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The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-01

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

From the diatricta in West rent we are informed
that the hp an presenting a beautlfol appearance—blight,
ars, and ebodant, with few or no black hills, as wee the
seas Ism year. In Mid Bent the hop are stated to be alai-
kat, and, in proporam to the quantity of bine, give every
promise of a linimop ; bet as the bins is generally defaint,
the quantity will he ausiderably smaller than was anticipated
sae time ago. The quality, however, Is repainted as
being very superior. la Ewa Lad sad the Wald *the
grounds, we ase hare edam& hafroved Jobe Mai
few dap is maseqamae el tha mid afgala Tbe haisa
fore, it issaid, though lisegleig very Udall, bamtelly
especially the Canaille; -asol hos tha=let
leaden we boar, that, halals the
see Mietryssig
plantations salints. hem eel o mai amid ;40
indeed, that ase imam hae detetathsei mot_ to Ikek etr.
Mr. Springett, of Sandhurst, emmesacei hapipWiti a
Saturday last, and the hopping PEI,* let Wale
this week and next. It isnoticed that ibis year thartir
much awake immigrates of bilk Asa tor assay years ;
but we do not hear of any nedeashis redly of pickem Tte
accounts received from the hop-growls, districts of Boma
sad Surrey an somewhat vague; geastelly they speak of a
prospect of a good crop, though lighter than had been ex-
pected some lam sgo. They state, however, that in may
of the grounds the bins is slack ; and that, sa It is now he
late to remedy this, the duty is not likelitsbe so high,
they still set it in the Borough. Hop- will be goad
in the aura of about a week.—fiewth tons Oasette.
London, England, 1858-09-01

ausisozotron-arairi.

BartAelowwr tbeapele, a ilUiri•r; Organ Oudot, wee
charged with giving lb cepa at len o'clock as the previcws
te tts assoyenee el Kr. Chaim W. Ng, a
guadems at N, lleadwtred.
Kr. Der old defendant came outside hie levee on the
prevkise might eel hew playing his organ. He went out
and Mid hi le hada& to go away. and the deseiant did
move a her yards and then began again. He that told him
that wadi see do, upon which he moved book Is the home
pies, sod peen down hie cogra, began again. He was
et~dg~ le taw Kr organ gluon sad give than Into
swa(, Hay meened to halo in Kea the re lung ma they
away they had • right to begin again. They were en
intelmabb aathsr to biro, and be was unable to follow hie
pumas mosequense.
Kr. Ilenden, benieg been Informed that be woe not known
ha the Merrier, metier d him that if ha came there again and
did sot go away wham told he would Ise him heavily, and
dbeherged turn.
London, England, 1858-09-01

THE BRITISH SQUADRON IN THE

PACIFIC.

H.M.S. Ganes oiled from Peita on the 24th
Jely ter Callao, to be present at the eleotion of the
Tredcleat el Pero, as disturbances are expected.
That/14pm Ism proceeded to Vancenew's Island with
previsisms lad *tress for the Satellite, Havannah,
sad Plumper, surveying vessels. The Alert was
is Psalms, mid sheet to proceed up the coast to
onset freight The Alarm sailed for oaUeo; she
lapsed* to be ordered to Englaad shinty. The
Ptsea wee daily expiated at Valpamise. The
Award sad Pilades were expected at Callao frees
ladia tied Chins.

CENTRAL AMERICA.
At Panama greatwates were entertaised that the
Awlslke walla be met eie the Lothura.
United States troops fat Oregon beef passed over the
Wham at Peewee.
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
_ _

I;aiaTri74 at Panama.
The sews is eoallieting from Fesliar River, but
enrytking tends to oonarm the het that there is no
aarnztiZ aFold. Quite a last of clipper ships had
unwed at Eaa Praasisso.

A Mall screw propellor hod been shipped to
how Rim.

A patiessan from Sae Framisco went up Feszor
liver on purpose tow the soaditlen of the gold
digests than. At Tanartior he food 100 MUNN
▪ wort, earniag from OM to twenty dollars daily.
At Paget Sound-bar he found erventy.tre resia,
lining from eight to too dollars a day. At Milk-
bur ho found mon at work, soma
.g hum tea
to fifty dollars a day. At Fort Yale
ho found 200 miners, taming from too to
treaty dollars a day. Men also were working
W aloof the raver who reported the diggings good.
At Leila-bar, a fins log house had been ermined. The
elver is riewly falling, and it re exported that shortly
big strikes will ho mad*. The bank, are at pretest
worked with slalom and rockers. The river abounds
with Ash. A 'moth's and two months' provisions
is. ea hand at the various diggings.
London, England, 1858-09-01

MEXICO.

At Tamils% Omeisal Moreno i. beldieg the place
he the gesieseet, He has no missy to pay his
sad Balms M gets some has the President
gigse. will seam. Carbejal is near Tampico,
eel It is expected that he will soon enter that place
Tithed mach resistanes. The lower orders an in
hie &roar. Vera Chu is still held by the party ed-
emas to the gam/moot. The commandant has
mimed the muter' dues, against which act the
British minister has protested. The roads Sr. =safe,
gad no specie can be sent to the roast. It is raid
that there ars been ten to fifteen minces of dollars
is Mexico ready to be shipped u soon as the roads
se safe.
London, England, 1858-09-01

MONEY MARKET-THIS DAY.

Two o'Ckoex.
The funds to-day am rather Batter, owing to a
few bowl Ade mks. Prices are now quoted nearly
per cent. lower than at four o'clock yesterday.
The market for English railway stocks remains
heavy.

Coseek opened at 981, " buyers," receded to 98/
to 1, and are now quoted 981, "sellers; both for
money and the 7th Sept. The Three per Cents.
Reduced hare been dealt in at 97/ to ; the New
Three per Cents. at 97/ to 1; Bank Stack, at
227$ to 229; India Stook, at 214; India Four per
Cant. Debentures, at 98/1 ditto (mound issue),
at 971; Exchequer Bills, March. at 31s. prem.;
ditto, June, at 22e. prem. ; and Exchequer Bonds,
1869, at 1001.

The Old Tnrkish Six per Cents. are firmer, at 95
to 1. The Onranteed Four per Cents. are also more
enquired for; and there is a good demand for Anglo-
Tomb& Four-and♦-Half per Cents, which are to-
day quoted minus the half-yearly dividend. Babe are
recorded as follows :—Brasilian Old Five per Cents.,
for account, 1031; Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., for amount, 90, 901, 89f, 901, ex div.;
ditto, Three per Cents., for account, 701, 70; Portu-
guese Three per Ceuta., 1853, 461, 48 ; Turkish Six
per Cents., 96; ditto for account (Sept 16), 951, 95/;
ditto Guaranteed Four per Cents., for account,
1041.

The New Turkish loan, after receding to f to
preen., has recovered tot to 1 premium.
At Paris to-day (Wednesday), according to Mr.
Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rents,
opened at 7lfr. 900. for the account, showing a
further rise of hilly 2 per cent. compared with the
last quotation of yesterday.

The steamer Orinoco has arrived from the West
Indies, with 164,0001. in specie, and the Eagle, from
Melbourne, with 103,800/., the two sums making a
total of 267,8001.

Holders of the Anglo-Peruvian Four-and-a-Half
per Cent. Bonds are looking with interest for the
effect of the large investments which mast soon be
made through the half-yearly operation of the sink-
ing fond. It will be remembered that the agents of
the Peruvian government had great difficulty Let
half-year in collecting the requisite amount of stock.
The clearance of the market which was then effected
is not calculated to render their task less easy now;
and the bondholders, aware of this state of things,
seem proportionally reluctant to part with their
stock, unless at a high price.
London, England, 1858-09-01

FRENCH SISTERS OF CHARITY IN

PORTUGAL.

Our cast &comb from Lisbon described some dia•
graceful manifestations which had taken place in
that capital against some French Sisters of Charity
who had settled there in order to educate children.
A letter, addressed to the Courrier du Dimastche,
has the following particulars on the subject :

The French govenunsat has demanded explanations from
• the cabinet of Lisboa, and the latter, after having replied to
the French minister at that capital in a manner which
appeared to him eatlefeotory, addressed to the Porta-.
geese ChargE d'Affaires to Paris a dispatch of which
the following to an analysis:—The minister heights
by summing up the original causes of the disturb-
sacs, which lie attributes to the tons in which the jour-
nals have treated the question of admitting Sisters of
Cheeky in Portugal, a tone calculated to irritate public feel-
leg sad to give rime to criminal manifestations. The govern-
ment expresses (kelt deeply afflicted at these attempts, awl
declares that It immediately took the necessary measures for
their-repression ; bat that, notwithstanding the greatest seal,
tiles Yes yenteea impossible to diecover the parties who, on
the list of July, threw Maw at two nun► coming out of
the church of I. Loel. dee Freassle. Another nun having
sabesquently ban the object of similar video," the persons
who sommitted it had beret Immediately arrested end deli-
vered over to Justice. In ecaolndon, the dispatch moon--
made the &wird traffairei to do everything in hispower tts'j
moue the French government of the deep regret the We-
toper government hale at whet hes tam place; and of
its breed intention to punish the guilty, end to take prima-
tine esloskted to prevent the repetition of mob moms.
London, England, 1858-12-29

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1858.

SHAIIB L.IB2&—THIS Ddr.

Two o'CLoow.

The railway slam market ramie, decidedly
firm. The principal movement is in North British
and Lancashire and Yorkshire stocks, which exhibit
a considerable rise. The increase is the week's traffic'
on the latter line is said to amount to
6,3001. ; London and North Western, Great Western,
Midland, and Chester and Holyhead stocks are in
demand, and rather dearer. The settlement
is in full progress. Present quotations are
as follows, and, being for the new account,
(Jas. 14), of course include the " contango" :—Lon-
ion and North Western stock, 96 to 1;1
Great Western, 66 to 1; London and South WWI
tern, 941 t 0961 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 99/ to 1;
Midland, 1031 to 1041; Caledonian, 881 to 1 ; South
Easters, 221 per share " buyers ;" Eastern Counties,
121 to 1 per share; Berwick, 94/ to 96; York and
North Midland, 771 to 78; and North British, 61
to
trench railway shares are snoted the same as at
4 o'clock yeeterday. East Indian Railway stock has
again declined, the "continuation" having risen to 1
to / per cent. Great Western of Canada shams le-
n= dull.
London, England, 1858-03-30

Mr.
the pi

MARKETS.

THE CORN TRADE,

(ram the " Mark-lano Easels."
Another Snit week
It Path forwarded RRillg and tillage ; and
the grater propaltion of It haring been warm MI 1 .110 1, vegetation
has shown tar program. The late fluctuations, It impairs. have made
tome gate In the what rows; but ria t e are generally sown
[ltaly, In anectratlon of casualties, thorn t cbtr dime left. with •
?pourable ranee, to produce • goad crop. if the 'lglht land' have
suffered by exposure, the clap, by the repeetad have been laity
leavened, and rendered unusually friable. The bathes, In the gelds
has k aned rupellee to many market. : but the downward tendency
noted at the close of the peatous track has resuitel to • rowel decline
of it. to 9m. per qr with but a retell dentaniL Moot, are items n to be
safitclent4 good to afford continuous mane& if farmers are minded to
forward Qom. Millers, therefore, Me under no fare as to the peed-
bulgy of salting themealrea—wlth • railroad range always at command,
and foreign arrivals annually dropping la—of all qualities. with a
power to ail en the part of factor.. Quantities well be fa mote laineS.'
able for simmiston two or three months heace, whey the milk:el paned.
sill be neweing. The monetary abundance, however, an I want low
rates of tamest may attest attenUon, and bring some tone to
the trade afore this period gnaw. The Atomism m trket ls &trendy
Improved holders there aposarins Infffftwent to Europa in advhies ; but
Fiance, Belgium. Holland, and Ramberg quote raber lower rata.
the Pala port. and O&M, though little has bean abow wan*,
any change. The Santa deputies of Andalusia are "taking time bp
the forelock and, on the ground that Span urination to have • good
crep thi. yea. are labouring to get the deeroo mutated which panda
the Importation of Pala grain.
The busances In Boating cargoes ban been at foto...a—One of ff.:intim%
of&Will neara. per 4r. on pasap.
fahono amvol at 30i. 6d. Per qr.:
ma go of Nampa a. As. per qr aud one of ()daft
from Leghorn an 33e. per qr.; of barley two eagle. ef Danube at
226.3 d. per rip. and eon Tk. gad, per qr.. with me of ttudato at 19e. 6d.
per qr., and one of Egyptian on pantie at ITa per qr
The sake sal
lag were 111.816 an. mi .5611
gra lest season.week The London averages were 47wawa 41s. Sd P. 407 qralo6
The impala Into the principal port. of lima Satan for the west
ending March 17, In wheat and tar, were9l.oll tea
The Importations for Februvy tale YOU throughout the Milted
Kingdom were 203,143 qrs. wheal, &9,172 PP, flour,
London, England, 1858-03-30

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

Milt; Pan. 14er- Total. Total.
&MCVAY". open. engem. ekt-chne. 115.1. 11/57.
Week undlag Marc A A
Detroit and Milwauke h 4.e
100 44/ GM 914 091

Wait imam March fl.
Land•a. Briermar.and Bomb
.10our -
62 '.° 11601 120318
South Ewa= ...... —..—

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

0•8IIALTY.
Elteabe h Amber, Captain Lloyd, from C aerobe, to Liverpool.
foundered near CeElce, previous fo 19th Feb.—Csleutta, Pob. IL

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

Coasts' of °maw (►YIP), from Calcutta for tondoo, Feb. 10, lit.
17.10 11,1°11.5 20 W.
nen Craw Fob. 8, lat. 16 8., 100. 23 W.
Robin "hod, from London for Mbar Tows, 26 days, Feb. 11, lat.
8 N., las. 715 W.

MERCHANT SEAMEN'S FUND.—The petition to the
Hones of Commons for the eMablishment of • new
Meechant Seamen's Fund, signed by 260 masters, 161 mates,
and 714 seamen of the pert of Lyndon, was presented by
Mr. Henley, the President of the Board of Trade, on Friday
evening. The petitioners recommend that the payments to
the proposed fund should be compulsory, as they feel assured
that any attempt to make a provision for sailors who have
been worn out in the mercantile marine, founded on voluntary'
contributions, would prove a failure; and the petitioners are
also anxious that the collection and distribution of the fund
should be placed under the control of the Beard of Trade, by
which means they are convinced that the errors, mismanaged
ment, and imperfect collection which reudcred it neceseary to
pant the " Merchant Seamen's Fund Winding•up Act,' in
1851, will be avoided.
AUSTRALIAN AND INDIAN INTELLIGENCE.—Ths
Simla arrived at Suez with the Australian mail a few hours
before she was due. Owing to the moil having been
pushed across the Isthmus, and a fast steamer (the rapidly
pushed the mail on from Alexandria to Malta, it reached the
latter place two days before time. The Marseilles portion
will therefore be due in London on Friday, the 2nd proximo,
and the heavy portion will be due at Southampton on Mon-
day next, the sth proximo. The neat Indian telegram till
not be due before the llth of April. It wilt bring one day's
later news than that just received. On the 17th of April
most important news of the bombardment of Lucknow will
most probably be received. This news will be from Bombay
up to the 24th init.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. •
London, England, 1858-03-30

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1858.

holidays, which was fixed for to-morrow, is post-
poned till Wednesday, on account, it is officially an-
nounced, of Dome new bills to be presented, which
will not be ready till the latter day.
The Bourse has been extremely firm, and the ge-
neral impression is that the settlement at the end of
the month will go off well. The Bente rose 60e.
for cub and 46c. for account, closing at 70fr. 20c.
and 70fr. 250. Mobilier rose 16fr. The railways
were all in good demand at advanced quotations.
Orleans rose 10fr. ; Northern, 6fr.; Eastern,
17fr. 60c.; Lyons, llfr. 26c.; Southern, 6fr. 260.;
and Western, 2fr. 600.

The Journal de Belford days that Count Migeon,
who after having been allowed a long respite, to
suit his convenience, had finally promised to surren-
der himself on the 21st instant, to undergo the im-
prisonment to which he was sentenced for illegally
wearing the ribbon of the Legion of Honour, has,
instead of keeping his word, fled to Switzerland,
and that, in consequence, an arrest warrant has been
issued against him.
The preliminary examinations into the late out-
break at Chalons are almost concluded. It is said
that seven individuals will be sent before the next
assizes of the Saone-et-Loire, at which M. Dela-
cuisine will preside. The prosecution will be sup-

ported by the Procureur-Giencral. The trial, it is
expected, will lead to some serious disclosures rela-
tive to secret societies, particularly that of the
Marianne.

A deputation from Macon, consisting of the Abbe
Nanline curt of St. Pierre, M. Lacroix, president of
the Civil Tribunal, and M. Chamborre, waited, on
Saturday, on the Minister of the Interior and
Public Safety to solicit authorisation to open a
subscription for M. de Lamartine. Yesterday the
minister addressed the following letter to the
deputation :

gentlemen,—I have had the honour of communicating to
the Emperor the object of your visit. His Majesty la
profoundly touched at IL de Lamartine's situation, and con-
sider* that the honour of France requires that situation not
to beoome aggravated by being prolonged. No one amongst
us can be indifferent when there is a question of aiding
a man of the highest literary renown of our time, and the
Emperor appreciates better than anyone all the claims of
your countryman. The prince who for the last ten years
has opposed the excesses of the demagogical parties haa not
forgotten, and never will forget, the services rendered by M.
de Lamartine to the cause of order in 1848, and all the dis-
asters and all the shame which by hie generous energy
France was spared. I consequently can authorise the sub-
scription of which you, gentlemen, have so nobly taken the
initiative, and I am happy to announce to you that the Em-
peror is the first to inscribe his name at the head of it.
London, England, 1858-03-30

"THE' RELIEVED PROM LUCKNOW."

The following tribute was paid by the passengers
on board the Peninaalar mad Oriental Steam-packet Com-
pany's ship Colombo as ths gallant commander of that vessel,
just previously to her arrtval at Southampton on Saturday
lad :

" Ship Colombo, at See, March 26.
"Dear Captain Field,—We take this opportunity, before
the diepetvlin of oar party, to express how much we feel in-
debted to you for the pleasant end prosperous manner in
which onr 'homeward voyage has been accomplished. We
assure you that in thus addressing you we are influenced by
• sincere sense of tho unusual kindness and attention which
we have throughout experienced from yourself and the o®-
oars under your command We beg that you will convey to
all the officers our thanks and wishes for their future pros-
perity and raceme; and with the like good wishes for your-
self we subscribe ourselves your much obliged friends,
" JCLIA INOLia, MA lICIABETOTHAUCIHNESSIT,
REBECCA APTKOZPI, ISABELLA FULTON,
JCLIA J. HARRISON, LIZZIE Rooouts,
JAYS B. PILL; D. B. PZLLT,
LIZZIE fliturns, CLARA ALICE NORMAN,
M. Cowls. And the Gentlemen."

A Paris correspondent of the Independance Beige
writes I spoke some time since of a projected emigra-
tion to Loudon of the entire company of the Theatre
Fraucals, about the month of July. This project, which
was very seriously entertained, baa bees abandoned, and the
uncertainties of the situation, as regards the international
question, has not been without its influence in preventing
the plan from being realised."

A new work by M. Proudbon is shortly to be
published under the name of "Le Boa Dien au Illte

The Gagetta del Popolo of Turin states that on
the 24th Mr. Hodge was allowed an interview with M. Brof-
ferio, who has been appointed his counsel by his friend* in
London. It aloe mentions a rumour to the effect that he I.
Ant to undergo a preliminary trial in Piedmont, according to
the forms prescribed by existing international treaties. He
L described as a young man of a prepossessing exterior.
The funeral service for the Piedmonteoe who fell
at the battle of Novara (March 23. 1349) wee celebrated en
the 27th in the cathedra of Turin, in the presence of depu•
'glans from the Senate and Chamber of Deputier, the com-
mandants of the National Guard sad the garrison, several
other high funoticamiss, and a numerous and respectable
ooagregation.

We (Malta Times) understand that during the
stay of the Siamese Ambassadors.* the Imperial Hotel, one
of their permits having been gat, of gorse trifling offence
was forthwith laid on the Boor end bestissdoed wail he be-
came Insensible, and reetorativee were obliged to be used to
bring him to his seam. This at gives ea idea of tits
low state of civilisation either country and goveramint rays-
seated by these ambmsedors.
London, England, 1858-03-30

GREENWICH.

James Rolloway, 34, of Gilham's-aonrt, Rotherhithe, was
=with entering the house of Mr. Timothy Mardi;
of the Six Bells, Rotherhithe, and stealing
161. 10s. in gold and silver money, a silver watch and guard,
and other articles.
The prosecutor stated that he was accustomed to leave his
house every Sunday morning for the purpose of attending
divine worship, and as no one was left in charge of the home
llaced a padlock on the outer door, putting the key in his
pocket. On returning home on Sunday, the 14th Jimmy
last, he was surprind to find that during his absence some
person had been in the house and stolen a sum of 101. 10a,
and also • silver waren and riard. There were no marks of
violence, the thief having evidently entered and departed by
the side door, being possessed of a key to. fit the padlock.
On the following Sunday week the house was again entered
in an equally mysterious manner, and gold and silver money
I stolen, in consequence of which he communicated with the
police.
Police-constable Burke, 214 M, said that be entered the
Six Bells at nine o'clock on the previous (Sunday) morning,
and concealed himself on the premises. The prosecutor went
out about ten o'clock and placed the padlock on the door as
usual. About half-an-hour afterwards witness heard some
one unfasten the door, enter the house, and proceed into the
bar. Witness was concealed down-stairs, and immediately
after the person came by the spot where he was secreted,
he instantly seized the prisoner, and inquired what business
he had in the home f The prisoner replied that he had come
to see Mr. Macarthy; on which witness told him be must
know that Mr. Macarthy was not at home, and that he (pri-
soner) must go to the station-house with him. Witness
afterwards proceeded to the prisoner's house for the
of searching it, when be found four silver watches e
37. d
guards which the prisoner said belonged to him.
Sergeant Gotten, 7 M, said that previous to being detected
no suspicion had fallen on the prisoner, who had been in
the employ of the Messrs. Talbot, boat builders of
Rotherhithe, earning very high wages.
Mr. Trail said in order to afford the police an opportunity
of inquiring as to the possession of so many watches by the
prisoner he should remand the case until Saturday next.
London, England, 1858-03-30

LOMBARDY.

Giovanni Prati, the well-known patriotic poet of
Italy, having lately visited Padua, simply to see his
daughter who resides there, has been peremptorily
expelled from the Lombardo-Venetian territories. He
is a naturalised subject of the King of Sardinia,
though born in the Italian Tyrol, and his passport
was perfectly regular, with the visa of the Austrian
authorities at the frontier. His political views are
notoriously moderate, and he has never taken part in
any secret conspiracy.
The Archduke Maximilian, the Austrian Viceroy,
has gone from Milan to reside a few months at
Venice, leaving behind him, in addition to the gene-
ral repugnance to Austrian rule, a local matter of
dissatisfaction in the arbitrary suppression of the
Milan races, which appear to have been regarded
by the government as likely to afford a pretext for
treasonable meetings. At Venice, the signs of dis-
affection are even more prominent than at Milan.
Not only do the Italian nobility and upper classes
refuse to attend the viceregal court, but on
the 22nd, the anniversary of the ineurrec-
tion of 1848, the Archduke and Archduchess having
got out of their carriage in the Piazza of St. Mark
to join the well-dressed throng of citizen prome-
naders, no sooner was the presence of their Austrian
Imperial Highnesaes observed than, by a tacit con-
cert, the Italian ladies and gentlemen walked off to
an adjoining place, and the august representatives
of the foreign oppressor suddenly found themselves
alone. At the La Fenix Theaue the daughter of
the Austrian General Nugent, though married to an
Italian nobleman, had the bad taste to insult the
audience by ostentatiously, as she sat in a front box,
fixing the Austrian colours in her head-dress. In-
dignant murmurs were raised in the pit, and the
lady, with her friends, thought it prudent to with-
draw ; but several Austrian officers who escorted
her away were exposed to the hisses and groans of
the excited people.
We also hear of a remarkable demonstration at

Padua,- where several WundreiStudcntS:;fterrUais
in the cathedral, chanted the De Profundie on the
day of Orsini's execution. It is said that something
of the same kind occurred in other Italian cities.

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

(IT ELUTING TILIORAPN4
(PROM OUR OWN 001ZWIPONDZNT.)

SOUTHAMPTON, TIIIIDAT.

The Sultan arrived from Marseilles with a Malta
and Gibraltar mail, 3001. in specie, and fall cargo.
She conveyed the last China mail from Alexandria
to Marseilles.
London, England, 1858-03-30

knowing that so long an acquaintance as ours
has beet should not be lightly thought of. I have
for some time past considered it my duty to come to
Some definite antmgement with you, but then there bu
always bee an idea existing in my mind that I did not so
truly love you as I ought to do, in order to make impede
townie a matrimonial connexion with you. June has rolled
es, wham I was still hoping that circumstances and inter-
course would throw additional light and warmth to my
affection, and create a proper attachment, but such has not
been the case; and I think you will agree with me that the
marriage contracted between parties wanting thee) natural
ties of affection, instead of being the consummation of happi-
ness, would end in vexation and discontent. You will per
baps censure me, and I am satisfied your friends will load me
with reproaches; but, admitting that I am blameable to an
extent, I must confess that I have not sincerely come to this
conclusion until within a few dap, and I could say much
in justification of my conduct, if that could give you
any satisfaction. I deeply feel for you, and am
quits smaible that the receipt of this letter will give you
much anguish, fearing, also, Mit the attention paid by me
may have excited your love and gratitude to a greater extent
than lam aware. Yon expressed a wish, some time since,
that if it should be broken off, it should appear to the world
as your sat, to which I have no ob'ection ; and I do not in-
tend to tell any one in or near Man anything about it ;
and I think on your part it will be wise to make as little fuse
se pomMle, as revenge and retaliation can do no good. Ido
not ay this thinking you will wish anything of the kind. I
wish you to understand that the engagement, c far as it hes
hitherto existed, is now annulled, and I hope you will meet
with one who truly loves you, and in every reepeot is worthy
of you. This letter, I fear, is tediously long, but from tits
meet of motivea wished to lay before Ton as well as I could
as explanation, so that you would perceive that nothing had
been said or done by you that has given me the slightest
offence, or any treatment on your part that I consider at all
reprehensible.
" Allow ine to remain, your well-wisher, and to be for-
gotten, "J. H. RAILTON."
The learned counsel commented very strongly upon the
terms of this letter.
Mr. Jenner was called and stated that the plaintiff was 19
or 20 years of age. He also corroborated the learned coun-
sel's shtement.
For the defence it we not denied that the engagement had
been seeds ; but It wee urged that nominal damages would
oompamsats toe the alleged breach.
Tb immedistely returned a verdict for the plaintiff—
damages 6001.
London, England, 1858-01-02

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2. 1858.

LITBII.4TURE.

Cambridge Essays ; contributed by Members of the
University. Parker and Sons. 1857.
This number is careful, meritorious, and pains-
taking, but withal a little heavy. People catering
for the tastes of even the most select public should
remember that solidity may be overdone. The gen-
tleman who rushed into an hotel and ordered •
dinner of six courses, three of boiled beef and three
of roast ditto to follow, was found on inquiry to be
labouring under a chronic infirmity of judgment.
The conductors of learned periodicals would do wisely
extreme experiments upon the in.
of their readers. Unvaried
unrelieved wisdom are apt
oppressive. He who would in-
be read, and he who would be
degenerate age, must amuse. We are
that oar University essayists
higher and graver than mere
reading public. A collection of
important subjects by men who are
te, not to order or for lucre, but from
inclination, may fairly be expected
what it gains in profundity: the
presumed to possess more knowledge
• accomplishment than those trained
pens whose profession and business
"mob of gentlemen" who read
the • and sparkling pabn-
` appetite. But it is
d acadentie, and
London, England, 1858-01-02

THIS DAY.

There has been another delay in launching this
ship, and the expectations which were so confidently formed
that she would be in the water by noon to-day have bun
disappointed. From an early hour this morning all the msa
in the yard have been at wort In fixing and
testing the strength of the machinery so sa Mho-
lually to prevent another failure. Up to one o'clock this
afternoon the hydraulic rams, anchors, and other machinery
have withstood the moat powerful teats that could be applied
to them, and if no unforeseen accident occurs late in the day
the ship will be perfectly ready to be launched at daylight on
Monday. At that time the whole body of workmen have
been summoned in order to proceed with the oft delayed
Operation.
London, England, 1858-01-02

♦LTZ&ATION 01 THE 11 ETROPOLIS LOCAL HANLON..

NEXT ACT.
Mr. Mo=aro moved the following resolution :—“ That
the clerk be instructed to write to the several vestries and
district boards of the metropolis, informing them that the
board have under consideration the question of amending the
Metropolis Load Management Act, sod will be prepared to
receive from those bodies any suggestions they may desire to
offer in relation to those provisions of the act which relate to
the duties and powers of vestries and district boards."
This motion led to considerable discussion, but it was ulti-
mately agreed to by a large majority.

RANITART STATI Oi CANBIitiVZLL.
A report was brought up from the committee on works
and Improvements, to the effect that, considering the serious
evils represented by the memorial from the vestry of Cam-
berwell to have arisen and to be likely to arise from the
existing condition of the sewers in the Surrey and Kent
district, and considering also that the works of the mein
drainage, however soon they may be commenced, will not for
several years be sufficiently advanced to relieve that district
of those evils, the committee recommend that a pumping-
station be erected at the spot indicated by the enamour, for
the purpose of producing a continual discharge from the
sewers, at an °unmated expense for construction of 7,0001,
and for maintenance of 2,0001. per annum.
Mr. Tarot INS moved that the recommendation of the eem-
mitt"e be agreed to, mid it was urged by other members that
se the main drainage scheme was hung up for a considerable
time to cams, this district should be relieved by the ex-
*Mks of the works now proposed.
Mr. Luaus opposed the motion, as being an expenditure
not justified by the set of parliament.
Mtn some dlacumion the motion wee pat and agreed to.
TUB WAIN DILAINAGI AND CIA B. liALL'i 11FHILEZI.

Csttrustt. wished to put a question to the engineer,
whether any plane and estimates had been received from the
referees appointed by the Chief Commissioner of Works
linos their but meeting, and whether their own engineers
bad bon subject to any delay in making their report for want
of that information.

The ENGINE,. uid no information had been received,
and although the engineers were working very hard at their
report, they had been greatly impeded, in consequence of not
having received this tnformation.
Mr. CAILPILILIL mid It had now become time that this
board shield take up the question, and deal with it without
farther delay. He suggested that they should have a special
meth* of the board to oonsider what course they should
pursue under the drctunstances.
The board Ws disposed of some other matters of no public)
intoresa
London, England, 1858-01-02

PATRONAGE OP NATIVE
INDIA.

The following order, effecting an important change
in the status of native Christiana in the Pooptub, has been
issued on authority of Sir John Lawrence, sad Is now In
operation :
" The sufferings and trials which the Almighty hest per-
mitted to tome upon his people in this land during the past
few months, dark and mysterious tons, will grandly
end in his . The follower, of Christ will now, I be-
hove, be noel te come forward and advance the Menet,
of His kingdom sad them of His servants. The mama of
mete can so have ha permitted to rule in oar service&
&Mime sad goverwwat sornate of every olais met be es-
Curtained for their merit', Irreepectlee of creed. elm, or east*.
The native Christians en a body have, with rue mop-
dose, beta set snide. I know not ose la the Pun-
jaab (to our &epees be It mid) in any employment
under government; a proposition to employ them In
the public service ria months ago would assuredly have
been received with Manes', and would not hem bees com-
plied with ; but a change has come, and I believe there are
few who will not eagerly employ those native Christians
competent to SU appointments. I understand that in the
ranks of the army at Madras there are native Christians, and
I have heard that some of the guns at Agra are at this time
manned by native Christians. I outsider I should be wanting
in my duty at this crisis if I did not endeavour to secure a
portion of the numerous appointments in the judicial depart-
ment for native Christians, and I shall be happy (ss he m I
an)) to advance their interests equally with thole of the
Mabornedan and Hindoo cemMdenni--their future premed=
must depend on their own erelle. I shell dierebre
feel obliged by each sefellesey ilowsnior me with
a list ot the native Cloblom belesgiaff to the,
who, in their opinion, re it Ow the pairs sink*.
The following eausothwe
barell thedeses ithelsonelos
is cheeil their mem ler tem (Bolkesiso
is the nab)ng abbboilsi re tegolret USW emillabee
coo road owl well% owl b
W:
to be to the ii=laresolitti ibre:oo=-- PrinYb
palate allest4isi Ise hisiow soloblametels lo the Mild
sod ribs thoonerwle speeerally, It is holowellbe int sea-
Melee beide nod owl write owdos la the demob bowl
Abooly. awl In bedliesot, reedy, sad tnetesenhy. Coo-
INS'S@ most be lospunid at Ant to sw ce
oppointowob to- bier th‘t taw say luteod
fer the Wert
be node to • esadiaale ter • Sow
od
asothet with vim to his work ; bat ado( tlis
billas imellais wool suppeet limoth U
that as mom beambeledi whew the eshisswelesamirtit
stilt, W Sir driessie ssi ibelmono, r hew
=
=of wee=; holler wit lel • esohlitie
fay eitabothooleil en bhrew woe.
"R. Ilooloottiow."
London, England, 1858-01-02

PRUSSIA.

" The President of the Council," says a Berlin
letter, "has prepared a bill for the coming session of
the Prusainn Chambers, enacting that two millions
of thalers (7,4500,000 ft.) shall be annually applied,
for fifteen years, to the development of the navy.
It is not intended to create a large fleet, but one
equal at lent in strength to the Danish one."

THE Al

We have reoeired the following telegraphic
despatch, by submarine telegraph, from our corre-
spondent at Malta:

MALTA, JAN. 1.

The steam-ship City of Sydney arrived at Suez on
the 27th of December, with the mails, 22 passen-
gers, and 199,6671. in gold.
We understand that the City of Sydney will con-
vey to Attstralia the mails, passengers, &0., ex
Teviot, which left Southampton on the 12th of
December.
London, England, 1858-01-02

THE EXPRESS, 44.TURDAlt: EVENING, JANUARY 2, 1858.

EXPRESS FROM PARIb.

Mott ova OWN 0013.NIPONDI1T.)
PARIS, FRIDAY EYNNING.

The new year receptions at the Tuileries to-day
were to some extent marred by a raw frosty fog.
which damped and untwisted the mustachio. of
many a gallant officer who had taken uncommon
pains with his toilette in the morning. The ap-
proaches to the Tuileries presented, however, the
usual bustling scene, though it was not so gay and
enlivening as it would have been had we been
favoured with the sun of yesterday. All the
world has been out paying new year's visits,
and buying egresses. All the carriages in Paris
(as I can testify, having several times in the
course of the day tried in vain to get one)
have been in full work, and I am told that the
vendors of cheap things are very well esti*.
Bed with their new year's day. Of course the Bourse
and public offices are class& The Pays is the only
evening paper which appear.. It contains not one
line of news. To-morrow morning there will be no
journal except the Moniteur, which will probably
continue the long announcement of the new year's
list of decorations.

Villet, Bourse, and Lemaire, the three le►ders of a
band of hereditary assassins and robbers, which has
been for years the terror of a great part of Picardy,
and whose numerous and coldblooded murders are
far more extraordinary than anything related by
Eugene Sue in his famous " Mysteres de Paris,"
which are commonly accused of exagger►tion, were
executed at Amiens yesterday. The criminals ex-
hibited none of the ferocity which might have been ex-
pectedby thoscaoquaintecl with their previous career.
They took a most affectionate leave of everybody they
had known in prison, and listened attentively to the
exhortations of the priest. On their way to the
scaffold Villet said to a gendarme near him, " How
curious it is that at the last judgment you will ap-
pear with your head and I without one." But
although this remark may be thought to savour of
profanity, this same man mid to the priest who
attended him, at the very last moment, " I have
still a little money about me, take it, and employ it
in masses for me." He asked for some tobacco to
chew, and this was given him. But Lemaire asked
for a pipe—" one little pipe"—and this the authori-
ties thought right to refuse. All the prisoners
drank wine, for which they seemed grateful. A
very large military force surrounded the scaffold,
and the local journals estimate the number of per-
sons present at the execution at 60,000.
Lord Stratford de Reda& left Vienna on his way
to London on December 29.

SPAIN.

MADRID, Dac. 31.

A royal decree, published in the Gazette, autho-
rises the government to receive the taxes and to
pay the Treasury bonds in 1868, until the approba-
tion of the budgets by the Corti&
London, England, 1858-12-16

THE POLICE AND THR MILITARY AT
WOOLWICH.

Yesterday ',tresses a deputation frost the Wool-
wick Local Dowd of Herd* e"- tit of Mr. Morrie
(chairman), the Rev. T. T.meld, said Meas. Rasa and
Jackson, waited upon the Comnasknets of Metropolitan
Police, by appohanest, for the parpor of repremating the
neossity of Lucretia( the amber of pollos-eartablee for
the diewiet, la caisessuree of the imam millisry riots
which have riosady omened, ad sliest altered= of the
p
existing system d soa-latwfsratee with soldiers by the
police faros.
The deputalioe were received at lionland-yard by Sir
Richard Mayne, Chief Consnaloner, who observed that he
should pay attsetios to the statements which the depute-
d= had to maks, end should be happy to listen to any
ead
Yr. elseresd the domestics wee appointed at
the mean sir the Woolwich Los( Board, as numerous '
r;la ealsays bid be committed in the town of Wool-
via apes INNEN the military, and 'specially by the
aid.
The did not complain of the coaduct of
the II divides Mebopolitan Polio, on duty at Wooled*
' TMhut the force wee wweilastly Ise mall to cope with the evil
*
Mr.=oiesteel that mole two years since en ceder
was lead to the plies of the district not to interfere with 1
soldiers unless umareetraordinary circumstances He could
sot say that aa Aida 0/der wee given, but isertain was I
that the pikes et the &arid Weida Issrihriag with the
military a• meek se wade. The milt was that unless •
military piglet was be dila irks a row leek plate the die-
orderly Warn esemilted sulteges slum with keyssity. 1
It wee quite true that the sere brolifel of yellow es duty at
Woolwich wee entirely Intimadeps= the public
yam sad to protect the oi It bad bees 1
sided be dr rills that the woregeilles 'Mee twee
wale le he ted, ma If shit mamma Ile
Irwelid that the would eassider the sesweity
of providing mere seastaigss for Woolwich.
After-some flereete been the Rev. T. Tvddeld,
Sir R. Mayes observed ft was a mistake that an augmen-
tation was alma to he male is the atesepalliss pollee form.
Certain alterations were to be oerriell ewe, bat the force wee
sot to be eactsested. Ba was surprised to Wier about as
ceder for aowisterfereses with the military by the polies,
sad would sake *shim on the subject. He was not aware
that any such order had beenith given, sad if so it certainly
ought to be &Worsted. W regard to Womanise the force
at Woolwich, he should Ds happy to meet the views of the
deputation as far as it might be practicable, consistent with
the requiremsets of other metropolitan districts, He would
issdtut• inquiries an the subject.
The depilation, after Smola( Sir R. Mayne for his atten-
tion, withdrew.
London, England, 1858-12-16

PIEDMONT.

The Legislative Chambers of Piedmont are can-
yoked by royal decree for the 10th of January next.

A disiurbinos occurred at Genoa on the 10th, the
anniversary of the expulsion of the Austrians from
that city in 1746. After a public eervioe to cele-
brate the occasion, in the church of Origin', a crowd
consisting of workmen and students assembled, and
began to move towards Portoria. The narrowness
of the streets through which they had to pus being
likely to cause inconvenience to the public, a

high police functionary presented himself, and re-
quested the crowd to dispens; but, finding the
crowd little disposed to obey, be at length allowed
them to pass one by one. They assembled again,
however, in the Via Giulia, when a polio* force made
its appearance, and refused to allow them to go any
farther. Here a riot ensued, in which a mason lost
his life. Au inquiry has been set on foot by
order of the government, in order to ascertala.Co
whom the reeponsibility rests.

TEE WEST INDIA MAIL.

TMOBSDALT MO7IILNO.

The La Plata hes snivel with the West India
Mails. Sire left Bt. Thomas Dec. 2. Amonget her
cargo is specie to the value of 801,631 dollars.
At Jannica trade is still dulL Railroad traffic is
in consequence of damage done to the
=lll4:ed y the late rains.
Sugar is in good supply, and prices look lower.
The demand for logwood is active. Exchange:
90 days, j per cent. prem. merchants' bills, par.
Adviees have reached Demerara from China that
the prospect of getting emigrants is encouraging.
The weather is wee at Demerara. The river is fall
of shipping, and freights low.
Business is dull at Valparaiso ; there is a scarcity
of silver coin. The accounts of the harvest from
the interior of Chili are satisfactory, and the mining
news is favourable.

At Perna bill is passing tlunagtt Conran to PY
all the debts of Vivanco daring the seeolution. The
object of this is to ranee a fusion of partial. It will
cast throe or four millions.

Scene damage bad beau earwig at Aspinwall by a
heavy gale, and considerable image bed been done
to the Panama Railway by the %whets.
London, England, 1858-03-08

BELGIUM.

The Belgian Senate on Thursday was occupied •
with the examination ,of the bill for modifying the
penal code in that pert which relates to crimes com-
mitted or prepared in Belgium againat foreign go,
vernments. The diactuision wee an animated one,
but no amendment was presented. M. d'Anellit;
expressed a wish to see the bill apply to crimes 000 l."
mitted by Belgians in foreign countries: while M.
de Selye-Longehamps spoke against any ex-clyteie
prosecution as calculated to be turned into • party
weapon. Eventually the bill wee adopted by 34
votes to 4.
London, England, 1858-09-06

AUSTRIA.

The Kama Garotte publishes the Imperial decree
for the resumption of cult payments by the National
Bank, which we have already mentioned u being
about to take place. The of notes for Gash
will be made seecenively, to the different
amounts, beginning with the smallest. Tt will not,
however, be until the month of October next year
that the present forced currency of bank notes will
bare entirely teemed.
London, England, 1858-09-06

RUSSIA.

A St. Petersburg letter, of the 26th ult., says :
" The preparatory works for the railway, which will
doubtless bathe means of enabling the Crimea to re-
cover freak the disasters caused by the war, are now
in fall activity. The company have just publishtd a
notice to the effect that the loan of 65 millions of
roubles, which it is about to contract, will be issued
in 70,000 bonds of 600 roubles each, bearing interest
at 4i per cent. Ten per cent., or 60 roubles, must
be paid at the time of subscribing."
St. Petersburg journals announce that General
Mouravieff, governor of Eastern Siberia, has received
the title of " Count of Amur," as a recompense for
his services in concluding the treaty with China,
which extends the Russian frontier to the river of
that name, and grants Russia the free navigation of
the river.
London, England, 1858-09-06

TURKEY.

The following telegram has been received :
Marseilles, Sept. 4.
Coneftatinople Ingust 41.—Tint hew d 'Orient keys
that than bas Loin a peak at Aleppo which lasted three
days. The Musulmano bought arms, and clued their M-
asers. TM town was at ass thee a desert ; but, thanks to
mason takes by the authorities, the apprehanstous enter-
tained bed been allayed ; the Masetilenene, however, continued
to sue, and to provoke the Christians.
Aoserding to the Onwestitimple leserwel, there bad been
• like penis at Tripoli, whittle was only dispelled by the ar-
rival of • ship of war in the peat.
Treee in arms continue to be active in Turkey.
Tb Muicipal Caudell= of Constantinople having pro-
posal to pet a tax upoa larepseas, and to render them
liable to impriwansent for nea-ptymeed, M. de Thouvenel
bas *nuked the representatives of the Powers to consider
what arrangement should be made.
The Neapolitan government has removed the quarantine
in regard to vestals coming from Francs.
The Trieste telegram about a plot against the
Viceroy of Egypt turns out to have been little more
than a fable. fhe only foundation for it, according
to letters brought to Marseillea by the Valletta, was
the arrest of Aballah Pacha, ex-Minister of Finance,
who is imprisoned in the fortress of Aboukir, and of
some notorious Mussulman sheiks, who play upon
the credulity of the "
A letter from Damascus, of the 12th ult., in a
Trieste journal, says that the Sag of the Russian
',annulate had been insulted by fanatics, because the
consul had formed a connexion with a Kurd woman ;
also that the consul had retired to Beyrout in con-
sequenoe of the fanatics having vowed to be avenged
on him for insulting their race.