The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-29 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The seals which were Abed to the royal pekoe
were removed on Haturday last, when it was
found that some documents of importance and
articles of value had been abstracted. In conse-
quence of this disown". the remaining articles
of importance have been transferred to the
museum.
The Insister of War is °hanging the colonels of
the army. who for the most part were promoted
by Narvaes and Gonzales Brsvo, and putting in
their place younger men belonging to the liberal
ParTheb•
democratic party have organised an electoral
committee in Madrid composed of 30 members,
who will immediately proceed to organise similar
committees throughout the country.
The revolutionary Junta of Rena, from which
place General Prim derives one of his titles, have
passed resolutions in favour of civil marriages, the
registration of births, deaths, and marriages by
laymen, the abolition of religious conferences in
the city, the prohibition of prayers for his Holiness,
and the prohibition of all out-door manifestations
of worship.

(motes aseria's sonscr.)
MADRID, Dor. M.
The Official Gazette will shortly publish the de-
cree authorising the issue of a loan of 1,000,000,000
reels to meet the present engagements of the
government. . . .

Several democratic members of the municipal
council of Madrid have moved a vote of oensure
upon the provisional government for having oz.-
pressed in their official capacity an opinion rela-
tive to the future form of government. The
municipal body will most likely discuss this
matter to-morrow.

MADRID. Oar. 28, Evainse.
The proposed loan will be issued in Treasury
Ronde, redeemable in twenty years.
The Municipality of Madrid have refused to
accept the resignation of General Escalente, com-
mander of the militia.
The Constituent Cortes will not meet till the end
of December.

FRANCE.

THE - MONITEUR" ON THE AUSTRIAN

ARMY BILL.

PIMA Oar. 29.

The Mon Steer, in its bulletin of to-day, referring
to the discussion of the Army Bill in Austria, says :
" The manlier of 800,000 men is perfectly in ac-
cordance wide the number of inhabitants of Austria
and with the general state of affairs in Europe. The
thoroughly peaceful intentions of the Austrian
government, and the entirely satisfactory state of
political affairs resulting from the mutual good
feelings and relations of the powers cannot fail to
give to the discussion on the Austrian Army Bill
shortly to be held, a purely technical character.
" Everything calculated to spread uneasiness will
therefore be discarded from the dissuasion, as the
public mind is at the present moment quite made
up that all the requisite conditions exist in Europe
to insure peace and tranquillity."

ROUMANIA.
BUCHAREST, Oar. VL

It is denied on reliable authority that an alliance
bed been formed between the governments of
Russia and Rounuinia. _ .

The rumour of a marriage between Prince
Charles and the third daughter of the King of
Denmark is also declared to be an invention.

GRRICCE.
ATKIN% Ocm. 28.

In to-day's sitting of the Greek Chamber, the
budget for the current year came on for discussion.
A fresh vote of confidence in the present Minis-
try has been passed by a majority of five votes.
M. Feuds, the new French Minister, has
arrived.

AMERICA.

NEW YORE, Oa. 28.

The Cunard steamship Palmyra arrived at Bos-
ton at 10 a.m. to-day. The Allan steamship
Peruvian arrived at Quebec. The Guion steamship
Nebraska, and Anchor steamship Caledonia, at
New York to-day.
Closing Prices :—Gold opened at 1341, and
closed at 1341. The range of the fluctuations
during the day was 1 per tent. Sterling exchange
on London, 109 f ; 6-20 United States Bonds,
1882, 113; ditto, 1886, 1111; ditto, 1865, 1101;
10-40 ditto, 1061. Illinois, 1441 ; Iris, 391.
Cotton, Middling Upland, 251. Petroleum,
standard white, 31. Flour, extra State, 6 dole.
700. to 7 dole. 300. Corn, old mixed. 1 dol. 13c.