The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-18 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
New Tues, Jaw. 2.
The Meek market yesterday exhibited evident netts of •
solid improvement. The seam market ie relieved but
slightly sad the month doses with • minuets rate of 12
per seat. for lint elan paper. The direness of the Nunn
Ntak have Antlered a dividend of foss per seat., payab • oft
On 18th of January. In foreign massage than has be..
het little dose ; for the next steamer we quote ;—Leadoo,
108 to 108 ; Paris, 817} to 524 ; Amsterdam, 41} to 411
Ramberg, 36i to Nit; Emotes, 78 to ; Freatfort, 41k
to 411.
Cancan.—The sales yesterday WWI limited extent,
sad prices rather anosttled. Ws costimse quotation.
STAICT CLLOOLTICATION ASIIIIIOI.4TIOG TO TILLT OF

LITIIitrOOL.
upland rad IL Or. and
Florida. Mobilo. Tema
Oriery iew le good— •to li 7to 711 7..t0i
Lem ftos «..... 71 to 7. ato • 71 to a
Middling ...... ~ to • •I to •
•t7kt or •+~ d 0....... Nominal. Naen) til. P.
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Fiona. &&-Tharp was a fair dsmart4 he SOU from
dealers, sad plass ad at deseriptions mom wall supported.
We quote oconms• So good State tour, 94cds. to idols 37i0.;
Waft= imbod. N.M. 120. to 9dols. 26e. • Blishigan sad
atrafilit 41m, Idols. 374.. to hals. 60s. ; Fumy
idols NM. lo Nola. 62ia.; Ohio, emamtis to good
heamds, 9dols. 371 a. to ihiols. 620.. ; Fug brands, 9duls.
; Extra brash. 9dols. 7ba. to lido's. ; Iliehigas
sad Indiana oohs ditto, 9doh. 6245. to 10lois. 26a. ;
Genesi* faaey brands, 9dols. 765. to 10dola. 23e. ;
lairs breads, 10 dots. 874 c. to 12a.; Csaada. is bond,
9 dole. to 9 dols. 253. ; soattsm flour was arm st 9 dols.
lie. to 9 doh. 75c.; mixed to straight breads, 9 dola. 76e.
to 10 doh for favourite, and 10 doll. to 10 doh. 76e. for
fancy sad extra. Rye floor. 6 doh. The. to 7 doh fur Ass,
and 7 dole. 2.5.. to 7 dole. 870. for saportm. Cora seal,
4 dols. 25c. fur J, risy, and 4 doh. 76e. to 4 dole. 874 e. for
Brandywine. Geneses wham is bald at 2 dols. 60e. 3,000
boatel. Csasdiaa brought 2 doh 800., sad 1,000 Wheals
Lang Is sad, 1 dol. 98e. to 2 dais. Cora was firm, with
solos of store lota at 88ge. to mostly at the latter Dries.
Booed yellow is firm at 1 dol. Eye h held at 1 dol. 880. to
1 dol. Oats as in steady demaad at 660. to dOs. (Gestate
sad +esters.
Freights to England were more satire. To Liverpool-
Coital's, square balev, per lb., 6-32 d. to 3.16 d.; tour, per
bbl., Is. W. To London-Flour, per bbl., 2s. 3d. to 21.

A, telegraphic summary of the following intelli-
gear appeared in the Express of yesterday :
LIVERPOOL, Wanirnsamr.
The British and North American Royal Mail
etuat-ship, America, Capt. Lang, arrived here this
norm, from Boston sad Halifax, altar a semewlet
Ved voyage, having left Boston at noon on the
trt., &ad Halifax os the morning of the 6th.
The delay ass occasioned by strong easterly winds.
BM puma the Asia, from this port for Boston, at
6 p.m. on the 4th inst, 150 miles off Boston, and the
Peeifie, hues to New York, on the 16th inst. The
Amities has brought home 126 passengers, but no
The United States Mail steam-ship Atlantic,
this port, was at New York on the 31st alt.
The Congress at Washington resumed its sittings
on the 2nd, when Senator Mayall, of Maine, spoke
in opposition to the reciprocity treaty; esteeming Is
to be entirely to the advantage of the British Ame-
rican provinces, and intimated his intention of in-
troducing a bill which would mutually benefit both
the United States and Canada.
The failures of Messrs. Belcher and Co., sugar
refiners, of St. Louis, with liabilities amounting to
2,900,000 dole., the banking-house of Wadsworth
and Sheldon. of New York, and of Brander and
McKenna, of New Orleans, were reported.
The extensive cabinetware establibhment of Messrs.
Jacques and Hayes, at Toronto, was totally consumed
by tire on the 2tith ult., involving a lou of about two
hundred thousand dollars. By the calamity between
two and three hundred mechanics are deprived of
employment.
The steamboat inspectors of Boston and Charles-
town have reported upon the collision between the
Canada, Cunard steamer, and Ocean in Boston har-
boor. The officers of the former are acquitted of all
blame, and the licenses of the captain and pilots of
the latter are revoked.
Charles Sigourney, an enterprising merchant of
Hartford, husband of the poetess, died suddenly at
New York of apoplexy.
There was eight feet of water in the channel of the
Ohio river at Cincinnati, and heavy shipments of
produce are going forward.
Government stocks to the amount of 800,600 dols.,
belonging to the savings banks of New York, were
redeemed at the United States Treasury on the 29th.
It was stated as acertainty that Dr. Beale had re-
ceived a pardon from the Governor of Pennsylvania,
end that he would be bet at liberty in a few days.
Three of the Supreme Court Judges gave written
opinions as to the illegality of the verdict of the
jury.

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The Washington Correspondent of the New York
Daily Tunes, writea—

The discussion of Col. Kinney's Central American Coloni-
sation project, in contd. otial circles, has brought out the
knowledge of the fart that the government of Nicaragua
bar long bee., and still is, deairous of nadir g the entire
territory of that republic to the United States, in order to
secure good government and the various advanrages, po-
litical and commercial, filming therefrom. Unless lam
misinformed, the proffer of cuaion has been made to the
President u directly as the circurastaeces of the else would
permit. lam inclined to think the administration, in view
of the importance to the United States of controlling the
Isthmian routes of communication between the Atlantic
sad Pectic, is favourably disposed towards the proposed
cession, but the Clayton-Bulwer treaty stands in the way,
and forbids us to "occupy, fortify, colonise, or assume or
exercise dominion over any part of Central America." As
is well known, the President has exerted his best efforts to
get rid of that treaty by negotiation, but hitherto without
effect.
Mr. Summer's proposition to offer the mediation of the
United States for the settlement of the Eastern war, is
pining stesegth every day. It is evidently viewed with
much favour by the Russian legation here; sad there is
good moon to believe that if the mediation is tendered it
will be cordially and promptly accepted by Russia. Mr.
Sumner will press his resolution upon the senate on Tues-
day next, wbea Mr. Clayton has signified his intention to
advocate it heartily. It is also now believed that Mr.
Mufti, chairman of the senate committee on foreign
affairs, is favourably disposed on the subject, and that
Secretary Marcy will be very glad to draw ups despatch,
tendering the mediation, if it shall be authorised.
The Washington Correspondent of the Pennsyl-
vanian says, under date Dec. 27th :—Mr. Clingman's
mediation resolutions will pus the house, and the
question is already asked, whom will the President
send across the Atlantic to pour oil on the troubled
waters of Europe? Will it be a commission of one,
two or three! The names of Van Buren, Tyler and
Fillmore are seriously mentioned here in connexion
with the proposed peace commission. The whole
country would endorse their pre-eminent fitness for
the delicate work.
The Boston Telegraph, of Dec. 26, says :
Last week, a young American engineer of talent and
skill, who had successfully served in the navies of England,
Russia, and the United Statile, tailed from this port for
Europe, in response to tenders made him by the Emperor
of Ail the Russia., again to enlist in his service. The
offers were of the most advantageous and flattering cha-
racter. lie took with him some fifteen or twenty young
men, whom he bad enlisted se associates, sad who for a few
months back have been is training under his experienced
and skilful instruction. It I. well kaown that the Emperor
has long appreciated American talent, and is now making
it available wh possible.
The New York correspondent of the Charkston
Courier thus writes to that journal under date of the
sth instant.
Russia is preparing for the spring campaign, the Emma-
Tor having given Mr. Webb, one of our most eminent
shipbuilders, an order for a firstedeas steam frigate, which
will probably be duplicated. It has not yet been sem-
mussed, though everything is nearly ready, it not having
yet been decided whether it is to be a side-wheel or screw
steamer. Mr. Webb went out to St Petersburg several
Math' since, sad found Nicholas was disposed to be a very
Omni customer. Oar ship yards could not de better, is a
pecuniary point of view, than build &fleet fee Nebo's,.
By way of New Orleans advioes from Mexico to
the 19th instant had been received. General Santa
Anna has been elected President by nearly a
unanimous vote. Reports were prevalent at the
capital of additional victories of the government
troops over the insurgents; and it was likewise stated
that General Atwater had approached within 18
leegues of the city.
The steamship Daniel Webster had arrived at
New Orleans with California dates to the Bth alt.
The steamship Star of the West left San Jean on the
23rd ult. for New York, with 250 paessegers and
700,000 dollars in treasure. The news from California,
which is eight days later than previous &dykes, is
wholly unimportant. A Russian privateer had
arrived at San Francisco, having escaped from the
allied fleet in the Pacific. The arrivals at San
Fr •- - from Atlantic ports were the ships Celestial
from New York.
.iates frigate Columbia, with Minister
ex-Consul Fabens on board, had &f-
-lown ; and the United States steamer
was at Aspinall, wadi daily ex-
we three British amber-war in
Castillo had been captured on

from Washington contain

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THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANuAEY 18, 1865.

Ise the War. U yea ease se the quietism et direst
(autism, I bays as hesitation in saying that is theory
I mid have this =easy raised by direst tau•
tisk. hectare that looney is raised at as hem
,sonde sapeses la sollestiag. It doe, I behave, the lean

injury M trade and commerce. Bet we aU knew that es
the pessest male of the Moose tea you swot raise SiA-
dent to sorry os the was, but you mast lower the name et
the tax ; you thus tax lower issomes, sad you must divide
it betimes direct and iadirest taxation. B. geatlesses, I
Amid lc very sorry so see taxes laid es those sommoditise
width are !squired is the production of massfseturse or
mareseary teethe eosameroe of this country. I should be
very sorry to see that, end I tell yes ftsakly that I shall
in every rime where visible vote for direst thistles instead

et indiMrst taitalkm: Now, gamilmuirs, with :thrum to
the war 'MIL I hays told yen that I ass sot going to
detain you with a long historical soomat a the origia of
this war. But 1 mast say that I tabs mosptiois to a remark
made by the chairman, whoa be mead to amidst. that
was pia, to address you, and ask your verdict as the
champion of the abstract principle of pesos at all pries.

Tbis iambs/ baba, that 1;e abonld be made reeposaible for

elisions which we kayo Dever avowed, profesued, or eater-
tarred. (Hew, bra.) There is a respectable body of
Christians i• this .sorry—is body of Christians very la'
doeatial by their character, if not by their naralous—who

pat 'La iatirpretation on the Scriptures, that war andeor any
eircalaetaaass is smarmy to the Word of God. Bat that.

geatlesses themselves het* tempted to prase their
opisioss apes the policy of this mmetry ; sad I most here
state that they hen bees the first to tell me to disavow per-
tir.ipetios Is their doetriass. I hoes bees told by members
_ _ _ _

of the Society of Friends to disavow their opieioos, because
they kisser that I ebould hoe ell infieence, by edvocausy

1 tbose principles, on the public mind. Let iic discuss this

matter upon the question of policy, sad the gssaties
of policy
_slops. Nov, pratlessea, ary first objse-

taco to this est has b;ea this dduih, and, I

. .
had almost said, the fraadaleat pretences under which it has
been aside popular in this sonatry. (" Hear, bear," and
" No, no.") I MS= that the feelings of the people have
bean raised into enthasium in favour of this war, by being

allowed to entertain the belief that it was to effect What I

keew and felt that at all event) it never was intended to

effect. (lieu, hear.) Now, pulsates, will eaybody ►ere
Teeters to deny t►at, twelve or lifteea most►a ago, when
the lint excitement is favour of the war wit► Rusts took

place—will anybody deny that it was carried forward, that

the volt* of the people of thin country in favour of the war

with Russia was pilled by the prevalent belief that it had
for its object to gite freedom tu struggling communities oo

the continent, and that it would have for its *Beet to put •
aback upon the proceedings of Russia, with reference to
its invasion of Hungary, its conquest of Circasaia, and
oppreulon of other countries? Dues anybody deny tbat the
prevalent opinion was that in going to war against Russia
we were having inscribed on our banners the re-construction

of Polish aatioaality ? (Cries of " Hear," and " No.")
Well, gentlemen, I have said that is the House of Com
mons, from what my noble friend, Lord Dudley Stuart has

said, I know very well that be, and thou who act with him,
were of opinion that this war was such an one as I have
referred to, namely, that it aimed at restoring liberty to
Poland—(. No, no"), and the restoration of the natieaality

of other fallen states. Now, gentlemen, I have never
viewed it in that light, for I never believed it would lead to

any such consiquenees. (Hear, hear.) I have looked on
this war as a war of policy only. I have looked on it as a
politica war, a war of diplomatists and statesmen, not

*anted on in the names of nationality or of freedom at all.
es No, no.") It is a war in other words, and in the fewest
words I can use, it is a war in which we have a despot for
as enemy, a despot for an ally, and a despot for • client
...(". No, nu") ; and we have been for twelve months trying
W Mite an ally of another despot and have not yet succeeded.
(Hear, hear.) Why, gentlemen, if you take • map of
Europe (and I wish I had one of those gigantic skeleton
map to hang up before you) if yin take • look at the coos•
vela that border on that gigantic empire, Russia, you will
Red that from the Rio to the Black Sea there is lying
legman that empire and between you—Austria and Primal%
and the whole Germanic confederation, who can is sin
weeks call out • million of bayonets ; end I mean to say If
Russia menaces the liberties of Europe, they will be de
grat to suffer. What I doubt is, therefore, whether yes
have not been precipitate in departing from the ground pal
ssespied in common with Austria and Prussia, and is going
to war with Russia, leaving them in a state of peace. Idu
ley, therefore, if you had kept common ground with then
he they are the parties most interested—all Germany would
have been reselute in the end to prevent Russia encroach•
log upon them, end you might have saved that blood
—(No, n )—and that treasure which I am afraid
you are about to shed. (Is the war just ?) I
was going to say that with regard to the ju.
tics of the war my friends here—some of them—have
taken up the ground that I have been opposed to the mu
on the ground that it is not • just one. As between Bemis
and Turkey, I have again and again stated in the Howse Of
Commons—and my friend, Mr. Bright, hu stated
the same thing most emphatically—(groans)—that as
between the Russian government and the Tattle
government, there is so doubt Turkey had right on her
eida—that Buena invaded Turkey, and was the first to
buds the territory of the Turkish government—therefore,
if Turkey chose, she had • fair Mans belli for going to war
with Russia. But the reserve I make is this : that Russia.
making an attack on Turkey, is sot making an attack on
se—(groans)--and though we have a right, if we please, to
Rix in that quarrel, and to take aide with Turkey, yet we
are not at all times called on to go to war immediately in
defence of any country—(No, no)—because, if so, it in- I
plus us, in principle, in the necessity of going
to war whenever then is a quarrel, and taking the
side which we believe to be right. (No, no.) Well. I
then, I come to the conclusion that you don't adopt the
pinciple that we are to go to war in all cases where Wes-
el' le done to another country. That doctrine would be
hanardons in the extreme; and would place you under eueli
responsibilities as, I fear, considering the resources of this
leountry, we could not meet. I venture to repeat the opinion
which I predicted some time ago, and which I am persuaded
will occupy, at no distant period, much of the attention of
this country ; and any one who hu visited Turkey will
agree with me when I say that I think you have this dill-1
salty, that there is in Turkey a government which dose
not represent a majority of the population of that country—
end here I would appeal to the democratic principles of I
gentlemen present. You have in - Turkey in Europe
12,000,000 of people, of whom 8,000,000 are Christians and
4,000,000 are Mahommedans. The latter domineer over
the former, and deprive them of all their privileges.
The Turk
.might commit any barbarity on the
Christian, and if there was no Mabommedan wit-
ness of it there would be no punishment of the
asps. Any one who has been in the country will
sorreberate me when I say that if you could poll the whole
regulation of Turkey by universal suffrage, you would,
lad a vast number vote against you on the war question
sad in fawns of the Emperor of Russia. (" No, no," and
greens.) There in no doubt of that. (Groans, and " Thus
is every doubt.") What is the constant complaint we
universally hear? We bear the Greek Christians cove all
opposed to the English, and that we have bran Magni to
remove them from llalaklava, busses they reboil* to us.
The Greeks residing in Ragland have bees alligul to be
so hostile, that they have been warned to be mere songful in
the espressioa of their sympathy with Russia. (Hear,
hear.) It is a fact and as element in this diatomic cue, and
I wish yes to consider it. Yon should bear in mind this is
an important element in the complicated and difficult quo-
tion,that you are dealing with 'government differently cooed.
dud to all other governments in Europe, and to he govern-
ments of all other civilised nations ; bagasse it represents
but a small portion of its people, and because it has a large
majority of Christians there opposed to yea; and it is from
this circumstance that you are trammelled and hampered
in your operations, because you get no assistance from the
Christian part of the population in the Crimea. There are
• great number of Christians there, sad they will sot give
information to our generals; hence it arises that at this
moment our generals in cossaand Usually know the names
of the generals opposed tee m& and the number of troops
they have to operate against. These are very important
dial:ratio, bemuse we have not to deal with an ordinary
state of things, where the country and Ispniadse and
government are homogenous and united; bet wins deal-
ing with an enemy like Russia, and then owe up the
question of internal divisions sad dialsaltise of Turkey,
and how we propose to meet this. The yoeptilles mot
by our own in conjunction with the Pressit goveminat ia
that instead of Bunn interfering to protect the Christian
population in Turkey, it is that the five great pomp
should have the right of Interference. Bat it involves a
difloulty which embarrasses this question, and we email
deal with it as with an ordinary aggreedon. (Bear, bear.)
No doubt others in the fray will have shortly to claim a.
little " benelleid interest" in the matter. (Laughter.)
have no doubt that Buda, for her own selfish interest, has

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the delicate work.
The Boston Tekgrapl
Last week,* young Ai
skill, who had successfully
Ramie, and the United
Europe, in respoase to tens
of Ail the Easelas, spi
Win were of the most s
meter. Ife took with his
'• am, whom he had *Wham
meths back have been ii
• and skilful instruction. Ii
has lone appreciated Am'
it available whenever pee
The New York con
Courier thus writes to I
r sth instant.
• Russia is preparisg for
Tor having given Mr. I
shipbuilders, an order for
will probably be dupliest
rimmed, though everythin
yet been decided whether
4 steamer. Mr. Webb we
months since, and found
liberal customer. Oar shi
pecuniary point of view, h
By way of New Ode
• the 19th instant had h
Anna bas beim aloe
I • unanimous vote. Rp
eapital of additional •
troops over the insurge
' that General Alvarlez
leagues of the city.
• The steamship Dan
New Orleans with Cal
The steamship Star ofi
23rd ult. for New Yo
• 700,000 dollars in tree
which is eight days 1
• wholly unimportant.
arrived at San Franc
allied fleet in the Pi
• I Francisco from Atlanti
• '1 and Stingaree, both frc
•%, - The United States ft
Wheeler and ex-Coast
t rived at Greytown ;
Princeton, which wa
pected. There were 1
s port of Greytown. C
Lake Nicaragua.
It Telegraphic advialii
following &
Martel ISSIMMIMMOSI
and seremiliese.thst
t). mama; the resultlallb
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