The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-09 00:00:00

THE BOMBAY MAILS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company have received the following despatch from
Alexandria :

" The Northam got clear off reef at 3 a.m. on the
25th August, and arrived at Sees at 6.30 p.m. on the
28th with all the mails and passengers; damage not
so serious as reported. She darted for Bombay at
6 p.m. on 31st
" The Simla (from Calcutta) and Ottawa (from
Bombay) arrived at Aden the 28th August and the
let Sept. respectively."

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, THUM/DAT Evamigo,

The meeting of the plenipotentiaries upon the
question of the double election of Prince Cones by
the two Danubian principalities—known rather as
the united principalities of Moldavia and WsDeckle
—is an event chiefly remarkable for the little interest
it excites. This once threatening question is now
a tiny wave, overwhelmed by the hogs billows of
the Italian complication, which, in the natural
order of things, will, in its tarn, be swept away in
the public eye by some still greater and more tini-
venally important question.
Since, as a rule, people don't cry out until they
are hurt, we must conclude from the ravings, more
and more furious, of the small but compact band of
retrogressista and legitimists, that the new form in
process of being given to the Italian boot is be-
ginn;ng to pinch them excruciatingly. The Gazette
du ilidi, with a prescient eye, looks to the awful
consequences which will ensue when, by the annexa-
tion of the Romagna, Piedmont will become a neigh-
bour to Naples. " One more insurrection," it says,
" and the remaining half of Italy will be delivered
over to this all disinterested government which
desires nothing but the good of Italy." (Is It
possible for words meant to be fraught with bitter-
ness to convey more of commendation?) "As for

the unfortunate Pius IX., hedged round by this
monarchy, he would reign in Rome and its pro-
vince bat in name, unceasingly menaced by a
revolutionary explosion, which, on the retreat of
our troops, would rend from him the last remnant
of the state heretofore constituted by France. But
can it be supposed that he will long continue to ac-
cept this state of material blockade, succeeding to
the moral blockade by which Piedmontese propa-
gandism has for ten years surrounded him ? Frankly
new, is this what France meant at Solferino and
Ville:ranee? What is now become of its plan of
a confederation (and echo answers ' WWI?
Is it M. de Cavour who rules in Europe P
And will France, seeing this statesman
daily approaching nearer and nearer to Lord Pal-
merston, permit the formation upon bar frontiers of
a state which may ere long create for her serious
embarrassments? To put these questions is to an-
swer them."

The news from Bologna, which you will have re-
ceived by telegraph, indicates a steady progtves in
the march of events. The two resolutions of the
Romagnols, as to the national demand for annexa.
I tion to Piedmont, and the national readiness to
contribute to the redemption of their Venetian
brethren from the clutches of the two-headed and
many-taloned eagle, will be hailed with equal ratio.
faction in England.
The Pays observes upon the prudence and caution
which characterises the words and acts of the
King of Piedmont as compared with that manifested
in those of the emancipated peoples who pray foe
annexation to his constitutional sway. Such differ-
' once should occasion no surprise. The conduct of

each is perfectly conlistent with the different situa-
tions. Victor /Immune' must be guided by policy;
the people of Central Italy have but their own high
and generous instincts to follow. But both are
striving for the same end, and with constancy that
end will surely be attained. . .

There is no revival of basin's' at the Bourse.
The leading houses which generally give a tone to
the market are now doing absolutely nothing.
Rentee left off at 89fr. cash, flier. 05e. for account,
being a trifling fall of 100. and sc. respectively.
815 fr. cub, and 817 fr. 60c. for account ;
a fall of 2fr. 60c.

Letters from Madrid zonation that the Qaceee of
Spain has just maaitalned a lose In the death of one of her
Mande, the Duelers d'Alluoseds. One day last week the
Marquis de MIMI**. gar. a splendid dinner, followed by
a ball at la Oninja. The Dachas we. remarkable for her
chemist; piety, and displayed la conversation all the
quickens. of bee wit. All at owe, In the midst of her
animation, she fell heck Into her &sir, her fee dropped from
her band, and when those around went to restore it to her
I they found that she wags curls'.