The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-28 00:00:00

SICILY.

The following protest has been addressed by the
Consular body at Messina to General Russo, Com-
mander-in-Chief of the province :

MESSINA, Aran. 13.
General—Greve excesses were spin perpetrated last night
in this town, contrary to the hopes which your assurances
had caused us to entertain, with the view of re-establish-
ing pesos and confidence, and of bringing back to the
town the population, almost all whom have left. Inoffen-
sive persona, even an old man, have fallen victims of an
unjustifiable aggression. Foreigners, English and others,
have been so grossly illtrested as to tremble for their
lives. The entire population of Messina having remained
inoffeusive and not having committed any net of real
rebellion have a nght to demand that their repose, their
wives and children, shall be respected. And yet terror
is greater than ever, and we feel under the necessity, in
order to reassure the subjects of the States which we repre-
sent, to set forth here the promises you have made. You
have been kind enough to declare, on your word of honour,
which we have never doubted, that the citadel and the forts
shall not fire on tho town ; that in no case shall soldiers
miter houses by force ; that the town shall not be troubled
in the night by the interminable discharges of musketryand
cannon, which for several days past have not allowed the
population an instant of repose, and, lastly, that if aggres-
sions, should take place at the town gates (they are impos-
sible in the interior of the town) they shall not be responded
to by platoon firing and cannonading, but that an attempt
shall be made to seise the assailants by means which,
trees the large force you possess, you can easily employ.
Such, general, are the promisee you have made to us, and
yen must permit us to state the fact to you, in order togive
them an authentic character. These promisee permit us to
reassure our own people, and at the same time all the po-
palatial of the town. We beg you to be kind enough to
aoimowledge to one of us the receipt of this document.
Aceept, (Signatures).
NAPLES, Antic. 24 (via Genoa.)
Tranquillity prevails. The head-quarters of the
royal troops have been removed to Aquila. It is
rumoured that they are destined to co-operate
with General Lamoricibre.
NAPLES, Aram 26.
The insurgent bands are being pursued con-
tinually, and are retiring before the royal forces.
They had entrenched themselves in the small town
of Carlini, which was surrounded by the royal
troops, by whom they have been completely de-
stroyed. The remnants have made their sub-
mission.

Throughout Sicily, and in the kingdom of Naples,
the most perfect order and tranquillity prevails.
TURIN, Aran. 27.
The government has received the following
despatch, dated

" Roads of Palermo,
" Wednesday Evening, April 26.
" The insurrection at Palermo has been sup-
pressed. The state of siege is rigorously main-
tained, and great numbers of royal troops are
quartered in the city.
" Messina is tranquil. The armed bands in the
interior of the Wand are insignificant, and appear
to be dispersed in all directions. The coasts are
watched.

" Great agitation prevails throughout the inland,
including the province of Trapani.
" It is only in the province of Marsala that the
royal authority has not been re-established."

PORTUGAL.
LISBON, Amu. 26.
The Duke de Terceira, President of the Ministry,
is dead.

AUSTRALIA.
QtrKENTITOWN, SATVILDAT
The Lightning has arrived off this port in 79 days
from Melbourne, haring sailed from thence on the
Bth February. She brings lb first Chills, 170 second
class and steerage passenger, and 13,479 ounces of
gold.

CANADA AND lINTTSD STATICS.
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.
The Montreal Ocean Mail Steamship Company's
screw steamer Canadian, Captain Graham, which left
Portland, Maine, on the 14th inst., arrived to the Mersey
to-day about noon, bringing 51 pmengen. She called at
Queenstown yesterday y) morning, to laod mails
and pao•ugere, and the latest commercial news was tale.
graphed from thence

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, &rummy.
The Royal Mail Company's steamer La Plata,
Captain Waller' with the West India and Pacific mail., has
arrived. She bring. 218 137,060 dollan in
specie, and a large cargo. The La Plata left St. Thomas
on the 13th inat.

A Japanese frigate had arrived at San Francisco to an-
nounce the coming of the Japanese Commissioners to the
United State.. The American strainer Roanoki was at
Aspinwall to receive them.
News from Chili we. satisfactory. The Touatty was trail.
gull and coinmeree improving. Minos were dourishing. The
grain crop was abundant. In the upper frontiers the
savages had committed many outrages and murders on the
inhabitant..
_ _ _

At Linta the trial about the murder of Captain Lambert
occupied attention. The judge had decided that he had
committed suicide, which the court refused to admit.
At Barberton" the tune crops was generally healthy, and a
fair quantity of sugar had been made. Several vowels had
mild' with cargoes. Exchange on London, 30days, 485
dole. ;60 day., 482 dole. ; 9t) days, 480
The Dora had arrived at Demerara, with 387 emigrants.
The weather was Ilse for growing crops. Trade dull.
Breadstuff' slightly improved. Stuck' much reduced.
Business at Jamaica was exceedingly dull, the supplies
were excessive, and the demand was limited for immediate
colniumptioa. Coffee hudted. sugar market plentifully
auppliel, and prices had declined. Pimento very Karre.
Coffee wss sold at 42e to 43e. for ordinary. Pimento we.
held for 3,1. coati. Sugar prices ruled from 17.. to its.
Exchange on London-90 days, i per cent. ; 60 days, 1 per
cent. ;30 days, per cent. pram. ; merchant's bills, 90
days, par.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(PSOlt OUR OWX COIUMPONDENT
PARIS, FRIDAY EVSNING.

The Ronne opened with some animation, and
the Rente ruse to 70fr. 700., but after two o'clock
there was a violent reaction, and the closing prices
were 701 r. 40c. and TOfr. 350., with a fall of 10c.
and 15c. Ifobilier fell 15fr. The Lyons Railway
fell 7fr. 50c. ; Orleans, Mr. 75c. ; Southern,
Ur. 75c. ; Northern and Eastern, 2fr. 50e. each ;
and Western, lfr. 26c. A well•known stockbroker
has aheconded, leaving a deficit of several millions.

There is much talk about M. About's forth-
coming pamphlet "La Carte d'Eurape." It is
sure to be clever and sauteing, but the important
question is whether it is in any degree officially in-
spired. I believe it will argue very much on the
footing of the new territorial division of Europe,
proposed in a map published in Faris about two
years ago, and in which almost every' power was
made to have a shoe somewhere •or other except
disinterested France, which took nothing !
Frauds by notaries are uufrequent in France, but
when they do happen the consequences are fright-
ful, fur it is the habit of society to repose unlimited
confidence in these officers, and, indeed, the law, in
many cases, leaves individuals no choice but to
trust them. A • notary, of the name of Artist/it,
has just beam tried by the Court of Assizes of the
Dordogne for forgery and other offences. He
exercised his profession at Fosseinague, and iu his
trampsetions with the office for the registration oF