The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-16 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

VILNA, Ocr 13.
A train conveying the Emperor of Russia has
arrived here amid the greatest edthusiasm on the
part of the population. The Emperor expressed his
satisfaction to the managers of the railway.

BORNEO.

ALEXANDRIA, Ocr. 7.

According to advices received here the war in
Borneo against the natives was being continued ad-
vantageously to the Dutch. A revolt of the foreign
legion at Semarang had taken place, but was im-
mediately suppressed.
The Isaac Sell has been totally wrecked. The
crew were saved. _ _ .

BATAS lA, Auausr 24.

A mutiny of Swim troops broke out.at Samarang.
Nine mutineers were killed and 35 were sentenced
to be hung. A similar rising intended by the Swiss
troops throughout Java has been discovered.

One of our local literati (says a Melbourne paper)
has bad the courage and the ability to produce a five-act
comedy. We refer to Mr. R. If. Korea, and h 6 "Spec is
China." The represeatatioo cannot be dignifies, by calling
it a succeed, but it would be unjust to call it a failure,
Another piece, a one-act tragedy. entitled "The Death of
Marlowe," by the same author, had been produced previ-
ously, sod met with considerable favour.
A dreadful accident occurred last week 011 the
Lake of Garda. The boiler of a gunboat, which has been
riming regularly, with permission of the government.
from Salo to Limone no the opposite shore, exploded, and
precipitated 80 persons into the lake. Only the captain
and some of the crew were saved. The whole family of
Count Guerrieri, of Verona, comprising eight persons were
lost; and this family of Count Avrighi, of Salo, suffered th •
same fate. The number of victims Is about 70.
THE NEW ZEALAND WAIL—The excitement
throughout the Australian colonies with regard to the pro-
gress of hostilities iu New Zealand has not in the slightest
degree slated. And, much as we regret the painful neces-
sity for doing so, wu must acknowledge that the latest
advices indicate that the colonists of Taranaki have by uo
means reached:the most serious stage of the war in which
they am so prominently engaged. Notwithstanthue that
strong hopes are entertained that the reinforcements from
this colony, and those from Tasmania, New South Wales,
and South Australia, will eruble the represeuustive of her
Majesty to assert her authority and inflict decisive chastise-
I meet on the insurgent natives, the latter do not appear to
lie iutimWsted by the recent arrival at the seat of war of a
numerous force, under Major General Pratt. In fact, they
have become emboldened, and, in the words of a corres-
pondent aritieg from Taranaki on the Bth inst., the "war
is now apparently on a new basis. The enemy have hitherto
respected farm property awl cattle of the settler,. They
have now commenced destroying everything they am,
and drive oil all the tattle and shop."—Melbearac Herald,
August 28.
THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT IN AUSTRALIA.
One of the meet noticeable events of the past month 6 the
great nrogrese whirls has been made in the volunteer move-
tuent. The New Zeeland war appears to have bred both
old and young with a military ardour which speaks highly
fur the loyalty of the colonists, end will la of greet service
In an emergency. We stated in our last that in conse-
quence of the =settled state of Europe, awl
the disturbances in New Zealand, which had neces-
sitated the withdrawal of all the troops from this colony,
the government proposed to Mama; the =tuber of
volunteer., end they have in effect received the peraiimion
of the legidatuie to increase the number, if necessary, to
10,000. In pursosues od title the volunteer recruitiog
sergeants have recently been busy in holding meetings for
enrolments thnsugh the various districts, tool their
efforts have been attended with great success. A
number of pecan. have joised, and from the pro-
Maguey the volunteers have hitherto attained in
their drill and the use of arms, the force will,
lefore long, vie with similar forces in any dependency of
UM =Wale mom Sinai the departure of the troops for
New Zesland, the right of a red coat is of unusual ter
cerreoce. Out treasury, public °Moos, and vim-royalty
itself, are now guarded by volunteers, thoroughly evincing
the spirit of Ins ilty which Ferrules the force of this
oniony. It is also a pleasing feature of the volun-
teer 1110Velikoalt, that. in the journals of the day
repeated offers ire made by volunteers to proceed
to New Zeeland, stud assist iu quelling the very unfortunate
disturleinee which hus taken place there ; and should
such a necessityerisse, co believe it would be possible to
raise as goal a volunteer tern for that aerviee as *amid be
desired ; and thus the necessity it bringing troops from dis-
tant quartera would be avoided. However, so far as the
prutxtiou of this colony is concerned, we doubt not that in
tie event of an invasiou the Victonau Volunteers will price
as efficient in a. live eel t ice as they have hitherto jam ed
themselves in their drill and Lams= dety.—Melbuurite
Herald, Aug. 25.