The Express. — London, England, 1849-09-20 00:00:00

of 39 het average, at 71d.; ditto, 43 to dhoe, at 80.; 49 fest, at sid. Floated eals were quoted high, and a good many transea. times had lately taken piece; Warier would omensand 71.105. Standard staves were in eseridsrable de mised, and could not be bad at 371. 10s.; pipe ditto were worth 401. to 421. 10s. Deals, pine, floored, wore held at 71 10s. to 81. 10e; ditto, bright, at 61 . to 101.; ditto, spruce, first quality, at al. 10e.; ditto, Mad quality, at 41. Shares of the Montreal Bash. 501. POW were dealt be at 10 per cent. discount; Quebec Mining Com ppaassyy 10& paid, at 10s. Id. to Ha.; Quebecfir 1001. paid, at 771. Exchange wss quoted an follows, viz.: Bank ea Lauda& 60 days, 10 to 10i per cent. prem. ; private ea dine, 60 days, 9 to 91 per oat. premium. Amman to returns Weed from the Supervisor of Wise's Mee, the fallowing is the number d feet of Or varier aseeriptkies of timber measured at Quebec z M the Sikh of August this year, le compared with lig date is the two preceding pure, vis.n i e l whitpine this year, 9,818,114 feet, meanie 6,863,782 is 1848, sad 7,838, 019 in 1847; red pine the 1,638,721, against 3,211,944 in 1848, and 3,186,934 is 1847; oak, 614,699 this year, st 901,015 in 1848, and 1,372,993 is 1847 ; 901,900 this year, against 955,093 in 1848, and 1,668,995 in 1847; esb, 68,106 this year, against 34,260 in 1548, and 117,580 in 1847; beraweed, 4,119 this year, against 4,315 in 1848, and 11,061 in 1847 ; butternut, 1,255 this year, against 2,188 in 1848, and 5,733 in 1847 ; temeras, 114,803 this yew, against 400,755 in 1848, and 613,623 in 1647 ; bah and megger. 103,474 this per, sliest 28,186 is 17,4134 in 1847. The umber of vomit wYeh had arrived at the Pr' d Omile up to the let deplesabot was 761, or =Y the sues as 1848; in the tonnage, however, am image this year of 16,953 tons. The num bs" of emfgatate who bed arrived at Quebec up to the In Avast was 406 oats, and 32,628 steerage paumgem. sealed 631 cabin and 23,563 passigere at Mesas, date in 1848; the Merrame eera Z peer b thatelbee 9,065 pines& Pam ferrate we fears that the fall wheat hervest la fiat adelibearheed was a lm ost entirely gathered fa, sad the Odd proved most abundant, greater than Lev saw pose past. On many farms 30, 40, and eta 10 - bedisla to the sore were obtained. Ageism from Prime Edward's Island state that the General Assembly of that island was prorogued to the 30th October. The harvest in the different prate of the soustry was just commencing. It is stated that the wheat crop throughout the island would prove a very good coe, and, although the oats were eat, they were "morally well filled. No appeases, of the diners had bees met with is the and the moped that wales% and also of tor ah?. never wore a better appearance. Nova Scotia letters state that the weather continued oppremively hot, the thermometer ranging during the day from 84 to 96 degrees ia the shade. Many tree were raging in the woods around Halifax, and sassed a dense smoky haze, which completely filled the atmosphere. This same weather, however, had bees particularly propitious for harvesting and hay making. The potato crop was considered nearly out of danger, and the wheat woo free from weevil It' wasemilldently believed that the crops, hay excepted, would prove more productive and more profitable than for the last three years. From New Brunswick we have no news of parti cular interest. In some quarters fires continued to rage in tho woods; and latterly, as no rain had fallen he some time, they had 'pried to a rather alarming =tent. - The latest accounts from the Brasile extend to the 17th July from Rio, the 6th August from Peruse home sad the 81 August tram Bahia. The oommereiel news linen Rio is not of mush im porters:le, and is only a lbw days later than that pre viously received. The womb of the improved rimard for safes is Europe bad not bad the effect upon the market that might have besa expected, and rites remained about the same as previous to the arrival of the June whet ors the 23rd July. The comparative =poets of the three principal products for the first six months of the last three years, were- Wks is 1849, 780,764 baps; in 1848, 850,718 bags; in 1847, 859,094 bags. Sugar in 1849, 3,043 ewe; in 1848. 3,645 cues; in 1847, 3,544 cute Rides in 1849, 183,281; in 1849, 128,880 ; in 1847, 187,816. From which we adonis the fallowing molts :-The quality dooffee exported during the first six months of 1849 was 8.222 per cent. less than in the same pssiod of 1848, bat the average currency price having lima 8.703 per out. more in 1849 than in 1848, it fol lows that the value of the coffee exported from Ist of January to 30:h Jane, 1849, exceeded that of the six months of 1848 by nearly one half per cent. The new crop is understood to be considerably deficient in quantity, but very superior in quality. In consequence of the diminution in the production of sugar in that part of Brazil, its exportation is an wally falling off hem Rio. The quantities received there daring the past season of 1818 49 was only 6,584 eases, and 13,354 boxes and barrels, which slowed a diminution on the average of eve year., suiting in 1849, of 4,277 came, and 7,491 boxes sad barrels. The new euzars were just commenclog to arrive. Exchange on the 26th July was 25d. The impoets of mottos], linen, and woollen pine goods had loop pace with those of last year, but wen ra qoantity about 30 per cent. below those of 1847. At Pernambuco, on the sth August, the weather continued favourable foe the growing crops. A few wales cf sugar in bags bad been made for whits at 1,460 rs. to 2,500 raw.; brown at 1,800 re M 1,900 es.; white, in CSWII. at 1,200 re ahem Cerro; brown, ditto, at 1,200 re. ditto. Cottle was in request at 4,800 re. to 4,900 re ; hides were quoted at 100 to 1021 rs. Freights were dull, and cargo was difficult to be had; one vessel had been tale , ll up for cotton to Liverpool at 9-18 d., and ano ther small vessel at 40s. for oases and 35.. for bop to the Channel. Exchange was 25d. The exports from let Nov. to 31st July were: cotton 28,183 bags, against 17,933 bags same period last year; sugar 47,800 toes, against 46,200 tons same period last year; bides, 48 849, against 69,828 same period last year; hone 22,000, against 2,100 same period last year; rem 3,698 pipes, against 408 pipes same period last year. Babia advice* of the 6th August state that the market for sager was dull, though very little wee Marred for sale. The pries. paid for fair average lots were 2,000 re. to 2,500 n., equal to 18s. 103. and 11s. par ewe free on board. The receipts amounted to 70,808 cases, against 86,380 same penal Feet year. The receipts of cotton to the lst Avast were 17,887 hop ! Lens inquiry bad smog op for this staple at 4.600 re. equal to 4.. 13-1005. free on board. For hides the quotations were, dry, 110 re, equal to nit o. b ,dry gaited, 86re, equal to 21d., fl o. b. Tee supply rf coals was large, and the article dielault of eels at 8,000 to 9,000 re. In exchange there was little doing, quoted 23/d. to 25d. The scarcity of export produces had reduced the rates of freight to 35.. fur the North of Europe, and 32,. Bd. to 355. for the South. The stooks( f British manufactures were heavy, and sales were being made by public suction, pertisularly of cotton fabrics. The weather was fa vourable for the standing crops. The exports from the let October to the Ist August for the last three years were : of cotton in 1849, 18,243 bags ; same }.p lod 1848, 8,741 bags ; same period 1847, 8,878 Saga in eases, hoses, and barrel', in 1849, 63,386 packages ; in 1848, 58,428 packages; in 1847, 66,941 packages. Letters have been received this afternoon to the 16th April from Adelaide, and to the lit May from Malheur'', Port Philip. From Melbourne we learn that the Prinoms Royal had clearsd out at Portland oa the 18th April for Loadoa with 1,171 bales wool on board. A few small lets of wool had been sold at 1.. to is. 0/d. for amoral; discoloured at 81d.; teem, °geese, at Bd. ; locks sad sundries at 81d. Mauritius sugar had been sold at 171. to 241. per too. The exchange on this seren•ry eoetinued the same. Letters from Adelaide inform us that the South Autraliaa Mining Association had held their fourth C. meeting, at which the statement produced to ai sle Burrs proprietors was received with mach satialesioa. It details the arrangements they have mewed into with the great Smelting Company, con dusted by Mears. Schneider and Co., which penned a new degree of prosnrity to the Rona Bona proprietors. It appears the Mining knosiatios is to furnish the Smelting Com paq with 10,000 teas copper ore of 16 to 25 per MIL produce dude, the ant year of the contract, sad with 30,000 tons ore far six succeeding years, provided ee mach be raised. According to this arreagemeat, the Minim, Assosiation will be at lib sty to export the dela ems, should Rim found • te maim to de es, whilst km& at their very dews far the • whisk the expense of hawk r st 'to weal masa te a has , prises fa asidnishei=l t . etk '..4 B a Bldg% 11. . i i re Kant Reesenb 4 able, 101 _i_ P " .yal, Wheel Gartsr, 181. ; Wheal Onager, 61.10..; Lambe, 61. de. Al Agrimitarists' Association had bees formed at Mashie, and bad published s report, hem which it srie that is the whey 99,747 sores were then under wheat, estimated to produce 21 bushels per acre. The prams will aeoordiogly be this year 624,687 bushels The population wee 40,000 indi viduals, to which will be added is the cease of the year 12,000 more. Assaming the eonsmartisa at 8 hels psr bead. and seed Orr the next par at= bushel', there will remelt a surplus of 100,4117 of wheat, sr one-third of the entire alp kr impart, which at the thew market price of 21. 11i per bushel, & could be laid down in England, including height, Ts hasuesco, and all charges, at 552.44. per qr. si THIS DAT. is is Two °Tune. The amount of business traaracted in the English it foods continues extremely limited. Consols opened steady this is( at 921 to 1 for mossy, and 921 le to 1 for meant, and have so continued cep to the 1:I =1 time, with scarcely the elightat variation. net BWe mark 37e.and 406. um. SS . lathe leseignassit mast a g dial el blames hes bees dine. ad Owe ritually are rather armor. tee' The *Meal trammtlar of the morning comprie: itt Brazilian, at 871; dithl Now, at 88. Banco Ayres, so; at 491 and 481. Danish Three per Crum, at 78. 1:4 Twoeuxim-Halt per Cate. Data, at 511 and /. t h e Marken, ex soepoe, at 271 and 1. l'ertivian, is at so and 57. Foresees' Converted, at 291. Roe- r e eke, at 1061. Spanish Five per Cents., at 17/. le The °iambi' quotations of the French Banta peter- p li . day at Paris were 58.25 for the Three per Cents., and is 08.70 for the Fives. MIOLISS WWI*. Si SE* Souk. obi Sa ws % ow. am.* se 1 per Cta. SOL A1111L...1*. CIL S ri% 114 i VW CS. 0011. ass.. lii I Th. to SOL 6 . TOZZIOS VOID& U irg: Assirlis i a b a !it i 1 4: 20 14 sr msi lfa..14 in 15 =Sit Mle 1 pis OL Km, 1114 Ulf 1 se I OL lISL,SS T • pot Ct. Prudes Mi.. S 6 T so vs. SI I Ossy. ISI SO II OL Aye% 44 IS S P rer se iss Ils. i lSl x =I. I Z 97 . ESL LT ri gh prrielillS inz,..t;„ii Sessih Delonsil ISL.— SS SS IL AS 1 1111— ; OrCL.t i s 4 S I ll S PllS := Tramgv. =Z 6ll"3llll. la44::ls 21 RAILWAYS st . E . ; ; Port 1 Pad Sum. Zin.wAn. AO abanissa Do. Proianose_ kohgtOret,Bos..iti. 11 arta la Nolo Int ( Ws& 1911.! basal ao oath), p L SSwrablr' s ".g. iftworo,AßOsarlrel 10 Ithas..ll l 4th., art Dad olle My pad, to 1 111 a . "llll9sals guru 74 Nos.. sad Bin fa sod Nestar 274 D.. 11106 176 SO• 14 Ds. Linos 10 Da. MO Pishosessi 30 Chester h all Void 13 Do. 10 Oulthraol idlest Jo II C Ds. h rrl It SIR.)_ Si D0.(34 C .10a.)6 p. Ct. Pot N tholes ooks 10 Der. 4w thaa.ll p. q Do. SO., •p. Ct., No. 1 q Do. do. N 0.3 N Do. N. lb E. 6 per Ct... 14 Dotlairea 4S Der. Or Swarm aka LAB.% Oro I NI Zion C. ditto _ • h ash 11 P. OW 36 east 23 Do. . tiDe. 4. g grecs,. Do. 11 pc Ct. Pro,; IL 2i V. Ithodaddra 110 sop sad Otrirrer... 96 Da. ~as 1141nbaria h Northers ... 15 Do. Newport . TDB PRODUCE MARKET. 10 1 q Emir, Ysistl, hoOrtll . . Wise and Isaaosth MINCING-lAMB, Bill. 19. 55 50 N o g s o m as 81743•14-Tht West India private contract astket has 113 124 Der one,A,Diirra Ws is gni oaths ; Mi. sold at the tall oleo of petards,. 14 Ds. shoo Ct B. IP. . TON bas aft bar • paths sale 67-day. Beflasd sanUntare dolt 14 4 Do. yr Coat Pr0f..... sad grads ow aat lower. thoory lamps low to the, 475. Or 47 ‘' fleall.sod W ye. (Ira.) to Mb 104 No* et erna... Carro.-Tbs robe sale of Ka top sad 9) tasks of plantation IS U • Dm NO Orybra Illit of sesathly * tally polio' nos. The qualities go- N la Dana% redly good. Prim rope Aron Ns. to ro. 16 It Do. No, ftl6 11,501bsgs d Mask OUSISOS sihred. The 100 100 Grist Wasters topper bald far fan prim, sad assrluell ths boot* Y. Cloth fa i 0 Do. i r r s =gold at wry Nab Res.. Ms sliesk asatthao m 3$ IS altDs. Nona to tao. Ile. Is 101 r. Gape s Cabot odd shaft tram 70 So Do. 1106. Is Ills.; hook% Us. to Sla ; Akira, SU to Ns. 17 lb Do. Seth 617 - IIIIASDT. -The dthories sodas, lags, ad the stack largely SO SO Ball sad lathy hid ad gothass. which are now 35 IS Do. e isms qao .a tnot begsrdraidtril of litS, Ifta, la had. to Os. Y. 14 114 Ds. I those - Bassos. t Ude soars than an lead appersost and 1,000 IS la Samar lad Clarithe togs add is ode at a dodo Noma Istraellon ato 7, 14 10 Da, TWIN . . 2711. N.; ad. IS, 172. Tb.lopoto withbow !shooks ft, has. GL O. 100 Loraidso sad Toilalthe N& O 100 96 Do. Omer matthass assedo •NO Was Daly Kid. SO 46 Ds. ions ... Tarnow boa boa dal :t u t o s7s. Id. Ts.:sinthen, rigida 4,745 Nod barn, 39 10 Do. hdris a low tlrfaoethl. Comosa ONISSOIIid Nth sprit. 13 16 No.llldade fth to pro ; aOsr ausetplirs the harryoboreag. 10 10 Do. Now Sp.CL).. Ilnosass Osthihsr ; ask Nth NON add 911. to 30 9 Da beat Bake 261. Ith ; bibs Imr. Way booth la. 234. to NIL ;St Pctostorg SO Da MOO Wye* than Moe aid tab. to 3111. 14 10 Do.; shoo (11) la odor odds, so alatortal slissstka. Ifs sits•Ssess ta the N 30 Lode es allrolfard... warbst wan way Nan play arab* tram all parse at bolero is se S 0 thole sot Thlrek . thodorark and as the soil beak at fad Thorn bang shod the 15 Do. Now Prof. 6p. that roe es as a gement ON day. 1301 eiden sot Ilisekwall mums. rata, ik pl. 20 . liwy pw ,7 T im 6!. 1:0 line a l= ILO:Oit a.. Stathth-Tlis paths sass osasissed of forsiga la bead, My lalothesparallids.. UN baths of Hanossil sot ON err labia, ter which then did 5. IS D s. prn ass appear balm at as mess, and they Were bought In by the In- MI 60 Do.Coaort i p.0L,1632 =, Hama at offs; Sl whits Bahia, at Ns. 6d. to 245. ; ot. 100 00.ew 25 gm. • p. Nc . t. 10s. U. to 110. Tho robed market continues don ; low to 114 157 La m m 0 , 50 07 , ww i di pod possaiNop, 3oa. SO 90 Do. PrObreass . Corss.-The has pans eels ot 5,400 bap of Costa Ries gala, gw 1•0 (m o 770 , 700 ;i0i 0 i; a MON ot sog reisdso yds.% awl the espartos are baying 55 15 /5„ Hew; •00700 SO 7 Do. Nabs . Oscas.-b paths solo of Trinidad was chiefly withdrawn he 10 7:57.210 . N..1 0' . 6a1mai visa at Wpm ft previous Mee. la. So Looks Oa Booth-Wotan Itsca-3,111111 baps et middllog white Brood sold laravily, at to t o 04 Ds. 77•77, 5 s .. N. U. 40 St Do. _ .11ow £4O Orme nodal den. 14 lq Do. Dards ... Tsa.-tho paths miss brie Mid Way with uses "OW than •0 Do. 7 . 70070w iii 7w. they sonotheal. Como Craps. N. 09114 d. per lb. Bee bayera. 18 5 57ww w .. 0w ,5 In other oaths no =Odd alteraNsa. IN 100 lsseb., tthaf., and Us... 31 r m isans, No. 1 .. TALLOW. -The what Is quiet. Petersburg Y. C. on 33 55 20 Do. Do. 77 0 . PV a spat, s. ; October to Demobs? delivery, 375.; separats 135 114 Da s um No. g orates' 6thory, 7172. Id. SO Do., Great Grizaaby 14 Do. do. . 14 Do. Ilhet...ed 23 Do. Odor*, Doak .. Do. [Nada Deka 100 $0 D mares Da _ 100 Do. Biro sod Duly ... 100 Do. B. and B. 6 p. • 100 Newoostlo and Cathie too Norfolk ~ IS Do. Now /70 20 Do. Moran. 6 par Ct So Da Lovelace DNA pCt 13. Uo. Noss 14 Do. arch- 4 Do. Pretense, 17, North thatliodakko Othed 6 a . re„ sa a d Mew. q Berke awl Intshis . 23 Sottish Central 11 sYssws. L ls Biro., Cii;mii 7 Do. am. B s Ds., New froarsolod 16 Chrowstory and Moor (No. M.1111a.) „. Da Halos - IS; Da. Dorothy I Do. Nor.. 10 Dan asai. P7i ..., 10 DOM _ UM= .- IS DS. PIONIMNISS Soy ` SS S Da lb. tho l u s ... so Do. fa f ... „. 110 Da No. f... .„ 10 Do. No. 4 =wag S 10 Ds. Da 4 S WIWI IS T C100k.7 14 astbseires. mai 10 Woorlbed amok 116.=, hi Wow fame p. Olt gni, Da la do. . 43 onks,thassiath &Ways. 10TorltNether Bowl& De.Bst.(Tectraffewat) s Do. 0.21.1.P11 Protheses In York sad Bari 10 De. Probesses COTTON..—LIVISPOOL. SIM 19.—The Market to-cley Fr was Teri deli, sad UM sells vitlf about 6,000 Wu, Including 2,000 124 taken ow spesahation sad osport. 23 HAMM. Sept 19.—Little or nothing doing is the Cotton U market; prises without altaatios, sad ales to two o'oiock 77$ babw, at 2 ens prior. 10 CORN.—Bastrinat, Sept. 19 —A awaher of samples of t psis were share at as meted UM day, of will& a large quantity leo I wanold Wheat, and err whisk higher piem were asked ; the swum * posse wee, they kith bylaw wee traimeteL MiDeri, with akw 20 ezemiloss, edged to Ws more this the rates et last week. Wheat * sold at tram 11s. ts Th. per three tudisim Barley, fray 275. to 19a. par parter. to Cenorzwrwa, Sept. 19.—There was a swan show of tol Wheat at merlin toffy. New sold freely, at as advises of U. to Ss. $ per qr.; Hat add west at slowly, at about haw rates. There is • fair memsd Sar ether pide No alteratica in prism. Whist, IN to I 446. Earley, IN. to IN. OAP, lee. to Ifs. Rms. IN. ki MIA 66 Pus, Xs. to Us. liew, per seek. t• HAYWARD'S BRAWN, Sept. 19. Oar laarket 10. day IS was tolerably emptied with Wheat, whisk fogad piwelimers at an „P mlnnee at 1,. per qr. from this day week. With mildew Barley T, huts Me ban dime at pretest. Baser steady. Cats sad Tess meek cleft gals at revises rates. Whist, white silk to la; Z 4. s l to IL 10s. sew led. 13e. is Ilk ; la sialthig, 29A to su. Id. to too. no so Sta. Pese: PA to le NRWAltit, Sept l9.—We had • swan aftwassee en he Cheap today, sod the empty at Wheat ins duet ant him of to freely at an advame d le. to ie. per gr. New sealtese *way ia to moderate simply sad fay realised lest week's pima. Oats. Bseaa. it tad Pella saattred to sates. Now wider Tares the ten amp!. ge Wheat, old, white, Ms. to 41%. ; red, Um te Ps; sew, whim 445. to 47a.; MAIL to Ps. Raley, sew maldag, Sue, to elm ell hreiga It grinding, DA to Na. Oale, old. IN. to ; saw, IN. to fila. Mass, b l a b l Um ; sew, Sta. to Ms. Twee, were !WSW. t& to in h. Id. per. Roaroan, Sept. 19.—At oar market to-day we bad a tie fair quantity et Whist, whkk sold freely at is. per qt. above last 10 week'. pleas; bat remittal, other Mad of great at market. Wheat, to NM to PM Dar*, Wm to Sam ; pities& its. to 117 s. Oats, lee. to lb. Dams, Sim ts SU Poem Pm to Rim lye. ra to Us. Is Sroustag, flopt.lll.—Coateery to expectation, at our our. quality hew led • verynsell *owe Wheat, ths andithei wry good, I t o better set- Mom lad year. Th e demised was antes ; buyers could sat get Us* supply, evenpantly prime adnuisid with the day: se amiss Ps. wee gtme he le Scam of red Wheat; The . 4 while, as.; warm Ma. Oats an bad to sell, at low pekes. DURAiw, Sept. U.—The weather &arias the past wash has bem ate* ilivemble, sad the eaeditioa at the saw pain mist- hi lons mime lagremeessi At this day's market buyers sited with as.. sr limn sad th• plass were slightly 61111101114, say, Wheat ltd., awl Osts Id. bareeL Oatmeal, pm toe, and Isdkin Com 22 te i ar gr. The was the earremy at saw grain: Wheat, Ws. be Dm; wed, ISA to Ds. 6d. pm. RAMA M Se. to NA per INS& brim, to Pia pee Mts. Berm t a i. to SA RI. tams* Stle. NEM Indies Dont, tolls. per 41101ba wawa, c N. ed. to les per set Flew, seends, Ile. to lis. HOPE.—Bozotroz MAUI?, 8 pt. 20 —Yam. Patten- t dm sad Smith mart Oat thobsp imps doers full 000daarth abort of 3 . bo.dodom Ur asts to NAM& to MOM.. awl few a monk to badt It at them poiata. About 160 ON*; no Hops 3 Wen atadiad at Worfamer fair. 103 bushels wen oo6l at from IL 10a fl. pit art. Duty far Ms diotriat laid at 0,0001. 20 ro Htelf.—lharrrtram, Barr. 20. Kerr& Cooper end se Davis Mort the trade bony. go Mew ateadaw. Sr. le tie. &twos.. —to New .... —a to —• 10 labanar ....... tlla. la SU I Mon, .Ma to !M. I Mew.... NIL la Ma so CATTLL ba.—Zartaa, ti pt 19.—This in the and of ; time IMO OW Fait beilses, he as Watt, supplied haws thus raw se nay bra atlas, that thin vas ant on this day obernbla ray ma- 3 Wad lidgrallan la the wanly Ma that to which we have raw weekly * homes assnentaaL Tiassatas sartataly a pod Aro of fat BaLacks, bb Ws gimp. lin onnalar was asaree'y so large awe Mb upon mob abisba• NM Iraw, hi plat of number, wore la fir supply. thaw mars grand Cows sad .bi and • asotiereas supply only al Ow orb. Iggeozo, Sept. 19.—Our market to-day wee largely sup- Owelth all Fein& Idad at Oak, whisk was a heavy sale, at rather below kh' lnal, Ila. to as. Sd. button. Se. to es. 2d. Lamb, da. la `M. gad, 2a. 161. to M. 4& Pork, Ss. 1.3. to Y. dol. Ilernws, Sept. 19.—Trade was heavy to-day, with rattan ilgieleg prim bat at els host L. Pd. to 4a. ; Mutton, b. Oh ft ii. hi. ; Link de. to 4e. Sel. t Vomit to Sa. Peck, Se. ea. t• 111. Si. Ise aces at Kb, ablaalt WO tall. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY MN ' A ...ril ' lIT .t tlir° gtigi, L A i • .. • r IL* - T 4. l i s all 1 i teilb ; thist , rl 'fibs leg owing to the sampetiabilil 'o . the Great' Northers limo, which dial= a' great portion of the tulle attendant urn IbrDuseasisr and LTCmon9olissd by urimplipppl lice* 1 ' . Midland stook linnisrdos gala* as 60; thl.daatans, at 16; South Nefiainkat 19; Omit Westerns, at 68. Nearly the whole of the bu siness transicted this morning has been of a purely speculative character, and on account of the "bean, who have been " banging the market," in new words, doing their utmost to domes prima to the lowest possible figure. "i7. - w4,7 I. so-day up te Ledo*. HOP INTELLIGENCE. AMMO, Mmt.l9.—The more promos Met is mute be Mika themes ft laromes syrrent that the imbibers sema WHOMldnailli esi the let yie deaeleg be bra at:sem Mtrist eel Let mil Smarm •ed ale mentos the meshmes Wm larks mho ere — yea the Mr ere al of *elm tart *MK ma set be ma. We hem ahem Me NOM it hew hem le up be the time we weak eel wpm AGM la mere Pubes the dem it the ay. Ito beihress hes beim flasajrat Mitt Flees am mho; U. es IL 10s. Tull fIiZIPO&D PIAXIATIOS.-111 die Of lemperd the Ma lave erearessaly Imseml the WM blee ae I. three meas. la the ray, es we style the diarist Meateg I the Freese ere *My peed mei ere es be met with, eat timi M that Ml pelehly swop az er wee art pee sem en a am made Nat MR ems mem emidershly mere pm me. bat the pond rreselse le Net ally mod weighed era heavy es the miss; bra mart be borne be Mae Net the seep Nis pee Is aide a ler ee odd& eses, sod val be hemi.es is the mm le alb rms. we, &Mese Is eseeleg ilows. MAW( r e tla e y eammosei lea Me pieces ea Wtabtlew lea. but will It palest ham the made et me meek erlieram week; la =they me wet ape. A. ea totems et the prerese t r e pe ham we ben sees tee rime et Creasy ewe Wel War the Mamma et a palls mad" tar the reepreare sums "a sod 3 ki. 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L—Lonclon and North Woolen, 1111 the 1t— Dl to mow raw*, en. ft lIL id. e. I p.--110=hilolat ✓od I,WdriOrin (I abs 61e. 36.--111dd (4 ohms I Wt; Neve 101114414104, t. 71 41.—Nortk U 14 06 (A), NM Dow, 114—Tork, Nowa* mod Wwitlt ( U. N. stop r smut. 91110), • Its 9d. d. MANCHESTER, Striember 19. 0100441:0 AAAAA .—Tes market was weaker towards the dila a the ma imetla& but la the aftersom meowed Melt, mill dead armee melt then at the egeatar Thee was • kir mount elkeimes tar lavestmeat, sada goaded was slao dam ansplaulation. BIRMINGHAM. Sepember 19. eiroot-lialukroz.—Sharei were firmer is pries, but my little toilers wis trusesteel. LIBEDS, September 19. OTOOM.IIIOIII4IIOII.—Thii beim a day at pima !mania dal In bode, on 'mount of the dialers, there Ira no meting on BRISTOL, Sep/Ivan , 19. brocit-Iscrautoa.—The markat was flat sad weaker . Groat Wald at 10 3.lteTo QOM= Shata, ia white the priadtal tramistioss 1 Irma &wa ll db. 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A HORRIBLE suspicion haunts the minds of the protectionists, that they are sold again, or, if not actually booked and paid for, that they are once more in the market, and liable to be handed over at any moment to a sporting bidder. Many symptoms tend to strecgtben this misgiving—the latest being the common-sensical tone of the Duke of Nzwcerna at Sheffield, and the equally inconsistent and almost in coherent evasion of pledges against competition by Mr. EVELYN at Guildford. Still, were there no more certain indications than these, the unhappy protec tionists need not despair. A raw candidate, or a peer run quite to seed, may be thrown by and got rid of when ouvenient opportunity serves. Bat to be entertained in public on raw crotchets, plucked like the food of donkeys from the nearest hedge at hand, or to be forced to gulp and swallow old juiceless fare, potted by some forgotten pamphleteer some forty years ago, and 'Mob has ever lance lain on the shelf unused and namable,—that is rather hard. S.ld again? 7is incredibly provoking, and yet it ' may, nevertheless, be true. When Josern led his brethren into the royal quarten,and then capriciouty tweed them out again, none of them looked more Innocent than BENJAMIN; and yet they bad not travel! d far on their way, after turning their backs on wily JOSEPH, until: the cry was raised that one of them had furtively borrowed JOSEPH'S cup, and, upon investigation, it was found that the ingenuous Thr—enutior was the slyest rogue amongst them all. Want he could want with the incantation cup of the great corn minister his bewildered fellow-wanderers could not tell. But to them who* signified it ? :Back into Egypt did the burl of BENJAMIN evidently lead them, so they cursed him in their hearts. Three years ago Sir ROBERT PEEL tied his prin ciples to a tree and ran away from them. He had borne the burden of them until, in weariness and shame, he made up his mind to fling them off and be rid of them. But those with whom he bad cove nanted to carry them in periodical triumph amid mer cenary mirth and insane shootings, would not let him go. Their money was made by it, and they could not afford to unload their _leader; whereon there ensued that memorable row between a recalcitrant opinion bearer and the proprietors of said opinion. When neither throats, nor blows, nor reproaches, nor per suasions availed aught, he who had discerned the first s 3 mptome of the coming treachery, offered on his own account to take up and carry the &Bearded opinions, as Sir ROBERT had done before him. For want of a better the indignant mob agreed to accept the offer; and Mr. DISRAELI has ever since bees stumbling and scrambling on over the rocky path of finance and economy, heavy laden with the thread bare fallacies, out notions, and all the old clothes of protectionism. Patiently, and even with an admirably feigned air now and then of pride, has be borne his unconscionable load. Occa sionally he has even endeavoured to look sprightly, and leap at the double fence which on either side shuts in the coveted herbage whose " green cloth" is spread for the more fortunate every day. But there are limits to all endurance, and even Mr. DISRAELI shows symptoms of getting awfully tired of carrying protectionism up kW and down dale, with a foolish and feeble crew at his heels, and seeing no end to the joorney. " Is be going to bolt, then, and leave us with our precious old principles in the middle of the road, just lake the former impostor, Peel ?" Not yet, perhaps ; but much will depend on circameances. Only let an ill-used party beware in time and watch the begin nings of that curious feat which among politicians is called "giving one's party the slip." When Sir ROBERT first began unloosing the girths of his " un alterable convictions," be strove to direct attention to imoroved agriculture." Ho preached geology, jokes about manuren and delicately offered to lend a bull. Da s any one suppose that all this was done without ulterior purpose? Far from it; these were the preliminaries, the essential portions of the grand design which in due time the world wee made acquainted with. It was desirable to set the notion afloat among his protectionist followers that home cultivation might after all vie with foreign industry; and it was clear that this notion could gain a hearing from no quarter so readily as that where protection was thought to be most assure. And now we find Mr. DISRAELI talking with like earnestness in a painfully similar strain. " More capital must be had on chap teams for the improvement of land, or we shell never be able to stand foreign competition;"—then in a bun ied, off hand, some said even a cynical tone,—" of course we intend to get rid of foreign competition altogether as soon as we can ; but meanwhile let us by all means try cheap cap;tal." So prole otion is to have the honour of being preserved as a point of honour, while sheep capital is to be " the cry," and a new land-tax the thing to " go for." Poor ofd blunder,—after being hawked about for three additional years after it was fairly worn out, it is now for male again. We cannot marvel at the decent and discreet re serve with which the organs of the country _party have raised these startling intimations of the Paste like tendencies of their favourite Anti-PEEL. It is a trying position for any one to be placed in who has helped to wreck a powerful party sooner than relax the tension of its consistency; and then, after ell the mischief is done, and all the sacrifices made, finds that the rebel ringleader is ready to prove himself jest as flexible as the Wee King, only not Malt as imposing . or wise. But fir a jour nalist the eass d xibly hard. His words are winged, and will not come back at a call. Their shadow is traced in indelible forms and cannot be effaced at will. Publicly to disown, to say nothing of denouncing, au acknowledged chief is a wions matter. The Post and Herald know that w, 11, for they have had painful and plentiful ex perience in the inconstancy of party leaders. And to in ate present case they seem resolved not to be caught in an set of precipitancy; bat, without re radiating Mr. DISRAELI openly, tau look mysterious, wink hard, and while preservirg all the usual show of reepect for the hon. member for Buck inghamshire, they adminster many significant kicks M their drowsy partners in credulity under the feeble. The suggestions thrown by their eloquent friend at the Aylesbury dinner, are " u all suggestions sowing from him are." And the project may be very well in a minor way, " but really the great causa must be kept steadily in view," and 42 forth. We cannot blame our contemporaries for not flying into a passim and flinging Mr. DISRAELI down stairs, betore they are certain whether they can find anyone to tbke his place. But manifest enough it is to all disinterested ob servers that protectionism is on the eve of being rec. Cully abandoned as no longer workable or wastes for any factions purpose. Toryism, of which it was bat a temp( rary phase, has In rese vs a thousand others which it may and will assume for its own selfish pur poses. But this wretched attempt to go back to no ex pl oded delusion can serve no purpose whatever. For re sentment and revenge the cry had its personal animus, and setved a personal turn ; but in the war of party it is absolutely devoid of any practical significance, and that Mr. DISRAELI has the wit to see a little sooner than his associates. Tin resistance of the Cif' , Union Board of Guar dians to the orders of the Board of lieslth is, perhaps, of more consequence than any of the previoui in stanoss we Ws recorded of the op r osition of paro rh;al authority to the demands of the functionaries of Owydyr-hocae. Not that the City of London Union, is wow &needed to, or preemie a greater mortality, the: other districts, but that the precedent of the ilhbased' it 'ls more likely to be followed that of ether. The great question of dif- E ns between Alderman GIBBS and the Board of • of Witz li i i r u London Union, on the one sLa and the Board of I n t the 41Imr, is whether the latter posseem by the Nuisances Removal and Prerentifes Act, any power to compel abodiesee to its orders. We need hardly my that Iliks est, with another to amend it, which came is fires the let of September lent, has for Its object the very obvious ends which give to it its name. In erder that the provisions of this act may be carried - fat more effectually, the amended set gives to the General Board of health the powerd promotion for neglect of its orders. Section lIL mss, " And be it enacted that the Secretary of the General Board of Health may, on the order of the said Board, sealed with the seal of each Board, and signed by any two members themsof, prosecute any person for wilful violation or neglect of any direction or regulation issued by acieh Board under the Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Act, l 848." One would have thought that this was lan guage sufficiently explicit to indicate, with the great est possible certainty, the intention of the framers of this act as well as that of the legislature, which mo tioned it. The spirit of the act and its amendment, however carelessly or loorely worded, admits of no doubt. One great object of the latter was to put into the hands of the General Board of Health the power of jousting on the carrying out of its orders and regulations. It appear', however, that the lawyers have discovered flaws in the act, and Boards of Guardians, ever jealous of supe rior authority, and reluctant to confess their own in activity and want of foresight, have seised on these as an excuse for their disobrdienoe, and in one instance which we recorded last week, we are sorry to say they succeeded in a police court in resisting the powers with which the Board of Health is armed. the board, however, was not to be dismayed, and on the occasion of the City of London board of guar dians refusing to appoint an additional staff of medi cal officers, and to pursue the plan of house to house visitation, they have summoned the Board of Guar , dims before their own magistrate, the LORD MAYOR. The case was heard yesterday, when it will be seen that Mr. BODKIN appeared for the Board of Health, and Mr. CLARKsON for the Board of Guardians. The arguments used by Mr. CIARKSON were that the Board of Health had no power conferred on them to compel bodies like Boards of Guardians to obey their orders ; and that the measures ordered by the Beard of Health were not required. The question may perhaps fairly be started as to whether it was at first contemplated to give the Board of Health power to prosecute Boards of Guardians in particular. But as we have before said, the whole :object of the act is to compel such an attention to the sanitary condition of the country as should ensure the removal of nuisances and the prevention of diseases. Now, if such an act as this had bees passed without some au thority which could decide as to what was; nuisance, and what would prevent a disease, it would have been a dead letter. The act, therefore, constitutes the Board of Health the judge of what is in any parti cular case a nuisance, and what is the best plan or for the prevention of particular distal/1M Ob eetiog as we do to the constitution of the Board of ealth, we still maintain they are better judges of what is the best way of arresting cholera than Mr. Alderman Grans and the City Board of Guardians. It is vain for Mr. CLARKSON to urge the plea that the city guardians have done their duty. They have not done so. There is not one of them can look Mr. SIMON, the city sanitary medical officer, in the face, and say . that they have with heart and soul seconded him in his efforts to prevent cholera before it bad broken out, or to arrest it when once it had appeared. The last circular of the Board of Health gives an immense mass of evidence, proving most satisfactorily that where house to house visitation has been properly conducted, there the disease has either been arrested in its course, or prevented making its appearance. This is the plan which the Board of Health, with the earnestness of men who feel the responsibility of knowing that the lives of thousands depend upon its adoption, has ordered to be carried into execution in the City of London : it is this plan which the City Board of Guardians, with a parsimony or jealousy, whichever it be, equally unworthy, has determined not to adopt. Whether they be compelled or net remains yet to be seen. The: Lord Mayor, after patiently listening to the arguments on either side, begged for a little more time before he settled the important question. In the mean time cholera goes on spreading in every district except those where the plan of hoiree to-house visitation is adopted. In London, in the north and west districts, there is no diminution in the Lumber of deaths. Their fewness at present encourage the parish authorities to hope they will not increase. This bas been the case in many places before a fearful outbreak. The metropolis is not yet in a condition to give cantidence that the disease is subsiding. We would warn the Boards of Guardians of St. James's, Westminster, St. George's, Hanover-square, and the other boards resisting . the orders of the Board of Health, that they are incurring a fearful responsi- I bility. The lives of thousands are at this moment ' probably in their hands, and we ask them, as they would start with horror at the thought of imbruing ' their hands in the blood of a fellow-creature, to cease from an opposition to the adoption of those measures 1 which cannot possibly add one victim to the numbers already gone to the grave, aid which may be the means of saving hundreds from an untimely death. HOLLAND OPENING OF THE DUTCH CHAMBERS. 7h- States-General of Holland were re-opened on the 17th inst. at the Hague, by the king in person. His Majesty observed, that in the exerc'ee of hie privilege, and from the place which his ever-lamented father formerly so worthily filled, he had re-assembled the States-General, in order that, in co-operation with him, they might give effect to the dearest wishes of the coutttry, and a further develop ment to the fundamental law which he and they, at a former meeting, bad reciprocally sworn to observe. It was satisfactory to find that, since the moment of his accession, tke in ternal and external relations of the kingdom, so far from becoming deteriorated, had Coen greatly im prow d and consolidated. A peaceful and good im der-tanding existed with all powers. The disturbarcee which elsewhere prevailed did not pass over the Dutch frontier ; and the differences which, to a cer tain extent, had kept other states aloof one from the other, did not affect Holland. That country, in fact, maintained the most friendly inter course with ail states. Ceder the protection of treaties, the difficulties which might have arisen with regard to Limburg have been happily removed. Tne victory in Bali, obtained through the bravery of the land and sea forces, had cost the lives of many useful soldiers, and that of an excellent commander ; but those severe losses had mitred obedience to Dutch laws, as well as coder and peace in the Dutch Archipelago. The in had also rendered importa nt harvest w services asan a m bun t dan he t Dutch on co W m e tn -t erce ltid w les aii The reviving, and manufactures were giving encouraging proofs of their felicitous development. The Dutch colonial market had produced advantages which, to gether with the not unfavourable proclaim of taxation, had greatly contributed to the improvement of the money affairs of the country. The partial failure of one kind of agricultural produce, and the many victims of a dangerous disease were the only grounds for trouble and sorrow. Both evil., however, ap peened to be on toe decrease. Under those favour able circumstances, many and important questions prescribed by the fundamental law itself, and de manded by the circumstances of the times, awaited the consideration of the states-general. Not only would their attention be required for the bul4 rendered necessary by the raiaei fundamental law, but also for a new budget of ways and mear s, for the discussion of ceveral ordonnancee which may be considered necesee.ry under the present development of the commercial system of Europe, for the advancement of nevi otirea and commerce, for the restoration or improvement of important sources of national welfare, and (if prosible) for the opening of new sources. For those purposes he called upon the mates for their serious and unanimous co-operation. For years to come, the happiness and prosperity of the worthy people of Holland depended on the mea sures to be taken in common at the present important moment. He hoped that the Almighty would bless their efforts, and declared the session opened. II IS 1 is i.e ii IS 1151 9 1 I I iii II 74 I a dlv 111 ir Tiii 00 SI 26j 126 II 7441 I3i ex div $l4 az do II i el aT Sit 12 tti 1 •1 10 Ii 1124 10 12_1 ii_ M 47 I 1 li 514 50 d 101 11 20 ex 411 v 123 111 bi 3 9110 al 19 1 i i 19 51 4 a i 6 11 NEW YORK, thirr.S. General Taylor has proceeded north as fee as E. Pennsylvania. on Lake Erie. Everywhere he has been well received, and has sustained his leputathe t as a man of ability. I confess at one time I be get to fear we had over-rated the hero of Buena 'yi d . , and that in some way or other we had been decei ve d in our estimate of him as a writer and speaker. pf .bie generalship and bravery we were sure; of hi, modesty, his integrity, his spotless name, we IF " equally sure. My misgivings in one reep ee t are over. I perceive by his off-band replies to the various addresses made him, that he piano= nee only a pure and natural elcquence, but a sound heed and heart, and that he himself has no desire or inten tion to depart from his pledgee. I it el more use r * therefore, than ever, that the miserable plan of par_ abasing support in congress by the bestowal of offi ce on enemies or doubtful friends, will be Jitterly di.. oonntenanoed by him. Some of General Tayket d speeches would dlo credit even to Daniel Webster. With regard to Cuba and the abduction case, it le given out that several vessels of the home equ e d na : have been ordered to Havannah to make a pers.. , tory demand of Senor Rey. How true this is I lame not. lam at present inclined to believe it from the fact that General Taylor's cabinet axe looking out fie a good chance to glorify themselve-, and because the act itself is sufficiently proved. If we were to permit foreign officials to plot and kidnip for political p ot . poses, and with impunity, we should deserve the son of the world. The whole affair reveals a pretty piece of Spanish intrigue that would make a chapter m " Gil Blas." _ Two state criminals in Cuba prevailed on Rey to let them out of prison and escape with them to th e United States. One of them was suspected of bein g a patriot acting in concert with Spaniards is New York, and being an agent of a liberal paper in that language published in New York, and surreptitiously circulated in Cuba. Presently that agent is found dead in his apartment,hie throat cut, and without any adequate cause. Rey is then cautiously approach e d, requested to,eturn to Havannah, and giveinformatioa as to what he knew about conspirators and traitors. The Spanish consul, a protegé of Munoz, is desirous of promotion, and seeks to gin his advance. ment by preserving Cabe. An agent who figures in the abduction, committed a murder some years ago, has some property in Cabe, and wishes to go back. His evirtions, seconding those of the consul, are to secure his safe return. The man Rey is dragged, carried on board a schooner, and sent to Havannah. There he is made to appear as if returning of his own volition, but finally, gather ing courage, appeals to the consul for protection. U three or four frigetesare emit to the Havannah I have no doubt that Rey, if alive, will be delivered up. If put to death while under the demand of our consul there will be trouble. Somewhat in imitation of the British Association we have just had a convention of scientific men, foreigners and natives, at Cambridge, Harvard University. Several new ideas were tin:Rested in the comae of the proceedings, and resolutits.s fa the preparation of a manual of scientific observation end research by the Smithamian Institute, to be placed is the hands of travellers, and our navy and army officers, were offered and adop'ed. This ir, no doubt, the result of Sir John Herrchel's excellent effort. The cholera is evidently leaving us. The deaths are now few, and the reports of the number of cases are discontinued. As soon as this fact was evident, our principal merchants united in aiidres-iing a card to their customers in the country, assuring them of their entire safety if they visited the city. They also took the pains to inform them that but t pro dry goods dealers had died of the cholera! Of courier., there wu considerable comfort in this statemi nt, and its pro- bable effect is perhaps not overrated. Our city papers, or rather a portion of them, un dertake to show that the European import trade is exclusively in the hands of the foreign houses. Oar warehousing . system has rendered capital quits unneceasary in the foreign trade. Certainly we have a very large proportion of foreign merchants in this ' city, and they are generally very successful. They not only succeed in business, but they are very pro- minent in the fashionable world. Til‘y live in very handsome style, they are generally mu'icul amateurs, they marry our most distinguished females, and their broken English is quite a passport to public favour. In matters of business they are close, &ten mean, and will dispute about a sixpence with an earnestness that quite disgusts an American. Our Custom-house receipts are large. The imports tient; for the year 1849 will exceed the estimates and leave quite a balance in the treasury over and above all its expenditure. The United States mail steamer }Veen sailed yesterday for Cnagres with about 70 paccei gere and a full freight. There is evidently a strong conviction in the public mind that El Dorado is fou ad. All cur private accounts go to prove that the gold is Liz haustible, and while the rivers are high, is 'o be ob tained in the miuntains only by severe labour. At San Francisco money is abunciant, and labour is dear. Millions of gold circulate freely among its singular population. I adverted to the China trade as likely to become direct with this country. I will suggest something to your capitalist., first premising that with all our enterprise and scheming it is extremely difficult to get up any pro ject in the United States which requires a heavy capital. Oar largest fortunes are at the best, comparatively speaking, but moderate in their dimen sions. A person worth 300,000 dolt., which here is equal to every rational expenditure, and eneitrec most of the elegancies of life, would not be likely to risk one-half of it in any venture, howefer plausible. Oar first railways and steamers have been affected by this circumstance. Howland, and Aspinwall, and E. L Collins, are quite remarkable for their rick of capital in their respective enterprises. Bat no American hewn or company seems ready to navigate the Pacific Ocean between China and North America. But what a route for a line of steamers is there now opened between the 15th and 30th degrees of north latitude! How numerous the islands, how vast the products, bow convenient the stopping places! We estimate the time between England and China rid the isthmus route not more than 50 days by steam! If we call it sixty, it is short enough. Why, then, should not some of your companies send round a lice of steamers to ply between Hang Kong and Panama! There seems to be nothing in the way of a success ful adventure in that quarter. We have no eteamers ready, or that can be made ready for such a trade in a year and a half. You have large v.•-eels running upon comparatively short routes, that might be trans ferred at once to this servioo. It is cat tainly worthy of consideration. DBIITRUCTION OP TEN PiMUM-SHIP Barran CLAY IT Flee.—l hats jut returned from a melancholy scee•—the destruction of the New York and Liverpool liner, He., Clay, 1,400 tons burden, and her outward b nand cargo on board, by fire. The Henry Clay was nvortd at the foot of Maiden-lane, in the E tat River, and about two o'clock this morning limes burst forth from the irrtween.decks and up the main hatchway. The alarm was instantly given,but such was the combustible nature of her canto—chiefly turpentine, resin, flour, and cotten (230 balte)—that although the fire companiee and their engines were on the pier along side in the course of a few minutes, yet it was impossible to save the noble ship. Is about an hour the flames enveloped the rigging in their destructive told:, mutating mut high with a thousand tongues of roarine tory, throwing their red and lurid glare 'Ph a fearful reflection over the city Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, and a perfect forest of masts, while in Broadway it appeared as it the ceep and roseate twilight of dawn illumined the eastern humus. The confusion and sublimity of the scene were appalling, eau daily as the bile-fires flashed upon busy groups • f men and boats hauling ut the neighbouring ships, witch were ex posed to the utmost danger. Soon after 4 o'clock the main and eniaen masts fell, each with a tremendous crash, and amid cries and shouts of " Clear away ! r God's sake stead from under!" One man only was injured, far es yet known, by the falling spars ; hut it is feared that hie wounds are morsel. The foremast did not go by the ts.ard until nearly seven o'clock, and at that hour the ship had heeled over against the pier; allies of fire and dense Talbot vo lumes of black smoke bursting through her entire deck, and many holes on her larboard side—the last sad scene in the conflagration of the Henry Clay. The H enr y Clay was one of the finest vessels of the line of Orion Minton, end Co., and was worth about 100,000 dollars. Tne cause of the are is not known. The packet Waterloo, and another very large v.ssol had a narrow escape. Much credit is due to the New York firemen for their prompt and well- lirected ear, lions—for they alone saved a whole fleet from the destroying element. But a few timbers of the Henry Clay re main. The loss may as well be called total. The ship wan inured by Messrs. Grinnell and Dilatant by the year. The cargo, g owned by British merchants, is probably insured. PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL REFORM.—YeS' terday event°, a preliminary public amain ,- was h" the Duke of York T.vern, Wenlook.s o reet, Citymsd, when it was resolved to forma district society in svput of the objects and principles of the National Parthmeattry and I Financial ft for Amociation. A committee wet appointed to adeanos tits objects id%