of the five has sot died from
cholera but from other causes perfectly naturaL A sanitary
inspector from the Privy Council haa been down to the
iseighbourbood, and has bees materially misted in his inves-
tigations by Dr. Clegg and the other medical gentlemen of
the district. It appears that a farmer residing at Thoydon
had been does to Weymouth for change of air, sod while
there had an attack of Asiatic obolers, from which he
got better, and returned home as Sunday, the 24th Sept.
Sept.
On the following Tuesday his wife was takes ill with an
attack of cholera sad coofined to her bed. Os the following
Saturday one' of the little girls was attacked with the
disease and died in about eight hours. On the same night
a boy who slept in an outhouse on' the premises was simi-
larly attacked, but he recovered. On Monday night Dr
Keith, men., one of the physicians who attended on the
patients, was attacked with the complaint, and in a few
how, succumbed to its virulence. On the Tuesday following
another daughter of the farmer's was attacked, but she is
now recovering. On Wednesday the housemaid was attacked,
but reothered. On Friday the farmer himself was stain
taken ill, and so *even wan the attack that he died in
shout 10 hours. On the same night a labourer ea the
farm was taken m and died on the following Saturday. He
was removed to his cottage close into Epping previous to
hie death, and Mrs. Saville, who laid him out, was sable-
gneeely attached with cholera, and died yesterday. The
body of the hews got ewer the attack upon her, bet when
she found her husband wan dead, she refused to take food
or 'mythic, that was necessary to sustain her is her thee
debilitated state. This ease avoid not be said im be a death
from Asiatic cholera. The moths/ of this lady was severely
attacked, and, although she is 87 planet age, is still battling
against the malady. The whole of Mums Wig seem to
kayo originated he one house, and to have weed a little in
the seighboutheed, bat from the *hams ervasgemests
that have been made by the snegistrataa of the district,
at the suggestion al the mediael gentlemen who have be.
concerned in these ems, it is leaped that the disease is en
the wane, so sew ONO having oessrred sines heath last
Chao( Woo Glow, the tali Celestial, had the
honour of rewiring his Royal Hiahnees le Duo de Nemoors.
his Royal Highness Is Comte d'Arteis, sad his Erthlleacy
le Marquis d'Aseglie and suite, at his yesterday after-
math's levee.

that there have not been altogether more
than 340 cases and 190 deaths. But the medical
publication, the Gazette des Hdpiiatia, states that
there have been between five and six hundred cases,
and that at this moment them are from 110 to 120
•eLIIIIOII in the two hospitals, Beanjon and LA-
Ware. It is agreed on all hands, however, that
the viritlence of the cases is gradually diminishing.
There is a rumour that li4. Viotor Hugo, now
in Brussels, and preparing to preside as the "stu-
dents' oongress," is likely to be expelled from Bel-
glum. The news does not seem to me absolutely
incredible. The recent expulsion of MM. Bogeard
and Longuet shows that the Belgian Ministry has
not the courage to disobey any order from France ;
and there is probably no man living for whom the
present French government entertain such intense
feelings of hatred as the author of "Napoleon le
Petit." An excuse would be found in the disorder
which the bare preliminaries of the congress are
said to have occasioned iu the schools. It is al-
leged that not a single student has this
year been found fit to go up for his final
examination at the University of Liege,
and the blame is laid upon Victor Hugo, whose
doctrines about the " federations of people " have
turned the young men's heads and made them
neglect their studies. A great many French
students propose to leave Paris for the congress.
The late French Vice-Consul at Carupano, M.
Pietri, has made a complaint to his government
of serious ill-treatment, with the connivance of
the authorities of that port, which will probably
lead to a demand for satisfaetion from the republic
of Venezuela. The statement is that on the
24th of August last, as M. Pietri, who had
made arrangements to leave Carupano for another
destination, was about to step oa board a steamer,
he was stopped by two men, who, in the presence
of the authorities, shook their fists in his face and
threatened to kill him. M. Pietri appealed to the
authorities for protection, warned them that be
was still the vice-consul of France, and said he
should hold them responsible for any insult or in-
jury he might receive. They did not interfere ;he
was knocked down, severely wounded by a sword-
stick, and only saved from death by a fellow Cor-
sican, M. Barthelemy Tavern, of Ajaccio, who,
with no other weapons than his vigorous arms,
forced his 'assailants to let go their hold. No
effort was made to arrest the assassins ; they
remained unmolested for a whole week, and
then left the country at leisure. As soon
as M. Pietri recovered from his wounds
he laid tee facts of the case before the admiral com-
manding the French naval station of the Antilles,
and it is thought that by this time the admiral
will have made a hostile demonstration to enforce
exemplary redress.
The Bourse was extremely firm. Bente roes
120. for cash, and Ina for account, closing at
67fr. 90c. and 67fr. 92c. Mohan): rose 16fr. 25c.,
and Mexican