The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-03 00:00:00

Tir:z LAST DAYS OF THE CAILNIVAL AT

ROME.

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ROME: FIB. 26.

The expiring shrieks of maskers, and the fading
glimmer of moccoletti on Tuesday evening, gave in-
dication of the conclusion of the carnival, the real
Roman delicie. This saturnalian festival has exhi-
bited during the present season somewhat of a
revival of its quondam spirit. The ingenuity of the
revellers has been displayed in providing disguises
for their natural faces, without transgressing the
severe edict of the government against the use of
masks. Orange peel spectacles, redundant tow wigs,
and pigment worthy of an Iroquois or Cherokee war-
rior, have produced a compromise between the jealous
observance of the sbirri and the innate Roman love of
•'traeestimento." The beauty of the weather for the last
day of the Carnival gave an additional impulse to the
gaiety of the scene and the spirits of the spectators.
The Corso was crowded with varied specimens of
humanity in serried ranks from the Piazza del Po-
polo to the Piazza di Venezia. All Europe appeared
to be gazing and pelting flowers and confetti from
the windows and balconies of the Romans. Then
the boom of the cannon, and the carriages

were turned out of the Corso, to make room for the
dragoons, whose red plumes were seen dancing
aloft as they gallopped up and and down the long
street, to clear the way for the racehorses.
These nn•Asoot looking animals next performed
their part in the day's entertainment, presenting
the usual rivalry between the milkman and
the banker Cecchi, the respective owners of the
favourite running horses ; finally the carriages were
readmitted to the Corso, tapers were lit above, below,
and round about, and the blue of flickering light,
which renders the effect of the maccoktti so unique,
was maintained in spite of the determined efforts
of the extinguishing partisans, with their handker-
chiefs, bouquets, and other missiles, until the signal
gun gave the order for universal darkness.
The extinction of the maccoletti sent the crowd
off in various directions ; supper parties, theatres,
and the masked ball at the opera, drew
their respective portions of revellers, and cafes and
°stereos were crowded with laughing audiences
round voluble improrisalori, in the garb of counts,

quack doctors, and lawyers, until the approach of
midnight, and the imminent commencement of
Lent, sent the motley crew homewards, with
jangling mandolines and tambourines, to the sound
of which pagliacciva and pukinallas cut their final
' capers with ecstatic enjoyment. " Sic Our ad
antra r may one indeed exclaim, on seeing how
little is requisite to render people happy!

NAPLES.

A telegraphic despatch from Naples states that
on Saturday last the Queen gave birth to a prince,
being her ninth child.

UNITED STATES.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.

This evening the royal mail steam-ship Africa
Captain N. Shannon, arrived in this port, direct
from New York, whence she sailed on the 18th ult.
She has brought, besides the usual mails, G 3 pas-
sengers and 228,480 dollars in specie on freight,
chiefly for Havre.
She passed the royal mail steamer America, hence
March let, off Fastest Rock.
The Dallas-Clarendon treaty is laid over until the
6th of March, on the first day of the new adminis-
tration ; it appears that all the southern members
opposed it, owing to the slavery clause regarding
Honduras. _ _

The Netherlands extradition treaty had passed the
Senate.

Advices from Washington state that Mr. Bu-
chanan had not completed his cabinet. The French
minister had demanded from the government COM-
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pensation for the injuries to the French residents
during the bombardments of Grey Town.
In the Burden case the jury had returned a ver-
dict of wilful murder against Mrs. Cunningham,
Eckel, and Snodgrass. They were of opinion that
the daughters of Mrs. Cunningham were also impli-
cated, and recommended their safe keeping. Snod-
grass said, in reply to the coroner, " I am entirely
innocent; I know nothing whatever of the facts re-
lating to the murder of Dr. Burden. If any one
knows anything about the murder in the family, I
think it is Miss August Cunningham, with the
mother, understand me—that is, if the murder was
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perpetrated by any of the inmates of the house."
The French Minister has made a demand on the
United States' government for indemnity for losses
sustained by French residents at Greytown during
its bombardment by the Cyan° frigate.
The house of representatives of Indiana have
plumped a bill securing to married women whose bus-',
bands have been imprisoned for felony, all their own
real and personal property, their own earnings dur-
ing such desertion or separation, and the proceeds of
their husbands' debts.

A " Ferranti Liberty Bill," relative to persons
claimed as fitgitive slaves, has been introduced into
the Wisconsin legislature. It directs trial by jury
to be provided for persons claimed, punishes false
and malicious arrests of persons as fugitive slaves
with 1,000 dole. fine, and gives power to county
courts to grant writs of habeas carpus.
A bill to prevent the circulation of abolition docu-
ments and newspapers has been introduced into the
Louisiana legislature. Thu bill makes it a criminal
offence to take an abolition paper. ' A bill has also
been introduced, to render aid to the Americans now
in Nicaragua.
According to intelligence from Mexico dated Feb. 1
the treaty signed between the United States and
Mexico provides that the former shall lend Mexico
fifteen million dollars, of which three millions go to
pay American claims, and the United States is to
have a mortgage on the customs revenue, and to re-
ceive 16 per cent of the duties.
The money market at New York is exceedingly
active at '7 per cent, and even higher for demand
loans. Paper was offered freely from 9 to 12 per cent.
Stocks were buoyant and active.
Exchange on London, 1091 to 81 ; Paris, 3.211
to 6.221.
Cotton was firm, with full sales.
Flour dull, with a limited market, closing prices
favouring the purchaser. Wheat was firm, and
there was a good demand for Indian corn.
Provisions were in good request, and prices steady.
Freights were heavy. More grain was offering
for LiverpooL