The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-28 00:00:00

BAVARIA.

MUNICH, AUGUST 27, HYMNING.
The new official paper, Buddestache Prase, pub-
lishes to-day its political programme, in which it
declares that it is the mission of Bavaria, as the
chief South German State, to mediate between
Austria and Prussia, in order to prevent the re-
currence of a conflict between those two Powers.

THE SPANISH INSURRECTION.
MADRID, Amuse 27.
According to the latest official despatches re-
ceived here, 1,000 insurgents in Catalonia have
taken advantage of the amnesty and surrendered
to the authorities. Contreras with 100 men form-
ing the remnant of his band has pealed into Arra-
gon. The bands in Arragon which a short time
since numbered 1,200 men do not now exceed 400,
and the rest of the insurgents under Pierrad and
Contreras are moving towards Benasque and Con-
trans on the frontier, pursued by the troops. The
res. of Spain is quiet.
The insurgent chief Pierrad, arrested at Per-
pignan, is not General Pierrad, as was stated, but
hig brother, formerly • colonel in the bpanish
army.

THE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

By the arrival of the above mails we have ad-
vices from Madras to July 27 ; Colombo, July 30 ;
Shanghai, July 5 ; Hong Kong, July 12 ; Singa-
pore, July 20, &c.
The Madras Athenaien says that the subject of
an improved system of weights and measures ap-
plicable to the whole of India has been before the
government of India since 1864, and after pro-
tracted correspondence on the subject with the
several local governments and the Secretary of
State for India, a mixed committee for the
three presidencies is to assemble in Calcutta
on the 15th of November, to decide upon a system
of which they can recommend the adoption. The
guiding considerations which the government of
India have recommended the committee to keep
in view are the practical convenience of the system
for adoption in India generally, and its capability
of being placed in easy relation with that now
existing in England.

JAPAN.

The Herald, of June 27, in its summary says :

The visit of the ministers to Osseo has been almost for-
gotten, but beautiful as was the gloss on everything when
they were there, and smooth as seemed the surface of the
lately troubled waters of Japanese affairs, there seems to
have arisen a veuniversally felt apprehension in the
minds of the trading classes around us that the result of
the visit will be not the opening of the ports, hut a very
determined and even armed opposition to the Tycoon,
unless that prince permits at all events the large daimios
on the seaboard to open their ports and to trade with
foreigners.
_

Advice. from Nagasaki to May 18 state that
very bad weather had been experienced at that
port. On the night of the 14th May it rained in
torrents and caused a great deal of damage and
loss of life ; about twenty Japanese are reported
drowned or killed by the falling houses. Two
large wooden bridgesin the town that lead to Desima
were completely washed away, and a great deal of
damage done both in the native and English set-
tlements by the great quantities of water pouring,
down from the hills. Many of the godowns have'
been flooded, and much cargo damaged. It was
one of the severest storms experienced at Nagasaki
for some time. Four or five stone bridges were
carried away, houses flooded and destroyed, and a
large quantity of rice damaged. The Manila
arrived on the 18th, bringing Admiral Keppel ; he
has since transferred his flag to the Pelorus. The
Serpent left on the 17th to survey the new port on
the west coast. Noti would probably be the place
chosen.

AUTHORISATION OF THE IMPORTATION OF GRAIN
INTO SPAIN.—MADRID, AUGUST 24.—The following royal
decree has been issued, ►uthorising the import of grain
into Spain :—"Agreeing to the proposition of my council of
minister'', I decree as follows :—Article 1. The introduc•
Lion of foreign corn and foreign flours along the coast from
Cape Croat to the mouth of the Guadiana is authorized
for the period of four months. Article 2. All corn and
flours imported in virtue of this authorisation shall pay al
fiscal duty of ha' centimes of a crown per hectolitre for
corn and 10 centimes of a crown per hundred kilogrammes
(or metrical hundredweight) for flour in Spanish bottoms ;
and 10 centimes and 80 centimes of a crown respectively
in foreign bottoms. Article 3. The circulation of grain and
flour shall be maintained free and without obstruction of
any kind throughout the kingdom, under the efficient
protection of the administrative authorities.--Given at
San Ildefonoo, August 22, 1867. Signed by the Queen,
and the President of the Council of Ministers, Ramon