The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-13 00:00:00

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY Emma.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Alhambra, Captain Roskell, from Lisbon on the 7th inst.,
has arrived with the above mails. She brings six passengers
and 1,3.501. in specie.
Oa the 7th inst. the Alhambra pared the steamer Bra•
standing for Lisbon. There were in harbour at
Lisbon her Majesty's ships St. Jean d'Acre, Trafalgar, and
Edgar. The Imniortaliti sailed for the Mediterranean on
the Bth inst. The Russian gunboat Morge wee at Lisbon,
on her way to China.
At Lisbon the exchange on London at three months was
quoted 5411 to 54/ ; on Paris, 527 ; on Genoa, 522 ; on
Amsterdam, 441 ;on Hamburg, 48. Ranks, Three per
Cents., 474; Coupons, 481; Deferred, 381 ; Beak of Portu-
gal, 554 mareis ; Commercial Bank of Oporto, 256 ;
Mercantile Bank, 250 milreis.

The Marseilles journals announce that the Em-
peror, hawing of the serious illness in that city of M.
Mary, the well-known author, has accorded him a pension
of 5,000 fr. ►-ysar from the privy purse. This generous
donation was announced to the writer in a moat flattering
letter front Marshal Yealimit, Grand Marshal of the Palace.

A letter from Rome of the sth says :—"The
levee of the King and Queen of Naples on Thursday last,
which seems to have been held expressly for the benefit of
British subjects, was but scantily attended. There were
eighteen ladies present, and about the same number of men,
chiefly Irish catholic., Englishmen who had gone over to
the Church of Rome, and some Maltese. Soms of the
ladies, who went there as • matter of curiosity, appear to
have been unaware of the exact object, and were rather
startled when an English catholic in the Pope's service pro-
ceeded to read an address of condolence, in which was de-
plored the treachery by which the cause had been lost, &c.
The King does nut seem to have gained many golden opinions
on the occasion. The story goes that he rather discouraged
the reading of the address, and made his escape from the
room before it was concluded. The Queen, on the other
hand, charms everybody by her graceful manner and pleas-
ing personal appearance."

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A large portion of the celebrated Campana col-
lection at Rome, so well known to lovers of art and virtu,
has been sold to the Rumania government for the sum of
130,000 crowns, or about 27,000 i. sterling. It may he
said that Russia has had tho pick of the collection, and
certainly she bas carried away some of its finest specimens,
but it was so rich in certain classes of antiquities that there
still remains much for amateurs to oovet. The jewellery
has not been taken, and of the fine collection of Etrusmn
vases, only about 500 have been included in the purchase.
The Message,. of Nice mentions a melancholy
catastrophe which had just occurred in the commune of
Lieneola. Au evidence of immense extent suddenly fell
from the top of the mountain called the Moeller, carrying
everything before it. Fourteen cottages were swept evilly,
four hundred head of cattle perished, and twenty families
are reduced to misery. Three persons were buried beneath
the rains ; when got out, one was still alive, though dread-
fully injured, and the other two were dead.
EXTRAORDINARY CHARLIE AGAINNT COLLIERY
PROPRITToRs.—At the Dudley Police Court, on Monday,
Adam Hickman, Edward Hickman, John Hickman, and
Edward Wright, were charged,
.under the Act 7 and 8
George IV., cap. '27, .with stealing 10,300 tons of coal,
value 2,481/., the property of A. H. Barn and Co., of
Haden Hill Colliery.-11r. Robinson, in opening the case
for the prosecution, mid the defendants, in June, 1859,
leased a colliery adjacent to the prosecutors', which had
previously been worked by Messrs. Humphries and Brettle.
At the time that firm left the colliery, it was supposed to
be worked out, but after it had been taken by the &fen-
dents, it was noticed that they commenced thawing
a great quantity of coal of a superior quality to that
which had been previously obtained bona the pit. The men
who were working in Messrs. Barre' colliery stated to
their employers that they could hear the workmen in
the adjoining mine; and the oomplainants, therefore,
asked permission to inspect the defendants' colliery. This
remission had been refused, until Mr. Barn had takeu
legal proceedings to compel them to allow his agents to in-
spect, the pit. Upon Messrs. Crew and Johnson, mine
agents, going into the work, they found that trespass had
taken place on Messrs. Bans' mine to the extent complained
of. Mr. 1101/10,00 proceeded to call witnesses. Masan.
Barn' manager proved inspecting the defendant.' colliery.
when he found that is one gateway they bad driven A 4
yards through Moms. Barn' thick coal. He should think
that the coal got would be about 10,000 toes. Mews.
Johnson and Crew having stated the result of their inspec-
tam, Mr. Jackson intimated that, if the bench considered
that a pninst,focie owe bad been made out, be should re-
sane his defence. The bench said that they had determined
to send the case to • higher court. The primmer, who
pleaded nut guilty, were then committed for trial at the
/Raiford assizes, bail being accepted for their appearance.