The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-23 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

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AMERICA.

QUERAITOWN, ;AIL 23.
The Royal Mail ateamebip Persia, from New
York on the 13th instant, arrived here at 12.30
a.m. to-day. She brings 50 passengers and
794,584 dole. in spesie. The Persia landed 60
sacks of mails, and proceeded for Liverpool at
1 son., all welL
Bke passed the Adriatic, on the 19th, hound east.
me the. Aerele.)
YAW YOBS, Jaa 12, Yournto.
Moeby's guerillas have been repulsed in an at-
tack upon the Federal camp near Harper's Ferry.

The siege of Charleston ia progressing ,twenty
e Wt thrown inalbe city on tus
The Confederates have retreated from Western
Virginia to the Sheuando‘h Valley. The con-
dition of the roads rendering the transportation of
artillery impracticable appears to hare interfered
with the plans of their campaign.
New Orleans &driers state that the Confederates
had concentrated 90y000 men from Loniaiana and
Mississippi to Central Texas, to attack the potation
held by the Federal' along the Texas emus.
It is rumoured that the expedition which lately
left New Orleans was destined for Pascaoorda, near
Mobile.

• A meeting at democratic conservative members
of Oongras barYbeen held at Washington. Remo-
itliiiMS Were lased that President Lincoln's
shineafproolaitation was unwise, inexpedient, re-
tblutietaw aid unconstitutional, and should
ifereford be &approved of.
•• It was alga telolved to "hyper. amendments to
tie Army andlifory Bill, istoriding forte /ay-
meet of thVilway and ni"iy 'id' specie or its
• -
equivalent.

The Howie:ifPre/moist:lig lAA (mimed an in-
vestigation hall the charges of official misconduct
in the New Yak Custom-house.

A resolution: introduced Into the 13 WM of Re-
ilresentativeaNyKr. FernandO Wood to investigate
the charges affecting General ,Butler's integrity in
New Orleans, and the frauds committed in the
various Ezeoutive Departmenta of the GlMES-
meet, was defeated by a vote of sixty-tbreie to
smenty-esven (1)
Senator Iti'Dhugal introduced s resolutidn'
!sting to the J'Auch occupdion of biintOo, which
was referred t,the committee on forlign uslaalona.
_ _

The New York Berriid. &Norte that. the resolu-
tion declares it to be the duty of the Federal go-
vernment to demand the withdrawal of the French
from Mexico before Marsh next, otherwise it is
the duty of the government to declare war against
France.

The Judge and Advocate-General of the Ad-
miralty Court at Halifax have expressed theis
opinion that the resew of the Chesapeake was
piracy, and that the Chesapeake ought to be de-
livered to her owner.
Intelligent* from Nassau to the 2nd inst. states
that numerous steamers had left for Wilmington,
many of them with cargoes from New York.
NEW YORK. Jas. 12, Evaroa.
The correspondent of the New York Tribune
states that three new Confederate iron-clad
vessels are visible in Charleston harbour in a for-
ward state of construction. It is expected that
these and other Confederate iron-olds will shortly
make secede against the Federal squadron.
The New York Tinws asserts that the Republican
members of the Indiana, Maine, ind Illinois State
Legislatures will nominate Lincoln for the Presi-
dency.
Resolutions have been intiodueed in the Kentucky
Legislature, that Kentucky opposed the reduction
of the revolted states to territories, protested
against the enlistment of negroes, and lamented the
encroachments of the administration and of Con-

grass on the liberties of citizens, and recognised
in them a preliminary step to the formation of a
military despotism.

NEW YORK, .Lut.l3., Mowers°.
Guerillas still continue their incursions around
the army of the Potomac.
Accounts from Newbern assert that disaffection
towards the Confederate government was increasing
in North Carolina.

The Confederates continue to fall back up the
Shenandoah Valley.

The Senate has passed a bill to continue the pay-
ment of bounties till March next.

The Committee of,Ways and Means has reported
upon the amendments to the Internal Revenue
Bill, placing &duty of, 80 cents per gallon on spirits,
and of 2 cents per pound upon tobacco. It also
provides that spirits may be stored in bonded ware-
houses and exported without payment of duty, and
only such can be exported, as no drawback will be
allowed. It is said that the committee, will tax
refined petroleum 20 per cent, but will
not tax crude. The democratic and con-
servative members of Congress have unanimously
passed a resolution disapproving the emancipation
proclamation, and favouring a policy towards the
insurrectionary States as shall be beet calculated to
terminate the war, and to restore the States to the
Union under the constitution, and with all the con-
stitutional rights of the people unimpaired.
Those persons who rescued the pirates of the
Chesapeake, at Halifax, have been held to bail to
appear before the Supreme Court.

COMMIGLOILL INTELLIGSIiCS.
NEW YOR.Z. Jas. 12. Emma.
Money still continues very active, but is slightly
easier. Gold opened on Monday at 52, advanced
yesterday, in consequence of an animated demand,
to 541, and closed to-day at 54 per cent. pre-
mium. The advance is attributed to the continued
increase in the excess of the imports over the
exports, and to anticipation of a large export of
specie. - - - -

Exchange on London, bankers' bill', 169; on
Paris, 3.90.

There was a oonsidembla excitement in the stock
market yesterday, with a large vise in some of the
Western railroads. Stain consinned to advance
today. New Tork Control; 133 ; Illioois Con-
trate, LIS ; iris, leij ; Six per Omit. United Mates
Bonds, 104. CeMon advancing —]diddles Up-
I lead, 810. to
Flour very firm. Wheat advancing. Corn