The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-09 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, Nov. 2.
A Mr. Orlandi made a balloon ascension at Bar-
celona on the 27th ult. As no news was °trained of
him for two days, great uneasiness was felt lest he
should have met with the same unhappy fate as Mon-
sieur Arban. He had, however, a very narrow escape
of his life. The balloon was rafted over the snow-
covered mountains of Vallvidrera, when it was en-
veloped in a ;thick mist, now and then pierced b
lightning. The intrepid aeronaut was covered with
a thick coating of hail, that fell ineessently. Having
ascended above the cloud, he caught another glimpse
of the sun, and, seeing. that the wind changed in a
south-westerly direchoo, he resolved to descend to
the earth, which he could not in the least die-

anguish.
The wind drove the balloon with !amble velocity,
and at last it fell into the sea, where M. Orlsndi,
holding feat by the ropes, managed to keep himself
above water daring three hours, when he was washed
on shore at ten at night, his balloon being carried out
to sea again. After two hours spent on the cold sand
he recovered his strength sufficiently to get up and
look out for shelter. He wu stopped by ens of the
coat-guard, who had like to have shot him as a
smuggler or a bandit, bet who recognising him as the
man of the balloon (el hombre del globo) took him to
a village and put him to bed. A subscription has
been met on foot for him, u, with the loss of his
balloon, he has been deprived of his only resource.

MADRID, Nov. 3.
The senate will appoint, to-morrow, the committee
charged to draw up the address in answer to the
speech from the throne. The committees for verifying
the elections will present to morrow a great number
of reports in the Chamber of Deputies. The chamber
will be constituted before the 15th. The budget will
be presented immediately. The news of the 20th
ult. from Cuba is satisfactory.

ITALY.

LOMBARDY:

The Milan annieolute374 Contains a notice to
the effect that a telegraphic sight-servios has bees
organised its.. the let teat. between Verona, Miles,
and Venice, end bat the disposal of the public for
privet* correspoadesos.

PIEDMONT.

By a deerse of Nov. 2, the King of Sardinia bas
named eight new senators. Baron Jacquemond and
Count Alexander Pistilli am of the numbtr.

ROMAN STATES.

Oar correspondent at Rome, writing on Oct. 30,
sends the substance of the convention 'ivied between
the Austrian and papal governments respecting the
free navigaticn of the Po. He concludes his letter
thou:
" We are all in an extremely bad humour hue ea
account of the enormous tax pat upon 00111•1111119 and
industry of all sorts —sot a man has sent Lab's sum
or trade as required by the edict, and it is expected
that a tremendous outbreak will take place if the
MUM* is carried out by force. A riot broke out at
Albano oa the publishing of the notification. and the
governor ham taken refuge in Rome, having hardly tes-
*aped with his life. It is currently reported that the tax
will be abasdoned by the government, and the minis-
ter Galli of the finances, dismissed, Cardinal Ponied
coming from Paris to take his place. Tile portfolios
of justice and arms are also stated to be about to
change hand., Antonelli and Jacobin remaining firm
at the Foreign-office and that of commerce. General
Osmeati is expected to leave son, the command of the
French" army being transferred to General Cas-
tilians,