The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-27 00:00:00

ROME.

BOILS, AMU. 26.

Twelve soldiers belonging to the battalion of
Chasseurs died on Wednesday last at Tivoli, and
as many more are now dangerously ill. This has
not been caused by cholera, as reported, but by the
imprudent use of old copper cooking utensils.
The Osservatore Romano publishes an address,
signed by 400 catholies residing in Rome, protest
ing against the usurpers of the temporal power in
the states formerly belonging to the church.

WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, Aran. 27.

The West India and Pacific steamer America,
from the West Indies, has arrived here. She left
Port-au-Prince on the Bth April.
Advice. from Hayti state that General Saget
occupied the provisional presidency pending the
arrival of General Salnave, who had been elected
president.
General Salnave arrived at Cape Hayti on the
27th March, and was received with enthusiasm.
Salutes were fired from the shore and from an
American war vessel in port.
The Financial Department had published a
notice that import and tonnage dues would be
received in national currency at the Treasury rate.
The Jamaica news was unimportant.
NAZAIRE, APRIL 27.

The Transatlantic Company's steamship Wash-
ington has arrived here, with 202 passengers, and
1,100,000 francs in specie.
Her dates are San Francisco, 19th ; Valparaiso,
11th ; Callao, 21st March ; Colon, 2nd ; St.
Martha, 4th ; and Martinique, 11th April.
A fresh political movement had broken out in
Columbia.

The population of St. Martha was in arms.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE JAVA.

The Royal Mail steamship Java. from New York
on the 17th inst., arrived at Queenstown at 12.30
a.m. to-day (Saturday), with 165 passengers.
After landing all the mails excepting those for
Liverpool, a portion of the Scotch, and 23 pas-
sengers, she proceeded for Liverpool at 12.50 a.m.
All well.

NEW YORK, Aran 17, MownNo.

The opinion of Chief Justice Chase sustaining
the refusal of the Supreme Court to consider the Mis-
sissippi injunction, declares the court has no jurisdiction
in the ease, having no right to interfere with
the President in the exercise of his official funs.
tions. The application was without precedent. If the
injunction were allowed and the President refused to obey
the court would be without power to enforce process. If
the President complied with the order of the court, and re-
fused to execute the Reconstruction Act, and the House of
Representatives impeached him for such refusal, could the
court interpose on behalf of the President, and prevent his
trial by the Senate? The Supreme Court could not consider
any complaint against the incumbent of the presidential
office.

Governor Shirkey bus intimated be would alter the bill
so as to come within the jurisdiction of the court and then
offer it.

The court has permitted the Georgia application to be
filed.

The Attorney-General making no objection, the Supreme
Court has aubpcenaed Generale Stanton, Grant, and Pope to
appear before it on the tint Monday in December to
answer the plaint.

General Sickles has issued an order, setting forth that
the general destitution prevalent in his district renders
( xtraordinary me►sures for relief necessary ; he therefore
orders th.t no person shall be imprisoned or property
seized for debt incurred during the war. S►les of
property for debt incurred within the year previous
to the war are to be postponed for one year,
and implements of husbandry and household goods to the
value of five hundred dollars are to be reserved to each
family exempt from legal seizure. The carrying of deadly
weapons, except by the military, is strictly prohibited.
The governors of South and North Carolina have allowed
the pardon of persons convicted by the civil courts.
General Sheridan has ►nnounced that, pending the
decision of the Attsrney-General, all those who have been
disfranchised by the Reconstruction Act will be excluded
from registration as well as those about whose right to
vote any doubt exists. The registration is progressing in
Louisiana, most of the applicants being negroes.
The conservative candidate has been elected Mayor of
Pensacola, in Florida. A number of radical negroes be-
came riotous and threatened to burn the city. A detach.
merit of national cavalry were called out to preserve order.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of negro radicals was
held at Nashville on Monday. On Tuesday the Tennessee
Conservative Convention at Nashville nominated Mr.
Emerson Etheridge as governor. Six negro representatives
were present, and speeches were made denunciatory of
Congress.

Governor Brownlow has declared the registration of
voters in eight counties of Tennessee null and void.
Maryland has decided by a majority of 10,000 in favour
of holding a Conservative Constitutional State Convention
on the Bth of May.