The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-24 00:00:00

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIITY, Sot rn K ex-
SINUTOII.-41 great change hos takes place is these gardenia
trials the lest few days. The here spots intended for the
American garden are sow pose with clumps of rhododen-
dron, covered with bud. ready So beret, ao as to be in full
Wean es the sth of June. The bedding out plants are
being put in their place% and the visitor can now, from the
glimpses give° by a stray bud here and there expanding,
judge what the mamas of different colour are to be, and
antes at a very fair ronclwrion as to the design. In another
wear the coloured grovels will be le:d down, and by the sth
of Jose. we hear that the annals and lands will be filled
with water. We understand that at the opening a portioal
of the v:id in the garde*, will he kept by the Ist Mid-
dlesex V near oliinteen, under the command of Lie t.-
Colonel 'Leal, of Y'Leod. The band of this corps lobo
Ie be de attendance.

INDIAN FI ?I • NeE.—The financial advice* from
Oshestir by the last mail reach to the 19th of April, and
are satisfactory as to the prospecta of the Treasury being
brought out of all difficulties at an early date. As the
Indian year ends on the Ist of May, the budget of Mr.
Laing was expected in the course of n few weeks, and it
was believed that • large reduction of the army—probably
to the extent of 25,000 men—would be announced. As
the lodise navy is in course of almost entire extinction,
• heavy sum will also be saved in that depart.
meat. Concurrently with this diminution of expen-
diture a considerable noreelliation of income was calico-
lard upon. The additional salt duty should being alsiut
300,0001. From opium • very great increase is anticipated
sompared with the past year, and, although this is never •
satisfactory item of revenue to rely upon—and it is hecom.
ing more uncertain with every advance in price—the im-
provement at this juncture is particularly opportune. An
extra duty of 100 rupees per chest has just been
imposed upon opium from Bombay, to take effect
from the Ent of October, with • guarantee against
further Juneau before October, 1802, and this
may add 400,000/. to the revenue. The price of Bengal
opium hes likewise been steadily rising, nod the govern-
ment now sell at about 230/. per chest, instead of 1001.,
which was the quotation • year ago. Rough estimates
from an experienced source of what the opium revenue is ,
likely to be for the ensuing year. including the new duty
Ola Bombay opium and supposing Bengal to continue to sell
at about VIW. per chest, place it at 6,500,0001. against
4,400,0001. in *l%O-1. It remains to be seen what charge
will check the consumption of Indian opium and drive the
Chinese to use their own, but thus far prices in China have
Wowed steadily with those in India.—Times.
CONK Nl4' AT lON WITH THE CONTI N ENT. —TIM
Smith Estero and the Northern of France Railway Com-
panies have organised • new second or nightly service, to
begin on the 3lst inst., between Loudon and Faris, via
Folkestone and Boulogne by the regular trains, in addition
to the existing special ten-hour tidal service. This night
service, occupying during the greater pert of the month
about 16; hours on the journey, and being first and
sea red class, will be convenient for those who prefer
the Folkestone and Boulogne route to the longer and
move expensive route of the MIMI ennipanise by the
night mail train via Calais, which i restricted to
firetedus Foreseen. An extension of the through
MAN system of the South Eastern Railway has
jib* bees brought into operation. In consequence of
the opening of the halthburg Railway between Munich
soil Vienna, pareogers can he booked through, rid Paris,
to Vienna, and also u heretofore, rid Cologne. Through
tickets are now for the first time baud to Mannheim,
Carisrube, Saltation, Munich, Kustendje, and Constanti-
no* rid Paris ; and to Baden .lieden, and Heidelberg rid
Parr, as well as hr the Cologne route, as formerly. The
route to Cassiantinople, for which these tickets are avail-
able rid the Danube and the Black Bea Railway, offers a
reduced Ns voyage of 24 hours. The through ticket
system of the Booth Eastern Railway and the Continental
railways in connexion now embraces nearly every European
capital.