The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-23 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, AVOUNT 17.
The Ministry of Finance is buy preparing the
budget of 1861. The treaty of extradnioa with
France is on the point of being ratified.
The state of relations between Sisk and the United
States is, 1 learn, at the present moment far from sa-
tisfactory. The cabinet of Washington has reo,ntly
addressed to its representative at the Court of Madrid,
P l a note, couched in language of unusual energy, com-
plaining or the arrest of several citizens of the United
States in Cuba, on prestion of their haying fa-
voured the piratical expedition of General Lopez
The government of the United States has every reason
to believe malty of these citizens entirely and abso-
lutely foreign to all proceedings connected with that
movement. But even had there been strong pre-
sumption of their guilt, the measures of the Spanish
government at Cuba, in violating the domiciles of
these citizens, forcing their doors at untimely hours
of the night, to the great alarm and anguish
their families, dragging them away violently to
Prison, where they are mis au secret, that
is, isolated within, and not allowed to bold any
communication with their friends without, and there
suffered to remain, without being subjected to any in-
terrogatory or judicial examination in order to esta-
blish their guilt, or being allowed any opportunity of
proving their innocence—such measures would in all
oases be totally at variance with the customs of in-
ternational law. The chargé d'affaires of the United
States at Madrid is therefore instructed to express
the surprise and pain of his government on learning
this violent and illegal treatment of its citizens by a
friendly power, an( to insist upon immediate orders
being sent by the central government to the captain-
general of Ceba to put a stop to such intolerable
grievances. The government of the United States
also dwells upon the precious time lost in ex-
changing despatches upon a subject of this na-
ture across the Atlantic, while its citi-
zens are suffering prejudice in their per-
sons and properties ; and where even a day of delay
is a matter of high importance, months are suffered
to elapse without any step being taken to procure
their liberation from confinement, mach less their
compensation for the wrongs and injustice suffered.
Finally, the American government declares that it is
resolved to act with energy in order to procure a
speedy and satisfactory solution of this question, and
protests against any further procrastination on the
part of the Spanish government.
The AIMIPTIOSII 'huge d'affaires has had several
interviews with Same Fidel relative to this affair, and
has just sent off a special courier to London with
despatches for the government of the United States.
It is thought that the answer of the cabinet of Madrid,
which is reported in this communication, will be
deemed far from satisfactory at Washington. We
are therefore looking out for a rum in this quarter.
It seems by no means impossible that if the American
citizens unjustly incarcerated In Cuba are not
speedily liberated, a more formidable dessonstratian
than that of Lopes will astonish the eyes of the na-
tives at Havannah in the shape of an American
squadron.

MADRID, Ave. 17.—These per cestk, Z 3 1-9; after
Bolas, 331 Nab, 113 3-16 paper. Four Per Crate., 131
Sash. Five per Ceatui 141; after Boles, 131 sash, 14 paper,
with the two overdue Orepose, 141 melt. Coupons 71 wish.
Perim, 3 16-16 sea. Back at St. Ferdiaaad. 574 cash.
liaeltause ea User., 60.40.

ITALY.
PIEDMONT.
TURIN, AvavST 18.
The Archbishop of Charobery, Monsigneur Billet,
has authorised a service in his diocese for the repose
of the soul of M. de Beata Rosa, but he has forbidden
any inscription to that effect to be posted at the ea-
truce of the church. This prohibition has given
peat Amos to the liberals, whose organs complain
bitterly of the archbishop's conduct. The govern-
ment is wended with the regulation of the relations
between church cad state on the subject of marriage.